the biggest problems i heard is the inconsistency in game logic and the occasionally attrocious controls, so pretty much in line with this review. Oh and the writing as well. The dialogue is relatively poor and the main characters don't have a single interaction with the primary antagonist until like world 4 or so.
Reviews is not about seeing as many as possible and getting a number.It's following Critics their opinion you agree with.If every single critic I follow says it's shit then for me it will indeed be shit.You might say: then it's not about the game but about the Critics so read other Critics.Which if you do say this please do not even bother replying because I will automatically assume you are an idiot because you are basically saying "This game is so good that these Critics are wrong" and "Your taste is shit"
For me I've seen mostly negativity but he didn't seem to outright hate it as he said the boss ruined the fun so he was having some fun with it. I found that interesting considering how you expect him to rip on a game the hardest
Basically. It doesn't ave all the major problems of mighty but it doesn't do anything to evolve from its roots like shovel knight since it's literally just a 90s platformer with all the flaws unchanged.
In one of his lets play videos with Gabriel, he once mentioned he reads the tvtropes page of himself. Said its annoying cause some of the info there is wrong.
"Twenty years ago, before real life started to feel like a late-night sitcom that got renewed past the point that any of the writers gave a shit about it and is now just seeing what it can get away with..." Parenthetically, last Saturday was the seventh season premiere of _My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic_.
You know, after watching of few of these videos, I get the Escapist's voice stuck in my head for a while, and it makes reading my text books a lot more interesting. Of course it helps when the book actually includes the word "bitches" in it, and that's pretty surprising because it's about music history.
i don't know what Yahtzee has against PS1 era 3D platformers. I grew up with games like Crash Bandicioot 3, Spyro 2 and Croc and I remember those as some of the funnest games out there. The controls really aren't that bad in 3D platformers.
Yatzee, these last couple videos have been incredible. Seems like there's currently excess drive energy that needs to be sublimated into cultural products, or you're bored. Whatever it is, it's pretty awesome.
When I watch these, I feel like my soul is being drained out of me to be replaced with an empty void. Simultaneously I get some sort of entertainment and amusement out of it. It's like Yahtzee is turning us into copies of him.
Sure, but it would be nice to make it a bit more clear. (I didn't intend for this comment to be sarcastic or bitchy and whiny, I love zero punctuation).
Sure, ZP videos are entertaining, but he's also providing his opinion on games. It's just that he doesn't really do what most reviewers do and say "This game is good," or "This game is bad," it's more like he's trying to mention some pros and cons of games, letting the audience decide if the pros he mentioned are worth buying the game for, and the cons aren't a deal-breaker. He's also trying to explain in five minutes his own personal opinion of a game, rather than spending 10-minutes explaining why he thinks a game is good or bad. Really, saying "It's only entertainment, it doesn't matter," is something most ZP fans say when he reviews something they like and says some bad things about it, so they justify disagreeing with his opinion with that defense. Try Angry Joe or one of those reviewers who review old games where the public has already formed their own opinion for a clear-cut "It's good or it's bad, and here's why," ZP is for people who can use their brains and want to hear advice on which modern game to get.
Well from what I could tell from the review, it’s a boring game that tries too hard to convince you that it’s fun. Rather than a game like A Hat In Time that ISN’T a boring game and doesn’t bother trying to convince you that it’s fun because it already knows that you’re having fun when you play it.
It's a retread of Banjo-Kazooie but with more glitches and characters that aren't nearly as likable as the originals and bad dialogue. Also the levels are so oversized compared to Banjo-Kazooie's levels that it's much harder to look for collectibles.
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You should watch Jirard's review. He spent half of the review criticizing other reviews for giving it a bad score. Reviewception. His main argument was that it was unfair to give the game a bad score for the technical issues and then not update the reviews when a patch fixes those issues. He had a point.
I+Crispy Bacon I was really confused by Jim's review. Controls felt pretty tight throughout the vast majority of the game for me, which I personally enjoyed enough to 100% over easter holidays. There were a few exceptions but mostly minor things. Only thing I found awkward is flight controls. Same with camera. Jim was very critical of this and I found that it was mostly fine. A few select places have some fixed camera angles that are annoying and this compounds the clunkyness of flying around sometimes; Flying is one of the situations the camera can be awkward and flight must keep momentum and turns very wide... so it's hard to make very precise movement, but nothing like... horrendous... Also remember he complaining about framerate issues. I played the Linux GoG build and those were gone. My Low Profile 1050Ti handled that game like a boss. Smooth 2550x1400 all the way with solid frames. Caveat that that build has a bug with the model having a bunch of corrupted vertex coords for the first world boss which wasn't patched last time I checked, but that was it. Regarding Yahtzee's review, I agree with most of what he complains about, but my general opinion of the game is higher. Guess the core substance of the game just appealed to me more as it's still generally pretty good, imo.
darkrage6 I must be a god of oldschool platformers then cause I 100%ed this game and didn't feel anything like the control and camera issues he complained about, save for like a couple situations for each. You may also bow in awe of both my FX8150 and my 1050ti, as they kept the game running at smooth 60, even with all the bling at 2550p. That silicon was touched by the spirit of Gaben himself to manage such an impossible feat
I'm surprised he didn't mention that this game shares his hatred of the Kinect. Seriously; one of the boss fights is against a giant cross-eyed robot called INEPT that is basically one big joke at the expense of the Kinect.
I really don''t like the use of nostalgia in contexts like this because it always seems to be used to imply that we falsely enjoy something. People don't still like Banjo Kazooie because they are blind of its faults, they liked it despite its faults back in the day and still do now. Games like Mighty no 9 and Yooka Laylee have other problems, new problems, that would have left us with the same opinion back in the day.
It's been years since I last watched a ZP video, and all I can say is, THANK YOU SO MUCH for not buggering my ears with your outro music like you used to.
Actually pretty fair criticisms out of Yahtzee, which definitely caught me off guard. I'm quite enjoying the game with its flaws, but then I'm one of the people who threw money at it two years ago. All his points are fair, but that being said if you're in the mood for some good old fashion Rare goodness, I think this game serves its purpose quite well.
This game wound up catching a metric fuckton of flak because after they decided that Jontrons views were too extreme, they proceeded to cut him from it (Despite him rallying the troops to fund it) then proceeded to talk shit about not only him, but also all the people who supported the game, then casual gamers as a whole. Which is probably why its release passed with almost no real notice from the media.
