Yooka-Laylee

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 339 Ratings

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  1. Pyro88
    Apr 15, 2017
    10
    This game is basically Banjo Kazooie 3, with a fresh coat of unity paint. If you want to know if you'll like it I suggest you go back and play Banzo. If you don't think that game has aged well, or your not having fun with it than this game isn't for you. This game has 4 large worlds, 25 pagies in each(puzzle piece equivalents). Some of them are very easy, while others are very difficult.This game is basically Banjo Kazooie 3, with a fresh coat of unity paint. If you want to know if you'll like it I suggest you go back and play Banzo. If you don't think that game has aged well, or your not having fun with it than this game isn't for you. This game has 4 large worlds, 25 pagies in each(puzzle piece equivalents). Some of them are very easy, while others are very difficult. Each world has much more collectives such as quills to unlock new abilities in each world. At the end of the day this game is best described as a collectable platformer. Bosses are actually challenging. Combat isn't the focus of this game at all. nearly every enemy dies in 1/2 hits, so don't expect an upgrade from Banzo.… Expand
  2. Johangir
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    feels like the spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie we wanted and needed. movement feels great and satisfying, environments are colorful and creative, and the music is charming. everything ties together to emulate that old rareware feel
  3. PeterHugelberg
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    If you loved banjo back in 1998 you'll love yooka laylee. its like a retro game with prettier graphics.
    it will definitely brings your childhood memories back.
    Sure the game design feels a bit outdating and the "voice over" as well (if u can call that voice) but i think there were no other intention from playtonic than create a game like banjo and it sure is like a 3rd game of banjo.    If you loved banjo back in 1998 you'll love yooka laylee. its like a retro game with prettier graphics.
    it will definitely brings your childhood memories back.

    Sure the game design feels a bit outdating and the "voice over" as well (if u can call that voice) but i think there were no other intention from playtonic than create a game like banjo and it sure is like a 3rd game of banjo.

    the soundtrack from david wise, grant kirkhope and steve burk is top notch though.

    i love it.

    ps
    i'd give a 9/10 but since there are idiots who can't give a realisitc view/ rating of the game i'll make it 10.

    ratings under 6 or even 5/10 are ridicoulus. i mean come on, did you even play the game?
    if so: what did you expect? it was clearly advertised as a spiritual sucessor to banjo first time they put their kickstarter site online    … Expand
  4. huskobon
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    A fun return to the classic Action/Adventure. It's got all the charm, the gameplay, and enjoyment of nostalgia. Sound and music are a fateful return to that feeling we all used to love when playing Banjo-Kazooie! Game was made by a team of legends, and it shows!
  5. Mookle
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    This game, in my opinion, is getting tons more **** than it deserves. Is it as good as its spiritual predecessors? No. Is it a quality, enjoyable game? Absolutely! Graphics are beautiful, the music is top notch, and the gameplay is varied and enjoyable. Sure, the story is less than stellar, but did banjo games ever have a "good story?" Despite being se of my favorite games, I think not. IThis game, in my opinion, is getting tons more **** than it deserves. Is it as good as its spiritual predecessors? No. Is it a quality, enjoyable game? Absolutely! Graphics are beautiful, the music is top notch, and the gameplay is varied and enjoyable. Sure, the story is less than stellar, but did banjo games ever have a "good story?" Despite being se of my favorite games, I think not. I would 100% reccomend this game, and I look forward to Playtonics future work.… Expand
  6. BKComerford
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    Liked the game despite the fact that fat nerd was kicked off production. The less fat nerds working on games the better. They should all play Dungeons and Dragons instead, like Dan Harmon or his fatter, nerdier counterpart, Ron Weasley.
  7. Kasspa
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    After firing up and playing for 3 hours straight now I have to say, this is absolutely exactly what I expected from a banjo-kazooie successor. I don't understand how any of the critics or BK enthusiasts can sit back and say this game isn't exactly what you would expect the next iteration after Banjo-Tooie. It plays and feels exactly like Banjo-Tooie and that's a good thing.

    The worlds    After firing up and playing for 3 hours straight now I have to say, this is absolutely exactly what I expected from a banjo-kazooie successor. I don't understand how any of the critics or BK enthusiasts can sit back and say this game isn't exactly what you would expect the next iteration after Banjo-Tooie. It plays and feels exactly like Banjo-Tooie and that's a good thing.

    The worlds are a little more expansive like Tooie but all the original stuff you loved is there. Everything down to the dialogue feels similar, if the game weren't a different IP completely it would be Banjo-Threey. I haven't had any camera issues myself, I mean will you have to fight it in a spot or two? Maybe, but I don't think I've played a 3d platforming game where I didn't have to fight the camera once or twice, overall it's a nonissue completely. I can't even believe I'm actually playing a platformer right now and devoting time to it, but that's how nostalgic this feels, and I like it.    … Expand
  8. weardo05
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    this game is a great game a real throwback that is faithful to tea or bat .phics are fine for a platformer and the music still has the same feel to it like as the original Banjo games
  9. vgmkyle
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    First off this is a platformer, and most people are not good at them? Why? I don't exactly know, but the people rating it low for combat are not very smart.

