Full Version: Fan site Interview with Gregg Mayles from Rare!
"Donkey Kong Universe: What would you say the traditional platforming/vehicle usage ratio is in the overall scope of the game?
Gregg Mayles: I knew someone would ask that! Mmm...I would say around 80% vehicles, but just a rough guess."
So so disappointing. Totally not the game I've been dreaming about since I was 10.
I'm going to go cry now.
/emo
Gregg Mayles: I knew someone would ask that! Mmm...I would say around 80% vehicles, but just a rough guess."
So so disappointing. Totally not the game I've been dreaming about since I was 10.
I'm going to go cry now.
/emo
QUOTE(Dookie @ May 15 2008, 01:54 PM) 
"Donkey Kong Universe: What would you say the traditional platforming/vehicle usage ratio is in the overall scope of the game?
Gregg Mayles: I knew someone would ask that! Mmm...I would say around 80% vehicles, but just a rough guess."
So so disappointing. Totally not the game I've been dreaming about since I was 10.
I'm going to go cry now.
/emo
80%? holy hell, that's not what I wanted to hear... what have you done, Rare?Gregg Mayles: I knew someone would ask that! Mmm...I would say around 80% vehicles, but just a rough guess."
So so disappointing. Totally not the game I've been dreaming about since I was 10.
I'm going to go cry now.
/emo
QUOTE
It's true that anyone wanting a carbon copy of the previous 2 games will be disappointed so I'm not even going to make out that it is. What I believe it to be is an evolution of the platform adventure genre. The genre is too stale, it needed shaking up, so we are trying something different, but within the framework of a 'traditional' Banjo game. It has a familiar structure, things to collect, characters to talk to and all the humour you would expect. I said on one forum that all we have done is to make the travelling fun. So that pretty much sums it up, we have taken the boring bit (travelling) and made it fun
How could he say that. If anything the only reason that the platform genre is too stale is because there is not enough of it, not because it's boring. I'll give this game a chance but god, I'm finding this hard to take.
I'm really looking forward to BK: Nut & Bolts. I liked the trailers from the beginning on but after those massive amount of information from the chat I really think there is no doubt that this game will be a hell of fun!
I think we all can be happy that Rare puts that much effort into the game. This will definitely pay out.
I think we all can be happy that Rare puts that much effort into the game. This will definitely pay out.
After accessing my IE the other day I saw a link to the new Banjo game and promptly clicked the link, with my senses fully stimulated, this was something I have waited on for many many years now. I am now 35 years of age and played many iterations of the game numerous times on many different machines, after the web page had loaded up (Gamespot) the first thing that struck me was the name..esp.. NUTS AND BOLTS, UH OH, cue a little pine and whimper as this was it I thought this is gonna make my day, a video first of the successor to the classic platformer that many had regarded better than Mario 64 myself included. Even though Mario 64 was a truly class game with so many fantastic elements Banjo 1&2 had it all and more plus humour. Then it happened...on loading up the video my heart SANK Deeper than the Titanic.......
This was the end of mine and millions of other fans` love affair with the once beautiful franchise, they decide the way forward is to collect vehicle parts and custom build a transport machine of differing types to get you around the levels, no no no no this just isn`t right and is certainly not what this classic should become, a 3D Automania (Spectrum 48k, Google it). RARE decided and to quote “Need to Push the game to the next Level” BOLLOX!!!! My first response was and still is, THIS IS, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS SHOULD BE CLASSIC PLATFORMING ACTION PERIOD!!!.
RARE I feel so strongly about this I don`t normally post on these forums but I am absolutely gutted to the core to see what you are doing to the game, this game should be 10% Vehicles 90% Platforming....it should be a little bit on the side shall we say and not a major part of it. Now I know that so many fans feel the same way I have read thousands of posts expressing their dismay and frustration about where you are taking the game, DON`T do this guys...you talk about a new fan base well prepare to lose most of your old if you continue down this road. Take time out and understand your fans and their views WISE UP!!!!.
This is not a 50/50 split amongst fans this is distraction on a MAJOR scale...Do the right thing RARE, give us what we want, I myself and millions of others are begging you..
This was the end of mine and millions of other fans` love affair with the once beautiful franchise, they decide the way forward is to collect vehicle parts and custom build a transport machine of differing types to get you around the levels, no no no no this just isn`t right and is certainly not what this classic should become, a 3D Automania (Spectrum 48k, Google it). RARE decided and to quote “Need to Push the game to the next Level” BOLLOX!!!! My first response was and still is, THIS IS, AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND ALWAYS SHOULD BE CLASSIC PLATFORMING ACTION PERIOD!!!.
RARE I feel so strongly about this I don`t normally post on these forums but I am absolutely gutted to the core to see what you are doing to the game, this game should be 10% Vehicles 90% Platforming....it should be a little bit on the side shall we say and not a major part of it. Now I know that so many fans feel the same way I have read thousands of posts expressing their dismay and frustration about where you are taking the game, DON`T do this guys...you talk about a new fan base well prepare to lose most of your old if you continue down this road. Take time out and understand your fans and their views WISE UP!!!!.
This is not a 50/50 split amongst fans this is distraction on a MAJOR scale...Do the right thing RARE, give us what we want, I myself and millions of others are begging you..
Very interesting I can't wait to get this game and the multiplayer sounds great even the jiggie challenges sound more challenging than the first two Banjo games. In my opinion Rare has done better with Microsoft than Nintendo.
QUOTE(conker_re @ May 20 2008, 07:41 AM)
Very interesting I can't wait to get this game and the multiplayer sounds great even the jiggie challenges sound more challenging than the first two Banjo games. In my opinion Rare has done better with Microsoft than Nintendo.
Ok, I'm agreeing with people that Banjo N&B actually looks pretty awesome, and has kept the charm of the original banjo, but seriously, this looks to be the only game that may actually live up to their N64 status. Most of their other games have been either crap (PDZ), mediocre (Kameo) or really good (viva pinata, and IMO Conker L&R,) but none of them were ever as good as the games they had on the N64. Banjo looks promising though
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