nogoodnamesleft
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Wait who is the composer for most of the levels? Wise or grant?
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Yooka-Laylee |OT| Reptile Rolling in the 90s
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Mr. Wonderful
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Do we have an ETA on this? I want to hold off playing until this is released.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Grant. Wise only did the minigame & mine cart music
The perfect Dark
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You missed a clue.
You have to go back to the entrance of the level (hub world) to expand it.
nogoodnamesleft
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Ahh, okay, I'm dumb. Thanks.
The perfect Dark
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haha, it happens ^^.
I couldn't win the race either btw. No idea if there's a special trick or if you have to upgrade your abilities first.
I love it though because there's a reason to come back to these levels / worlds.
Ugh hype deflated
Grant composed all the music for the Banjo games though.
I watched this on the giant bomb quick look and they were struggling for 25 or so minutes
until they did it correctly and it took them 25 seconds
hmm
Ugh hype deflated
David Wise never composed for B-K.
He's kind of cream on top of the cake in this specific case, I'd say.
His inputs are more than welcomed though, check out what he did on Youtube!
Wow, awesome! Thank you very much!!! Looking forward to the nostalgia trip, the Banjo games are probably the games I put in the most hours in my childhood.
I redeemed the code and tomorrow I will check the game out for sure. I have some deadlines this week, but I should be able to join the discussion here fairly soon
Oh dear, I can't even play the game. Game crashes every single time on the third loading screen after selecting a save file. The tip about refilling the power bar. The animated background and loading icon starts getting jerky and then stops animating altogether.
Playing on standard PS4. Tried rebooting system. Quit and reloaded the game about 5 times. No luck. Exact same thing every single time
Playing on standard PS4. Tried rebooting system. Quit and reloaded the game about 5 times. No luck. Exact same thing every single time
WizardofPeace
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I think ill wait for a sale on this. The reviews are a little off putting.
It's how they talk in the Banjo games so they continued it here.
Anyway if the jibberish is such an annoyance you can somewhat skip it.
The perfect Dark
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Oh dear, I can't even play the game. Game crashes every single time on the third loading screen after selecting a save file. The tip about refilling the power bar. The animated background and loading icon starts getting jerky and then stops animating altogether.
Playing on standard PS4. Tried rebooting system. Quit and reloaded the game about 5 times. No luck. Exact same thing every single time
I thought my game crashed at first but it didn't. Just wait. I don't know what happens there but the game will definitely load.
Please don't listen to reviews if you love the old Rare games. This game is exactly like Banjo Kazooie. And don#t forget it's made by Ex-Rare developers.
Oh dear, I can't even play the game. Game crashes every single time on the third loading screen after selecting a save file. The tip about refilling the power bar. The animated background and loading icon starts getting jerky and then stops animating altogether.
Playing on standard PS4. Tried rebooting system. Quit and reloaded the game about 5 times. No luck. Exact same thing every single time
The game didn't crash it's just that the loading screens in this game are really bad when it comes to stuttering and freezing. Even though it looks like it has stopped the game is still loading.
They make the loading screens in Tropical Freeze look buttery smooth.
Conor_Fool
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I 100%ed Banjo Kazooie for my first time ever when Rare Replay came out. I was only really familiar withthe first couple levels. Think I was sitting around ~20 hours, no strategy guide.
Apparently Steam release is an absolute mess.
Everyone received the information it would release worldwide on 12AM UK time. So there were multiple countdowns from thirsty PC backers envying console players and, nothing, absolutely nothing.
Game actually releases in 16 hours. And there isn't even pre-loading as it was mentioned by them.
Everyone received the information it would release worldwide on 12AM UK time. So there were multiple countdowns from thirsty PC backers envying console players and, nothing, absolutely nothing.
Game actually releases in 16 hours. And there isn't even pre-loading as it was mentioned by them.
