No hit speedruns of the Impossible Lair are gonna be tight

@kevincmejia

4 жыл бұрын

its gonna be super easy, barely an inconvenience

@artman40

4 жыл бұрын

Though I am afraid the speedrun will have a bit of downtime.

@elin111

4 жыл бұрын

It should be a fairly straightforward speedrun, just get through the tutorial then beat the impossible lair on the first attempt.

"By borrowing a page or two" should have been "by borrowing a Pagie or two"

Playtonic actually listened to the criticism about the Impossible Lair level and they rolled out a free update which adds checkpoints to the Impossible Lair at each Capital B fight. The checkpoints save your best remaining bee shield score when you reach them. In my opinion they make the Impossible Lair's difficulty spike way less punishing without making the Lair too easy, and it really balanced it out perfectly. Plus anyone who misses the old challenge without checkpoints can just choose to start the Impossible Lair from the beginning each time they go in for the original challenge. This same update also made it less tedious to obtain the Golden Try tonic, as you no longer have to create a new save and play the tutorial on each attempt, so even the most hardcore players will probably enjoy the update.

Woah! A plat former with an 8.5 by Damiani? Gotta try it

I see playtonic channeling their good old: BATTETOADS days with the final impossible lair

I love that Impossible Lair concept, reminds me of Breath of the Wild’s format where you can beat the final boss as soon as the game starts, as long as you’re good enough

@JazGalaxy

4 жыл бұрын

I think that should be a standard for “challenge” based games, of which I wish there were more. MMOs really ruined the gaming industry when publishers realized it was easier and more profitable to just keep throwing new stuff in front of a player rather than making any one facet of it particularly interesting or well designed.

Hope they make another 3D game. I really enjoyed the first one and thought with a few lessons learned a sequel could be just the stuff.

@MJSHappy

4 жыл бұрын

Transforming levels to ice or sticky levels would be amazing in 3D

@YourPalHDee

4 жыл бұрын

Nobody wanted that game to succeed more than me, I backed it from the start; but it was a lifeless imitation of Banjo. It just had no charm and it wasn't fun at all. There was no sense of discovery or adventure because there was no context to the levels, it just felt like platforming videogame levels. This looks like the much needed improvement tbh.

@JazGalaxy

4 жыл бұрын

YourPalHDee weird. I just started it last week and I couldn’t disagree more. I’m loving it and I’m not even a huge Banjo Fan. I would have rated Banjo a 7 back in the day and I’d rate Yooka a 9 due to the lack of competitors in the modern market.

@YourPalHDee

4 жыл бұрын

@@JazGalaxy that's insane... A 7 for Banjo and a 9 for Yooka Laylee... Come on man. That's legitimately insane. It's just not that good.

@JazGalaxy

4 жыл бұрын

YourPalHDee I am having a ton of fun with it. And the bottom line, in my opinion, is that of NOBODY is making a genre you like anymore than ANY entry becomes better by comparison. Banjo couldn’t stand next to Mario 64 back in the day, in my opinion. But I find Yooka to be much better than Mario Odysee. Again, in my opinion. I love 3d platform games and The small gripes I have with Yooka don’t overshadow the fact that they are making a game NOBODY else is making. It’s like going to a Mexican food restaurant in Japan. No it’s not as good as anything in Texas, but If it’s the only one in the country, “pretty good” goes a long way.

Definitely on my wishlist. Man, you know... this got me thinking. Can somebody PLEASE pick Tomba up and do something with him? Klonoa too for good measure!

@JacobOlli

4 жыл бұрын

Sir Caco Tomba! Is in my top 3 favourite games of all time. Wish someone like THQ Nordic could buy the IP and remake both games, and after that hire someone to make a sequel

Just the idea of how they approached the genre differently feels tighter in execution. Good stuff!

Takes me back to gametrailers. Thank you to all the team for still doing this. Please, do top 10's !!

It sounds like it did stick the landing. It really not clear what exactly is the problem with final level for mike

@AnotherGradus

4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like it's equivalent to making "Path of Pain" from Hollow Knight mandatory-- a fair criticism.

@lanhikari4930

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think overall the review was well written and detailed, I just think those last few words kinda contrasted a bit too much with what was said in the rest of the review. I think I understand what he was trying to say, it was just a poor choice of words at the end imo.

