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Rare's new game to "push the limits of Unreal Engine 4"
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They have slowed down since they released Kinect Sports 2. ...and KS2 wasn't even 100% developed by Rare. They were assisted by BigPark.
They used to have several teams that worked on different games at the same time. Nowadays it seems like they only have 1 game team and 1 tech team.
There are some indications that they might be working on more than one game, but I guess we'll have to wait and see. I doubt it though.
ozz ex machina
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Are you insane? The only game there that would qualify as good would the viva pinata series.
I genuinely can't tell if this post is sarcastic or not, so sorry if I'm being an idiot.
OsirisBlack
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I would imagine it would be Battletoads or a new Perfect Dark.
Forsaken82
Member
What if its a sequel to the Twelve Tales? Will you still buy one?
Paracelsus
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As long as it's nothing grey, mature and in first person, it's all good.
cyberheater
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I was going to say I'd love to see a great 3D Banjo but I then remembered I just bought a PS4 and i'm sticking to one console this gen so... er... Rare... Keep making those Kinect games.
I don't think they'll make a shooter as long as Microsoft has Halo and Gears of War. It starts to get crowded once you factor in Crackdown, Sunset Overdrive and Quantum Break.
It's probably going to be something colourful and family friendly.
kinoki
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I don't belive that there is any talent left in a studio that has produced Kinect games exclusively for better part of a decade. I'd love to be proven wrong, however. I'd love for them to create a new IP that challenges their predecessors' efforts in Rare.
Ummmmm......nope. Kameo still looks good by todays standards, Nuts and Bolts was a very good game just not a traditional Banjo game. Kinect Sports 1 is very fun with a bunch of friends and is actually responsive.
The only people who would dismiss said games as being shit are people who haven't played them.
ThatsMytrunks
Member
They're pushing it to the limit with fur physics.
Just you wait and see.
Just you wait and see.
It's a job listing no one is bragging. Maybe if you read the OP.
Forsaken82
Member
Trying to save money and time is far more important these days than building an engine from scratch. I don't think you quite understand just how time consuming and costly in house engines are
...for Microsoft?
Sony are in far direr financial straights and they still manage to build engines for all their in-house games.
Lethal_NFS
Banned
I love how devs claim they are "pushing the limits". We seem to hear this each time they make a game.
legacyzero
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Zaraki_Kenpachi
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If love either of those. I really loved kameo, I wish they made another.Kameo 2! Banjo, sans cars!
Neither will happen
……forgetit
Member
I have zero expectations for this. Rare is a name only now that everyone who made it great are gone.
Captain Europe
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True, they've made great games, but always riddled with slowdowns.
Kinect Sports Rivals is locked at 30 fps.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q13UFtszsag
Too bad it's a kinect game.
Tempesta di Fuoco
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Will only want Perfect Dark if they bring David Doak back.
Yoshi
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Twelve Tales was never released, so why a sequel, just complete the game. I'd buy it for full price, even if it used original N64 tech.
Salty Hippo
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Steverulez
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Well Rare have always made very pretty game on good internal engines so this isn't much of a surprise to me tbh, I'm expecting it to be a looker
SmoothOperator
Banned
The nintendo-era Rare has been long dead. You people are only fantasizing on a name or should I say an empty shell.
Nothing to see here : They might be able to produce some visual marvels (even though the relative power of the Xbone makes it difficult) but as for me there is nothing else to expect from them.
Nothing to see here : They might be able to produce some visual marvels (even though the relative power of the Xbone makes it difficult) but as for me there is nothing else to expect from them.
REMEMBER CITADEL
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Apology accepted, but yes, ShogunX is right, all of those games were genuinely great.
I'm more interested in the Xbox 360 era of Rare than the Nintendo era.
Always-honest
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I can only hope the game will be so fantastic that i'd want to buy a XboxOne straight away.
Self_Destructive
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I think it would be in their interests to have a high quality 3d platformer, so hopefully they resurrect Banjo and make an awesome game out of it.