    We all knew what the critics were going to say before they said it: "The combat is no good" and "It's too much like Banjo-Kazooie." If you are saying this -- you are the exact reason why the game industry has become as mundane as it    First off this is a platformer, and most people are not good at them? Why? I don't exactly know, but the people rating it low for combat are not very smart.

    We all knew what the critics were going to say before they said it: "The combat is no good" and "It's too much like Banjo-Kazooie." If you are saying this -- you are the exact reason why the game industry has become as mundane as it has. The people saying this are the same people playing Call of Duty and Dark Souls year after year.    … Expand
  10. wellytop
    Apr 18, 2017
    10
    Get this: Yooka-Laylee has lower scores on Metacritic than Banjo: Nuts & Bolts, including the user score. But if you loved the old Banjo-Kazooie games on N64, and were disappointed by the vehicle mechanics of N&B, then you WILL love Yooka-Laylee, I 100% guarantee it.
  11. krayzkrok
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    An excellent 3d platformer in the vein of Banjo-Kazooie, with crisp, colourful graphics and suitably nostalgic music. Whether it's as good as its inspiration doesn't really matter, because they're not making games like this anymore, but it's close enough and exactly what we wanted from the Kickstarter.
  12. jimstallone
    Apr 17, 2017
    10
    Playtonic basically promised a new Banjo Kazooie game and that is exactly what they delivered. From the first moment it looks and feels perfect and is a true love letter to the glory days on 64 bit gaming. If you expect anything more than what they promised that is on you. They have delivered 100% what they promised. You can't help buy play and smile as hours go by exploring and meetingPlaytonic basically promised a new Banjo Kazooie game and that is exactly what they delivered. From the first moment it looks and feels perfect and is a true love letter to the glory days on 64 bit gaming. If you expect anything more than what they promised that is on you. They have delivered 100% what they promised. You can't help buy play and smile as hours go by exploring and meeting weird characters, expanding worlds, learning new moves and most importantly collecting loads of stuff! I adore this game, it made a 32 year old feel 15 again!… Expand
  13. triffy
    Apr 15, 2017
    10
    After the first hour this game grew on me and it brought back so many of the old feelings that i got when playing platformers. The graphics look really nice, it is fun to explore the worlds and discover all the pagies. the controls are fine, the camera is a bit weird, but nothing that can stop me from enjoying this game. I don't know why so many try to hate it. I love it.
  14. aletl10
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    Im going to give a 10 because the stupid negative reviews (as always).
    But... i really like this game, smooth graphics, style, dialogues and gameplay.
  15. MEANTOCOELSPRYO
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    i was so sad that this got cancelled on the wii u,but then i buyed it in steam and after playing it so far...ITS AWESOME,ITS JUST RAREWARE QUALITY.The characters,the graphics and specially the music omg
  16. elfredy91
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playtonic Games did what they promised: Make a spiritual successor of the beloved Banjo and Kazooie.
    if feels retro but very fun. well done playtonic    … Expand
  17. dr9188
    May 16, 2017
    10
    Apparently this game brewed a **** and I really fail to see why. The game is instantly accessible, responsive and most of all fun. It's also incredibly beautiful and stylised... As well as being the rarity of a console-quality platformer on the PC.

    I say this and I never even played Banjo-Kazooie (I was more of a PSX child). I have no idea what has happened to the gaming community as    Apparently this game brewed a **** and I really fail to see why. The game is instantly accessible, responsive and most of all fun. It's also incredibly beautiful and stylised... As well as being the rarity of a console-quality platformer on the PC.

    I say this and I never even played Banjo-Kazooie (I was more of a PSX child).

