Yooka-Laylee |OT| Reptile Rolling in the 90s
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I'm playing on PS4 Pro with the latest patch installed. Is Yooka's shadow when he jumps supposed to be pure black? All the other shadows have some kind of transparency to them. Even when jumping out of the water it casts a pure black shadow under Yooka. I'll try to snap a screenshot.
If you are careful you can easily squeeze through the gap between the logs. I believe I timed it for the middle and right log each time.
edit: Since I played well before release, I didn't even think about jumping. That probably would have been much easier.
It's supposed to help you pinpoint his location in the air from the ground.
Could be intentional. I haven't played the game yet but 3D plaformers need a visible shadow under your character otherwise people have a hard time judging their jumps. I remember in the trailer Yooka had a normal shadow cast to the side and another that appeared under him when he jumped.
Yeah I know why it's there. But his regular shadow has some transparency to it. It's grey transparent. The one under him is solid black. It looks so weird and out of place. It looks like it's not showing as intended.
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Yeah I know why it's there. But his regular shadow has some transparency to it. It's grey transparent. The one under him is solid black. It looks so weird and out of place. It looks like it's not showing as intended.
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I know what you mean but it's intentional, it was in the toy box demo and the marketing media I believe.
Savantcore
Unconfirmed Member
"Eghuhguhgeghuegg. Eghuhgeggoough. oughheffhehfhuhge."
Such an annoying noise.
OK, noping out at Dr Quack's quiz. Frustrating.
Such an annoying noise.
OK, noping out at Dr Quack's quiz. Frustrating.
Yeah I know why it's there. But his regular shadow has some transparency to it. It's grey transparent. The one under him is solid black. It looks so weird and out of place. It looks like it's not showing as intended.
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Wow, I didn't expect it to be that dark. I still think it's intentional. Since it's essential to your gameplay expirience they wan't to make sure it's visible over everything else, even if you're in the shade.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
So, is the consensus here that if you loved Banjo Kazooie, and DK64 and games like that, that you'll love this? I'd be getting the PS4 version and I loved those games!!
This talk about orchestrated vs non orchestrated soundtrack.....is it being updated if I heard correctly on here?
This talk about orchestrated vs non orchestrated soundtrack.....is it being updated if I heard correctly on here?
Yeah I know why it's there. But his regular shadow has some transparency to it. It's grey transparent. The one under him is solid black. It looks so weird and out of place. It looks like it's not showing as intended.
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You know, I never noticed the double shadows until you pointed it out. Honestly, from a gameplay design perspective, it's really helped me on multiple occasions to land some tricky jumps. So I'd rather have a weird visual thing than frustrating deaths personally. Does look odd though, you aren't wrong.
Mega Man's Electric Sheep
Member
Maybe it changed in the patch since you played, because I just played the third phase of that boss and there was endless waves of 3 logs touching each other with no gap between them.
I liked the World 3 boss quite a bit. Haven't expanded any worlds yet, I plan to check out all of the worlds and get all the moves, then go back to fully complete everything. Also, reviewers who complained about not being able to find new worlds in the hub clearly weren't paying attention to what characters said or what moves they learned.
edit: LMAO at the
Pagie
This game is perfect for Banjo and DK64 fans. And yes, the orchestral soundtrack is being added in later.
edit: LMAO at the
Crazy Kirkhope
This game is perfect for Banjo and DK64 fans. And yes, the orchestral soundtrack is being added in later.
I love classic Banjo enough to push through Yooka's faults, but I don't think it means you'll definitely love YK. I mean, maybe you will. Most people here some to and I'm only an hour in. I'm enjoying it for what it is, but it's not going to have the BK impact and I can understand why it scored the way it did (again, very early on so things can change).
esmith08734
Member
This will be such a perfect compliment to Zelda, I think.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Hmm, how to you get past the wind?
I'm too dumb to figure it out, lol.
I'm too dumb to figure it out, lol.
The Third Heat
Neo Member
I both love and hate this game. It could be all the years of gaming since B-K that have made me more critical, but the controls in some instances make this game super unfun. But the game that surrounds it is so jolly with terrific music and goofy writing that I can't help but want to go back for more, even when it pisses me off. I think I understand the mixed response.
Other gripes:
World 2 is a mess. I think I spent most of my time there wondering what I was supposed to be doing. Moved on to World 3 as soon as I could.
I don't like how so much of what you can accomplish in a world seems to be at the mercy of moves you can't acquire yet in that world. I feel like if they wanted to give you the freedom to pick up any move you wanted at any time, they ought to have made it so Trowzer sells ALL of them at all times--or at the very least has them listed but unavailable-- so you can also get a sense of what moves are coming up. I think this would help with navigating the world because you'll see an impossible task and say "oh, I probably need X move for that" and not waste your time on it.
On the other side of that, it's also frustrating to come to a challenge and assume you don't have the right move yet and skip it, when in fact you had the move all along but forgot you had it (looking at you, Sonar)
I don't know. I think this sort of janky presentation is part and parcel of this type of game because I certainly remember frustrating moments from B-K. But is that a good thing? I don't want the games to be easy, for sure, but I also don't want to be yelling at my TV because I keep slipping off a slippery rock surface in a dark cave. Maybe we were all more patient back in '98. I think the polish this game has in terms of its visuals and sound are very much at odds with the gameplay and that's annoying. Why are you so pretty but so frustrating??
