In One Giant Leap, Katie charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we huddle up and discuss Inside (Spoilers, btw.) I think I’ve mentioned it before, but I’m a game designer. It’s something … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2016: Inside

In One Giant Leap, Katie charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we make our own fun with Super Mario Maker This column has focused quite a bit on big-name games, on obvious … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2015: Super Mario Maker

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we luxuriate in the 8-bit vibes of Shovel Knight We’ve talked before about how there’s an inherent element of throwback in … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2014: Shovel Knight

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we triangulate the exact halfway point between 2D and 3D in Super Mario 3D World A few months back, we covered … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2013: Super Mario 3D World

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we learn the value of friendship (and minimalism!) in Thomas Was Alone Okay so first I owe you an explanation. At … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2012: Thomas Was Alone

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we save the Glade of Dreams in Rayman Origins Rayman Origins isn’t supposed to exist. The Rayman series is a cartoony … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2011: Rayman Origins

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we die literally so many times playing Super Meat Boy Man, remember when I used to just straight-up not finish games? … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2010: Super Meat Boy

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we wow the critics with an exotic set-piece sequence where you get to play the entirety of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2009: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: the indie boom begins in earnest with Braid The HD era was a period of massive upheaval for the game industry. … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2008: Braid

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we blast off into space in Super Mario Galaxy Last month we looked at New Super Mario Bros. and found it … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2007: Super Mario Galaxy

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we play New Super Mario Bros. and figure out what “2D Mario” means a decade after it was replaced A lot … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2006: New Super Mario Bros.

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: A legendary adventure game developer branches out with Psychonauts I have mentioned a few times before in this series that the … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2005: Psychonauts

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: Cave Story give the NES-style platformer a second wind, and quietly begins a revolution Over the past ~10 articles we’ve been … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2004: Cave Story

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we ground the 3D platformer in realism (as grounded as a game with time travel can be, anyway) in Prince of … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2003: Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: The 3D platformer meets the third-person shooter in Ratchet & Clank We have talked a few times before about “Sony Platformer … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2002: Ratchet & Clank

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: We kick off the PS2 era with the ultimate N64-era platformer, beefed up for the 21st century: Jak and Daxter: The … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2001: Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: We close out the N64/PS1 era by looking at Banjo-Tooie, a sequel with some mighty big shoes to fill Video games … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 2000: Banjo-Tooie

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: The Blue Blur moves into the third dimension fashionably late in Sonic Adventure Last time we saw Sonic, he and Sega … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1999: Sonic Adventure

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: Banjo-Kazooie builds on the template for the 3D platformer Two months ago, we looked at Super Mario 64, one of the … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1998: Banjo-Kazooie

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: we take a break from charting early 3D platformers to look at the Metroid-inspired Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Genre is … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1997: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

In One Giant Leap, Dramus18 charts the evolution of the platformer genre, one year at a time. This month: it’s The Big One. The game that would change the medium forever: Super Mario 64 There’s an old quote I love … Continue reading One Giant Leap, 1996: Super Mario 64