listen. i grew up with banjo. even during my mid-teens, first time seeing the reveal trailer my reaction was pretty much "oh this is different than what i grew up with but it looks fun".

i still stand by N&B being actually pretty decent if you go in not expecting this to be a platformer, and also if you enjoy building stuff and doofing around in physics sandboxes. that being said, i'm not a fan of the more self-deprecating writing in N&B. yes, i know (shockingly) this was actually a game the banjo team wanted to do, but the writing does make the game feel at odds with itself.

jonathan tronathan eat my shorts