Playtonic Games, the developers of the Banjo-Kazooie-inspired platformer, Yooka-Laylee announced that Yooka-Replaylee will be coming to consoles and PC earlier this year. Today, the studio shared a new gameplay trailer and in the announcement what caught everyone’s attention was that it will be released on “Nintendo”.
They didn’t specifically mention the Nintendo Switch, which could indicate they plan to release it on the Switch Successor, which is rumored to be released in 2025. A release date for the remake has not been announced. Fans can expect to play it on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
The new gameplay trailer gives a first look at the Tribalstack Tropics and Glitterglaze Glacier along with a glimpse at the platforming and gameplay improvements, tweaked challenges, new characters, the new currency (Q.U.I.D.S) and the visual overhaul to everything from the characters to the world as well as the UI/HUD.
Here are the Key Features for Yooka-Replaylee:
- MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER – With an art and animations overhaul and enhanced performance and resolution, the favorite buddy duo has never looked or moved better.
- NEW AND IMPROVED CHALLENGES – Improvements to existing in-game challenges and many entirely new challenges to discover and undertake!
- NEW COLLECTIBLE CURRENCY – Capital B’s inept minions have dropped their hard-earned coins all over the place. Collect the official currency of the Hivory Towers to spend on video games’ most beloved sentient vending machine.
- NAVIGATING THE WORLD – Now you can get lost in the game, not in the world! A brand-new world map and challenges tracker helps you know where you are and what needs to be done. Hooray!
- VENDI HAS PLENTY TO OFFER – Tonics are back with all new flavours! With the option to equip multiple game-changing enhancements, you can truly customise your playstyle. And as if that wasn’t enough, Vendi has new lines of merchandise for the modern fashionable adventurer.
- REVISED CONTROLS & CAMERA – A new tweaked move set allows you to combine moves more fluidly while the new camera controls makes framing the action a breeze.
- A DREAMY ORCHESTRAL SOUNDTRACK – The original score from famed video game composers Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) and David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) returns but as a beautifully arranged orchestral score. Now seriously, clean out those ears.
