Psychotext
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Eurogamer: http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=283006
7/10
...and quoting this for the new page:
7/10
...and quoting this for the new page:
Blimblim said:
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The Official Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts Thread
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funkmastergeneral
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Costanza said:
Wow...this just keeps getting better and better
Psychotext
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On the bright side, the tech and the game in general is solid... but it sounds like they needed much better challenges.
gnarkill bill
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Psychotext said:
Thats one thing that Ive been concerned about for awhile with this game but im a huge fan of the series and will buy regardless.
word.
funkmastergeneral
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f@luS said:everytime i get so hyped thinking like rare "may" come back and give an AAA title. Everytime its a good game "only". Ill buy it at 20. but i will buy it
are you going to buy the original B&K on XBLA? That's the only reason I'm getting the game now, because of the free download makes the new game only like 25 bucks
VGChampion
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I'll still be picking it up. Even though I won't enjoy it as much as the first two, I'll still play it and have fun. If anything, building vehicles should occupy some time. The main reason I'm still getting it is my Banjo on XBLA code. Does anyone know if I pick it up when I pick up the game or are they coming in earlier?
Yep. Kinda the same reason here. Though I do think the game will be a great game. Just like GTAIV though, which was IMO a great game, just not a great GTA style game (in the vein of SA/III), this looks to be a great game, that might have done better overall if they didn't tie the Banjo name to it.funkmastergeneral said:
People came expecting a sequel and this is most definitely not a straight sequel.
Martial Loh
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heh, am i the only non-fan of the original platformy B-K games here?
I like how in logbox 720 world it says "half the missions involve fixing the console's broken cooling system.":lol
Just like how it murdered it in 07 and 08 right? In 2009 it'll be "Just wait until FF is released in 2010". Oh wait, no you can't say that anymore.
Brimstone said:
Just like how it murdered it in 07 and 08 right? In 2009 it'll be "Just wait until FF is released in 2010". Oh wait, no you can't say that anymore.
No Means Nomad
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Shadowrun did not launch at full price.Brimstone said:
gnarkill bill
Member
Brimstone said:
Oh Noes!!
kylej said:
Not at all. I want to play great games, I could care less what platform they are on.
I want fun and innovative experiences. Crackdown and Shadowrun both had awesome concepts and execution.
Infamous will fill the role of a new Crackdown. I'm sure Suckerpunch has learned a lot from Crackdown.
Killzone 2 will fill the role of a new online (but more shallow) version of Shadowrun. The way you choose 2 special abilities to customize your character is similar to the protean gameplay concept. If Killzone 2 added a valor meter (to mimic Shadowrun essence levels) to activate powers, it could move closer to the tactical depth of Shadowrun. You would have a health bar and valor bar to manage. Although that point is moot until another game gets designed that way.
Banjo is going to be a fine game and it does seem to be trying hard to be good. It is dissapointing though that RARE gets to crank out game after game, but other Microsoft published games get little or no support. Love the vote of confidence on the Halo Wars team.
The problem isn't Banjo getting medicore scores, the problem is Microsoft has no guts if things don't go perfect. They throw the baby out with the bath water, while on the other hand Sony shows intestinal fortitude. Just look at all the support Warhawk has gotten.
Brimstone said:
Sure sounds like it! Killzone 2 and Infamous are going to murder the 360 so you won't even have the opportunity to choose sides anymore!
Brimstone said:
So why are you looking forward to Infamous and K2? Both sound derivative...
Brimstone said:
What do you qualify as support?
Brimstone said:
The 360 exists doesn't it?
Go in and make them look in the drawer for it. It's there.Thermite said:Really? I preordered a while back, and when I called Gamestop up last week after I saw some people were getting them early, they acted as if they've never even heard of getting a code for the original Banjo.
I hope they don't try to pull some dumb shit..
RARE did the amazing Viva Pinata games, the great Kameo game and their only real failure so far was PDZ although online still rocked.Brimstone said:
RARE also worked on Forza 2, Fable 2 and other games as shown in the credits. The closing of Ensemble sucked, but RARE can't be blamed for that.
