> looking for new speed-based platformer
> ask the game developer if their combat is slow or ignorable
> she doesn't understand
> pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is slow and what is ignorable
> she laughs and says "it's a good combat system sir"
> buy the game
> it's slow
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in reply to @soleilraine's post:
most speed-based platformers do one of two things:
- your attacks grind the character to a screaming halt while you do your attack animation. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Sonic's Homing Attack are the worst offenders by far.
- The enemies are extremely ignorable by going around them or just outright ignoring them because they just don't matter. Sonic is, again, the worst offender in this because most enemies either mean nothing or are just platforming elements testing if you can hit X at the right time rather than anything interesting.
So a platformer with good combat doesn't slow you down to attack but also makes the enemies a notable obstacle?
Yeah, basically. My gold standard is Ori and the Will of the Wisps, where enemies become obstacles, challenge, and leverage in equal measure and it feels fucking amazing.