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New Yooka-Laylee screenshots and info; Toybox coming for backers in July
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MannyToons
Member
AGHHH. I didn't want to say it myself, but there it is.
The majority of the character designs I've seen for this game have been great, but this one is... a bit off to me. =/
I don't hate the design, but she went from cute to creepy in the transition from 2d to 3d. Wish the final version was a bit more cute lol
You shouldnt have expected for Mighty No. 9 to look like the concept they used in a pitch video even though literally every game in the last 3 years has matched the concept art.
Rodney McKay
Member
Pretty rough, yeah.
Don't really care what the reasons were for MN9 turning out like it did (engine they decided to use, going 2.5D vs. full 2D, 60fps vs. 30fps, focusing on 360/PS3 generation, etc) it just turned out bad both in raw graphics and artistically. It's like Splosion Man but without any of the charm.
Hopefully Yooka Laylee won't shit the bed when it comes to performance. It looks really good, but nothing that should destroy any current consoles including the Wii U.
WordAssassin
Member
So if some nameless fool idiot didn't back the Kickstarter for this when they should have, how do they go.. about getting it? Just wait till it's done and out on whatever platform we pick?
You know what she kind of reminds me of, in the face section? A little bit? And this is not a slam on the devs at Playtonic because I know they're very talented folks.
Only difference is this one hits the uncanny valley on purpose to creep you out.
So maybe the model could use another pass to more accurately represent the sketch? I dunno.
Astral Dog
Member
Yes, but i think paypal could be an option.at least was with Bloodstained
MannyToons
Member
Dehumanize the face and give 'er some good ol' googly eyes. That'll do it.
Oh, and no tentacle beard. It's... weird.
EDIT: Oh God. I figured out exactly what it is about her that bothers me.
She looks like a goddamn Cabbage Patch Kid.
Oh, and no tentacle beard. It's... weird.
EDIT: Oh God. I figured out exactly what it is about her that bothers me.
She looks like a goddamn Cabbage Patch Kid.
Hot Coldman
Banned
Dr. Puzz could have been done much better. Like, get rid of the human body/legs, for one.
NakedCosmonaut
Member
At the risk of being the asshole backseat character designer (you know the guy):
Dehumanized the face, subtracted the chintacles, and simplified (I suppose?) the four arms by wrapping the lower two around the upper. All this said and done, there may be a very good reason for her design that we haven't seen yet. Either way, still totally excited.
Oh shit you're right. That cabbage patch kid look is putting me off big time.
I like this!
Here's a small experiment I did
Well, this is a pixar character at this point.
-MD-
Member
This is the only character that I'm not really a fan of so far, just doesn't look right.
MannyToons
Member
Cuuuute. I love how you took her bottom set of tentacles and wrapped them around her arm... tentacles. The eyes also fix one of the main issues I have with her actual design.
And at the risk of being the OTHER asshole backseat character designer, I decided to do my own take on how I would've gone with Dr. Puzz's look:
Priorities; got rid of the weird tentacle beard, and instead gave her "hair" as the tentacles from her weird jellyfish cap thing. Also removed her nose entirely, because an aquatic character like her looks bizarre with one. Other than that, I left her bottom portion intact, because I quite like how it looks.
Y'all people are crazy, Dr. Puzz is beautiful just the way she is, yer all sounding like all those loons who want to reduce Laylee's wonderfully bulbous nose~
That said, the fan designs are cute on their own, but fuck them, i like Dr. Puzz the way she is, she looks like a cute scientist suffered a cute but horrifying mutation!
That said, the fan designs are cute on their own, but fuck them, i like Dr. Puzz the way she is, she looks like a cute scientist suffered a cute but horrifying mutation!
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
How does that fish live in the hair of the Splatoon shop girl's hair without water???
They're video games.
According to the deep lore of Splatoon it doesn't need it.
TheGreatMightyPoo
Banned
There are a lot of characters and since these guys were from Rare and some of their designs were questionable, I'll take a few bad eggs out of the lot.
Im sure they will address this in the game, and by that i mean someone will ask this question and it will be dodged or answered with something that just raises further questions.
+1 for that design. Nice work.
