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Rare "evaluating what they want to do next" says Phil Spencer
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SegaManAU
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I would like Jet Force Gemini HD port from 4J Studios (they did the Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark HD ports for 360) and sequel from Rare.
Jet Force Gemini lead designer Martin Wakeley has left Rare but composer Robin Beanland is still there so the sequel could be awesome (JFG development team).
Just listen to this: Jet Force Gemini 2:39:40 SPEED RUN [N64]
The soundtrack and sound effects are so good. Those goo and body part splattering sounds and screams are so satisfying when the ants get blasted.
Jet Force Gemini lead designer Martin Wakeley has left Rare but composer Robin Beanland is still there so the sequel could be awesome (JFG development team).
Just listen to this: Jet Force Gemini 2:39:40 SPEED RUN [N64]
The soundtrack and sound effects are so good. Those goo and body part splattering sounds and screams are so satisfying when the ants get blasted.
That's because the game had little to no auto aim. People saw how much the controls were hated and stuck to the Halo control formula.
Out of Working Order
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Bizarrely, Donkey Kong Tropical Freeze felt like a Rare game to me, right down to David Wise doing the soundtrack. Don't know how they managed it, but it felt odd to say the least, because 'that' Rare has been dead for years.
Substandard
Member
I'd like to see any of the old Rare IPs, but I'd probably rather have Viva Pinata than anything.
Somehow based on their recent output I think "what they want to do next" might end up being map packs for halo or something.
Somehow based on their recent output I think "what they want to do next" might end up being map packs for halo or something.
I would have really loved to see Urchin and Sabreman Stampede be released. Maybe they can now rise from the dead?
That or have Kameo return. It would be good if Banjo could come out from hibernation as well (but without the nuts & bolts this time please). Maybe more from Jet Force Gemini and Battletoads.
Alternatively I wonder if they could go third party with all their IP and release on whatever system?
That or have Kameo return. It would be good if Banjo could come out from hibernation as well (but without the nuts & bolts this time please). Maybe more from Jet Force Gemini and Battletoads.
Alternatively I wonder if they could go third party with all their IP and release on whatever system?
How... old are you.
Hellsing321
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This seems like corporate speak to mean "Everybody's fired"
Twin Tails
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I would like Jet Force Gemini HD port from 4J Studios (they did the Banjo-Kazooie and Perfect Dark HD ports for 360) and sequel from Rare.
Jet Force Gemini lead designer Martin Wakeley has left Rare but composer Robin Beanland is still there so the sequel could be awesome (JFG development team).
Just listen to this: Jet Force Gemini 2:39:40 SPEED RUN [N64]
The soundtrack and sound effects are so good. Those goo and body part splattering sounds and screams are so satisfying when the ants get blasted.
Jet force multiplayer, I was always the dog
(bring it back)
outunderthestars
Banned
I'd like a viva pinata animal crossing hybrid please and thank you.
That would be a great idea as well.
legacyzero
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I just really miss the N64 days is all. That post was just a "knee-jerk" post to the thread cause I feel nothing they make now will match that level of greatness.
Oh, I'm 22 lol.
Steverulez
Member
They will do that.
I still think we'll get an announcement from rare at e3, although I'm less confident after this
Fast would have been worse. Dreamcast taught me this with Q3 and UT.
I'd buy a One for a new, good Conker game, BFD style.
It's actually a game that would make it very hard for me not to buy a One. D:
tokyostomp
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I assume MS will disband the studio and they will be absorbed by others.
They sent half a billion dollars on them and the studio seems to do a lot for the game division. I would be surprised if they do.
A lot of people are still there.
Everyone in this thread is so cynical. Yes, everyone misses old Rare, but why must everyone post the same old tired "Rare is dead and isn't the same Rare" when in reality, despite it being not what you want, Kinect Sports is decent and there's still some of the old Rare employees there. Ken Lobb, Gregg Mayles, Robin Beanland, and Leigh Loveday are just a few that come to mind.
Am I defending what Rare does now? Eh, not really. Kinect Sports isn't my cup of tea and Rare has let me down a lot in the past. I'm just sure I'm not the only one who's sick of hearing it. Maybe, just maybe now that Kinect isn't forced on Rare, can we at least hope they're bringing back an old IP?
Am I defending what Rare does now? Eh, not really. Kinect Sports isn't my cup of tea and Rare has let me down a lot in the past. I'm just sure I'm not the only one who's sick of hearing it. Maybe, just maybe now that Kinect isn't forced on Rare, can we at least hope they're bringing back an old IP?
