Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair announced

YLIL_KEYART.jpg
Playtonic Games have announced a new entry in the Yooka-Laylee series - a game that started life on Kickstarter back in 2015.

Unlike its predecessor, Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a 2D side-scrolling platformer that shares several similarities with the new Donkey Kong Country games including the music for the game again being composed by industry veterans David Wise and Grant Kirkhope.

Yooka and Laylee are back for a brand new adventure! Get ready for the ultimate challenge - the Impossible Lair! Capital B has created a Hivemind device and used it to enslave the toughest bees in the Royal Stingdom - the Royal Beettalion Guard!

Liberate them from chapters filled with only the tastiest 2D platforming trimmings, and take on a 3D overworld that contains a wealth of puzzles, secrets and some familiar faces!



Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is releasing this year on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Steam.

:arrow: Source
 

MarkDaPirate

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Oct 4, 2013
Messages
49
Trophies
0
XP
695
Country
Another game to buy for background music in my room. :ninja:

Now I wonder how good it will be? Still not sure with the "Explore 3D overhead view"

From what I played the over world is great, Your able to manipulate the things in the over world which effects each level. Also the music is great :D
 

Sonic Angel Knight

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
May 27, 2016
Messages
14,397
Trophies
1
Location
New York
XP
12,926
Country
United States
From what I played the over world is great, Your able to manipulate the things in the over world which effects each level. Also the music is great :D
I'm just a bit skeptical from before, like finding the feather things and it being really hidden in some awkward places that they expect you to just come across naturally but you don't. One stray collectable like that and it's gonna be instant dislike for me.

I understand the game is 2D and focus more on platforming than exploring, but people don't let their guard down easily from previous bad experiences. DK 64 100% turned me off from "Collectathon" games. Feels like bad sonic games where the only thing I end up liking is the music. :ninja:
 

MarkDaPirate

Well-Known Member
Newcomer
Joined
Oct 4, 2013
Messages
49
Trophies
0
XP
695
Country
I'm just a bit skeptical from before, like finding the feather things and it being really hidden in some awkward places that they expect you to just come across naturally but you don't. One stray collectable like that and it's gonna be instant dislike for me.

I understand the game is 2D and focus more on platforming than exploring, but people don't let their guard down easily from previous bad experiences. DK 64 100% turned me off from "Collectathon" games. Feels like bad sonic games where the only thing I end up liking is the music. :ninja:

There are sign post in the game which you can pay for clues on the collectables you just can find :P
 

KingVamp

Haaah-hahahaha!
Member
Joined
Sep 13, 2009
Messages
13,490
Trophies
2
Location
Netherworld
XP
7,928
Country
United States
Not saying this will be a bad game or anything, but it does seem like a stopgap for their next open world game.

Did they finish all their kickstarter promises?
 
  • Like
Reactions: NoNAND

Hells Malice

Are you a bully?
Member
GBAtemp Patron
Joined
Apr 9, 2009
Messages
7,122
Trophies
3
Age
32
XP
9,270
Country
Canada
Looks fun. I assume they realized they were all shit at 3D level design so they took it down a dimension. Seems to have worked.
 
  • Like
Reactions: NoNAND

KyleHyde

Well-Known Member
Member
Joined
Dec 10, 2018
Messages
195
Trophies
0
Age
31
XP
451
Country
Puerto Rico
While the 2D side-scrolling sections are reminiscent of the Donkey Kong Country games, I can't help but feel that the top down overworld is based off Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (the GBA interquel of Banjo Kazooie and Banjo Tooie). Honestly, I really want to see how they'll handle this sort of gameplay and I'm sure that if it does well they'll probably try their hand at 3d platforming again (or something more akin to the Crash Bandicoot trilogy, which is kind of a mix of both). Who knows.

My brother, on the other hand, wasn't as excited about it since he just wanted another classic 3D Banjo game.
 

Site & Scene News

Popular threads in this forum

General chit-chat
Help Users
  • No one is chatting at the moment.
    SylverReZ @ SylverReZ: Also nice. Never really watched Fallout on Prime, but sounds like a good show.