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Should Yooka wear pants?
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efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
MS Paint'ed the two together.
thanks, but I think the position of the eye is also an important differentiating factor.
8 X 11 Printer Paper
Member
It works for Japan so it should work for Yooka.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Castef
Banned
Thiiiiiis!
Nah, he shouldn't.
Can't say I'm a fan of the art style.
Now I'm just thinking of Bon Clay with that.
Can't say I'm a fan of the art style.
How about this? Didn't work for Bjork, but maybe Yooka can pull it off.
Now I'm just thinking of Bon Clay with that.
SoulUnison
Banned
Wait, Yooka's a he?
I assumed it was a girl - the devs even mentioned that the design was "feminized" as it approached the version we have now.
I assumed it was a girl - the devs even mentioned that the design was "feminized" as it approached the version we have now.
Muskieratboi
Member
YOU ARE DEAD TO ME.
Björk actually stole that idea from Bon Clay then, huh.
Nah, that artist made Yooka a he. I don't even know if a gender is known or if Yooka will simply be sexless.
Nah, that artist made Yooka a he. I don't even know if a gender is known or if Yooka will simply be sexless.
Beelzebufo
Banned
Yooka's a he, Laylee's a she. It's on the Kickstarter in like the first paragraph.
Thank you for mercifully cropping that image.
Messofanego
Banned
Looks like he's ready to shoot up.It works for Japan so it should work for Yooka.
Yooka is male, Laylee is female.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival
Ok, made a quick redesign. No clothes because I agree that it doesn't look right. I personally really like the chameleon eyes one.
I hope the link works because I can't get dropbox here. Edit: Rehosted, thanks!
Tweet them, the middle one should happen.
They can do better than a Sonic belly, and that's it.
that is cheap
I love this one.
Nah, no pants. It's BK 'in spirit' lol
Anyway, I expect reference to the fact that chameleons can change their skin. Heck, it's so well known that they can change colors that being a chameleon is a metaphor for changing to fit your environment. Of course they can also shed old skin like many reptiles. You can tell they're going for this with the subtle straps across the palm and the soles of his feet.
I think he'll literally change his skin like clothes. There's no much potential for charm here, it's crazy (being literally scared out of his skin, losing his skin to underwear like when Koopas lose their shells, other characters commenting on his 'shortslessness', instead of Mumbo transformations, different suits like Mario but as skin...) The devs are really wacky (lol) so I'm sure we'll get stuff along those lines. There's a reason they chose a chameleon as one the main characters.
IMO, human clothes would just get in the way if that's what they're going for. (Also he's in pretty good company since Sonic is buck naked as well.)
Anyway, I expect reference to the fact that chameleons can change their skin. Heck, it's so well known that they can change colors that being a chameleon is a metaphor for changing to fit your environment. Of course they can also shed old skin like many reptiles. You can tell they're going for this with the subtle straps across the palm and the soles of his feet.
I think he'll literally change his skin like clothes. There's no much potential for charm here, it's crazy (being literally scared out of his skin, losing his skin to underwear like when Koopas lose their shells, other characters commenting on his 'shortslessness', instead of Mumbo transformations, different suits like Mario but as skin...) The devs are really wacky (lol) so I'm sure we'll get stuff along those lines. There's a reason they chose a chameleon as one the main characters.
IMO, human clothes would just get in the way if that's what they're going for. (Also he's in pretty good company since Sonic is buck naked as well.)
It works for Japan so it should work for Yooka.
I get the joke and it's great.
Didn't even think of that. Good call!
It works for Japan so it should work for Yooka.
lol, perfect!
Yeah, the 'shops are funny.
It just shows how much more potential he has WITHOUT pants.
Sometimes we underestimate the value of simplicity in design.
Playtonic:
Nyeh, heh, heh, heh...It's all going to plan.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
Big Boss eyepatch and scars combo.
I'm with you on that one.
Icyflamez96
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PeakPointMatrix
Member
This whole thread is a Homermobile waiting to happen.
