Yooka-Laylee

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.