It seems that Rare isn't so interested in its classic franchises that made it such a popular developer. In speaking with Develop, Studio head Mark Betteridge told them that Rare “would only go back to older franchises if we saw an opportunity to make the product in a different way that would do justice to [them].”
He followed up by claiming that there "isn't a need" to reboot their classic franchises, saying that it would be nice to return to their big name games, but that doesn't mean that they are going to.
Does this mean that Banjo and Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts did justice to one of the greatest 3D platformers ever? Or maybe that re-releasing Perfect Dark in HD was a "different way" to approach that game. This just seems to contradict half of Rare's work for the past decade. Maybe it's a brand new direction for the company, but as of now I'm not seeing it.
Rare: We don’t need to return to old franchises [Develop, via That VideoGame Blog]
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10:00 PM on 03.28.2010
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now they are just a company that owns Perfect Dark and 7-8 games that were good.
Like, Nuts and Bolts wasn't bad, but...they need to make games. If a game company doesn't make games, well, they aren't really a game company anymore, and they'll just start suing people for using the name Rare in the titles of their games.
Sadly the Perfect Dark update has probably been better received than anything Rare has done lately.
It's weird, because they clearly have access to great technology. I mean, the graphics and physics in Nuts and Bolts were phenomenal, but they've done literally nothing else with that engine since. Aside from the Avatars, they haven't made anything for a really conspicuously long time. Such a waste.
Are they related at all?
GENIUS
Really? Then why the fuck they don't do the same shit for the Wii, or with Conker Bad Fur Day? >:(
That game would be amazing with all this fancy PhysX, and Euphoria/DMM stuff going around.
That's a pretty good batting average. Name another third-party company that thrived in the 16-bit era that still has a good name these days. They got bought out by MS, and guess what? They continued to do good work, and they've continued to have funding. I wanna see their Natal projects. As much as I personally may want a new Killer Instinct, I've liked their new stuff.
Goodbye, Rare.
"Name another third-party company that thrived in the 16-bit era that still has a good name these days."
Just off the top of my head: Capcom, Konami, and EA.
trolling would be what you are doing: blaming it all on Microsoft, and being a biased fanboy.
But to go to topic: Never really cared for Rare.
I hope you go bankrupt for accepting Microsoft's bribe money! Go back to Nintendo, make another Donkey Kong Country game, and I'll punish myself for saying "Eff You".
I personally can't wait for Kameo 2 and Viva Pinata 3
*shudder*
While it wasn't done by Rare, they still green lit it, allowed a port to be released, backed it up with PR and conducted interviews for it. That all seems to contradict what he is saying.
NaB never grabbed me, as I would have much prefered to see them have another go at Blast Corps, an IP that would be easier to create and do well today, even as a XBLA game. What's more funny, is that even Janathan Blow can develop and release a game before Rare these days. Lol.
Its just as well, that Red Faction Guerilla exists to itch that destructive scratch, now. Thanks for nothing, Rare.
Nuts & Bolts is pretty good, too, you just can't go into it expecting Banjo 3 (Which is why I'm guessing so many were, rightfully so, pissed off about it. You wouldn't want to load up Street Fighter 5 only to find out that it's now a cooking simulator, no matter how good that cooking simulator is).
I think Rare still has some magic in their offices, but they need some focus. Course, it is also Rare, so for all we know they have a game about to come out by year's end and they just haven't announced it yet (Which is probably true since they're rumored to be working on Natal games).
Also, Rare has earned their keep with Microsoft thanks to Avatars and the Avatar Marketplace. Seriously, I've spoken to so many people that love buying their avatar new shoes or whatever.