Yooka-Laylee

sligeach

Massive update on this game and wow is it looking good.

Us backers will be getting a demo in July.

OPEN THE TOYBOX
The wait is almost over… the Toybox is coming – and we’re happy to finally confirm that the standalone gameplay experience will be available in July for Kickstarter backers who opted for appropriate tiers.

So why has it taken so long? Quite simply, our plans for the Toybox have expanded beyond the web-based, single-room play thing we originally planned and it’s now a much more significant chunk of playable content.

As promised in our Kickstarter campaign, the Toybox isn’t a traditional ‘demo’, but a self-contained, spoiler-free sandbox designed to give Yooka-Laylee backers a taste of the platforming to come in the final game.There are plenty moves to try, custom-built props to play with, secrets to discover and yes, shiny collectibles to hunt out.

We appreciate your patience and hope you agree the wait was worthwhile when you’re jumping around in our sandbox in a number of weeks’ time.

http://www.playtonicgames.com/raising-the-curtain/

CiDeRmAn

Not a Nintendo game though, but it is inspired by the N64 games of yesteryear.
This one is coming to all the current formats.

Star Lord

Moved to the Gaming (General) forum, as it's not limited to Nintendo platforms! Please note the charter from the Gaming (General) forum now applies.

Looking forward to this one, backed it on kickstarter almost as soon as it launched!

sligeach

Today's new update. Dr. Quack and Dr. Puzz.

Dr. Quack

Dr. Puzz

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1587971?ref=backer_project_update

YOOKA-LAYLEE - INFO ON COLLECTIBLES AND BONUS MULTIPLAYER GAMES

- blends N64-style platforming and collecting with modern trends
- every collectible will have value in some way
- collectible benefits include improved moves or access to new areas within large levels
- the game world can be transformed should a player go to the effort
- minecart runs are included
- collectibles are also found in "race circuits and along vast, undulating minecart tracks"
- collectible tokens unlock eight multiplayer arcade games with support for four players

http://gonintendo.com/stories/258376-yooka-laylee-info-on-collectibles-and-bonus-multiplayer-games

dreamers75

Is there not a thread on this already?

Anyhoo waiting for it to be released before I buy. Shame such a decent dev team was destroyed by Msft. Could blame the stamper brothers but MSFT(EA,UBietc) have done this countless times. Buy a decent studio and destroy it.

sligeach

Yooka-Laylee gets another set of fresh details

EDGE has a lengthy feature on Yooka-Laylee this month. There’s talk about developer Playtonic, and plenty on the game itself.

One point brought up early on is that Yooka-Laylee felt “almost unrecognizable from the footage that convinced so many to part with their money.” The two main characters are essentially the same. However, EDGE says that “their world is a very pleasant surprise – significantly more substantial than we’d anticipated, with a scale and a level of detail belying the size of the team making it.”

Yooka-Laylee takes plenty of cues from the 3D platformers of old on the N64. Just like with Rare’s classic games, this one will feature spoken gibberish for the characters. It took director Chris Sutherland and composer Grant Kirkhope some time to remember how to come up with these sounds, with Sutherland noting that the team “spent a lot of time trying to figure out the timing and iterating regularly until it sounded just right.”

EDGE also covers collectibles in its piece. The best news about them? Each one will have a tangible benefit.

Here’s an overview of the different collectibles:

– Ghosts can be found in each world; one hides, another attacks you, and a more elusive spirit requires you to chase and catch it
– 200 quills scattered across the world, spread across race circuits and along vast, undulating minecart tracks
– Tokens unlock the eight multiplayer arcade games hosted by Rextro, which can be found in the main menu and support up to 4 players
– Tonics: RPG-style modifiers that also act as in-game accomplishments; ex: reduce power consumption of Yooka’s role, which could be attached to something like killing 100 enemies
– There’s a pickup which triggers a transformation exclusive to that particular world

EDGE also writes about how you can transform the world itself:

At first, your impact is relatively small: spitting out a Splash Berry to feed a raincloud sees it generate a waterfall that fills a dry riverbed, opening up new areas to explore. Choose a Frost Berry instead, and the river will freeze over, giving you access to a harder race across a slippier surface. But while you can move onto the next area once you’ve collected enough Pagies – the equivalent to Banjo-Kazooie’s Jiggies – you can also spend them on expanding the environment. This bolts on a huge extra chunk of level furniture, with a towering monument that dwarfs what was there before (and which begs to be scaled), and opens up a broader range of activities, this time set at a higher difficulty to test the platforming pluck of more thorough explorers.

