daTRUballin
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Whenever people discuss Rare and the company's history, it's always usually about their golden age under Nintendo or debating about what the best game they developed specifically on the Nintendo 64 is, etc. We've had plenty of those types of discussions even on GAF. And while we've had some threads dedicated to Rare's time under Microsoft's ownership, we've never really had any threads about what people think is Rare's best game under MS.
Here's a quick reminder of what they've released so far on Xbox platforms.......
Xbox
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003)
Conker: Live & Reloaded (2005)
Xbox 360
Kameo: Elements of Power (2005)
Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
Viva Piñata (2006)
Jetpac Refuelled (2007)
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
Kinect Sports (2010)
Kinect Sports: Season 2 (2011) (co-developed w/ BigPark Studios)
Xbox One
Kinect Sports Rivals (2014)
Sea of Thieves (2018)
I personally think this has the potential to be a more interesting discussion than just rehashing the same "What's the best game from their golden era" types of conversations. Partially because the list of games is smaller and mostly because their time under MS is so controversial.
As a side note, despite Rare's quantity of output being considered more limited under MS, looking at the Xbox 360 list gives off the impression that they were still quite prolific at the time! Not just on the 360, but during their first few years at MS in general. 1-2 games per year on average. But then once the Kinect hits (especially after KS: Season 2), their output slows to a crawl with only 2 games on the Xbox One and a 4 year gap between them. And now it's been the same amount of time since Sea of Thieves' release.........Ouch.
As much as people used to (and still do) dump on Rare's Xbox and 360 offerings, I certainly wish we could have that productive of a Rare back. I'm glad they've somewhat found their footing though.
Here's a quick reminder of what they've released so far on Xbox platforms.......
Xbox
Grabbed by the Ghoulies (2003)
Conker: Live & Reloaded (2005)
Xbox 360
Kameo: Elements of Power (2005)
Perfect Dark Zero (2005)
Viva Piñata (2006)
Jetpac Refuelled (2007)
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise (2008)
Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (2008)
Kinect Sports (2010)
Kinect Sports: Season 2 (2011) (co-developed w/ BigPark Studios)
Xbox One
Kinect Sports Rivals (2014)
Sea of Thieves (2018)
I personally think this has the potential to be a more interesting discussion than just rehashing the same "What's the best game from their golden era" types of conversations. Partially because the list of games is smaller and mostly because their time under MS is so controversial.
As a side note, despite Rare's quantity of output being considered more limited under MS, looking at the Xbox 360 list gives off the impression that they were still quite prolific at the time! Not just on the 360, but during their first few years at MS in general. 1-2 games per year on average. But then once the Kinect hits (especially after KS: Season 2), their output slows to a crawl with only 2 games on the Xbox One and a 4 year gap between them. And now it's been the same amount of time since Sea of Thieves' release.........Ouch.
As much as people used to (and still do) dump on Rare's Xbox and 360 offerings, I certainly wish we could have that productive of a Rare back. I'm glad they've somewhat found their footing though.