Post by: TooShort on February 13, 2004, 05:22:34 AM
Post by: Bill Aurion on February 13, 2004, 09:18:08 AM
Even Grunty's Revenge fell below my Banjo-loving expectations...
Post by: kennyb27 on February 13, 2004, 09:34:50 AM
QuoteReally? It looks like a rehash of Banjo's engine, which honestly didn't impress me a whole lot.
Those are very beautiful GBA graphics that Rare is doing with Sabre Wulf
Post by: Smadte on February 13, 2004, 10:35:33 AM
Post by: Djunknown on February 13, 2004, 04:13:39 PM
How many more Rare GBA games left?
Post by: thegloaming on February 13, 2004, 10:37:37 PM
As for the graphics on Sabre Wulf... I'm not that impressed either... I believe the guys can do better than just rehashing an already average engine...
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on February 15, 2004, 08:58:41 AM
Post by: WackerJr on April 19, 2004, 12:02:26 PM
The remaining GBA games that Rare have announced are:
~ Banjo Pilot
~ It's Mr.Pants
Neither of which have been seen yet, although it seems that Banjo Pilot is what used to be Diddy Kong Pilot, while no-one really knows what "It's Mr. Pants" is going to be. Mr. Pants seems to have an almost cult following among Rare fans so it'll be fun to see what this turns out like!
Post by: couchmonkey on May 06, 2004, 10:15:43 AM
I've been following Rare on Xbox. Kameo and Conker are supposed to be out this year, and MS has even released new artwork for each recently. I think they'll make it on time, however, Rare seems to be having trouble on Xbox. They aren't as fast as MS would like, and Rare's games don't really fit in the Xbox mould. Ironically, that's why Microsoft acquired Rare in the first place, to expand it's territory, but it doesn't seem to be working.
As for Sabre Wulf, I think it looks really good. I don't know, people seem to have gone against the DKC "pre-rendered" style of graphics in recent years, but I still think DKC looks beautiful, and this game looks beautiful too...to me.
Early reviews of the game from Europe are quite positive. I think the biggest compliment from the reviews is that the game is NOT like all the other GBA platformers out there. I'll probably buy it.
Post by: Bartman3010 on June 09, 2004, 04:51:50 AM
I should pick it up when I get the chance..
Post by: couchmonkey on June 09, 2004, 05:24:29 AM
Post by: Lost101 on August 18, 2004, 08:04:54 PM
Rare aint what it used to be....
Post by: couchmonkey on August 19, 2004, 12:43:11 PM
The graphics, since they're the subject of this thread, are very good but not amazing. Some of the backgrounds are pretty dull, and a few character designs look really weird. On the other hand, everything is very nicely animated and the game is full of the little touches that Rare does really well. For example, in tree filled areas, birds will fly around and alight on the branches above Sabre Man.
But graphics are not what matters anyway. The gameplay is awesome! I appreciate Rare's recent attempts to bring simplicity back to gaming...I'm playing Sabre Wulf and Tales of Symphonia at the same time, and it's a relief to go from the overwhelming complexity of Tales to the old-school simplicity of Sabre Wulf. You can jump, and you can place helpful monsters on the screen, that is just about all. I think there's a way to take pictures too, but essentially, it's extremely simple, yet fun and deep.
If you enjoy some puzzling with your platformers, I really recommend it.
Post by: Lost101 on August 19, 2004, 06:19:40 PM
I always wanted to pick up the Banjo Kazooie game for the GBA but I always end up getting something else. Anyone else played it?
