10-24-2014, 06:16 AM
(This post was last modified: 10-24-2014, 06:21 AM by Jermungandr.)
I don't understand why you keep comparing Kirby 64 to Paper Mario as if they are the same type of platforming. Paper Mario is not a 2.5D platformer, it's a 3D platformer viewed from a fixed camera angle. You are capable of moving in any direction in 3D space. It just uses 2D assets for the visual aesthetics, but it is not a 2D or even 2.5D platformer.
Kirby 64 is the exact opposite, a 2D platformer that just used 3D graphics for its visual aesthetics. Again, it is exactly the same as the Kirby Wii/3DS games, Donkey Kong Country Returns games, New Super Mario Bros. games, or Sonic Rush games. Even the upcoming Yoshi wool game uses the same concept.
The statement "You can't have a 2.5D platformer if everything is 3D but the controls" seems to imply you don't actually know what a 2.5D platformer is. It's defined by the fact that it is a game that uses 3D assets but where you still move on a single plane as if it were 2D. Kirby 64 is 2.5D. Paper Mario is not. Your comparisons make no sense.
Kirby 64 is the exact opposite, a 2D platformer that just used 3D graphics for its visual aesthetics. Again, it is exactly the same as the Kirby Wii/3DS games, Donkey Kong Country Returns games, New Super Mario Bros. games, or Sonic Rush games. Even the upcoming Yoshi wool game uses the same concept.
The statement "You can't have a 2.5D platformer if everything is 3D but the controls" seems to imply you don't actually know what a 2.5D platformer is. It's defined by the fact that it is a game that uses 3D assets but where you still move on a single plane as if it were 2D. Kirby 64 is 2.5D. Paper Mario is not. Your comparisons make no sense.