Yooka-Replaylee Remaster Officially Confirmed For 'Nintendo Platforms'

Yooka Laylee wasn't exactly bad, but it certainly wasn't very good. I'm curious to see what a remaster of this game can do, and what a tightened up experience would feel like, regardless of what platform it's on.

I'm optimistic about this. I never played it but I'll gladly do so if the remake is worth it.

if it's releasing next year (which I'm convinced it is given how there isn't even a release window for this) then it's 100% launching on Switch 2 and not Switch 1

Finally!!! I have been hoping it would be released on Switch. It has been said they are working on a 3D sequel to the original 'Yooka Laylee' too and the money they make from this is going to go towards that. 😀

I heard you'll also be able to patch Jontron's voice back in.

I day one backed the kickstarter for this, so in that light I'm glad to see it get the AAA polish it kinda needed. But, I'm not sure this is what was missing from the game. I'm sure all combined it will help, and certainly tightening up the controls for combat is a good step, but I can't put my finger on if this was the problem I had with the game. It felt kinda bland. I admit I didn't get far in the game before giving up. Maybe I need to give it another try.

I had played through Yooka-Laylee once, but it couldn't generate the atmosphere and fun factor of Banjo-Kazooie or Tooie. Thus but I will pass the remaster.

Moving around still looks like a sleep aid.

I loved the original, which isnt that old, oh wait it came out in 2017? Wow.
But still would rather of got a sequel

I supported this back in the day and the end product was a bit of a letdown... so I hope we can get some kind of discount for this new version.

Just make a sequel!

My backlog and my retro stash are literally soaking my carpet with the sweat and tears of their stress at the prospect of me starting to play remakes of games that aren't even 10 years old.

I just can't sign up to that. It's stressful just thinking about it!

It's the same reason I don't buy grown up colouring books. I don't have time for that! lol

I backed the original on Kickstarter since BK is one of my favourites and I regret it to be honest. I didn't back Psychonauts 2 and I wish I had done instead. I was really disappointed by Yooka Laylee and haven't come close to finishing it. I don't really know how to feel about this remastering

@nocdaes Ummm they did make a sequel…the Impossible Lair. Which was amazing and way better than the first. You are aware of that one, right?

I mean, considering the original is already on the Switch, it wouldn't really make sense to put the remaster on the same console. Switch 2 makes a lot more sense.

I have never felt more regret after buying a game as with this.

It would be cool to apply the improvements to those who have already purchased the game. I picked it up on pre-order, and I'd like to see that happen.

Eh, why?

It either needs a greatly improved sequel or to be completely reworked.

I think my biggest issue with the game was how the collectables, the quils, weren't cleverly placed to entice you to new areas or lead you to a challenge like the notes in Banjo (nor were they shiny and satisfying to collect like the notes were), they just appeared to have been blasted out of cannon over often fairly barren maps.

@Coalescence one can only hope.
Jontron is amazing. His old vids never fail to crack me up.

I didn't get the first Yooka-Laylee. But had a lot of fun with The Impossible Lair. I am curious how much they can improve the first game. Maybe a new game in the series makes more sense. But I am interested if they solve the right problems the first game had and the reviews are good.

Is 7 years really that much time deserving for a remake?

I know it's been 7 years since the original but c'mon why not just make a sequel instead and include the original as a bonus like what Bayonetta 2 did.

Eh, this game is less than 10 years old. Why remaster it?

@Axecon For Sony just 1 year is enough for a remaster (The Last of Us Remastered) and 8 years for a remake (The Last of Us Part 1).

Much like Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope DX, if they don't intend (at least at the moment) to release a physical version, why can't they make it a paid update for those who own the original with the option to toggle between version? I'd rather pay for an update, and that's coming from someone who bought a lot of first-party re-releases on Switch despite owning the originals.

Seems pretty cut and dry that it's not coming to Switch, otherwise why not just announce it here and make a second announcement once the new console was confirmed?

As it stands, Nintendo is beginning to make things increasingly awkward for developers and publishers looking to announce new games. The sooner this thing is announced, the sooner the whole industry can take a deep breath and finally acknowledge the next generation.

The game certainly looks amazing. I have the sequel on Switch and love it, never played the original, but I'm totally in for this remaster.

@Xeacons Money for the sequel. Reports have said they are working on a sequel to the original game but have chosen to release this first so I would say it is most likely to use the money they get from this to put towards making the sequel since Playtonic are not a rich company like the previous company the owners worked for.

While the original game wasn't perfect and had its faults there were a lot of things I liked about it and I think the sequel could be even better than the first one. I mean these are the people who created Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie and Donkey Kong 64. Chris Sutherland was the lead programmer for Donkey Kong Country 1 and 2, Banjo Kazooie, Banjo Tooie and Donkey Kong 64. It is not just a fan made project.

"Confirmed for Nintendo platforms"

Can't wait to play this game on my Gamecube and GBA

I really loved the original, brought back great memories of playing the N64 Banjo games. I miss this style of game. Perhaps showing my age too much!

