Nuts, Bolts, and Tiny Text

If its any smaller than the text on Dead Rising then theres no chance for SD users......that text was KRAZY small!!

good thing i just upgraded to HD but i wouldn't get this crap in the first place anyways aha

I haven't heard about that problem since Dead Rising issues..

Damn that sucks. It doesn't really matter though, I'm getting this game even if I have to sit inches away from the TV to play it!!!!

Thanks for the heads up Jeff.

If you are really still using an SD TV to play games, you might as well just throw your 360 out the window now.

The DEMO was really a wow moment for me to hear all the old tunes again, unfortunately this game is simply unplayable for SDTV users like myself.

I still use a SD TV, going to get an HD one after Christmas when I have money.  Also while playing Fable 2 I noticed some text was cut off screen.

Good thing that I play on a full HD tv then. YAY ME!

The text was small on my 37 inch series 6 Samsung so its gotta be bad on SD.

I hope it comes to the PC, my TV can't run it.

looks like im going to have to take over the HD TV in the living room

Yeah I have an HD tv.  I feel special.

Dead Rising was so bad for that

To all SD users: GET WITH THE TIMES.

Seriously, if you have a 360 or PS3, an HDTV is more than a worthy investment, it's a must.

I have an HD-TV but I now will not be buying this game due to the lack of respect from the developers.

unfortunatly im one of those that play my 360 on an sd set. I CNT SEE ANYTHING. o well. one more holiday game to cross off of my list

Well that's too bad, looks like I won't be investing into that game any time soon.

I'm on an SDTV, and the text is pretty much unreadable.  Hopefully I'll be able to get an HDTV soon, but being a broke-ass college student, that isn't very likely.  And to all you folks saying "get with the times,"  why don't you chill the fuck out and realize that some people can't afford or don't want to buy an HDTV - maybe they would like to spend that money on other stuff, like food or education, or more games ;)

Oni: "To all SD users: GET WITH THE TIMES."

Some people might not be able to afford a HDTV. I can't afford to get one, but I don't plan on getting Banjo anyway.

CVG didn't get that info. George K posted it in NeoGAF's official thread.

It does suck though. The text is small as hell even on an HDTV. I used to get pissed *constantly* at games with shitty-ass text on my SDTV, but thankfully HD has alleviated that somewhat. Sorry, SD people. You'll be missing out on a very good game.

This is only made worse by the fact that there isn't anything resembling spoken human language in the game.

Those arseholes. It's called STANDARD definition for a reason. As in, the majority of television owners still use it(myself included)

Tiny text=no good, unless HD is involved

Im still an SD player, i actually could afford an HDTV but guess what? i dont want one, call me crazy if you like, but right now, i dont even need one, my TV is huge, but SD, so the only thing i suffer is flicker and small text. Dont get me wrong, i'd love the bennefits of an HDTV, i just dont need one.

ugh, I guess this is something us gamers will be seeing alot more of until we are all forced to buy HDtv's, myself included. I'd love to get one, it's just, they're so expensive...

Well my $50 sd tv puts out a picture good enough to make the text in dead rising very readable.  I don't think this game will be any different.  I have no need to upgrade until I see something that makes my tv inferior.

It's unbelievable that this issue made it into the final product.  This means they do not QA test their games on SD TVs at all.  I find that uncannily sloppy on Rare's part, and downright baffling for a Microsoft-published game.

The ad I've seen online for Banjo actually advertises the HD-cable-less Xbox 360 Arcade at the end!  How is the SD TV owner who buys this game and that system supposed to play the game?!

I'm one of those that can't afford to buy an HDTV but i'm not going to let that stop me from enjoying an awesome game.  Games still look good in SD.

God bless my HDTV.  I had to upgrade in order to keep playing games properly.  I can't wait for Nuts and Bolts.  But I'd prefer a Banjo Hero.

I must have the eyesight of a hawk, because I game on a 27" SD set and I have no problem reading the text. Actually, I think it may be because I use component cables for my 360 instead of crappy composite ones. Seriously, component cables make a huge difference in terms of clarity and color reproduction, even on a standard definition TV.

Aw son of a bitch!!!

I'm in the small percentage of people still using an SD TV....mostly 'cause I'm 16 and even with my job I won't be able to save up for one until after this holiday season....too many damn games coming out.

This was really unfortunate news for me. I've had the same 20-inch SDTV for about 10 years now. Me don't has cash for a new-fangled HD machine.

