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Why didn't anyone tell me there was more news. Someone post the playstation magazine scans, because I can't find them.
Posting the only good bit from the Xbox mag:
>Shipwreck Creek’s cast of freaks let Playtonic indulge in the sort of innuendo-heavy non-playable characters we were always surprised to see make it through Nintendo’s censors. Take, for example, the cloud who’s having a little trouble ‘raining’, not helped by Yooka and Laylee watching him. To solve this perspiration problem, you have to spit ammo seeds from nearby bushes at him. Water seeds make him gush, while ice seeds make him snow. It’s best not to think about it. Seriously, stop it. Another character, Nimble, challenges Yooka and Laylee to a race, referring to them as her ‘racy pair’ in scenes that would make the cast of the Carry On films groan.
I only have this and buckets of hype.
- The skeleton girl is called Clara. It also seems to indicate the 'male skeleton' we saw in the ice world screenshot is in fact Clara too -- the hat must be covering her ponytail.
- You race a female character called Nimble in the first world.
- Starting area is called Shipwreck Creek
- Yooka can camouflage during stealth sections.
- A combo combat system makes your moves stronger with each punch.
PC Gamer
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xeuwuxaaj6fmvyi/AABuu5ObFP6UV_qV3bsDSvTKa?dl=0
^If you want to read the Xbox interview (goes into BK creative process and Playtonic's status), and there's the first magazine with that first showed the
>>340009326
set of screens
>>340009327
Whoa, what the hell is up with Yooka in that shot?
>>340009781
Ice powers.
>>340009781
>It’s even possible to increase the difficulty of existing challenges by altering the world itself. Fill a dry riverbed with water and you’ll create a whole new area to explore. Freeze the lake over instead, and you’ll be able to re-race Nimbleon more slippery ground for a new reward. It’s an inspired approach to backtracking: don’t keep checking in with NPCs to see if they’ve changed their challenges – change the world yourself, forcing the cast to change their side quests with it. New moves can be purchased from Trowzer the snake. In true Jungle Book fashion, Trowzer is a suspicious sort, the kind of snake who’d slimily sell you bootleg DVDs in the darkest corner of the pub. These purchasable moves aren’t compulsory for completing the game, but they do grant access to hidden areas (like the aforementioned sonar blast that uncovers hiddenplatforms).
>>340010174
The fact that they aren't required worries me. I have a feeling it's going to end up being a mistake.
>One enemy is a pair of bouncing googly eyes, which you have to flatten before they attach themselves to something,such as a crate, which will mutate them into a slightly more menacing threat. A development team whose design approach was so often unfairly criticised as ‘just sticking googly eyes on everything’ embraces that criticism and finds a clever new twist on it. Likewise with Rextro Sixtyfourus, a dinosaur who’s been abandoned since1996, making him a literal relic of the ‘90s. He runs an arcade machine that plays unlockable local multiplayer mini-games.
>>340010412
>Rextro Sixtyfourus, a dinosaur who’s been abandoned since 1996, making him a literal relic of the ‘90s.
No hard feelings, eh Playtonic? Can't say I blame them, and I'm super fucking hype for this game
>>340009167
Dear god I miss platformers....
-"Since I last played it, a double jump has been added. You can double jump, then glide for a short period of time using Laylee's tiny bat wings.
-"But there's more to each world than it first appears. You'll be able to spend your collectables on extending each of the game's five worlds. Robinson extended the jungle level, which added whole new sections offering tougher platforming challenges.But that's not all these extensions will add. "Expanding a world won't just make it more difficult," says Robinson. "It might completely reinvent it. You'll look forward to seeing what happens when you extend a world. You won't be like, "Oh, it's just more of the same." It'll be quite different.
>"Thanks to the extension system, each world is arguable two worlds in one."
Looks like blue Yooka is from the Splash Berry mentioned in the Edge magazine. Yooka will probably eat it and spit water projectiles of some kind.
>>340011581
hehehehe
The more I read about this game the more I want it. I honestly wasn't expecting much at first but it seems like they have a lot of interesting ideas being put into this.
