Games / franchises better off in 2D?

Not many spring to my mind, since for example I loved Metroid Prime 1 on my GameCube, but I'd most definetly say that Castlevania is one prominent franchise that is definetly better off in 2D (I'm currently playing Lords of Shadow 1).

What do you say?

• Sonic the hedgehog (Although I do enjoy SA1+2)
• Worms
• Earthworm Jim

Castlevania is awesome in 2D.

Sonic.

Rayman ! Oh oh oh oh and Tomb Raider (Lara Croft and The Guardian of Light) I know its not technically 2D but moving through the 3rd Dimension was severely Ilimted so yeah....

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Bomberman.

call of duty

7 posts in and no one has said the obvious.... Mortal Kombat

Castlevania and megaman.

None.2D is a relic of the past.

Only lazy indie devs make 2d games now.

@ShepardCommandr: I love when someone proves in their posting they were born after the turn of the milenium.

what wrong with the new mortal kombat? im not into fighting games but did play mk3 ultra on genesis quite a bit and thought it was good but this new mk9 seems like old mk but new shiny graphics

@ghostwarrior786: that's my point! The new Kombat proves that 2d is the best way to do it. Those gen 6 3d mks were rubbish.

Megaman and Sonic are the first two that come to mind.

Sonic

These are the exact two franchises I was going to mention.

Generally, platformers and fighting games are better in 2D. All other genres are better in 3D.

Sonic, Megaman, any 2D fighter, and Contra.

At the top of my head, Streets of Rage (based off the conceptual footage released), Street Fighter, Mega Man, and Castlevania.

Sonic works great in 3D btw. Adventure, Unleashed, Colors, and Generations are all fantastic games.

Donkey Kong (country)

Donkey Kong 64 just wasn't as good as the DKC games, eventhough it was made by Rare Gods.

Sonic and Megaman (X series at least, I thought the Megaman Legends games were really good).

Sonic fo sho.

Adventure games were shoddy, 06 was embarrassing, Unleashed was better but still awful, and Colors (and I presume Generations) was great.

In contrast, all the classic Sonics were amazing.

@TheEroica

I actually prefered Mortal Kombat 4's 3D Style...... It was basically Tekken with Projectiles.

Castlevania, the 3D ones where generally rubbish

Sonic, Mega Man, Castlevania, Bomberman, Rayman, Earthworm Jim, Streets of Rage, Final Fight, Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter. And two ver personal choices: Mario and Metroid. They had a fairly smooth transition from 2D to 3D and they actually benefited from it in some ways, but I like their 2D games better.

There are 2D games outside Terraria and Starbound?

Basically, everything mention already. Also, I personally prefer Zelda games 2D.

Castlevania, Rayman (though the 3d games weren't bad) megaman, mortal kombat, sonic, and street fighter

I would say sonic but sonic is almost always constantly shit anyways. I prefer 2D metroids. But the 3D ones are still fantastic and I wouldn't want them to not have been made. Castlevania should only be in 2D. Fighters are best in a 2D plane the 2.5D art doesn't borhter me though.

Actually MK9 was probably the best MK game.

@Ballroompirate

MK 9 lacked the Mobility of the 3D Mortak Kombat games.

I too am curious. Just a preference, or did you dislike the prime games?

I have played the first and thought it was fantastic. I haven't gotten very far into the second yet.

Like everyone else already said, Sonic!

Basically anygame that wouldn't have local multiplayer if it were in 3D.

Agreed.

While I think the first two sonic games are great, I also believe that Sonic may be the one platformer that can actually benefit from 3d. There hasn't been a great one yet, but the 2d sonic games with their speed often led to 'wall hitting syndrome' and other ways to cut speed. The problem is that it just hasn't been done right but doing 3d to open up the perspective a bit could work. Or take on a more racing game viewpoint--How about dual joystick control for sonic?

Anyways, any game that doesn't need to be 3d, like Bomberman, which plays on a 2d field.

I just wanted to mention a game that did 2d to 3d right. ROAD RASH 64. Played that not long ago and has got to be the most underrated game of that gen. WHY IS THERE NO MORE ROAD RASH!?

Of course Sonic. 3D Sonic could have been awesome, but... well...

I also agree with Castlevania and Megaman.

@Lulu_Lulu: I cant agree with Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2013 is one my favorite games of all time.

I think the TC was referring more to games that don't really work in 3D, but are classic 2D.

Altered Beast

CastleVania

Sonic

Pacman

There prime examples

@thehig1

All those games worked just fine in 3D not just normal video games but as part of their own formulas. Lords Of Shadow was still a Metroidvania type game.

As for my girl Lara..... Well I wish Tomb Raider had more puzzeles.

Those games were far better in 2D, they might have worked just fine but they were bad games.

@thehig1: Agree greatly with three of your choices but there has never been a single Altered Beast game that was any good, at least on consoles. I've played a lot of them at one time or another starting with the Spectrum version and moving on to Master System and Mega Drive and they are terrible.

Castlevania. Done in 2D hand-drawn style, up to the standards of Rayman Legends (just in terms of quality and animations). No, the DS or 3DS games don't count.

Actually since the category those games defined, were "metroidvania". I guess we can include Metroid and Castlevania both. 2D games look fantastic in 1080p, would be sweet if they "rebooted" those original games with 2D style with highest quality animations in 1080p.

@DocSanchez: Fair point, although altered beast isnt great on Mega Drive, I still think its worse on Ps2 in 3D

Metriod. I liked prime don't get me wrong, but the 2d ones always hold a special something. I can't explain it really.