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If anyone liked this game like I did. I only paid 8 bucks for it and it was very much worth it.

 

Microsoft has killed any hopes of seeing it ever again (sequels):

 

http://www.destructo...ft-153831.phtml

 

Sad to see a promising game shot down before it has a chance. But i have to say, project Natal has my almost undivided attention...

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Oh I'll check out Natal when it gets released, but I don't really have any high hopes for it. I can for sure tell now though that I loved the first Kameo so it's disappointing that they would rather focus on a follow the Wii peripheral that will be supported hot and heavy for a couple months and then be gone as opposed to a great game. Although I'm not so sure Kameo sold all that great so that might also have something to do with the decision.

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I loved Kameo, it was different and just a fun game. I have to agree with the blog on 'toid.....killing titles for other developments is pretty crappy. I'm not into more Wii type controls anyway. More of a traditionalist. Just give me Kameo 2 and I'll be happier than another wand controller.

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I really, really liked Kameo. Then I got to that annoying boss battle where you have to aim explosives (that are active) using a ramp and your charge attack, then quickly transform into that underwater monster that sucks to try to attack something in a three second window before it starts to kill you. I gave up on it for a few months now, but do plan to go back to it, seeing how much I loved everything else about it.

 

I think all 3D games need to acknowledge one of Atarifever's rules of gaming: never make us swim in a 3D game. Swimming, be it in Kameo, Mario, or worst of all a Zelda game is infuriating and disrupts an otherwise fun game.

 

Note: the other two Atarifever rules (which Kameo obeys) are:

1) No one, anywhere, ever wanted to do an escort mission.

2) Real time inventory management is not only annoying, but it is less --not more-- realistic.

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Other than the two pack-in games I got last Christmas with the 360 Kameo was my first 360 game and I really enjoy it (My wife, who is great, bought it for me - it was like she read my mind for which game I wanted). Too bad we are losing what could be a wonderful game for the sake of a gimmick :x

 

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Screw all you detractors; Natal will be great. Think about it. Instead of playing an incredible game like Mass Effect, with its deep storyline and simple, intelligently designed control, you could bounce a beach ball off your nose like a seal at a theme park! Instead of seeing stealth gameplay brought to the next level in Arkam Asylum, you can pretend you're kicking a soccer ball at a net with a bobblehead in it. Instead of a sequel to Kameo, with new powers and abilities (and perhaps a story worthy of the soundtrack this time), you can play a version of whack a mole, with far less tacttile feedback than you'd get on the Wii, a by then 4 year old piece of technology. Freaking sweet. Because I love the idea of a less good Wii system with High definition graphics. That's why I sold my Wii you see. Because I wanted to downgrade the experience by using an overrated eyetoy instead.

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Screw all you detractors; Natal will be great. Think about it. Instead of playing an incredible game like Mass Effect, with its deep storyline and simple, intelligently designed control, you could bounce a beach ball off your nose like a seal at a theme park! Instead of seeing stealth gameplay brought to the next level in Arkam Asylum, you can pretend you're kicking a soccer ball at a net with a bobblehead in it. Instead of a sequel to Kameo, with new powers and abilities (and perhaps a story worthy of the soundtrack this time), you can play a version of whack a mole, with far less tacttile feedback than you'd get on the Wii, a by then 4 year old piece of technology. Freaking sweet. Because I love the idea of a less good Wii system with High definition graphics. That's why I sold my Wii you see. Because I wanted to downgrade the experience by using an overrated eyetoy instead.

 

Who said you couldn't have both? Honestly, the "hardcore" gamer crowd freaks out whenever any company refuses to give them their total and undivided attention. You'll get your Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Asylum sequel. What's with the histrionics?

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Who said you couldn't have both? Honestly, the "hardcore" gamer crowd freaks out whenever any company refuses to give them their total and undivided attention. You'll get your Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Asylum sequel. What's with the histrionics?

Yeah, I'm the hardcore game crowd Jess. Me. Atarifever. A guy with, not one, not two, not three, but four Animal Crossing towns. I'm well known for my "hardcore" manner of playing Chibi Robo and for defending Wii Play because I like the cow race.

 

Who said one cannot have both traditional and casual games in this case? The article that starts this thread. It said precisely, exactly, directly that. I can see how you got confused though. I was saying a poor man's Wii should not take away from development of a "hardcore" game where you play a freaking elf princess.

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For Project Natal, it'sjust a glorified Eyetoy (literally nothing on the demo videos I'veseen so far haven'talready been done on the eyetoy.....withthe packing gameI got,for that matter:P ) Now that beingsaid, it'skindacool that they wentwith overlaying graphics overthe picture of the player, instead of putting a crappy jerky lowres picture of the playerup there,but other than that....eh....

 

As forKameo...it was one of the first games Ipickedup on the 360. Being Rare, I thought it would be awesome. Unfortunately, a lot of the boss battles killed it for me. Just don't see any point in playing something that will require you to git pissed off to advance any further. From what I hear, I was actually on the next to last (or last) level, but the shitty camera and odball controlls just kill it. A sequel could have addressed these issueseasy enough, unfortunately, the first game was more or less aflop, so we'll never seeasequel. (well,not a good one, maybe a crappy XBLA thing ro something)

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Who said you couldn't have both? Honestly, the "hardcore" gamer crowd freaks out whenever any company refuses to give them their total and undivided attention. You'll get your Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Asylum sequel. What's with the histrionics?

