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Rare: 'Don't judge Banjo-Threeie on screenshots alone' photo

As you might have heard, Rare sprung something of a massive leak yesterday with regards to Banjo-Threeie. At first it was a trickle, with two screenshots dribbling out onto the Internet, but now a veritable torrent of bear-themed imagery has threatened to drown us all. Now, with screenshots invariably come judgment, and gamers have been quick to draw their own conclusions as to what Banjo-Threeie will be about. According to Rare, however, the armchair analysts are dead wrong.

Rare's George Kelion has told Destructoid that the rampant speculation concerning Banjo barely comes close to what the game is actually about. "We'd rather people not jump to conclusions," states Kelion. "Wait until tomorrow because you've not seen the half of it, and we have much more to tell you than what you've seen."

Thus far, people have assumed that Rare's bright and colorful platformer will be a Kart-style racing affair or a waggle-based Wii game rip-off. A few bitter and twisted souls have gone as far as to denounce the game as rubbish already, based only on screens. These people are more or less retarded.

Nevertheless, what is seen cannot be unseen, so here is the overflowing bucket of Banjo-Threeie screenshots for your disgusting viewing delight. Enjoy, they have more than three colors in them!


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RAPEGAME's Avatar
RAPEGAME at 05/12/2008 06:27
I'd say that this would make me buy a 360, but the lack of the $$$ kinda outweighs how good this game looks
Scammeleon's Avatar
Scammeleon at 05/12/2008 06:28
Apart from the plane, all those vehicles look like they were made out of similar blocks, with fancy extras added... Looks to me like we'll be building our own vehicles (at some point at least)
I'm a tad worried about this. On the one hand it looks beautiful, and has such a legacy behind it that it is going to probably be very good fun. On the other hand, there're only two screenshots that make the game look like a platformer... I was hoping to dismiss the vehicles as extras on top of the core gameplay, but that Grunty thing just raises more questions.
The thing is, it doesn't look like the levels are designed for racing, baybe fighting, but not racing. At the same time they look a teeny bit sparse for a platformer...

Fingers crossed on this one is all I can say.
timmet's Avatar
timmet at 05/12/2008 06:33
I don't want to be a nitpick, but what's with the half stoned looking character design? I liked the way they used to look.
Jetsetlemming's Avatar
Jetsetlemming at 05/12/2008 06:35
Wasn't this game initially announced to be a 360/PC title? The PC could use more cart racers. ;)

Also God fucking damn, D-toid's even uglier and stupider looking today than it was yesterday.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 05/12/2008 06:40
Eh, I still have no clue at all about what you do in this game. Make your own carts out of collectible LEGO blocks? Platform?
Boolean's Avatar
Boolean at 05/12/2008 06:41
I think it will be a video game of some kind.
Major Mustard's Avatar
Major Mustard at 05/12/2008 06:43
Actually the first screen makes it look like gears of war. Get it?
No?
Oh well...
Macca's Avatar
Macca at 05/12/2008 06:44
Calm down Jetset, the dtoid design is a work in progress :D

As for Banjo, looks really really nice, I'm thinking it's going to be something of an open world game, with parts blocked off until you can build the certain vehicles. As long as the platforming/collecting elements are still there, I'll buy it.
Jakysan's Avatar
Jakysan at 05/12/2008 06:56
Oh man, I LOVE this art style.. fantastic. I should probably play the old Banjo first uh?!
geekjutsu's Avatar
geekjutsu at 05/12/2008 07:02
I must be one of the only ones who don't like the new art style.
This is coming from someone who loved the hell outta the first two games.
Don't like the vehicle aspect either.
Not going to dismiss it totally yet, but still doesn't scream "awesome Banjo revival" like I had hoped.
kohelhunter's Avatar
kohelhunter at 05/12/2008 07:11
i love the art style there needs to be more games like this. Can't wait to try it.
ZeroTolo's Avatar
ZeroTolo at 05/12/2008 07:18
I've never played a Banjo-Kazooie game, but the look of these screenshots interests me to say the least. I'm gonna keep my eyes open for this one.
robcat09's Avatar
robcat09 at 05/12/2008 07:24
The backgrounds make it look like an N64 game
exodus1925's Avatar
exodus1925 at 05/12/2008 07:30
I honestly can't see why people would think this was rubbish:

a)It's freakin' Banjo
b)Just look! AWESOME!
njsykora's Avatar
njsykora at 05/12/2008 07:52
There's a bear, and a bird, and colours. That's all I need from a platformer to be honest.
RJG's Avatar
RJG at 05/12/2008 07:57
How about I judge the game on past series performance and recent Rare quality and denounce it as crap based on that?

