MegaManTrigger
Banned
After Diddy Kong Racing, I've had renewed interest in the N64 and what Rare had to offer and Banjo Kazooie came to mind. I had heard of the iconic bird and bear ever since I was a child but never played Kazooie or Tooie. What further interested me in the series was a co-worker who had recently immigrated into Canada and got to know me through talking about retro games. We both spoke about games that we grew up in and mentioned tons of Rare games that he had played. He mentioned Banjo-Kazooie being a game that I had to play through and even recommended it to me as I had never played the game before. After two months, I managed to get Kazooie and Tooie and I'm now going through the games for the first time.
When I first booted up the game, I was met with one of the best pieces of music that I've ever listened to. The intro song is catchy, humourous, and charming. I often replay the song on YouTube because of how freaking catchy it is.
Upon starting the game, I had a laugh at how the premise is Gruntilda wanting to be the prettiest "wench" of them all, only to find out that Banjo's sister, Tooty is considered the prettiest. So she goes off and tries to steal her beauty through a beauty-sucking machine lol.
Spiral Mountain and Mumbo Mountain were easygoing and essentially the basics of Banjo-Kazooie's platforming gameplay. It was extremely easy to 100% Mumbo's Mountain even going in without a guide. Of course, being a collectathon, I want to get everything.
The best thing about the game is just how atmospheric the levels are: Treasure Trove Cove does an amazing job conveying relaxation with its choice of tropical colours and music
, Clanker's Cavern does great with giving the player a foreboding feeling, Freezeezy Peak with its Christmas theming, and Rusty Bucket Bay with its deterioration and oily waters. The only levels that I thought were meh were Bubblegloop Swamp and Gobi's Valley and even then, they were fun to play through. All I have left is to 100% Click Clock Wood and go through Gruntilda.
This is probably going to be controversial, but so far with just one level left to fully complete (Click Clock Wood), I love this game a lot more than I love Super Mario 64, and I think it's the superior game over SM64. The level design is top notch with Clanker's Cavern, Mad Monster Mansion, Rusty Bucket Bay, and Click Clock Wood amongst my favourite levels ever in a platforming game (granted, I don't play as many platforming games as I do Action-Adventure or RPGs). The stuff you can do within each level is interesting and enough to get me motivated to further collect jiggies and notes. The humour is just fantastic with Kazooie's snarky banter with most of the characters, as well as the game just oozing with charm. Did I mention the music? It's nothing short of amazing with some of my favourite tunes being Rusty Bucket Bay, Treasure Trove Cove, Gobi's Valley to name a few.
If anyone's on the fence on Banjo Kazooie, I highly recommend it. It still has quirks like pre-2nd stick camera controls being tied to C-buttons on an N64 controller (which I assume is either the face buttons or 2nd analog stick on an Xbox 360/One controller). I'm definitely looking forward to Banjo Tooie after experiencing Kazooie.
When I first booted up the game, I was met with one of the best pieces of music that I've ever listened to. The intro song is catchy, humourous, and charming. I often replay the song on YouTube because of how freaking catchy it is.
Upon starting the game, I had a laugh at how the premise is Gruntilda wanting to be the prettiest "wench" of them all, only to find out that Banjo's sister, Tooty is considered the prettiest. So she goes off and tries to steal her beauty through a beauty-sucking machine lol.
Spiral Mountain and Mumbo Mountain were easygoing and essentially the basics of Banjo-Kazooie's platforming gameplay. It was extremely easy to 100% Mumbo's Mountain even going in without a guide. Of course, being a collectathon, I want to get everything.
The best thing about the game is just how atmospheric the levels are: Treasure Trove Cove does an amazing job conveying relaxation with its choice of tropical colours and music
at least until you hit the water and Snacker comes for you
This is probably going to be controversial, but so far with just one level left to fully complete (Click Clock Wood), I love this game a lot more than I love Super Mario 64, and I think it's the superior game over SM64. The level design is top notch with Clanker's Cavern, Mad Monster Mansion, Rusty Bucket Bay, and Click Clock Wood amongst my favourite levels ever in a platforming game (granted, I don't play as many platforming games as I do Action-Adventure or RPGs). The stuff you can do within each level is interesting and enough to get me motivated to further collect jiggies and notes. The humour is just fantastic with Kazooie's snarky banter with most of the characters, as well as the game just oozing with charm. Did I mention the music? It's nothing short of amazing with some of my favourite tunes being Rusty Bucket Bay, Treasure Trove Cove, Gobi's Valley to name a few.
If anyone's on the fence on Banjo Kazooie, I highly recommend it. It still has quirks like pre-2nd stick camera controls being tied to C-buttons on an N64 controller (which I assume is either the face buttons or 2nd analog stick on an Xbox 360/One controller). I'm definitely looking forward to Banjo Tooie after experiencing Kazooie.