It appears to be an MMO along the lines of Day Z, Ark, Rust, etc.
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Sea of Thieves announced (Rare, XB1/PC, UE4, Pirates, Shared World Multiplayer)
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It appears to be an MMO along the lines of Day Z, Ark, Rust, etc.
I'm right there with you.
akidnamededdy
Banned
It looks fun!
tattooed_dwarf
Member
Looks interesting. Wouldn't mind if we could get one platformer to Xbox too, but I think it's great they can do their own game, not something that relies on legacy of old game.
Confounding Factor
Banned
They have been doing things as they want. In fact they have arguably more freedom under Microsoft than Nintendo.
Times and the staff have changed. Can't hold onto that nostalgia forever.
Windows RT
Banned
Minus One (me). I am really excited for this. I expect Banjo, but I also expect a brand new IP from Rare.
There is still Gamescom.
daTRUballin
Member
How so?
Hockeymac18
Member
Yeah, I think this all but confirms that his banning was the right move. I am still intrigued by all of the stuff he showed re: cloud technology and all of the knowledge he had about XB1 software updates (he had to be an employee of MS or a company doing work for MS); but his information on Banjo was definitely off. Too bad, was hoping for that.
That being said, Sea of Thieves looks pretty cool and interesting. The art style is really cool, and I'm a sucker for pirate anything. Can't wait to see more.
DarthWalden
Banned
It's not BK3 so in that sense Im disappointed but this looks like it could be pretty good.
Yeah, that is a better example. Couldn't think of it
Doug Heffernan
Member
Woah.
A pirate MMO by Rare, I'm in!
A pirate MMO by Rare, I'm in!
It's in the title of the thread.
Doesn't mean it's true. The presenter called it a "shared world adventure game". That sounds more like DayZ style multiplayer.
Ugh. Do not want.
After all the hyping, after all the fucking YEARS we have been begging for them to work on their old IP, or at least do a classic new rare game.
We get a collection and this bland (but beautiful I admit) looking MMO ...
I'm beyond gutted. I didn't think it was possible I would be disappointed with Rare at E3 this year.
After all the hyping, after all the fucking YEARS we have been begging for them to work on their old IP, or at least do a classic new rare game.
We get a collection and this bland (but beautiful I admit) looking MMO ...
I'm beyond gutted. I didn't think it was possible I would be disappointed with Rare at E3 this year.
okay. i was at the conference and wasnt sure if i had heard MMO.
looks interesting, anyway.
thetwinsattack
Neo Member
This water / sailing reveal made me gasp. No idea how anyone could be disappointed!
Incitemaybe
Member
That water looks so great! I liked what I saw....
You get to run a pirate crew with your friends. Shit sounds hype.
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
That was the one silver lining from the crushing disappointment. No Banjo saves me $410.
But I would have been willing to pay if we were finally getting Banjo-Threeie.
Do you know how many head to hands happens when people hear "MMO"?
Bornstellar
Member
This water / sailing reveal made me gasp. No idea how anyone could be disappointed!
Yeah, this actually looked great.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
After all the hype for a new Battletoads or other Rare old franchise I officially give up on this company. This game does not look bad but come on it doesn't come even close to any Rare classic. At least he got Playtonic to give us what we want
Then he's/she's misled because misleading information is here, is the point i'm making.
I'm gonna have to eat crow on the post I made earlier in this thread. The game's concept sounds pretty fun. I'm not sold at all on what I've seen, but my negative reaction stems mostly from what it isn't. That's not really fair to the game though so I will try to be optimistic and not a brat about it.
Also I might (I probably will) eat shit and buy an Xbone anyway for the Rare Replay so why not try this.
Also I might (I probably will) eat shit and buy an Xbone anyway for the Rare Replay so why not try this.
I'm still mad about no Banjo-Threeie. 
BabyFaceKillah
Member
im gettin it
Doug Heffernan
Member
This water / sailing reveal made me gasp. No idea how anyone could be disappointed!
They are putting that impressive KSR wake race water tech to good use finally.
Are you saying you would've preferred a new Battletoads over this? Because that's crazy.
