I realize it's possibly more faithful to the original game and for gamepass users it's lame to complain about a free game but, the Xbox 360's version allowed changing between remastered and original on the fly and the improvements were very nice.
It's just a shame it got cancelled when it was 99% done and could be released.
Posted Jan 31, 2023, 2:20 AM UTC
People need to shut up moaning for Christ sake, it’s a near on 30 year old game how do you think it’s going to play????
The one just released is an emulation so it’s not really any different than the N64 game. I wouldn’t even compare the two.
OMG!!! This has been posted multiple times already. People should stop complaining about the re-release (NOT remaster or remake) of a 20+ year old game.
Nintendo wouldn't allow the XBLA port to be released back when, why would it be any different today?
Nintendo rep - "Ok Microsoft guy, you can release the far superior port that was leaked a while ago on the series consoles and we will have the way inferior original rom with all its flaws on the Switch"
Yeah, thats just not gonna happen. The only way the XBLA game got released is if GE007 was never going to be released on the Switch at all.
It was originally intended to be on Wii as well before the plug got pulled. It is a bummer because this could’ve been a bigger release with more improvements, more customization in multiplayer (like Perfect Dark where you could mix and match bodies/heads as well as customs weapon selections), a true online with 4-8 players and cross play between both Switch and Xbox the same way it works with Minecraft.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m stoked to have GE at all on modern hardware, and I had a blast playing through it on 00 and getting all the cheats, but it should have been more when the majority of the work had already been done.
It shouldnt have been any more than it is really. There is no way that Nintendo would of allowed the XBLA game on Xbox while NSO got the original rom as i said previous.
Switch players already believe they got an inferior version to Xbox (they are right) but imagine the carnage if Xbox HAD gotten the XBLA version.
If anyone really wants to play the XBLA version then they should go grab a 360 and plat it. OR even try emulating it through Xenia, if they have a decent enough PC it will play ok.
You aren’t understanding. The XBLA version that leaked was ALSO going to be on Wii back when it was being made. Nintendo wouldn’t have allowed a superior version elsewhere, you’re correct on that.
What I’m saying is both XBOX and Switch could’ve agreed to use that version as the base to build from and improve from there. Having a true online, more features, and cross play. Think how Minecraft is the same across all platforms and has cross play.
What it seems to boil down to is that Nintendo simply wanted the N64 version to push their NSO Expansion Pack rather than the superior version. And because of that XBOX had to follow suit
I got that it was planned for the Wii too. Had a finished version of that been available then there may have been a very very slim chance that we would of got what you describe. AFAIK there is no existence of any Wii version, none has ever leaked anyway.
I like it couldn’t stop playing it last night
Wait. I’m pretty sure i played golden eye on my 360 back in the day too?
Am i misremembering this?
You may have played goldeneye reloaded. That was a different game.
Yeah you’re right, good call. I always thought that was a remaster (since i never played the original game). My bad
I found out the remaster was playable as people started talking about it when this release came. Got it all set up in my PC with the Xenia emulator. It’s FAR superior.
Well yeah I should think it is. Remasters should be better than the original game. But what's on gamepass isn't a remaster.
Yeah I know. It’s a shame they couldn’t work out the licensing etc because they’ve released a massively inferior version.
It's licensing.
It's Nintendo not allowing a competitor to have the better quality version.
There's a reason this version is only online for NSO.
It's not a free game. You pay monthly for game pass and you should be allowed to complain about the games in there.
It's a free game if you own rare replay digitally
*cries in buying it physically*
I bought it physically on day of release they gave it away at one point when they used to do mixer broadcasts, it's the only reason I own it digitally
Not him. He’s got the oldest rare replay account known. To. Man.
An Xbox console is also free if you already bought it 😃
But goldeneye isn't part of rare replay
It is now. Pleasant surprise.
"It's a free game if you already bought it."
-you
Honestly, it was never going to live up to what people had in their mind. Nostalgia is a hell of a drug
I'm not saying it doesn't live up to my expectations. It's fine. I'm just lamenting that the previous cancelled one was better and it's too bad we didn't get that one instead.