>>340009327
>making the cloud rain with the berry opens up the gate after he's all smiley in
>>340011452
>>340009167
>>340009327
>>340009487
>>340009670
>>340009749
These particular images are from an earlier build according to Andy Robinson. For example, in newer builds, the Quills are 2D sprites instead of the 3D models in some of these images.
>>340011871
That's a good point. He confirmed it on the forums if anyone is curious.
I just want to see how this area has changed since the latest build. At the very least, they shouldn't be using that particular page anymore.
>>340011116
>You'll be able to spend your collectables on extending each of the game's five worlds.
>Five worlds.
>Five.
Banjo Kazooie had:
Mumbo's Mountain.
Treasure Trove Cove.
Clanker's Cavern.
Bubblegloop Swamp.
Freezeezy Peak.
Gobi's Valley.
Mad Monster Mansion.
Rusty Bucket Bay.
Click Clock Wood.
The disappointment is setting in already. The game looks like it is going to be really short...
>"Thanks to the extension system, each world is arguable two worlds in one."
Yeah, I have a hard time believing that.
>>340010332
I imagine they'll do it DKC2/3 style, where you can "beat" the game without any additional moves, but if you do, you unlock more stuff and get a true final boss and ending.
>>340012046
It could be that each world has two themes, like the grass world is extended to reveal a beach
>>340012046
>[Gavin Price] The aim is, with the amazing support we've had from fans, to now make Yooka-Laylee bigger than Banjo-Kazooie.
That quote is from 1 year ago
>>340012046
It's something that's worrying me too, but I doubt they'll fail to deliver on the concept. Some Banjo worlds were puny, like Mumbo's Mountain and Clanker's Cavern, and the first world seems larger than both combined. The only problem I'm seeing is that it could potentially mean less variety if they don't play their cards right.
>>340012046
>The disappointment is setting in already. The game looks like it is going to be really short...
Considering how many game features were locked behind stretch goals, I guess we'll have to blame gamers for not donating enough to their Kickstarter, eh?
>>340012365
They got every stretch goal though.
>>340012046
free dlc is also confirmed, and they just said that a grassworld could flip around and be an ice world
>>340009167
>googly eye enemies to shit on their past criticisms
>an entire level filled with sexual innuendos
>rextro sixtyfourus
>Trowzer the snake
Man, I missed Rare's sense of humor. You guys can be excited for a return to platformers and collectathons, but I'm happy we've finally got that tongue in cheek humor that's been missing for the past decade.
>>340012237
Is Yooka gonna be as dumb as Banjo? I know his name is based off a word that means 'small-brained person'.
Help!!
>>340012690
>an entire level filled with sexual innuendos
What's this?
>>340012739
My theory is that he'll be a dimwitted surfer dude since you can slightly see what I think's a surf board in the ship he lives in.
>>340012778
read the OP, nigga. It's a world dedicated to their types of innuendo's to be more specific.
>>340011283
>>340009487
b for bess
>>340013439
I'd bone her
>>340013492
She's due for a good spitroasting.
>>340013492
Really? I'll join you for a spitroast.
>tfw this song will never be in any game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXUnlc2gjIc
The more I see, the better it sounds.
I'm still waiting on that Toybox before I form a grounded opinion on the game's direction.Assuming some backer "leaks" it.
>>340011871
Wonder why they went with sprites in the end.
>>340014149
I really dig this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ291iLqxcQ
even though it's basically just
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1z4JfxFb6c
>>340014327
200 in each level, easier to optimize. Plus doubles as a small nostalgia grab.
>>340009417
>5 worlds
This game could have been banjo threeie
I like the duo and all, but man the bear and bird need to come backthere is an alternate universe where nintendo didnt go to shit and sell rare
>>340014327
because it's way fucking cooler
>>340014521
>there's an alternate universe where Nintendo has both Rareware and Retro Studios producing stellar games.
