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Would you consider Jet Set Radio a platformer? If so then Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is really, really good (and it has a kickass soundtrack like the JSR series did). Other than that, I haven't really spent a lot of time playing platformers. At the very least there have been some good remasters like the Spyro Reignited trilogy and Crash Bandicoot remaster.
I think I've heard some of the recent Sonic games have been good, though I don't really play Sonic stuff so I can't verify that myself.
I've heard Super Mario Wonder is really good, but that's not really 3d (though iirc there are some 3d wonder flower sections).
Warframe might help scratch the 3d platformer itch, it's got a decent amount of platforming tiles, especially on Jupiter (the maps are proceedurally generated from a tile set, the Jupiter tiles have a lot of verticality); though platforming isn't by any means a focus.
If you're okay with foregoing 3rd person view, you might give Mirror's Edge a try. It's a 1st-person parkour/freerunning game.
If you like the collect-a-thon aspect, check out the Lego games, especially stuff like Lego Star Wars, Lego Indiana Jones, etc. those are very much collect-a-thons and tend to have platforming elements to them. They're a lot of fun.
Otherwise... Maybe platformers just need a revival like the boomer-shooters got. From what I've heard, Yooka-Laylee kinda tried, but it ended up being nostalgia-bait and not too great standing by itself.