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[FeedMeAStrayCat]

It's censored more than the N64 version on the first time through. You unlock all the cursing at the end or something.

How... retarded? Is that the correct term? Microsoft is sooo teh kiddy, at least on the first playthrough!

 

[Cucco]

N64 Conker is one of the best platformers ive played. What I don't understand is, why would they take stuff out of the single player and make the single player easier? It's not like Conker was a hard game.

btw, i'm new here. how many posts do i need before i can post a topic?

 

[Smiles and Cries]

Does this Game still have the Bull Fighting Arena and the Prune juice?

 

[sprsk]

N64 Conker is one of the best platformers ive played. What I don't understand is, why would they take stuff out of the single player and make the single player easier? It's not like Conker was a hard game.

btw, i'm new here. how many posts do i need before i can post a topic?

100

 

[Gahiggidy]

Ouch!

Microsoft can not be happy with Rare right now.

 

[Amir0x]

How... retarded? Is that the correct term? Microsoft is sooo teh kiddy, at least on the first playthrough!

There was a pretty funny thread about the issue when it was revealed by IGN

Heh. But yeah, I don't get the sense of making it an unlockable. Maybe they changed it for retail, but IGN said it was unlockable after you beat it in one of their news posts.

 

[strikeselect]

8.1

Not surprising.

The game didn't look that hot from the gameplay videos I saw.

 

[GSG Flash]

Well, from what everything I'm reading, it seems that the only added improvement from the 64 version is the graphics and online gameplay (which apparently is not fun). I was planning on buying this because I never played the 64 version and it was pulled off store shelves and rental shelves before I could try it, but it seems the N64 version is the more complete one. I guess I'll still rent it to see if I should buy it.

 

[Attack You]

REPLAY VALUE!! :lol

^

 

[siege]

Hey look, another Rare game. Great graphics, ho-hum gameplay.

 

[OmniGamer]

:lol

*cough*hugeassavatar*cough*

 

[Speevy]

Well I guess this one will have to settle for being the looker of our console generation. Unfortunate that the multiplayer isn't better.

 

[tenchir]

I was looking forward to this since it was one of my favorite games on the N64. From what I read, the online multiplayer is depressing, but I am getting it for just the single player portion of the game.

 

[GaimeGuy]

it's a pretty good score, but why did this remake take 3 years?

Because it's rare.

 

[GaimeGuy]

The guy reviewing the game sounds like an idiot, just for fun I wanted to check what other games he reviewed. One of them stood out the most, tao feng review

Sure, discredit the reviewer, then you can say his 8.1 score sucks. :lol

 

[MidgarBlowedUp]

but I am getting it for just the single player portion of the game.

Same here.
I'm playing the 9/10 portion of the game

 

[The Faceless Master]

hahahah even tao feng is better than conker remake!

 

[Sp3eD]

I'll wait for it to flop in sales then buy it for $20.

 

[_Angelus_]

Once again more Nbots trolling in a RARE thread. Must suck having to wait for Zelda later this year:lol

 

[wobedraggled]

Rare:

The best sale/worst purchase ever.

 

[Li Mu Bai]

Hey look, another Rare game. Great graphics, ho-hum gameplay.

This seems to be their tagline as of late, starting with the SFA on the GC. I'm still surprised by this score, those are some completely ravenous fanboys over there. (JE 9.9?) Regardless, I still fully expected this to score higher, although it's not a horrid score. If PD0 fails to meet expectations, it's safe to say that Rare definitely has fallen from grace.

 

[GSG Flash]

Once again more Nbots trolling in a RARE thread. Must suck having to wait for Zelda later this year:lol

Uhhh, can you please direct me to the trolling? I haven't really seen even one troll here, just crticism of the game's multiplayer part (which I haven't played yet so I can't judge it)

 

[GhaleonEB]

Ouch!

Microsoft can not be happy with Rare right now.

That all depends on the sales.

What does concern me though are the criticisms of the multiplayer balance. That's really the key to fun MP (and something a game like Halo 2 nails), and with 50 players set to play at once on PD0, there's a heck of a lot of balancing to do. All the features in the world don't mean squat if it's not fun and fair.

 

[Speevy]

Rare:

The best sale/worst purchase ever.

Well I'd love to play this on my Gamecube since Nintendo's not releasing any in-house stuff until Zelda. So, whatever you think of Rare, at least the company filled some holes every once in a while.

 

[Odnetnin]

Oh shit. Rare BOmb

:lol

is that a better score than the IGN GOTG score?

 

[Socreges]

Oh shit. Rare BOmb

:lol

is that a better score than the IGN GOTG score?

No.

Hey look, another Rare game. Great graphics, ho-hum gameplay.

Try reading the review. Or so much as glance at it

 

[pilonv1]

:lol :lol 8.1 is a bomb now? Guess I won't be able to enjoy it then!

 

[_Angelus_]

Uhhh, can you please direct me to the trolling? I haven't really seen even one troll here, just crticism of the game's multiplayer part (which I haven't played yet so I can't judge it)

Get Fucking real:lol

Dude all you have to do is jump every 4-5 posts and its there. Just because you don't want to see it doesn't mean its not there. It clearly is.

 

[masud]

So in terms of quality games Rare is 0 for the generation? That's sad. Like Sega sad.

 

[Do The Mario]

Awesome thats one less game i need to get!!!!!!

