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New information on Banjo-Kazooie 3 to (finally!) be revealed early next week

3:03 PM on 05.09.2008, Chad Concelmo 36 comments

New information on Banjo-Kazooie 3 to (finally!) be revealed early next week photo
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It has been confirmed that Rare will finally be revealing assets for its highly anticipated (at least by me) game Banjo-Kazooie 3, an Xbox 360 exclusive, at Microsoft’s media summit next week in San Francisco.

There’s no word on exactly what will be shown, but any new info is good info, right? I am one of the biggest Banjo-Kazooie fans on the planet and will be waiting with bated breath (while stroking my Clanker doll) for the assets to drop at exactly 8:00 AM PST this coming Tuesday (5/13). I may not be the one to post them, but rest assured that someone here at Destructoid will get them up as quickly as his/her little blogger hands can move.

So, we are finally going to see how the game looks. Yay! What will the final character models look like? Is it still going to be a traditional platformer? Will Grunty make yet another return? How excited are all of you about Banjo-Kazooie 3, the game I am looking forward to more than any other this year (I adore you Metal Gear Solid and Resident Evil, but — sorry — you ain’t got nothing on the bird and bear)?

[Via TGR]


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Neonie's Avatar
Neonie at 05/09/2008 15:05
Epic
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 05/09/2008 15:08
PLEASE BE GOOD PLEASE BE GOOD PLEASE BE GOOD

King: You're on, the title is as good as mine!
Roryzilla's Avatar
Roryzilla at 05/09/2008 15:10
I'm wetting my pants now, Banjo-Kazooie is one of my favorite series. soo stoked!
Spore's Avatar
Spore at 05/09/2008 15:10
As long as the character models don't look as terrible as they do in these recent teasers I'm cool.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 05/09/2008 15:12
@king3vbom
Bring it on! :)
ParaParaKing's Avatar
ParaParaKing at 05/09/2008 15:13
Hopefully this will be good. Rare has disappointed me a lot in the last years.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 05/09/2008 15:14
@Spore,
I have heard they don't, but ... I guess we'll see. :)
ZombiePlatypus's Avatar
ZombiePlatypus at 05/09/2008 15:15
I own a 64 yet I've never played either of the Banjo games, but I'm still looking forward to this. The 360 needs a game like this amidst all the other stuff...
The Wizard's Avatar
The Wizard at 05/09/2008 15:20
That's 12:00 PM on the east coast, right? Regardless, this will be awesome!

@king3vbo & Necros: I challenge both of you for that title. I'll go first: I solved Stop n' Swop. Checkmate, bitches.

@Chad: Where the hell did you get a Clanker Doll!?
mix's Avatar
mix at 05/09/2008 15:20
Very interesting, this would be a game that would make me take interest in a 360....
FreedomToast's Avatar
FreedomToast at 05/09/2008 15:29
cant wait to start collecting golden puzzle pieces....IN HD
Dexter345's Avatar
Dexter345 at 05/09/2008 15:41
I'm pretty excited about Banjo-Threeie, even though I never played the second one in the series.
Ashley Davis's Avatar
Ashley Davis at 05/09/2008 15:43
Clanker, even in plush form, is probably still scary as hell. :(
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CannibalCalvin at 05/09/2008 15:47
DO WANT!

Gah! I need a cigarette now...
Hiltz's Avatar
Hiltz at 05/09/2008 15:47
I haven't played the Banjo N64 games, but I have heard good things about them.

Hopefully, Rare will prove its worth this generation and not screw up the franchise.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar
Chad Concelmo at 05/09/2008 15:56
@The Wizard,
11:00 a.m. EST, actually. :)
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 05/09/2008 15:58
I better not NEED the new controller to play this :/
BlackSunEmpire's Avatar
BlackSunEmpire at 05/09/2008 16:00
If you guys were really the biggest fans you'd freeze yourselves in an avalanche until Tuesday. Go!
Alcochetano's Avatar
Alcochetano at 05/09/2008 16:34
Al long last. I personally love the look of the characters in the teaser so I hope they go with that.

They damn well better not fuck this game up. Tooie fell considerably in quality when compared to the first game, but when you're talking about one the top 5 3D platformers ever you're bound to roll that way.
ShinSennju's Avatar
ShinSennju at 05/09/2008 17:09
@Alcochetano

What are you talking about? Tooie had amazing gameplay mechanics and a assload of new abilities and you started with ALL of the previous game special techniques.

But I have to admit that level design was superior on the first game.
Netrat33's Avatar
Netrat33 at 05/09/2008 17:42
I never played the first 2. Are they really that good? What made them special to other 3D platformers?
Alpha 87655320875's Avatar
Alpha 87655320875 at 05/09/2008 17:49
Banjo Kazooie: Collect everything
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XL1ska at 05/09/2008 17:53
I dunno, I've got to be at least in the top 10 of Banjo fans. Banjo is my second favorite franchise (Metal Gear being the first) and I check the Rare Witch Project as well as the entire internet literally several times a day for any hint of new information on Threeie (I hope it's called that, as awkward as it is to say that). B-K was the first game I ever pre-ordered at the ripe old age of 11, and I hunted endlessly for Stop 'n' Swop as a child during the days of both BK and BT (though I'm no Wizard). I live for this series, and will be anxiously awaiting the second the info drops.

One thing I find unique about Banjo fans is that while fans of most other games just get to sort of hang out and check out media, only getting excited near release, us Banjo fans are treating this info day as if it IS the release. A single screenshot is a megaton whereas it's scoffed upon for any other franchise. Rare has truly fucked with us.
JDUB X's Avatar
JDUB X at 05/09/2008 18:00
If Microsoft/RARE screws this up I will never forgive them
cjpkiller's Avatar
cjpkiller at 05/09/2008 19:00
looking forward to it.
D Sane's Avatar
D Sane at 05/09/2008 19:17
I'M SO EXCITED I FORGOT TO TURN OFF CAPS LOCK!!!
Alcochetano's Avatar
Alcochetano at 05/09/2008 19:44
@Shinsennju

"But I have to admit that level design was superior on the first game."

You just made 90% of my case for me. The other 10% rest with the less endearing characters.
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Elrando at 05/09/2008 20:04
Dear Rare, in the N64/PS1 generation you were known for innovating and having the ability to push the hardware you were using to do things it shouldn't (Perfect Dark/Banjo Tooie).

Your efforts from Starfox Adventures onwards have been shall we say... less than impressive. I will concede that SA went through far too many redesigns to ever be the game it should have. Grabbed by the Ghoulies was bashed out quickly just so you could get something out there, and Perfect Dark/Kameo are both games that have been ported over from Gamecube to Xbox to 360, being redesigned at every turn.

Taking all of this into account I'm ready to give you the benefit of the doubt one last time. You've got a game designed from the ground up for this new hardware, which you already have experience on. If this game is less than crotch-grabbingly awesome you are dead to me.

You are on notice for being shit Rare.
kohelhunter's Avatar
kohelhunter at 05/09/2008 20:51
uhhh yeah what Elrando said....Ditto
Sam Spectre's Avatar
Sam Spectre at 05/09/2008 23:35
video games with colors!!!
Fronz's Avatar
Fronz at 05/10/2008 02:16
helllllllllllll yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 05/10/2008 08:19
An announcement about an upcoming announcement about an anticipated game?

You torturous bastard.
boxman's Avatar
boxman at 05/10/2008 15:07
eekum pokum!
The Unforgivable's Avatar
The Unforgivable at 05/10/2008 23:18
EEKUM POKUM!
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