In their first post game community update, Playtonic Games has announced some “spit ‘n polish” is coming to Yooka-Laylee. Skippable text and cutscenes will pick up the pace and fixes to the camera should prevent players from watching the colorful animal duo fall to their deaths over and over and over and over…
Yooka-Laylee Is Nostalgia Gone Wrong
Yooka-Laylee recaptures some of the best aspects of platforming. You run, jump, and climb your way around dazzling levels. But it also tries too hard to recreate the past without building upon the lessons old games taught us. We take a closer look in t…
Yooka-Laylee Brings Back Banjo-Kazooie’s Best Easter Egg
Yooka-Laylee captures all the good and bad of a Nintendo 64 platformer. It doesn’t just take the gameplay. It also takes the urban legends as well.
Yooka-Laylee: The Kotaku Review
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 collectathon full of frustrating puzzles, technical…