I’d have put resources towards a new game with this engine and then done a surprise “re-release” after that came out for those wanting to go back.

I'll wait for reviews and/or a deep discount. Impossible Lair was excellent but the first title was such a letdown.

I'll get it on anything but the Switch lol

@eaglesfly76 yes, I mean another - "add a game to the series" would perhaps have been more accurate for me to say.

Those eyes hovering over the Nintendo logo really seem to be saying “look here! It’s not a switch logo!”

This game is only seven years old. It is essentially a current gen game. Sure, it had its flaws, but those flaws were related to the game design (i.e., the fiasco that is everything about the casino level and then also the final boss), not the limitations of the technology. Why not just make a third game at that point?

That said, I hope in the remaster they reveal whatever that poor little robot was loading all this time.

I don’t have a problem with this remaster- by their own admission they didn’t have the time nor budget to really make the original shine, not to mention the fact they were learning how to work as an independent studio at the same time.

Also I’m pretty sure they’ve already said that this is mainly a project for junior staff to learn with and their experience on this game will help on their “proper” next project which is presumably a true sequel.

If anyone hasn’t played the sequel yet, Impossible Lair, I would highly recommend it. It’s a great platformer with an interesting overworld map as well. Fantastic game. Play that instead of this remake.

These new world map changes may be enough to draw me in. I got frustrated in the original release because I was constantly getting lost and had no idea where I was going or what to do. What I'm mad at myself about because I can navigate BK and DK64 with absolutely no issue.

@LadyCharlie Agreed, and on my perspective, the problems were more related to design choices than anything else, so I highly doubt it will be more fun.
Will keep an open mind though!

@Ashina Hopefully I can play it on my GBC I just got!!

I don’t care what anyone says, the original was a fun game. I liked it. Sure, the worlds are a bit spacious and some are rather barren. But it’s so fun to just explore! I’m gonna have to steal my brother’s Switch later and play it again…

It was a nice game. I have the platinum trophy. Seriously what a great name.

This game is definitely coming to the Switch successor. My brother got the email from the Kickstarter for backing the original game and it reads: “ Yooka-Replaylee will be playable on PS5, Xbox Series consoles and... Nintendo? (Ooh mysterious. We'll have more on that as soon as poss!)”

I was a backer on Kickstarter when the game was originally announced, but ended up not playing much. Got it on PS4. Performance was subpar and the game itself simply wasn't much fun.

Watch, a lot of remakes from gen 1 switch will be made for gen 2 switch...... 👀

@eaglesfly76 While Impossible Lair is a great game, it's not a proper sequel because it's a completely different gameplay style being a 2D platformer. When people say they want a "sequel" they mean they want a new 3D platformer. It'd be great for them to have both styles running concurrently as Mario tends to do, but the IP hasn't given us any new 3D platformer content in 7 years and now they're just giving us a remaster of the 1st instead? That seems a bit excessive.

More ways to loose money.....

@Arkay wait did he do a hate crime or something?

This could potentially be very intresting. I enjoyed the original one enough, personally about a 7/10 in my eyes. It def lacked a bit of the charm Banjo had and the movement felt off, but it looks like some problems were addressed here. I really think Playtonic showed their strength with Impossible Lair. That was a great title to fill the DK fix.

@Bolt_Strike I can definitely understand that. I just felt the second game was superior in every way to the first game. So if they tried to make a third game in the same 3D format as the first one, it’s not gonna be nearly as good as the second game anyway. Wouldn’t make sense to do that I think.

@SwitchForce lose*

C’mon man.

@coolioam and if you’re looking for another DK type of fix, play Nikoderiko: The Magical World which just came out. It’s just like it and very fun.

@eaglesfly76 You can't exactly compare them, they're different styles that appeal to different gameplay elements. 3D platformers are more about open exploration and experimentation, whereas 2D platformers tend to be more about skillfully navigating linear obstacle courses (there's some crossover between the two, but in general those styles specialize in those kinds of gameplay elements). It's not a matter of a 2nd 3D game being "better" or "worse" than the 2D style as much as the people who do like the 3D style better wanting new content to experience when the last new content was 7 years ago.

@Bolt_Strike Yeah, I know all of that man lol, you don’t need to explain everything to me. If they were to make another 3D entry, it better be amazing!

@LikelySatan he said some things in an interview years ago that made the x-mob try to cancel him

@eaglesfly76 People can't take sarcasms need to get out more here.

Why the heck release a remaster for the same console the original game released on? Then again, Resident Evil had 2 remasters on PS one and Resident Evil 2 had 1 remaster on PS one.

@SwitchForce you didn’t catch that you misspelled the word “lose”? Lol. That’s what I was replying to you for.

I'll pass. I didn't get far in the original because I just cannot return to 3D era games in this style. I enjoyed Banjo and Kazooie and Super Mario 64 back in the day, but I can't return to them. Games like Mario Galaxy from 2007 are fine, but this style of an awkward 3D map like from N64 era, Nope. Same reason I don't have any hype for the upcoming Croc Remakes.

But will there be a physical release? That's what I want to know!