there has been allot of mewing about how the new Banjo Kazooie isn't as good as the last two because there's less platfoorming and too many vehicles. "they've ruined it" they cry. "it's not like the originals" they spew. "it's a budget game" they blasfeem! why are they complaining about getting a game that looks that good for a low low price?

on the topic of vehicles, have they not seen the size of the worlds and levels? I wouldn't want to footslog through those. I'd want a plane, or a car, or a boat, or even a submarine to get through it. oh wait! there are boats, subs, planes and automobiles (no trains so far but fingers crossed). and you get to build them! BRILLIANT! who didn't love LEGO, or Mecano, or Kinex as a child? you get to build and drive these wacky creations around a huge a colourful environment. it's the sort of game my 10 year old self wished for.

and have these doomsayers forgotten that this game is being made by RARE?
the people who brought us Donkey Kong (amazing SNES platforming), Goldeneye (one of, if not, the greatest FPS' of all time), Perfect Dark (a bad-ass and hawt Bond mirror), Conker's Bad Fur Day (an alcoholic squirrel who fought a giant poo!), Jet Force Jemini (a cutsey, gorry, space shooter fest) and other brilliantly named titles like Battletoads, Sabre Wulf and It's Mr Pants.

those are all from the 90s (when they weren't controlled by Mr Microsoft) but with RARES other 00s title, Viva Pinyata, surely this could be a herrald that the quirkiest game maker is back making great games. with Microsoft money imagine the sorts of things that could be achived.

think of Nuts & Bolts like a Pixar film, everything about them should want to make you avoid them; a film about talking toys, monsters that scare children, a robot that doesn't talk, cars on a journey of discovery. on the surface they sound like poison, but when you look deeper you see that all is not what it seems - they are finely crafted master works that tap into that child like bit of your brain and make you feel 10 years old again. and i can not think of a games developer who can do that better than RARE

You're dead on with that Pixar simile.

yup, just played the demo. 

"yup, just played the demo. 

amazing

"

It looks to be pretty good, but there is just too many other games!!!

looking forward to it, but i dunno if i'll have the money to get it :-(

"Riddler said:

"yup, just played the demo. 

amazing

"

Is the demo out on xbox live?!"

Of course it will be awesome.

IT'S A NEW BANJO GAME!!!!

And Meet the Robinsons was fantastic.

"You're dead on with that Pixar simile.

I watched Meet the Robinsons one night and it was awesome. It's a really finely crafted movie. 

I remember talking smack about it when I saw the trailer.

Don't knock it until you see/play it!

P.S. Banjo looks awesome. I've got it pre-ordered :D

"

I haven't had an opportunity to play Rare's new title, but it does look very fun and charismatic.

It looks great, and I'd love to get it.

I played the demo and it was amazing. It felt exactly like a Banjo games should and the ability to solve challenges with your own creations in genius and helps reduce frustration. The 8 years were worth the wait. I can't believe this awesome game is only $40 too!

"r3b3lr0b0t said:

"You're dead on with that Pixar simile.

I watched Meet the Robinsons one night and it was awesome. It's a really finely crafted movie. 

I remember talking smack about it when I saw the trailer.

Don't knock it until you see/play it!

P.S. Banjo looks awesome. I've got it pre-ordered :D

"

It isn't a PIXAR movie. Meet the Robinsons is an actual Disney movie."

"Willy105 said:

"r3b3lr0b0t said:

"You're dead on with that Pixar simile.

I watched Meet the Robinsons one night and it was awesome. It's a really finely crafted movie. 

I remember talking smack about it when I saw the trailer.

Don't knock it until you see/play it!

P.S. Banjo looks awesome. I've got it pre-ordered :D

"

It isn't a PIXAR movie. Meet the Robinsons is an actual Disney movie."

Disney took over Pixar."

"You're dead on with that Pixar simile.

I watched Meet the Robinsons one night and it was awesome. It's a really finely crafted movie. 

I remember talking smack about it when I saw the trailer.

Don't knock it until you see/play it!

P.S. Banjo looks awesome. I've got it pre-ordered :D

"

I honestly wasn't impressed with the demo. Still looking forward to Banjo-Kazooie on XBLA though.