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GaryCXJk · 07/26/2012, 02:23 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ribs

I do seriously think Rare's done nothing wrong since being acquired, though. Hope they stick with MS for the rest of the company's lifespan.

Not hard to do anything wrong if you don't even do anything at all.

*Darth Marsden* · 07/26/2012, 02:23 pm

OK. Let's have a look at Rare's output since being acquired by Microsoft.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Meh.
Saber Wulf - Meh.
Banjo Pilot - Not bad for a GBA game.
It's Mr Pants - Actually pretty good!
Conker: Live and Reloaded - Single player doesn't count due to being a remake, multiplayer sucked.
Kameo: Elements of Power - Meh.
Perfect Dark Zero - Meh single-player, broken multiplayer.
Viva Piñata - Pretty good, actually.
Diddy Kong Racing DS - Remake, all points invalidated.
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - Still pretty good.
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise - Not bad.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - Aside from the fact IT'S NOT A BANJO-KAZOOIE GAME, it was OK.
Kinect Sports - Wait, that was Rare? Ugh.

OK, so they've not exactly become terrible, but they should be doing SO much better. It's hard not to be disappointed in them given where they came from and what they achieved.

Secret Fawful · 07/26/2012, 02:26 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Good.
Saber Wulf - Meh.
Banjo Pilot - Not bad for a GBA game.
It's Mr Pants - Actually pretty good!
Conker: Live and Reloaded - Fabulous.
Kameo: Elements of Power - Fabulous.
Perfect Dark Zero - Meh single-player, broken multiplayer.
Viva Piñata - Pretty good, actually
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - Still pretty good.
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise - Not bad.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - Fabulous.
Kinect Sports - Wait, that was Rare? Ugh.

My opinion within.

RetroVortex · 07/26/2012, 02:33 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

OK. Let's have a look at Rare's output since being acquired by Microsoft.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Meh.
Saber Wulf - Meh.
Banjo Pilot - Not bad for a GBA game.
It's Mr Pants - Actually pretty good!
Conker: Live and Reloaded - Single player doesn't count due to being a remake, multiplayer sucked.
Kameo: Elements of Power - Meh.
Perfect Dark Zero - Meh single-player, broken multiplayer.
Viva Piñata - Pretty good, actually.
Diddy Kong Racing DS - Remake, all points invalidated.
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - Still pretty good.
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise - Not bad.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - Aside from the fact IT'S NOT A BANJO-KAZOOIE GAME, it was OK.
Kinect Sports - Wait, that was Rare? Ugh.

OK, so they've not exactly become terrible, but they should be doing SO much better. It's hard not to be disappointed in them given where they came from and what they achieved.

Pretty much got it in one.
But I will say I liked Nuts and Bolts alot (played it all the way up to the final challenges, but I found them a bit too hard). I wish they had expanded upon that.
(Like a DLC expansion, or a sequel)

GaryCXJk · 07/26/2012, 02:48 pm

I would have liked Nuts and Bolts...

IF IT DIDN'T HAVE THESE RING-SHAPED SCRATCHES!!!

Stupid second-hand junk bought on some yard sale during Queens Day.

*Darth Marsden* · 07/26/2012, 02:49 pm

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Originally Posted by RetroVortex

But I will say I liked Nuts and Bolts alot (played it all the way up to the final challenges, but I found them a bit too hard). I wish they had expanded upon that.
(Like a DLC expansion, or a sequel)

Yeah, LOGs Lost Challenges wasn't exactly brilliant.

Woodsyblue · 07/26/2012, 07:55 pm

The only reason this could be a good move is for the IP. Rare have completely lost everything that made them what they were. Perfect Dark Zero and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts weren't just disappointments, they are downright terrible. And I disagree that Nuts & Bolts is all right if you don't think of it as a Banjo game. It's an absolute mess. The story is atrocious, the driving is clunky and terrible, the car building is time-consuming and unforgiving, and it's hard to drive anywhere without getting completely overloaded with all kinds of needless crap on the screen.

I would get behind a Retro-made Banjo Kazooie game, if it were true, but at this point it's just an unsubstantiated rumour. I mean the article suggests that Retro are deep into development on a BK game but Nintendo hasn't secured the rights for the IP yet? That doesn't make any lick of sense. If Microsoft were to back out all that development time would have been wasted. This all sounds like wishful thinking to me.

Comrade Pants · 07/27/2012, 12:40 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth Marsden

OK. Let's have a look at Rare's output since being acquired by Microsoft.