And at the risk of being the OTHER asshole backseat character designer, I decided to do my own take on how I would've gone with Dr. Puzz's look:
Priorities; got rid of the weird tentacle beard, and instead gave her "hair" as the tentacles from her weird jellyfish cap thing. Also removed her nose entirely, because an aquatic character like her looks bizarre with one. Other than that, I left her bottom portion intact, because I quite like how it looks.
Both far superior. I really don't like much about the current design
DICKS AHOY
Banned
I'm so excited for this. I'll agree a few character designs need a tad more work but it's still got that 90's Rare charm in spades, and I'm definitely digging Capital B as the Big Bad.
Really glad I backed so much into this.
Really glad I backed so much into this.
Cuuuute. I love how you took her bottom set of tentacles and wrapped them around her arm... tentacles. The eyes also fix one of the main issues I have with her actual design.
And at the risk of being the OTHER asshole backseat character designer, I decided to do my own take on how I would've gone with Dr. Puzz's look:
Priorities; got rid of the weird tentacle beard, and instead gave her "hair" as the tentacles from her weird jellyfish cap thing. Also removed her nose entirely, because an aquatic character like her looks bizarre with one. Other than that, I left her bottom portion intact, because I quite like how it looks.
Ooh, hey, that's pretty damn solid. It's more developed yet retains the charm of the "napkin sketch." I like it!
And the first fan redesign looks like Ponyo. Made me laugh, in a good way.
Icyflamez96
Member
My avatar Laylee is best Laylee
You know the answer to this question.
Also I feel Dr. Puzz will look better when in motion. It is an interesting character design tbh.
Now that is better. I like it.Cuuuute. I love how you took her bottom set of tentacles and wrapped them around her arm... tentacles. The eyes also fix one of the main issues I have with her actual design.
And at the risk of being the OTHER asshole backseat character designer, I decided to do my own take on how I would've gone with Dr. Puzz's look:
Priorities; got rid of the weird tentacle beard, and instead gave her "hair" as the tentacles from her weird jellyfish cap thing. Also removed her nose entirely, because an aquatic character like her looks bizarre with one. Other than that, I left her bottom portion intact, because I quite like how it looks.
Dagobert Duck
Member
Sorry if might have been answered but that game got a 2017 timeslot right? Or end of 2016?
I believe it's just "2016" at the moment. End of 2016 or early in 2017 is my guess.
Dagobert Duck
Member
So will this maybe Come out before Mighty No. 9? :-D
Unless MN 09 gets delayed again I have my doubts.
daTRUballin
Member
Microsoft doesn't need Playtonic to make a new Banjo or Conker sequel.
It would help though considering most of the talent that worked on the good Banjo games work at Playtonic now.
TheDinoman
Member
Especially since Chris Seavor, the main driving force of BFD, doesn't even work at Playtonic.
Not sure if it was explained properly, but Dr. Puzz is in charge of Yooka's transformation machine, so the idea behind her design is that she's had a small 'accident' during her experiments
Needless to say she looks at her best animated in-game.
Knowing this helps her design make a lot more sense to me now. Looking forward to see her animated!
MannyToons
Member
Not sure if it was explained properly, but Dr. Puzz is in charge of Yooka's transformation machine, so the idea behind her design is that she's had a small 'accident' during her experiments
Needless to say she looks at her best animated in-game.
This small piece of information justifies the design a lot more for me, lol.
I sure hope not. They created Playtonic in order to not find themselves in this situation ever again, and to have a complete controle over what they create. They want to create games in differente genres that share the same universe, and I hope they stick to it.
I'd be down for a new Banjo from today's Rare though. And if it disappoints I wouldn't be too mad since we've got Playtonic now.
Based on what they've said I don;t think Playtonic would really want to work with another companies IP so soon. I think they'll want to flesh on the PGU* first.
*PGU stands for Playtonic Gaming Universe
Why would Microsoft want that? These guys - and the current Rare as well - could have done that when they still worked for the company, but there's just no interest at Microsoft for this kind of game. I don't see why that would have drastically changed.
If Yooka-Laylee is successful, I also don't see what Playtonic would have to gain from that partnership. They've created their very own baby, there's no reason anymore to revisit Banjo and to limit Playtonic's work on Microsoft platforms.