Do I know Rare?
I've played:
Perfect Dark
Goldeneye
Banjo Kazooie
Banjo Tooie
Jet Force Gemini
A little of Perfect Dark Zero
A little of Donkey Kong 64
Donkey Kong Country
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts
And a little extra credit:
Timesplitters: Future Perfect on the Xbox (Made by the guys behind Perfect Dark and Goldeneye)
Between Goldeneye and Perfect Dark I prefer:
Perfect Dark, no contest. It's better in LITERALLY EVERY SINGLE WAY. I will internetz fight anyone who says otherwise.
And one more thing, BK: N&B wasn't that great BUT... the vehicle building itself, the core of the game, is utterly amazing. It's worth buying the game for alone.