Grabbed by the Ghoulies - Meh.
Saber Wulf - Meh.
Banjo Pilot - Not bad for a GBA game.
It's Mr Pants - Actually pretty good!
Conker: Live and Reloaded - Single player doesn't count due to being a remake, multiplayer sucked.
Kameo: Elements of Power - Meh.
Perfect Dark Zero - Meh single-player, broken multiplayer.
Viva Piñata - Pretty good, actually.
Diddy Kong Racing DS - Remake, all points invalidated.
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise - Still pretty good.
Viva Piñata: Pocket Paradise - Not bad.
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts - Aside from the fact IT'S NOT A BANJO-KAZOOIE GAME, it was OK.
Kinect Sports - Wait, that was Rare? Ugh.

OK, so they've not exactly become terrible, but they should be doing SO much better. It's hard not to be disappointed in them given where they came from and what they achieved.

This, combined with the fact that most of their real talent actually left BEFORE the Microsoft buyout - during the departure of Doak - leads me to believe that RARE was just on the way out anyway. The Stampers leaving was really just the epitaph of a long, drawn out decline.

Secret Fawful · 07/27/2012, 05:21 pm

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Originally Posted by Comrade Pants

This, combined with the fact that most of their real talent actually left BEFORE the Microsoft buyout - during the departure of Doak - leads me to believe that RARE was just on the way out anyway. The Stampers leaving was really just the epitaph of a long, drawn out decline.

Oh shut up. Shut up. Just shut up.

Comrade Pants · 07/27/2012, 07:59 pm

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Originally Posted by Secret Fawful

Oh shut up. Shut up. Just shut up.

You know it to be true. Search your feelings.

Woodsyblue · 07/28/2012, 03:16 am

For what it is worth, I completely agree with Comrade Pants.

MovieGuy · 07/28/2012, 06:47 am

Do this and give me a new conker's!

Leplaya · 07/28/2012, 05:52 pm

Alot of people I know are thinking that Retro is making a Banjo-kazooie game. Although, why not do a platformer? They haven't done platforms before have they?(I mean platforms like Super Mario 64). I even heard that Retro studios was working on something for the Wii U, and alot of people are thinking its a Banjo kazooie game.

Speaking of which. Are there even workers from Rare working at that studio? If thats the case, they outta work on Conker 2.

JuntMonkey · 08/02/2012, 11:42 am

It is possible that if Nintendo can't acquire the IP they could just make this supposed BK game into a new IP platformer.

Ash735 · 08/02/2012, 03:32 pm

Rare should just throw it up in the air and go with Sony for a while, that way they can claim to have been Second Party to all!

Comrade Pants · 08/02/2012, 07:58 pm

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Originally Posted by Ash735

Rare should just throw it up in the air and go with Sony for a while, that way they can claim to have been Second Party to all!

07/26/2012, 07:55 pm	#27
Woodsyblue First Child Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,363	The only reason this could be a good move is for the IP. Rare have completely lost everything that made them what they were. Perfect Dark Zero and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts weren't just disappointments, they are downright terrible. And I disagree that Nuts & Bolts is all right if you don't think of it as a Banjo game. It's an absolute mess. The story is atrocious, the driving is clunky and terrible, the car building is time-consuming and unforgiving, and it's hard to drive anywhere without getting completely overloaded with all kinds of needless crap on the screen. I would get behind a Retro-made Banjo Kazooie game, if it were true, but at this point it's just an unsubstantiated rumour. I mean the article suggests that Retro are deep into development on a BK game but Nintendo hasn't secured the rights for the IP yet? That doesn't make any lick of sense. If Microsoft were to back out all that development time would have been wasted. This all sounds like wishful thinking to me. __________________ "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some massive internal hemorrhaging to attended to."

07/28/2012, 03:16 am	#31
Woodsyblue First Child Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,363	For what it is worth, I completely agree with Comrade Pants. __________________ "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some massive internal hemorrhaging to attended to."

07/28/2012, 05:52 pm	#33
Leplaya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 526	Alot of people I know are thinking that Retro is making a Banjo-kazooie game. Although, why not do a platformer? They haven't done platforms before have they?(I mean platforms like Super Mario 64). I even heard that Retro studios was working on something for the Wii U, and alot of people are thinking its a Banjo kazooie game. Speaking of which. Are there even workers from Rare working at that studio? If thats the case, they outta work on Conker 2. __________________ Check out my art on Deviant-art

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07/26/2012, 02:48 pm	#25
GaryCXJk Custom User Title User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Zaandam, the Netherlands Posts: 2,113	I would have liked Nuts and Bolts... IF IT DIDN'T HAVE THESE RING-SHAPED SCRATCHES!!! Stupid second-hand junk bought on some yard sale during Queens Day.

07/28/2012, 06:47 am	#32
MovieGuy Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 18	Do this and give me a new conker's!

08/02/2012, 11:42 am	#34
JuntMonkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 218	It is possible that if Nintendo can't acquire the IP they could just make this supposed BK game into a new IP platformer.

08/02/2012, 03:32 pm	#35
Ash735 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,147	Rare should just throw it up in the air and go with Sony for a while, that way they can claim to have been Second Party to all!