Definitely feel the same way, was dead set on a third Banjo game being released. A collection of games I've already finished and this wasn't what I was hoping for.
FlyingIrishMan
Member
I do hope to be wrong about this, but it sort of felt like those cheap survival MMO's that Steam is littered with at the moment that are buggy and never fully complete.
Confounding Factor
Banned
"The story people want to hear is that Microsoft came in and destroyed everything. It wasn’t like that. They gave us freedom, almost more freedom than Nintendo gave us."
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/23/playtonic-rare-collaborate-banjo-kazooie-ukulele
But even before that quote, I had the feeling Rare had no direction after the Stamper bros left and it clearly showed with the games released under Microsoft. Rare just wasn't a great game studio anymore and it wasn't Microsoft's fault.
I can't imagine how many prototypes Rare shelved this whole time and were only confident in a few projects.
Cabbagehead
Member
Some of you guys are freaking weird you want another Banjo.... yet when you did get one. You did not like it at all. Make up you're minds.
Any was glad Rare is doing something new yet within their style. Can't want to pirate.
Any was glad Rare is doing something new yet within their style. Can't want to pirate.
CrimsonEclipse
Member
Some disappointed folks in here, got damn.
I think this could be a really good title. I want a new Banjo/Battle toads just as much as the next person but I also don't mind if they want to branch off and do something new and interesting.
I have a good feeling about this one and looking forward to more details on the game. Hey it could of just been a new Kinect game or some shit.
I think this could be a really good title. I want a new Banjo/Battle toads just as much as the next person but I also don't mind if they want to branch off and do something new and interesting.
I have a good feeling about this one and looking forward to more details on the game. Hey it could of just been a new Kinect game or some shit.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
One million times
I'd rather a Kinect game. I can't stand games like this.
Maybe they'll reveal some sort of single player mode so there's a chance I can enjoy it.
Jesus, the harsh reactions to this. Christ alive.
It's a fucking big open pirate multiplayer game by Rare. It's an exceptional proposition on paper. And it looks gorgeous amidst a sea (excuse the pun) of soulless shooters and post apocalyptic blob-fests.
I want to walk the plank and jump into that water to face the sharks. And the music made me smile.
In fact the whole game did. It could be utter shit but right now it's a breath of fresh air.
It's a fucking big open pirate multiplayer game by Rare. It's an exceptional proposition on paper. And it looks gorgeous amidst a sea (excuse the pun) of soulless shooters and post apocalyptic blob-fests.
I want to walk the plank and jump into that water to face the sharks. And the music made me smile.
In fact the whole game did. It could be utter shit but right now it's a breath of fresh air.
Confounding Factor
Banned
Agreed, its leaps and bounds better than a new Kinect Sports game. I'm not ready to jump on the hype train just yet though. It looks like a very rough early demo, which is fine and looks promising but I'd rather wait to see more of the game.
H3rTz DoNuT
Member
Very excited about this, I really need a good pirate game and so far I love everything I see. Go forth Rare, leave the past (legacy) behind you ( some games should stay in the past) and do whatever the hell you want, cause it looks like, that's how the See of Thieves was born!!!
I have no complaints against the graphics. They look great!This water / sailing reveal made me gasp. No idea how anyone could be disappointed!
I am however disappointed that it sounds like it's going to be an online only game. I hate that trend. : / I would have been 100% on board (heh) if it was a single player adventure game.
As it stands right now I'm going to try it when it comes out, but I can't say I'm super hyped for it.
I'm happy that they're no longer working on Kinect Sports, though!
Are you somehow suggesting we should like any new original IP that rare comes out with? Don't be ridiculous.
And people want classics like Banjo, in their true form, or Rare esq games like that. I didn't see much about Sea of Thieves that was classically Rare.
Battletoads was garbage, though. But setting that aside, the only way it would make sense to bring back Battletoads today is as a 2D downloadable game.
Confounding Factor
Banned
Then buy Yooka-Laylee when it releases. That's the game for nostalgic Rare fans.
I want them to do something different, they gotta move past game design circa 1997. It's one of the reasons the industry has past Rare by.