I like some of their games. I own Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and Diddy Kong Racing on the N64.
Although Rare was bought by Microsoft in 2002 that cost $337 million. I wouldn't be surprised if the quality of games beyond that point diminished as when a company is sold off to a corporation like that. Well, it all becomes about financial business or restructuring, rather than dedication to making good games, once a corporation like Microsoft; or worse EA gets their hands on a company. If anyone's complaining about poorer quality of recent games, this is likely why.