VGChartz’s Brandon J. Wysocki: “From the likes of Pitfall! to Super Mario, and the eventual introduction of Sonic and Rayman, platformers were synonymous with videogames for me from my earliest days of gaming. While I eventually broadened my horizons beyond platformers (and Madden), they remain an integral element in my personal gaming experience, along with gaming as a whole. A number of this year’s shortlisted titles pay homage to the genre’s humble beginnings, not least in Super Mario Maker 2, but also show how the genre as a whole has continued to evolve and expand over time with franchises like Trials.”
Source: N4G PC Best Platformer of 2019