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Playtonic unveils Yooka-Laylee (Banjo Kazooie successor) [Kickstarter LIVE - Funded]
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I also received the a link from Laced Records to download it, physical should be here next week
No disrespect to Grant, who is a great composer, but I'm just not feeling the music here. It's fine, but feels like background audio that doesn't really add much.
For my money, David Wise is still the king of atmospheric platformer music. The stuff he did for Tropical Freeze and even Snake Pass is just unbelievable and really pulls you in. The goofy tone of Yooka-Laylee may not have been a perfect fit for it, I suppose, but that style of music would have added a lot to the exploration of the stages.
His few tracks in the game are very good but they aren't used very often. :\
I do like how each composer has staked out a particular sound world. Burke is very retro electronic, Wise is his usual eclectic self and Kirkhope is doing his orchestral thing.
That said, they released this soundtrack without the orchestra, which I continue to find baffling. Kirkhope's pieces in particular sound very synthy, which hurts when he's going for a more epic sound.
That said, they released this soundtrack without the orchestra, which I continue to find baffling. Kirkhope's pieces in particular sound very synthy, which hurts when he's going for a more epic sound.
FaintDeftone
Junior Member
I'm about 4 hours into it and I'm really enjoying it so far. Given, it does feel like the game is stuck in 1997 in terms of game design, but honestly I feel like that's what was pitched to us and that's exactly what we got.
So far my gripes are that the game has some bugs (I get stuck on geometry a lot), some elements like Rextro's arcade games are the opposite of fun, and the level design isn't the tightest since they're so expansive and easy to get confused and lost in. However, the overall gameplay is fun, the platforming controls are solid and MAN do I miss playing games like this. If you've been waiting for a tried and true Banjo Kazooie sequel, this will definitely fit the bill in my opinion.
I'm reviewing the game on PC for our podcast/website and I still have a lot to play so things could change, but at the moment I'm pretty happy with it.
So far my gripes are that the game has some bugs (I get stuck on geometry a lot), some elements like Rextro's arcade games are the opposite of fun, and the level design isn't the tightest since they're so expansive and easy to get confused and lost in. However, the overall gameplay is fun, the platforming controls are solid and MAN do I miss playing games like this. If you've been waiting for a tried and true Banjo Kazooie sequel, this will definitely fit the bill in my opinion.
I'm reviewing the game on PC for our podcast/website and I still have a lot to play so things could change, but at the moment I'm pretty happy with it.
Excitehype
Neo Member
Xbox Backer codes now showing up in Backer Kit.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I just got e-mailed a code for the full version on XB1. Does this just let me download it so it's ready to play on it's release date, or can I actually play it now?
PumpkinPie
Banned
I've got my Xbone code but seeing footage of that horrid casino level put me off playing the game. I don't think I'll ever play it now to be honest.
opticalmace
Member
Just got my Steam code too.
RomanceDawn
Member
There is no exact Switch release date yet is there?
SEGAvangelist
Member
I'm curious about this too. I wonder if it's a preorder code.
Excitehype
Neo Member
I'll let you know in a sec. Im almost finished with the download
UPDATE: Not playable. Preload only.
MorshuTheTrader
Neo Member
Rodney McKay
Member
Same here.
Should be done with Mass Effect Andromeda right before this comes out, just like I was hoping I would.
It's been a crazy busy beginning of the year in terms of game releases! I haven't even had time to pick up Horizon and Last Guardian because of Zelda, ME:A, and now Yooka Laylee coming out so close together.
Can't help it if mom n pops break strert date (which I assume this is?)
Velocity:Design:Comfort
Banned
Anyone know if any game stores in NYC broke street date? Sorry if that's against the rules to ask.
Media Markt, actually, which is weird. I guess they may have had some crossed wires in the database due to the fairly unusual Tuesday release for this kind of game.
Solid SOAP
Member
So what's GAF's impressions of this so far? It's been getting some negative press, many reviews claiming this game to be overly reliant on nostalgia and not very innovative, but to me that's not exactly a bad thing. Some say the former is a problem in addition to dodgy mechanics, level design, and performance issues. However, after playing Breath of the Wild for hours, at the very least the lattermost issue would not be a problem
So what's the deal!? I want this, but I'm not chucking $40 at it if it's merely 'okay.'
So what's the deal!? I want this, but I'm not chucking $40 at it if it's merely 'okay.'
So what's GAF's impressions of this so far? It's been getting some negative press, many reviews claiming this game to be overly reliant on nostalgia and not very innovative, but to me that's not exactly a bad thing. Some say the former is a problem in addition to dodgy mechanics, level design, and performance issues. However, after playing Breath of the Wild for hours, at the very least the lattermost issue would not be a problem
So what's the deal!? I want this, but I'm not chucking $40 at it if it's merely 'okay.'