Raven77
Member
The game will likely feature 4 legged creatures or QUADRUPEDS according to a job posting on Rares site:
http://www.rare.co.uk/careers/contract-opportunities
This could mean Conker possibly, maybe a new KAMEO since you could transform into crazy beasts. Highly doubt this particular game is Perfect Dark but they are working on at least 2 games I believe.
http://www.rare.co.uk/careers/contract-opportunities
This could mean Conker possibly, maybe a new KAMEO since you could transform into crazy beasts. Highly doubt this particular game is Perfect Dark but they are working on at least 2 games I believe.
They're honeydicking us.
In all honesty, I'd love to see Rare return to form but I just don't know that they can do it anymore. It's been too long and most of the old employees are no longer there. Pre-Microsoft Rare will always be my favorite dev but I've just lost any faith in them.
Cheeseman Battitude
Member
Could also mean another Viva Pinata :/
if they come back
and fake like its more Conker for project spark
And its actually conker this time, I would be angry, then loose my shit. Because It would remind me of last time, then I would be hyped for one of the few rare joints I actually enjoyed.
Raven77
Member
Although the idea of another Viva Pinata doesnt make me crap my pants for joy, I always felt like it had so much untapped potential. Add in the ability to create your own gardens, make them 10x the size, add in 8 player coop, cross breeding, etc.
So is this really going to be Rare making a proper game again, or just Microsoft just 'teasing' them untill they cancle another project they work on again :l? Sorry to be bitter, but so many of the Xbox and Xbox 360 prototypes they were working on seemed so promising....and for all of them to be scrapped was just....ugh X(.
Anyway, considering all the hints Spencer has been dropping the past few months.....my guesses are the following:
-A proper 3D Banjo platformer filled with a huge open world to explore and the classic gameplay that made the N64 games classics
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-Conkers Other Bad Fur Day - Chris looks to have no issue coming back to voice the character for Project Spark and Microsoft is interested in the IP again (as it is in PS), so I can see this happening.
-Perfect Dark 2 - They could use another shooter to space out Halo 5 and Gears 4, so this would be a safe choice to guess. The N64 game is a classic, so I guess build on that and make a fun tittle is all Rare would need to do .
-New Action/Adventure IP - I feel that this is the least likely to happen, but the one I honestly want the most. It was proven with Viva Pinata modern Rare still had it in them to make really creative new IP, so I would love to see a new IP from them that blends the inspiration former Rare had in the N64 days and melds it with the new talent they hired prior to when the X1 launched.
-Battletoads - I can really see this happen. Modern Rare and the developers behind the N64 XBLA ports can team up to make a really fun retro game in the vien of the NES tittles. Lots of combos to pull off, hard difficulty and the Battletoads style would make this a really fun XBL game.
Anyway, considering all the hints Spencer has been dropping the past few months.....my guesses are the following:
-A proper 3D Banjo platformer filled with a huge open world to explore and the classic gameplay that made the N64 games classics
!-Conkers Other Bad Fur Day - Chris looks to have no issue coming back to voice the character for Project Spark and Microsoft is interested in the IP again (as it is in PS), so I can see this happening
. -Perfect Dark 2 - They could use another shooter to space out Halo 5 and Gears 4, so this would be a safe choice to guess
. The N64 game is a classic, so I guess build on that and make a fun tittle is all Rare would need to do . -New Action/Adventure IP - I feel that this is the least likely to happen, but the one I honestly want the most. It was proven with Viva Pinata modern Rare still had it in them to make really creative new IP, so I would love to see a new IP from them that blends the inspiration former Rare had in the N64 days and melds it with the new talent they hired prior to when the X1 launched
. -Battletoads - I can really see this happen. Modern Rare and the developers behind the N64 XBLA ports can team up to make a really fun retro game in the vien of the NES tittles. Lots of combos to pull off, hard difficulty and the Battletoads style would make this a really fun XBL game.
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Bedameister
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So Rare doing Gears of War: The Marcus Fenix Collection?
Admiral Woofington
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Don't mix the pinata races, keep them pure!
Haha jk. But honestly that game had some dark moments. Like making a parent and sibling make a new egg, also kill one of the spouses as children cheer and then have the baby eat the candy that was left behind.