Amy what pisses me off is The Completionist's review of it, saying he was move to tears by this game that is mediocre-at-best just reeks of nostalgia to me, it didnt improved from the flaws of Banjo-Kazooie, the music is alright but personally the style isnt my thing and the character's voices are just annoying, ive played a little and honestly you can get more rewarding platforming from Mario Maker. TL;DR: This game is just shameless moneygrab clouded in nostalgia, especifically catered by Banjo Kazooie fans
Yooka-Laylee is a really good game if you STILL enjoy playing Banjo-Kazooie. If you don't like this "outdated" kind of gameplay, then of-course you won't like Yooka-Laylee either. It was made for the fans of Banjo-Kazooie by the same core team, and the fans got exactly what was promised in the Kickstarter. The soundtrack is also one of the best video game soundtracks of the year. You can't say the same for Mighty No. 9 as it plays nothing like classic Mega Man and the creator had little to nothing to do with the project (he was more busy trying to kickstart even more games and anime bases on them), it just a quick cash-grab without any soul.
Andreas Sola And guess who most of the people reviewing it are? Fans who wanted a new Banjo - Kazooie game.I don't know why people keep trying to make reasons to refute people who don't like it as much as they do.
To be fair to that point, Yooka's review scores are all over the place; one could just as easily assume it hits a sweet spot for some people and not for others as they could that it's a good game with a bunch of haters or a bad game that some diehards are refusing to give a negative score to.
As a fan of Banjo-Kazooie I can confirm that not only is the "it supposed to be poorly designed game that has lazy written all over it. Um, I mean its supposed to feel old so you can't complain that it feels old!" really stupid and misses the point but also shows that maybe you haven't played Kazooie in a while. Because both Banjo games are way better than Yooka-Laylee. And if they wanted to make a sequel they should have made it an evolution that expanded the genre. Not hid behind some sorry ass "its supposed to feel old that's why the game feels like it slapped together last minute" excuse.
Crispy Bacon Shovel Knight is a good example. It was filled with nostalgia while still building on concepts and making a name for itself. It hit with players young and old without any excuses. Nobody has ever had to say "well its like an 8-bit platformer NES games its supposed to be bad"
Just look up 'A hat in Time', indy take on a classic 3D platformer that isn't banking purely on nostalgia and actually seems to have some unique charm.
I knew the game was going to suck when it was still on Kickstarter: for contributing a certain amount, you could be a voice actor. Wow! You're telling me that if *I* pay *YOU* enough of my hard-earned cash, then *I* can have the privilege of working for *YOU* for no pay?! What a deal!
I can't help but agree with Yahtzee, there is no point in a platformer being 3D, Jak and Dexter realized that early on and went the action-adventure route and Mario tries to bridge the 3D spectacle with 2D accessibility, because his 3D games don't sell and his 2D ones are same-y. Rare and Psychonauts received a pass because their games are full of life and colorful characters, but if we were to actually judge them as platformers, the nostalgia wouldn't allow it to taint.
Me: I dont agree with this guy, im going to tell him why i disagree. wait... i agree with what he says, i just didnt realize... Im guessing its beacuse it feels wrong that 3D platformers dont have a place and that just couldn't enter my mind.
Have to agree on Psychonauts, I picked it up as an adult and while I adore the game for it's style, imagination, overall charm and story the platforming can get more than a little bit contrived. Still gets a pass though, since the positives far outweigh the negatives.
I think it comes down to what you define as "platforming" gameplay. For example, I think the Prince of Persia/Assassins's Creed core gameplay works very well in 3d, and I would definitely say that while it's not the platforming of the early 3d era, it is certainly part of the extended family of platforming. We can't take 2d platforming, shove a third dimension on it, and expect it to still work, but I think platforming *can* work in 3d, it just needs to be designed very differently.
Jackinthebox Not only contrived, the platforming in Psychonauts was often (for me) annoyingly difficult and buggy. In particular I remember doing a section inside the crazy actress's head where you have to swing from pole to pole, but the poles are arranged in an upward spiral, so they're all at a different angle and elevation from the one you're on. You're supposed to be able to get to the next one just by jumping/swinging in its direction, but for me Raz would constantly either not jump high enough to grab the next one or he would simply jump straight ahead, into the abyss. That platforming bit as well as many others throughout the game made me want to tear my computer apart, but fortunately I stuck with it for the story and characters.
It's not only the the 3D-ness that ruins platformers. 2D sprite based hardware was literally chasing the beam and the CRT TVs had merely microseconds of display latency. It's as responsive as playing a game at ~200 FPS on a PC today. Early 3D hardware ran platformers at ~15-30 FPS with double buffering. That's ass. Modern 3D hardware and multicore CPUs often have 3-5 frames of latency and an LCD TV without game mode has 50 ms or so latency. That's downright horrifying even at "perfect" 60 FPS.
Well, JonTron was going to be in the game, then he said stuff like "rich black people commit more crimes than poor white people" (I actually don't know how he went from making funny videos about games to that statement), and then the developers were like "Oh shit, abort! Abort!", and JonTron was like "Oh well, that kinda sucks". So JonTron's not in the game anymore.
The game's a solid 7 or 8 out of ten, leaning more towards the 7. And that's okay. The fans got what they backed the game for. Very good points raised here, though.
"Yooka-Laylee is to Banjo-Kazooie as Mighty No. 9 was to Megaman" Yeah that's legitimately obvious, seeing as Yooka Laylee is trying to bring back and use all of BK's various tropes to otherwise reboot the franchise, and it actually did a good job at that as opposed to Mighty No. 9 which tried to be Megaman, but failed miserably
It did just like MN9, failed miserably, you dolt. I guess you've played the entire game now so I bet you know better now. Also, it showed multiple red flags during its development that lead to it becoming shovelware trash.
Yes I have actually (sorry for the late reply) and I did come to a conclusion: that being it wasn't really THAT good. In my opinion, way too short, and way too easy. This is why I really don't get hyped about Kickstarter games anymore
Why did people think this game was going to be good? These nostalgia-driven Scamstarter games are completely mystifying to me. "We're blatantly aping something you played when you were 9, so please give us thousands of dollars that you won't get any return on. Oh yeah, and here's a few concept art drawings. The game's not actually done yet, but it will be."
Actually the Kickstarter for Yooka Laylee did in fact show gameplay though, this wasn't a Mighty No 9 situation. Also you have to understand there are people who like 3D collectathons and not due to nosalgia. It's a fun genre and quite a few people got into it when they were teens or adults much later after the collectathon genre died. If a genre you currently liked stopped being made for 15 years and someone came along saying "we're going to bring it back" you'd want to support it. I actually loved Yooka Laylee because it was exactly what I wanted and I didn't even back it.