>>340014521
I think the best bit about Banjo was its world, especially in Tooie. As long as Yooka-Laylee's world is great then it's a suitable substitute for me. The idea that the worlds all take place inside books does slightly compromise this for me though.
>>340014619
>This is the face he makes as he can't precipitate
This gon be good.
![ded764ac19248435cc2bb3c64cb0b0f3[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/DltfFfd.jpg "ded764ac19248435cc2bb3c64cb0b0f3[1].jpg")
>>340014521
No you don't
>>340014521
Yeah but we don't live in that universe, so if Banjo-Threeie happened, it'd be on Xbone and wouldn't have most of the people who worked on Banjo-Kazooie, including the voice of Banjo and Kazooie.
I'm glad this is happening instead. It's correcting the course of history and I can play it on whatever I want.
>>340014716
Ok I know people shit on the Nuts and Bolts designs but I think they look ok ingame. All the renders are awful though, especially the fur which Rare was the master of in games like SFA.
>>340014521
>>340010568
I thought that was just a weird ass looking enemy and after reading that it's Yooka and Laylee in plant form I'm slightly frightened.
![Banjo-Kazooie-Xbox-One-Demo-Screenshot-2[1].png](https://i.imgur.com/TduPASM.png "Banjo-Kazooie-Xbox-One-Demo-Screenshot-2[1].png")
>>340014939
the engine makes them look even worse
>>340015067
That's some other engine by another developer.
>>340014521
It always ticks me off a little to hear people describe it as "Nintendo sold Rare" when really it was more like Rare chose to sell themselves.
They made that decision because Nintendo didn't buy them but I think not buying them and selling them are pretty different things.
![banjoland-e3_4[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/mzMbH1m.jpg "banjoland-e3_4[1].jpg")
>>340015067
still looks like shit if you ask me. I hate the art style and colors
>>340014521
Its too late for them anon. Let them rest in peace.
![banjo_kazooie_12107186774303[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/NU7leLA.jpg "banjo_kazooie_12107186774303[1].jpg")
I still remember the feeling of shock and denial when I first saw this after the teaser
>>340015786
Well, Gettin' Medieval looked like it was going full-on furry, so maybe it's better that Conker died.
>>340015965
Rare was already full on furry, let's not beat around the bush.
>>340015937
They must've made the teaser back when they were still doing a BK1 remake.
>>340014521
Actually what happened, was that Rareware was asking for more money from Nintendo due to game development expenses. At this time however, Nintendo did not have trust in the, due to Rareware having tons of problems within, one of these being the two huge developer groups that with the team. At this point, Rareware had started to lose control of their company, so Nintendo felt it was too risky to depend on them now. The first company that wanted to buy Rare at first was actually Activision. However that stopped when Microsoft got involved. Nintendo was given the chance to buy the company to keep Microsoft from buying it, but they felt that Rare was already falling apart by this point, and that it wasn't worth buying them. Microsoft knew that Nintendo would have to chance to buy them if they just gave more money, so Microsoft simply bought Rare so expensively that Nintendo wouldn't be willing to try to contest it. Microsoft bought Rare for $300 million.
Believe it or not, Rare did not start dying when Microsoft bought them, they actually started dying under Nintendo due to the huge number of people that quit the team due to too strict of working hours, which later on, while still under Nintendo, caused another group of developers to quit Rare as well. Rare was already dying before Microsoft bought them.
>>340016432
And here's a fun little tidbit, that may or may not be true; apparently Microsoft bought Rare expecting to receive the Donkey Kong IP as well, not knowing that it was Nintendo that owns it.
>>340015937
Yaknow, I've been looking at this game a good bit lately and half-tempted to play from the beginning.
Should I?
With the knowledge that, while it has the characters, it's less a B&K game and more just a "build shit, race, and do stuff" game.I was one Note in the Hub short of 100%ing it with all Gold Medals or whatever it was.
>>340016432
I thought it was just the Stamper bros. saying they were done and leaving and their majority shares being up for sale.
>>340016653
>may or may not be true
Why else would Microsoft have offered so much money for Rare?
