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Yooka-Laylee |OT| Reptile Rolling in the 90’s

Tizoc

Tizoc

Member
I think I'll roam around the 5th world and try to get the last 10 or so Pagies to get to the final boss.
 
Raven77

Raven77

Member
Judging by my avatar you would think I have played this yet. I actually haven't as I've been dealing with some small business launch craziness that has kept me from gaming for a solid 2-3 months.

I am curious how other big Rare fans that loved Banjo, etc. feel about this game. I have it purchased and was hoping to dive into it sometime soon.

What I loved about the Banjo games:

- Great characters with fun abilities
- Worlds were fun to explore and slowly make progress getting everything
- Great music (I actually purchased this a long while back and LOVE IT (Banjo Kazooie Vinyl Soundtrack but you'll have to hit ebay for it now I believe.

Banjo_Store_Icon_large.jpg
 
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RaginRoss

Member
Raven77 said:
Judging by my avatar you would think I have played this yet. I actually haven't as I've been dealing with some small business launch craziness that has kept me from gaming for a solid 2-3 months.

I am curious how other big Rare fans that loved Banjo, etc. feel about this game. I have it purchased and was hoping to dive into it sometime soon.

What I loved about the Banjo games:

- Great characters with fun abilities
- Worlds were fun to explore and slowly make progress getting everything
- Great music (I actually purchased this a long while back and LOVE IT (Banjo Kazooie Vinyl Soundtrack but you'll have to hit ebay for it now I believe.
Banjo_Store_Icon_large.jpg
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I'd be really surprised if you didn't enjoy this if you were really into the original Banjo & Kazooie games.

The moves are & abilities are fun and pretty varied. I'd say the characters are a bit less memorable than in the orignal games, but they are still decent.

I've only played 4 of the 5 worlds but they've all been interesting and a good size with plenty to do.
 
Tizoc

Tizoc

Member
Just made it to the final boss!
Will beat him later tonight then finish up King's Quest '15 and then move onto something else.

All in all I enjoyed it, and while it has its flaws it is overall a charming and well crafted paltformer.

EDIT: Ugh Phase 2 and final phase of the final boss is a pain in the ass. A needless pain :/
 
illusionary

illusionary

Member
Tizoc said:
What are the free dlc that backers will get?
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Nothing's yet been announced... but I wouldn't get your hopes up for much more than character skins or similar.

Hopefully Playtonic will break their silence and let us have another update shortly, though I'm guessing that we won't hear anything until the promised patch arrives.
 
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maxcriden

Member
Any new word on the patch that will fix camera and minigame issues? I finally was able to get a discounted digital copy, yay! I want to wait till that patch is out to play though.
 
illusionary

illusionary

Member
maxcriden said:
Any new word on the patch that will fix camera and minigame issues? I finally was able to get a discounted digital copy, yay! I want to wait till that patch is out to play though.
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Nothing since the Kickstarter update on 2 May, which promised

You can expect a more detailed breakdown of the game update in the coming weeks, as we continue to tinker around with the coding furnace.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1874290
 
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DJKhaled

Member
Raven77 said:
Judging by my avatar you would think I have played this yet. I actually haven't as I've been dealing with some small business launch craziness that has kept me from gaming for a solid 2-3 months.

I am curious how other big Rare fans that loved Banjo, etc. feel about this game. I have it purchased and was hoping to dive into it sometime soon.

What I loved about the Banjo games:

- Great characters with fun abilities
- Worlds were fun to explore and slowly make progress getting everything
- Great music (I actually purchased this a long while back and LOVE IT (Banjo Kazooie Vinyl Soundtrack but you'll have to hit ebay for it now I believe.

Banjo_Store_Icon_large.jpg
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My favourite game of all time is Banjo Kazooie and I did not like this game. It copied everything from Banjo except the charm and fun. The levels are big and boring and the powers and transformations are mostly dumb.
 
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maxcriden

Member
maxcriden said:
Thanks! Hopefully they can share some irons from their coding furnace soon...!
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Ask and I shall receive, I suppose!

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

In the months since launch we’ve been hard at work on Yooka-Laylee’s first big game update, and we’re pleased to confirm that once our test team is done trying to break it, it will be deploying later this month on PC, followed shortly after on consoles.

This rather plump update will add all manner of exciting gubbins, including the optional ability to skip dialogue faster, bypass cutscenes or reduce those pesky gibberish voices (which should please speedrunners), plus a brand new optional camera mode that gives players full control of where it’s pointed.

