Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts for 360. (Out Now!)

[Gamingking]

What ever happened to that?. They showed 1 trailer last year, And that was it.

[Gamingking]

Anyone?.

[YoshiM]

You only posted a little over two hours ago. Give it a chance.

And no there hasn't been a new video, at least not to my knowledge.

[Gamingking]

Is it still even in works?. What about Harvest Moon Heroes for Wii, It was supposed to be released in the US and still hasn't been, Any info??.

[64Bits]

I was honestly thinking about posting this a week or so ago, since joystiq.com just posted saying that indeed, someone at Microsoft confirmed we should be playing this by late 2008. I am totally pumped. It's honestly a huge part of why I purchased a 360.

I think Banjo Kazooie has a lot of potential on the 360, but we'll just have to wait and see. I also agree, I would be very interested in them showing us a new trailer or something.

Joystiq post: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/11/ba...ing-late-2008/

Original trailer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=8SxOcjq5NL8

My only hesitation? The art style. It seems different, and I hope whatever Rare decides to go with works. Time will tell, I guess.

[UK Collector]

Harvest Moon Heroes is coming, http://uk.wii.ign.com/objects/815/815014.html (sorry, its IGN), its dated for May in the US. So it is coming.

[GrandAmChandler]

Screens leaked!

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.jo...banjo3leak.jpg

-GAC-

[Sudo]

Microsoft is having a press event to show off this game and others including Gears of War 2 and Viva Pinata 2 today, and the embargo lifts tomorrow. Expect to see more (hopefully a trailer and release date) then.

[Princess-Isabela]

this is exactly what 360 needs, a truly awesome platformer.
Banjo Kazooie series is fantastic.
buying it on day one, and that screen looks awesome!
hopefully it's coming out this holiday season ^^

[carlcarlson]

That screen looks a lot like the first screen for Viva Pinata 2.

[Buns34]

Here is the gameplay video: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/u...es/215459.html

[moycon]

I like the vehicles. They aren't any set vehicles, like a car, or a plane. You have to build them to help you progress through the game, you can build any type of vehicle you want. Flying, rolling, burrowing, collecting, shooting. Its like having a massive erector set at your disposal to help you get through the game. Why is it folks bitch about how there's no originality in games anymore and we gamers have to suffer through yet another un-inspired sequel and then when someone tries something different, rather than have their interest piqued....they just bitch some more?

I guess most folks just like to bitch.

I'll wait for a demo or some reliable hands on reports before complaining about a game. I'm just like that.

[unwinddesign]

I like the vehicles. They aren't any set vehicles, like a car, or a plane. You have to build them to help you progress through the game, you can build any type of vehicle you want. Flying, rolling, burrowing, collecting, shooting. Its like having a massive erector set at your disposal to help you get through the game. Why is it folks bitch about how there's no originality in games anymore and we gamers have to suffer through yet another un-inspired sequel and then when someone tries something different, rather than have their interest piqued....they just bitch some more?

I guess most folks just like to bitch.

I'll wait for a demo or some reliable hands on reports before complaining about a game. I'm just like that.

Who said anything about wanting innovation? I just want a platformer, of which there are few good ones on the next-gen market. If they want to do this vehicle shit, then fine -- do it in a different game. Leave Banjo the hell alone. Maybe it'll be great. But I highly doubt it.

Again, I'd hardly call what I see in the video innovation, anyway. It looks like a gummi-ship knock-off, which also allowed a lot of customization in KH2. Guess what -- that aspect of the game still sucked big time.

I'll give it a shot; I'm buying it on day one. I'm just lowering my expectations. Look at the title, even -- nuts and bolts? What are we, in like fifth grade? Hooray for "clever" double entendres, Rare.

[NeoVenom]

On saw a bit of it on X-Play yesterday and it looks interesting. I gotta beat Banjo-Tooie though...

[Cinder6]

This seems like another collection-fest from Rare. Honestly, I've never seen what others do in the company. Their N64 offerings were "meh", and the only games of theirs that I've actually liked are Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Well, at least Taboo does have some groovy music.

[NE146]

This seems like another collection-fest from Rare.

Uhh.. well that's exactly what Banjo Kazooie is aint it? It's a friggin collectathon 3D Platformer.

Thing is.. it's the BEST collectathon 3D Platformer ever. And even though it's a pure Mario 64 clone, I think it bests it.

It's hard for lightning to strike twice though. And although BK is one of my favorite games of ALL TIME (seriously), I was pretty "meh" about Banjo-Tooie. So I'll reserve judgement on part 3 until I play it. But let me say the original BK is pure magic.

[wowgolds98722]

[edit] Now now, let's not be spamming. [edit]

[Malon_Forever]

Personally, the first two games for the N64 were some of my favorite games of all time. I just loved the atmosphere, and the exploration. Now, it just seems like Rare is just trying to revamp the entire series, and take out everything that made it so great. The only factor that is still making me think about buying this game is the lower price of 40 dollars (and the fact that it has Banjo's name slapped on it). What do you think? Worth getting?

[alxbly]

There's already a topic with people's impressions of the game demo here:

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113185

I quite enjoyed the demo. I can't help feeling that Rare would get criticized whatever they done; if it stayed the same it would be "nothing new" and by changing it they also have their critics. I really enjoyed the originals and the new game has the same exploration feel to it, you just do it in a different way (with vehicles).

[carlcarlson]

I can't help feeling that Rare would get criticized whatever they done; if it stayed the same it would be "nothing new" and by changing it they also have their critics.

I don't know about that, I think if they would have followed the same vein as the originals it would have been a hit. The environments are beautiful and I would love to have a classic collection-fest in them. The newest Ratchet game was essentially the same as the original and it was received very well wasn't it (that's an actual question)?