Finally, a few other tidbits:

– Regain health by collecting butterflies
– Refill the power meter by eating butterflies
– New Game+ mode will be included where all moves are unlocked from the beginning
– Spend Quills to extend Yooka and Laylee’s move sets; ex: sonar shot for Laylee which fires translucent waves and triggers invisible platforms to reach a previously inaccessible temple area
– When you unlock a new world, Trowzer will give you a new power as a way of thanking you for letting him expand his business
– Challenges won’t be repeated across the different worlds; the team wants to constantly surprise players
– The challenge ramps up in the second world, which has a wintry theme

There’s quite a bit more from EDGE’s article, including new screenshots, comments from the development team, and more. We encourage you to pick up the full issue here.

http://nintendoeverything.com/yooka-laylee-gets-another-set-of-fresh-details/

https://www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/Subscriptions/Edge-Print.html

sligeach

Some screenshots and artwork.

BofaDeezNuhtz

Spyroish...

CiDeRmAn

Suzuki_TL1000R wrote: »

Spyroish...

Nintendo and Rare perfected the genre, Spyro was a weak attempt to emulate the likes of Mario 64 and Banjo.
Sony only got their mojo in 3d platforming with Jack and Daxter.

Yooka Laylee is being made by those same people and looks pretty great, with the dev's limiting the collecto-madness of the likes of Donkey Kong 64.

Generic Dreadhead

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

limiting the collecto-madness of the likes of Donkey Kong 64.

For years I thought I was just being unfair on this game and looking back on it badly..... glad to know it was actually a load of rubbish trying to collect all that cr@p in each stage

CiDeRmAn

Cormac... wrote: »

For years I thought I was just being unfair on this game and looking back on it badly..... glad to know it was actually a load of rubbish trying to collect all that cr@p in each stage

I invested in it, games being pretty expensive back then, and found things initially engaging but the sprawling nature of the game, the never ending collecting of items, the whole thing was a mess.
When Gamesworld were clearing crap out I got a guide book for it for nothing, and seeing it all laid out, it's still a messy load of tripe, ugly too.
Donkey Kong Country has its faults but it has stood up visually, as has the ports to the likes of the Gameboy and Color.
But DK64 looks dreadful, the game looks more dated than the years earlier Mario 64 and Rare's first N64 title Banjo Kazooie looks and plays better in everyway.

Generic Dreadhead

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

I invested in it, games being pretty expensive back then, and found things initially engaging but the sprawling nature of the game, the never ending collecting of items, the whole thing was a mess.
When Gamesworld were clearing crap out I got a guide book for it for nothing, and seeing it all laid out, it's still a messy load of tripe, ugly too.

I too got the Prima (?) strategy guide, but I got it while playing the game, to see if I could 100% it.

Even with the guide I couldn't be bothered.

Some of the puzzle mechanics of using the 5 kongs weren't too bad if I remember correctly, but was nothing that Lost Vikings hadn't already covered.

When you got 1 game every 3 months due to stuff being £50, you really had to try get your monies worth alright

Retr0gamer

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Sony only got their mojo in 3d platforming with Jack and Daxter.

I didn't even find Jack and Daxter that good either. First game was decent and worked well as an early PS2 game that was worth playing when there was very little on it. It's not aged so well. J&D 2 though I feel is a terrible game with awful difficulty spikes. Really don't get the high review scores for it and the whole grim dark setting felt so focus grouped. At least now I see it in over rated game lists. Never tried the third so not sure if it was good.

CiDeRmAn

Well, I was talking about the first one, the followup stank of a committee getting involved, trying to be dark and edgy, vehicles in the wake of GTA3, not fun at all.
The original was tons of fun, and combined the excellence of Crash 3 with some very nice visuals, for such an early game.
I have the third but it has yet to be played.
Seems that while the first cousin of J&D, Ratchet and Clank, got a current gen update, as well as a last gen update, J&D was pretty much left behind.
Haven is a really good unsung example of the 3D platformer though, with some nice fractal effects in there too, for the PS2, and for less than a fiver if you find it.

Corholio

Release pushed to Q1 2017. Toybox still expected in July.

E3 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1gxLvbX3Ow

Mr E

Looks great!

The Wii U will be a dead(er) duck by Q1 2017 though. I hope it is compatible with the NX.

CiDeRmAn

Mr E wrote: »

Looks great!

The Wii U will be a dead(er) duck by Q1 2017 though. I hope it is compatible with the NX.

That's my worry.
Initially I wanted it for the WiiU, but now that the console is pretty much just hanging around on a corner waiting to be relieved of duty I might get it for my PS4 instead, I have it bought and paid for via Kickstarter either way.
Love to see a general release in physical form, like Shovel Knight I'll end up owning it in a few ways.

sligeach

Yooka-Laylee GAMEPLAY & Interview @ E3 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEypGrdTedw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEypGrdTedw

Doodleking

what's up with the adult jokes in the game? beeh hearing about them here and there, can't seem to undestand what kind of jokes are those?

sligeach

This looks amazing.