 

[mj1108]

Once again more Nbots trolling in a RARE thread. Must suck having to wait for Zelda later this year:lol

Compared to waiting for Rare to release a title, waiting for Zelda is nothing.

 

[ohamsie]

This sucks. In almost every Conker thread, people were saying how great the multiplayer was going to be, even going so far as to say that the multiplayer was the main attraction, and the single player was the "bonus". What a letdown. Hopefully it isn't true.

 

[Gahiggidy]

Uhhh, can you please direct me to the trolling? I haven't really seen even one troll here, just crticism of the game's multiplayer part (which I haven't played yet so I can't judge it)

Actually, to be honest... I was trolling with my post.

 

[black_13]

Well well what a surprise. Another better than average game gets so overhyped that people expect 9+ for the remake. Seriously that's not bad.

And if you think that's bad, don't expect much more from Gamespot, especialy after reading their final impressions on it.

 

[masud]

Yeah I was trolling too btw.

 

[MrDaravon]

Sooooo basically it's single player isn't quite as good as the N64 version (graphics aside), and the multiplayer is iffy and sounds frustrating.

Good job Rare, someone let me know when this is 20 bucks. There goes my last full price Xbox purchase.

 

[Speevy]

(graphics aside)

That's a pretty big aside.

 

[Amir0x]

And if you think that's bad, don't expect much more from Gamespot, especialy after reading their final impressions on it.

link?

 

[MrDaravon]

That's a pretty big aside.

True, but I'm not going to go spend $50 dollars on a game just because it looks prettier.

 

[BigBoss]

link?

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/conkerliveanduncut/preview_6126887.html

 

[Vandiger]

Sure, discredit the reviewer, then you can say his 8.1 score sucks. :lol

I read his review. I don't even trust the guy's opinion. Yeah go ahead and bash the game I don't care. I'm just stating my opinion that the guy looks like a poor reviewer when it comes to games.

 

[Amir0x]

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/conkerliveanduncut/preview_6126887.html

Those impressions don't sound bad either. Bet 8.5?

 

[Gahiggidy]

Its sad.

I LOVED the orignal Conker 64. In the TOP 3 games I played on N64. Looked forward to a GCN sequel and when I first saw the brillantly animated "Celda" I KNEW Conker would be perfect for that engine. Only traditional animation can free up the gamemakers from the constraints of laws of physics (i.e. Reality). Some seriously whacked out fun gameplay could've been made in that style. Also, a truely cartoony looking Conker game would've taken the satiracal concept to new heights. Imagine putting Conker in the scenarios of classic cartoons like Speed Racer, the Smurfs, Transformers, Care Bears, He-Man, etc., etc. Great satire potential there.

That never happened.

 

[Suikoguy]

:lol :lol 8.1 is a bomb now? Guess I won't be able to enjoy it then!

8.1 is a bomb for a title thats susposed to sorta be the last horah for Xbox.
Any title thats hyped up as much as that one, and scores less then 84% (8.4) is not a success.

Edit:
When I say not a success I mean as a whole, not based on one review. I'll be curious to see how the average consensus of the sites/mags say

 

[ToyMachine228]

Damn...I'll still probably get it. I'm ashamed to say that I never played Conker's Bad Fur Day on the N64. So I'll probably check out Live & Reloaded.

 

[Attack You]

8.1 is a bomb for a title thats susposed to sorta be the last horah for Xbox.

It would've only been funnier if somehow, Sega bought the U.S. rights to Conker for release on an entirely different nextgen platform.

 

[Manders]

dammit. i had such high hopes. possible rental...

 

[Amir0x]

Guys, the score is 8.1. The "8.1" score indicates a GREAT game. A great game indicates a purchase that plenty of people, if not the vast majority of people will outright love. How is it that an 8.1 score has been delegated to a disappointment? Now, I know this is IGN, so people are automatically adjusting for inflation here. I also know that this is supposedly the Xbox's last real "hurrah", and so it's not the bang people expected. But it's an 8.1. A "great" game.

Let's keep the scores for what they were meant for, people!

*ahem*

 

[Do The Mario]

Guys, the score is 8.1. The "8.1" score indicates a GREAT game. A great game indicates a purchase that plenty of people, if not the vast majority of people will outright love. How is it that an 8.1 score has been delegated to a disappointment? Now, I know this is IGN, so people are automatically adjusting for inflation here. I also know that this is supposedly the Xbox's last real "hurrah", and so it's not the bang people expected. But it's an 8.1. A "great" game.

Let's keep the scores for what they were meant for, people!

*ahem*

I don't think its just people saying 8.1 is a bad game more like


8.1 is a bad score for a game which is
- Been in development for ages
- The Multiplayer is a let down (which was the major selling point imo)
- Highly Hyped/ Large budget port

With so many great budget games in peoples backlogs why would I pick Conker up now when I could get two other games for the same price.

 

[Amir0x]

I don't think its just people saying 8.1 is a bad game more like


8.1 is a bad score for a game which is
- Been in development for ages
- The Multiplayer is a let down (which was the major selling point imo)
- Highly Hyped/ Large budget port

With so many great budget games in peoples backlogs why would I pick Conker up now when I could get two other games for the same price.

But it's not. It may not be the result expected, but it's an 8.1. A "great" game. This is what the score indicates. I'm just sayin', I don't understand why either side has to damage control this or tease. It's a good score no matter how you slice it, no matter what your expectations.