- Note: These are only my personal opinions and thoughts. Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is not a bad game, in fact it is a great game and creative by itself, however as a Banjo Kazooie game, it falls short. There are quite a few reasons for why I have a bit of a problem with it: One of them is the over sexualization of Humba Wumba.
- Another problem is that the game runs on certain dynamics, which help make it less enjoyable as a platformer, but more able as a car machine processor. In the words of JonTron "This should of been called TipTup: Nuts and Bolts, not Banjo-Kazooie." And "I hate the fact that I have to hate this game" In which case I don't hate BK:N&B, I quite like the game mechanics. I like that some parts were quite challenging, some were a bit too easy, and some were over the top at hardness, but other than that, it was quite a good challenge and it gave me some time to pass.
While Watching Mikey's Walkthroughs (a YouTuber)'s Let's Play commentary on it, I found and he also noticed in the last episode of his let's play, Part 33, A part where Gruntilda goes into an Egyptian like pyramid with an eye symbolism at the top, which suggests and even hints at the Illuminati conspiracy theories. I also like the fact that I can build a whole variety, and diversity of things with my blueprints and car parts, such as Super Mario or a Bat mobile. The whole of the levels and worlds, seem like wastelands that weren't finished yet, or were half developed at least. It is like someone making Mario City Simulator on the Nintendo consoles, or Zelda: Modern Warfare 3. It just doesn't suit or fit into the actual game dynamics. I do like the originality of it and the creativity of it tho. So, Here are my top 5 pros, and cons of this game:
1: It is more of a spin off rather than a sequel, such as Banjo-Threeie was supposed to be.
2: It can get overly tedious, not boring however, but some of their challenges can get tediously dull when repeated or done over and over again. This can also be said for the last two games, but the last two games had more of a flow to them.
3: It is all over the place. What I mean is, it is not structured, or routined enough to the point of it being actually quite messy.
4: L.O.G seems like a blasphemous takeover title, of the Lord of hosts, making God look like an over powering dictator, subliminally messaging this to us through our subconscious. I could be wrong on this point I just made however, so I'll like to be corrected. Thank you. Also, L.O.G could also represent Microsoft, and what they did to Rare, making their game more about Cars than platforming, and he breaks the fourth wall alot.
5: Spiral Mountain is trashed a bit. Mountains can't be friends :-(, also you cannot respawn your item, while you are doing a mission. Here are my top five pros:
1: It has stunning new graphics, new ways to play, and a newer enhanced gameplay.
2: The environment and areas feel fresh, new and better than ever. (This may seem contradictory, to my previous statement)
3: You get to explore Banjoland and the factory, which happen to be my two best favorites.
4: Some funny lines spewed out by Grunty, and the gang, with their suggestive cameos.
and finally, number 5: The game's area, and backgrounds feel very realistic. This is not what makes a game good however, but for this addition I will give it a plus. I don't want to just go mindlessly and aimlessly towards tradition, in this case, it would have worked out better, if they stayed and stuck to the original series outlook. It is not a bad game. It is quite enjoyable and good. But, I think the reason why so many Rareware fans didn't like or enjoy this game, is because it is sort of like a blasphemous sin, against the entire Gaming community of the earliest Banjo Kazooie game (Credit to Jontron). I've seen a great many reviews of this game, some critics liked this game, some critics were neutral (like me), and some of them hated this game. It is a 20/20/20 percentage of people who happened to agree to disagree. You should've seen the stories on Creepy pasta about this: Satan eating cheeze wizz while playing this game in Hell. Anyway, back to my written down game review. The main highlight of the game, was definitely the mini-flash game "Kongo Saves Teh World", and the soundtrack, done by ours truly, Grant Kirkhope, Robin Beanland and Dave Clynick. I am extremely excited, and looking forward, to how legeandary Rareware Composer Dave Wise's instrumentals, will sound like in Yooka-Laylee! :-D!
I suggest looking at the Completionist, That One True Gamer, CGRundertow, NintendoCapriSun, and Yurioofwind's Review of Banjo Kazooie. You should probably have a look at AntDude's one as well. They would be my top people on who I'd suggest, when searching for what the original Banjo-Kazooie games were like, when compared to this newer version. Also if you wanna see the legacy of Stop n Swop, the Retrospective History of BK, Cameos, Remixes, and the Rated E series... see Beta64, YankeeGamer5, TheGameDirect, and ThumpsUpMaster. It would also be better, if they let you go into certain areas of this game, instead of making those areas closed off until you reach a certain abjective in the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er1DWnAzYr0
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My Review of Rareware's/Microsoft-dominated Nuts and Bolts game!
Posted by 1000BucklesofVictory - July 19th, 2016