I am grateful Family Friendly Gaming was offered a digital download code for Yooka-Laylee on the Xbox One. This video game is in the style of Banjo-Kazooie. We have a small bat that is on the back of a larger lizard. The level design, concepts, and even the sounds remind me of Banjo-Kazooie.
Remember the days of the N64 and PSOne, when 3D platformers were all the rage Playtonic Games remembers. We had the likes of Crash Bandicoot, Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro the Dragon and even lesser known tit
Colourful characters and visuals; Fun platforming; Some nice humour
No direction; Locks progress behind collectibles; Annoying speech sounds; some are unskippable; Quizzes...just...no
A stiff challenge, no handholding, and large, open levels is somewhat daunting at first, but spectacular level and character design, sarcastic, fourth wall-breaking humour, and oodles of collectables will quickly grip and immerse you in Yooka and Laylee's quirky world.
Yooka-Laylee is a platforming title that goes back to the roots of the 3D platformer in the best way possible. The staff behind Yooka-Laylee are ex-Rare staff and were present during Rare's golden age back on the Nintendo 64 .
Yooka and Laylee are a great duo; Excellent worlds and environments; Challenging and no hand holding; Collectables galore; Lots to explore and lots of replay-ability; It's the most nostalgic modern-game you'll ever play; Excellent soundtrack
The dialogue and writing could have been slightly modernised; Very minor frame rate dips; not often enough to be concerned
Yooka-Laylee is built on a foundation of nostalgia and nostalgia is a very powerful emotion. It can often make us long for past experiences or previously owned items, even if those things weren't that great to begin with.
Fun gameplay mechanics; Silly and witty writing; Large and varied worlds; Meaningful progression; Lots to do
Framerate inconsistencies; A couple annoying physics-based puzzles; Occasional camera issues
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