It's at a perfect time for me here in Europe (pre-show at 5, showcase at 6) BUT we now have meetings from 5 to 7 sooooooooooooo damn.
Guess I'll catch the on-demand 4K version instead.
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Guess I'll catch the on-demand 4K version instead.
I know. I'm talking about have GP and not have to pay online.
Then, MS needs more users that wants to pay more (to compensate Gold loss). If Gold doesn't exist, GPU ultimate must be more than just Console+PC, because many users don't play on PC and pay GPU because of online. Streaming is a good thing to have; but WHERE Microsoft will offer this in the near term? Sure this will work well in USA, UK... But is it enough? Live Gold has subscribers in so many countries now...
That would make me instantly jump back into SoT...
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Hoho, these teases are sooo good!
I would've preferred if they chose to do the show on a Sunday like they have been doing for the last few E3's.
I'm in Ireland though so the time on Thursday is not too bad for me.
The Xbox Games Showcase begins in just 120 hours; in the lead up to the event we are looking at what to expect from each first party studio - today we look at Rare.
Acquired in 2002, Rare has seen plenty of ups and downs as member of Xbox. Known primarily for their incredible output on Nintendo consoles, they've been working hard to reach those heights again. Coming into the current generation, Rare had chosen to focus on Kinect, as they had produced two successful games on 360, with another planned for the launch of the Xbox One. When the Kinect crashed and burned, Rare was forced to return to normal game development - which has been a total blessing. Rare Replay (2015), a collection of thirty Rare games from the past thirty years was released to celebrate the company. Sea of Thieves (2018) demonstrated a new direction for Rare, and thanks to continued post release support, it has thrived and provided optimism for the company going forward to push their creative boundaries and provide unexpected new experiences.
Rare currently has a pretty full plate of projects; overseeing Battletoads in conjunction with Dlala Studios, continuing to support Sea of Thieves, and of course working on their newest project, Everwild. Battletoads seems close to release, recently rated in Brazil, and is currently planned to come to Xbox One. While its has been widely critiqued on the internet, it received generally positive hands on reviews, and with another year of development completed it will be interesting to see how the final product is judged. With Sea of Thieves continuing to find its niche, there's no signs of development stopping soon. There's like a Series X patch underway and some new content planned to align with the release of the Series S/X. Its been exciting to see Sea of Thieves power through the critiques of lacking content and attack them head on, a real testament to Rare's dedication. The biggest question is Everwild, just what is it? Judging by the trailer, and their own words, it seems to be something truly original and hard to pin down from a comparison standpoint. Its visuals are strikingly similar to Sea of Thieves, and while there are hints of other players, they don't behave in a manner consistent with live players. We've heard it rumored to contain god elements, but to what extent, and to what end? Now comes the time to beat the drums of the Banjo-Kazooie speculation, its tradition. Gregg Mayles is currently without a known project, and after last year's Smash Bros appearance, the time to capitalize is now. Whether they are actually working on a game beyond Sea of Thieves or Everwild is unknown, but its certainly not beyond the realm of possibility. Its also important to note that while Rare has focused on new IPs, it hasn't abandoned its old ones given the proper idea, or pitch from an outside studio - so a title like Battletoads could certainly be in development for a different legacy IP.
Rare is going to be at the show, as Everwild will present itself a little more clearly to everyone. Its been in development longer than most believed, some time in 2017, there should be something to show from a gameplay standpoint. Sea of Thieves might be absent, or it could be in the pre-show, but seems its not likely to have a slot in the premier Showcase. On a similar note, Battletoads won't show up either unless it is shadow dropped during the pre-show. So will Everwild be Rare's only game shown? I think not, I believe another project could be revealed - it could be a remake, a new Battletoads like partnership, or maybe something totally new. Like every other studio, Rare has been staffing up, and its very possible another game beyond what is known has been in development and is ready to show.
Do you expect to see Rare at the Showcase - If so, what are your hopes? If not, why and when will we see them next?
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I just want to know whether Everwild offers a meaningful single-player experience (I don't mind co-op options, as long as the game's properly balanced for both). Or tell me it's a shares-world game, so that I can basically ignore it's eXistance same as Sea of Thieves- cool concept, but just totally not my cup of tea.
In either case, Everwild news is one of the things I'm most looking forward to in this showcase.
I don't need a huge Fable gameplay demo. Just a great trailer with glimpses of gameplay and a release year... which is hopefully 2021.
Who even needs to see gameplay; it'll be a 3rd person action game where you swing swords and throw fireballs.
Unless it'a Changed genre, I can see why we would need to see it.
Also, people will rip on it it yaknow, it looks like a video game
Yeah. I'm 100% not interested in a game like sea of thieves. Give me meaningful content day one. I don't want to have to make my own fun or talk like a pirate and RP. I want designed content - ideally completed in linear fashion
I think the art style is going to shift to a more realistic style. Can't wait to see it. They've been working on it since 2018 it seems so I reckon it will be a 2022 game.
Yeah, which will fit in with it being exclusive to next gen.
Oh I totally agree. Not arguing for that in the slightest. Just conveying what I would like. A more linear narrative in a rare game. Because I really do like their art style
I still don't know what it is about Everwild that have you guys lumping it in together with all these titles. We know... NOTHINGG about this game lol. We saw a stylistic art style that we've seen before in some fashion in other games and then some animals, and all of a sudden it's this big game that people are putting next to Halo and Fable?
Yeah, I do think that Sea or Thieves , whilst a great product now, did suffer from being barebones at launch.It would have been more successful I'm sure if it has have been a little further along
Yeah, I think it's possible for them to provide a different perspective. They have a lot of genius storytellers. That's a possibility they could do something different than Sea of Thieves
It's made by Rare, that's all we need to know it's going to be an amazing and unique experience.
Likewise for me. I just need to find the link without being spoiled that evening! Doesn't appear to be a placeholder link to the 4k video yet.
Same!! I'm afraid that if I boot up YouTube on my TV or something I'll be BOMBARED by everything and I really just wanna experience the show. Hopefully the OT will have a solution for us? Maybe the first post can add a link or something once it's there?
all I hope it's not going to be a service type of game like Sea of Thieves. I want a story and campaign.
One of these days i want to see a Japanese martial arts anime game, preferably Baki the Grappler. Baki could fight in tournaments all throughout the game leading an impossible boss fight with Yujiro Hanma. This could also be a great versus game with all the different martial arts styles and characters.
People are excited because Rare is developing it, but the reason people love Rare so much is because of the games that most of the core team made back in the day, who have all basically left the studio since then. The only thing we have from Rare to set expectations from is SoT, so putting expectations toward a service type game instead of what Rare used to be is probably more realistic. Hopefully I'm wrong though
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People keep hoping that a new IP from Rare will be a "return to roots" single-player experience with the old "Rare magic"
whether those expectations are reasonable remains to be seen, of course. But people want to believe.
I don't wanna turn into a litebrite, but.. thats very dangerous lol
I dunno, but I'm asking again to be invited into the Xbox discord! Would love to be there by the time the show starts
The only way I could see it not being Fable is Xbox has an unknown(maybe from Global Pub) that they think will impress. It's not like knowing the name and developer is a lot of info but they might want to end on a complete surprise.
For sure, although Sea of Thieves has evolved with player feedback. Without it, it wouldn't be what it is today. So really, they should have gone the Grounded route and just called it as it was: Early Access.
At this point I'm expecting Fable to be second to last, then the Rockstar logo pops up and it's just GTAV again to close out the show for maximum fuckery.
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