A cheerful, funny game with a weird sense of humor, Likable, resourceful protagonists
Big, sudden difficulty spike around level 2 and it just gets harder from there, A lot of the jokes will go right over a modern player's head, Simplistic graphics
A retro game with a retroAt its worst, Yooka-Laylee is a little simple and too reflexively self-aware of its own genre tropes; at its best, it's a cheerful cartoon of a game with a slightly uneven difficulty curve. It's a paean to an old style of games. I...
Published: 2017-04-26, Author: Patrick , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: Playtonic's Yooka-Laylee has a clear goal: try to take the player back to Rare's heyday. And while it tries, and has some success, it fails at a lot of the things that make games enjoyable in the first place.Yooka-Laylee is gorgeous. It is a delight to be...
Published: 2017-04-17, Author: Steven , review by: destructoid.com
Abstract: What happens when you go back to the well and try to make a clone of a 20 year old game? Well, not exactly good things. But, maybe, still what crowdfunding supporters were after? You'll have to listen to the latest Podtoid special to see who really didn't...
Yooka-Laylee is a fun throwback to a bygone era of gaming, with more than enough charm, variety, and engaging challenges to make up for its shortcomings...
Abstract: Yooka-Laylee is a bright and enthusiastic throwback to classic 3D platforming. It is adventurous and full of discoveries. It is silly and irreverent, never taking itself seriously. But it also wears out its welcome fast, spiraling players into a ceaseless...
Abstract: My first hour with Yooka-Laylee was a nostalgia filled wonder trip down memory lane. Sure, I have played Banjo-Kazooie dozens of times since its launch, but it hasn't been new in years. This is my first experience with a new game in that vein and oh man w...
Yooka-Laylee contains all the pieces needed for a fun, enjoyable throwback to the 3D collectathons of the 64-bit era. The characters are charming and funny, your set of abilities is vast and entertaining, and four out of five of the worlds are fun playgro...
Beautiful, vibrant graphics, Varied, interesting worlds to explore, SoBadThatItsFunny jokes, Occasional Hidden Adult Humour, Great Characters, Fun Platforming, Lots of reasons to keep exploring
The talking loops quickly drive you to that special kind of unnecessarily annoyed, The music is equally unpleasant, loud and obnoxious, The controls are a little floaty and imprecise, Occasional frame rate drops
It might not be as good as your vague memories of the hallowed games of Rare, but Yooka-Laylee has a little bit of that old lovable magic in it. It may be made for children, but there is a little something that can make the old and miserable smile again...