@frankhemstra634

4 жыл бұрын

I always find that Damiani's opinion can be weird.

@robertgreally

4 жыл бұрын

@@lanhikari4930 agreed. I am not criticizing the whole review, it just that comment didn't feel sufficiently feel justified within the context of rest of the review.

@amirjubran1845

4 жыл бұрын

He didn't think the game did enough to prepare you for the difficulty spike at the end. Valid criticism, although that's the whole point of the last level I suppose.

The Impossible Lair is actually the best level in the game. It's sufficiently challenging in so far that you DON't feel overpowered, even after 40 or so bees. Very refreshing after Breath of Wilds auto-win animation after collecting the Divine Beasts.

@Lukulele1989

4 жыл бұрын

Mitch Vorst I really enjoyed making attempts at the Impossible Lair throughout my playthrough. It was exciting to have this formidable challenge to prepare for over the course of the game.

@cradiculous

3 жыл бұрын

BotW was just embarrassing. No one can convince me it's one of the greatest games ever made

@ethan1937

3 жыл бұрын

@@cradiculous Bro you are the first person on the internet Ive seen to share my dislike of BOTW. I've tried over and over again to get into it and see the hype but I would never say its 'fun' LOL

@cradiculous

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethan1937 But instead of being able to forget it, we're stuck with sequels and spinoffs. It's a shame, especially since Zelda games were my favorites and the Switch is my last console due to a number of important reasons, so I was really hoping for a real Zelda game on the console and now it's not going to happen. It'll end my experience with the franchise in a sour note.

Rare Ex-Employees - "Kept you waiting, huh?"

One thing to note is that load times on the Switch version are pretty severe. Not an aspect of Tropical Freeze I wanted them to copy.

@Gorkhin

4 жыл бұрын

@Sebastian Ramirez The first time you load around is definitely the longest, like up to 20/25 sec, but once you get into the game the loading screens turn to like 10-15 sec. Keep in mind you won't have loading screens often due to the lengths of the levels and all of the overworld is loaded at once.

@bioblade

4 жыл бұрын

so that means that is the Switch's fault. too many assets to load for the thing

@dchhaya983

4 жыл бұрын

Tropical Freeze load times on switch was improved from Wii U I thought

@garettponcho1073

4 жыл бұрын

BioBlade Wasn’t Skyrims load time on switch really fast though? Faster than other versions, so I’m not sure if it’s strictly the switch

The Impossible Lair portion, and the ability to try it from the beginning, is SUPER attractive to me. I may be in due to that alone...

Wow, the Level-affecing changes look awesome!

@SirCaco

4 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of Tomba 2. I miss Tomba!

Thank you Damiani, Ian, and Jones!

A great and detailed review Damiani; I am pretty hyped for the game now. I wasn't sure what to make of it back during the previews as it looked like it might be quite dull without a challenge. I 'look forward' to the final level...

Thanks, Michael. You've sold me on this game.

Well damn, that was unexpected. Guess I need to add this to the wishlist. Nice review Damiani 👍

I just bought the first Yooka Layla (finally) and I’m enjoying the heck out of it. I’m sad it apparently had some technical issues out of the gate but, right now, it’s a blast and exactly what I would think a proper Banjo Kazooie sequel would be.

@Ray_2112

4 жыл бұрын

I also had a great time with it - its reputation is definitely way worse than it deserves.

@thaneros

4 жыл бұрын

This game is just a spinoff not a direct sequel.

Damn, The Easy Allies have this review out *directly* after Nintendo and Sony put out their game release trailers. Either they have the embargo time down to a T or someone was ready around 4am lol

@THEREALVITO

4 жыл бұрын

They probably just scheduled the review to publish at that exact time

@adonis2418

4 жыл бұрын

They broke embargo on modern warfare by a few minutes lol. The game wasn’t even officially announced i don’t think.

@RavinKaito

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies That's even better! "Impossible" they say. EZA is ready :D

Am I the only one who thought this game was, like, only DLC for the first? It sorta came outta nowhere!

@elin111

4 жыл бұрын

Yet it has a good amount of content for the asking price and clearly the developers put a lot of work and love into it.

Very surprising, I had written this off almost immediately. Will keep an eye on it now, thanks Damiani and Co.

@chrispayne750

4 жыл бұрын

It's really a great game! I've been waiting for a Donkey Kong Country style game for a long time and this fits right in there nicely.

