Rare Answers Burning Questions About Banjo-Threeie
After featuring the pair on their Christmas card, Rare once again whets our appetites for more Banjo and Kazooie by answering questions about the pair's upcoming Xbox 360 game, Banjo Kazooie 3, or as it has been disgustingly affectionately nicknamed, Banjo Threeie. Details have been sparse, and Rare are a relatively secretive bunch, so we might have to chew on these six answers (plus six more promised soon) for some time, courtesy of fansite Rare Witch Project. Banjo series Creative Director Gregg Mayles does the duty:
Will the next Banjo-Kazooie game take place after the events of Banjo-Tooie?
YES - But a lot has changed since 2000. What have Banjo and Grunty been doing for all these years?Is there any multiplayer component planned?
YES - Not like Banjo-Tooie's though. No FPS sections, either. I think there are enough FPS games out there!Is this new Jiggy system gonna stray too far away from the old one?
YES and NO - The 'not 100' Jiggies are still used to progress through the game, but the way they are obtained and used is different. Also expect changes to the Notes and Jinjos (oops, I think I may have answered a couple more questions there!)...[T]he original game relied on much of its own charm. The lushness of the worlds, the characters, and the rich array of abilities and puzzles. So... my question is: Does this remain?
YES - Don't worry, we may be introducing something different to the Banjo universe but this remains a Banjo game.You said the gameplay had evolved some time ago and it would not be like it was before. Have we seen this new style of gameplay in another game?
NO (Well, I don't think so. Let's just say you certainly won't have seen it in a Banjo game!)Will there be any old levels remade in the game?
YES - But probably not how you expect!
And as a bonus:
Will Grunty bring back her lovable rhyming again in this game?
Her silly comments will be a pain, yes the witch will rhyme again.
Joy.
Hmm, secret new gameplay element? Something we won't be expecting? I wonder if this has anything to do with the motion controller rumors? At least I think we can rule out a full fledged minigame collection, as Viva Piñata seems to have that niched filled. Whatever it is, hopefully we'll know more by the end of the year. Banjo Kazooie 3 has a tentative release date of sometime in 2008, although this is Rare, so I wouldn't rush out to preorder or anything just yet.
Exclusive Banjo info from Gregg Mayles [Rare Witch Project]
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Posted to Video Games on 29 December 2007
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