LegoMan1031 Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Same here. I liked the demo, i'll probably enjoy the game but the competition this Christmas is too strong for me to have a pre-order on this at the moment. I'd place it 5th on my list right now, after Gears, Left 4 Dead, Mirror's Edge and Naruto but it could slip further. CoD5, Prince Of Persia and Rock Band 2 could easily overtake it. Yer, well it has been cancelled now. I already have Gears 2 and C&C Red Alert 3 on pre-order which both should take up loads of my time anyway, let alone the load of other ones that i have to decide when to get... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Yer, well it has been cancelled now. I already have Gears 2 and C&C Red Alert 3 on pre-order which both should take up loads of my time anyway, let alone the load of other ones that i have to decide when to get... Mines cancelled too. I'm already playing Fable 2, and De Blob right now, and I've got LBP coming next week. My time could easily be taken up by other games too like Mass Effect, and GTA4 which I still need to go back to. I've gone from pretty excited for this to no interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Well that was utter shit. Graphically it was fantasmic. Gameplay wise...maaaaaaaaan I was lost for words whilst playing it. Definitely getting Mirror's Edge over this now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I bet they're wishing they never put the demo out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Wow, alot of people are cancelling their orders on here! Are Caris, Cube and myself the only ones on here who enjoyed the demo and are keeping their orders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 You guys are making me cry. I can't download the demo and you're all cancelling your pre-orders... I can't get hold of the demo so I can't judge for myself. I think I'm going to cancel as I have Fallout 3 anyway which I now like more than my family... I wouldn't get the chance to play it much, especially with assignments being in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.C.G Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Wow, alot of people are cancelling their orders on here! Are Caris, Cube and myself the only ones on here who enjoyed the demo and are keeping their orders? I'm still getting it : peace: I only played a couple of the challenges in the demo, the race and Jingo one... race one was fine but I just didn't "get" the Jinjo launching thing... I stopped playing it after that as I have this thing with demo's, if I have a lot to play anyway then I don't like to spend much time playing the demo's as I know I'll be doing that part in the game again anyway and could actually be getting something for it or at least make progress. :/ So yeah I'll still be picking it up, looking forward to playing it with an open mind and enjoying as much as I can of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I'm not getting it for a couple of reasons: Although the vehicle creation is a tonne of fun, the actual handling and gameplay surrounding it? Not so much... Letty is getting it, I'll borrow it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Wow, alot of people are cancelling their orders on here! Are Caris, Cube and myself the only ones on here who enjoyed the demo and are keeping their orders? I'm still getting it, just not on launch day. Money restrictions rather than not liking the demo. I can get either Mirror's Edge OR Banjo and it was the Mirror's demo that impressed me more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jav_NE Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The thing is, the demo only let you do so much. There will be so much more to the main game, more depth to the challenges, more need to think about your vehicles and build for specific purposes and such. Don't cancel your orders you idiots. You got to play about 30 mins of an adventure game. Would you cancel a Mario order after such a short test? No, didn't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The thing is, the demo only let you do so much. There will be so much more to the main game, more depth to the challenges, more need to think about your vehicles and build for specific purposes and such. Don't cancel your orders you idiots. You got to play about 30 mins of an adventure game. Would you cancel a Mario order after such a short test? No, didn't think so. I'll put it this way. I wanted three games: Tomb Raider Underworld, Banjo-Kazooie and Mirror's Edge. The first and last have incredibly strong and enjoyable demos. The middle, didn't prove itself in the time it gave me. It was a hell of alot of fun in some aspects but the core gameplay just didn't click propperly with me. I will play it at some point in December, but at the moment? I could only have two and i chose which had the best demos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jav_NE Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Fair enough. I've completed Tomb Raider and can vouch for that being an awesome game. My colleague has completed Mirror's Edge and enjoyed that so its safe to say that is good too. Personally Mirror's Edge looked very samey throughout which put me off. It also bugs me to have such a great lead character that you dont even see, not even in cut-scenes because they're all done in cartoon style. I dunno, Banjo just has that added charm that ME and many other games dont have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Well I gave the demo a go a couple of times and spent a couple of hours on it and I just don't like the game. Even less than I did. The only part I liked was the music and fan service, the rest was crap for me. I doubt i'll get this for a long time, just far to