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As they said,enough framerate problems as is :U But it'd be funny if there was a silly minigame that was ported to the N64 so you can tell all your friends YK is totally avaliable there.

Eh, if there are going to be mods for PC, I wouldn't be suprised if they added stuff to make it even more N64-ish. But wasn't one of Playtonics stretch goals to add N64 shaders? I'm pretty sure it was.

The Golden Bell's The Sunday Comics was happy to announce that they're doing an official Yooka-Laylee comic. The company have talked with Playtonic Games on the idea since July. After Gavin, Andy and Golden Bell came to an agreement on some strips and one offs with an overall direction, Golden Bell started creating the content. They already have the first 18 comics underway and they'll be released in The Sunday Comics.

The comic will be written by Marc Goldner, Rob Gross & Rachel Korsen, with the art done by Rachel Korsen. You can currently get your comic subscriptions at the still-living kickstarter for The Sunday Comics.

The company has also been thinking about doing a special Yooka-Laylee reward tier for fans who want exclusive First Look Access to all the Yooka-Laylee work they're doing.

EDIT: They added the special Yooka-Laylee reward tier. For Pledging $20 or more, we can get the FIRST LOOK at The Sunday Comics official Yooka-Laylee comics, behind the scenes, process shots, notes, scripts, the whole shabang is yours.

https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...thesundaycomics

Seems like a good idea to get outsiders to look at the game,but the art style is definately not my cup of tea, looks undersketched and just painted on with little consideration of perspective.

Is Yooka and Laylee supposed to be in the third shot. I see a blur that if I squint my eyes kiiiiind of looks like them, but nothing in the third shot that is absolutely them.

I remixed one of the songs because i was bored https://soundcloud.com/mr-atta...challenge-remix

Backer-exclusive Toybox of Yooka-Laylee will be out in eary 2016.

Also, holiday wallpaper~

Laylee looks absolutely darling as usual.

That's a nice wallpaper! And I don't really read sunday comics anymore... although it would be great for publicity.

I'm really starting to wish that I went '**** it' and got the physical copies, because I would have loved the physical artbook and game, and I did have the money. I'm a type of person who prefers physical copies over digital.>__<

Also, I actually thought that the release of the toybox was early 2016, not the end of this year, so that news isn't surprising to me lol. I'm happy that they're the type of team who even delays a toybox, because it means we won't be getting a rushed game like Enter the Dragonfly. If these delays are already happening now, then I can see the final game won't be finished until early 2017. Guess that gives me more time to actually get a PS4 lmao.

I'm really hoping that this game becomes really successful and sparks an interest in video game companies to start making platformer games again like they used too. I mean, I don't mind them making 'hardcore' games and there are a few I'm interested in playing, like Portal 1 and 2 (yes I haven't played them) and Bioshock Infinite. But what annoys me is that they completely dominate Sony and Microsoft now so I have to constantly go over to Nintendo. I wish there was more of a balance. A Hat in Time looks really cool too and reminds me of The Wind Waker, and I wish I knew about it a lot sooner so I could have gotten some physical rewards from it, and I love black shirt!

Playtonic Games mentioned Jontron will be one of the Voice actors of the game.

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicG...563705977831424

Yeah,this was HEAVY implied back when the kickstarter was up, and Jon being Jon wouldn't turn that down. Good to know that despite his crazy schedule that's still going to happen.

Wow, that's awesome. I know Jon is a big fan of Rare's biggest icons (Both of which met a notorious Microsoft demise). Jon must be a very proud man seeing how he's going to be part of this game's voice acting.

New character, Kartos, the God of Ore.



During their adventure, Yooka and Laylee will have many encounters with this humble minecart, and together they’ll hit the tracks in search of paper-shaped golden nuggets. “Yooka will be taking advantage of Kartos and his services, as he is for ‘hire’ at various stages in the game. And why not? After all, his slogan is ‘Mein Kart ist Ihre Kart’ after all!”

The gif's moving for me, the image link is straight from the official site - http://www.playtonicgames.com/mein-kart-ist-ihre-kart/

Also, the Backerkit deadline is March 1st, so if you haven't filled in your survey, hurry and do it now before it's too late.

I ended up starting the song before looking at the picture, with that song theme I was already fearing they had a Canary Mary spiritual sucessor up.

That's not to say they can't make someone else be the unfair minigame,of course.

is Yooka-Laylee still a thing??... it have totally disappeared from all the news.

^ How is having a character reveal 4 days ago disappearing?

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is Yooka-Laylee still a thing??... it have totally disappeared from all the news.

<.<

Or you haven't been up to date with the official Playtonic website, Twitter, Facebook pages that have been posting updates for a while now.

For those who haven't done their Yooka-Laylee backer kit survey, today's the last day to do so.

https://yooka-laylee.backerkit.com/

Bump.