>>340016713
Yeah, that was it. That was the second bunch of developers that left the company.
>>340016828
The first being Free Radical? That was way earlier though, during the time Perfect Dakr was being made.
>>340016653
Chris Seavor just said it was one executive that said that. I highly doubt the decision was made by people who though that.
>>340016653
>>340016721
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/06/microsoft_execs_thought_they_owned_donkey_kong_after_acquiring_rare
Its true, they really did.
Microsoft literally only bought them thinking they were keeping Nintendo from getting any more great games.
Only to find out that they spend $300 to buy Rare's failed IPs, IPs where the original creators weren't there to make sequel's for, and less people then they originally had.
On record before Microsoft's restructuring of the company, of the four games they had made by that time (Kameo, Grabbed, Perfect Dark Zero, and Nuts & Bolts) the company had only made $120 million of the $300 million Microsoft paid to buy them.
To this day, the most successful Microsoft Rare era game has been Viva Pinata.
>>340017132
Was everyone at Microsoft taking stupid pills that day or something?
>>340017132
> IPs where the original creators weren't there to make sequel's for
That's simplifying a studio so much. Let's not pretend Microsoft didn't murder didn't murder their creative process
>>340017271
>>340017132
I, too, find this astounding.
>They made a buyout on the premise of what they were getting with no hard fact that could easily be accessed given their position
>>340017132
I'm pretty sure the idea behind buying them was to get an established and beloved developer on board in order to give them a foothold in an industry where they were newcomers to. Even if they never stepped in, Rare was about to get bought up by other companies like Activision or EA, so the idea that MS did it to "steal IPs from Nintendo" is stupid since that was going to happen regardless.
One guy doesn't represent an entire company, especially one as huge as Microsoft.
>>340016672
So, yes, no?
>Remembering the fucking awful multi-part mechs I built with friends to try and make one big mech out of like 6 smaller ones
>The horrible grinding noise it made when you stuck multiple machines together and tried to move
>>340017337
RIP MICROSOFT PC DIVISION
It has been 12 years since I saw the MS opening FMV for a game like the first Age of Empires.
>>340017132
I heard that Microsoft was trying to get into a bidding war with Nintendo so taht nintendo would take Microsoft's b8 to buy Rare for an expensive amount. They did this so they can later swoop in and buy a Nintendo that lost a lot of funds buying Rare.
>>340011065
If you have a PS4 check the new Ratchet and Clank, It really feels like 6th gen era platformers in the best possible way.
>>340011871
>sprites
Why the fuck would they do that?
>>340017761
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-08-who-killed-rare
>>340016432
>They bought rare for $300 million
Hahahahahahaha, that's gotta be one of the bigger JUST's in gaming, or at least Microsoft's, history
![Banjo-Tooie-banjo-kazooie-31352398-500-265[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/NOvXFQD.gif "Banjo-Tooie-banjo-kazooie-31352398-500-265[1].gif")
>>340017990
because they have taste you fag
>>340018569
It's up there with the fuckup of the 360s RRODing failure rates.
>>340018643
This was fine because it was on the fucking 64, with how good this games graphics are sprites are gonna look hideously out of place.
>>340018886
No it won't. It will look charming, as they usually do. If anything, it looks MORE out of place in N64 envinronments because you have ugly textures next to perfectly shiny and polished looking goodies. Whereas here they both look good.
>>340018886
Look again. See those feathers? >>340009326
Those are sprites.
Any new music tracks out yet?
My understanding is that the Stamper bros. wanted to cash out and offered their stake in the company to Nintendo, but they weren't interested in buying for whatever reason. So they sold their share to Microsoft instead and Nintendo, not wanting to share the company with MS, sold their own share to MS too.
What caused the quality of their games to decline is up for debate but most people seem to think it was MS being overbearing.
>>340019096
Playtonic's current team size seems to have hit the sweet spot.
Feathers? Bats dont have feathers.
>>340017132
>>340017421
MS execs were cray, there's also some funny stories from the time too.
