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I thought this site could do with a thread about one of the best developers around, so here it is.

Hedfix wrote:
> They weren't happy, there was a lack of interest and the change from
> '64 to Cube wouldn't have helped matters. Haven't played it but I bet
> it's better than Diddy Kong Racing, either that or another crappy
> early title from Rare.

DKR is a decent title. SA, however, is unplayable rubbish.

Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Yes but Blast Corps was at least good for some people, Grabbed by the
> Ghoulies was just a pile of crap.

As was Killer Instinct on the '64.

On top of that there was Starfox
> Adventures which took 4 years to make and still turned out awful,

They weren't happy, there was a lack of interest and the change from '64 to Cube wouldn't have helped matters. Haven't played it but I bet it's better than Diddy Kong Racing, either that or another crappy early title from Rare.

you
> can't even try and tell me that Rare are even a shadow of the company
> they used to be.

Can and will because history proves that Rare are slow starters on consoles and that they tend to steal/borrow/improve upon ideas rather than create their own.

> Conker 'looks' good, but it'll be intresting if the Live section is
> actually good to play.

Yeah because they won't have spent most of their time on the multi considering the single player is the same as the '64 but with better graphics. Definately no time to refine and improve it then...

Grabbed by the Ghoulies was rubbish.

I can't believe people actually called it a "game"

Yes but Blast Corps was at least good for some people, Grabbed by the Ghoulies was just a pile of crap. On top of that there was Starfox Adventures which took 4 years to make and still turned out awful, you can't even try and tell me that Rare are even a shadow of the company they used to be.

Conker 'looks' good, but it'll be intresting if the Live section is actually good to play.

I'm sure you would've said the same about Blast Corps, an early Rare title on the N64 that was an experiment not to everyone's taste.

However later on we got some world class titles.

GBTG was serious s**t, I played it on a demo for about 5 mins until I thought SOD IT! OMG. Bad bad developer. Nintendo aren't missing much. Unless PD0 and conker turn out to be kick a$$. But so far nothing has impressed me particularly.

Conkers about Rares only chance to get back on top. but there are rumours of Perfect Dark for xbox, and thats gotta rock right?

So is there much infomation on rares PDO? Think they should save it work on it and release it with Halo 3 ;) at Xbox 2 release. I mean that would be class as. On release day you have 2 of hopefully one of the best games you will play to date.

Well, I'm waiting till 'Conker: Live and Lewd (or something like that.)

*Fails to see how CBFD can do anything but rock immensely on Live*