Rare looks to have anticipated the outcry and saved much of the more traditional stuff for later reveal. IGN recently got some media out of Rare that seems designed just for that reveal, the first video introduces you to Showdown Town, the game hub, and where most of the more traditional platforming happens. The second video showcases Banjo Land and displays some of the vehicle creation and editing, as well as some of the quirky world exploration. Get watching!
By the way, listen closely around 4:00 into the first video for what could be a possible mention of a long rumored item.
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7-09-2008 @ 1:00AM
Viva La Champ said...
ehhh sorry for the bad grammer guys. I wrote that pretty quick xP
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7-09-2008 @ 2:02AM
Pixeldaemon said...
WoW! So much more hyped for this game now. I'm going to give it a try, being a fan of the first two.
Sure, it's not the same but they've kept the banjo humor, the character personalities..the settings and the same type of world(although much larger)
The fact you can create vehicles and still keep it a platformer is going to be interesting, for me.
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7-09-2008 @ 2:54AM
Ghostbuddy said...
Looks interesting. Having bought both previous games, my only problem is Banjo. He looks too chubby, and I liked it better when he was milk chocalate brown opposed to the current dark chocolate.
Seriously though guys, don't be so hard on a game before you try it. Platform games have been pretty much dead for a long time now.
This is Rares attempt to breath to life to a dieing genre.
Im interested, and at very least im going to give it a shot.
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7-09-2008 @ 3:42AM
Mike said...
Did anyone else notice, he said "Shake the box free" then cut it away from that scene?? E3 cant come soon enough.
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7-09-2008 @ 5:09AM
Boff said...
I thought it looked amazing. Never having played the previous BK titles I'm full of optimism for this title and look forward to getting my platformer itch scratched!
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7-09-2008 @ 5:41AM
SadisticHam said...
People are being so tough on this game without even giving it a chance lol, it looks exciting to me.
Definitely giving it a try, their trying something really daring here.
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7-09-2008 @ 5:59AM
Damo said...
At the 4:33 mark of the second vid there is a weird symbol when the car is about to turn around from the peak of the jump. It almost looks like an arrow telling you to rotate/twist the controller (like in some wii games).
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7-09-2008 @ 6:15AM
Chase said...
I don't like how vehicles have become the focus for the game. Graphics aside, I don't see how this is a step up from Banjo-Tooie. Platform gaming is going the way of the dinosaurs.
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7-09-2008 @ 7:18AM
SeneorGoat said...
did anyone else see grunty just standing there with a pen and paper at the jiggy dispenser??
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7-09-2008 @ 7:19AM
zorniki said...
First: I really believe the "twist the box around" is not meant literally by twisting the 360 controller, but rather by twisting the crane controller in the game world.
Second: Give these guys a break! They´re developing a new BK game everyone was hoping for and all you do is complain about how it doesnt stick to the old formula.
Trying something new doesnt automatically mean it´s evil, you know! Kinda reminds me of all the Too Human haterade thats goin on in the IGN forums...
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7-09-2008 @ 8:22AM
xFenixKnightx said...
Looks great. I was already looking forward to it and now its a must buy first day purchase for me from the looks of it so far. The graphics are probably the best I've ever seen for a platformer (yes better than R&C) and it looks to be a lot of fun.
FUCK YES. DO WANT.
Next, Banjo Kart Racing please!!!
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7-09-2008 @ 10:09AM
joey said...
As long as I get to snipe certain Italian plumber I'll be very satisfied.
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7-09-2008 @ 11:16AM
Tony said...
This team is made up of a lot of people from the original BK titles. I trust what they're doing with this more than I would some fans clamoring that it's not exactly what they want based on some videos.
Let's face it, if this was just a prettier BK2, there'd be just as many people bitching about that.
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7-09-2008 @ 12:08PM
silentshadowxp said...
i think the long rumored item was gonna be shown in spiral mountain before he cut to the next segment of the video. think about it, kazooie and banjo were fat and kazooie had a 360 controller and couldn't figure out how to use it. then odds are you'll have a tutorial for the new controller which would make them skinny. a controller that's easy to use and keeps you active. but obviously they couldn't show us that yet so they skipped to the next segment of what they wanted to show us. it seems blatantly obvious after seeing this video that a "wiimote" style controller is coming out. i just hope it doesn't ruin 360 games like it ruined nintendo games...
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7-09-2008 @ 1:13PM
Dralthi said...
*sigh*
Anyone remember when platformers were simple?
The way he was explaining how to get jiggies and parts for your vehicles seems over complicated.
First you have to run all over and collect them, then you have to run all over to dispense them in these machines or drop them off at some place before you can actually put them to use.
Seems a little much to me.
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7-09-2008 @ 1:14PM
Dralthi said...
P.S. Looks great though! Rare always does a nice job with graphics.
I'm glad to see they aren't afraid of using color either! *gasp*
7-14-2008 @ 12:20PM
Rob said...
lol "twist the contoller around" you know what this means, a motion sensitive controller or STOP 'N' SWOP! lmao
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