We may expect a new teaser trailer soon.

https://twitter.com/PlaytonicG...785085212930048

Finally, news .w.' the new dev entires are nice but not seeing anything from them was starting to make me forget about the game.

Just for fun: Fan Art-

http://i.imgur.com/5hLScaS.jpg

I know, I used the pose for the official concept art- https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/asse...8c78964a1def3a2 I just did it for fun :3

Looks like YL will be at E3 with Team17. Can't wait to try it out a few times there, if it's there.

As a backer for this game I can't wait to play :)
I can't for the new trailer eeeeee

Main villain revealed, named Capital B! Toybox coming in July! Swimming!

http://www.playtonicgames.com/raising-the-curtain/








Toybox Screenshot

The Microsoft allegories are so obvious it's hilarious. We even have a used-to-be-on-our-side character which is probably representing the old devs still at Rare.

And maaaan the game looks great, and I thought the reveal world was plenty pretty already.

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OMFG, I'm so hyped right now! AHHH

I admit, when I saw the update. I screamed in glee.

It just looks so great! I'm so hyped. This kind of thing is so awesome, truly a thing of beauty.

AAAaand IIIII-IIIII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!!!

This is quite frankly looking to be the best thing to come out of video games this generation. At least for old retro gamers like me who never quite got into the whole Triple A gaming culture.


Can't wait for that Toybox.

“A flurry of excitement filled the factory floor. Everyone had assembled, from the top-tier boss characters to the tea minion from sector C. it was finally here; takeover day.

“The ingenious tech firm Quack Corp had been subject to a hostile swoop by diabolical publishing corporation in Hivory Towers. Together they were about to launch their most devious scheme yet, all under the leadership of cunning buzzness executive Capital B!”

"Yooka and Laylee’s adventure will take them deep inside the work halls of a baneful business, as the buddy-duo seek out the magical Pagies required to explore the mysterious Grand Tomes. The dexterous pair will seek to unlock the ancient secrets of these bewitching books, as they battle to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb all of the world’s literature… and convert them into pure profit."

"This month we’ll be discussing a pair of new supporting characters destined to join the Playtonic Universe; the hapless, multi-limbed scientist Dr. Puzz and her traitorous former colleague Dr. Quack.

The latter is a ruthless, exosuit-wearing fowl, who’s making the best of a bad situation under the corporate rule of Capital B. The good doctor wasn’t always this unpleasant, but the ruthless takeover of his Quack Corp organisation has persuaded Quack to concoct all manner of crude inventions to satisfy the demands of his new boss – and the shareholders, of course.

Quack’s sweet, naeve prodigy, Dr. Puzz proved far more morally rigid than her former colleague, breaking ties with Quack Corp as soon as the exosuits started stirring – and taking her own inventions with her. The tentacled technician – designed by Ed ‘Mumbo Jumbo’ Bryan – is the gateway to all of Yooka-Laylee’s wild and wonderful transformations, which we’ll be revealing in the near future."

That game looks very good. Waiting for more information in E3. Never played Banjo-Kazooie but I usually like collectathons.

You definately should give it a try, even emulator. BK and BT aged like fine wine honestly, maybe BK a bit less because of the note glitch but if you have the Xbox remaster that's fixed. I think I first played them five years ago(before that I watched others play) and the only reason I haven't gone back is because I have an awfully selective memory of games so I remember way too many of the jiggy locations.

The Xbox remasters are definitely the way to go, since it fixes the major flaw in both games: In Banjo-Kazooie on N64 your notes that you collected were always reset when you left a level, and in Banjo-Tooie on N64 the frame rate was abysmal. Whereas in Banjo-Kazooie on Xbox it saves your notes when you leave a level and in Banjo-Tooie on Xbox the frame rate is great.

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You definately should give it a try, even emulator. BK and BT aged like fine wine honestly, maybe BK a bit less because of the note glitch but if you have the Xbox remaster that's fixed. I think I first played them five years ago(before that I watched others play) and the only reason I haven't gone back is because I have an awfully selective memory of games so I remember way too many of the jiggy locations.

Much agreed. I'm replaying them right now. I'd highly recommend the Xbox remaster.

Though if you have an interest in any non-DK Rare games from back then, I'd recommend Rare Replay instead. 30 bucks, I think, for both BK and BT, plus stuff like Jet Set Gemini and Viva Piñata(which yeah is MS era, but pretty visibly their last great game as Rare).

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Though if you have an interest in any non-DK Rare games from back then, I'd recommend Rare Replay instead. 30 bucks, I think, for both BK and BT, plus stuff like Jet Set Gemini and Viva Piñata(which yeah is MS era, but pretty visibly their last great game as Rare).

I enjoy DK64, But it gets just a little bit tedious. Good platformer though, I'd recommend to play it at least once.

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maybe BK a bit less because of the note glitch but if you have the Xbox remaster that's fixed.

