nekunando Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Kaepora_Gaebora said: I just hope they actually make that BK successor this time! I think the reality is that whatever they try to do to capture the old Banjo-Kazooie crowd, myself included, it's just not going to compare favourably. For me, Rare's second best platformer on the N64 was Conker's Bad Fur Day when they went in a different direction to deliver something fresh and fun. I feel like Playtonic may be best to create something different with its own unique vibe next time rather than yet another crack at resurrecting their peak days on Nintendo 64! 1
Aneres11 Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 11 hours ago, nekunando said: I'm not entirely sure I agree! With Banjo-Kazooie, absolutely everything came together in such a magical way be it the characters, the worlds, the music, the graphics or whatever else. Those guys have never came anywhere close to matching the quality of it sense. Bigger certainly doesn't mean better so Playtonic would be wise to scale everything down to a more manageable size with more of an emphasis on a tighter and more compact experience with less roadblocks throughout and less unnecessary traversal. I'm not saying they won't make a better game next time around but I don't really have any faith in them producing a truly great game.. I agree it was too big in terms of world size. Although you are so hard to please I don't think anything other than BK again would suffice. ha ha. But I totally agree with you. I expected more considering it was heralded as a spiritual successor. I do think they could improve on it greatly though!
Sheikah Posted April 30, 2018 Posted April 30, 2018 Finally defeated Capital B last night, having gained the minimum 100 Pagies needed, after pretty much 20 hours of play time... Mixed feelings on the game overall to be honest. 64 era games are probably my favourite so when this was announced, even though I didn't back it, I couldnt wait. The first world Tribal Tropics I really enjoyed and felt like "here we go!"...but the quality declined steadily as the game got further along, with the Casino level in particular being a shocker. It definitely had its moments and I did enjoy it, but my overall feeling is they advertised a "spiritual successor to Banjo Kazooie" but instead gave us one to DK64 and BT; while I personally did enjoy both of those games, they weren't a pacth on BK and for the size of the team at Playtonics they should have been focussing on smaller worlds with more quality than these larger ones with just empty spaces and a lack of soul. Never thought I'd say this in a million years before I'd played them, but Super Lucky's Tale on the Xbox was a much better game. Still, got this one finished before DK comes out on Friday, whether or not I try to 100% it I'm not sure as of yet!I think I was even more critical of it than you. I just didn't think it was a very good game. Even what was there felt glitchy and not very fun to play. The charm factor was also very much missing, and generally the platforming felt weak. Mini games often felt frustrating and the moveset and feel of the character movement was a disappointment. What was up with the flying controls? Why does rolling have a stamina bar? The camera?! The game felt undercooked and I wouldn't be rushing to buy their next game in a hurry. For me this wasn't so much a case of not living up to nostalgia, but it generally just not being a good game in its own right. 1
Sméagol Posted June 12, 2018 Posted June 12, 2018 Yeah that alone made it worth it to sit through their crappy presentation.
MindFreak Posted July 5, 2018 Posted July 5, 2018 There is a 25 % discount on Switch eShop for this. May pick it up then.
MindFreak Posted July 16, 2018 Posted July 16, 2018 Bought this while the discount lasted and have put in about 4 hours, I guess. Initially, I wasn't impressed. The duo feels clunky, it's hard to navigate in jumps and collecting stuff (I can't see when I'm in a good position to grab a quill for instance), and well, it didn't seem very fun. After a while, and after setting the camera to manual, I have started to enjoy it a bit more. I didn't expand world 1 (yet) but have found about 25 Pagies in total after "expanding" world 2. I'll see if I can enter world 3 yet, otherwise I may have to expand world 1, even though I think it seems large enough. I would perhaps have preferred it if they had added a couple of smaller worlds more rather than relying on expanding the existing ones. I think I'll just go to the boss instead of getting everything, though. It could be fun to see if I would actually enjoy Banjo Kazooie nowadays or if I would feel the same towards that game - I loved it as a kid.
Tim B Posted July 21, 2018 Posted July 21, 2018 I bought it on the eShop sale for Switch as well. I'm loving the nostalgic feelings I'm getting whilst playing this. The larger worlds are great for me and are what I feel were missing from Super Mario Odyssey (the aztec kingdom was my favourite there). I've just expanded the first world, seen Shovel Knight and beaten the boss. It's well worth buying on Switch if you can still get it on sale. Looking forward to playing the rest! Thanks to MindFreak for the tip about manual camera mode.
