one of the few games that i plan to buy for the 2nd half of the year
exindguy said:
1. You conveniently ignored all of their Xbox1 titles: Taking two games and pitting them against their entire N64 output is a bit dubious, don't you think? 2. Mario Galaxy is still 100% a platforming game, regardless of how the levels are structured (the emphasis is on running, jumping, collecting, and finding secrets, all staples of mainline Mario games). Banjo is some odd hybrid between a platformer (we think?) and a sorta-car combat game (maybe?). The point is we don't really know very much about it because all we have to go on is some videos and scant few details from Rare (who themselves--or was it someone at MS--said is quite different from previous games). 3.Yes, I would: and this thread is proof. Again: people aren't down on Banjo because it's 360 or Rare or whatever--it's because it's something quite different from past games in the series which (only naturally) is going to lead to concern, suspicion, etc. There are lots of bad apples shilling for their chosen platform on VGC, but the vast majority are not a bunch of reactionary fanboys, and you do the site and most of the posters here a disservice by insinuating it. 4. You are saying, as per the post title, that we should all start getting worked up about the game based on videos and the sprinkling of other info released thus far and, when it isn't getting the reception you think it deserves, turn around and insinuate it's because most of the people here are too biased towards Nintendo to it a fair shake. You've now said that twice: in the post I originally quoted and in your rebuttle to point 2. I'm not saying there aren't people that haven't been unreasonably harsh (as is the case for fanboys of any platform), but that doesn't mean: A. That they're all Nintendo fanboys (Not every 360-owner/fan (as evidenced by this thread!) is even on-board with this game--does that make them Nintendo fanboys, too?) B. That they should start getting hyped about a game they don't know very much about and, if they fail to do so, they are accused of 'A'. One more time: if this game was, essentially, a true sequel to Banjo-Kazooie (not an odd hybrid of vehicles, platforming and whatever else Rare has come up with) I am absolutely certain that a lot of the people that aren't interested would be much more so (I know I would). Do you honestly believe the response would be as wholly negative as it has been if it was? The problem boils down to this: you think people aren't excited/hyping/etc. because they are unreconstructed Nintendo fanboys that wouldn't give this game its due if it was discovered that Miyamoto had secretly designed this simply because it's on 360. This is false, period, and you do yourself and everyone else on this board a dis-service in insinuating it. |
Wow. Just wow.
You're reading into a whole lot of stuff that just isn't there. What do you feel people EVER get excited about a game for if not videos, screenshots and impressions btw?
As for the the comparison of titles. You compared Rare's glory days to their current performance. Given the Xbox was discontinued over two years ago, why exactly should I count it? In any case, with the exception of Grabbed by the Ghoulies, Rare's Xbox performance wasn't horrible. Take Live and Reloaded for example.
Now I haven't made any broad sweeping statements about Nintendo fans in general. Stop repainting what I'm saying to suit you're own abusive argument. I think this game is worth getting excited about because the videos we've seen look great and because the hands-on impressions have been positive for the most part. The game IS a platformer, you just use vehicles as a tool for you're platforming on many occassions. This occurs in much the same way the bounce ball is used by Mario in SMG.
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I really don't get all the Rare hate. Sure, their shooter team isn't quite as great as it used to be (because most of them left and made...Haze, ironically), but the entire Banjo team is still around from what I understand.
I'm quite optimistic about Banjo 3, although I never played the originals.
The only thing that has me somewhat worried are the rumors that Banjo will only cost $40, and that the $60 version will come with MS' motion controller. This implies that it is not a "full" game much like Warhawk and Gran Turismo 5 Prologue (which are still both great in their own right).
Rare jumped the shark after the N64. Perfect Dark Zero was alright and this looks alright, but certainly not at the level of the first title, or even the 2nd.
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doesnt look to bad at all, but it still looks like you will be driving about a lot
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| akuma587 said: Rare jumped the shark after the N64. Perfect Dark Zero was alright and this looks alright, but certainly not at the level of the first title, or even the 2nd. |
I actually thought PDZ was pretty awful and I have no idea how it has a metarating of 81. It can only be explained by the game being a launch title.
I can't believe how good games by Rare look. This includes Banjo 3. Best kiddie game grafix hands down. I'm glad now that these clips have been shown we can declare this game a true platformer.
Not sure about Gameranking score for Banjo 3 but I believe it will get at least 5% higher than Ratcher and Clank. Sales 2 million and a huge success.
Yeah, those worlds look massive and gorgeous. I can't wait to start collecting and building stuff.