In a perfect world for me, Rare would dump the PD franchise and FPS games entirely and focus solely on bringing their other franchises like Conker and Banjo back to prominence. Viva Pinata can stay, too. It was a seriously underrated game.
For the life of me, I can't understand why Kameo even existed. It should have been a Conker or Banjo game. It was a decent game but on a console that lacks platform games, a more established franchise would have been welcomed.
In any case, Rare has a lot riding on Banjo. I think this will be the true test whether they're "back" or not. Their delivery cycle has improved and Kameo was decent and Viva Pinata was pretty damned good. Now they need to take the next step with their premiere franchise and make Banjo rival SMG. Unlikely, but since Rare's Banjo team is still relatively intact from the N64 days, it might be possible.
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