    I have no idea what has happened to the gaming community as of late, it feels like people like to complain for the sake of it. I have seen games get away with worse than this game's sins, and even at its very worst the game only reaches about the same frustration level as N64-era games. It is no wonder mainstream developers are falling onto making their games a generic "Everygame", as they have more than likely realised that you cannot please everyone even when you give people what they ask for. We are the only ones to blame for the dumbing down of gaming today.    … Expand
  18. JSCarpio
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    One of the best plataforms games of this generation, the world of videogames need it more games like this, its time to go at the shops and bought all copys of this game.
  19. asanava18
    Apr 23, 2017
    10
    If you loved Banjo (Specially tooie) you will probably enjoy this game as much as I did. The Game is everything you would expect from a sequel to Banjo, however It has a lot of the same flaws that those games had by the time, wich is not a big problem for me. I loved the music, gameplay and world design of this game and I would really recommend it to every fan of 3D platformers. The onlyIf you loved Banjo (Specially tooie) you will probably enjoy this game as much as I did. The Game is everything you would expect from a sequel to Banjo, however It has a lot of the same flaws that those games had by the time, wich is not a big problem for me. I loved the music, gameplay and world design of this game and I would really recommend it to every fan of 3D platformers. The only problems I have with the game are the story, wich was pretty bland and uninteresting in my opinion, and most of the boss battles (3 of them were great, the others felt pretty rushed and simple). I would personaly give this game a 8.5/10 but im giving it a 10 because there are a lot of 0's of people Who are trying to lower the user score unfairly.… Expand
  20. playken
    Apr 26, 2017
    10
    Finally, a game that goes back to the roots of the 3D platforming that you were begging your parents to buy or rent for you on those weekends off from school with your Nintendo 64. Consisting of the original dev team from banjo kazooie and banjo tooie, greatness was expected, and greatness came after all.

    You get what you expected, great graphics, funny voices and a quirky atmosphere,    Finally, a game that goes back to the roots of the 3D platforming that you were begging your parents to buy or rent for you on those weekends off from school with your Nintendo 64. Consisting of the original dev team from banjo kazooie and banjo tooie, greatness was expected, and greatness came after all.

    You get what you expected, great graphics, funny voices and a quirky atmosphere, topped off with the amazing music stylings of Mr. Grant Kirkhope.    … Expand
  21. godzilla772
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    This genre of gaming is what I grew up playing as a kid and what made me love video games. The camera is some what of a problem but I got used to it fast and it never prevented me from enjoying this game. I firmly believe Playtonic came through with all the promises they made with their kickstarter and if anyone says the game play is "outdated" then they truly where never fans of the Banjo series.
  22. Konijn113
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    Absolutely what one would expect from this game. Whilst not reinventing the platforming genre, they did deliver on their promise; a resurrection of Banjo Kazooie.
  23. Silversteel77
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    Great game! Great soundtrack, visuals, performance, and nostalgia. If you liked BK, you'll love this. You get lost in each world and there's so much to do and collect.
  24. MattDrag
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    Who is giving low marks to the game is just people who like cliches games like Call Of Duty, and criticize children's games. Apparently they are the same people who only care about graphics and do not care about gameplay.

    This game is so much fun, I love it. A true spiritual successor to Banjo.
  25. teddycular
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    In lieu of recent statements and reviews centred around Yooka-Laylee, a lot of bias has been floating around the internet, in regards to whether or not this game holds it's weight with it's step-brethren of an age long past.

    To save you the mind-numbing suspense-building, the short answer is: Yes. It does. But not in the way you might be inclined to assume. Yooka-Laylee is more than    In lieu of recent statements and reviews centred around Yooka-Laylee, a lot of bias has been floating around the internet, in regards to whether or not this game holds it's weight with it's step-brethren of an age long past.

    To save you the mind-numbing suspense-building, the short answer is: Yes. It does. But not in the way you might be inclined to assume.

    Yooka-Laylee is more than just a reminder of what is good and bad about 3D platforming, it's a re-IMAGINING of what it COULD still be, here in this new era of video-games and platforming.

    First, we should discuss what exactly led Yooka-Laylee to be received so negatively. And while the "negative" reviewers' gripes with the game seem to contradict each other (Ie: One of the major negatives for a low-scoring reviewer is a major positive for another), I feel as though I can shed some more reliable light on the issue.

    It's probably most efficient to first let you know that Yooka-Laylee can be challenging. Frustratingly so. But this is the kind of frustration that exists in a game on purpose. YL has some of the most trustworthy and refined controls and intuitive movement in any 3D-Platformer to date. The game has no short-cuts to fall back on, and if you want to beat some of the trickiest challenges, you need to be swift. Precise. Masterful, to a degree. In many challenges, one quick slip can see you starting the challenge again from the beginning. And to many reviewers, this can easily be excused as "poor game design". Akin to a 7-year old claiming the game is broken or "cheating". After all, what high-ranked overwatch player, with 10,000 PS4 trophies and a pretentious Steam library wants to admit they were bested by a "kids" game? Few and far in between, I'd imagine.

    Many more openly angry reviews have stemmed from the fact that their favourite YouTube man was removed from the game. I shouldn't even need to explain why people are upset about that, and while their discontent for that reason may be somewhat justified, some reviews can be difficult to see as any more of an attempted boycott of PlayTonic Games than anything else.

    With those gripes out of the way, I think I'll talk about what exactly makes Yooka-Laylee one of the best games of 2017 so far, and also an essential to the gaming scene today. A revival of a genre, in a way.