I didn't like the previous titles in the series. They were collect-a-thons with annoyingly stupid presentation and humour. I like British comedy, but Rare, and Banjo, just aren't that funny. Or fun.
ScottyG's Avatar
ScottyG at 05/12/2008 08:05
Banjo-Threeie

Oh good lord, is that going to be the game's name? :S
Droll's Avatar
Droll at 05/12/2008 08:07
I think the really crazy thing about these screenshots is that they have me interested in platformers that don't have the word "Mario" in the title.
Seriously, all the great platformers of yesteryear have either ceased to be or changed the core focus of the franchise so greatly that it would be unrecognizable as a game in the genre: Rachet is effectivly a 3rd person shooter with jumping(albeit a fun game!), Jak went for guns and shooting before being scrapped by Naughty Dog, Rayman has abandoned his awesome platformer roots for minigame tomfoolery(despite where Michel Ancel wants to take the franchise) and Sonic is BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA( I almost called the modern Sonic games platformers. That's pretty funny).
Back in the days of the N64, Rare was easily one of the best developers on the console(second only to Nintendo's first party efforts). They took the whole "collection-fest" design of platforming as far as it could go, and then(realizing that collection heavy gameplay put people off) removed all of it in the Context Sensitive Conker:Bad Fur Day.
There is no other studio I'm more excited to see return to their platform roots than Rare, and I'm anxious to see where this goes! I love the company's dedication to vibrant colors on a console full of war torn FPS's!
Jim Sterling's Avatar
Jim Sterling at 05/12/2008 08:10
"How about I judge the game on past series performance and recent Rare quality and denounce it as crap based on that?"

It's at least more sensible than the Sony Defense Force morons posting pictures of Uncharted and saying "lol dis sux ratchet n clank r bettar."
Sinnix's Avatar
Sinnix at 05/12/2008 08:11
It doesn't look NEARLY as good as Ratchet and Clank Future Tools of Destruction. That's too bad.
AgentMOO's Avatar
AgentMOO at 05/12/2008 08:41
I hear they have WND's, let's bomb em!
TrailerParkJesus's Avatar
TrailerParkJesus at 05/12/2008 09:31
looks like they're stuck in some kind of bio-dome...

iiiiinteresting...
Elrando's Avatar
Elrando at 05/12/2008 09:48
These pics make me think BK's going all free roaming like Jak and Daxter did
king3vbo's Avatar
king3vbo at 05/12/2008 10:16
Oh I will judge it. AND I JUDGE IT JAWESOME
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 05/12/2008 10:18
Yeah it looks good.
urbanyeti's Avatar
urbanyeti at 05/12/2008 10:46
I demand pictures of the helpless Jinjos.
gamesronlygames's Avatar
gamesronlygames at 05/12/2008 11:15
I think its MS trying to fill a void playstation fills with with Ratchet and CLank and Daxter-well see meh
ThunderHeartXI's Avatar
ThunderHeartXI at 05/12/2008 12:06
As someone who loved Banjo as a child, I probably won't care if it's complete shit. I'll be that werid nerd that camps over night when there's no line.
F Whipple's Avatar
F Whipple at 05/12/2008 13:16
It's not that people are being harshly judgemental right now, it's just that they've never seen these colors before on a 360.
Cyberxion's Avatar
Cyberxion at 05/12/2008 13:34
@ Droll

It's interesting you'd say all that, given that based on what we can see, this looks like a rather huge departure from the series' roots.

You must be looking at different screenshots than I am. That, or you never played the N64 games. @_@
Coolsvilla's Avatar
Coolsvilla at 05/12/2008 13:36
I was really excited since I really liked the other Banjo games, but I'm a bit disappointed to see that it may be vehicle oriented, something I've never really been a fan of.
bmdubya's Avatar
bmdubya at 05/12/2008 13:37
Are you suggesting that we are supposed to play a game to judge it? I thought that Dtoid reviewed games by just looking at screenshots. Wow, I guess I was completely wrong.
adultswim810's Avatar
adultswim810 at 05/12/2008 14:31
HE'S SQUARE YOU ALL SEEN IT!
Yuphrum's Avatar
Yuphrum at 05/12/2008 14:37
Holy crap, it's so bright and colourful!
Zavaro's Avatar
Zavaro at 05/12/2008 17:07
Jingos, puzzle pieces, and militant moles.. where have they gone? What is this? This isn't Banjo Pilot, or Diddy Kong Racing...
ShinSennju's Avatar
ShinSennju at 05/12/2008 19:05
I just hope RARE doesn't get rid of the beloved Jinjos or the cool transformations.
ShinSennju's Avatar
ShinSennju at 05/12/2008 19:06
And they MUST keep the gibberish voice acting.
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 05/12/2008 23:47
I still think they look fantastic, if slightly too vehicle heavy. A little too much open space, but that might be the intention of that level.
Fading Star's Avatar
Fading Star at 05/15/2008 03:27
Good luck Rare.
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