S.T.A.G.E. said:
I dont hate Rare under MS. Killer Instinct is one of the reasons I love my Xbox One, but i'm sorry I would have to say I am lying if I believed Rare did anything special with Microsoft outside of the Kinect. Kameo and Pefect Dark Zero were as good as it got and thats not much compared to their time with Nintendo. Goldeneye, Diddy Kong Racing, Donkey Kong Country, Banjo Kazooie, Wave Racer, Killer Instinct, Battletoads and much, much more were titles brilliantly executed while being second party for Nintendo. Microsoft is just doing what they do best and thats buying everyones IP's because they have the biggest wallet. Thats the reality. They have accomplished nothing in terms of being an IP development force. All of the games they got their hands on were coming away, and only needed a publisher. With that said....Microsoft is doing a commendable job of keeping the Xbox One stocked with amazing games even though they haven't had a major exclusive in nine months. I am still enjoying it much more than my PS4 because of my backlog that I've built up since last Christmas. |
I'm not acting like MS hasn't closed studio, I'm saying lets stop pretending every studio Sony gets its hands out puts out gold. Naughty Dog is Sony's standout studio. Their others are meh to me, a few gems here and there. More GT, more God of War, whatever...
I think MS and Sony respect each other. I've seen on numerous occasions people at MS giving kudos to Sony when they release a notable game. Sony on the other hand is more likely to take jabs at MS while selling parts of their company. :-p
Wave Race wasn't Rare. Battletoads is arguably their beat NES game, but they were multiplat at that point. You like PDZ and Kameo. I enjoyed Banjo:N&B, Viva Pinata, and Kinect Sports series was solid. I respect Rare for their innovation during the 5th gen, but the games were grossly over rated. I think revisiting those games in Rare Replay has reminded people how horribly acclaimed Rare games have aged. Meanwhile their 360 games look impressive in comparison and some people are going to realize those Xbox Rare games arent bad.
Sony has bought numerous studios because those studios did what internal studios weren't doing, making good IPs for Sony. Its almost like Sony didn't have talent until they started buying studios (more Blasto please). Sony could have bought Rare as well, but they were saving that money for Zipper Interactive and Psygnosis (RIP). Also, you give MS a lot of crap for buying stuff but Sony is/was a big company, they've thrown a lot of money around as well. I feel like Sony has sold things off just for money hatting.
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