Currently it's platform pedals for me and I don't feel like I'm missing out all that much. Alot of the rides I do nowadays I'm getting off the bike and either hiking, or climbing stairs or getting up/down a steep trail. Just not something I wana do with MTB shoes with spd pedals. Which I was using before platforms. I never was one for road shoes with clips. Even when I was road riding I used MTB shoes with spd clips. I liked being able to get off my bike and walk around. Walking like a duck going into a store did not appeal to me, with all respect to the duck walkers out there.
I guess I should be clear on the bike used too. I have a CX bike that's kinda setup for lite-touring. Oh and shoes are lite hiking shoes.