Topic: Yooka-Laylee

Yeah, always wanted to have Rare back...but having the original developers is more important.

Isn't that Banjo footage from a canclled tech demo? The fact that it's graphically worse than the rest of Fares 360/One games should point it out.

Although it was quite obvious, they confirmed that this guy is a regular minion/enemy:

Source: https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/578603366344990720

Wasn't that Banjo Kinect thing just a tech demo?

It looks like it was a special made demo for the tech potion of SXSW. The funny thing it wasn't even created by Rare but a different company and Rare just allowed them to do it for the event.

http://monotonecritic.com/2015/03/14/banjo-kazooie-interactiv...

Microsoft already confirmed that pure Kinect only games are winding down and the teams and contract work that was on Kinect are being pushed to Hololens. From the sound of it Rare's IP is going to be able to be used in other games and come back in more traditional stuff like Project Spark and Killer Insticnt.

Interesting interview from Playtronic about Rare.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/mar/23/playtonic-r...

Some choice quotes

I still chat to them, I know what they were working on when I left last year,” says Playtonic’s studio head, Gavin Price, who worked for Rare for 20 years, having joined as a tester in the 1990s. “It sounds really good.”

“I want them to do well,” says Price. “They’re mates and we left them behind to come and do this. I’m looking forward to what they’re doing next – people will be really happy to see it.” Asked whether it would be a Kinect-focused title, like the studio’s other recent projects, he replied: “I can’t say for sure what they are or aren’t doing with that piece of hardware that Microsoft isn’t supporting much anymore.”

The Biggest one regarding how“For me, it was more about [Rare founders] Tim and Chris Stamper leaving,” says Playtonic technical director Jens Restemeier, who worked at Rare handling handheld conversions of key titles. “There was no sense of progression about what the company was going to do from that point on. The story people want to hear is that Microsoft came in and destroyed everything. It wasn’t like that. They gave us freedom, almost more freedom than Nintendo gave us.”

Nintendo fans view current Rare.

Rare actually got a lot of freedom from Microsoft but a lot of the games were either shevled internally or didn't sell well hence being in the Avatar/Kinect dark time for about 4 years. The interview also stealth confirms a Xbox Version which makes sense seeing as most of the guys have worked for Microsoft until the last year or so.

edit: We could be seeing a revival of the 3D platformer that takes over the 2D indie platforer craze.

A Hat in Time
Project Ukelele
Splatoon
Whatever Rare is working on
Rachet and Clank remake
Tearaway Unfolded

Eh, rather them just work on their own IPs...besides Retro is doing ok with the new DK games.

Err, I'd rather wait and see what Project Ukulele becomes. I'm excited and all, but that's the last thing I want them to do right now. We haven't even seen what they're capable of.

Playtonic should at least finish making their current game

I doubt it's going to "take over" the 2D indie movement, as 2D games are much easier and cheaper to make than 3D games and thus there's not going to be as many of them. But I do like that 3D platformers are coming back now, it's really a shame that this style started dying out over the last 10 years.

What I think we could see is the formation of a mid-tier market, there's a growing sentiment from both gamers and developers alike that the AAA and casual markets are underserving them and they could potentially branch out and do their own thing. There's been several talented developers that have left AAA and I think they would want to target this market as an outlet for their creativity. So if they form smaller studios and make games with smaller budgets, they'd be more likely to thrive, with a smaller budgets they don't need the higher sales that the other markets won't give them, and the fans that are unsatisfied with the current direction of the industry will be more satisfied with these types of games. Nintendo would definitely benefit from this market as well, as it's more in line with their business values and it would be a good area to draw third party support from which would strengthen their lineup. So it'd be a win-win for everyone.

Well Mid Tier never really died, it just moved over to the digital space and became vanity and catalog filling titles for the publishers. The Major problem were going to start to have is the pricing of each of these games. Most indies were $10 but now $15 -$20 has become the norm for still indie production values so to spea.

I'll just leave this here, goes with the pic up above.

We really don't know anything about what platform this is going to appear on, right? They haven't announced exclusivity or cross-platformity.

No but they'd be crazy not to keep the Wii U funding total very low.

Steam is pretty much confirmed. They showed their interest for a Wii U version.

As far as I know they just said they want to make sure this makes it onto the Wii U. I think it's going to be their main console.

i would like it to be a wii u exclusive, it would need nintendo to come on board before the kickstarter though which i cant see happening

Hopefully we welcome home the prodigal son. Big Daddy N has been missing his boy.

Wii U version is practically a given. Nearly everyone wanting this game is asking for a Wii U version. It seems like they're going for Wii U and Steam, and maybe PS4 and One if there's enough demand for them.

Looks good so far. I really don't want to see too Mich of this though and just the finished product. I'll end up disappointed somehow if I keep comparing this to Banjo.