heavy on the vehicle aspect of the game. I really think that Jiggy getting will just be similiar to the demo, through mini games. I don't see this as an adventure game just now, more like one big test track to put your creations on. If I played a Mario demo, i'd like it and keep my pre-order since I enjoyed it, but with this, even though I don't have a pre-order, it put me off even more. Even if the demo only lets you do so much, it's enough to make a decision on it. Hazzah, more vehicle making and harder challenges later on. I don't want a game that's basically making vehicles for each challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Don't cancel your orders you idiots. You got to play about 30 mins of an adventure game. Would you cancel a Mario order after such a short test? No, didn't think so. Unfortunately I think you'd be an idiot to keep your oder with this game rather than to cancel (unless you really loved the building element of the game). The demo easily showed the core game mechanics. I found the whole thing rather insulting the BK series, actually. Mumbo has been transformed from a powerful shaman to, well, frankly an idiot wearing dungarees who lectures you on how to upgrade your vehicle. Much of the game will involve collecting things and placing them on your vehicle using some loopy gravity gun-style wand (that throws the item all around giving you next to no control). Certain elements seemed deliberately tapped on for the sake of making the game feel like a BK game - notes in the main town for the sake of just being there, to be honest, and the first level had a remix of 4 or so BK songs back to back, as well as a load of BK characters ripped out of their normal habitat and just stuck there for the hell of it. Really, a demo is supposed to let you know whether you want to buy a game or not. If you hated the demo, I'd say you'd have to be an idiot to keep your order rather than the opposite, unfortuantely. The only thing weighing on my mind is that original BK release! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I found the whole thing rather insulting the BK series, actually. But it isn't really that far from Banjo-Tooie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 But it isn't really that far from Banjo-Tooie. It is very far from BT. BT at least followed the same style as BK, just it was bigger and had annoying backtracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 It is very far from BT. BT at least followed the same style as BK, just it was bigger and had annoying backtracking. And a massive chunk of it was non-platforming challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Wow, alot of people are cancelling their orders on here! Are Caris, Cube and myself the only ones on here who enjoyed the demo and are keeping their orders? I'm not cancelling, just because I know I will get it eventually (just for the "Banjo-ness", the humour, the nostalgia) and I want the BK code. May aswell get it right away to save money. I very much doubt I will love the game like I did the previous two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 And a massive chunk of it was non-platforming challenges. To be fair, it was usually only 1-2 jiggys on the odd level that used the FPS system, whereas this game is vehicle dependent for nearly the whole thing. Even Banjo Kazooie had non-platforming elements (sandcastle floor, racing to get out of a maze quickly, matching the tiles game). I would say BT was 90% platforming, 10% FPS + other mini games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 whereas this game is vehicle dependent for nearly the whole thing you finished it already? Not a fan of Banjo, him and his bird shud go away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganepark32 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think I'll still give this a purchase even though I didn't enjoy the demo, it's just I'm not going to pay £40 for it as I really didn't enjoy it as much as I'd have hope. I'll be picking it up after xmas but it'll most likely just sit on my shelf as I play through other stuff. I can understand all of the negativity and it is a demo so it could well improve, something I'm hoping on for when I eventually pick up the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stefkov Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I tried the demo again, to give it another go. Trying to play it as a game and not to compare it with the originals. It just doesn't do anything for me. The music is good. The graphics are good. The animation of Banjo is good. The vehicles are gonna be a major part of the game and it just feels like it's gonna be a let down. Going off Banjo Land, what else can they do apart from racing, escorting a jinjo, and... Not really much you can do with vehicles until it gets repetitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheikah Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 you finished it already? Not a fan of Banjo, him and his bird shud go away They already announced it was 80% vehicles, and you need vehicles to get through the game pretty much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 you finished it already? Not a fan of Banjo, him and his bird shud go away We all know that it's heavily based on vehicles anyway, that much you can easily tell from the demo alone. Just vehicle and mini-games then more vehicle making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ganepark32 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I will say some of the vehicles that they've shown are pretty cool. The big Mech/gundam thing that was created in the Vehicle workshop looked so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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