MindFreak Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 Finally completed the game now with 102 Pagies with a playtime of 16 hours 19 minutes. Won't be bothering with the rest of those Pagies. The final boss was frustrating mainly because of bad camera controls making it impossible to aim properly (stage 2 of the fight), and escaping those missiles in the end was difficult. Took about 10 tries, I think, before I got him down. Overall, the game is charming but in the end not really a good game. It just lacks something, and only few moments and sections were actually good fun. The controls took a little getting used to but worked fine. The camera didn't work well. The combat was just a pain. The level design is not so good but not that bad either. The soundtrack was good. Overall, it's just pretty average, basically the definition of 5/10. 1
nekunando Posted August 19, 2018 Posted August 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, MindFreak said: Finally completed the game now with 102 Pagies with a playtime of 16 hours 19 minutes. Won't be bothering with the rest of those Pagies. The final boss was frustrating mainly because of bad camera controls making it impossible to aim properly (stage 2 of the fight), and escaping those missiles in the end was difficult. Took about 10 tries, I think, before I got him down. Overall, the game is charming but in the end not really a good game. It just lacks something, and only few moments and sections were actually good fun. The controls took a little getting used to but worked fine. The camera didn't work well. The combat was just a pain. The level design is not so good but not that bad either. The soundtrack was good. Overall, it's just pretty average, basically the definition of 5/10. I've definitely wavered a little on that 6/10 I gave the game in my review. Sometimes I think I was uncharacteristically generous
Dcubed Posted April 1, 2019 Posted April 1, 2019 Bit of a shame that it doesn't include low-poly character models; doesn't really look like an N64 game... Still it's neat anyway. Hopefully they can now move onto something new and that they have better luck with their next game. I do truly believe that Playtonic have it in them to make something great; but Yooka Laylee was clearly too ambitious a project for such a small team. There was no way that they could ever have made it into the full-scale Banjo Kazooie successor that they wanted it to be. For their next game, they need to either partner up with a much bigger studio (hint hint Nintendo!), or work on a much more focused game of smaller scope.
Hero-of-Time Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Looks like an updated version of the game is getting released. Quote MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER – With an art and animations overhaul and enhanced performance and resolution, the favourite buddy duo has never looked or moved better. NEW AND IMPROVED CHALLENGES – Improvements to existing in-game challenges and many entirely new challenges to discover and undertake! NEW COLLECTIBLE CURRENCY – Capital B's inept minions have dropped their hard-earned coins all over the place. Collect the official currency of the Hivory Towers to spend on video games' most beloved sentient vending machine. NAVIGATING THE WORLD – Now you can get lost in the game, not in the world! A brand-new world map and challenges tracker helps you know where you are and what needs to be done. Hooray! VENDI HAS PLENTY TO OFFER – Tonics are back with all new flavours! With the option to equip multiple game-changing enhancements, you can truly customise your playstyle. And as if that wasn't enough, Vendi has new lines of merchandise for the modern fashionable adventurer. REVISED CONTROLS & CAMERA – A new tweaked move set allows you to combine moves more fluidly while the new camera controls makes framing the action a breeze. A DREAMY ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK – The original score from famed video game composers Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) and David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) returns but as a beautifully arranged orchestral score. Now seriously, clean out those ears.
darksnowman Posted June 6 Posted June 6 29 minutes ago, Hero-of-Time said: Looks like an updated version of the game is getting released. I can never remember if it was this or Yoku's Island Express (Yuka, Yocku, Yooka, Yoku) you said to skip so I always pass up both.
Glen-i Posted June 6 Posted June 6 Yeah, this is solid. With the right tweaks, it could be great! Looking forward to seeing this on Switch 2.
Dcubed Posted June 6 Posted June 6 (edited) I was left terribly disappointed by the original YL, but Impossible Lair was super solid, so I’m willing to give Playtonic the benefit of the doubt here. The original version of YL felt like a very unfinished prototype, but the potential is there for a remake to really bring out something special. It would need a LOT of work to flesh out the meat on its bones to make it into the true BK/BT successor we all want though, and I’m not sure if it can even really be done without a AAA budget and team size, but I commend Playtonic for giving it a proper try here after the middling reception YL received originally. Really hope they nail it this time; and if they do? I’ll be well haps. I really want this to be good, YL desperately needs a good remake! Edited June 6 by Dcubed 1
Cube Posted June 7 Posted June 7 I'd love a sequel, but the first definitely deserves a second chance. A few gameplay tweaks could help a lot. One thing really annoying about the original was that you could only have one Tonic, but the better roll and longer stamina bar were both extremely vital (and if you wanted any fun or cosmetic stuff, you had to turn them off), so even the small change regarding them allowing multiple tonics (which is mentioned in the Steam description) is a big plus. I kind of hope they just have an option for no stamina bar in the accessibility options. It's more of an annoyance than something that adds challenge, and the game would be much better if you could roll everywhere.
drahkon Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Oh, the original was awesome. If they make this even better...great Definitely keeping my on this. But I'll probably wait for a pretty deep sale.
BowserBasher Posted June 7 Posted June 7 Never played the original, so maybe this will be worth a go.
EEVILMURRAY Posted June 8 Posted June 8 I'd love it if this were free for previous investors* (especially us Kickstarter peeps), but I know it won't I'm up for giving this another chance, as the potential was there but lost when the whole world "expanding" mechanic came in where the size was enhanced a fair bit but the content not enough to compliment it. Looks great though. *Or a discount at least, like a PS4 game given the PS5 overhaul, as I did get this on PS3/PS4, I forget, c'maaahn
Cube Posted October 24 Posted October 24 New trailer announcing platforms. It will be on PC, Xbox Series, PS5 and....Nintendo. With some googly eyes resting on the Nintendo logo. This seems to be what multiplatform games have been told to do by Nintendo for announcing titles coming to the next console. Edit: On their Discord, they specifically say "Nintendo (More on that as soon as we can!)" 1 2
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