@dcashley303

4 жыл бұрын

@@chrispayne750 Ah brilliant, great to hear! The map stuff looks interesting. Still haven't played Tropical Freeze so... I'm a bit behind haha!

Great review

Playtonic stated that this is a side game to the main line 3D series, though the review regards it as the "way forward for the series" but that isn't what's happening.

Perfect timing 👍

nice review

Looks very cool

This reminds me of games of yesteryear that were joystick snapper's because of the difficulty level,what a breath of "the wild" fresh air it's stunning in every dependent, haven't put it down since purchasing, full of new and old idea's this for me is one of the best games of the year,and its on budget price what a steal.

I can tell just looking at the gameplay this is better than their first one.

The last level took me 9 tries. It was a much harder challenge than I expected. Good for me I had 42 bees though. Still need to find the remaining ones. Curious to see if anyone can beat it with no extra help

@GeorgeQ

4 жыл бұрын

I have 43 have yet to try the impossible lair. trying to get the remaining bees

This is one of the best platformers I've played.

@vanhalen4life1

3 жыл бұрын

Is it easy? Cuz I want to buy it for my 4 years old son

@lindsaywilmoth3747

3 жыл бұрын

@@vanhalen4life1 It is not easy. Very challenging at times. I would skip it for a 4 year old.

@vanhalen4life1

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsaywilmoth3747 got it Thanks for the info

So much charm!

Wait so just so I’m clear, the final level is STILL hours of trying even if you get all the health? Want to know what I’m in for

@FelixS.

4 жыл бұрын

It is absolutely doable with a bit patience

@hawawa675

4 жыл бұрын

Just beat it. Can confirm even with all the bees it’ll still take a few hours (took me 13 attempts, which doesn’t sound like much but it’s a long level)

@FelixS.

4 жыл бұрын

hawawa675 Congrats, mate. Good Job :)

@vanhalen4life1

3 жыл бұрын

So overall game is kids friendly?

I had no idea this game was a thing.

I think it's a hard thing to nail down a final level where you can tackle at anytime. BotW was very easy after beating the divine beasts and considering the speedrun times it might be easy in general. I suppose what they should do is having a dynamic difficulty, maybe make it harder so as one can't beat the game easily, but as you get abilities some things get harder and some easier acknowledging the upgrades you have.

This game is freaking great holy guacamole

love this game

I'm sold μαλακα μου!!

i think that landing/ end part of the game is what is going to bring it for people lol

hot take, this looks more a spiritual successor to donkey kong country than the current donkey kong games.

@thaneros

4 жыл бұрын

Eh?

@Summer_Tea

4 жыл бұрын

Yup, after a few hours with it, I feel much more at home as a fan of the original trilogy. I personally don't like Tropical Freeze at all due to the controls and inertia of DK, but Yooka feels much cleaner to control once you get used to rolling constantly.

@momamario

4 жыл бұрын

@@Summer_Tea yessss I'm so ready for something to scratch that itch. Loved the DKC trilogy and the newer games are fine but don't fill that void.

Definitely a step in the right direction. Now give us a proper Banjo-Kazooie game on the Switch.

this game looks fun

Looks way more interesting to me than the original.

Aw. Shame on you Damiani for not mentioning Matt Griffin and Dan Murdoch when you mentioned the soundtrack. They have some tracks that stand toe to toe with Wise and Kirkhope. Edit: Wow, I just looked it up because the soundtrack was just released: Matt Griffin did 28 of the 56 pieces in the game. David Wise did 13 Dan Murdoch did 11 Grant Kirkhope only did the overworld themes (4). Kudos to Griffin!

How can i fly if it's possible?

@kaymelissa7436

4 жыл бұрын

There is a tonic with laylee cause you can actually lose him in this game. Where u can spin and hover for a while that's what I've seen close to smiling.

Money well spent I did not expect it to be this good. Dont judge it off the first chapter cause it's easy thats just the start. You ain't seen nothing yet, this game is challenging not something you can complete in 5 mins. And I absloutely love it!!!

I don't want to start a game that I can't beat.. is it really that hard?

