Yooka-Laylee (from the original creators of Banjo-Kazooie)

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I thought this deserved to have a thread.

Basically some of the original creators from Rare Studios have gotten together and decided to create a crowd-funded 3D platformer that would be a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie. The result is Yooka-Laylee which stars "Yooka" a green chameleon and "Laylee" a purple fruit bat. It's already become one of the most crowd-funded kick starter games of all time as it's already at 2.5million dollars.

Yooka-Laylee is an all-new 3D platformer from the creative talent behind the Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country games. We’ve come together to form Playtonic Games and create a spiritual successor to our most cherished work from the past!


Our new heroes, Yooka (the green bloke with no pants) and Laylee (the wisecracking lady-bat with the big nose) were conceptualised from the ground up for stellar platforming gameplay, created by the same character artist behind the rebooted Donkey Kong family and legendary N64 heroes Banjo and Kazooie.

Using an arsenal of special moves like Yooka’s tongue grapple and Laylee’s tactical sonar blast, players will explore – and expand – gorgeous 3D worlds drawn up by esteemed environment artist Steven Hurst (Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Pinata) and through skill discover the plethora of delicious collectibles hidden within.

If anyone is interested in becoming a backer, here's a link to the website.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival/posts/1233411

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