Yooka-Laylee - Gamescom 2016 Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmF8IgxtJ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqmF8IgxtJ0

sligeach

Could Yooka-Laylee Be as Filthy as Conker’s Bad Fur Day?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S29r4h5R1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S29r4h5R1g

sligeach

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/797232146037571584

sligeach

Bombshell time. Absolutely gutted.

Yooka-Laylee cancelled for Wii U due to "unforeseen technical issues"
PC, PS4, Xbox One versions launch April. Switch version planned.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-12-13-yooka-laylee-cancelled-for-wii-u-due-to-unforeseen-technical-issues

Mr E

Hardly a surprise. Releasing for the Wii U in April 2017 (a month after Switch launch) would be a colossal waste of money.

It makes far more sense to target the Switch instead.

ERG89

It's obvious that the WiiU version was up in the air a while as is any game on the system. I'd wonder how much the port was even being worked on. Still feel sorry for the people who backed this financially in return for a WiiU version. Always pays just to wait with videogames anymore.

sligeach

Yooka-Laylee - Multiplayer Reveal Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VK2eCZYvlY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VK2eCZYvlY

sligeach

You know how they say something is so bad that it's good? This isn't one of those occasions.

The Yooka-Laylee Rap!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mSzJj1c1z0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mSzJj1c1z0

Mr E

Reviews are starting to come in and they're all over the place.

IGN: 70% - http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/04/04/yooka-laylee-review
Gamespot: 6 - https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review/1900-6416649/
CGMagazine: 90 - http://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/yooka-laylee-review-turning-page/
Destructoid: 80 - https://www.destructoid.com/review-yooka-laylee-425484.phtml

Gingervitis

Jim Sterling gave it a 2/10. Ouch.

Retr0gamer

Hmm. Those rare 3D platformer were never actually that great and always in the shadow of what Nintendo made. I think the rose tinted glasses might be off. Eurogamer wasn't that kind either.

super_furry

Think what you get from the game will depend on how much nostalgia you have for Rare's N64-era platformers. I was never a fan of Banjo/Donkey Kong 64 so don't think this will be for me.

Mr E

A demo could really sell this to a lot of people who are on the fence (especially those of a certain vintage).

irishman86

Like a lot of people Im waiting on the first sales and decent reviews
I wish they would make a new Jak & Daxter

Retr0gamer

irishman86 wrote: »

Like a lot of people Im waiting on the first sales and decent reviews
I wish they would make a new Jak & Daxter

I always found the jak and dater games a bit underwhelming. Except the second one which is just ****e.

sligeach

This game has left a real sour taste in the mouth. Mixed reviews coupled with how us Nintendo fans were shafted. Kind of wish I got a refund instead of transferring my backing to the Switch version.

Venom

Gingervitis wrote: »

Jim Sterling gave it a 2/10. Ouch.

As much as I like his vids, I find Jim's taste in games to be all over the shop so hard to take him as a reviewer. Saying that, the messed up speech in this game just from the reviews I'v watched, wrecked my head.

wotzgoingon

Wish I seen this thread yesterday before I spent €40 on it.

I am playing on PC and it is mad stuttery. I have played around with it's limited settings and no joy.

I was really excited when I was downloading it as I love games like this and watching the videos on the steam page made me want to play it even more. Ty the Tazmanian Tiger was excellent on steam but I played it before years ago on console so wasn't really new but I collected all collectables and then seeing Yooka-Laylee I was like how did I never see this game before and just hit buy without any research.

wotzgoingon

Well I sorted out my bad gaming experience with this game. Turns out I had to turn off Freesync. And I would recommend this game to anyone. Quite difficult tbh. You might look at it and think kid's game but it is quite challenging.

