I'll have to check out this interview after the craziness of E3 is over. From when I've heard about it, some really provocative questions were asked, which sparked some interesting and insightful answers. Anyway, I'm looking forward to hearing it!
Holy crap! I can't even begin to tell you how exciting it is to hear that real instruments are coming to Rock Band. Screw that plastic guitar, I can't wait to jump on this new Fender (even though I already own a real one...) and play some of the songs in the game. The same goes for the keyboard, which I've always wanted to learn how to play.
I was really skeptical about what Harmonix could possibly do to warrant yet another Rock Band mainline entry, but this definitely justifies the game's existence.
Looks like we might have another visitor at the party. New staff member, Stanton Daries, might stop by for some hijinx. The more the merrier I say.
4J Studios did a great job updating this game for Xbox Live Arcade. One of the changes you are sure to appreciate Kathrine, is the ability to collect all of the notes across multiple runs. This is a much harder task (given the level) in the N64 version, so it's nice to see it transformed from a feat of skill to a quest for discovery.
As I've mentioned many times in the past, I absolutely adore this game. Chessa and I make a point of playing it once a year, and even after countless playthroughs we are both still in love with it.
I'm not as much of a fan of Banjo-Tooie because I feel like the collecting got a little out of hand, as did the size of the world. Having played through B-K so many times, I almost wish it was a little bit bigger, but as it stands, it is fairly close to the perfect size.
Hopefully Rare revisits this style for the duo in a true Banjo-Threeie title, but of course, as I've expressed before, I still love the Nuts & Bolts approach as well.
Luke's right, headphones are a must if you play this game. I tried messing with it without headphones and you definitely lose some of the more subtle touches to the speakers.
Surprisingly, the sound quality that this thing pumps out is pretty damn good. Of course, it is limited to an extent, but given its simple synthesized sounds, it sounds pretty sharp.
I still haven't really gotten into Mass Effect 1 yet, but based on the changes I'm reading about here on 2, I almost want to totally skip 1 and jump to this one.
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Just finished the game 100% yesterday. Holy crap, the very last star is hard to get.
I foresee many smashed TVs thanks to this peripheral.
