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[George K.]

Apologies for the late bump, yadda-yadda-yadda...

Monday the 14th. 10:30 AM PDT. He's a liar.

Excuse me? I do hope that motion controls in Banjo "theory" has finally been quashed. Or will I have to put up with being called a liar right up until release?

Sadly, this will probably be the last Banjo-Kazooie game, or if not, for a very long time. It's not like Mario Galaxy where its radically different but maintains the same charm and style that is what Mario is, but for Banjo-Kazooie, it keeps no charm or style or platforming that made Banjo back in the N64 days and on the Game Boy Advance.

For me, the charm of Banjo's previous console outings was evident in the cast of characters, the humorous script, the music, the bizarre nature of the levels and challenges... all of which are very much a part of the new Banjo game. However, charm is subjective so your mileage may vary.

WHERE THE HELL CAN I DOWNLOAD THE FULL HD TRAILER!?

I always use GamersHell.com - they're a great resource and their content doesn't tend to be watermarked, either.

Yeah that vid was scary, looks like it was made specifically for GAF :lol

Not just GAF... but yeah, you could say it's a response. We don't work in a vacuum and like to keep abreast of internet carried opinion.

He knows what a hybrid is, he wants to know what the other genre/s is/are.

Was this ever answered...?

 

[Shadowlink]

I hope that we can get some jiggys without using vehicles also George, Why do you always dodge my Conker Sequel question:lol Also are we ever going to get a demo of Banjo?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Hey, George, any ideas when we'll hear/see stuff on Banjo XBLA?

 

[funkmastergeneral]

Hey, George, any ideas when we'll hear/see stuff on Banjo XBLA?

SECONDED plz answer george i love you man

 

[Brashnir]

Hey, George, any ideas when we'll hear/see stuff on Banjo XBLA?

this. is the XBLA game rendered in HD? Have textures been reworked?

 

[gnarkill bill]

SECONDED plz answer george i love you man

Thirded! I also Love You...

 

[iconoclast]

Banjo Tooie on XBLA too plzthx.

 

[S1kkZ]

hey george k., will the walktrough videos from ign ever hit the marketplace?
i really want to see them in hd.

will nuts and bolts be playable at gc leipzig?

 

[George K.]

I hope that we can get some jiggys without using vehicles also George,

Notes can be collected without the need of vehicles for sure, and you can pick up the Jiggys in Showdown on foot as well. To win the Jiggys in the various Game Worlds, you'll need to use a contraption, to the best of my knowledge.

Hey, George, any ideas when we'll hear/see stuff on Banjo XBLA?

No idea, sorry. I've not actually seen it myself, yet!

hey george k., will the walktrough videos from ign ever hit the marketplace?
i really want to see them in hd.

Doubt it, as I think it's IGN exclusive content - right?

will nuts and bolts be playable at gc leipzig?

To the press, almost certainly. I've no info about a full public hands-on, though.

 

[[Nintex]]

Cool questions...

Is there going to be a demo I can't wait to play it!

 

[Shadowlink]

:lol :lol you just dodged my Conker question again Also are we ever going to see a demo of Banjo for 360.

 

[Brashnir]

No idea, sorry. I've not actually seen it myself, yet!

LIAR!

Spoiler

sorry, couldn't resist.

 

[George K.]

:lol :lol you just dodged my Conker question again Also are we ever going to see a demo of Banjo for 360.

Probably not before the game's release. The team are working night and day to finish the full game and polish it up, so I doubt they'll have the time to create a standalone demo for Marketplace until after it's shipped. This might change, it all depends on how things go. Software development of any kind is hardly an exact science.

LIAR!

Spoiler

sorry, couldn't resist.

Itz da troof, honest guv.

 

[PSGames]

Excuse me? I do hope that motion controls in Banjo "theory" has finally been quashed. Or will I have to put up with being called a liar right up until release?

No motion controls? I thought they'd work really well with this game. Oh well :-(

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Cool questions...

Is there going to be a demo I can't wait to play it!

IIRC, not until after release. The thing about this though is that people at E3 said that frame rate is already smooth. George, I have a question. Are you guys shooting for 60fps or 30fps. 30fps in a game like this is understandable because of all the geometry needing to be rendered, but 60fps for this would be amazing. Just curious.

 

[Shadowlink]

Probably not before the game's release. The team are working night and day to finish the full game and polish it up and I doubt they'll have the time to create a standalone demo for Marketplace until after it's shipped. This might change, it all depends on how things go. Software development of any kind is hardly an exact science.

Kind of off-topic but do you know if they are talking about a Conker Sequel or KI sequel, That would be awesome.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

IIRC, not until after release. The thing about this though is that people at E3 said that frame rate is already smooth. George, I have a question. Are you guys shooting for 60fps or 30fps. 30fps in a game like this is understandable because of all the geometry needing to be rendered, but 60fps for this would be amazing. Just curious.

