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Phil Spencer Says the Future of Banjo-Kazooie Is Up to Rare. Rare the the witch is in your court
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Cert.in.Death
Member
Some things are better left as fond memories.
If a new Banjo were to happen, entrust it to a team that idolized it as players when they were young. Rare is not the same team it once was and those people are long gone.
If a new Banjo were to happen, entrust it to a team that idolized it as players when they were young. Rare is not the same team it once was and those people are long gone.
Kokoloko85
Member
Maybe a team that is passionate about it would do the best work for it.
Not like 360 Banjo either please....
Not like 360 Banjo either please....
Serge85
Member
Hell yeah. YL is GREAT!.
Moses85
Member
Rare is dead
MayauMiao
Member
In woke era? Good luck.
Yep. I can't imagine the reaction another Conker would get if they kept it as non-PC as the original.
Oddvintagechap
Member
its dead.
Mattyp
Gold Member
People complained Microsoft didn't give studios freedom, now they have the freedom to do whatever they please and that isn't Banjo. I personally wouldn't want to go back to work on a game I finished 20 years ago when I have an unlimited budget to try any of the new dozens of ideas they have either.
That said it could be done well by Playful Corp or Toys for Bob. Playtonic shouldn't go anywhere near it YL was trash and shows just having a couple of developers from RARE doesn't mean you'll get any of the magic you had previously.
That said it could be done well by Playful Corp or Toys for Bob. Playtonic shouldn't go anywhere near it YL was trash and shows just having a couple of developers from RARE doesn't mean you'll get any of the magic you had previously.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
I doubt these theories of yours.
LordOfChaos
Member
Use it or license it to someone who cares imo. The whole "we won't make them do anything" bit is why there was no Half Life for 13 years and is still on a cliffhanger.
Playtonic's output isn't perfect, but I'm sure they'd LOVE to have the license rights and would put their hearts into it.
Playtonic's output isn't perfect, but I'm sure they'd LOVE to have the license rights and would put their hearts into it.
Mildudon
Member
Read the OP and the headline.
Playtonic seems the obvious choice for a 3D platformer, and yes I played Yooka Laylee.
Nuts and Bolts just didn't do anything for me.
Moon studios is another option for a reinterpretation of the series, Click Clock Wood in their art style and the seasonal changes would be awesome.
Rare are better off with their own original IP, it is a shadow of its former self. The days of Goldeneye, Blast Corps, Banjo, Diddy Kong Racing, Conker and Perfect Dark are long behind them.
Nuts and Bolts just didn't do anything for me.
Moon studios is another option for a reinterpretation of the series, Click Clock Wood in their art style and the seasonal changes would be awesome.
Rare are better off with their own original IP, it is a shadow of its former self. The days of Goldeneye, Blast Corps, Banjo, Diddy Kong Racing, Conker and Perfect Dark are long behind them.
jigglet
Banned
Don't confuse freedom with not having to make a return on investment. They have the freedom to choose whatever project they want, sure, but they also need to make money. They can't just do passion project after passion project without any regard to profitability. I'm not saying Banjo wouldn't be profitable, but I think it's worth pointing out creative freedom doesn't = do whatever the fuck you want without any repercussions. Peoples' jobs will always be on the line if the wrong calls are made.
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NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
Nuts and By a was the best game in the series
Mildudon
Member
Not hard being the best game in a series with only one game. Because Nuts and bolts is Banjo Kazooie only in name. It is so far removed from what Banjo Kazooie games is.
Explosive Zombie
Banned
ITT: PR speak is 100% true.
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Every sane person have boycotted Resetera.
Beer Baelly
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Except the gamingbizz
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
diffusionx
Gold Member
Remember this isn't the same Rare that made BK, and not even the people who made BK back in the day could make a good new one.
Resources are finite and new IP are valuable too. By this logic any time a studio makes a good new game then now resources should be allocated into perpetuity to make games for it.
Resources are finite and new IP are valuable too. By this logic any time a studio makes a good new game then now resources should be allocated into perpetuity to make games for it.
JimiNutz
Banned
Isn't Sea of Thieves supposed to be a good game now?
I don't think modern Rare are terrible, they just aren't as good as old Rare.
As for Banjo, if they are gonna do anything with it then surely they should let Playtonic have a go.
Give Conker to Double Fine as well.
I don’t mean to hate but I’ve seen a lot of people suggest playtonic and honestly that would be a terrible idea.
As someone who was very excited for yooka laylee and played it for 4 hours it was just a banjo Kazooie skin on a mediocrely designed game that felt like it was made by developers who only understood banjo Kazooie at a superficial level and nothing more. Best thing in it was how Yooka and Laylee controlled.
As someone who was very excited for yooka laylee and played it for 4 hours it was just a banjo Kazooie skin on a mediocrely designed game that felt like it was made by developers who only understood banjo Kazooie at a superficial level and nothing more. Best thing in it was how Yooka and Laylee controlled.
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