Troubled Bat
Member
Yooka needs an open Hawaiian Shirt 
plasmawave
Banned
VibratingDonkey
Member
Should have a white glove on his left hand.
Yooka with leg warmers? Give him arm warmers as well and I'd dig it.
SuperDowns
Banned
PLEASE do not give them ideas out of SEGA's playbook. You see how well their plays have worked for them.
Icyflamez96
Member
Yes, it made them (Shadow) one of the most iconic video game characters of all time. (I don't know about their other attempts at this though)
John Kowalski
Banned
It works for Japan so it should work for Yooka.
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TheCongressman1
Member
Sorry I wasn't quick enough of the draw.
But yeah, I think the belly is what would make him look more cohesive. He needs a little more weight at the bottom to balance him out.
I'm a big fan of what my friend calls the bean design method.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
I think his head needs a redesign but he doesn't need clothes.
Edit: The chameleon eyes one looks great!
Edit: The chameleon eyes one looks great!
Benzychenz
Member
I like this picture for the larger hands and feet, the more curved face, and redesigned mouth and chin.
The current Yooka design needs a few tweaks, but a lack of clothes isn't really the major issue.
I think this design still perfectly portrays Yooka as an energetic outdoorsy mechanic without sexualizing him
lol
surprised this got ignored
I don't think Yooka needs clothes, buy I definitely think he needs different proportions.
This is the best image I've seen so far. Not because he has Banjo's clothing, but because he just looks better.
Compared to the original:
A big problem I have with Yooka's design is that he looks unbalanced. His head and neck are huge and his body sort of does this upside down trapezoid thing.
The drawing fixes that by making his neck slimmer, and just having less of it, and by making his torso more like a curved rectangle than a trapezoid.
The drawing makes him look stronger and more agile. His hands and feet feel a little bigger, Mickey Mouse style. Along with the skinny arms, it makes him seem young and gangly, but also strong. Like he'd be a good jumper or climber. His feet also look more firmly planted on the ground, making him feels more balanced.
The drawing also fixes his face up a little bit. The head and the mouth have more character and are better defined, basically by being rounder, and the little concave part of his mouth helps him keep the reptilian feeling.
His tail also looks stronger with the thicker base and the smaller coil.
So even without the clothing, this is a better interpretation of the design, and I hope Playtonic are willing to make some changes to Yooka's proportions.
This is the best image I've seen so far. Not because he has Banjo's clothing, but because he just looks better.
Compared to the original:
A big problem I have with Yooka's design is that he looks unbalanced. His head and neck are huge and his body sort of does this upside down trapezoid thing.
The drawing fixes that by making his neck slimmer, and just having less of it, and by making his torso more like a curved rectangle than a trapezoid.
The drawing makes him look stronger and more agile. His hands and feet feel a little bigger, Mickey Mouse style. Along with the skinny arms, it makes him seem young and gangly, but also strong. Like he'd be a good jumper or climber. His feet also look more firmly planted on the ground, making him feels more balanced.
The drawing also fixes his face up a little bit. The head and the mouth have more character and are better defined, basically by being rounder, and the little concave part of his mouth helps him keep the reptilian feeling.
His tail also looks stronger with the thicker base and the smaller coil.
So even without the clothing, this is a better interpretation of the design, and I hope Playtonic are willing to make some changes to Yooka's proportions.
The problem is that it's not really the current 'style' to have bigger feet and hands. It's more of a 90s - mid 2000s thing. While I think it looks much better, it seems way more 'trendy' to have a bigger head, body and smaller hands, feet, etc. I find it really odd and out of proportion, personally
thelastcrusader
Banned
Fuck yeah! I love Hawaiian shirts. This one x100
I don't know. I don't really feel like there is a current style when it comes to characters like these. Since most games have human characters now, I'm having a hard time thinking of examples.
And besides, I doubt Playtonic is putting much consideration into what's "trendy", because if they were they wouldn't be making this game in the first place.
So since Playtonic's tweets make it sound like they've been following what people have been talking about, I'll just say that I hope you guys take these things into consideration and further develop Yooka and Laylee's designs.