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Coffeebeanz
04/12/17 2:32:47 AM
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Banjo Kazooie was my absolute most favorite game on the N64, so I've got a lot of nostalgia, but I'm sure that format of game hasn't aged well. I'd be up for it as long as the quality is good.
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The Eternal Flame
04/12/17 2:33:46 AM
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Bought it a day ago, haven't played it yet... Posting here so I remember to get back to you.
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TheDarkCircle
04/12/17 2:34:14 AM
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I don't buy the whole "format hasn't aged well".

Nothing against YL, I might pick it up at some point if it's cheap enough. But in the hands of a great developer (Nintendo, Naughty Dog etc) a collect-a-thon can still be tons of fun.
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Coffeebeanz
04/12/17 2:37:02 AM
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I wish they had launched it on Switch at the same time - would've been a purchase regardless for me
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YonicBoom
04/12/17 2:37:19 AM
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So far it looks pretty crap, but I don't play games so this is purely based on watching a friend/the internet play it.

Basically, just play Banjo Kazooie if you want that. No new game will ever be the same. It looks like they tried really really hard to make Yooka Laylee look and sound like B-K, but in doing so they missed the mark by a considerable margin and honestly, it looks worse in every way.

B-K looks very hand-made, bespoke, original. Everything fits in with the next thing. The music matches the environments, the textures match the other textures and the characters seem to "belong" in the different worlds of B-K. Yooka Laylee lacks that cohesiveness. Nothing seems to match up quite the way it should. Characters that should seem clever just aren't, like a bad dad joke told by the worst dad you know. It's like they designed the game from a bin of random parts that weren't made to work with each other. Just my observation, but the "magic" of B-K is entirely absent from Y-L.
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TheDarkCircle
04/12/17 2:37:53 AM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
I wish they had launched it on Switch at the same time - would've been a purchase regardless for me


I'm itching for something to play on my switch as well. I'll be getting MK8, just finished BotW. after that looking kinda bare for a while :/
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TheGoldenEel
04/12/17 2:39:05 AM
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Note: Banjo-Kazooie and Banjo-Tooie are my favorite games of all time


I'm halfway done (74/145 pagies, 696/1010 quills, ~11 hours), and I'm loving it. It is exactly what they promised. Tons of platforming variety, huge levels that reward exploration with very little dead space, funny writing.

It does have some camera issues but it's certainly manageable and definitely not the worst I've seen, and the occasional pagie mini-game will be frustratingly challenging but if you've played the other Rare 3D collectathons you know what to expect there

Basically this is a must-play for fans of the genre, it is basically Banjo-Threeie
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MabusIncarnate
04/12/17 2:41:07 AM
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Imagine a gigantic bag of ass, hype it up a lot, review it poorly, and top it off with a lot of disappointment.
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Coffeebeanz
04/12/17 2:41:27 AM
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TheDarkCircle posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...
I wish they had launched it on Switch at the same time - would've been a purchase regardless for me


I'm itching for something to play on my switch as well. I'll be getting MK8, just finished BotW. after that looking kinda bare for a while :/


Snake Pass got good reviews but it looks really annoying to play.
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TheDarkCircle
04/12/17 2:41:55 AM
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Coffeebeanz posted...
TheDarkCircle posted...
Coffeebeanz posted...
I wish they had launched it on Switch at the same time - would've been a purchase regardless for me


I'm itching for something to play on my switch as well. I'll be getting MK8, just finished BotW. after that looking kinda bare for a while :/


Snake Pass got good reviews but it looks really annoying to play.


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