MundoRare writes:
Since Banjo XBLA's release three weeks ago, several bugs have been reported -and now fixed- by this port's developer 4J Studios. Users without the BKXBLA bonus code may have noticed a game update popping up after pressing start on the last Xbox Live Arcade title.
[...] A glitch that affected to some weird leaderboards entries has been fixed now, but Rare's George Kelion states that "two of the leaderboards will need to be reset to make everything fair and square again. Resetting the Bubblegloop Swamp [level] and Game Totals leaderboards is an essential but unavoidable bit of backroom maintenance."
[...] Following the release of Banjo-Kazooie XBLA we must also make reference to the new BK classic theme available on the Marketplace for 250 MS Points.
Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto shares some praise for Banjo-Kazooie and says it impacted Ocarina of Time in resurfaced quotes.
Sony's recent State of Play inspired this feature on video game remasters. How the industry is changing & how much they still benefit players. Mike @ Thumb Culture
At the rate in which we have been getting them, and the selections such as TLOU and Horizon and other similarly unnecessary remasters, no.
In terms of reintroducing classics and making them available again at a reasonable price where as previously they were locked behind ridiculously priced physical copies, yes.
agree with the Horizon but TLOU - I've never played it and the remaster it's quite impressive graphically so for someone who never played the original game it's a treat to enjoy such quality!
There a plenty of gamers who switch platforms and so I guess the remasters are meant for those
There is a new crop of gamers every generation that didn’t play the originals and some of us older games want remasters of older games to play them on current hardware. Overall I say yes it is good. Nobody is forced to buy them.
They can also gauge interest for older IP with remasters and it could lead to a new game in the series. Remasters aren’t for everyone but no game is anyway
Chances are their parents did... and may still have them. That's how I introduced my kids to gaming. They played what I had and worked their way up. They learn to appreciate them better that way.
I don't have an issue if they don't take away from developing new games. It's always nice to revisit a game you loved in the past with extra shine
remasters of older games absolutely.
but i dont see how a 4 year old game needs a ... Remaster. a upgrade update should do the trick
bjt i guess for newer players its a good option.
Rare has had an astonishing journey since being founded in 1985. But of the 125 titles released to date, which are the 7 best Rare games?
Man this is the 1st Arcade full version of a game I've purchased. I remember playing this game such a long time ago. It's good to be able to play it again. Though it doesn't hold a candle to todays platformers, its nice for the nostalgia.