A faithful spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie, warts and all, "Expanding" worlds is a satisfying gimmick
Did I mention "warts and all"? Not everything here has aged well, So many bad puns, Relies too much on nostalgia to be a must-have for general audiences
As a longtime Banjo-Kazooie fan myself, Yooka-Laylee is exactly what I've missed. Does the 3D platformer needs an industry-wide revival? No. But if I got another Yooka-Laylee every two or three years? Yeah, I think there's room for that—for a celebration...
Published: 2017-04-04, Author: Chris , review by: destructoid.com
Impressive effort with a few noticeable problems holding it back. Won't astound everyone, but is worth most people's time and cash. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews Guide...
Yooka-Laylee has one foot in a time capsule and one foot outside of it, effectively meshing classic gameplay with modern trends in the industry. Players funded this Kickstarter because they wanted a game just like Banjo-Kazooie from the people that made i...
Abstract: Yooka-Laylee is an open world platformer along the lines of Banjo-Kazooie which features a chameleon and a bat as they go on an unexpected adventure. The two embark on an epic journey to thwart corporate creep Capital B and his devious scheme to absorb al...
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Published: 2017-04-04, Author: David , review by: gamecrate.com
If you grew up playing 3D platformer collect-a-thon games like Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong 64, Jak & Daxter, Spyro, and others, you'll find a lot to love in Yooka-Laylee. It's a faithful recreation of the formula that made games of the late 90s a...
As a longtime Banjo-Kazooie fan myself, Yooka-Laylee is exactly what I've missed. Does the 3D platformer needs an industry-wide revival? No. But if I got another Yooka-Laylee every two or three years? Yeah, I think there's room for that—for a celebration...
Yooka-Laylee isn't Banjo-Kazooie in name, but after all these years, Playtonic's game does justice to Rare's classic – and the legendary N64 era of 3D platforming on the whole.True, the tribute is maybe a little too exacting at times. The occasional clunk...
New duo, familiar fun: Yooka-Laylee warmly revives the best of the late '90s 3D platform genre...
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Published: 2017-04-04, Author: Elias , review by: cgmagonline.com
Yooka-Laylee is both a joyful ode to Rare's heyday and a polished platformer that stands head and shoulders above what few contemporaries exist in the genre...