We’ve paid close attention to your feedback and hopefully the additions we’ve cooked up will make Yooka-Laylee an even more enjoyable experience, whether you’re playing for the first time or reptile rolling in for a second playthrough.
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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
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We know a lot of Nintendo fans have been waiting patiently for news on the Nintendo Switch version of Yooka-Laylee. To thank you for your support, here’s a glimpse at what a Lizard and Bat look like between a pair of Joy-Cons:

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Thanks very much to alr1ght for posting the info!

Thread here: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1387125
 
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chalkitdown1

Member
That's an amazing update. Just a shame I've already completed it. People playing this for the first time on Switch will be getting a FAR improved game.

No mention of bug fixes, though. FFS. My wait for the final Pagie lingers on....
 
illusionary

illusionary

Member
I had a feeling that we'd be seeing something shortly when a new "protected" post showed up on Playtonic's website yesterday. Good to see that they're finally breaking silence!

chalkitdown1 said:
That's an amazing update. Just a shame I've already completed it. People playing this for the first time on Switch will be getting a FAR improved game.

No mention of bug fixes, though. FFS. My wait for the final Pagie lingers on....
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Are you thinking here of the Cashino bug? Playtonic confirmed a while ago that it's being fixed here, though not if the fix will apply retrospectively. There's also a general comment in this update about bug fixes, just without a specific list of fixes.
 
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WillyFive

Member
Weird getting updates like these for a single player game. Makes me want to hold off on finishing it until more updates come (like the 64 bit filter any time now).
 
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Herr Schwarz

Banned
Was enjoying this for a bit, I don't particularly like the whole open world platformer format, it's more like a playground with mini challenges, I guess i prefer things a bit more linear like donkey kongs
 
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Rapscallion

Member
I got the game a few days ago. Seems fine. Some aspects of it work better than others, but the overall play mechanics are pretty solid. Feels good to play a 3d platformer in the vein of early 3d platformers again, though the style certainly shows its age.
 
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Eusis

Member
I did lose interest and drop it, partially because the design issues added up and just sucked the fun out for me, but I think this may well remedy those and make me get into it again.

Especially the arcade games. Fuck going through those for some damn pagies.
 
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wouwie

Member
My local Mediamarkt is selling the boxed version for €25. Seems like a bargain? I was tempted but i'll wait until impressions post patch i think, hopefully soon.
 
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Gartooth

Member
I finished this game about two weeks ago but I don't think I ever replied in this thread beyond initial thoughts. That says a lot about what I think of this game since if it was as good as Banjo I would have stayed up nights and gotten it done in the first couple days after release. (instead I went and played Persona 5 and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe forever)

I didn't even try to 100% this beyond getting to the credits since so many of the challenges were tedious and filled with bad, broken game design. That felt almost sinful of me to say. Banjo-Kazooie is in my top 5 games of all time, I have high regards for Tooie and Nuts & Bolts, and Rare was like the rockstar developer of my childhood.

The reviews were right, the game is a 6/10ish product. It does have its moments where it really tries to recapture that Banjo magic, but that was my own nostalgia filling in the gaps rather than Yooka-Laylee being worthy of it.

I don't want Playtonic to give up on this since I really really want these kinds of games to come back... but man they need to go back to the drawing board on EVERYTHING with this.
 
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PerfectFlaw

Member
I really liked the game at first, but two things caused me to shelve it:

1. The minecart sections were horrid. Up until that point I was doing my best to collect every pagie. Not wanting to ride in Kartos anymore killed my motivation to collect every one, which in turn killed my motivation to keep playing.

2. The casino level was obnoxiously big. Most of the levels were probably too big, but the casino specifically was the hair that broke the camel's back. Up until that point I was also working hard to collect every feather, but after flying around the level it just seemed daunting to have to explore it all.

I hope there is a sequel that fixes these problems. If so, I'm there day one.
 
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WatTsu

Member
Picked this up for $20 because I was in the mood for a 3D platformer. Didn't really like the Banjo games that much but for some reason I'm digging this. It's flawed but I'm having fun.
 
sloppyjoe_gamer

sloppyjoe_gamer

Gold Member
Mr. Wonderful said:
My question is, do you guys envision the patch making this a better game, or were the technical issues not the biggest problem?
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Honestly, you either like the old school DK64/Banjo Collectathon type games or you don't. Games that follow this design (like Yooka) aren't bad by design, they just might not be everyone's cup of tea. If you liked DK64 and games like it, you'll love this game.