''that you won't get any return on'' On kickstarter I spent less on the game the game than I would have in retail. The game was what I wanted it to be and thanks to my investment they now have a studio that can bring more games.
20 years ago, before real life started to feel like a late night sitcom that got renewed past the point any of the writers gave a shit about it and is now just seeing what it can get away with... lol
1:44 Yes, I hate when games break the 4th wall. It's so pretentious. So many Indie RPGs HAVE to do this, because of course taking the game seriously would be nerdy. We can't have that. We're playing a computer role playing game.
I like the game a lot, but he's right about inconsistency, the rules are kind of case-by-case and I find myself having to find new solutions to puzzles that are essentially the same as something I've already done, except the trick I used then suddenly isn't working now without any explanation.
If you want to make a Trump joke, by all means, go for it. But a reference or an insult is not a joke. I backed up the video after hearing the words "American politics" and then the ending jingle to see if I'd missed something, but no, "Trump is a pig and ruined everything America has ever done" is apparently supposed to be a joke. It's pretty sad to be making these kinds of "jokes." I got tired of people mentioning that Bill Cosby is a horrible person and calling it a joke, and I'm tired of hearing about Trump.
hedgehog3180 Did you actually read my comment? I didn't say that Yahtzee shouldn't say bad things about Trump. I said that if that was supposed to be a joke, it wasn't funny. I don't know, I guess I'd just like to watch a video about how bad Yooka-Laylee is and not have someone's political views shoved in my face. It didn't fit. It was literally slapped on at the end. As for being "triggered", I'm way too old for that nonsense. When I was growing up, kids made fun of the nerds and the fat kids. Not saying it was right, but at least kids didn't grow up thinking the whole world had to be nice to them. Now the fat girls demand to be called beautiful, like we can all just stop being disgusted by obesity. This upcoming generation is full of whiny babies who need to learn to toughen up. If you have the right to dress like a weirdo or tell me you're really a wolf in a person's body, I have the right to make fun of you. Freedom of speech. If these people want special treatment, maybe they should contribute something to society. It's weird. I went from not knowing what "triggered" or "safe spaces" meant, to hearing about it and assuming these people were just a fringe group of wackos, to seeing their culture take hold all over the country. What the heck happened?! If things keep going the way they are, our country is screwed. Not only will freedom of speech disappear, but when the country is full of nothing but special snowflakes, other countries will lose respect for us and one more aggressive than we are will probably conquer us when it sees our weakness. So, no. I was not triggered. I'm just tired of all these people patting each other on the back for insulting the President, like they're so clever and original. A lot of these people also need to learn the definition of "Fascist". In many ways, I'm just tired of hearing unsolicited political views everywhere. It just never seems to stop. You hate Trump. Fantastic. Let's all just try to get through the next four years, alright?
Powoga I did initially just write "no" and was going to leave it at that, but it just didn't feel right. "No" is merely a contridiction. I decided to offer an actual argument instead. It reminds me of a Monty Python sketch about a guy paying to have an argument with someone, but then the guy just contradicts every statement. No it isn't, yes it is, etc. Sometimes I think that's what RUclips comment sections turn into, just people contradicting each other. Or hurling insults. I wanted the gentleman who called me a triggered snowflake to understand WHY he was incorrect, not just deny his statement. Are there better ways to spend my time? Absolutely. But my health sucks lately and I spend a lot of time in bed, so I'm apparently not only bored enough to watch too many RUclips videos, but make comments too. And respond to comments. If I came across as defensive, I apologize. But there's nothing wrong with a good argument. I think a lot of people often decide to take a particular stance on an issue, but can't really tell you why they believe what they believe, and in the worst case you end up with people who resort to violence because they know they're right and you're wrong. The fact that so many people are gathering together to "protest" and end up hurting innocent bystanders and destroying property disturbs me. I can only hope this current political climate is temporary and that people will learn to be more reasonable. But stating that Trump is a pig at the end of a video is only reenforcing people's beliefs without adding any real substance. Just fuel for the fire.
Actually it is a joke. It's talking about one thing and then making an unexpected analogy to something else. Very, very classic joke structure. Just because one person is tired of the subject does not change the rules for various types of jokes.
I personally am a pretty big fan of yooka laylee. Idk, the only thing that really bothered me was the flying, but I personally enjoyed it quite a bit. 8/10 for me.
Besides make racist remarks? I'm not sure why people are taking this JonTron situation seriously to the point of not buying it. The character he was going to voice was literally someone sitting on a toilet. Even JonTron himself said he understood Playtonic's decision to remove him.
0:12 Yeah, given the current situation with COVID-19 this is a very apt metaphor. Either that or this is the writer's excuse to finally get the show cancelled and be done with it at long last.
That awkward over 30 age, when you grew up with the Nintendo and golden Snes, and didn't like the collectithonfest games the millennial kids loved 10 years later. Now people see this game as nostalgic, whereas many of us Gen x-y's see it as a paint job on an old turd. Also that Jontron debockle....They didn't want his childish grunts and caws because Jon made one poor taste grunt and caw internet video? Forget it, I'm not supporting the dreams of companies that arbitrarily take away other peoples dreams; even if I'm not a fan of the game style.
Gen Ys are millenials.. the irony of people born from 1985-1999 complaining about the millenial generation, gen y is the millenial generation and the youngest possible millenials are 17, thats basically adulthood. now im not claiming you are a millenial, if you so happen to be born before or december 31st 1984 feel free to complain about the millenial 90s kid generation as you wish, i just wanted to clear up some misconceptions :)
As someone playing Yooka Laylee for the first time, it makes me wonder how much of my enjoyment of the Rare games was due to A) nostalgia, and B) the fact that they were the best games AT THE TIME. Then I have to ask "Is Yooka-Laylee BETTER than Banjo-Kazooie?" And my answer is a disappointing "No." The Rare games were simple. The worlds were compact. There were maybe two dozen characters. The controls were basic. You could say it was the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" of video games. Yooka Laylee is the kid on youtube who adds electric guitar riffs and a drum solo to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and wonders why it gets maybe 1k views and 20 likes. The worlds have inflated, but there's still only 100 notes and 10 jiggies, and now there's so much visual filler that finding them all is like combing your yard for pennies. Speaking of endless and unrewarding, the dialogue is painful. Many "cutscenes" can't be sped up, and the 4th wall jokes are run into the ground very quickly. They've expanded controls, which is good, but the original controls are still buggy and the new stuff doesn't add any depth. Which is honestly a good description of Yooka Laylee as a whole. They kept the good stuff, the bad stuff, and threw in way too much extra stuff that adds way too little.
