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[Werewolf Jones]

Someone needs to mod this game where you play as Drake.

 

[MagnesD3]

This game needed alot of work to be good, I gave it 4 hours and was mid tbh. Npcs felt bland and random, dialogue felt off, powers like the lick ability were lame, it was just overall a game failing to impersonate an incredible game.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Please tell me this isn't their new game. What have they been doing since 2019? It's been 5 years.

They have like 5 or 6 games.

 

[Big Baller]

 

[ChoosableOne]

Original was pretty good. I hope they can profit from this, but it seems unlikely. For some reason, no one liked this game, and I don't see any major changes that will change this.

 

[Kenpachii]

Everything about this game looks generic while banjoo oozed with uniqueness.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Platinumed the original Yooka Laylee, and also The Impossible Lair. Disappointed their next game is a remaster......hopefully we hear about the 3rd game in the series soon as well.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

They have like 5 or 6 games.

Platonic has developed five or six games since Yooka Laylee Impossible Lair??

 

[Soodanim]

Backed Laylee. Got bored of Laylee. Didn't finish Laylee.

I don't think there's much they can do to change that, personally.

 

[intbal]

Worst name ever.

Only thing worse would be "Triangle Play it Again".

 

[Mownoc]

Doesn't look like that much of an improvement. If they released it on console I might buy it at a steep discount but don't feel the need to upgrade on PC.

 

[JimmyF]

They have like 5 or 6 games.

No they do not just 2 games, the rest are games they published with Playtonic &Friends.

 

[Oppoi]

Microsoft bought rare but they could not kill rare. Whatever comes out of Playtonic Games I will support.

 

[Punished Miku]

This would be a nice free upgrade. Basically 0 interest in buying this a 2nd time.

 

[Oppoi]

This would be a nice free upgrade. Basically 0 interest in buying this a 2nd time.

Suck my fat one Capital B!

 

[OoO Speznas OoO]

This would be a nice free upgrade. Basically 0 interest in buying this a 2nd time.

maybe buying it a second time will make it a goty

 

[phant0m]

First game is shovelware shite, 2nd game was ok though

This. Yooka-Laylee sucked but Impossible Lair was a legit banger

 

[ResilientBanana]

No they do not just 2 games, the rest are games they published with Playtonic &Friends.

ah, understood. Well, whatever.

 

[lestar]

Not a fan of this trend where devs are remaking games that aren't even 10 years old

Yooka-Laylee is a 9 years old game, that's more than the 6 years gap between RE1 and Remake, and the 8 years gap between pokemon red/blue and Firered/Leafgreen

 

[Ristifer]

I liked the first one, but Impossible Lair was fantastic. I’ll keep an eye on what they’re doing.

 

[FeastYoEyes]

Main problem I had with the original is the controls so if those are improved (like a lot) then I'm willing to give it another try.

 

[Syphon Filter]

wtf a remake? stupid idea lol.

 

[chlorate]

I’m ready to be disappointed again

 

[Dazraell]

Yooka-Laylee is a 9 years old game, that's more than the 6 years gap between RE1 and Remake, and the 8 years gap between pokemon red/blue and Firered/Leafgreen

Yooka-Laylee was released in 2017, it's 7 years old game

 

[anthony2690]

This actually looks great, I wonder if they changed up some of the level designs too though?

I remember enjoying the first world, thinking the second was okay and then the quality felt like it plummeted of the a cliff and whilst I beat the game, I didn't enjoy the remaining worlds much at all sadly.

 

[scoobidoo112]

They'd have to do a pretty thorough overhaul for me to be interested.

I completed the OG 100%, and although I liked it quite a bit, the game falls off hard after the first level, plus it just feels like a knockoff of B&K as a whole. Not bad, and it has plenty of positives, but nothing great either. Strange choice to remake this, instead of focusing on a proper sequel. Seems like a waste of resources.

That first world felt like it was fully realized and where they'd spent all of their time, especially once you unlock the second phase and see the scope of it all. Everything after that felt like a disappointment by comparison. I can't imagine them raising the quality of the other worlds to that first one in this remake.

The whole thing definitely felt like a 'first attempt', with a story that had 0 effort put into it, and a mixed tone, like the developers were unsure if this was a game for kids, or adults with nostalgia for the 90s.