Yeah, I'm the hardcore game crowd Jess. Me. Atarifever. A guy with, not one, not two, not three, but four Animal Crossing towns. I'm well known for my "hardcore" manner of playing Chibi Robo and for defending Wii Play because I like the cow race.

 

Who said one cannot have both traditional and casual games in this case? The article that starts this thread. It said precisely, exactly, directly that. I can see how you got confused though. I was saying a poor man's Wii should not take away from development of a "hardcore" game where you play a freaking elf princess.

 

Hey, you were the one implying that the Natal is taking valuable resources away from Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Asylum 2, when those games are already being made and won't be affected by its development at all. (How WOULD Arkham 2 be affected by the Natal, anyway? Warner and Rocksteady aren't affiliated with Microsoft at all beyond licensing games and it will surely be released for the PS3 as well)

 

I don't really think much of the Natal, but I do believe that it can peacefully exist along with traditional Xbox 360 games. There's no reason to get all hot and bothered by the peripheral. If it sucks, gamers will forsake it and it'll die faster than the Xbox Vision camera (which coincidentally was supposed to offer the same functionality... remember Totem Ball?). Even if it's a success, it won't instantly turn the Xbox 360 into another Wii, any more than the avatars did. You're blowing things way out of proportion here.

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Hey, you were the one implying that the Natal is taking valuable resources away from Mass Effect 2 and Arkham Asylum 2, when those games are already being made and won't be affected by its development at all. (How WOULD Arkham 2 be affected by the Natal, anyway? Warner and Rocksteady aren't affiliated with Microsoft at all beyond licensing games and it will surely be released for the PS3 as well)

 

 

I was simply listing good 360 games and comparing them to the offerings on a poor man's Wii. You need to re-read my post Jess. I am saying Microsoft focusing their attention on Natal is misreading their market, not that warner and Microsoft are the same company. Natal is a weakened Wii, while Xbox fans aren't geberally interested in those games. If they were, they'd certainly buy an actual Wii and not this... thing. You have totally misread.

 

I think perhaps Jess you have had the hardcore vs. casual argument too often and see it in posts that are not about it. All people are inclined to go with what works, and if you've won that argument before, perhaps you like to try to have it over again. Again, this post is about people being disappointed Microsoft took development away from a game where an elf princess turns into a boxing flower.

 

Just so we're all clear here, anyone who thinks I am dissing casual games, I'm not. I am opposed to good games being sidelined for the Eye-toy. Because that's what everyone excited over Natal is excited about. The Eye-toy.

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Ok, I'm a huge Kameo fan. I bought it at launch, along with CoD and PDZ. And quite frankly it was my favorite out of the three. However, I think people who are hating on Natal because of this resource shift are coming on a bit strongly. Natal as a gimmick? I don't know about that. It could be if the tech isn't taken advantage of, but thats the point of why they want one of their flagship studios working with it.

 

I know friends of mine that are completely non-gamers (though of course they have a Wii! LOL) who have seen a Natal demo on places like Jimmy Fallon, and are comletely excited by it. It is POTENTIALLY a real game changer.

 

So, it is possible to be disappointed in the cancellation of a Kameo sequal while at the same time not hating on Natal. Who knows, one may come out someday. I never thought I'd get a Banjo sequal!

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Random necrothread bump, but I've been listening to the Kameo soundtrack over the past week and have been remembering how much I love this game. I want to play through it a third time, and I'm sure will, but am forcing myself to hold off until I finish up a few games in the backlog pile first.

 

Anyway, I did a quick search and didn't seem to see anything that would lead me to believe that there's been a change in Kameo 2 status....does anyone know otherwise? Seriously, I'd love to start a 'make Kameo 2' on-line petition, but I'd be worried that without the proper word of mouth a lackluster result would simply re-assert Microsoft's current thoughts on the idea. :(

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Random necrothread bump, but I've been listening to the Kameo soundtrack over the past week and have been remembering how much I love this game. I want to play through it a third time, and I'm sure will, but am forcing myself to hold off until I finish up a few games in the backlog pile first.

 

Anyway, I did a quick search and didn't seem to see anything that would lead me to believe that there's been a change in Kameo 2 status....does anyone know otherwise? Seriously, I'd love to start a 'make Kameo 2' on-line petition, but I'd be worried that without the proper word of mouth a lackluster result would simply re-assert Microsoft's current thoughts on the idea. :(

 

Wow...

I was hoping you would have news or make an announcement. Sadly I still think it's gone. Here's the last thing I found:

 

http://www.computera...canned-kameo-2/

 

 

I wonder if we went here and demanded it:

http://www.rare.co.uk/

 

Then again I think it's Microsoft that needs convincing.

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@cimerians....true, but 'pleas' to Rare, if plentiful and frequent enough, would certainly be passed along, I'd think.

 

Also, sorry to get your hopes up....I only wish I had such news.

 

You know, I think I'm actually going to write my first such e-mail to a game company. Yes, probably will get nowhere, but I feel strongly enough about this game to at least make my opinion heard by the developer. Rare....make us this game! Cimerians....and actually anyone else reading this....I strongly urge you to do the same. Send a quick note to Rare and the link Cimerians was nice enough to paste above and let them know that you'd really like this game to be made! Come on people....if you are able to post a quick comment here at AA, surely it takes no more time to send a quicky note to Rare about Kameo!

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