    It goes without saying, Grant Kirkhope is a musical genius. And while nobody has immunity from criticism, there is none to be given to him and his colleagues in his newest directorship on Yooka-Laylee. The musical approach in Yooka-Laylee takes a step away from the subtle catchiness of Granthope's past endeavors, and looks to understand a more profound and environmental complexion of a soundtrack. As in previous installments, evironments cause situational music changes (ie: underwater/in a cave/pause menu/in a challenge/etc) but more than that, the progressive nature of each music track is enormously satisfying. Unlike in previous games, Yooka-Laylee's music is more than a short loop on repeat. Each stage has it's own 2-5 minute song that subtly flips and switches as you progress. The music maintains it's catchiness and still feels as satisfiying.

    The art is nothing short of adorable. It captures it's own identty amidst a genre full of almost stereotypical stage and art designs in a fashion so adorable and so original that it's nearly impossible to discredit in any way whatsoever.

    The gameplay is what makes Yooka-Laylee a selling-point for this era of video-game....

    ahhhhh **** it, I'm tired. Buy it. The game is amazing. 9/10 10/10 to level out some bias in the scores. Goodnight.    … Expand
  26. mossi93
    Apr 11, 2017
    10
    As a fan of the original N64 collectathons like Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64 and Banjo-Tooie this is a perfect successor. The graphics are fine for a platformer and the music still has the same feel to it like 16 years ago, when Banjo-Tooie released.
  27. bubblegumfuji
    Apr 12, 2017
    10
    Absolutely unique, beautiful, and a blast to play. Yooka Laylee's gameplay is centered around one simple concept: fun. You'll spend the roughly 30-40 hour quest playfully exploring giant colorful dreamscapes filled with a surprising amount of challenges and a plethora of quirky (and quite needy) characters.

    Yooka-Laylee doesn't hold your hand while forcing you along a linear    Absolutely unique, beautiful, and a blast to play. Yooka Laylee's gameplay is centered around one simple concept: fun. You'll spend the roughly 30-40 hour quest playfully exploring giant colorful dreamscapes filled with a surprising amount of challenges and a plethora of quirky (and quite needy) characters.

    Yooka-Laylee doesn't hold your hand while forcing you along a linear path--instead, it trusts you to play the game at your own pace. This freedom not only provides a fantastic and epic adventure but also a great sense of accomplishment as you see your collectable list fill up with tokens marking your achievements.

    This game is a stunning creation by a very passionate team of developers and deserves a place in gamer's hearts. An instant classic!    … Expand
  28. imrustyokay
    Apr 13, 2017
    10
    You know, I didn't actually play the game. In fact I don't really care much about Yooka-Laylee or Banjo-Kazooie, unless i see the bird either in some sort of pressure air suit or inflating (hahaha sex). In fact, I just wanted to leave this here just to tell you to have a nice day, stay safe, and don't eat the yellow snow.

    also, if you're reading this, Hi Boogie! Love your vids! They're    You know, I didn't actually play the game. In fact I don't really care much about Yooka-Laylee or Banjo-Kazooie, unless i see the bird either in some sort of pressure air suit or inflating (hahaha sex). In fact, I just wanted to leave this here just to tell you to have a nice day, stay safe, and don't eat the yellow snow.

    also, if you're reading this, Hi Boogie! Love your vids! They're very entertaining and motivating.    … Expand
  29. rubencube
    Apr 14, 2017
    10
    Undoubtedly the best platform game since n64, the music is great, it gives off pure magic and beautiful gameplay, the dialogues are very well done and they have that spicy Banjo Kazooie spice, awesome game !!!
  30. Alphadreamer
    Apr 16, 2017
    10
    Excelente plataformero al tamaño de Banjo-Kazooie, al jugarlo me sentí de vuelta en los 90s trayéndome esos gratos recuerdos de lo que fue RARE en sus tiempos de gloria (Gracias Microsoft .l.)
    Sin duda un juego que merece la pena :v
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 32
  3. Negative: 1 out of 32
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    May 15, 2017
    60
    Likeable and (sometimes) funny 3D platformer in an open world does not even try to keep up with time. The acknowledged spiritual successor of the first Banjo-Kazooie is precised up to the last detail to give the same gameplay as its 1998 ”original”. [Issue#274]
  2. GameCritics
    May 9, 2017
    55
    I recently revisited the original Banjo-Kazooie as part of the Rare Replay compilation and still found it to be the best of its genre, and I’m not one of those people who believes that a mascot platformer has no place in the modern gaming scene. I was ready to celebrate the return of this genre, but Yooka-Laylee is simply a chore to play. The folks at Playtonic have demonstrated that they can recreate the spirit of old-school 3D platformers. Now, critically, they need to recreate the quality.
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  3. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    May 7, 2017
    73
    Quotation forthcoming.
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