Holy cow man, I spent a good hour in that room trying to figure it out. For the longest time I thought that floating book was the grand tome and I kept trying to find the the thing to stand on to open it up.
Other gripes:
World 2 is a mess. I think I spent most of my time there wondering what I was supposed to be doing. Moved on to World 3 as soon as I could.
I don't like how so much of what you can accomplish in a world seems to be at the mercy of moves you can't acquire yet in that world. I feel like if they wanted to give you the freedom to pick up any move you wanted at any time, they ought to have made it so Trowzer sells ALL of them at all times--or at the very least has them listed but unavailable-- so you can also get a sense of what moves are coming up. I think this would help with navigating the world because you'll see an impossible task and say "oh, I probably need X move for that" and not waste your time on it.
On the other side of that, it's also frustrating to come to a challenge and assume you don't have the right move yet and skip it, when in fact you had the move all along but forgot you had it (looking at you, Sonar)
I don't know. I think this sort of janky presentation is part and parcel of this type of game because I certainly remember frustrating moments from B-K. But is that a good thing? I don't want the games to be easy, for sure, but I also don't want to be yelling at my TV because I keep slipping off a slippery rock surface in a dark cave. Maybe we were all more patient back in '98. I think the polish this game has in terms of its visuals and sound are very much at odds with the gameplay and that's annoying. Why are you so pretty but so frustrating??
Holy cow man, I spent a good hour in that room trying to figure it out. For the longest time I thought that floating book was the grand tome and I kept trying to find the the thing to stand on to open it up.
The perfect Dark
Banned
So what's the verdict? Is it worth picking up if I've been missing Crash and Spyro etc?
Sure, it's a great game.
The camera... holy shit is it annoying. It doesn't help that moving it around feels so floaty and sluggish.
The rolling move is clunky as hell... why didn't they just allow you to turn around on the spot like talon trot?
Besides those complaints (oh, and that god awful arcade game in the first world), the game is pretty decent so far. It's cute enough and has enough collectables and exploration to keep me going.
I realize people wanted a 2017 Banjo game. That doesn't mean you have to bring all the jank with it. (Hell, BK had less jank than this so far...)
The rolling move is clunky as hell... why didn't they just allow you to turn around on the spot like talon trot?
Besides those complaints (oh, and that god awful arcade game in the first world), the game is pretty decent so far. It's cute enough and has enough collectables and exploration to keep me going.
I realize people wanted a 2017 Banjo game. That doesn't mean you have to bring all the jank with it. (Hell, BK had less jank than this so far...)
Shadowman16
Member
Quick question for those that ordered the game through Amazon UK, anyone else had their order delayed? (apologies if this has already been asked). I was looking forward to getting it today, tempted to cancel my order and go digital instead if its not dispatched today.
Really? So it doesn't look like the GB QL? Around the 22 minute mark.
So what's the verdict? Is it worth picking up if I've been missing Crash and Spyro etc?
Up to the final world and if you hold reverence for Spyro and especially Banjo, than you will enjoy this one. It is heavy on the exploration and discovery with mostly solid challenges for earning collectibles, with a small mix of frustrating ones(though the good outweighs the poor).
Seems the DRM Free PC version is up @ GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/yookalaylee
https://www.gog.com/game/yookalaylee
The third wave proves you are meant to jump and not weave. Even in the QL it is the same and that is where they were forced to learn to jump the logs.
I've finished exploring world 4 pre-expansion and I have to say it's the weakest world so far. That being said there are some great moments like the boss fight.
I managed to get 100% on the second world.
In the first world? You need a move you learn later in the game.
Yeah. So far the game is a solid 8/10 for me.
I managed to get 100% on the second world.
In the first world? You need a move you learn later in the game.
So what's the verdict? Is it worth picking up if I've been missing Crash and Spyro etc?
Yeah. So far the game is a solid 8/10 for me.
Finally. It took long enough....
The perfect Dark
Banned
Yes, thanks!
March of the Crabs
Member
So what's the verdict? Is it worth picking up if I've been missing Crash and Spyro etc?
Definitely! Although it definitely leans more towards Spyro than Crash.
Regardless it is a great game that nailed the 90s feel. The only knock I have against it is that the camera can get a little frustrating and I noticed some weird jankiness on the mine cart levels. Other than that it is 90s platforming bliss updated for the modern era.
TheDinoman
Member
Pretty sure it just unlocked now.
Already is, I think.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
its unlocked now, i had to restart steam for it to recognize that it was though.
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
I have it preloaded, but I still can't play it.
EDIT: Whoops nevermind. Away we go.
EDIT x2: Oh wait. Gotta wait for the unpacking....jesus.
DieNgamers
Member
IT'S ONLY BEEN 16 YEARS LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It would be cool if they had an effect in Playtonic's next game.
FearMyWrench
Member
AwakenedCloud
Member
Anyone else still waiting on an email with the key? I ordered the steam version, but haven't received anything.
