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Nuts & Bolts may be a questionable as the 3rd entry of the franchise mainly because of the dramatic shift in gameplay, But one thing that all BK fans can agree on is a Grant Kirkhope Soundtrack.
My bad! I stay mostly in the Geno thread, so I wasn't sure how far that idea went in this thread.
TBH I'd buy it for the cover art alone
I think nuts and bolts would've been received better if microsoft gave the franchise some love before and after the fact.
I mean by that point the 3D platformer and mascot platformer were seriously on the decline. The whole 3D platformer revival has only really been in the past couple of years and even then it's not so much a revival as much as sleepily and slowly reawakening. Mario was the only one who was doing well at that point, so I totally see Microsoft shying away from the traditional 3D platformer side of things at that specific moment to do something else.
Nuts & Bolts came out at a weird time. Everyone was all about the shooter games at the time. Rare always made it pretty clear that they felt the platforming genre was dead at the time and that’s why they wanted to change it up. NOW however would be a perfect time for a new Banjo game, with platformers back in the spotlight and 90s nostalgia being so prominent
I remember reading somewhere that some on the Banjo-Kazooie team felt that the worlds were getting to big to traverse by foot and vehicle's were added to get around faster and easier.
They shoulda just used talon trot smh
Also, the Microsoft president at the time was a dumb-dumb, which helped even less.
Luckily, Spencer seems open to the idea of Banjo getting something. Who will make the first step is the question.
When British self-deprecation goes too far.
It came out at a weird time, and I do agree with large parts of your post. Maybe not "everyone was all about the shooter games" but I see your point. That was the time when COD truly hit the big time, TF2 was fresh and the shift towards online shooters was pretty much solidifying. They were not every game, but they seemed unstoppable.
I did feel that a bit in Tooie. I think a flying system with Kazooie going fast would’ve worked better. Or using Bottles’s mole hill to teleport around the maps once you’ve reached new locations.
I only made that comparison because I was responding to someone who claimed Banjo would be chosen because of fan demand. And I said that Sakurai only occationally puts characters in because of fan demand.
For me it is the quickest it has been in years. So much gaming to do until then. And travel and events. And opportunity.
Frogger
I've always been adament about Frogger.
James Sunderland...
Fully agree. Not only have we never received just one character at E3 (close with Ridley, but I'll count in Daisy), but it's been a really long time since we heard of a character (by E3- it will have been 7 months). We are to receive them all by February (and honestly I think thats the end of projected time frame, meaning we could get them all sooner). Sure Nintendo usually back loads years with content (making BotW all the more of a treasure), but we cannot actually keep a strong pace the rest of DLC time line without two at E3.
Rule 101 of a gaming franchise: If you bring a franchise that has been dormant for a while, NEVER try to bring it back in such a drastically different way, ESPECIALLY if it's a Follow Up with an established formula. This is to me, the reason as to why Nuts and Bolts ended up beign recieved the way it was.
I am talking about all-time ratings of purchases. Go to Wikipedia and type in all-time selling gaming franchises. The Wii franchise is ahead of Mindcraft in number of all-time sales.
One important note (I don't mean to be rude, but this needs to be pointed out): the Wii franchise is comprised of Sports, Play, Fit etc. while I'm not sure if Minecraft's numbers include editions like Minecraft China (which is free-to-play and boasts 150 million accounts across all devices if the linked article's to be believed*).
Depending on whether the "international appeal" stance still holds or not, Goemon. He's the only big Konami name left, seeing as Bomberman's an assist until further notice. Bill Rizer is close enough.
On my end, I think that should we get two characters at E3, at least one may be noteworthy, the other one not as much. You never know who could be unveiled.
Unless it's an IP that barely anyone cared about to begin with, like Kid Icarus.
Um... Frogger. Bigger than any Konami character, including Bomberman, and I'd argue, Snake.
I don't think any of the DLC should be non-noteworthy.
By that point you do a Breath of the Wild situation and just allow Banjo and Kazooie to freely glide and warp wherever they want.
Yeah, but I don't think they'd use him unless they just have to resort to the anthro version from his later years.
Or do what HollowKnight does with not as big of a world, and just say, "screw it," making the character traverse too far, anyway. It's hours logged on the game!
Fans are stupid. They won't know how much they want him until he is playable and incredibly unique.
Yes, but for whatever reason we don't know about he is likely to be passed over. While anyone can think anyone stands a chance, no one is immune from simply not being considered until later, if ever.
Haha.. maybe a bit confusing.
We'll see, I guess.
Oh, I agree.
I don't think we are going to get another Konami rep in this game. But if we do though, I think it will be either Goemon or one of the Contra guys.
That's true that Frogger is the most iconic Konami character not in Smash, but there are other Konami characters like Goemon for example that would translate better into fighters than Frogger would.
Eh the well of gaming icons is running out. There aren't many characters bigger than Banjo at this point.
Now THAT is true. Especially if they continue to stick to Japan.
