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Forums - Microsoft - Banjo Kazooie Eurogamer Review: NO PLATFORMING

DMeisterJ on 05 November 2008

This isn't a platform game, then. You can eke out hidden extras on-foot in the hub world, Showdown Town, but this is a driving, flying and boating game, with almost no player death or hairy jumps to worry about. You are collecting 131 jigsaw pieces (jiggies) - in much the same framework as Mario gathering stars - but every task begins by asking you to select or build a vehicle to fit the brief. You're never let loose on foot and then given the choice, and if you were, you wouldn't enjoy it, because the vast, ornately detailed openworld level environments would take several minutes to cross, and their thick bridges, riverbeds, hills, pathways, iceflows and buildings are impractical for platforming.

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=283006

Wow. 

They don't like BK at all.  >_>

Got a 7/10.



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chaospluto on 05 November 2008

Yeah, which is the sole reason I won't be playing it. I wanted another Banjo Platformer.



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MrBubbles on 05 November 2008

the demo had a fair amount of platforming things...so i cant see how the rest of the game wouldnt have any.



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TheTruthHurts! on 05 November 2008

No biggie, reviewers are individuals. If he didnt like it, that's OK by me. I will still enjoy it as will many others. I had a lot of fun with the Demo!



blazinhead89 on 05 November 2008

Eurogamer are idiots.



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jasonnc80 on 05 November 2008

Why not put the score in there too? It wasn't a bad score 7/10 for those too lazy to click on the review.

I kinda expected it to get lambasted by a few places (even though this wasn't that bad) but we'll see as more reviews come in.



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Bobbuffalo on 05 November 2008

wow. that sounds pretty boring



disolitude on 05 November 2008

7/10 is pretty decent score for someone that didn't like the game.

the game is 34.99 on Amazon. I get 10 dollars off orders over 40. Considering the demo is quite fun, I'd be stupid not to get this



PandaexpressPanda on 05 November 2008

lol at all the people that were hyping this game.



Stan85 on 05 November 2008
disolitude said:
7/10 is pretty decent score for someone that didn't like the game.

the game is 34.99 on Amazon. I get 10 dollars off orders over 40. Considering the demo is quite fun, I'd be stupid not to get this

 

 Exactly. Play the demo and then,if you like the game,buy it. The game and console are cheap,so you`ll not regret it. My 2 cents.