MisterGrey3000
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I'd be among the 5 or so people who'd buy an Xbone for a "N64-like" HD Banjo-Kazooie game, but I don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon.
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Otakumegane
Member
I think he means "What Microsoft is going let Rare make next" considering each time they do come up with something it's shot down.
Twin Tails
Member
WHAT
I want a new, well-made Perfect Dark. It wouldn't make sense to fund yet another shooter franchise when MS has Halo and Gears in their portfolio, but Perfect Dark doesn't have to be a shooter. It could be a spy game.
Fuck it. I don't care what it is. If it was a good game, I'd sell my blood to play it.
Fuck it. I don't care what it is. If it was a good game, I'd sell my blood to play it.
MisterGrey3000
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It wouldn't be the same. If I'm correct, a lot of the old talented Rare developers who made games on Nintendo consoles are gone.
I'm not sure Nintendo would want them back. :/
The soundtrack and sound effects are so good. Those goo and body part splattering sounds and screams are so satisfying when the ants get blasted.
Jet Force was pretty damn amazing, if I do say so myself.
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
Bring back the bread and butter N64 era Rare, please.
Traditional open world platformers. Not enough of them.
Traditional open world platformers. Not enough of them.
A previous post here implied that the driving forces and creative leads behind the hit titles of the old-Rare have long left.
This raises the question: can you really consider Rare to be... Rare when the pillars have left?
For example, I can not bring myself to view the development team behind Diablo 3 as Blizzard as the talent behind 2 of my favourite games have left. All I see are unknown (albeit talented) devs assembling under a vaunted and storied name built by their predecessors.
This raises the question: can you really consider Rare to be... Rare when the pillars have left?
For example, I can not bring myself to view the development team behind Diablo 3 as Blizzard as the talent behind 2 of my favourite games have left. All I see are unknown (albeit talented) devs assembling under a vaunted and storied name built by their predecessors.
MrCunningham
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- Blast Corps remake
- New Conker
- New Perfect Dark
- New Conker
- New Perfect Dark
Goodacre0081
Member
maybe Phil was telling the truth when he said he doesn't force Rare to make Kinect games. I think your right, the studio might simply be unwilling or unable to produce a classic platformer/adventure/legacyRare title.
Syphon Filter
Member
false,greg mayels is still there among some other rare vets.
I'm pretty sure the rights to Wizards & Warriors are in an old lady's attic somewhere, and will be discovered in a random estate sale ten years from now.
As for Rare, I'm sure most of them are "evaluating" their resumes right now.
yes please!
I honestly trust Spencer and believe he will make some great decisions regarding the xbox. Unfortunately it may take 1-2 years for his impact to start showing.
Its as good as dead. Not like devs were bothering with it anyway.
MisterGrey3000
Member
Unless Microsft intends to abandon their traditional audience, this will never happen.
No matter how good the game is, young western men don't want to play cartoony platformers.
If this can even get through the cynicism flooding the thread, I'd like to see a new Battletoads.
I understand that a lot of the core Rare team is gone. Does this mean they are incapable of making a good game? No.
They're a big team.
You're saying this as if Microsoft is incapable of doing this because they have to appeal to a 'demographic.'
We're in an industry where MS produced a Killer Instinct sequel in the year 2013. At this point /anything/ is fucking possible.
I understand that a lot of the core Rare team is gone. Does this mean they are incapable of making a good game? No.
They're a big team.
You're saying this as if Microsoft is incapable of doing this because they have to appeal to a 'demographic.'
We're in an industry where MS produced a Killer Instinct sequel in the year 2013. At this point /anything/ is fucking possible.
Tevious
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MS is crazy enough to do it. They did it to Ensemble Studios when they pulled out of the PC gaming market, they could do it to Rare as they pull out of the motion control market.
It'd be great if MS had a kid friendly franchise that was actually theirs (Instead of being popular on their platforms, like Minecraft and CoD). Banjo could fit that void quite nicely, methinks. (But add in cross platform advertising to make sure they get hooked. Stuff like Jiggy Crush Saga, Angry Jinjos or similar for IOS/Android.)
It's really the only one that could have any sort of impact. Perfect Dark would get lost in the sea of FPS's, Conker's brand of humor is passé nowadays, Battletoads would flop with anyone not born in the 80's and Viva Piñata's boat has already sailed.
It's really the only one that could have any sort of impact. Perfect Dark would get lost in the sea of FPS's, Conker's brand of humor is passé nowadays, Battletoads would flop with anyone not born in the 80's and Viva Piñata's boat has already sailed.
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