I thought the Aaron joke was comical exaggeration, but then I beat the game and realized he wasn't joking at all.
"Yooka-laylee is what we call a Medium game. It wasn't RARE and it certainly wasn't well done."
Austin Garcia
Stater and Waldorf called, they want their joke back.
oh god that joke was something
timebomb456 i mean it was stolen from the muppets so I guess you’re not wrong?
Alex Panciera I’m glad someone else noticed the reference maybe you should give them the evil eye
I don't get it or do i
The fact that THIS is the second most positive review I have seen so far says a lot
It's saying that you're not looking very hard. I've seen nothing but positivity towards this game until I came to this channel.
the worst ive heard about it before was that its too much like banjo kazooie so if you played it you'll get bored
the biggest problems i heard is the inconsistency in game logic and the occasionally attrocious controls, so pretty much in line with this review. Oh and the writing as well. The dialogue is relatively poor and the main characters don't have a single interaction with the primary antagonist until like world 4 or so.
Reviews is not about seeing as many as possible and getting a number.It's following Critics their opinion you agree with.If every single critic I follow says it's shit then for me it will indeed be shit.You might say: then it's not about the game but about the Critics so read other Critics.Which if you do say this please do not even bother replying because I will automatically assume you are an idiot because you are basically saying "This game is so good that these Critics are wrong" and "Your taste is shit"
For me I've seen mostly negativity but he didn't seem to outright hate it as he said the boss ruined the fun so he was having some fun with it. I found that interesting considering how you expect him to rip on a game the hardest
0:12 - 0:19 That... describes our modern day world eerily accurately.
Boy that aged well.
@@sarcasmismyfavoriteemotion4180 It's the final season and the writers are going nuts.
Oh BOY do all three of you have a lot to look forward to!
I saw someone on Twitter call Yooka-Laylee "underrated" and I've never felt more depressed for Banjo-Kazooie fans than that moment.
So it's like a 5 on a 1-10 scale in Kickstarter games, where 1 is Might #9, and Shovel Knight is a 10.
Basically. It doesn't ave all the major problems of mighty but it doesn't do anything to evolve from its roots like shovel knight since it's literally just a 90s platformer with all the flaws unchanged.
It gave us the nostalgia feel properly, but that's it. You'll either love it for that, or you won't.
Max J you can say it's pretty good, for a kickstarter game. you can't see this as a groundbraking triple A title
Jacob Bender they made an impressive game with only 3 million
Jacob Bender Eh, I don't think it's good enough for a 6.5. Jim Sterling gave it a 2/10. So opinions may vary.
Finally he referenced TvTropes. Hes clearly been reading it for years
I want to say he's mentioned it before in the blurbs that come up after the review proper, but I can't remember to which videos exactly.
ALLHAILRASH your avatar matches that comment perfectly
In one of his lets play videos with Gabriel, he once mentioned he reads the tvtropes page of himself. Said its annoying cause some of the info there is wrong.
Dibs on "Kansas City Dullards" for my progressive rock band name.
The Dullard Escape Plan
Whoa, now. Spyro the Dragon was awesome.
Still waiting for Knack 2 to actually redefine the 3d platformer genre
Game of the Year is still Supah Mario Brothers 2
Abtin Here comes the MONEH
Fuck you Abtin, I do not like your comments because you are black.
Ryogo hibiki you racist
Yeah, that's kinda - sorta - completely racist.
Poor Aaron Aardvark.
I was part of the "Aaron" problem on that credit screen!
@HerefordMadMan Are you implying that you were a dev on Yooka-Laylee??
Bajur's Carl Not a dev, no, I was a backer.
fingrid what are you on about? xD
AARDVARK PAYS OFF
"Twenty years ago, before real life started to feel like a late-night sitcom that got renewed past the point that any of the writers gave a shit about it and is now just seeing what it can get away with..."
Parenthetically, last Saturday was the seventh season premiere of _My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic_.
I'm not watching until there's a fan service beachgoing episode
@@hoagielamp6543the equestria girls spinoff kinda got one, if you had any serious interest
You know, after watching of few of these videos, I get the Escapist's voice stuck in my head for a while, and it makes reading my text books a lot more interesting.
Of course it helps when the book actually includes the word "bitches" in it, and that's pretty surprising because it's about music history.
Youcry -daylee
And you get a like. Well played
Nathan Fasenmyer as do you good Sir.
DankLogistics 67
I can't beat that.
Fuck it, _like_.
Wait you kept playing after day1???
0:52 one of TV Tropes's self-referencing articles just got a new quote
But Yahtzee, the pissing on established principles is the fun part of American politics!
Shhhh...people think they have choices.
But Yahtzee, the pissing on established principles is American politics!
(I fixed your comment Retro ;3)
TvTropes is like a drug to me
Who needs drugs with a site like this? (Seriously, I've been clean for a week now. Don't make me go back)
who needs a notification when you keep on refreshing your feed
*taps forehead*
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Papadingdong Well I saw this review last week so you're even more behind than you thought.
Yeah I saw It last week too
*who needs meth
Fuck, bring back Croc. I want Croc Remastered.
That game was amazing...
DéJi Vu And Spyro too, please!
Croc was the epitome of bland.
DéJi Vu Shit, thought I was the only one who 'membas Gex.
Fun fact, Croc was originally a 3D Yoshi game, but Nintendo didn't like it, so they changed it to an original IP.
I'm surprised, this is honestly one of the more positive reviews.
0:20 He just summarized my childhood in one frame.
"It's like farting in your own face and sarcastically rolling your eyes for the smell" - I have been laughing by that quote since last week.
So basically they made an old platform game, with better graphics. That's exactly what they promised. No one ever said they were going to improve it.
PFT Burchell The thing is, it isn't even good as what it's based on. It's just utter crap.
That cat face on the ice block just gets me all the time, I don't know why (I mean, I DO know but I don't know why it's like that)
I guess Yooka-Laylee is a direct example of what happens when gamers let nostalgia rule what they want to see in a video game
It's a niche game for a niche audience. Expecting it to be a mainstream hit is entirely unreasonable.
no.. it's close though.. the direct example is "Mighty No. 9"
felixdaniels37 -samurai jack "just nuts and bolts"
Ben Wasserman #datruth
Oldest reason in the book my friend.
