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Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair announced (2D platformer with top down overworld)
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As someone who both loved the weird topdown attempts at mimicing 3D gaming rare did on handhelds (conkers pocket adventures,gruntys revenge) and weird and complex overworld maps for 2d platformers (like DKC3) the overworld sections have me interested the most
DKC3, the sequel? With David Wise?
Looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more interesting than the first one
Looks waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay more interesting than the first one
Being a huge Donkey Kong Country fan this has me cautiously excited. If there's gonna be no more from Retro (for the time being) then I look forward to this!
Fun fact, before Rare joined Nintendo back in the day, Rare pioneered the isometric platformer genre back on the ZX Spectrum with Knight Lore :)
Fun fact, before Rare joined Nintendo back in the day, Rare pioneered the isometric platformer genre back on the ZX Spectrum with Knight Lore :)
This fits an indie developer with limited resources much better. They can make a better game with a reduced scope.
Here's some general info via the Playtonic website...
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a 2D Platforming Adventure Hybrid. Master Yooka and Laylee's medley of moves and traverse through charming and challenging 2D levels packed to the brim with collectibles, vibrant environments, and a bumbling batch of baddies to battle. Then, pull up your adventuring boots and explore a sprawling 3D overworld that boasts a wealth of puzzles, game-changing secrets, special challenges and a cast of colourful characters to chat to. You'll meet some familiar faces, and some new ones, as you help Queen Phoebee restore order to the Royal Stingdom.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair isn't a direct sequel. We've got lots planned for the future of the Yooka-Laylee universe, but we want to approach each with a fresh take, as each game is an opportunity for us to add new mechanics and gameplay that isn't necessarily limited to what's happened before.
https://www.playtonicgames.com/new-game-yooka-laylee-and-the-impossible-lair/
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a 2D Platforming Adventure Hybrid. Master Yooka and Laylee's medley of moves and traverse through charming and challenging 2D levels packed to the brim with collectibles, vibrant environments, and a bumbling batch of baddies to battle. Then, pull up your adventuring boots and explore a sprawling 3D overworld that boasts a wealth of puzzles, game-changing secrets, special challenges and a cast of colourful characters to chat to. You'll meet some familiar faces, and some new ones, as you help Queen Phoebee restore order to the Royal Stingdom.
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair isn't a direct sequel. We've got lots planned for the future of the Yooka-Laylee universe, but we want to approach each with a fresh take, as each game is an opportunity for us to add new mechanics and gameplay that isn't necessarily limited to what's happened before.
https://www.playtonicgames.com/new-game-yooka-laylee-and-the-impossible-lair/
Yooka-Laylee was not a good game, so hopefully they have better luck making a game that's not in the style of Banjo-Kazooie.
This looks like "pretty much DKC" but Yooka-Laylee looked like "pretty much Banjo-Kazooie" and that didn't turn out so great, so I'm cautious with this.
Eh. As a fan of the first game, this isn't really what I wanted to see out of a sequel (or another Playtonic game for that matter). There's already a billion 2D platformers that come out weekly, I was hoping they'd do another 3D platformer or mix it up with another genre. Still might pick it up, especially if it's got the DKC approach and the overworld might shake things up but I dunno. It's not really what I was hoping for them to announce, so I'm disappointed.
But at least they got my mans David doing music with Grant, so that's a point in its favor.
But at least they got my mans David doing music with Grant, so that's a point in its favor.
There's something I can't quite put my finger on with their collision engine or the feedback that interactions between the characters and objects/environment produce. A sort of weightlessness or disconnect, or lack of "umpf" that makes everything the characters do seem like they lack punch.
Also why is the footage at 30fps? This better be 60fps...
Also why is the footage at 30fps? This better be 60fps...
I like the direction they took here. Loved the first game, but Im also a big fan of the original Donkey Kong Country games. Will def be getting this.
Something about the physics looked off.
In a similar way to how the Sonic 4 physics looked off when it was first shown.
In a similar way to how the Sonic 4 physics looked off when it was first shown.
So much, this.
My girlfriend is an immensely clever human being, with many, many talents. But ask her to control a camera AND a character at the same time and her brain falls out of her arse.
Glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. Hey @Playtonic: Fix your physics!! You have time!
2D PLATFORMER?! fml i have to buy this, i wasn't interested in the original at all but i can't say no to this.
