Yooka-Laylee
Developer Playtonic Games
Yooka-Laylee is a 2017 platform game developed by British developer Playtonic Games and published by Team17. Developed by a group of former key personnel from Rare, Yooka-Laylee is a spiritual successor to the Banjo-Kazooie series. The game follows chameleon Yooka and bat Laylee on their quest to retrieve a magical book from an evil corporation. After years of planning to develop a new game, Playtonic Games… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 123 · most liked firstHAPPY NEW YEAR My first video to ever blow up was a very negative review of Yooka-Laylee. I don’t take back anything I said in that video However, its remake Yooka-RePlaylee is absolutely incredible. Amazing what a difference 8 years can make, @playtonicgames.com Watch here, youtu.be/fCL68PT1SW4
unlabelledView post →Well this is awkward... Playtonic themselves reached out to me to offer a review code for the new Yooka-Laylee remake And yes they’ve seen my video 😬
unlabelledView post →For as mixed as the reception was Yooka Laylee sold very well. Maybe the Banjo brand isn't strong because it hasn't had a new game in 16 years
unlabelledView post →If 8 years ago you’d told me I’d one day 100% a Yooka-Laylee game, I would’ve called you crazy.
unlabelledView post →Booted up Yooka-Laylee for the first time since 2017 Nope. Still do not like it. At all. If they improved things in patches, I couldn’t tell on PS4 Finally played The Impossible Lair, damn what an incredibly better-made game! Immediately smarter, more fun, and a way better soundtrack!
unlabelledView post →Just make your game fun to play, man. Forget the pressure of having to "move the genre forward" - most players won't care. I'm currently going through the Yooka-Laylee games and the sense of familiarity makes me feel right at home. It's proof that old-school game design still works well today.
unlabelledView post →Just remember, you two - the House always wins! My submission for @playtonicgames.com 's #CapitalBCasinoComp! #Art #Fanart #YookaLaylee
unlabelledView post →- "There you are! Feeling better now? 🦎 - "Yeah yeah just a little scare, come on dude we have an impossible lair to beat!" 🦇 Started playing Yooka Laylee a week ago and damn, super good game!! The more I play the more I dig the gameplay and their world Can't wait to keep playing this weekend! 👀
unlabelledView post →So far I like Tomb Raider 3's DLC levels much more than the main game. Then I gotta wait for Feb for the next Steam Deck compatible trilogy... guess I'll finally finish Yooka Laylee in the meantime
unlabelledView post →5 DAYS TO GO?! A while ago, we rang up @caddicarus.bsky.social. Then we superglued him down onto the sofa and made him play our game for 1.5h hours. Grab a bevvy and a snack and join us for a comparison video between Yooka-Laylee and Yooka-Replaylee. WATCH HERE ⤵️⤵️ youtu.be/O_g5VRNbPt8
unlabelledView post →Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (Switch / Steam) digital release is 90% off on US eShop and Steam: bit.ly/43ThQdI $2.99 matches previous low price Super underrated game!
unlabelledView post →Diddy Kong Racing veterans reveal Super Yooka-Laylee Kart, an arcade racer with a "deep story campaign". www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-y...
unlabelledView post →Poor Nintendo. First you release Mario Odyssey after Yooka Laylee already proved itself to be the best 3D game of the year, and now you re-release the Galaxy games right before Yooka Laylee comes back. I hope those Mario fans are doing okay. Someone check on them. #YookaSweepee
unlabelledView post →Finished Yooka Replaylee Yeah this is the DEFINITIVE Way to play Yooka- Laylee. Only negative thing I can say is I wish there was a few more worlds. But yeah. Charming game for platformer fans.
unlabelledView post →Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is the first game I've beaten this year and I can't sing its praises enough! Don't sleep on this if you loved Donkey Kong Country anywhere near as much as I did.
unlabelledView post →Playtonic's Super Yooka-Laylee Kart has been officially unveiled, revealing a game that's actually quite a bit more than just a throwback to 1992. A dedicated story campaign! A focus on skill and strategy! And a plethora of customizable rules to allow every local or online race to be unique.
unlabelledView post →I think its really funny people are like RARE DK IS DEAD! Meanwhile I genuinely thought I was seeing Yooka Laylee or Banjo Kazooie when the trailer first started. The character design is definitely less rare but the game is rarer than it's been in a long time.
unlabelledView post →Have $30 exactly to spend on a Switch game! Yet no idea what to get. Any suggestions? I love cozy games like Dreamlight Valley, Cozy Grove and so on. Games like Yooka-Laylee & Mario. Mysteries or open world games with not too much fighting. Also open to playing outside of what I normally do!