Oh, God, yes. 60fps, please!

 

[George K.]

Kind of off-topic but do you know if they are talking about a Conker Sequel or KI sequel, That would be awesome.

We're always talking...

 

[Shadowlink]

We're always talking...

looks like I have to kidnap you to get you to answer my questions better

Spoiler

JK

. Thanks for answering my questions. +1 Banjo 3, +1 Banjo XBLA

 

[PSGames]

IIRC, not until after release. The thing about this though is that people at E3 said that frame rate is already smooth. George, I have a question. Are you guys shooting for 60fps or 30fps. 30fps in a game like this is understandable because of all the geometry needing to be rendered, but 60fps for this would be amazing. Just curious.

Viva Pinata (the engine this game uses) was much smaller in scale and ran at 30fps so I would expect the same for Banjo.

 

[soldat7]

Oh, God, yes. 60fps, please!

30fps with superior graphics and effects please.

 

[Psychotext]

Thanks George.

 

[watkinzez]

Banjo Tooie on XBLA too plzthx.

*cough*

 

[MCD]

4j studios?

seems they did the oblivion ps3 port which was pretty good.

 

[FrankT]

*cough*

Always nice to know.

 

[gnarkill bill]

*cough*

Awesome, Awesome news! Cannot wait to play these games again...its been too long.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

I'm hoping the game provides a little bit of background for those of us who haven't played Banjo in freaking forever.

I'm so pumped about Banjo though

<3 George! Thanks for answering a few of our questions.

I fear I know the answer before I ask, but any chance of a MP beta before release?

Considering this game +1 on the NPD sales charts from me!

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

 

[rollingstart]

Are they going for locked 30 fps or 60 fps?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

 

[Azure J]

Wait just a fucking second here:

IS THAT FREEZEY PEAK?!

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Are they going for locked 30 fps or 60 fps?

Open world game, it will be a locked 30fps

 

[Sydle]

incredible sense of scale

the draw distance is ridiculous

 

[MCD]

Wait just a fucking second here:

IS THAT FREEZEY PEAK?!

that's banjo land.

it is basically a huge world with all the old levels in it.

 

[Xabora]

1st time in this thread and that png conveys my emotions.

 

[Ramirez]

Holy shit, those new screens look awesome.

 

[Skilotonn]

Gorgeous.

Rare are graphical kings...

 

[jet1911]

The size of these levels is insane.

 

[GreekWolf]

Now let's see some Mad Monster Mansion

 

[rollingstart]

Gorgeous.

Rare are graphical kings...

I would actually like to see what they could do with a stellar art style. Banjo and Viva aren't bad, but Kameo and PDZ, yeah...really bad.

 

[_Alkaline_]

Man, the nostalgia I'll feel when playing through Banjo Land will just be through the roof.

The only thing about these screens that I don't particularly like is that 'artificial' look the game's art has. I know it's supposed to look like that, but it looks a bit ugly to me in places, like in Nutty Acres.

Everything else is sublime though.

 

[FrankT]

At $40 this will be the software steal of the year right here.

 

[S1kkZ]

what about gc leipzig, george?
only behind the scenes or playable for everyone?

 

[GreekWolf]

I mean, come on now... this shouldn't even be possible on a 2005 GPU like Xenos. How does Rare always manage to do this?

 

[MCD]

I mean, come on now... this shouldn't even be possible on a 2005 GPU like Xenos. How does Rare always manage to do this?

while it's a cool picture i've seen something like it in blue dragon, maybe not as good but you get what i mean.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

This game is the Fanny Pak of HD gaming. I fucking love it.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

I mean, come on now... this shouldn't even be possible on a 2005 GPU like Xenos. How does Rare always manage to do this?

Nobody has really bothered to push Xenos until now. It is the first GPU of its kind. Besides, this is the first game to have their engine totally done on the 360. This isn't surprising and yes, Rare are gods.

All games going forward will be done on this engine. So, if Kameo 2 and PDZ2 are next up, this is the engine they will use.

 

[M3wThr33]

I mean, come on now... this shouldn't even be possible on a 2005 GPU like Xenos. How does Rare always manage to do this?

Good reuse of textures and models balanced with a DOF to mask out the LOD?

 

[Fantastical]

I'm sorry I ever doubted you Rare. Please forgive me.

 

[lix2k3]

this game looks fricking sweet. I've never played a banjo game in my life and this is on the top of my list for games this holiday. The haters can say what the want...I don't know what MS would do without Rare. Viva TP and Banjo N&B are day 1's for me...