I remember a time when i thought Nintendo was nuts selling Rareware.
Well fuck that, thats the best deal they ever made, Rare has not made one game as good as they did on the N64 and before.
Shit, are they doing this on purpose, they first took everything that was good about PD64 and made a cartoony mediocre shooter ouf of it. And now they ruin Banjo en Kazooie.
Well im sure its a fun game and all, but you cant compare it to the greatness that was Banjo en Kazooie on N64.
Well fuck that, thats the best deal they ever made, Rare has not made one game as good as they did on the N64 and before.
Shit, are they doing this on purpose, they first took everything that was good about PD64 and made a cartoony mediocre shooter ouf of it. And now they ruin Banjo en Kazooie.
Well im sure its a fun game and all, but you cant compare it to the greatness that was Banjo en Kazooie on N64.
I think I'm more put off with the lack of any voices. I'm buying the game toplay with my kids (4 and 2), I would prefer them to be entertained with the funny characters not have to listen to me read constant text.
An there is no call to bring Shadowrun into this, the game was fucking awesome
It would have been a great success had they not names it after the fucking RPG to which it had almost no link to and suffered the wrath of GAF
Also should have released at $30
An there is no call to bring Shadowrun into this, the game was fucking awesome
It would have been a great success had they not names it after the fucking RPG to which it had almost no link to and suffered the wrath of GAF
Also should have released at $30
I watched the environments video. Nice. The more I see of this game, the more I want to play it.Blimblim said:
Loading up the other videos now.
I also have a quick question that I haven't seen answered. I saw in one video that the different worlds are split up into multiple acts. What's the difference between these acts? Do the levels change at all, or just the missions inside them?
So the biggest negative other then it not being a carbon copy of it's predecessors is the fact that it has a steep learning curve? I'm there. I'm not much of a review point person but I'm a bit shocked that the graphics were only deserving of an 8.5, I wish reviewers would give video examples of what they mean by engine problems :O
The missions change of course, but the levels themselves also get some changes here and there. Nothing major (so far at least), but it definitely doesn't stay static. Rare's engine allows them to move some stuff around without having to do a new lighting calculation again, so they'd better put than to good useKevinCow said:
That was the point of the videoKuroyume said:
Kuroyume said:
Killzone 2 has some different things going on like iron sights aiming and respawn which leads to different gameplay mechanics. For example, the power of marking respawn points with smoke grenades. This is exploring things in a different way than Shadowrun which is round based.
Infamous is a more open concept than Crackdown. You choose to be good or evil similar to Fable 2.
Banjo has cool stuff going on, but I bet Microsoft will flinch with these scores. They seem to have this homerun or nothing mindset. This is the fault of people running Microsoft Game Publishing, and nothing to do with the game designers at RARE or whatever. The closing of FASA was a portent. They created one of the most innovative designs in first person shooters in a long time, yet were closed. Microsoft is going to reap what they sow.
Blimblim, I've got a question for you:
When playing in Banjoland I wanted to see how many music notes I collected, and how many there are in total (only the notes in Banjoland) You can see that in front of the portal when you're about to enter the level, but when inside the level, you can only see how many you've collected, and not how many there are in total (in that specific level)
In the full game is there like an overview page where you can see how many notes you've collected in each level and how many you still have to collect in that specific level?
Thanks!
When playing in Banjoland I wanted to see how many music notes I collected, and how many there are in total (only the notes in Banjoland) You can see that in front of the portal when you're about to enter the level, but when inside the level, you can only see how many you've collected, and not how many there are in total (in that specific level)
In the full game is there like an overview page where you can see how many notes you've collected in each level and how many you still have to collect in that specific level?
Thanks!
I don't think there is a way to know the number of notes you got inside a level. Maybe there is, but I didn't see it.Cyberia said:
As for checking, I know the trophy guy allows you to have a list of challenges where you got/missed jiggies and trophies, but I don't remember notes. I could be wrong again, but since notes are the only thing that are constant in a level (200 each afaik), you just have to walk to any door leading to that level and you'll know.