Gamer's do not know what they want.
i don't know what Yahtzee has against PS1 era 3D platformers. I grew up with games like Crash Bandicioot 3, Spyro 2 and Croc and I remember those as some of the funnest games out there. The controls really aren't that bad in 3D platformers.
I just want to say that a "prolapse pogo" is probably the most disgusting thing ever conceived.
You sir have clearly not seen that much zero punctuation.
I died at the "farting in your own face and sarcastically rolling your eyes" bit, hardest I've laughed in months
Good show m8
“The prolapse pogo” I fucking died
Yatzee, these last couple videos have been incredible. Seems like there's currently excess drive energy that needs to be sublimated into cultural products, or you're bored. Whatever it is, it's pretty awesome.
When I watch these, I feel like my soul is being drained out of me to be replaced with an empty void. Simultaneously I get some sort of entertainment and amusement out of it. It's like Yahtzee is turning us into copies of him.
I love his representation of the characters.
And in true zero punctuation fashion, we have no idea if the game is any good.
Sure, but it would be nice to make it a bit more clear. (I didn't intend for this comment to be sarcastic or bitchy and whiny, I love zero punctuation).
He gave the answer in the form of it being to Banjo-Kazooie like MN9 was to Megaman.
Sure, ZP videos are entertaining, but he's also providing his opinion on games. It's just that he doesn't really do what most reviewers do and say "This game is good," or "This game is bad," it's more like he's trying to mention some pros and cons of games, letting the audience decide if the pros he mentioned are worth buying the game for, and the cons aren't a deal-breaker. He's also trying to explain in five minutes his own personal opinion of a game, rather than spending 10-minutes explaining why he thinks a game is good or bad.
Really, saying "It's only entertainment, it doesn't matter," is something most ZP fans say when he reviews something they like and says some bad things about it, so they justify disagreeing with his opinion with that defense.
Try Angry Joe or one of those reviewers who review old games where the public has already formed their own opinion for a clear-cut "It's good or it's bad, and here's why," ZP is for people who can use their brains and want to hear advice on which modern game to get.
Well from what I could tell from the review, it’s a boring game that tries too hard to convince you that it’s fun. Rather than a game like A Hat In Time that ISN’T a boring game and doesn’t bother trying to convince you that it’s fun because it already knows that you’re having fun when you play it.
They really aren't.
I now want a late night sitcom about late night sitcom writers who no longer care.
I mean 30 rock is *kinda* like that
So it's a basically exact retread of Banjo-Kazooie,something different that's exactly the same?
...Fucking *SOLD*!
except more broken
It has no soul.
Intellektual BlackMan no jazz for your soul
It's a retread of Banjo-Kazooie but with more glitches and characters that aren't nearly as likable as the originals and bad dialogue. Also the levels are so oversized compared to Banjo-Kazooie's levels that it's much harder to look for collectibles.
yep
As an American, I am absolutely appalled!!
That there was only 1 joke about American politics! Gotta step up your game, Mr. Croshaw!
I'm sure the comment's section will be a completely friendly place of civil discourse that stays entirely on topic and does not stray into pointless political poop flinging. I am so confident of this that I will begin to drink this piping hot extra large cup of coffee as I scroll down as I will have absolutely no reason to spit out my drink in surprise as my perfectly reasonable and well founded expectations will doubtless be met. Here... we... go... (takes a huge gulp and begins scrolling)
George Sears
MMMMNNOPE
+Evi1M4chine Quickest? I made that comment 13 hours ago. That's like, eleventy-billion years in RUclips comments time!
Brotmeister, the game isn't supposed to be political. The asshole bee is supposed to represent Microsoft, not Donald Trump.
George Sears Don't worry. 1 comment up, someone just ejaculated on the video
Yes, this IS what i wanted
I was waiting for Yahtzee to take a crack at this.
Now I like the game even more because of the highlighted things you mentioned, Yatz. Cheers!
Farting in your own face and sarcastically rolling your eyes....HAHAHA !! That's perfect.
This has to be the least friendly channel to non native english speakers.
Tommy Vercetti vs Tony Montana for Death Battle!
It's a bootcamp! Another round, recruit! Go! Go!
:55 the Troper noting the shout out makes that moment glorious.
Super Mario 64 is still the best 3-D platformer ever made.
Golden Fox Can't even have a scuttlebug jamboree tho
I can't wait for Yooka-Laylee Remastered.
Personally I liked this a lot... I got exactly what I wanted.
That Kansas City jab hurts so much having been born and raised here. Damn. Good one.
This is like a million words to simply say
"They made a game like Banjo Kazooie and I wish they didn't"
I thought it was overall a pretty positive review for Yahtzee. His main criticisms were all technical problems.
Oh yeah you can see my rant on that video in the comments lmao. I fucking love Jim but that was brutal for no reason.
You should watch Jirard's review. He spent half of the review criticizing other reviews for giving it a bad score. Reviewception.
His main argument was that it was unfair to give the game a bad score for the technical issues and then not update the reviews when a patch fixes those issues. He had a point.
I+Crispy Bacon I was really confused by Jim's review. Controls felt pretty tight throughout the vast majority of the game for me, which I personally enjoyed enough to 100% over easter holidays. There were a few exceptions but mostly minor things. Only thing I found awkward is flight controls. Same with camera. Jim was very critical of this and I found that it was mostly fine. A few select places have some fixed camera angles that are annoying and this compounds the clunkyness of flying around sometimes; Flying is one of the situations the camera can be awkward and flight must keep momentum and turns very wide... so it's hard to make very precise movement, but nothing like... horrendous...
Also remember he complaining about framerate issues. I played the Linux GoG build and those were gone. My Low Profile 1050Ti handled that game like a boss. Smooth 2550x1400 all the way with solid frames. Caveat that that build has a bug with the model having a bunch of corrupted vertex coords for the first world boss which wasn't patched last time I checked, but that was it.
Regarding Yahtzee's review, I agree with most of what he complains about, but my general opinion of the game is higher. Guess the core substance of the game just appealed to me more as it's still generally pretty good, imo.
darkrage6 I must be a god of oldschool platformers then cause I 100%ed this game and didn't feel anything like the control and camera issues he complained about, save for like a couple situations for each. You may also bow in awe of both my FX8150 and my 1050ti, as they kept the game running at smooth 60, even with all the bling at 2550p. That silicon was touched by the spirit of Gaben himself to manage such an impossible feat
I'm surprised he didn't mention that this game shares his hatred of the Kinect. Seriously; one of the boss fights is against a giant cross-eyed robot called INEPT that is basically one big joke at the expense of the Kinect.