@raisie6334

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on your skill in 2D platformers. If you can beat Celeste, you should be okay for this game. And for completing the standard levels you gain more hit points for the final level. You can take almost 50 hits in the end. That should be possible ;)

@danielmales123

4 жыл бұрын

Its not that hard just need to get fammilar with the stages

@yugiyami8642

4 жыл бұрын

@@danielmales123 aka as repetitive game overs

@danielmales123

4 жыл бұрын

The game has a interesting difficulty with the tonics its up to you how hard it should be

I kind of see what you're saying about the end, as I have yet to complete it either and I'm starting to lose interest because of how little progress I'm making. Just opening the game to take a crack at the impossible lair and then dying and playing something else. HOWEVER, the final boss should be hard. You get 48 hits. It saves your progress and the amount of hits you have after completing each "stage" of the final level and you can skip right to that stage. So yes its hard, but not unfair. This is an amazing game

Yooka-Laylee? I hardly knew her!

"Solid controls"...yet one more thing the Banjo Kazooie universe had over Crash Bandicoot.

@OtakuUnderground92

4 жыл бұрын

Eww nope

@Larryfitzg11

4 жыл бұрын

BK>Crash

@tuliobednarczukpecinemisko5606

4 жыл бұрын

Whats that has do with this game?

@Larryfitzg11

4 жыл бұрын

Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?

@SirCaco

4 жыл бұрын

Huh? I've never had any problems with the controls in Crash Bandicoot, what are you talking about?

Pretty confused by those last words there Damiani

so they goofed the spirtual banjo so now they're reusing their assets in a spiritual DKC. even got the same freeze frame animation when hit

What happened to the co-op? That’s a miss in my mind

Looks ok.

@Ayoul

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly what I'm thinking. Even with the good scores it's getting, nothing I'm seeing looks enticing. It looks like a mediocre attempt at the genre with nothing new to offer except the hub world which isn't a selling point to me.

6:46 "...if it only stuck the landing." Really? You're gonna dock it points because a level called The Impossible Lair in a game called The Impossible Lair is harder than your usual piss easy endgame level? Give me a fucking break.

Two nostalgic collectathon games have been released closse to each other! "Yooka-Laylee" and "A Hat in Time". The first got all of the attention because it had the guy who was making coffies for the Banjo Kazooie team or something. Needless to say, it ended up being Shit! The second was an awesome little game that was a blast to play and a perfect homage and nostalgia trip to those games. People barely know of it. Life is not fair!

@Ray_2112

4 жыл бұрын

Don't be overdramatic. Neither was YL made by some unimportant old Rare member (the team has some of the key members from back then!), nor was the game shit...nor does barely anyone know about A Hat In Time. Both games are well-known to people who like games like that and both have their fans.

@vsanz4758

4 жыл бұрын

I played both and I still like Yooka Layle more. A Hat in Time is amazing, with some unexpected design, but gameplay wise it never got me

@chillhour6155

4 жыл бұрын

Hat in time came out awhile ago buddy, genuinely good platformers are still a rarity in this industry

this game is hard lol...

I wasn't really interested in this game until I saw the review. Reminds me of the Rayman games to some degree!

@chilly6470

4 жыл бұрын

@@brodeur7... Probably the best platformer ever!

Охуенно!

They did call it a day. The franchise went from B-K to DKC. Because the gaming landscape were in such dire need for more 2D platformers...

@blitz4506

4 жыл бұрын

There are way more 2d platformers than 3d ones on the switch...

@NetConsole

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, there has been like a 100 times more in general in the last 10-15 years. That was the point I was making ironically...

@NetConsole

4 жыл бұрын

There have been dozens

I would rather have a 3D Banjo-Kazooie/Tooie Like game as the main series, rather then this 2D Plattforming kinda game. We had so many Metroidvanias and 2D Plattformer over the years that its kinda annoying tbh. The first one was not great, but it wasnt that bad either. Ending kinda blew (Cause it took so long and there were absolutly no checkpoints) and there were not that many levels, but it started as a decent jump and run. Hope the second one delivers a better experience like the good'ol Banjo Games.

“Could have been better if it stuck the landing”... I’m not sure I understand what that means

@YourPalHDee

4 жыл бұрын

Just an idiom that doesn't really apply to this game to be honest. Because it was attempting to be a challenging platformer with tight mechanics... It definitely "stuck the landing"

@YourPalHDee

4 жыл бұрын

@ALongLeggedPissedOffPuertoRican in what way was it trial and error? I remember just answering a load of questions from stuff Grunty's sister told you throughout and then fighting Grunty...