As far as technical issues, been playing on a PS4 Pro, and really the only technical issue i've had now and then is the camera getting in the way. But if youve played the previously mentioned games, you know that you just can move it manually. This new patch coming soon will have a new optional camera mode that supposedly addresses this issue, so even that will no longer be an issue.
 
bumpkin

bumpkin

Member
As an impatient backer who's still waiting for my Switch copy of the game with a PC copy my rig can barely play at the shittiest settings, I *almost* grabbed a copy for PS4 today with a loyalty discount of 50% off I have at a mom & pop shop. I changed my mind when I saw/read that the patch isn't out yet.

I guess on the bright side, the Switch version should have all of the patch improvements on day one; whenever the fuck day one is.
 
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Off-Kilter

Banned
Hurdle Hijinx and Up N Nova high score pagies along with that one pagie in Hivory Towers with the lasers (you know the one) are keeping me from the platinum. Truly exercises of pure frustration and devoid of fun
 
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Conjo

Banned
Patch released!

http://www.playtonicgames.com/major-update-live-steam-sale/

Changes:

UPDATE HIGHLIGHTS
  • New music added to the pause menu
  • New optional camera mode added with minimal assist
  • Pagies have added signposts to Hivory Towers to help guide players to new worlds
  • Design tweaks to all arcade games
  • Improved speed when 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 clearer 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
  • Arcade games now support per player control settings, such as vibration, inverted aim and sensitivity
  • Improved Rampo boss fight
  • Added PC Display Settings to the in-game pause menu
  • Performance improvements
  • Audio improvements
BUG FIX HIGHLIGHTS
  • Fixed an issue where Pagies would not be saved if the player exchanged Casino Tokens and then closed the game.
  • Fixed an issue where the main environment in Capital Cashino would sometimes disappear when retrying the Knights of Hamalot challenge.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would sometimes crash when closing in exclusive mode.
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not reset if they flew off screen in the Up ‘n' Nova arcade game.
  • Fixed an issue where players would sometimes not be able to move forward in Up ‘n' Nova after colliding with a Corplet Drone.
  • The ‘delete' option for save games is now localised when running the game in Russian.
  • Fixed an issue where a floating bridge would occasionally appear in Shipwreck Creek.
  • Fixed an issue where Yooka's tongue would sometimes disappear when attached to Space Plumbing pipes.
  • Fixed an issue where it was possible to avoid the death trigger when squashed in Moodymaze Marsh's maze challenge.
  • Fixed a geometry gap in Capital Cashino which the player could fall through.
  • Fixed an issue where electricity SFX in Power Grid could be heard in incorrect places.
  • Fixed an issue where unlocking a Tonic during the Capital Cashino Knights of Hamalot challenge would sometimes lead to a fail.
  • Fixed an issue where keyboard controls would not work for secondary players in multiplayer Arcade games.
  • Fixed an issue where the player was sometimes unable to use the first switch in Murky Passage on Mac.
  • Fixed an issue where the Up N' Nova Arcade game's controls would sometimes change slightly when playing for the second time.
  • Fixed an issue where it was possible to become stuck in the Sonar Course in Captial Cashino if the player didn't have Lizard Leap.
  • Arcade game menus now list all inputs used for movement when playing with keyboard/mouse.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would receive damage when attempting to go into the first laser in the Capital Cashino vault whilst invisible.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would permanently slide if stood in a small gap between two rocks at the base of the lighthouse in Galleon Galaxy.
  • Fixed an issue where failing any Knights of Hamalot challenge and declining to retry would leave the target circle visible in the world.
  • Fixed an issue where Snowmen would speak as if they were missing their hats despite completing the challenge after re-entering Glitterglaze Glacier.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would remain in the death state after respawning from failing the moving maze challenge in Moodymaze Marsh.
  • Fixed an issue where it was possible to press the first switch in Murky Passage without actually being on it.
  • The save icon is now correctly displayed after selecting either Return To Hub or Save And Quit.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would enter their fall animation when standing in a specific area of Capital Cashino's vault room.
  • Fixed an issue where dying as you hit the last target in Duke's target challenge would sometimes softlock the game.
  • Fixed an issue where dying in the first room of the Icymetric Palae maze would cause the player to spawn behind the entrance.
  • Fixed an incorrect German translation during Rampo's challenge.
  • Fixed an issue where Steam controllers would not function properly on OSX.
  • Fixed an issue where some of the flashing crystals in Crystalline Cave lost their colliders when the challenge was completed.
  • Fixed an issue where dying during the Moodymaze Marsh maze challenge would sometimes prevent the player from being able to use the Grand Tome to exit the world.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would be unable to use the Steam controller again after disconnecting or reconnecting during gameplay.
  • Fixed an issue with Xbox One controllers when playing on a computer with Ubuntu.
  • Fixed an issue where the game would softlock when dying as the timer hit zero in the Adam Ferguson room challenge in Icymetric Palace.
  • Fixed an issue where the player sometimes wouldn't unlock the Super Sized achievement despite expanding all tomes and completing the game.
  • Fixed an issue where the Steam controller would sometimes lose functionality when disconnected.
  • Fixed an issue where the player was able to go beneath the ice in Tribalstack Tropics.
  • Fixed an issue where the player was unable to select ”No" on a question when using mouse/keyboard controls.
  • Fixed an issue where creating a second save would sometimes cause issues in the GoG version of the game.
  • Fixed an issue where multiple players could join an Arcade game when using the spacebar after selecting the Arcade with a controller.
  • Fixed an issue where in multiplayer Hurdle Hijinx, the pause menu would not display which player paused the game when playing on Windows.
  • Fixed Infrequent stuttering on GoG version of the game.
  • Fixed an issue in OSX/Ubuntu where the Arcade ‘continue' option would remain untranslated in French.
  • Fixed an issue where Swamp transformation challenge pressure switches weren't in the correct positions on challenge reset.
  • Fixed an issue where Capital B could sometimes damage the player during the final boss fight whilst the player could not move.
  • Fixed an issue where parts of the trees in Shipwreck Creek would be culled when viewed from underwater.
  • Fixed an issue where Capital Cashino target course doors could be triggered multiple times.
  • Fixed an issue where Tongue slot machines in Capital Cashino would sometimes be semi-interactive when they should be deactivated.
  • Fixed an issue where the Capital Cashino Sonar Shot challenge final door would sometimes temporarily lock the player in.
  • Fixed an issue where the oxygen meter would remain on screen and continue to deplete if the player received damage as the gravity room timer hit zero.
  • The VSYNC option is now localised.
  • Fixed an issue where jump height while using Reptile Roll on slopes would be limited.
  • Fixed a hole in the base geometry of the crossed bones island in Galleon Galaxy.
  • Fixed an issue where the player would sometimes be unable to move after being killed and knocked into a doorway.
  • Fixed an issue where changing resolution and graphical quality would sometimes crash the game when launching in Exclusive Mode.
  • Fixed an issue where the Arcade Camera would occasionally become jerky.
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Also info on consoles:

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/879631438034993152
For those asking, with this game update complete we're now entering console & Switch specific testing & should have final date shortly after
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jb1234

Member
The new patch is out (at least for PC). The new camera mode is definitely an improvement, as are the many other quality of life additions (like being able to turn the voices down).
 
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maxcriden

Member
jb1234 said:
The new patch is out (at least for PC). The new camera mode is definitely an improvement, as are the many other quality of life additions (like being able to turn the voices down).
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Awesome! This is what I was most concerned about and waiting on before jumping in.

Did they add anything to the patch list beyond what they originally said would be in there?
 
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Stop It

Perfectly able to grasp the inherent value of the fishing game.
That's a lot of patch notes.

I've been waiting for the patch before venturing back into the game so kudos for this to Playtonic.
 
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jb1234

Member
maxcriden said:
Awesome! This is what I was most concerned about and waiting on before jumping in.

Did they add anything to the patch list beyond what they originally said would be in there?
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Not that I'm aware of. The only thing I still want at this point is the orchestrated music but they're remaining irritatingly coy with that.

The big thing with the camera mode is that it stays where you move it and doesn't go crazy. It's a small change but really, really makes a difference.
 
nkarafo

nkarafo

Member
Kinda disappointed there's no N64 shader yet.

That was the one option i was excited for when i first saw the kickstarter.
 
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maxcriden

Member
jb1234 said:
Not that I'm aware of. The only thing I still want at this point is the orchestrated music but they're remaining irritatingly coy with that.

The big thing with the camera mode is that it stays where you move it and doesn't go crazy. It's a small change but really, really makes a difference.
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Thanks man. That sounds huge to me as someone very sensitive to cameras in 3D games. Are the default camera angles pretty decent when the camera isn't going crazy?

BTW, like you I am really psyched for the orchestrated music, so hopefully they announce a timeframe for it soon.
 
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