Playtonic Games has officially revealed the confirmed platforms for its upcoming remaster. Yooka-Layleeis known as Yooka-Replaylee.
Oddly, the Switch isn’t mentioned by name, with Playtonic instead confirming a release on ‘Nintendo Platforms’. Now, this could mean a few things: it’s a general way to refer to the Switch line of systems, or it refers to new hardware coming out from Nintendo.
The latter is certainly possible as we suspect that Yooka-Replaylee will run without any major sacrifices on the regular Switch, although considering the wording of the announcement, we’re still Fully looking forward to the current generation launch.
There’s no word yet on a release date for the game, but if you want to give it a try, there will be a playable demo of the game at this year’s MCM x EGX event in London on December 12. October 25-27, 2024.
Now, let’s check out the main features:
– MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER – With improved art and animation as well as enhanced performance and resolution, the beloved buddy duo has never looked better or moved better.
– NEW CHALLENGES AND IMPROVEMENTS – Improvements to existing challenges in the game and many brand new challenges to explore and take on!
– NEW COLLECTIBLE CURRENCY – Capital B’s incompetent lackeys dropped their hard-earned money everywhere. Collect the official currency of Hivory Towers to buy video games’ most beloved sentient vending machines.
– NAVIGATE THE WORLD – Now you can get lost in the game, not the world! An all-new world map and challenge tracker help you know where you are and what you need to do. Acclaim!
– VENDI HAS A LOT TO OFFER – Tonic is back with all new flavors! With the option to equip many game-changing enhancements, you can truly customize your play style. And as if that weren’t enough, Vendi also has new lines for the modern fashion adventurer.
– REVISED CONTROLS & CAMERA – A new tuned motion set lets you combine movements more fluidly while new camera controls make framing the action a breeze.
– MUSIC FOR DREAMERS – The original score from renowned video game composers Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) and David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) returns as a beautifully arranged orchestral score. Seriously now, clean those ears.
We’ll have more reports on Yooka-Replaylee in the coming months, but for now, let us know in the comments if you’re planning on picking up this exciting remaster.
