+Mystic MVC Posted October 31, 2008 MVC Share Posted October 31, 2008 I just got done playing the demo and I think I can say I enjoyed it. I'm a little unsure about being creative with my vehicles (my creativity blows) but I like the idea of the pre-made blueprints and just working off those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted November 2, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 2, 2008 I'm not sure if anyone else is (still?) playing on a non Hi-def screen, but those who are know the pain that new games cause when dialog comes up. The font is about size 6 or 8. This is the same issue that Dead Rising had, which basically makes the text a chore to read. I'm not sure how much room I have for complaint since I'm sure many of you are thinking "just buy a new TV" but it sure would be nice to have a option in the settings for increase the font. :rolleyes: Maybe I need glasses? But the demo was decent, I'm hardcore missing the old style of the game but still learning the new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I'm not sure if anyone else is (still?) playing on a non Hi-def screen, but those who are know the pain that new games cause when dialog comes up. The font is about size 6 or 8. This is the same issue that Dead Rising had, which basically makes the text a chore to read. I'm not sure how much room I have for complaint since I'm sure many of you are thinking "just buy a new TV" but it sure would be nice to have a option in the settings for increase the font. :rolleyes: Maybe I need glasses? But the demo was decent, I'm hardcore missing the old style of the game but still learning the new one. I played it on a 32" LCD and I thought the font was too small. I feel for anyone who tries to play this on an SD TV... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillionVoltss Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 20" LCD monitor i had no problem, the new NXE update is said to support new resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted November 2, 2008 MVC Share Posted November 2, 2008 I'm not sure if anyone else is (still?) playing on a non Hi-def screen, but those who are know the pain that new games cause when dialog comes up. The font is about size 6 or 8. This is the same issue that Dead Rising had, which basically makes the text a chore to read. I'm not sure how much room I have for complaint since I'm sure many of you are thinking "just buy a new TV" but it sure would be nice to have a option in the settings for increase the font. :rolleyes: Maybe I need glasses? But the demo was decent, I'm hardcore missing the old style of the game but still learning the new one. The majority of the market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 What is the dealio with the textures? They look unpolished :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I played it on a 32" LCD and I thought the font was too small. I feel for anyone who tries to play this on an SD TV... Font was fine on my HD screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Gil Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Font was fine on my HD screen! I'm 3m from my TV and although readable I thought it should be bigger, it'll probably be unreadable on a normal TV :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James123 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Just got done playing the demo, perhaps I was expecting too much since Banjo Kazooie & Banjo Tooie were (and still are) my favourite games but I didn't really find it all that great. I've cancelled my pre-order for now, I'll pick it up when it's in the bargain bin :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme $niper Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 The font was readable on my hdtv but I can definitely see how it could get hard to read as you go to the smaller screens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashing Pumpkin Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Yeah it was hard to read, for me actually I found it hard to keep up with some of the text, and if I did keep up I missed what was displayed on screen as I was reading text, voice would be nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted November 3, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 3, 2008 Also a good point Smashing Pumpkin - Kazooie (specifically) was constantly being rushed through the dialog. Overall it was rushed and poorly implemented. I'm really hoping that it'll be improved by release, however unlikely that may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 5, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 5, 2008 First reviews I've seen arise IGN - 8.37.0 Presentation A text-heavy, complex game in a children's suit. 8.5 Graphics Vibrant with great design, Banjo is a looker. Sometimes the engine can't keep up and the display will chug. 7.0 Sound I love the music but those sound effects could drive me nuts. 8.5 Gameplay A unique game that isn't for everyone. Invest some time in it and the charm will shine through. 8.5 Lasting Appeal The multiplayer game sounds good on paper, but isn't that hot in reality. The single-player game, however, is one that you can play for ages. http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/927/927091p1.html (Video Review - http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/15334/b...ew_110408.html) TeamXbox - 7.4 http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox-360/1613/...s-and-Bolts/p1/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookie Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 A text-heavy, complex game in a children's suit. Well that's a nice way of putting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 5, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 5, 2008 (edited) Eurogamer - 7/10 This isn't a platform game, then. You can eke out hidden extras on-foot in the hub world, Showdown Town, but this is a driving, flying and boating