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Rumor: Rare is working on two new games
- Thread starter SOR5
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:l. A bit surprised this didn't pop up earlier honestly.......
Edit: Last time I will post in this specific thread and will just say I am excited to see what Rare announces. Hope the games look great and that people are happy when they are finally announced. Tired of the toxic attitude toward platforms on NeoGaf though and I personally hope people on here enjoy the genre more in the future.
Conker was a product of its time and asking for a sequel is fucking nonsensical
Most N64 fans probably own a PC these days.
Most N64 fans probably own a PC these days.
gaming_noob
Member
Banjo...it's finally coming. I think I will really shed a tear if he's coming back.
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Banjo hype rising!
Probably been addressed many times, but Rare has been relegated to making non-interesting games for a long time, but we finally have something that hearkens back to the heyday of the developer (Sea of Thieves).
People are excited to know if they are making more titles like that.
Garrett 2U
Member
It's happening boys, I'm all in! E3 2017 hype.
Gamescom, friend.
The goldeneye ones? Yes, absolutely.
I'd imagine that Microsoft has a lot of unannounced stuff that is going to coincide with the release window of Scorpio. We don't know much about their lineup Fall 2017 and beyond, which is likely due to the fact that they're closely aligned with Scorpio and would probably like to properly unveil the console before showing games that directly take advantage of it.
Well state of decay 2 and crackdown 3 look like they would probably be fall 2017 games. Then add the next forza game and maybe 1 other big flagship title
I bet neither of them will be any good.
statham
Member
They've been hiring too for many positions, I doubt 17 peeps left recently, which makes me think they are expanding.
https://www.rare.co.uk/careers
https://www.rare.co.uk/careers
Has Rare made a bad game yet
Like they made mediocre stuff sure but no 'bad' games yet in their entire history
Like I wouldn't even call Battletoads 'bad'
Of course it will be good, the question is will be as good as the original Battletoads?
Hope this to be true, Sea of Thieves is looking like a hit game, seems like there's some passion being injected back at Rare. Hoping for Perfect Dark Scorpio edition. And a new Banjo.
It was garbage. I knew this as kid playing it, and as an adult looking back. Horrid character design to boot. But then people desperately try to make Knack look somewhat competent and that just gets embarrassing.
This! I actually think early 360 Rare was the best Rare, with exception to Banjo (although nuts and bolts was fantastic - people who think otherwise are crazy). New IPs please or a new banjo/viva pinata game. There's nothing special about battletoads or perfect dark that warrants trying to bring them back, they've all been surpassed decades ago - and we've seen what happens when Rare tries to change up/improve upon an old formula, they're greeted with backlash. A New IP unshackles them from people's nostalgia
Nocturnowl
Member
So at the very least we can get hyped for more Kirkhope tunes.
LelouchZero
Member
Yeah, a sequel for Conker wouldn't really make sense either.
I suppose they could make it work somehow but the game had a pretty solid closure.
A a remaster of the original Xbox version would be cool though. I think a second remake would be kind of overdoing it as the game already received a remake.
I doubt Crackdown 3 is Fall 2017. It was originally slated as a 2016 title, and we're supposed to receive information about the beta sooner rather than later. Crackdown released in February and Crackdown 2 released early July. We'll probably see a similar release for Crackdown 3. State of Decay 2 is certainly a possibility, and Forza is a given. Forza is probably the only title you've mentioned that can be positioned as a 'showcase' for the Scorpio's heightened technical capabilities.
I would say Halo 6 is a given, but I don't think it's coming out until 2018 - unless they set a new Halo precedence for announcing and releasing a mainline Halo title within the same year. Unless they bring back the X0 events in September/October. We'll probably have a better idea after Gamescom, when we see if they're going to be having a conference or not.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Don't do this.
Fixed that for ya, buddy!
Garrett 2U
Member
Bro don't do this to me.
Every year E3 fails me and I turn my hopes to Gamescom, just to be disappointed again.
But screw it, let's do it again!
I wouldn't call anything since they left Nintendo very good either. Besides Kameo that is.
You're overrated.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
A modern Day Jet Force Gemini with 2 player LAN/Online/Split screen co-op would be amazing.
ATOMICJORGE
Member
Inb4 we get a Battletoads reveal at Gamescom 2016
If you think Kameo is better designed than Viva Pinata then maybe I shouldn't listen to your gaming preferences anymore
In regards to Perfect Dark, there certainly was something special about it. For my money, the loose yet snappy feel to the shooting and the objective-based gameplay with levels you get to explore more on harder difficulties still have yet to be surpassed by any other FPS. Also, when Rare gets backlash for changing up an old formula, it's usually because they try to fix what wasn't broken.
People like to say this, but what exactly about Conker wouldn't work today? If anything, it would have more gaming trends/movies to parody and even more ways to be over-the-top and offensive.
Viva Pinata is the best game Rare has made in the last 15 years and would probably only place 3 games above it from their library, in general.
I loved the Conker remake's multiplayer. I feel like something similar would do well in today's game climate considering the popularity of hero shooters. A Shadowrun (360) sequel would be awesome too, although after Phil Spencer's comments in the Giant Bomb interview for last week... that's probably never going to happen. That game was so ahead of its time.
RedSparrows
Member
Into my veins. As long as it retained the exploratory vibe/down-time bits of the N64 game. Or rather, took those snippets and really went to town with them.
daTRUballin
Member
I bet one of them is Battletoads. Maybe the other one is a new IP?
Also, I strongly disagree with the people that say Rare should be a new IP factory. They should work on both new and old IPs. Quit constantly outsourcing their IPs to other developers. Let them work on them themselves.
Please be Banjo Threeie or Conker 2.
Also, I strongly disagree with the people that say Rare should be a new IP factory. They should work on both new and old IPs. Quit constantly outsourcing their IPs to other developers. Let them work on them themselves.
paragonpro
Banned
I bet your right : (
LelouchZero
Member
I can't take this... All these memories of Rare games are getting brought back, I'm leaving before these memories turn into tears.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
The demo at E3 focused solely on the ship combat. There are weapons and other mechanics that they took out to simplify it more than the actual game.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-16-what-you-actually-do-in-sea-of-thieves
Salty Hippo
Member
I used to be like you. 2015 was THE year I was absolutely sure it would happen. I was so disappointed that I had to set the bar incredibly low for this year. And in doing so, I was finally free. I was happy. I was in peace. I'll do the same for Gamescom.
Join me, brother. Spread the skepticism and help me save more souls. This world needs to be cleansed of futile hopes and dreams.
Poodlestrike
Banned
I really really doubt they're reviving any old IP. Only new stuff for Rare from here on out is my bet.
Like you did before.. : P
daTRUballin
Member
Mattrick era Rare consisted of Kinect Sports #1 and lucky us we were blessed with Kinect Sports #2, this went on since 2009-2014 so its cool if they've been allowed to work on several new projects along with SoT again
I guess they want to make the logo revival mean something again
not in my video games they aint!
Mattrick era Rare also consisted of Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise and Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts. Don't forget about that.
They could easily make a Conker game work today if they actually tried. There's no reason to think otherwise.