"Wow! Check this out! COnker on XBox! Nothing is censored! And because he is a mature character, he is suited to the Xbox platform! Hear all the things you couldn't hear on the N64 version because of Nintendo's bad decisions!"
These sort of comments by PR and hype piss me off so much.
Conker was great on the N64. The reason why it was good was because he was he was a cuddly character in the mould of other NIntendo characters, injected with a real badass attitude. The bleeping of f**k actually made the game funnier than if there was full swearing. To me, Conker on the Xbox is just another character and mature game. Not that it won't be good, but I think it's more cliched if it was on Xbox. You guys can disagree this if you want.
And Kameo: the video was cool, but I wasn't looking forward to it when it was on Gamecube, and my stance remains with the Xbox version.
The only games I'm interested in are Banjo and Perfect Dark.
Banjo in full FMV-style glory would be a great sight to see. And a cel-shaded Jo is interesting.
Thing is though, it comes down to gameplay. And, if Grabbed by the Ghoulies is anything to go by, Rare's gameplay goodness days may be over.
So, IMO, Rare may have lost their touch.