sligeach

GREEN AND PURPLE PATCH

THE YOOKA-LAYLEE SPIT ‘N’ POLISH UPDATE

• Brand new pause menu music
• New optional camera mode with minimal assist
• Pagies have added signposts to Hivory Towers to help guide players to new worlds
• Design tweaks to all arcade games
• Speed improvement to scrolling through Totals Menu
• New option for shorter ‘gibberish’ voice sound FX
• New speech volume option
• New ability to speed through dialogue by holding Y
• Cut-scenes can now be skipped with Y
• New moves section added to pause menu, with image guide
• Camera design improvements throughout game (less scripted cameras, door cams now appear behind player etc)
• Restart option added in the pause menu during arcade games and Kartos challenges
• ‘Sonar-able’ objects now have more clear visual identity
• Laser move no longer requires player to crouch
• Minecart control improvements and new visual effects
• Transformation control improvements
• Improved first-person aiming controls
• New first-person aiming control options added
• Improved flying controls
• When transformed, collecting butterflies now restores energy
• Hunter tonic now tracks the last 30 Quills and Casino Tokens, in addition to the Health and Power Extenders. It will also whistle at the location of the closest rare collectable.
• Health UI is now always visible when low
• Design tweaks in various areas (Black Hole in One, Gloomy Gem Grotto etc)
• New icons added for keyboard/mouse controls
• Improved Rampo boss fight
• Added PC Display Settings to the in-game pause menu
• Performance improvements
• Audio improvements

http://www.playtonicgames.com/greenandpurplepatch/

A glimpse at what a Lizard and Bat look like between a pair of Joy-Cons:

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/872460575477047297/photo/1

wotzgoingon

Great improvements after I have finished the game.

I really enjoyed the game but I cannot see myself starting a new game just to try out improvements.

murphyebass

Glad to hear this is get improved as time goes by. Will definately buy it around Xmas. Should be cheaper and all improvements done.

Xmas collectathon with lots of alcohol. There better be a snow level. ... Waves fist

wotzgoingon

murphyebass wrote: »

Glad to hear this is get improved as time goes by. Will definately buy it around Xmas. Should be cheaper and all improvements done.

Xmas collectathon with lots of alcohol. There better be a snow level. ... Waves fist

There is. It is actually a really fun game, but you have to go back to older levels to collect all collectables. Don't be like me and spend ages in first level trying to get all and wondering why I cannot collect the pagie that is flying in the wind.

sligeach

Playtonic are now doing Switch specific testing as well as console testing and will have a release date shortly after it's concluded.

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/879631438034993152

sligeach

Yes, the game isn't out on Switch yet. But I got an e-mail earlier as a backer for this.

Collector’s Boxie Revealed & Backer Discount!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/2006915?ref=backer_project_update

https://www.projecttriforce.com/index.php?p=product&id=83

It looks lovely.

I had to use my camera and Twitter account to capture an image as they won't let us embed a photo.

wotzgoingon

That looks good. Just to add that was such a fun game and makes a change from the usual FPS or e-sports games.

CiDeRmAn

It's an absolute disgrace that the Switch version isn't out yet.
But they are just dragging their heels, with bugger all information on it.
And all the money invested by Nintendo fans in this title in the first place.

Optimalprimerib

They needed to release this game months ago for the switch. There was a gap in the market for them with no 3d adventure since Zelda. But with Mario around the corner, they may as well wait until March at this stage.

sligeach

Received this e-mail a short while ago.

Yooka-Laylee for Nintendo Switch Arriving Soon!

Posted by Playtonic Games (Creator)

After many months of work, Yooka-Laylee for Nintendo Switch is nearly, almost, so close to being in your possession!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q37UB09gf6U
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As usual, Kickstarter backer game codes will be distributed via BackerKit, so please keep an eye out for emails and check your spam folder. We are currently awaiting receipt of the many thousands of game codes from Nintendo, and as soon as we receive them they will be dispatched to your inbox immediately. 

Backer game codes will allow you to pre-load Yooka-Laylee on your Nintendo Switch ahead of the game’s official release on December 14. More importantly, you’ll be able to play the game immediately as well! 

The Playtonic team personally handled development on Switch and spent many months adding significant optimisations, plus dozens of game updates to ensure that this version lives up to your expectations. We hope you enjoy it – and thanks again for your support!

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In the lead up to Yooka-Laylee leaping on to Nintendo Switch, our artists have been getting in the mood by revisiting some of the Nintendo classics they helped create. See some of their amazing doodles below!



Kev Bayliss goes festive crazy with his character roster!



DK64's Mark Stevenson proves he has no style (or grace)



Steven 'Klungo' Hurst's namesake is looking forward to Ssswitch



Steve Mayles has deep roots in this series...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/2065929?ref=backer_project_update

I'll post the images shortly.

sligeach

50 Minutes of Yooka-Layee on Nintendo Switch Gameplay

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipGVCkSAlR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipGVCkSAlR8

murphyebass

Yooka Laylee is in the two games for €30 on the playstation store at the minute. So essentially for €15 I couldn't say no.

Played an hour or so of it so far and my 4 year old loves watching me play. She can't really handle the controls but is happy to watch as it looks like a really colourful cartoon.

I can already see it's a serious love letter to the banjo games. I'm not sure how a kid these days would take to it but as someone who adored his N64 this game sits well with me.