Would Rare have been better off with Nintendo?

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curl-6 said:

mountaindewslave said:

I can't emphasize enough how Starfox Adventures is a complete failure and shows that the magic was somewhat gone. 

Pretty much, yeah.

About the only legacy of Rare's former greatness that remains in Adventures is it's admittedly spectacular graphics. So their tech guys were still at the top of their field, (as further evidenced by Conker Live and Reloaded on Xbox) but their game design had fallen off a cliff in terms of quality.

 

mountaindewslave said:

 Microsoft has done jack shit with the Rare IPs (omg that horrid Perfect Dark game they made for the Xbox)

Not to mention butchering Banjo-Kazooie with the abomination that was Nuts 'n' Bolts. :(

Nuts and Bolts is a fine vehicle patformer game. Rare made great IPs under MS, such as Viva Pinata, Kinect Sport, Kameo and Sea of Thieves is looking to be another one.

Gaming has changed a lot since the 4th & 5th gen, Rare had to readjust according to their circumstances.