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Playtonic unveils Yooka-Laylee (Banjo Kazooie successor) [Kickstarter LIVE - Funded]
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They don't need to complicate it, but they need something to liven up their design. Even just adding more detail to the body will help. Right now they look very plain and lacking, especially the lizard. She's like a blank canvas.
Eurogamer interview with Chris Sutherland and Gavin Price:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHA-X1SzvyE
Multiple Playtonic teams would be nice (1 full production + 1 incubation). I hope Yooka-Laylee becomes a huge success. They deserve it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHA-X1SzvyE
Multiple Playtonic teams would be nice (1 full production + 1 incubation). I hope Yooka-Laylee becomes a huge success. They deserve it.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
I really like the video with the few seconds of gameplay of ign.The art style and the characters are great.And the music the few seconds i hear looks promising.One of the games i put in my top of most i want right now.
Messofanego
Banned
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpznKftfySMYou all realize that by going with this character design, they will manage to not only revive Banjo-Kazooie, but also another relatively obscure N64 platforming series?
That's right, Chameleon Twist 1 & 2.
...anyone else here played those games? I know I sure as hell did.
Why is Chameleon Twist blue in the game and with a round head? Can he change colours?
The US/EU versions of CT2 redesigned the cast to look more like chameleons and swapped two characters around so the more realistic green was the "main" character compared to CT1's/JP's blue chameleon
Phreakuency
Banned
Not impressed with the flat, no textured look. The Banjo games had more texture, especially Nuts and Bolts.
Looks like a new version of Croc (ps1) Legend of the Gobbos from the snippets.
Looks like a new version of Croc (ps1) Legend of the Gobbos from the snippets.
To be fair, this is only 3 months of development.
Gambit 1138
Banned
Yea I noticed that too. Why does it look so simplistic?
Its almost as if its pre-alpha early footage made by a small team or something.
Necromanti
Member
Pre-order canceled.
Captain Europe
Member
No textured look? I see textures everywhere.
TheSlySoul
Member
No, that cannot be it. It must be lazy developers.
/s
I saw the moves video. Love the spinning ball move.
Vinterbird
Member
This, and since Wii U is a target platform, they will be constrained by that as well. SInce everything needs to work within that platforms specs. Which will also have a influence on just how much they can do with the game world size and design, and to some degree also visuals.
Hype levels through the roof
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I really like the characters. It seems the Banjo Kazooie gameplay will still be intact since we have a flying character still strapped to the main character's back. I see no reason to believe this won't get funded.
Yeah! Even if theres no challenges or courses designed around it (although I hope there are), i feel like that move can help cut down on the slog of retreading ground looking for some last doodad or heading to a different objective.
This is one of the best gaming news I could ever have,it's just like all I've been dreaming to happen come to reality, sweet character duo that can be separated, beautiful worlds and collectibles to explore,googly eyes, music 10/10 etc.
And then some people are complaining about the name(which is an instrument like bajo-kazoo), being too similar to banjo(which is what people like me were asking and the meaning of spiritual successor and other things?
Come on I believe that we've got much more than we ever thought.
And then some people are complaining about the name(which is an instrument like bajo-kazoo), being too similar to banjo(which is what people like me were asking and the meaning of spiritual successor and other things?
Come on I believe that we've got much more than we ever thought.
I'm not sure what you mean exactly, how could it be exclusive if it's also in the WiiU version?
Android18a
Member
Remember how Rare games used to have lots of cheats like Big Head Mode etc?
I hope this game has that. Specifically, I want a cheat for N64 mode which switches the game down into a low res, blurry, low poly mode that looks just like an N64 game. That'd be so fun.
I hope this game has that. Specifically, I want a cheat for N64 mode which switches the game down into a low res, blurry, low poly mode that looks just like an N64 game. That'd be so fun.
Necromanti
Member
I think it would be more likely that they'd have a cheeky reference to B&K thrown in instead. Like their tombstones.
I think they've already confirmed a 64 bit mode.
Android18a
Member
*drools*
Do we know if the game will play more like Banjo Kazooie or more like Banjo Tooie.
I hope it's more like Banjo Kazooie as I hated Banjo Tooie.
That is just mean, true but mean.
I wonder if Nintendo would let them use Donkey Kong?
I hope it's more like Banjo Kazooie as I hated Banjo Tooie.
That is just mean, true but mean.
I wonder if Nintendo would let them use Donkey Kong?
Magic Mushroom
Member
A little over three hours from now.
dancrane212
Member
I'll be backing this for sure when the kickstater goes up. The idea that there could be two (if Rare really is working on Banjo) decently budgeted platformers in the vein of Banjo Kazooie getting shown this year is pretty exciting.
I can't quite believe it, but this might be the most exciting announcement for me personally since this generation started.
Makes me think a bit of the magic of video games has slipped away over the years. It's either that or nostalgia....but then again these are new characters that I like a lot but I'm not GONZO over or anything, so it's hard to tell. But just seeing things lying around to collect in that environment in the video make me squeeeeee
Makes me think a bit of the magic of video games has slipped away over the years. It's either that or nostalgia....but then again these are new characters that I like a lot but I'm not GONZO over or anything, so it's hard to tell. But just seeing things lying around to collect in that environment in the video make me squeeeeee
Diddy Kong
Banned
the fan art for this game is just fantastic. Playtonic must be so excited for the hype they have behind this game.
Whoa hey, no need to get so real
Imagine if Clive N Wrench got funded, there would have been 3.
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Not the best designs, but hopefully the game is good.
RedSparrows
Member
The more bright, joyful and fun 3D platformers, the better. Been almost totally forgotten about under the weight of 2D me-too platformers 
Yeah I agree. I don't mind naked animals, but they'd be better with something that breaks up the silhouette. Pants are a nice solution, but that's certainly not the only option someone who's good at character design (ie not me) could come up with.
Can't wait for the full reveal later today.
Which is also their mistake not to have something like "we're only 3 months in with 5 guys remember" plastered all over this footage.
Honestly, they can't expect everyone who watches the footage to have read up on the story of the project/studio.
Communication mistake imo, even if a fairly common one and nothing they can't turn around of course.
Kyleripman
Member
I would be okay with that!
Nah
If you're posting in this thread you should have the comprehension to understand the state the game is in and even if somehow a person didnt the footage is tied to an article that explains that. Holding the devs responsible for this is like blaming thread creators for posters who just read a thread title and then rush to comment.
Its not even like Kickstarter is new at this point, people should know the score that you're not being shown anywhere near a finished game in pitch videos. These arent near-final trailers out of E3 or something.
Mango The Magician
Banned
Would kinda suck for this game if a new BK actually got announced.
Would mean nothing to me as I refuse to get an Xbone, whereas Yooka-Layee is at least going to be released on the console I own.
IGN uploaded a new video with more game play
A lot of weird flickering green screen on my end during the non-gameplay parts though
A lot of weird flickering green screen on my end during the non-gameplay parts though
That music, SO BANJO.
yeah i had the same thing, thankfully i don't care much about two dudes talking.