You definitely have to be a fan of 90s platformers to enjoy it, cause it's straight up that with modern visuals. I am, so I could appreciate it. I hope for them they can raise the bar with this remake so that general audiences can enjoy it as well.

 

[Esppiral]

I really wanted to like the game but it didn't click with me even though I tried several times, good for those that care about this game.

 

[Red5]

I actually liked the first one, not as good as Spyro or Banjo, but still good.

 

[Moses85]

Does Conker L&R still looking better?

 

[Dr.brain64]

I liked this game a lot. Got the plat. Wouldn't mind playing it again on ps5.

 

[lestar]

Yooka-Laylee was released in 2017, it's 7 years old game

you're right, I confused the kickstarter campaign release date which it was in 2015. It's still in the range of the old remakes examples I mentioned

 

[Alan Wake]

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is the far superior game. I would love a sequel to that.

 

[Ben87fr]

Welcome back to 1997 !

 

[Dazraell]

you're right, I confused the kickstarter campaign release date which it was in 2015. It's still in the range of the old remakes examples I mentioned

Well, the remaining two could have much stronger case considering the technological difference between hardware they launched on and hardware they were remade. Personally speaking, I don't feel this applies to Yooka-Laylee. But regardless, I'm not a fan of this trend in general

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

They have like 5 or 6 games.

No they do not just 2 games, the rest are games they published with Playtonic &Friends.

Oh I’m aware. I’m just waiting for ResilientBanana to admit he was wrong.

 

[ResilientBanana]

Oh I’m aware. I’m just waiting for ResilientBanana to admit he was wrong.

I already did.

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

No they do not just 2 games, the rest are games they published with Playtonic &Friends.

ah, understood. Well, whatever.

Oh, this is what you meant? Ok then.

 

[STARSBarry]

I rather liked the first one but I don't really see a need for an update. I'd rather have a 3D sequel that makes improvements over the original.

I don't think theres people asking for this game to be remaked honestly. But if they are up to the task of heavy tunning this game and make the plataforming feel like it's a plataformer then good for them.

I think these two comments need to go together.

Because of all the comments saying "second game was better" anyone who played the original knows the main issue was how floaty it was, now the trailer itself states there going back over that, I noticed the PoV is further away now (better for platforming) I mean imagine if this remake improves all the issues the original had, would it still not be worth playing?

This has me... semi optimistic, but if the reviews say it no longer feels like shit to play and closer to the games it wanted to be the spiritual successor to, il pick it up.

 

[Blindy]

Is Impossible Lair worth playing? Had it on steam for years and never bothered installing it

If you at all liked the two modern DKC games you will really like this one. Pretty difficult final stage too.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Yooka-Replaylee?

Your avatar is sooooooooo much better now.

 

[ultrazilla]

Wonder if this will shadow drop sometime this weekend?

 

[II_JumPeR_I]

Light rays edition.

Feel kinda bad that I own both games and never finished either of them.

Same here

 

[Sentenza]

Finally, a remake of that game that almost no one liked the first time.

 

[tomato shrub]

They had something with the second game. The actual levels couldn't be as good as Donkey Kong, but all the new twists made up for it. Only the puzzles on the Zelda-style overworld could have been a little better. And the lair should have maybe been a little easier - even with all levels finished, you will still need countless tries.

 

[Astral Dog]

I played this game recently its fun but i couldn't beat the last boss its bullshit

 

[Astral Dog]

Much as I loved Yooka-Laylee and its Impossible Lair spin-off, as a huge Rare fan of games such as Banjo-Kazooie and Conker's Bad Fur Day, I would personally rather have seen a proper sequel to the first game rather than a remake. Yooka-Laylee only came out in 2017 so it isn't really that old and still looks great on PC in my opinion.

This is more like the "next gen" version i guess, just a nice upgrade before they reveal the sequel but looks like they made some real effort to improve it

 

[Rodolink]

they should've made a sequel.
the first one had a bit of the Banjo Kazooie charm specially with the dialogue and characters but gameplay wise was clanky asf and very unbalanced in some parts

 

[Krathoon]

I played the original a little bit. It is really good.

Are they going to offer the remake for free for the people that already have it?

 

[Divus]

I backed the first game, but never got a code for it. Jumped thru hopes trying to get it sorted and when I heard it was a bit meh I gave up. Can't believe it's been long enough a remake is being worked on.

 

[Majukun]

do we really need a remaster?