The 3D platformer is quintessentially Nintendo. As famous as games like Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, and Astro Bot are, they all live in the shadow of (and often owe a debt of gratitude to) the big N.

3D platformers were a hallmark of a specific era of gaming, with many all-time classics stemming from that time. There are plenty of indie games inspired by that same era, but brought into modern ...

What Ruffy and the Riverside actually is however, is a rip-roaring 3D platformer that is greater than the sum of its parts, thanks to an over abundance of infectious charm and a genuinely innovative ...