No way. The first Yooka laylee was much better. How does 2D capture the nostalgia they're going for of the Banjo, Donkey Kong & Conker's games??

@Ray_2112

4 жыл бұрын

DKC games...

@cencil6497

4 жыл бұрын

@@Ray_2112 The whole voice acting and gameplay was entirely a throwback to the N64 days, going to SNES style is meh.

@Ray_2112

4 жыл бұрын

@@cencil6497 They also made the 2D DKC games back then, so it's also part of their identity/nostalgia. Furthermore they make the games they want to make.

Where is the Borderlands review?

@nephilitic5877

4 жыл бұрын

Bloodworth you beautiful bastard ♡

@DanLuxe

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasyAllies L&R! Watching you guys from the early days of GT. Love you Bloodworth!

20 stages sounds not enough

@DesignDoc

4 жыл бұрын

I'm a little less than halfway through the game with 7 hours clocked in. It really doesn't feel like there's a lack of content at all. The stages are generally pretty long (not to an obnoxious degree) and that stage count doubles with the alternate versions that are barely recognizable from their original designs. Not to mention the overworld design is extremely well designed and makes unlocking those alternate stages way more engaging (if you enjoy Zelda like exploration and light puzzle-solving that is). Also, the tonics add in a bunch of opportunities for fun challenge runs if that's your thing.

@alexpotts6520

4 жыл бұрын

It's really 40 stages since each one has two versions; plus the overworld hub is almost a game in its own right; plus it's not a $60 game. There's plenty of content for your money.

I'll wait till it is heavily marked down on eshop.

If you're choosing between this and MediEvil, I recommend the latter. I get a lower-quality vibe from this game of the two, in spite of the clever level-change mechanic.

@rubenestradavalencia3306

4 жыл бұрын

And you’re right. There is a lack of enemy variety, thematic design in levels is non existant, a lot of backgrounds feel recycled, as well as level mechanics. And level-changing mechanics go from good to awful

"This new addition is superior to the predecessor" Translation: Donkey Kong Country was superior to Banjo Kazooie. BOOMERS UNITE.

@meditalisoo7

4 жыл бұрын

If you l9ok at it it takes more hints from Tropical Freeze.

@Summer_Tea

4 жыл бұрын

@@meditalisoo7 Considering that I hate Tropical Freeze but like this game a lot and love the original trilogy, I would say it doesn't take anything from Tropical Freeze. Also, I like the original Yooka Laylee more but that's because I absolutely love the collectathon genre when done by Rare. I like DK64 more than Mario Odyssey.

@meditalisoo7

4 жыл бұрын

@@Summer_Tea You have to admit that they look visually very similar.

Really don't like the headline sentence for this review. Comes off as a backhanded compliment.

@josh440

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Despite the great review and score, the description makes it seem like a worse game

@Vvonter

4 жыл бұрын

It makes it sound like the back end is awful like with Sonic games instead of just the last level feeling like a grind.

Ok so Damiani sucks at platformer = impossible lair is too hard, remove a point....sure... that's why I stopped following those halfwits.

@rubenestradavalencia3306

4 жыл бұрын

The games isn’t that great....

The soundtrack is a tad overrated from what's show. I get the musicians are masters, but this feels like a dull-middle-of-the-road, inoffensive ost, not what a 2D platformer needs.

-Rare joins MS -People are pissed when they dont make Banjo 3, but instead, Nuts & Bolts -Ex Rare people say we will make Banjo 3 ourselves! -Turns out it sucked -They then decide to make a 2.5d platformer hmmm

@CaptainYoul

4 жыл бұрын

It didn't suck, it was just highly limited by their budget, the major complain people had (except for the camera) was that they wasn't enough level.

@Ayoul

4 жыл бұрын

@@CaptainYoul I didn't know you spoke for everyone. Plenty of games have limited budgets, but still leave an amazing and lasting impression. Regardless, it's not even the case for Yooka Laylee. The game had millions in kickstarter backing and a publisher. Indie devs would dream of a scenario like this. IMO, it was a terrible attempt at 3D platforming and my complaints are far and wide beyond the amount of levels. I couldn't bring myself to play through much of it because it was just awful to play. It didn't feel right in hand.

@Ray_2112

4 жыл бұрын

It didn't suck imo either - I had a great time with the first game.