Please play *HuniePop*, Yahtzee.
It's a real game for real men, about real women.
So it is a porn game or sumfin?
Also Hollow Knight, damnit!
Paradox Acres
Like Gears of War
AngryPotato You play match 3 to get into the pants of anime girls.
That's not a reason to play a game. Insisting that he play it is a real reason to never play it though.
Queen Chrysalis what are these games you speak of?
I'm still excited for this to come out on the Switch. It's a fun damn game.
I really don''t like the use of nostalgia in contexts like this because it always seems to be used to imply that we falsely enjoy something. People don't still like Banjo Kazooie because they are blind of its faults, they liked it despite its faults back in the day and still do now.
Games like Mighty no 9 and Yooka Laylee have other problems, new problems, that would have left us with the same opinion back in the day.
TV Tropes will have its due, Yahtzee.
We call yooka laylee a raw game
Because it's not well done
And certainly not rare
mrscorpion1829 very original...👏👏👏👌
ill take it as a compliment
But that still leaves medium as an option.
Jacob DeJack not quite. Saw a similar comment on Jim Sterling's Video game show what I've done for Yooka-Frito-Laylee
CN what I'm Saiyan? it was sarcasm
almost at 1 mil, good job
Reading your new book right now, good shit
what book?
will save the galaxy for food. Im not paid btw
It's been years since I last watched a ZP video, and all I can say is, THANK YOU SO MUCH for not buggering my ears with your outro music like you used to.
still waiting for modders to patch jontron back in
Actually pretty fair criticisms out of Yahtzee, which definitely caught me off guard. I'm quite enjoying the game with its flaws, but then I'm one of the people who threw money at it two years ago. All his points are fair, but that being said if you're in the mood for some good old fashion Rare goodness, I think this game serves its purpose quite well.
This game wound up catching a metric fuckton of flak because after they decided that Jontrons views were too extreme, they proceeded to cut him from it (Despite him rallying the troops to fund it) then proceeded to talk shit about not only him, but also all the people who supported the game, then casual gamers as a whole. Which is probably why its release passed with almost no real notice from the media.
Amy what pisses me off is The Completionist's review of it, saying he was move to tears by this game that is mediocre-at-best just reeks of nostalgia to me, it didnt improved from the flaws of Banjo-Kazooie, the music is alright but personally the style isnt my thing and the character's voices are just annoying, ive played a little and honestly you can get more rewarding platforming from Mario Maker.
TL;DR: This game is just shameless moneygrab clouded in nostalgia, especifically catered by Banjo Kazooie fans
lol the Jesis Christ on a motorbike reference from that guy who saw some dude crush a populated wasps nest with his bare hands. XD
I'm reasonably sure my sister would be unhappy to find any of those thing in her bed
holy shit, a TV Tropes joke. I fucking love this lad
Yooka-Laylee is a really good game if you STILL enjoy playing Banjo-Kazooie.
If you don't like this "outdated" kind of gameplay, then of-course you won't like Yooka-Laylee either.
It was made for the fans of Banjo-Kazooie by the same core team, and the fans got exactly what was promised in the Kickstarter.
The soundtrack is also one of the best video game soundtracks of the year.
You can't say the same for Mighty No. 9 as it plays nothing like classic Mega Man and the creator had little to nothing to do with the project (he was more busy trying to kickstart even more games and anime bases on them), it just a quick cash-grab without any soul.
Andreas Sola And guess who most of the people reviewing it are? Fans who wanted a new Banjo - Kazooie game.I don't know why people keep trying to make reasons to refute people who don't like it as much as they do.
To be fair to that point, Yooka's review scores are all over the place; one could just as easily assume it hits a sweet spot for some people and not for others as they could that it's a good game with a bunch of haters or a bad game that some diehards are refusing to give a negative score to.
Reviewers want a new Banjo Kazooie 4, not a remake of 3 in a new name, is probably the central problem.
As a fan of Banjo-Kazooie I can confirm that not only is the "it supposed to be poorly designed game that has lazy written all over it. Um, I mean its supposed to feel old so you can't complain that it feels old!" really stupid and misses the point but also shows that maybe you haven't played Kazooie in a while. Because both Banjo games are way better than Yooka-Laylee. And if they wanted to make a sequel they should have made it an evolution that expanded the genre. Not hid behind some sorry ass "its supposed to feel old that's why the game feels like it slapped together last minute" excuse.
Crispy Bacon Shovel Knight is a good example. It was filled with nostalgia while still building on concepts and making a name for itself. It hit with players young and old without any excuses. Nobody has ever had to say "well its like an 8-bit platformer NES games its supposed to be bad"
Just look up 'A hat in Time', indy take on a classic 3D platformer that isn't banking purely on nostalgia and actually seems to have some unique charm.
TVTROPES SHOUT OUT! TROPERS UNITE!!!!
Pyrus Came here just for this comment.
Conversational Troping
Love the ZP yahtzee keep it up!
Still waiting for the Persona 5 review
Probably be up today on his website
Grade A+(infinity) for that ending gag.
I knew the game was going to suck when it was still on Kickstarter: for contributing a certain amount, you could be a voice actor.
Wow! You're telling me that if *I* pay *YOU* enough of my hard-earned cash, then *I* can have the privilege of working for *YOU* for no pay?! What a deal!
"AND IIIIIIIIIIII(HOLY SHIT!), WILL ALWAYS LOOOOVE YOOU (ICAN'TBELIEVEYOUDOTHISTOMEGODDAMNIT!)
I can't help but agree with Yahtzee, there is no point in a platformer being 3D, Jak and Dexter realized that early on and went the action-adventure route and Mario tries to bridge the 3D spectacle with 2D accessibility, because his 3D games don't sell and his 2D ones are same-y. Rare and Psychonauts received a pass because their games are full of life and colorful characters, but if we were to actually judge them as platformers, the nostalgia wouldn't allow it to taint.
Me: I dont agree with this guy, im going to tell him why i disagree.
wait...
i agree with what he says, i just didnt realize...
Im guessing its beacuse it feels wrong that 3D platformers dont have a place and that just couldn't enter my mind.
