GoldenEye 007's KLOBB returns in Too Human

by Randy Nelson { Jul 1st 2008 at 2:00AM }

Silicon Knights' long-awaited Xbox 360 action game Too Human is giving a shout out to a N64 classic, according to Wired. GoldenEye 007, the groundbreaking console FPS developed by Rare, featured a gun called the "KLOBB" – a nod to then Nintendo designer Ken Lobb, who helped out during the game's development. The gun was also the weakest in the game. D'oh!

Too Human promises hundreds of items ... and one of them, as Wired has uncovered, is the KLOBB. Not surprising considering that Ken Lobb is now serving as Creative Director at Microsoft Game Studios and is working closely with Silicon Knights on its game. For the record, it has a damage rating of 18.

Gallery: Too Human

Tags: goldeneye, ken-lobb, KLOBB, rare, silicon-knights, too-human

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Titanium_Orchid @ Jul 1st 2008 2:07AM

Mmmmmm..... open faced KLOBB sandwich....

GreyFox @ Jul 1st 2008 2:19AM

This is funny but the more I see of this game the more hesitant I am. I WANT to like this game but little things keep cropping up in gameplay videos and cut scenes that set off warning alarms for me.

Dracard @ Jul 1st 2008 2:23AM

Is that rifle really as effective as it sounds?

dnl2ba @ Jul 1st 2008 3:21AM

You have to love "Ancient Alloyed Rifle of Effectiveness." Are we sure that isn't just a placeholder?

JohnMazz @ Jul 1st 2008 9:11AM

Growing up playing golden eye multilayer, we had a rule that you couldn't shoot someone till they had a gun themselves, and a Klobb didn't count as a gun...

arrrgh @ Jul 1st 2008 10:46AM

You guys were pussies then. >8|

NoHitHair @ Jul 1st 2008 3:58PM

And the other Goldeneye rule used in many households: no playing Oddjob.

LordKelvin @ Jul 1st 2008 2:27AM

Strange, I remember that the Klobb was one of the more fun weapons in Goldeneye (and one of my favorites, next to the Dostevei). Especially when you used the All Weapons cheat and dual-wielded it...

rpbrenner092 @ Jul 1st 2008 2:30AM

Yeah, I totally agree with you Greyfox. Initially I was really pumped for this game, but I've grown more apprehensive as I learn more about the game, especially some of the design choices they've made with the gameplay.

Speaking of which, if anyone's interested, I just wrote an article about what I consider to be "The Best and Worst of Too Human":

http://vgamehaven.blogspot.com/

Huey2k2 @ Jul 1st 2008 2:43AM

You wrote a best and worst article for a game that you've never played and isn't even out yet?...

Titanium_Orchid @ Jul 1st 2008 2:57AM

Two Words: Time Machine

Titanium_Orchid @ Jul 1st 2008 2:57AM

Psychic Powers

Titanium_Orchid @ Jul 1st 2008 2:58AM

Brain Hemorrhage

Foetoid @ Jul 1st 2008 7:28AM

Epic Fail.

NATO_Duke @ Jul 1st 2008 1:38PM

Two things earn you being given shit here today:

1) Writing a blog on plus/minus points for a game you have yet to play.

2) Pimping your blog on another blog. We all hate that.

Gene @ Jul 1st 2008 2:50AM

I don't trust Silicon Knights after Twin Snakes. We were promised tons of extras and all we got was a Mario statue in Otacon's office. Fuck that dumb shit.

DarkNessBear @ Jul 1st 2008 3:29AM

WELL, that seems pretty cool... but I have a hard time remembering that gun in the game.

elmer @ Jul 1st 2008 6:29AM

While the Klobb is truly crap, I found it worked rather well on one-shot-kills. It's ludicrous inaccuracy meant that it's fire sprayed all over the place, increasing your chance of hitting the enemy somewhere when there's not enough time to aim. From what I hear, that's one of the reasons people liked the Kalashnikov

AwesomeTown @ Jul 1st 2008 7:20AM

KLOBB = BB gun

Haon @ Jul 1st 2008 8:15AM

In my little group the klobb was purely a weapon you used to embarrass your victim. I wonder if it is the same thing here?

Shmil @ Jul 1st 2008 11:03AM

oh trust me you're not the only group of friends who tried to insult one another by a klobb kill

ScottG13 @ Jul 1st 2008 8:21AM

A truely useless gun on almost every setting.

In our gaming group, a Klobb kill was one of the most ignominious.

Also spawned many great laughs when a Klobb wielder would be going against a player with a real gun and would shout "Its KLOBBERIN' TIME!"