A big surprise as a sequel to a controvertial game but a welcome one indeed.
I haven't played the original yooka layle but considering the history of the devs, you can feel how much passion and work put was put into this title.
One can expect it to be a classic bootleg take on a classic formula from the classic DKC games and actually this won't make the title justice.
Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair does something I have never seen in a game like this: you open the game and it goes "HERE THE FINAL LEVEL! YOU WANT IT! GOOD LUCK" and presents you from the start an incredible endurance match that make you feel like the Path of Pain of Hollow Knight is a slugfest.
It's a tough challenge that you can try to get immediately... or you can explore the rest of the world to save bees that acts as your life stock, able to save you if you fail the overmentioned impossible lair.
THe levels themselves are incredibly creative: each of them lets you enter into a book in the 3D overworld, which on its own is fun to explore in all its corners. But the ability to change the event of the overworld to shaped how the level will look like is such a creative aspect that alone makes you appreaciate how well designed most of the challenges are: you got a level where the entrance is a book floating over water? THe whole level is set over / under water... but if you try to freeze the lake in the overworld- BAM the whole level is frozen in ice and turn into a completely new thing.
This alone makes the levels fun to travers, and it may be fun to explore even if Yooka and Laylee had a weird movement.... luckily they are also fun to play has: they have such a cool and responsive movement that is also able to feel unique, combining elements from the DKC games with the floatyness and gimmicks of Yoshi's Island.... not to mention that you have a lot of customization for the duo, making the adventure more fitting to your liking if you want.
THe cast of characters I feel aren't as memorable as the ones from Banjo or other Rare games of the time (except Trowzer, I love that guy), but the adventure is still able to be incredibly charming.
I admit I still haven't beat it because the Lair DRIVES ME NUTS, but this game still is able to makes so many things that it will be impossible to hate this. Wat a comeback for Platonic. I am happy to see that they really made something great.
I haven't played the original yooka layle but considering the history of the devs, you can feel how much passion and work put was put into this title.
One can expect it to be a classic bootleg take on a classic formula from the classic DKC games and actually this won't make the title justice.
Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair does something I have never seen in a game like this: you open the game and it goes "HERE THE FINAL LEVEL! YOU WANT IT! GOOD LUCK" and presents you from the start an incredible endurance match that make you feel like the Path of Pain of Hollow Knight is a slugfest.
It's a tough challenge that you can try to get immediately... or you can explore the rest of the world to save bees that acts as your life stock, able to save you if you fail the overmentioned impossible lair.
THe levels themselves are incredibly creative: each of them lets you enter into a book in the 3D overworld, which on its own is fun to explore in all its corners. But the ability to change the event of the overworld to shaped how the level will look like is such a creative aspect that alone makes you appreaciate how well designed most of the challenges are: you got a level where the entrance is a book floating over water? THe whole level is set over / under water... but if you try to freeze the lake in the overworld- BAM the whole level is frozen in ice and turn into a completely new thing.
This alone makes the levels fun to travers, and it may be fun to explore even if Yooka and Laylee had a weird movement.... luckily they are also fun to play has: they have such a cool and responsive movement that is also able to feel unique, combining elements from the DKC games with the floatyness and gimmicks of Yoshi's Island.... not to mention that you have a lot of customization for the duo, making the adventure more fitting to your liking if you want.
THe cast of characters I feel aren't as memorable as the ones from Banjo or other Rare games of the time (except Trowzer, I love that guy), but the adventure is still able to be incredibly charming.
I admit I still haven't beat it because the Lair DRIVES ME NUTS, but this game still is able to makes so many things that it will be impossible to hate this. Wat a comeback for Platonic. I am happy to see that they really made something great.
Oh Donkey Kong Country 6 how I missed you <3