FRUSTRATORS What do people hate about 3D platforming.
- Camera - This is always everyone's number one issue. The issue with cameras in games as a whole is that they don't allow players peripheral vision. While sound design and UI may try to compensate, they cannot bring the experience close enough to the Human feelings of awareness of our general vicinity.
- Forced Gameplay Mechanics - Make things optional, don’t make them required.
- Health System
- Time Mechanics
- Linear Structure
- Tropes
- Stamina
- Tutorial - all games should teach the player how to play.
- Character - we need an avatar in the 3D space.
- Movement - we want to explore the 3D space.
- Environmental Interaction - we want to interact with objects in the space.
- UI -
- Goal
- Goomba
- Controls
- Power-ups
- Physics
- Puzzles
- Sound
- Animations
- Menu
- Push
SATISFIERS What would draw someone away from their favorite 3D platformer.
- Save System - This could be checkpoints, auto-save, save-points, etc.
- Pause - Core-gamers play at their own pace.
- Checkpoints - Prevents players from getting bored going over the same environment.
- Unique Platforms - Platforming is about jumping and landing. Unique platforms alter the landing part of the equation.
- Mini Games
- Gamepad
- Music
- Shells
- Storyline
- Keys
- Pipes
- Mini Map
- Coins
- Difficulties
DELIGHTERS The 'Shut-up and take my money' features.
- Multi-Path - More than one solution to puzzles, and more than one way through a level.
- Slow Time - A Max Payne-esque bullet time mechanic.
- Time Trial - Requiring technical proficiency crossing space.
- Stealth - Limiting player's movement based on rapidly changing fields.
- Yoshi - Being able to ride Yoshi changes movement and combat mechanics.
- Boss
- Varied AI
- Cutscenes
- Alternate Characters
- Kart
- Underwater
- Cookies
- Sliding
- Crouch
- Boos
- Rag Doll
- Flying
- Portal
- Pikachu
- Cannon
- pvp
- Climbing
- Typing
- Silhouette
- Jet Pack
- Note Block
- Lerpz
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