On the first tours of the studio by higher ups one of the execs saw all the DKC and 64 posters and said that he thought it was great that MS owned Donkey Kong now.
Yup.
>>340019293
They're the feathers from a particular dead bird.
>>340019293
They're quills. They cut down on collecting ammo/consumables, while emphasizing core collectables.
>>340014967
This is the single best Hydra edit I've seen. Thanks anon.
>>340009327
His orangey bits having the ability to glow is neato. Makes me dig his design
>>340019096
Their last Nintendo game was shit. I think they just became bad of their own accord and Microsoft had little to do with it.
>>340020454
What was their last game? Star Fox Adventure?
>>340021535
Yes
>>340016125
I'll continue to beat around the bush with images like that around
>>340009823
oh! I love em!
>>340019915
he's a chameleon
>>340009327
>mfw Yooka Laylee is doing with 2 million what Might no 9 tried to do with 7 million
>>340022267
Pre-emtive reaction posting
>>340022267
>No.9 backers' faces when Playtonic comes out with a better game
>>340022901
>limp_carrot_face.png
>not limp_non-organic_carrot_face.png
You fucked up.
>>340018303
WHY THE FUCK WERE THEY TRYING TO SELL THEMSELVES AAAAAHHHHHH
>>340022974
>>340022974
I prefer
>limp_gmo_carrot_face.png
Do you guys happen to know what engine are they using to make this game with? Considering it's an indie game it certainly can't be an in house engine, and judging by the screenshots I would say it's either UE4 or Unity.
>>340023294
it's the engine I used to motorboat your mon
>>340014967
holy fuck
>>340023294
Its Unity anon
Where are the tits tho
>>340019589
Dr. Puzz is a fucking huge step down from Humba
This game seems good
>>340023447
kekarooni
>>340022267
2 million pounds though, so more like 3 million USD
It's still funny though because Yooka-Laylee looked better during its kickstarter campaign than MN9 does in its final build.
>>340025414
Well Yooka-Laylee actually existed during its Kickstarter campaign, so there's that.
Is this one of the few games were the budget they got actually seems to be put to good use?
The level of effort they seem to be putting into this puts shit like Broken Age and MN9 to fucking shame.
Never played Banjo as a kid but I'm hyped nonetheless.
What world archetypes do you want? We've got Jungle/Sky and Ice.
I want to see a city world, something we never got in Banjo.
>>340026752
the draw distance sounds pretty impressive going off of impressions. I like the lighting too, especially
>>340009167
which, looking at again, I'm just now realizing that there's a grunty industries kinda building in the back. That cliff/mountain looks nice too
Is this game getting a retail release? Because if it is I could see this becoming a big financial success.
The market is fucking starved for child friendly games on XB1 and PS4, of course many parents don't give a shit and just get their kids CoD and GTA. But there are always going to be parents who go up to the counter and asks "Do you have anything suitable for kids?"
And boom, Yooka-Laylee. Perfect kids game. Of course most kids care only about mobileshit and LP's. But there is still a demand for more kid friendly shit as made evident by Mario, and uhmm, Knack's success.
>>340026752
This is the only kickstarter that is being made worth the money it gathered in. I'm kinda sad I didn't back it up back then, I had no money tho :/
>>340027624
40% of the funders were PC backers. It'll do fine just with Steam. PC gamers are starved for this style of game.
but yeah, retail release has been confirmed
>>340027624
No, digital only.
>>340027618
The factory is throwing me off. I was assuming that Hivory Towers would be massively vertical and bee-themed, but maybe not. That could be Dr. Puzz's lab or something though.
>>340014149
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYtN8XGuYM8
>>340027835
>me off. I was assuming that Hivory Towers would be massively vertical and bee-themed, but maybe not. That could be Dr. Puzz's lab or something though.
Most likely will be. The OP building being Quack Corp sounds about right
Fuck, I need this in my life now. At first I didn't like the designs of the main characters, but they've really grown on me. Are they actually male or female? (as a kid I thought Kazooie was a dude)
>>340030517
Kaylee is female.