Have to agree on Psychonauts, I picked it up as an adult and while I adore the game for it's style, imagination, overall charm and story the platforming can get more than a little bit contrived. Still gets a pass though, since the positives far outweigh the negatives.
I think it comes down to what you define as "platforming" gameplay. For example, I think the Prince of Persia/Assassins's Creed core gameplay works very well in 3d, and I would definitely say that while it's not the platforming of the early 3d era, it is certainly part of the extended family of platforming.
We can't take 2d platforming, shove a third dimension on it, and expect it to still work, but I think platforming *can* work in 3d, it just needs to be designed very differently.
Jackinthebox Not only contrived, the platforming in Psychonauts was often (for me) annoyingly difficult and buggy. In particular I remember doing a section inside the crazy actress's head where you have to swing from pole to pole, but the poles are arranged in an upward spiral, so they're all at a different angle and elevation from the one you're on. You're supposed to be able to get to the next one just by jumping/swinging in its direction, but for me Raz would constantly either not jump high enough to grab the next one or he would simply jump straight ahead, into the abyss. That platforming bit as well as many others throughout the game made me want to tear my computer apart, but fortunately I stuck with it for the story and characters.
It's not only the the 3D-ness that ruins platformers. 2D sprite based hardware was literally chasing the beam and the CRT TVs had merely microseconds of display latency. It's as responsive as playing a game at ~200 FPS on a PC today.
Early 3D hardware ran platformers at ~15-30 FPS with double buffering. That's ass.
Modern 3D hardware and multicore CPUs often have 3-5 frames of latency and an LCD TV without game mode has 50 ms or so latency. That's downright horrifying even at "perfect" 60 FPS.
I'm from Kansas City and I find that analogy completely accurate.
Gamer's do not know what they want.
The FFXv is still the best video you have made! Hahah fucking gold
2:22 Where the fuck's Aaron A. Aaronson?
Just started this yesterday and I'm already 15 hours in. I'm loving it xD
The World needs Moar 3D Platformers!!
So how long until the JonTron comments show up?
They already have
Didn't you just answer your own question?
mind explaining, what happened?
Well, JonTron was going to be in the game, then he said stuff like "rich black people commit more crimes than poor white people" (I actually don't know how he went from making funny videos about games to that statement), and then the developers were like "Oh shit, abort! Abort!", and JonTron was like "Oh well, that kinda sucks".
So JonTron's not in the game anymore.
thanks :D
So pretty funny! I chuckled a bit at some parts. Oh, and nice TV Tropes joke! :D
The game's a solid 7 or 8 out of ten, leaning more towards the 7. And that's okay. The fans got what they backed the game for. Very good points raised here, though.
I love dat TV Tropes shoutout
"Yooka-Laylee is to Banjo-Kazooie as Mighty No. 9 was to Megaman" Yeah that's legitimately obvious, seeing as Yooka Laylee is trying to bring back and use all of BK's various tropes to otherwise reboot the franchise, and it actually did a good job at that as opposed to Mighty No. 9 which tried to be Megaman, but failed miserably
It did just like MN9, failed miserably, you dolt.
I guess you've played the entire game now so I bet you know better now.
Also, it showed multiple red flags during its development that lead to it becoming shovelware trash.
Yes I have actually (sorry for the late reply) and I did come to a conclusion: that being it wasn't really THAT good. In my opinion, way too short, and way too easy. This is why I really don't get hyped about Kickstarter games anymore
ArtificialDjDAGX the video states it was a good game with some flaws... I don't think you get what he's talking about.
"Short brown haired white middle class Kansas City dullard"... thanks, Yahtzee. We here in KC appreciate the love.
Why did people think this game was going to be good? These nostalgia-driven Scamstarter games are completely mystifying to me.
"We're blatantly aping something you played when you were 9, so please give us thousands of dollars that you won't get any return on. Oh yeah, and here's a few concept art drawings. The game's not actually done yet, but it will be."
Komnenos I dunno man. I backed it cause it looked fun. I got a free copy, played it, and it was easily worth my money and enjoyable.
Actually the Kickstarter for Yooka Laylee did in fact show gameplay though, this wasn't a Mighty No 9 situation. Also you have to understand there are people who like 3D collectathons and not due to nosalgia. It's a fun genre and quite a few people got into it when they were teens or adults much later after the collectathon genre died.
If a genre you currently liked stopped being made for 15 years and someone came along saying "we're going to bring it back" you'd want to support it. I actually loved Yooka Laylee because it was exactly what I wanted and I didn't even back it.
''that you won't get any return on''
On kickstarter I spent less on the game the game than I would have in retail. The game was what I wanted it to be and thanks to my investment they now have a studio that can bring more games.
02:16 *"It's like farting in your own face and sarcastically rolling your eyes at the smell"*
Inconsistent like... kicking out Jon because they disagree with him but still take his donation money?
Shots fired.
Shit, man the fucking battle stations boys
Maybe if Jon wasn't such a pissy shitstain, they wouldn't have kicked him out. Or, had they known it beforehand, they would have told him to piss off.
Nick Conter dudes a white supremacist, they're better off without him.
What you talkin bout?
HERE WE GO
no jontron/10
20 years ago, before real life started to feel like a late night sitcom that got renewed past the point any of the writers gave a shit about it and is now just seeing what it can get away with... lol
1:44 Yes, I hate when games break the 4th wall. It's so pretentious. So many Indie RPGs HAVE to do this, because of course taking the game seriously would be nerdy. We can't have that. We're playing a computer role playing game.
Yahtzee mentioned my city!! Hooray, we're boring and mediocre enough to attract international attention!! Go Royals!
Step 1: Get a PS4
Step 2: Play Ratchet and Clank
Step 3: Fire JonTron for saying black people are all criminals.
Step 7: Post amusing lists on the internet
Step 8 : ???
Step 9: Profit?
Step 13: Collect Underpants
Step 14: Wear Underpants on Head
Step 15: Humour!
No the new ratchet and clank sucks compared to the original
Step 18: Create new memes.
Step 19: Jumpscare!
Step 20: (Insert Chadtronic reference here)
Step 21: Run out of almost-jokes for the ladies and fricks.
can i skip to step 3?
I like the game a lot, but he's right about inconsistency, the rules are kind of case-by-case and I find myself having to find new solutions to puzzles that are essentially the same as something I've already done, except the trick I used then suddenly isn't working now without any explanation.
