Yooka Laylee! Banjo Kazooie spiritual sucessor thread!

[Jonke]

"Genderless by default" :>?

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The more i watch the video, the more i assume Yooka is female, i can't say for sure when it comes to Laylee.

I just hope both personalities translate well into the game.

 

[A Talking Pineapple]

Totally backing it once the Kickstarter goes live. Wasn't able to play much of Banjo-Kazooie and I haven't touched Tooie, definitely gonna have to find them and marathon them before the Yooka-Laylee releases.

 

[SilverEra]

I can say the same for Banjo-Kazooie for example. Okay, I admit that I didn't realized Kazooie was a girl until sometime later on. Granted, I didn't expect it at all at first glance.

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replying @Reila btw

 

[Teddy]

When it comes to old school throwbacks, I find N64-era 3D platformers sorely underrepresented. I hope it stays true to classic Rare gameplay with plenty of collectables and sprawling levels.

Based on what gameplay they've shown I don't think the camera is 100% there - but it's still an improvement on janky N64 camera.

 

[itisRag]

Assuming ungendered characters are "male by default" is a very silly mentality, but it is also very common, unfortunately.

Jigglypuff knows all about this. And it's ready with its marker to write on anyone's face who assumes it's a girl!

 

[YesI'mTaco34]

When it comes to old school throwbacks, I find N64-era 3D platformers sorely underrepresented. I hope it stays true to classic Rare gameplay with plenty of collectables and sprawling levels.

Based on what gameplay they've shown I don't think the camera is 100% there - but it's still an improvement on janky N64 camera.

i'll give Banjo & Kazooie a lot of credit it pretty must for the most part had a Perfect Camera

Super Mario 64 and DK64 not so much

 

[Reila]

Jigglypuff knows all about this. And it's ready with its marker to write on anyone's face who assumes it's a girl!

Great example. Jigglypuff might be male but everyone assume it is female thanks to its design.

 

[Teddy]

i'll give Banjo & Kazooie a lot of credit it pretty must for the most part had a Perfect Camera

Super Mario 64 and DK64 not so much

I'll give Banjo's camera the benefit of the doubt as someone who hasn't played much of the game. But DK64's camera can be obnoxious, and SM64's camera makes the game borderline unplayable at times. It's one of the big reasons why that game doesn't hold up imo. (Anyone else watching the Game Grumps play it? The arc of that series perfectly illustrates how I feel about SM64.)

The only problem I spotted with Yooka's camera, though, is that it swoops up and down too much as you jump around, making it hurt to look at. It's probably something they'll fix before release.

 

[StarHunter789]

I think if anyone finds some fan art of Yooka-Laylee out there we should post it here too. Here are just a few that I have found so far:

Spoiler: Fan Art!

@elranno

@cammiluna

@Bacon_Guy_derp

@Forstride

@Erwan92i

 

[Lyn]

I'm very curious about the genders. Maybe we'll see tomorrow?

 

[TheGentlebro]

But guuuys, Grant Kirkhope is behind the game's music.

GUYS.

 

[SilverEra]

But guuuys, Grant Kirkhope is behind the game's music.

GUYS.

I already knew :p I absolutely love his work in the past Rare games.

And I can't wait to see what Grant will soon have in store for us.

 

[Flying_Tortoise]

I actually knew about the buzz around project ukelele but the old school ppl from RARE is making it?!
I'm so stoked. It looks so good already...and it hasn't even hit kickstarter lolol. Hopefully Nintendo can get this as a game on the wii u (on top of the PC of course)

 

[SilverEra]

Hopefully Nintendo can get this as a game on the wii u (on top of the PC of course)

What do you mean 'as a game'? Like a physical copy?

 

[TheGentlebro]

The Kickstarter for Yooka-Laylee is up, and holy crap look at how much people have already pledged.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival

 

[Jonke]

The Kickstarter for Yooka-Laylee is up, and holy crap look at how much people have already pledged.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival

yeah, it's insane. Thirst is real i guess. ^^ They reached the initial goal in about 38 mins.

 

[StarHunter789]

The Kickstarter for Yooka-Laylee is up, and holy crap look at how much people have already pledged.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival

Only open for 40 minutes and it's already funded. Let's hit all those stretch goals, we need this to be the best game it can be!!

 

[KniteLyfe]

I'm going to try to donate (and get a gift ;)) something. I can't believe how fast it got funded though.

What do you mean 'as a game'? Like a physical copy?

I believe he means playable on the Wii U. Either way, I think it was already confirmed Playtonic is putting it on the eShop.

 

[itisRag]

I'm ecstatic to see that they are developing the game for all major PC OSes and home consoles. I'll want the boxed PC version. I'm going to pledge later when I get home.

 

[Jonke]

I backed with 35£, although i'll probably jump to 70£ later this month if things go well.