>>340030852
*Laylee
>>340030517
Yooka is a guy
Laylee is a female
Just like Banjo-Kazooie
>>340027624
I think Team17 wants to sell the game at retail
>>340014745
I wouldn't mind it being on Xbone, i'm just concerned that current Rare can't do anything but shit. They were going to shit before the microsoft buyout anyways
>>340017869
no.
>>340016672
It's not even that good of a racing game. The world is really big and empty and there's not much to do. It has amazing graphics and the physics are there. I just don't know why they did what they did with them.
>>340030517
>kazooie
>lipstick
>a dude
Were you fucking stupid as a kid?
I'm worried about the music. The Grant Kirkhope tracks feel like he's just trying to rip off his Banjo Kazooie work without actually being able to re-use the melodies. It's like when TV shows have their composer write a song that sounds sort-of similar to a famous copyrighted track. I want the game to have its own iconic songs, not inferior copies of old ones.
>>340031465
I don't remember Kazooie using lipstick.
>>340031465
Lipstick?
>>340016432
From what I heard Microsoft's working conditions were fantastic too, and they even let the team browse the internet and listen to music while working.
>>340023003
fucking hell, I can't get over it
>>340031074
who
>>340019096
All MS wanted was more meetings about the progress of their games. MS apparently gave them a lot of flexibility when it came to actual work. They were allowed to discuss projects they weren't working on currently, listen to music and browse the internet. They reportedly tried to keep them feeling like they were still working as Rare and not for them personally.
>>340031932
>MS apparently gave them a lot of flexibility when it came to actual work.
nice job quoting playtonic, people forced to restrain themselves
>>340014439
Rocket Robot on Wheels had only 6 levels and still feels like a fulfilling experience. I'm sure they can do the same with Yooka Laylee.
>>340032062
Playtonic aren't the only ones who have knowledge about MS's working conditions. A lot of developers liked working with them.
>>340032231
>Rocket Robot on Wheels
Fuck, I remember that game. The coaster editor in the theme park world was the best.
>>340031561
it's only one song, and it came with the kickstarter. He aimed for the banjo spirit in rawness and hit the mark perfectly. He hadnt even seen the finished world yet, just give it time and listen to the cave/water variants while we wait for more. No one is more excited than he is. You'd think he'd get sick of daily banjo and laylee tweets but he loves them
>>340032310
There's an ice world track too: https://soundcloud.com/playtonic/glacier-world-working-title-work-in-progress
It sounds generic and anemic.
>>340028071
Pretty accurate, fuck Canary Mary
>>340032475
Anon please that's a work in progress
>>340014439
>Water world, grass world, fire world, sky world, ?
What is the fifth world?
>>340031879
The publishers behind Worms
>>340031676
Being strict with internet browsing for developers is a recipe for burnout and high staff turnover.
Coding solidly, uninterrupted is hard fucking work. A few minutes every hour of browsing helps you not finish the day like a piece of your soul has been drained.
>>340032801
grass is sky
>>340033064
DUDE WEED
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>>340012046
You're justified in your skepticism, but you also need to remember that games are much bigger than they were in the past.
Even if the five world thing is true and final, each world could possible be two or three times bigger than any worlds from B-K.
>>340017869
No it doesn't, stupid.
>>340033286
>>340033397
the first kazooie worlds are pretty abysmal in size. It's like one town in an rpg or something. Clanker only felt big because of the slow swimming and the rest are tiny as fuck.
This looks like twice the size of tooie with galaxy-style linearity in different paths, with a mix of open spaces
>>340019589
>Trouser snake
Not sure if Kojima homage or sexual innuendo
>>340031825
>larger teams, larger budgets and reduced risk
working in a triple-AAA game company must be fucking suffering
just look at this fucker's eyes, they got no life in them, not even a bit of light, he's a fucking corporate zombie
>>340034907
>tfw levels in video games now are all designed by committee and could have been done by literally anyone
>tfw games will only get bigger and bigger and the lack of individual identity in any of them will get worse and worse
