cimerians Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 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.destructoid.com/rumor-kameo-2-sh-tcanned-by-microsoft-153831.phtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarthaVickers Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 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... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 If it were up to me I'd scrap Natal and release a new Kameo, one of the best launch games ever IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarthaVickers Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 I can't help it. Project Natal is.... so intriguing. And thanks to IGN every time someone mentions natal, i imagine how many people will try and scan in cigarettes and dirty magazines for the little boy. Speaking of which... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 That is sad. Kameo was one of the only games that made me want an XBOX to begin with. It could have been a really solid franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Hmmm looks like Perfect Dark is coming to xbox-live later this year. Now if they could get rid of that annoying Lens Flare... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I see this is an old thread by now, but I wanted to put in my two cents.... Kameo was an excellent game, and Microsoft can s*** it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 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 GideonsDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I don't really understand why they can't just release both. They're wasting one of the best development houses out there by not doing so.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) 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. Edited December 23, 2009 by Atarifever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 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) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Kameo was great, but took ages to develop. It started as an N64 title before being nearly completed for Original Xbox. It was almost Rare's Duke Nukem Forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) 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. Edited September 13, 2012 by cimerians Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Ghost Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 (edited) @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! Edited September 13, 2012 by Metal Ghost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 I'll do my part and send them an email. Maybe it may light a spark if many people do it. Crazy things sometimes happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Can you guys post the email addy to send an email to? Maybe more people will consider shooting off an email!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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