unlabelledView post →I don't understand the art direction for the new Yooka Laylee racing game. I don't see the appeal. If they went with hand crafted SNES inspired pixel art or N64 low poly models, I could see the vision. But this wole already made assets, but rendered crunchy and flat look isn't for me.
unlabelledView post →Sure, Playtonic Games may be using AI slop for promotion now, and they fired a bunch of their talented employees, and they never fulfilled their promises to Kickstarter backers of Yooka Laylee. ... I can't think of a "but" actually. Screw them. Wish I never backed the original game.
unlabelledView post →Playtonic head Gavin Price appeared on a livestream today to divulge new details on Super Yooka-Laylee Kart! Topics include why the team didn't go down the obvious "Diddy Kong Racing" route, their aspirations for the game's robust story mode, and how they hope to innovate the kart racing genre.
unlabelledView post →The final game I will be playing on Switch 1 is Yooka-Laylee.
unlabelledView post →That’s Yooka-Laylee cleared from the backlog. I’ll be giving this game a 6.5/10. Wanted to give it a higher score, but there are definitely a lot of flaws here. The upcoming remake looks to be a big improvement, and I’ll make sure to pick that up.
unlabelledView post →Chris Sutherland #ChrisSutherland Voice of: Banjo/Kazooie/Clanker/Napper - Banjo Kazooie (N64) Diddy Kong/Banjo/Kruncher/Tricky - Diddy Kong Racing (N64) K. Krool/Diddy - Donkey Kong 64 (N64) Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_S... Other voice credits include Yooka & Laylee from the 2017 game. #Rare
unlabelledView post →Game 295: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair This game is just pure fun. Exploring the map and all the different levels looking for secrets feels nostalgic and rewarding, especially considering how joyful the duo of protagonist feels to control, and how tight and creative the level design is.
unlabelledView post →Crazy hair to play a crazy fun game… that apparently only I stream…. Yooka Laylee! Come hang out! Twitch.tv/harliquinjester
unlabelledView post →We finished Yooka-Laylee today! I hadn't played since the game came out in 2017. It was a good time tbh! We even found my name in the backers credits!
unlabelledView post →It’s been long enough - I’m ready for a new full 3D Yooka-Laylee game. With enough time and planning, I still think that team could make a banger. We’re overdue for a new big 3D platformer, who else can really deliver at this point?
unlabelledView post →Playtonic has announced Super Yooka-Laylee Kart, an arcade racing adventure it says is built around “high-skill gameplay, tactical rivalries, and revenge-fuelled comebacks”. vgc.news/news/super-y...
unlabelledView post →Redownloaded Yooka-Laylee to compare to Replaylee and yeah, HUGE improvement, visually The controls too, I forgot how BAD OG Laylee controlled until I started trying to move and eugh (and this is AFTER the patches that game got)
unlabelledView post →> What do you think of Yooka Laylee? I made a brief video on it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc6M... Also, give the Replaylee demo a shot! I still really like the original, but this remake seems like it's shaping up to be everything 2017's game should have been!
unlabelledView post →Another Super Yooka-Laylee Kart livestream from Playtonic further elaborated on how much the game borrows from Diddy Kong Racing, how it's trying to be to kart racers what Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair was to 2D platformers, the reason Vendi can steer a kart without any arms, and much more!
unlabelledView post →Taking psychic pedantic damage every time someone says Super Yooka-Laylee Kart is an SNES-style racer, because the art design is far more Game Boy Advance-era than SNES, 32-bit-looking than 16-bit thanks to what's clearly extra horsepower
unlabelledView post →Apparently a new Yooka-Laylee game is coming out. I played a bit of the first one and it was awesome! #Yooka-Laylee #Yooka-Replaylee #Pixelart
unlabelledView post →🟥 Video Upload 🟥 I revisited the original Yooka-Laylee after 8 years! Since Replaylee is around the corner, I wanted the original fresh in my mind. How did I feel about the game after 8 years? Let's talk about it. 🔗: youtu.be/taG5dpBr2UE?...
unlabelledView post →A new demo for the arcade action basketball game Dunk Dunk is available today on Steam! Featuring Yooka & Laylee, Playtonic Friends character Elsie has also been announced for the roster... with the promise of more guest appearances to come!
unlabelledView post →Coming out of a surprisingly robust week of DKU game reveals (and clock updates), @thecartoongamer.bsky.social and I answer listener calls on the #Kongversation! Topics include DK Challenge, hopes for Super Yooka-Laylee Kart, the new Donkey Kong figures, and more! www.dkvine.com?p=podcasts&s...
