Post by Zack on Nov 9, 2016 16:40:47 GMT
I happen to love Nuts & Bolts, I really do. I didn't actually get around to playing through it until earlier this year, though. I didn't have a 360 until recently, after I got an Xbox One, so aside from trying a few friends' copies over the years, my real introduction to the game was via Rare Replay.
I always thought it looked fun, though! I remember people being so disappointed when it came out, but thinking "if I had any other big reason to get a 360, I'd totally buy that." I've always been open to change like that. I think part of it was, I wasn't aching for a new 3D platformer, especially since I owned a PS2. I just wanted to see the characters I loved in a new adventure, and Nuts & Bolts seemed to deliver on that, and introduce some new interesting faces along with them, along with some totally novel gameplay.
Now that I've actually played the thing, though, would I say it met my expectations? I would say it exceeded them, and is now one of my favorite games ever.
Granted, it wasn't love at first sight. I actually started playing almost immediately when I got Rare Replay last August. I wasn't really feeling it. I forced myself to get through the first few missions and gave up before I even finished Nutty Acres.
But a few months later, to tell you the truth I'm not sure what specifically brought me back to the game, maybe it was just spite, but I came back and really tried to focus on enjoying the building mechanics rather than just the driving (and such), and then it started to get really fun.
I had to fight some of my natural gaming instincts to enjoy it, though. I'm used to trying to get as much done in one clean sweep as I can in games, and with Nuts & Bolts' mission structure, that just made me miserable. Once I started settling for bronze on certain missions and coming back when I had better vehicle parts, I was having a blast. And eventually, I completed the game 100%.
I don't blame 360 owners for not taking a leap of faith on this game. I totally see why the game failed commercially and why some people just don't like it. But damn, Rare made an excellent game with Nuts & Bolts. Not an iterative improvement on an existing formula, but something totally new.
Fresh enough to rival Jungle Beat, which I also love.
I always thought it looked fun, though! I remember people being so disappointed when it came out, but thinking "if I had any other big reason to get a 360, I'd totally buy that." I've always been open to change like that. I think part of it was, I wasn't aching for a new 3D platformer, especially since I owned a PS2. I just wanted to see the characters I loved in a new adventure, and Nuts & Bolts seemed to deliver on that, and introduce some new interesting faces along with them, along with some totally novel gameplay.
Now that I've actually played the thing, though, would I say it met my expectations? I would say it exceeded them, and is now one of my favorite games ever.
Granted, it wasn't love at first sight. I actually started playing almost immediately when I got Rare Replay last August. I wasn't really feeling it. I forced myself to get through the first few missions and gave up before I even finished Nutty Acres.
But a few months later, to tell you the truth I'm not sure what specifically brought me back to the game, maybe it was just spite, but I came back and really tried to focus on enjoying the building mechanics rather than just the driving (and such), and then it started to get really fun.
I had to fight some of my natural gaming instincts to enjoy it, though. I'm used to trying to get as much done in one clean sweep as I can in games, and with Nuts & Bolts' mission structure, that just made me miserable. Once I started settling for bronze on certain missions and coming back when I had better vehicle parts, I was having a blast. And eventually, I completed the game 100%.
I don't blame 360 owners for not taking a leap of faith on this game. I totally see why the game failed commercially and why some people just don't like it. But damn, Rare made an excellent game with Nuts & Bolts. Not an iterative improvement on an existing formula, but something totally new.
Fresh enough to rival Jungle Beat, which I also love.