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Bajablo said:
Player2 said:
TruckOSaurus said:
JayWood2010 said:

 

 

Damn my Rare knowledge is starting to fade. There's almost half of the characters that I don't recognize:

1st : ???
2nd: One of the Battletoads
3rd: Fulgore from Killer Instinct
4th: Banjo?
5th: ???
6th: Viva Piñata
7th: Xbox Avatars?

The first one is Jetman.

5th gotta be Joanna Dark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Dark

I'm calling Kameo.  Kameo fits the timeline better on the bag.  Plus Kameo has a pony Tail and Joanna does not






       

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well-the bag imo absolutely does not implicate something new.

the bag is 100% retro-looks like 80ies style,therefore i hope for some reboot.And thats the best they can do.
I don't think that rare is in the shape to create a new great IP.
They have made to much crap and too much kinect games in the past years(though kameo was really good,but ignored by the masses)
They should use the momentum of an old but famous ip,use some old gameplay code,as the old rare gameplay was always great(while the new rare isn't) ,with slight improvement(no experiments like banjo2).

but i'm afraid this will be just another kinect game(using a famous rare ip) and they are just trying to sell it as (gaming)evolution as the graphics on the bag implicate.



SxyxS said:
well-the bag imo absolutely does not implicate something new.

the bag is 100% retro-looks like 80ies style,therefore i hope for some reboot.And thats the best they can do.
I don't think that rare is in the shape to create a new great IP.
They have made to much crap and too much kinect games in the past years(though kameo was really good,but ignored by the masses)
They should use the momentum of an old but famous ip,use some old gameplay code,as the old rare gameplay was always great(while the new rare isn't) ,with slight improvement(no experiments like banjo2).

but i'm afraid this will be just another kinect game(using a famous rare ip) and they are just trying to sell it as (gaming)evolution as the graphics on the bag implicate.


They are big enough to make 4 games at once so they definitely have the man power.  Talent is a different story but they do have a chance just like every other developer.  Viva Pinata was also successful.

By the way they have only made one Kinect Game and then they have made some DLC which most likely has taken very little reources.  Kinect Season 2 was not made by Rare.  It was made by BigPark Studios.  Not sure why i have had to repeat myself saying the same thing so many times.




       

JayWood2010 said:
Bajablo said:
Player2 said:
TruckOSaurus said:
JayWood2010 said:

 

 

Damn my Rare knowledge is starting to fade. There's almost half of the characters that I don't recognize:

1st : ???
2nd: One of the Battletoads
3rd: Fulgore from Killer Instinct
4th: Banjo?
5th: ???
6th: Viva Piñata
7th: Xbox Avatars?

The first one is Jetman.

5th gotta be Joanna Dark

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Dark

I'm calling Kameo.  Kameo fits the timeline better on the bag.  Plus Kameo has a pony Tail and Joanna does not




Thats not a pony-tail?, think that's her arm :) bet? :D (if we can get some official info)



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This is a quote from Rares Wikipedia page. Its a summary of their time since Microsofts purchase until now;

"Despite solid reviews, their Microsoft titles sold worse than expected. As a result, Microsoft decided to restructure the studio during the end of the decade.In March 2010, the company opened a new facility in Fazeley Studios, located in Digbeth, Birmingham. Later that year, Microsoft confirmed that Scott Henson, a developer who previously worked on the hardware and software design of the new Xbox 360 console and Kinect for Xbox 360, replaced Mark Betteridge as Studio Manager and that their main focus will be on Kinect. According to Henson: "Kinect will be the main focus for Rare going forwards as it's a very rich canvas. This is just the beginning of an experience that will touch millions of people." Rare's first Kinect project was Kinect Sports, released in November 2010. Despite average reviews, the game was a commercial success, selling three million units as of May 2011.

They didnt set the world on fire sales wise until Kinect Sports. According to Scott Henson, Kinect will be Rares main focus. I hope he was qouted out of context but we shall see.

On another note, Microsoft take a lot of flack for their acquisition of Rare. It was business. If I feel sorry for anybody its microsoft themselves. They seemingly paid for a studio at its peak but then had to restructure it after its games recieved average reviews and poor sales. Still, at least they managed to get the rights to Banjo, Conker and Perfect Dark in the process. Small comfort after the money spent.



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Squint_Eastwood said:
On another note, Microsoft take a lot of flack for their acquisition of Rare. It was business. If I feel sorry for anybody its microsoft themselves. They seemingly paid for a studio at its peak but then had to restructure it after its games recieved average reviews and poor sales. Still, at least they managed to get the rights to Banjo, Conker and Perfect Dark in the process. Small comfort after the money spent.


Exactly. Microsoft didn't ruin Rare. Rare ruined themselves.

Is Microsoft to blame for Starfox Adventures?



I still need to buy Viva Piñata! TOT