If you want to make a Trump joke, by all means, go for it. But a reference or an insult is not a joke. I backed up the video after hearing the words "American politics" and then the ending jingle to see if I'd missed something, but no, "Trump is a pig and ruined everything America has ever done" is apparently supposed to be a joke. It's pretty sad to be making these kinds of "jokes." I got tired of people mentioning that Bill Cosby is a horrible person and calling it a joke, and I'm tired of hearing about Trump.
Kevin R Lol did the little snowflake get triggered?
hedgehog3180 Did you actually read my comment? I didn't say that Yahtzee shouldn't say bad things about Trump. I said that if that was supposed to be a joke, it wasn't funny. I don't know, I guess I'd just like to watch a video about how bad Yooka-Laylee is and not have someone's political views shoved in my face. It didn't fit. It was literally slapped on at the end.
As for being "triggered", I'm way too old for that nonsense. When I was growing up, kids made fun of the nerds and the fat kids. Not saying it was right, but at least kids didn't grow up thinking the whole world had to be nice to them. Now the fat girls demand to be called beautiful, like we can all just stop being disgusted by obesity. This upcoming generation is full of whiny babies who need to learn to toughen up. If you have the right to dress like a weirdo or tell me you're really a wolf in a person's body, I have the right to make fun of you. Freedom of speech. If these people want special treatment, maybe they should contribute something to society.
It's weird. I went from not knowing what "triggered" or "safe spaces" meant, to hearing about it and assuming these people were just a fringe group of wackos, to seeing their culture take hold all over the country. What the heck happened?! If things keep going the way they are, our country is screwed. Not only will freedom of speech disappear, but when the country is full of nothing but special snowflakes, other countries will lose respect for us and one more aggressive than we are will probably conquer us when it sees our weakness.
So, no. I was not triggered. I'm just tired of all these people patting each other on the back for insulting the President, like they're so clever and original. A lot of these people also need to learn the definition of "Fascist". In many ways, I'm just tired of hearing unsolicited political views everywhere. It just never seems to stop. You hate Trump. Fantastic. Let's all just try to get through the next four years, alright?
You know, a simple "no" would've done the job. No need to cry about it.
Powoga I did initially just write "no" and was going to leave it at that, but it just didn't feel right. "No" is merely a contridiction. I decided to offer an actual argument instead. It reminds me of a Monty Python sketch about a guy paying to have an argument with someone, but then the guy just contradicts every statement. No it isn't, yes it is, etc. Sometimes I think that's what RUclips comment sections turn into, just people contradicting each other. Or hurling insults. I wanted the gentleman who called me a triggered snowflake to understand WHY he was incorrect, not just deny his statement. Are there better ways to spend my time? Absolutely. But my health sucks lately and I spend a lot of time in bed, so I'm apparently not only bored enough to watch too many RUclips videos, but make comments too. And respond to comments. If I came across as defensive, I apologize. But there's nothing wrong with a good argument.
I think a lot of people often decide to take a particular stance on an issue, but can't really tell you why they believe what they believe, and in the worst case you end up with people who resort to violence because they know they're right and you're wrong. The fact that so many people are gathering together to "protest" and end up hurting innocent bystanders and destroying property disturbs me. I can only hope this current political climate is temporary and that people will learn to be more reasonable. But stating that Trump is a pig at the end of a video is only reenforcing people's beliefs without adding any real substance. Just fuel for the fire.
Actually it is a joke. It's talking about one thing and then making an unexpected analogy to something else. Very, very classic joke structure. Just because one person is tired of the subject does not change the rules for various types of jokes.
I personally am a pretty big fan of yooka laylee. Idk, the only thing that really bothered me was the flying, but I personally enjoyed it quite a bit. 8/10 for me.
I refuse to buy this game until they put Jontron back. he did nothing wrong!
Besides make racist remarks?
I'm not sure why people are taking this JonTron situation seriously to the point of not buying it. The character he was going to voice was literally someone sitting on a toilet. Even JonTron himself said he understood Playtonic's decision to remove him.
0:12 Yeah, given the current situation with COVID-19 this is a very apt metaphor. Either that or this is the writer's excuse to finally get the show cancelled and be done with it at long last.
That awkward over 30 age, when you grew up with the Nintendo and golden Snes, and didn't like the collectithonfest games the millennial kids loved 10 years later. Now people see this game as nostalgic, whereas many of us Gen x-y's see it as a paint job on an old turd.
Also that Jontron debockle....They didn't want his childish grunts and caws because Jon made one poor taste grunt and caw internet video? Forget it, I'm not supporting the dreams of companies that arbitrarily take away other peoples dreams; even if I'm not a fan of the game style.
The best kind of boycott is for a game you didn't plan to buy in the first place.
I was going to buy it just to try it but fuck em. lol
Gen Ys are millenials.. the irony of people born from 1985-1999 complaining about the millenial generation, gen y is the millenial generation and the youngest possible millenials are 17, thats basically adulthood. now im not claiming you are a millenial, if you so happen to be born before or december 31st 1984 feel free to complain about the millenial 90s kid generation as you wish, i just wanted to clear up some misconceptions :)
people over 30 are millenials as well bud, might need to do some fact checking before you post.
"take away other people's dreams"
I mean, JonTron even said he has no hard feelings, so....
Kinda funny people get offended for a guy who wasn't offended by their decision not to include him making a few noises.
I knew just from the title and picture that there was gonna be Banjo-Kazooie comparisons.
Wow I'm early. Better make a joke...
MIGHTY NO Ni- *BANG!*
As someone playing Yooka Laylee for the first time, it makes me wonder how much of my enjoyment of the Rare games was due to A) nostalgia, and B) the fact that they were the best games AT THE TIME. Then I have to ask "Is Yooka-Laylee BETTER than Banjo-Kazooie?"
And my answer is a disappointing "No." The Rare games were simple. The worlds were compact. There were maybe two dozen characters. The controls were basic. You could say it was the "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" of video games.
Yooka Laylee is the kid on youtube who adds electric guitar riffs and a drum solo to "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" and wonders why it gets maybe 1k views and 20 likes. The worlds have inflated, but there's still only 100 notes and 10 jiggies, and now there's so much visual filler that finding them all is like combing your yard for pennies. Speaking of endless and unrewarding, the dialogue is painful. Many "cutscenes" can't be sped up, and the 4th wall jokes are run into the ground very quickly. They've expanded controls, which is good, but the original controls are still buggy and the new stuff doesn't add any depth.
Which is honestly a good description of Yooka Laylee as a whole. They kept the good stuff, the bad stuff, and threw in way too much extra stuff that adds way too little.