Playtonic Games releases a new trailer for the upcomingBanjo Kazooiespiritual successorYooka-Laylee, revealing that the game will feature a surprise cameo from Shovel Knight.
Ever since Playtonic Games’Yooka-Layleebecame one of thefastest Kickstarter games to reach $1 millionin crowd-funding, the project has received a significant amount of attention from the gaming community. Developed byformer Rare Ware staffand touted as a spiritual successor to the belovedBanjo Kazooie,it remains to be seen whether Playtonic Games' upcoming title will be able to capture the spirit of the aforementioned bear and bird title. But based on a new trailer, it appears thatYooka-Layleehas nailed that belovedBanjo Kazooieself-referential humor by incorporating a cameo of a certain shovel-wielding hero.
In anewYooka-Layleecharacter trailerreleased during EGX 2016, it was revealed that the game will feature a surprise appearance fromShovel Knight,the hero of Yacht Club Games' 2D side-scrolling platformer of the same name. The trailer depicts a short-but-funny exchange betweenYooka, Laylee, and the shovel-wielding knight, highlighting some of Rare’s trademark irreverent sense of humor. Check out the newtrailer right here:
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In addition to a cameo fromShovel Knight, the trailer also features a number of NPC’s and major characters in the game, such as the main antagonist Captial B (who is fittingly a bee), the ability-teachingTrowzer, the arcade machine-guardingRextro, the human/octopus ally Dr. Puzz, the male cannon with eyes Blasto, and the helpful wooden mine cart Kartos.
With so many characters, and with many more still to come, it appears that Playtonic Games is making good on its promise tomakeYooka-Layleebigger thanBanjo-Kazooie, even if it meant taking an extra few months. But taking into account what has been revealed of the game’s characters (surprise cameos or otherwise), music, and environments, it makes some sense why Playtonic Games would choose todelayYooka-Layleein order to ensure that the game is as good as possible before release.
Based on our ownE3 hands-on previewofYooka-Laylee, Playtonic Games' aim of capturing the spirit and aesthetic ofBanjo-Kazooiehas been nothing short of successful so far, and the inclusion ofShovel Knightonly serves to bolster the final product. There is still a few months to wait before the game is finally released, but it appears thatYooka-Layleeis definitely living up to the hype as one of E3 2016’s – if not one of 2017’s –best indie games.
Yooka-Layleeis scheduled for release on March 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, and Wii U.
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