https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmtVXLjMZh4
Ash: [1:38]
I would say across the board, I think Yooka-Laylee is
not as good as the Banjo games, its not as good as the games that inspired it
not even close, but I still liked it overall
[6:10] ...obviously, the problems that happened with Banjo were not nearly as bad as the problems in this game
[6:38] ...the difference here [in Yooka-Laylee], though, is that there are a lot more of them
Andre: [7:58] ...Because, its
missing the polish [from Banjo-Kazooie], and that polish is I feel like what made Banjo work so well, because I love those games, I love Banjo-Kazooie, less so Banjo-Tooie, though I appreciate it more in hindsight
Banjo-Kazooie, though, is a magical game to me
[8:54] The bigger issue for me is, I havent found the level design [in the first 3 worlds] to be that good, at all
Im finding [the worlds] to be a bit too big, even pre-expansion
in Banjo-Kazooie, especially, I always knew kinda where I was relative to everything else. The worlds felt big, but you could also see the world, you could see where youre going, whereas here [in Yooka-Laylee]
Ash: [13:57] ...the messaging isnt nearly as good as it is in Banjo-Kazooie, its harder sometimes to figure out what youre supposed to do...
Andre: [17:30]
as someone who is a Banjo fan, I feel like [the problems in YL] are getting in the way of me enjoying it, because Im making those comparisons, like,
I would rather just go play Banjo-Kazooie
Im only on World 3, [but]... If I were not playing this for purposes of discussing this [in this video], I probably wouldve dropped the game long ago, and I probably wouldve just gone back to Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox, because I really did enjoy those games
I really wanted to like this game, I do like the Banjo-Kazooie games
Ash: [22:17] ...This whole thing to me, Yooka-Laylee feels like [it was made by] people who really loved Banjo-Kazooie but maybe were not quite as experienced game developers as Rare was back in the day
[28:50] ...
I did like it, but full stop, its not as good as Banjo, not even close
[29:49] ...There are a lot of reviews out there talking about how the gameplay is antiquated, how its a dated game specifically because its a 3D platformer and those arent in vogue anymore, I could not disagree more with that.
Andre: Same here.