Did everyone forget about Banjo: Nuts & Bolts?

I know LBP is getting quite some attention right now, but let's not all forget about the other platformer with potential. Solid platforming combined with vehicular creation is a relatively new direction taken in the world of platformers, but the big question is will that combo pay off? What are the latest developments in your opinions and/or expectations for this title?

To quote Metallica: Keep praying, just keep waiting!

I'm not getting a very good feeling about the exteme overuse of vehicles in this game. It barely resembles Banjo 1 and 2. The traditional platformer never needed fixing to begin with, so I don't understand this new approach to platforming...especially using vehicles. I still have this feeling RARE only made the game this way because of how poorly platformers have sold on Xbox in the past. So they had this weird idea to "reinvent" the platformer and use vehicles to try and entice lemmings. I'm not sure it will work though. AvIdGaMeR444

you really do need to stop viewing the rest of the gaming industry as if it's all one big system wars board.

I most certainly didnt forget. My most anticipated game this year.C-Lee

Ditto, but only on 360.

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]I'm not getting a very good feeling about the exteme overuse of vehicles in this game. It barely resembles Banjo 1 and 2. The traditional platformer never needed fixing to begin with, so I don't understand this new approach to platforming...especially using vehicles. I still have this feeling RARE only made the game this way because of how poorly platformers have sold on Xbox in the past. So they had this weird idea to "reinvent" the platformer and use vehicles to try and entice lemmings. I'm not sure it will work though. lawlessx

you really do need to stop viewing the rest of the gaming industry as if it's all one big system wars board.

Banjo 1 and 2 sold millions on N64. So, why in the world would RARE change a winning formula? So, yeah...I'm making a random guess as to why. If what I said makes no sense or has too much speculating, then ask yourself why RARE would change a successful formula so drastically in the 1st place. The only answer I can come up with is that RARE was not confident that a traditional platformer would sell well on 360.

If this game gets at least a 7.5 then its a buy for me. 40$ for a 7.5 game is pretty decent, and if it scores anything higher than 8 then it will probably be one of the best deals of the year.

i liked the first banjo but honestly i see this game getting AE. the vehicule platforming looks sluggish and really not funmephisto_11

Agreed. Straying away from the type of gameplay that made the first two great has me thinking this will flop.

[QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]I'm not getting a very good feeling about the exteme overuse of vehicles in this game. It barely resembles Banjo 1 and 2. The traditional platformer never needed fixing to begin with, so I don't understand this new approach to platforming...especially using vehicles. I still have this feeling RARE only made the game this way because of how poorly platformers have sold on Xbox in the past. So they had this weird idea to "reinvent" the platformer and use vehicles to try and entice lemmings. I'm not sure it will work though. AvIdGaMeR444

you really do need to stop viewing the rest of the gaming industry as if it's all one big system wars board.

Banjo 1 and 2 sold millions on N64. So, why in the world would RARE change a winning formula? So, yeah...I'm making a random guess as to why. If what I said makes no sense or has too much speculating, then ask yourself why RARE would change a successful formula so drastically in the 1st place. The only answer I can come up with is that RARE was not confident that a traditional platformer would sell well on 360.

I know you are going to get called crazy for that, but I think there is truth there.

When you look at Oddworld : Abe, then years later, they made Oddworld :Stranger....they turned it into a shooter/platformer.

I thought, it was a good game, but it still tanked. My point is, yeah, Devs are very worried about the Platform genre selling well with the Xbox market.

I think it looks like a good game, I don't think it's a good banjo game.

The more I hear about it straying from platforming, the more I worry.Waffle_Fish

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"][QUOTE="lawlessx"]

[QUOTE="AvIdGaMeR444"]I'm not getting a very good feeling about the exteme overuse of vehicles in this game. It barely resembles Banjo 1 and 2. The traditional platformer never needed fixing to begin with, so I don't understand this new approach to platforming...especially using vehicles. I still have this feeling RARE only made the game this way because of how poorly platformers have sold on Xbox in the past. So they had this weird idea to "reinvent" the platformer and use vehicles to try and entice lemmings. I'm not sure it will work though. SolidTy

you really do need to stop viewing the rest of the gaming industry as if it's all one big system wars board.

Banjo 1 and 2 sold millions on N64. So, why in the world would RARE change a winning formula? So, yeah...I'm making a random guess as to why. If what I said makes no sense or has too much speculating, then ask yourself why RARE would change a successful formula so drastically in the 1st place. The only answer I can come up with is that RARE was not confident that a traditional platformer would sell well on 360.

I know you are going to get called crazy for that, but I think there is truth there.

When you look at Oddworld : Abe, then years later, they made Oddworld :Stranger....they turned it into a shooter/platformer.

I thought, it was a good game, but it still tanked. My point is, yeah, Devs are very worried about the Platform genre selling well with the Xbox market.

oddword stranger rocked my socks

I didn't forget about it, infact i was watching some trailers for it on gametrailers.com last night and it really looks good and for $39.99 i'll most likely be picking it up because it does look like they've made alot of interesting platforming innovations from it's predecessors.

Regardless of what some disgruntled Nintendo fans might say, i know there a little annoyed with Microsoft having purchased RARE so now they claim RARE has gone down hill ever since, but i for one don't think so and i can't wait for Banjo Kazooie because the 360 needs a great platformer, after all Nintendo has Super Mario, Playstation has Ratchet and Clank, so unless they continue Oddworld for 360 only then Banjo Kazooie is currently our only hope.

When RARE first announced the game, it was really exciting. Finally, Banjo was back! We didnt get any info on the game for like a full year. And when they showed that the game consisted of vehicles and stuff, I pretty much felt like they had cancelled the game. Yes, Banjo was still coming, but its not the sequel I wanted. I feel like this is some sort of spin-off.

I wanted Banjo THREEIE, and I got a spin-off that doesnt look very good.

CAnt wait, a platformer where i design the moves, "even if it it vehichles, cant wait,. Not to mention pre ordering it to get the original Banjo kazooi off live for free XD.

hey also i heard it was only gonna be 40 bucks at launch, anyone know if this is true ?