March 1st, 2008 by hylian1

Eager to please their mouth watering fans who so desperately crave every tidbit of Banjo news they can possibly endure, Rare was anything but reluctant to shed out the goods. As their Valentine Scribes entels, there’s enough Banjo info to cause even the biggest fans to fall to their knees and beg for more. It’s just that good. Continue on if you dare!

You devious fans of Banjo will surely be pleased to know that the new game is going to be more than just a sequel, but also a nostalgia feat for those that have been brutally forced to stuck around these many years. As Gregg puts it…

“Clanker fans worldwide will be pleased to know that Clanker is making his comeback in the new Banjo game (in fact, I think that’s what we’ll call it – New Banjo Game). Also making a welcome return is the snowman from Freezeezy Peak, the Mad Monster Mansion and of course videogames’ premier toilet – Loggo.”

Drooling yet? No? Oh you will be. If the return of some of the most remarkable features above wasn’t enough to wet your appetite, then perhaps some old friends making their return will be as “both Mumbo and Humba will return, having spent the lengthy time between games learning new skills.” The same can’t be said for poor Jamjars however, who has seen an unfortunate early retirement due to an unpenetrable annoyance factor. But who can complain? Mr. Patch will be returning in his stead. A fair trade if I may say so myself.

Enough yet? Didn’t think so. You lot should be trembling in excitement by now! This should buckle those knee caps, as Banjo team head honcho touts that “the ‘new direction’ that Banjo is taking should offer a multiplayer experience unique to anything currently available.” Intriguing, yeeesss…

But alas! There’s more! Not only did Mayles inexplicably announce “that there will be plenty of in-jokes and references to the previous games for them to discover,” the Viva Pinata team also put in their two cents by announcing a new, secret title that should but probably won’t be in the the shops by the end of this year.

Oi, Suzy! What a flabbergust of information. That so isn’t Rare. I don’t know what kind of shift is taking place within that top secret facility of theirs, but if it means the continuing of trickled news such as this, then I’m lovin’ it.