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-Ghost_MLD- on 05 November 2008
hayeya_k said:
Honestly,, what was Rare thinking ??? i mean BK is a popular platformer,, and everyone was hyped for it,, then rare comes, creates a racing game, screw it's fans, and ask them to buy it!!! Lame!

 

 I remember an interview in Official XBox Magazine where Rare said:

(paraphrased) We like creating something different with every game.

They also mentioned that they arent gonna do another Viva Pinata for a long time, and that they want to test themselves creatively. They said that their fanbase is improtant ****but ultimately a minority****. They have to change it up and expand it. Sure some diehard fanboys will cry but thats tuff luck.



2008 360 prediction: 26 million (thus surpassing XBOX lifetime sales in one year less time).

As long as there are 360 bashers, I will be there to do something about it.

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Dallinor on 05 November 2008

Rare have really lost their edge. How much of the old team -if any- are still working for them?



 

Grahamhsu on 05 November 2008
-Ghost_MLD- said:
hayeya_k said:
Honestly,, what was Rare thinking ??? i mean BK is a popular platformer,, and everyone was hyped for it,, then rare comes, creates a racing game, screw it's fans, and ask them to buy it!!! Lame!

 

I remember an interview in Official XBox Magazine where Rare said:

(paraphrased) We like creating something different with every game.

They also mentioned that they arent gonna do another Viva Pinata for a long time, and that they want to test themselves creatively. They said that their fanbase is improtant ****but ultimately a minority****. They have to change it up and expand it. Sure some diehard fanboys will cry but thats tuff luck.

I think this quote from 50 cent agrees "50 told me go ahead and switch your style up, and if they hate than let em hate but watch the money pile up!"

 




-=Dew the disco dancing fo da Unco Graham=-

Vertigo-X on 05 November 2008
PandaexpressPanda said:
I'd regret wasting a dime on a lame game.

 

Ah, I was wondering why you were banned. ROFL.



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MorgZ on 05 November 2008

7/10 isnt such a bad score.



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Jo21 on 05 November 2008

not AAA title it seems, and eurogamer generally give good numbers to 360 titles.

i think it was pretty obvious it was not a full platformer.



yungmagic09 on 05 November 2008

Sounds like a harsh review, but I'll probably still buy this game.



triplebph on 05 November 2008

IGN UK gave Banjo a 6.5 and now its press average is under a 7.5. Another big failure for MS in a year that has seen most of their exclusives fail to meet expectations.



ZenfoldorVGI on 05 November 2008
DMeisterJ said:

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.

 

I read the review. I think they liked it somewhat. Either way, I still kinda want this...and I kinda don't.



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You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

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Grahamhsu on 05 November 2008
triplebph said:
IGN UK gave Banjo a 6.5 and now its press average is under a 7.5. Another big failure for MS in a year that has seen most of their exclusives fail to meet expectations.

 

http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/935846.asp?q=banjo

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/banjokazooienutsandbolts?q=banjo

That's odd I never knew games around 80 are considered failures. I also never knew that people were expecting this game to be triple A. You better watch what you say triplebph I have a feeling the Zen is coming to own you.




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