I don't think many of us have the game yet to start giving out impressions I'm afraid.
Having played through the tutorial and a bunch of the first world... yeah, this is Banjo alright . The first world is definitely more Tooie with a touch of N&B than Kazooie for what it's worth, but YL's increased speed both walking and rolling reduces the downtime between landmarks quite a bit. As for performance, it's actually good? The PS4 version at least seems to run at a solid 30fps for the most part and it feels very similar to the XBLA ports in that sense, but of course it's still the first world and maybe the problems come later.
So far it's pretty much what I expected and wanted, so I'm happy. Hopefully the rest of the game keeps it up.
. The first world is definitely more Tooie with a touch of N&B than Kazooie for what it's worth, but YL's increased speed both walking and rolling reduces the downtime between landmarks quite a bit. As for performance, it's actually good? The PS4 version at least seems to run at a solid 30fps for the most part and it feels very similar to the XBLA ports in that sense, but of course it's still the first world and maybe the problems come later.So far it's pretty much what I expected and wanted, so I'm happy. Hopefully the rest of the game keeps it up.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Having played through the tutorial and a bunch of the first world... yeah, this is Banjo alright
So far it's pretty much what I expected and wanted, so I'm happy. Hopefully the rest of the game keeps it up.
In which way do you see N&B in there? I hope we are not required to Lego, right :/?
The Red Viper
Banned
Are you playing the updated version with the patch installed?Having played through the tutorial and a bunch of the first world... yeah, this is Banjo alright
So far it's pretty much what I expected and wanted, so I'm happy. Hopefully the rest of the game keeps it up.
Nope, haha. It's mostly the combination of the visual style and the size of the characters and enemies versus the size of the world, plus the fact that the first one at least is a bit more sandbox-y than most of either N64 game's locales. The writing also seems somewhat more similar to N&B, with a bunch of mocking and referencing genre conventions, which IIRC were mostly limited to Kazooie in the other games. But yeah, nothing as far as gameplay or mechanics go, really.
I think so? Haven't really kept up with the news this week as to what version it should be, but there was a patch the size of the full game when I inserted the disc.
So no Toybox preorder bonus for backers on Xbox ? Guess I will pass on Kickstarter next time
Have you tried contacting someone at Playtonic about it? I'm not sure of the Toybox situation on Xbox myself. That said, it's really not a big deal to miss out on it. There really isn't much to it. I went through it when they first put it out for backers in July last year and haven't touched it since.
stargateheaven
Member
what is the DLC?? am i missing out frmo just buying digital?
Almost done with the full version of the first world, and so far, so good. I'm actually surprised at the amount of (light) platforming there is. It's no Mario Galaxy for sure, but you jump around quite a bit, especially if you go for the feathers as some of them seem to actually require abusing the level geometry to reach. The new Jinjos have cool designs and the extra step needed to get them when you find them is a neat addition. Pagie objectives seem pretty unique so far too, even though this also means the odd stinker (the mine cart is no DKCR for sure, and the "retro" mini-game is not too hot either). Performance is still solid even though expanding the world adds a fair amount of content, so maybe they should have waited before sending codes, haha.
I'm still early on, so I don't want to jump to conclusions, but yeah, I like it. Not a bad start for nu-Rare, I'd say.
I'm still early on, so I don't want to jump to conclusions, but yeah, I like it. Not a bad start for nu-Rare, I'd say.
I love when 3D platformers let you do this, I remember Voodoo Vince having a fair bit of it thanks to its strangely shaped buildings and structures.
illusionary
Member
They've not yet decided, or at least, not yet announced it. Whatever it ends up being, it needs dev time post-release.
Saw this posted in the ign comments for the review and it made me laugh.
http://media.fyre.co/eXTeQcvSPiiSP77G2tCd_FB_IMG_1491268119567.jpg
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I'm kinda glad I switched my console choice to the Switch, I really don't have time to play another game with Zelda and Persona 5, and I have yet to get Nier : A + will have Dragon Quest Heroes 2 later @-@
Anyway the game sounds like everything I was expecting it to be when I backed it so I'm glad about the end product, now to wait news about the Switch version!
Anyway the game sounds like everything I was expecting it to be when I backed it so I'm glad about the end product, now to wait news about the Switch version!
Here's an interview from Game Informer of Gavin Price On Rare And Yooka-Laylee's Future
It's a really good watch! The comments make me sick though. People can be absolutely childish.
It's a really good watch! The comments make me sick though. People can be absolutely childish.