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* Human characters will have realistic proportions, unlike the [[Super-Deformed]] characters in (for example) [[Super Mario Bros.]].
* Human characters will have realistic proportions, unlike the [[Super-Deformed]] characters in (for example) [[Super Mario Bros.]].
* Many such games had their character animation made by [[Rotoscoping]].
* Many such games had their character animation made by [[Rotoscoping]].
* Characters cannot instantly stop moving or instantly accelerate to their maximum walking/running speed; it takes time for them to decelerate or accelerate. Nor can they make an [[Instant 180 Degree Turn]].
* Characters cannot instantly stop moving or instantly accelerate to their maximum walking/running speed; it takes time for them to decelerate or accelerate. Nor can they make an [[Instant 180-Degree Turn]].
* Characters have a maximum [[Jump Physics|jump]] height that is about the same as that of real people, unlike in (again) [[Super Mario Bros.]] where characters can jump higher than they are tall.
* Characters have a maximum [[Jump Physics|jump]] height that is about the same as that of real people, unlike in (again) [[Super Mario Bros.]] where characters can jump higher than they are tall.
* [[Not the Fall That Kills You|A sufficiently long fall]] will kill a character.
* [[Not the Fall That Kills You|A sufficiently long fall]] will kill a character.
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** ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'', by the same developer.
** ''[[Heart of Darkness (video game)|Heart of Darkness]]'', by the same developer.
** ''Heart of the Alien'', a sequel to ''Another World'' that wasn't by the original developer. Many fans of the original treat it as [[Fanon Discontinuity]].
** ''Heart of the Alien'', a sequel to ''Another World'' that wasn't by the original developer. Many fans of the original treat it as [[Fanon Discontinuity]].
* ''[[Flashback]]'', frequently considered a [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''Another World''.
* ''[[Flashback (video game)|Flashback]]'', frequently considered a [[Spiritual Successor]] to ''Another World''.
** ''Fade to Black'', a 3D sequel to ''Flashback''
** ''Fade to Black'', a 3D sequel to ''Flashback''
* ''[[Blackthorne]]'', which also includes some elements of graphical [[Adventure Game|adventure games]], such as an item inventory system.
* ''[[Blackthorne]]'', which also includes some elements of graphical [[Adventure Game|adventure games]], such as an item inventory system.
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* ''[[Wet]]'' combines cinematic platforming with [[Third-Person Shooter]] action.
* ''[[Wet]]'' combines cinematic platforming with [[Third-Person Shooter]] action.
* ''[[Uncharted]]''. Maybe the most "cinematic" game series ever made.
* ''[[Uncharted]]''. Maybe the most "cinematic" game series ever made.
* ''[[Enslaved: Odyssey to the West]]''
* ''[[Enslaved: Odyssey to the West]]''
* ''[[Tintin]] in Tibet'' was [[Infogrames]]' attempt at this. It didn't go as well as their more classic platformers like ''The Smurfs''.
* ''[[Tintin]] in Tibet'' was [[Infogrames]]' attempt at this. It didn't go as well as their more classic platformers like ''The Smurfs''.
* ''Nosferatu'' on the SNES fits the majority of the criteria of this.
* ''Nosferatu'' on the SNES fits the majority of the criteria of this.


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