game, with almost no player death or hairy jumps to worry about. You are collecting 131 jigsaw pieces (jiggies) - in much the same framework as Mario gathering stars - but every task begins by asking you to select or build a vehicle to fit the brief. You're never let loose on foot and then given the choice, and if you were, you wouldn't enjoy it, because the vast, ornately detailed openworld level environments would take several minutes to cross, and their thick bridges, riverbeds, hills, pathways, iceflows and buildings are impractical for platforming. They're either there to absorb your rubber, or look sexy as you deliver coconuts to a supply ship, barge Mr. Patch into a cactus with a biplane, or launch yourself off a ski-jump in a homemade toboggan. But whereas a traditional platform game could survive a sequence of poor levels, or even succeed in spite of a majority with a world as lovely as this, with characters so delightful and secrets so pleasing to uncover, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts is not a platform game. The game it has become instead demands thoughtful, exciting challenges that inspire the player to pitch in and help get the most out of each level, but it fails to provide them, and even though it's worth persevering with for the occasional hurdles race, egg-and-spoon and a game-world in aptly Rare form, ultimately it's a brilliant shell with a mostly hollow centre. http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=283006 Doesn't seem like Rare focused on platforming enough then :/ I can't try the demo, no Live till the 19th! Edited November 5, 2008 by Audioboxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 5, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 5, 2008 IGN UK - 6.57.5 Presentation It's an attractive package but key aspects - particularly the awkward reliance on text - are far from intuitive. 8.5 Graphics Varied, creative environments look sumptuous and its technically impressive beyond occassional bouts of slowdown. 7.5 Sound Typically great Rare orchestrations really set the mood but repetitive vocal grunts quickly annoy. 6.0 Gameplay Fundamentally sound at heart but without an engaging framework to tie it together, it's hard to be anything but indifferent. 6.5 Lasting Appeal There's scope in vehicle creation but little beyond dogged determination provides incentive to exploit it. Multiplayer is engaging enough. http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/927/927126p1.html 1UP - A- http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.KICK Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Some mixed reviews there :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted November 5, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted November 5, 2008 Seeing as I am getting the original with my order and for less than RRP, I'm very happy and looking forward to it (Y) I can play the original for my platforming needs and experience the new direction with Nuts & Bolts. Best of both worlds :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted November 6, 2008 Veteran Share Posted November 6, 2008 Supposedly RARE have no intentions of fixing the small font issue, just read it on XBox 360 Fanboy If you've tried the Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts demo (now available on the XBLM) and played it on a SD television you may have noticed that the text is Dead Rising itty-bitty small. Heck, HD television owners claim the text is rather difficult to read. And if you think team Rare can / will fix the small text issue in the retail build of Nuts & Bolts, then you're sadly mistaken because no text embiggening will be done.Rare community manager George Kelion informed CVG that "this is an issue that doesn't look like it will get changed," confirming that "the text you see in the demo will be the same as that which you find in the retail version of the game." Our advice, get an HD television, a new pair of reading glasses or sit seven inches away from the screen. No more, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+vlsi0n Subscriber¹ Posted November 6, 2008 Subscriber¹ Share Posted November 6, 2008 It's a shame DirtyLarry. Thanks for the update though. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameOverRob Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 Seeing as I am getting the original with my order and for less than RRP, I'm very happy and looking forward to it (Y)I can play the original for my platforming needs and experience the new direction with Nuts & Bolts. Best of both worlds :woot: Or like me wait for the code to be sent out! Then cancel the order! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 1UP - A-http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171140 For the record .. 1Up LOVES Rare, and they're extremely biased to companies they love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted November 8, 2008 Subscriber² Share Posted November 8, 2008 Finally got to play the demo. Pretty gutted they didn't just stick to a platformer as Banjo looks aweeesome in HD :( NEXT TIME RARE. This should have been released as a spin off Banjo title, and the real game been a true platformer IMO. Had the potential to rival/beat the likes of Mario Galaxy I think if they had done a platformer :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted November 8, 2008 Author Veteran Share Posted November 8, 2008 Or like me wait for the code to be sent out! Then cancel the order! When I got VP2 they didn't send the codes until after I got the game.. I think they are pretty aware of people ordering and cancelling just for codes. Besides, I'm interested in N&B just as much as the original. Getting it for less than RRP too, so I'm happy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted November 10, 2008 MVC Share Posted November 10, 2008 Tuesday is almost upon us! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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