A pioneer in 3d platforming, this game is surprisingly nice for what it is, given the time it was released. Naughty Dog decided to go with a safer approach of more "forced" and "linear" platformers with lots of 2d sections and 3d sections like some older mode-7 style platformers from the past generation.
Still, I think that the 3d nature of it adds depth, and the low poly/art in it is truly pleasant to look at in my opinion. Naughty Dog and Insomniac back in the PS1-2 era were masters of low poly design and fluid animations. Character controls are nice and solid for the most part, it is not a slippery-sloppery hell of some other, especially early 3d platformers. Gameplay for the most part is simple in concepts, but often it is challenging enough to call this game a "heart attack simulator". The brutal difficulty is not something I miss from earlier arcade 2 platformers and run-n-gun games personally.
Still a nice title worth a try even today if you are enjoying this type of genre.
Still, I think that the 3d nature of it adds depth, and the low poly/art in it is truly pleasant to look at in my opinion. Naughty Dog and Insomniac back in the PS1-2 era were masters of low poly design and fluid animations. Character controls are nice and solid for the most part, it is not a slippery-sloppery hell of some other, especially early 3d platformers. Gameplay for the most part is simple in concepts, but often it is challenging enough to call this game a "heart attack simulator". The brutal difficulty is not something I miss from earlier arcade 2 platformers and run-n-gun games personally.
Still a nice title worth a try even today if you are enjoying this type of genre.