A Black Falcon Wrote:Question? What question?You: "anyway, more "mature"? Erm... in which way?"
Me, before you even asked: "I think they need to grow up a bit; I don't want to see the next Halo from them, but a bit more maturity wouldn't hurt (think Jak and Ratchet)."
Quote:Jesus Christ, you aren't even close. Just read and comprehend for a moment, please.
First... Rare disagrees, I believe... the X360's problem is that it's not selling enough units. The games sell, but not the hardware... and you will NOT sell more units by just pandering to your base (so Rare makes all FPSes now or something?). You do it by making stuff for other audiences, like Viva Pinata. Now, yeah, Rare probably won't succeed in making the 360 a platform for kids. But I think MS is better off with Rare doing that than just making more games just like all of the other games on the system... (though they did PDZ, so they did one "X360 gamer" title already!)
As for "grown up" kids games, the whole idea has always been stupid. I haven't played the Jak games of course, but the idea that you need to toss in some so-called "mature themes" in order to convince more teenagers that your game isn't "kiddy" is just so stupid that I don't want Rare to go too far along that road... they did do Conker of course, and put in some themes in their other games, but still, it doesn't approach what you suggest, I think (and Conker is not "mature"; it's crude, and M-rated, but not mature.).
What should they do? I mean, Banjo 3 with a serious, depressing plotline or something, and swearing? I hope that's not what you mean... (no, you seem to be saying "they need to make more FPSes", but again. MS already has the console shooter fans locked up. They need MORE than just them, and making another game for Gears fans won't do that. X360 hardware has not been underwhelming analysts for no reason...)
No, Rare does not make more FPS. That's not what I said and I hope to jebus they don't.
The Jak and Ratchet games rested somewhere very comfortably in the middle of a kids game to an adult game in every way- gameplay, design, story, humor, etc. Don't think mature in the way you're thinking, just think about growing up a little bit. Think of a place between Mario Sunshine and Grand Theft Auto and you might get an idea of what the Jak and Ratchet games are like. Lol, you don't even have a good understanding of what I'm suggesting so how can you argue it? Go play Jak and Ratchet, or go watch a few videos of gameplay. Now take in the fact that each in the series has sold millions, and then think of the platform they're on and what audience that is targeting. Now think that Microsoft is more or less targeting the same audience. And there you go.
Don't go so extreme. To me, the art style depicted in the recent Banjo teaser was spot on. It's clear that the bird and bear have a slightly different look and in effect give off a different vibe. The colors aren't as bright and Banjo's face is a bit more defined (harder, edgier). It looks like the series has grown up a bit, wouldn't you say?
Don't jump to conclusions. You didn't even know what I was saying yet you managed to make three paragraphs of reply garbage. All you had to do was ask me to elaborate, but perhaps I shouldn't have assumed you played two of the finest series of this past generation (jak and ratchet).
Nah, not another Gears of War from Rare. I want to see Rare fill the void of stylized platformers and action games on the Xbox platform. My suggestion is more along of the lines of trying to appeal to as many people as possible. Right now, as I see it, Rare is on the complete opposite end of the spectrum with respect to the Xbox's major demographic. I want to see more games like Viva Pinata and Kameo, but I also want to see some games that land between Viva and Halo if you can at all comprehend that. I would love love love to see a next gen Jet Force Gemini, for example, that throws Lilo & Stitch into a puree blender with Starship Troopers. There's got to be a nice middle ground, and I think that's where the potential to reach the most people is.
Jak 3 : Jet Set Radio Future : Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee : Final Fantasy XII : Shadow of the Colossus : more to come...
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