Rare's New Game: Viva Pinata
 

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Wacky animals. Check.

Magical forests. Check.

Windwills, ships, huts, and trees with engravings around the trunk. Check.

A typical Rare adventure. Check.

Verdict: Check please!

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*grabs baseball baseball bat, starts destroying monitor*




oh....oh no. what have I done?

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The sad truth its that if this was a Miyamoto project you owuld be nuts right now and already calling it the next great game for Nintendo. I mean, it LOOKS like a Nintendo game afterall.

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And to be fair

On the other side, if it was a Nintendo game.

Most would bash it for being overall colorful and kiddy.

Life works both ways sometimes.

Just saying....

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Damnit just make a new Banjo Kazooie, Rare.

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I think it looks interesting, it has a cool art-style I think. And the characters look like they have personality. My first reaction was, I could like this. And with a name like Viva Piñata it sounds like it would be unique. I'm not sure why everyone is putting it down. I haven't cared much for Rare recently, but that doesn't matter.

However, it really is a kids' game; it's being made in tandem with some Saturday morning kids show of the same name. But even then, it's one of the more interesting sounding kids game I've ever seen. It sounds like a Harvest Moon/Pikmin/Sims/Animal Crossing/Pokemon all rolled into one (though I will admit I haven't played some of those games, so I could be wrong).

Sounds like a sleeper hit in the making to me.

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It looks like a giant tech demo :p

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Looks like another waste of a game by Rare. And I think they really half-assed the graphics considering the Xbox 360's capabilities. I mean.. look at that fur/feathers... :|

I also have the feeling that this will probably be a cancelled project. Or something similar to Pikmin. Hahah.

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Am I the only one who thinks this could be good?

:(

I like the look of it, would like to see some vids.

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nah, i dont buy that

ive gotta side with S on this one...

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Oh yes, I'd totally be salivating over a game like this coming from Nintendo, OH BABY! :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

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Banjo-Kazooie was pretty under rated, it was easily one of the best N64 games. And its sequel was pretty top notch too. I like Rare, but they develop like Blizzard, but don't deliver with the quality that Blizzard usually has. On the other hand, I have no 360, so whateva.

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See now, I think it looks pretty damn sweet. My list of reasons for getting a 360 just keeps getting bigger and bigger. Sigh, now about the small sum of $400.

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I am with both of you. I don't understand why everyone is hating on this.

I think it has some interesting potential and a graphic style all-its-own. The piñata style is dead on; that looks like a pretty good computer-generated piñata. BlueFire, not to pick on you, but have you never seen a piñata? The fur/feathers is the paper "feathers" or what have you that typically are covering a piñata -- ie. the game looks just like it. I feel like a Comic Book Guy explaining it like that, but I don't understand how you don't think that's a perfect/really good rendition of what piñatas look like.