Who Killed Rare?

[Mr Puggsly]

Khuutra said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Khuutra said:

You would be hard-pressed to name games that don't really exist. Besides Conker, I mean.

Doom 3, Half Life 2, Halo 2, Ninja Gaiden, Unreal Championship 2, Riddick, and Fable.  Splinter Cell Chaos Theory is often considered the best looking Xbox game, but I never played it.

And as you mentinoed, Conker.

Those are some of the best looking games of that gen. I didn't really consider Star Fox Adventures, bear in mind I own it.

That's the rub though, innit? Even if you choose to say SFA doesn't belong in that company (though it does), it's hard to argue against Conker, and Conker was made by Rare. Putting Conker on that list still illustrates that Rare was very much pushing the envelope of graphics tech in 2005, which was my original point.

If that was your point than you shouldn't have mentioned Star Fox Adventures.

Anyhow, Conker looked great as did other games designed to utilize the Xbox's capabilities. It was the most powerful platform of that gen.

Ultimately they haven't done anything particularly impressive this gen. All of their titles have looked and felt dated.