The comic voices the characters have whenever their text scrolls by are all really amusing and fun detail for all of the dialogue. The sound effects are also creative and fun. However, the audio delight doesn't end with just the musical score. The music never fails to capture the environment or the mood it wants to convey. It all builds to the grand spectacle that is the final boss theme. From the varied themes of Click Clock Wood that change to fit the changing of the seasons, to Gruntilda's Lair where the instrumentation matches whatever world the player is closest to. The soundtrack has this strong sense of fun and whimsy. The score, composed by the excellent composer who is Grant Kirkhope, has been touted by many as one of the most memorable in gaming. These worlds also have little to no forced backtracking or redundancy, making them feel extremely fresh and entertaining.įans of the Banjo series rave about how the music in Banjo-Kazooie is absolutely wonderful. They're all the perfect size with a strong balance of vertical and horizontal platforming. RELATED: Speedrunner Sets New Super Mario 64 Record Live on StreamĪdditionally, fans rave over how the various worlds (levels) of Banjo-Kazooie are well designed and fun. Add to all of this a large list of abilities that the players can use that stay consistently good throughout the entire game and it's no wonder why Rare is universally recognized as a developer ahead of its time. The controls are also very tight and responsive as well. Just one look at all the glitches that the speedrunners take advantage of in Mario 64 and players start to understand just how advanced Banjo was for its time. The coding is almost bulletproof with very few recognizable glitches, which is almost unheard of coming from this time period. The game graphically looks a lot better than most other games from its era.
Banjo-Kazooie is a beautiful example of how to create an excellent 3D platformer.
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