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\it fixes the major flaw\Banjo-Kazooie on N64 your notes that you collected were always reset when you left a level

But that was what made the game so good. If you failed to get all in one swoop, you didn't get all of them. It was fantastic for replayability, and it gave you incentive not to take too risky of endeavors, which prevents the finding of obscure glitches, which of course the developers don't want found.

It was a good mechanic... Until Rusty Bucket Bay and Click Clock Wood. Maybe that should've been an upgrade halfway through, because it's not worth a perfect run on those because they just have so much crap that kills you fast and on the latter's case you could easily stay over 40 minutes looking for the notes without a guide. Special mention to the ****ing birds right after the difficult ledges on the main tree in CCW where the fall damage kills you instantly.

Honestly, that would make good sense.
It could be annoying from a first run standpoint (which I don't remember, it was so long ago, I have the game like memorized), but all the runs I remember I thoroughly enjoyed that if you died you had to recollect them. Honestly I think they should have been treated like Stars in Mario 64. Still there, but silver instead of gold. The world looks a little more barren without notes.

Tbh, I want an option in Yooka-Laylee for any collectible similar to notes to be treated as any of aforementioned. After beating the game, anyway. First time they should be treated as XBL version of B-K.

Yeah I think the "collectables reset when you die" is a good idea for an option to implement in a hard mode, just not for the default game.

Is it wrong that I think the main villain looks like Gru?

So far, I've pretty much kept the same opinion on this game: I really, REALLY want to get hyped up for this game, but it's hard for me because it's about anthropomorphic animals. If it has a human villain, that makes it worse for me. I want to like it, but deep down I'm thinking "This game's going to turn out terrible, I just know it is." ...Why don't games I get excited for ever turn out good?

Pff there are already jokes on Capital B looking like Gru.

But Capital B is an anthropomorphic bee apparently.

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Pff there are already jokes on Capital B looking like Gru.

But Capital B is an anthropomorphic bee apparently.

I just realized now he's a bee that Already bugs me (don't kill me) cause of bad experiences...now if he was a wasp Capital B must be eliminated at all cost.

I knew he was a bee ever since the Hivory Towers twitter takeover, they just love using them in games. It's a nice twist too since we're familiar with the honeycombs as good thing(or super annoying like the bee pinata).

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Is it wrong that I think the main villain looks like Gru?

So far, I've pretty much kept the same opinion on this game: I really, REALLY want to get hyped up for this game, but it's hard for me because it's about anthropomorphic animals. If it has a human villain, that makes it worse for me. I want to like it, but deep down I'm thinking "This game's going to turn out terrible, I just know it is." ...Why don't games I get excited for ever turn out good? :(

-This game focuses on humans, I hate it. (stated as most games ever [which is false, probably only like half])
-This game is hard to get hyped for, it has anthropomorphic animals. (stated for Yooka-Laylee)
-This game doesn't focus on humans, but doesn't have anything buff, so I hate it. (stated for Pokken)

So, what exactly do you want here? You seem to be EXTREMELY difficult to satisfy.

As to keep on topic, I'm very hyped for this game, hope there's some mocking between Capital B and Laylee!

Can't wait for this. Hopefully there's a physical release because I can't seem to get any eShop credit.

Bump. A summary from what was in the newly-released Edge magazine issue. Just gonna copy-paste a summary from the Playtonic forums.

Summary:

Begin in large hub area aboard a pirate ship that has become Yooka and Laylee's adopted home. It has 'Bat Ship Crazy' painted across it.

Butterflies: Eat with Yooka's tongue for health, or collect to refill your power meter. Yooka's roll uses up the power meter... i.e. you can't roll forever like with Kazooie's Talon Trot.

200 quills are scattered across the world, spread across race circuits and along minecart tracks etc.

'Tokens' (Playtonic Coins?) unlock 8 multiplayer arcade games. Once unlocked they can be accessed from main menu and support up to 4 players.

Play Tonics must be earned by achievement-style challenges (e.g. kill 100 baddies); They are optional, so apparently not integral to completing the game. One reduces the power consumption of Yooka's roll, another lets you collect distant quills with Yooka's tongue etc.

Ghost Writers: they all behave differently. One hides, one attacks you, one needs to be chased and caught etc.

Unlocking a world gives you a free move from Trowzer; you can also buy additional moves via quills.

Tribalstack Tropics
(Jungle opening area: I'm unsure if this is the hub area with the pirate ship; the article was a tiny bit unclear)

Transformation is a plant that lets you speak to flora that otherwise ignore you.

Spitting a 'Splash Berry' at a rain cloud creates a waterfall that fills the riverbed below, thus opening new areas. Spitting a 'Frost Berry' will freeze the river and create a racecourse across the ice.

Laylee's sonar blast move triggers invisible platforms to reach to areas.

Thanks to Playtonic forum user "Taylor" for the summary.