unlabelledView post →Dunk Dunk is getting a public playtest, with Yooka-Laylee added to the roster for Playtonic's new basketball arcade game. (Steam store page)
unlabelledView post →This is basically them with Yooka-Laylee (the game was exactly what they were asking for but they hated it)
unlabelledView post →The world was their oyster! There was gonna be a revival! The disappointment of Yooka Laylee was behind us! 7 years and just a bunch of merch and nothing close to resembling a game later: Ah shit.
unlabelledView post →Unexpected New Yooka-Laylee Game Discovered Online insider-gaming.com/unexpected-n...
unlabelledView post →Some designs I did for a (not real) Yooka-Laylee mobile rhythm game! You “conduct” the songs (and control Yooka & Laylee) by dragging your finger back and forth, and you jump into sheet music instead of books. #playtonic #yooka-laylee
unlabelledView post →Seems that Yooka-Laylee is getting a kart racing spin-off. I have decided that I'll main Trowzer once I play the game when it releases. He's cool.
unlabelledView post →JONTRON ADDED BACK TO YOOKA LAYLEE AFTER COP KILLING GAME KILLING REVIEW VIDEO
unlabelledView post →The original Yooka Laylee was already perfect, don't laugh, but Replaylee is so good it's perfect plus one. No other game will ever reach these levels.
unlabelledView post →First impressions of Yooka-Laylee 2: .Very easy so far but it throws you into the final level right out the gate and that was no joke so I fear for my life 😅 .Thank you Donkey Kong for your contributions to the medium 🙏🏼 .Overall a better start than the first game imo Having fun! 🥳🙌🏼 #YL2
unlabelledView post →A - He's probably right. B - Let's also not pretend that Nuts and Bolts / Yooka Laylee were all that great. N&B seemed to be a game designed to piss off fans expecting one thing and getting another, and Yooka Laylee is getting a remake because they knew it could be better.
unlabelledView post →alrighty, it's time to play Yooka Laylee! I remember seein' this game FOREVER ago, but I honestly don't remember anything about it & never played it myself before, so let's see what's up! twitch.tv/skeleharpy
unlabelledView post →Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (X1) $5.99 via Xbox (Game Pass Price). ow.ly/T47850Wfchn
unlabelledView post →@playtonic.bsky.social has announced the latest Playtonic Friends-published indie game: Dunk Dunk, a madcap cartoony sci-fi/fantasy basketball game featuring the characters of Yooka & Laylee! www.dkvine.com?p=news_body&...
unlabelledView post →Miles better than Yooka-Laylee, but unfortunately about the time i hit the ice level i remembered, "Oh yeah, i don't enjoy these worlds or these characters or this game." But i really do appreciate RePlaylee. They did a very admirable job making it a more enjoyable game overall.
unlabelledView post →We're starting a brand new game tonight, Yooka-Laylee (which definitely isn't store brand Banjo-Kazooie)! www.twitch.tv/bookslap
unlabelledView post →Fantastic game that plays a lot like Donkey Kong Country. Highly recommend, even if you bounced off the original Yooka-Laylee.
unlabelledView post →Sighhhhh gotta do the usual yearly thing *Ahem* YOOKA-LAYLEE SUCKS MY FAVOURITE GAME IS POPPY PLAYTIME NOW April fools or something
unlabelledView post →Yeah, this game is definitely We Got Banjo At Home, lol Playing Yooka-Laylee if you want to chill this morning www.twitch.tv/bookslap
unlabelledView post →I had the opportunity to host a Q&A with gaming industry legend David Wise, the composer behind Donkey Kong Country, Battletoads, Star Fox Adventures, Yooka-Laylee and MANY more. Huge thanks to the Southeast Game Exchange crew for the opportunity to host! Enjoy!
unlabelledView post →Drawing a game character from a different series every day of sophomore year Day 164: Laylee (Yooka-Laylee) #yookalaylee
unlabelledView post →Starting a brand new game! Today I'm playing the Yooka-Laylee remaster! Live now! #furrystreamer #pngtuber #vtuber #envtuber twitch.tv/naidje
unlabelledView post →Mini-Review: A Hat in Time (PS4 on PS5 Pro) My son (18) loved this game when he played it recently, and wouldn't let up until I fit a playthrough into my schedule, so here we are. It's a 3D platformer (think Yooka-Laylee, Mario Odyssey, Astro Bot, Psychonauts) with stuff to…
unlabelledView post →@playtonicgames.com The playtest for Super Yooka Laylee Kart is really fun. Question though. Would you refer to the arrangements present in the game as SYLK songs? :P
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