Playtonic Unveils the Retro-Themed N64 Shader for Yooka-Laylee

While Yooka-Laylee looks like a Nintendo 64 game made for current generation consoles, Playtonic is hard at work on a feature that will make the game actually look like something that would have been playable on the N64.

[Eonjay]

Wow. Twinfinite takes the cake for ads. Absolutely gutter trash.

[BiggerBoss]

Thanks for the heads-up.

Won't even click now.

[DialgaMarine]

Hmm. I’m still debating on picking this one up. I would love to relive my Banjo Kazooie days, but I remember hearing how short and empty this game felt, plus it had some serious control issues. Does anyone know if the control issues were ever fixed?

[FlyingFoxy]

I believe i read that a patch came out a little bit after release fixing some things that people complained about.

[isarai]

Yeah it did, it actually FEELS a lot better to play, however the level design itself still feels rather clunky, which is something a patch can't fix. For the price you can find it at now though i'd definintely say it's worth it

[BadElf]

Controls are better now. But yeah, it feels like it was made in a College class...just very empty and boring/ehhhh. A shame....I know the team was small, and it was their first go at it...but yeah, iffy

[DialgaMarine]

Well, some of them were veterans of 90’s Rare, from the days of Banjo and DKC. Sounds like the game just needed more time.

[BadElf]

@DialgaMarine I know, which is why it was a Hour one purchase on Kickstarter. I also have to say, I knew going in how small the team was, and didnt expect anything crazy, but still, it was disappointing.
And like they said similarly, YL is their "foundation" as a company. So Im expecting their next game to be done legitimately , with legitimate money to help them make what I know they can, a great 3D Platformer.
We'll see what their next game is! Jet Force Gemini type route? Diddy Kong Racing type route? We'll see!

[Segata]

That's not how N64 looked. That looks like a blurry PS2 game with bloom lighting of the 6th gen of systems. Former Rare guys forgot what N64 looked like.

[MrSwankSinatra]

Whoever disagreed with you clearly never played an N64 Platformer in their life.

[Segata]

Maybe they think I'm knocking the PS2? Which isn't the case but knocking the game.

[Teflon02]

It's been like a year. Who's even waiting for this? This is closer to Jak and Daxter than Banjo in this retro look