Harbinger of War
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Maybe because I tried preloading on my PC and MBP at the same time, it won't let preload on my PC yet.
Rodney McKay
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It probably is the standard, to be honest.
The vast majority of TVs and monitors are 60fps max. Sadly, I've never even SEEN a monitor in real-life that does higher than 60, as much as I'd love one. The nearest store that probably sells one is Frys Electronics and I rarely go there because it's about an hour away.
Still annoying when places don't specify that stuff for people who do have the hardware to support it.
Pixel Samurai
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When does this unlock on PS4?
In about 3 and a half hours.
What do you mean?
Gold standard, not standard. Meaning a benchmark or level of superior quality to be aimed for. I'd be willing to bet more PC gamers buy >90Hz displays now than 4k or these other things DF is testing. Newegg's gaming monitor category has hundreds of HFR displays.
Fuck this game.
Randy Solo
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I think I'm in love (early days yet, I know). But the animation is gorgeous, and it has the same feel as Banjo and Rare games in general. Also, if you fast forward the speech/text, you can still read everything and it stops the character mumbles. The underwater effect looks nice too. Speaking of water, I had the biggest smile on my face when I jumped into the water and I could see each drop of the splash create its own little ripple when it hit the water. This is something I loved about Banjo, and its glorious here too. Some of the texture work on the environment could be better, but for the most part the game looks great. So happy right now.
richard4481
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There was a video preview a while back of someone doing that race, here you go - Yooka-Laylee Video Preview
Randy Solo
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I'm playing on PS4 right now. On the store it still said coming 11/4/17, but when I bought it I was able to download and play. I'm in Australia if that matters.
This filthy American isn't allowed to enjoy his preorder until midnight :[
Loving the game so far, I'm still working through the expanded World 1 right now. It's exactly what I wanted it to be, basically a Banjo Kazooie clone through and through.
But anyone who has the game right now, where in the hell is the "secret" they inform you of from the Toybox demo? I ground smashed literally every rock I could find in the starting area next to the pirate ship. Did anyone find this?
But anyone who has the game right now, where in the hell is the "secret" they inform you of from the Toybox demo? I ground smashed literally every rock I could find in the starting area next to the pirate ship. Did anyone find this?
The perfect Dark
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This game is pure videogame love. It's an absolute joy to play. Just don't expect it to be easy. Like the old Rare games this game has some challenging puzzles.
According to a Hivory Hub video I watched for 2 seconds before immediately closing the tab, it's in the fifth world.
Blitzrules240
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Gah, I just want to play.
The perfect Dark
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It's actually very sad that the real Rare is pretty much dead and doesn't make games like this anymore. It's also sad that Nintendo didn't keep Rare because this game proves that the old Rare developers at Playtonic (left Rare after Microsoft bought them) can still make outstanding and unique games like Yooka-Laylee. This game would've got high scores 15-20 years earlier. And yet the gameplay still feels fresh because there's nothing like it anymore. This game feels like an old gem.
nogoodnamesleft
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Oh I know, wasn't really a fan of his music there either. Huge wise fan and more ehhh on grant.
The perfect Dark
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Yes, it auto-saves.
Kyleripman
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Finally preloading! Looking forward to a nice afternoon of nostalgia and googly-eyed platforming goodness tomorrow.
TheDinoman
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Considering how much Nintendo's been embracing the indie scene lately, I'd really love it if they decided to work with Playtonic on future games, similar to how they worked with the guys who made Friendshapes to get Snipperclips out.
One thing the old Banjo games have over Yooka-Laylee is the fact they were basically AAA productions in their time, while YL is just a dinky little kickstarter indie project, which is why it the game seems to lack a lot of the same polish BK and BT had. Imagine Tooka-Laylee with the budget and polish of a Nintendo game. Mhmmmm....
esmith08734
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I am excited to play this. My PS4 copy won't be here until Thursday - a bit of a bummer but I have some work to keep me busy.
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