I had this same problem with Dead Rising, if I remember correctly. 

I downloaded the demo, and I have a Sd T.V. (32 inch) and I'm not having a big problem. Yeah, it kinds sucks that the voice acting doesn't help you if your trying to understand whats going on, but honestly, its a Banjo game. The only time the text is absolutely necessary is in the tutorial for the car building, but that is it really. Everything else is pretty self explanatory, and illistrated for your with camera angles and examples.  Go here, get this Jiggy, race this guy, hit these guys. Its not like its hard to figure out what to do when you see a giant soccer ball and a big soccer field.

But yeah, still sucks about the small text, I do like the story in the Banjo games, but you can still appreciate the core of the game, without it.

I don't have an HDTV so I spent $10 on a VGA cable so I could play on my computer monitor. Is it as good as playing on a 32" or 42" widescreen? No. But is it in HD? Yes! I recommend this option to anyone that has a computer monitor with a VGA in and no HDTV.

Me and the girlfriend went halves on an HDTV this summer kinda as a congrats present to ourselves for finishing our first year at college, so I'm set. All I need now is an actual XBox...

I didn't have a problem with Dead Rising, but I had difficulties with the demo. It was still readable to me though.

I'm in college. My parents have an HDTV at home, and frankly I really don't need one to survive. My SD set is quite big enough for my Haloz and Gears. I can still be a "Hardcore" gamer without the absolute BESTEST tv thank you very much.

Anyway, this only added to the crapburger that is this new Banjo game. I wouldn't wish that demo on my worst enemy.

The game is shit anyways.

Dead Rising and Lost Planet both were patched to address the issue with tiny text years ago.  It was a bit early for devs to think everybody had HD in 2006, but today it's a more logical assumption that a person that can afford a $400 game console can afford a $400 HD set from Costco.

I play my 360 on a 22" widescreen LCD I use for my PC, I've still got a ticking time bomb of a 1st gen 360 so SVGA is all I can use, but it works nicely - especially for quick web searches for a game guide.  My only real issue is noise, an old 360 and a PC right next to me is like being on an airplane.

That being said, how hard is it really to go back and up the font size for a patch?  Lair was steaming piece of shit until the patched in decent controls, and that game was already a lost cause when they did it.  So patching in some text (even when you consider all the languages involved) can't be more than a few days work for a single employee.  Although like the above poster said, what earth-shaking drama is being missed by not reading it in a Banjo game?  The damn thing could be in Sim-speak and it would be just as condusive in telling the tale.

Need bigger eyes!!!

Yeah, I was excited about this game, I played the demo for 1 minute and shut it off and deleted it.

I think there is actually a large number of people playing their video games on SD TVs.

While I could afford a new HDTV, I have these things called priorities, and I can't really make getting an HDTV set a priority when I have a perfectly functional SDTV.   Maybe once the basement is developed, and I actually have a good reason to buy a new TV, then I'll go HD. 

Besides, if I'm really craving good resolution, that's what the PC is for.  You just have to wait a year or more for major console games to make it to their domain...

Overall meh, as I don't really see the appeal of this particular game.  I would have preferred a pretty new take on the old platforming convention of the old Banjo games. 

I certainly cannot afford a HDTV at this time, so to me this all feels a bit like Rare spitting in one of it's loyal customers face. Sure, the majority of people use HDTV's, but the majority of people are spoilled fuckfaces. (yes, I am a bitter.)

In dialogue form it would follow something similar to this
Rare: Hey guys, I know you love our games, and there's some of you who just can't afford a bigass HDTV at this time. We'd like to thank you for all your support, buying our games and fueling our company, by making seriously small writing so you (our valued customer) cannot understand what the fuck is going on with the story, making all and any endeavor with the game ultimately pointless. Thanks guys, peace.

Dang, I thought the text was small on my 32 inch hd tv. I'll probably still get it though, I enjoyed the demo.

I was looking forward to this game. When I saw this article I decided to check out the demo, and god damn that's small. I can only imagine that after an hour or so trying to read that my eyes will be feeling severely punished.

Since I'm unsure when I'll be getting a HDTV I might just have to not pick up my pre-ordered copy of the game, hopefully I'll at least get the original on XBLA out of it.

I'm still using an SDTV.  :(

And here I thought that HD was not needed. Lucky me I was not planning to get this game.