Definitive version to the greatest 3D collect-a-thon platformer ever made. Rare was such an incredibly talented developer during the 90's. Any genre they touched, they were almost certainly adept at nearly perfecting it. To convey how impressive this game was for the time, keep in mind, Super Mario 64 was released in 1996, this came out in 1998, ONLY TWO YEARS LATER.
While the movement is arguably not as incredibly satisfying, the amount of moves and abilities the game offers you makes up for it. On top of that, instead of having the collectables be segmented one at a time throughout a world, they managed to create some of the best level design to make it so you can collect every Jiggy in one go within a single world. The sheer ambition, and charm this game oozes helps it to surpass Super Mario 64, and still hold up to this very day.
With the 360 port, this game honestly still holds up. The writing is fantastic, the art is fantastic, everything about it is perfection to me. Banjo and Kazooie prove to be a truly iconic duo within the 3D platformer genre, even securing a spot in Smash Bros. which is something I'm still in disbelief about to this day.
If you've got an Xbox, or a NSO membership, give it a shot. It's objectively Rare's magnum opus. Although, personally, I'd still give that title to Conker's Bad Fur Day any day.
While the movement is arguably not as incredibly satisfying, the amount of moves and abilities the game offers you makes up for it. On top of that, instead of having the collectables be segmented one at a time throughout a world, they managed to create some of the best level design to make it so you can collect every Jiggy in one go within a single world. The sheer ambition, and charm this game oozes helps it to surpass Super Mario 64, and still hold up to this very day.
With the 360 port, this game honestly still holds up. The writing is fantastic, the art is fantastic, everything about it is perfection to me. Banjo and Kazooie prove to be a truly iconic duo within the 3D platformer genre, even securing a spot in Smash Bros. which is something I'm still in disbelief about to this day.
If you've got an Xbox, or a NSO membership, give it a shot. It's objectively Rare's magnum opus. Although, personally, I'd still give that title to Conker's Bad Fur Day any day.