History YMMV / YookaLaylee

* MemeticMutation: WebVideo/JonTron [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement being removed for his vile comments]] regarding [[spoiler: [[BaitAndSwitch not]] [[LetsPlay/{{videogamedunkey}} liking]] ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. He just had to be removed.]]

* OvershadowedByControversy: It's very difficult to mention anything about the game without arguments over Playtonic's decision to remove Jontron, the game's mixed reviews or [[FandomRivalry the mere existence of]] VideoGame/AHatInTime eventually ensuing.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The reveal videos and pictures alone, which were made from ''three months worth of development'', look ''gorgeous''!

* OvershadowedByControversy: It's very difficult to mention anything about the game without arguments over Playtonic's decision to remove Jontron, the game's mixed professional reviews, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or the lack of a physical release for the Nintendo Switch port]] eventually ensuing.

* MemeticMutation: WebVideo/JonTron [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement being removed for his vile comments]] regarding [[spoiler: [[LetsPlay/{{videogamedunkey}} not liking]] ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. He just had to be removed.]]

* MemeticMutation: WebVideo/JonTron [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement being removed for his vile comments regarding]] [[spoiler: [[LetsPlay/{{videogamedunkey}} not]] [[BaitAndSwitch liking]] VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild. [[FelonyMisdemeanor He just had to be removed.]]]]

** A not-so-minor one has also formed with the fanbase of ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''. They are both Kickstarter funded "Collectathon" 3D Platformers inspired by N64 titles like ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Super Mario 64'', they both [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (at one point in their development)]] contained a cameo from JonTron, etc. You'd think that because of the similarities they'd be FriendlyFandoms, right? Well, due in large part to BrokenBase over some of ''Yooka's'' design choices and the fact that ''Hat'' decided to keep their JonTron cameo [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement despite the risk of controversy]] while ''Yooka's'' was cut out [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement because of the risk of controversy]], people are [[{{Understatement}} more than a little bit torn]] over which one is "better"...

** The player base has unfortunately been much the same as the reviewers. You either love the game for being a true successor to ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and even considered it better in some aspects, or hate it for being a lackluster game that feels like a cheap version of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' with none of the charm. There is remarkably little to no middle ground. This only got worse when ''VideoGame/AHatInTime'' got released to much more positive (and much less mixed) critical reception, causing the latter group of the player base to almost immediately flock over to its fandom practically out of pure spite, turning what could have been a nice example of FriendlyFandoms due to the various similarities between the two games (mainly the fact that they were both inspired by N64-era "collectathon" 3D platformers and funded by Kickstarter) into a rather ugly example of FandomRivalry instead...

** Reviews of the game have been very mixed. Some praise the game for essentially being a modern-day Nintendo 64 platformer while others criticize it for the exact same reason, citing that gaming has moved on from nearly twenty years ago. The play base is much the same as the reviewers. You either love the game as a true successor to ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and even considered it better in some aspects, or it is a lackluster game that feels like a cheap version of ''Banjo-Kazooie'' with none of the charm. There is remarkably little to no middle ground.

* OvershadowedByControversy: It's very difficult to mention anything about the game without arguments over Playtonic's decision to remove Jontron, the game's mixed professional reviews, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking or the lack of a physical release for the Switch port]] eventually ensuing.

* OvershadowedByControversy: It's very difficult to mention anything about the game without arguments over Playtonic's decision to remove Jontron or the game's mixed professional reviews eventually ensuing.

** The Pagie for beating the high-score in Hurdle Hijinx can be very difficult and frustrating due to the length of the minigame and the amount of obstacles in the way. Some players even have a hard time beating the mini-game at all, let alone beating the high score.

** A much less minor one has also formed with the fanbase of ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''. They are both Kickstarter funded "Collectathon" 3D Platformers inspired by N64 titles like ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Super Mario 64'', they both [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (at one point in their development)]] contained a cameo from JonTron, etc. You'd think that because of the similarities they'd be FriendlyFandoms, right? Well, due in large part to BrokenBase over some of ''Yooka's'' design choices and the fact that ''Hat'' decided to keep their JonTron cameo [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement despite the risk of controversy]] while ''Yooka's'' was cut out [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement because of the risk of controversy]], people are [[{{Understatement}} more than a little bit torn]] over which one is "better"...

* PortingDisaster: Playtonic only worked on the PC and Switch versions of the game, while the Xbox One and Playstation 4 ports were handled by [=Team17=]. As a result, the Xbox and Playstation ports were marred by performance issues and inconsistent framerates that were not present in the PC version. Playtonic has announced plans to release patches to fix these problems.

** As opposed to the dialogue going into fast forward in ''Banjo Tooie'', fast forwarding the dialogue here merely skips to the end.
Fortunately, the very same patch that fixed the camera issues reworked the dialogue skipping to be like it was in ''Tooie''.

** As opposed to the dialogue going into fast forward in ''Banjo Tooie'', fast forwarding the dialogue here merely skips to the end. Fortunately, a patch reworked the dialogue skipping to be like it was in ''Tooie''.

* TearJerker: Sure, it's PlayedForLaughs, but Rextro was essentially abandoned by his friends for ''20 years'' due to the advent of online gaming, leaving him all alone until Yooka and Laylee showed up. It's a miracle that he managed to stay so positive.

** Was removing [[WebVideo/JonTron JonTron's]] cameo from the game shortly before its release because of the controversial political statements he made during the previous months a good or bad decision on Playtonic's part? [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement To say there have been many flame wars over this would be an understatement...]]

* PortingDisaster: Playtonic only worked on the PC and Switch versions of the game, while the Xbox One and Playstation 4 ports were handled by [=Team17=]. While it remains to be seen how the game plays on the Switch, the Xbox and Playstation ports were marred by performance issues and inconsistent framerates that were not present in the PC version. Playtonic has announced plans to release patches to fix these problems.

* LoveItOrHateIt: While critics agreed that it succeeded at being a throwback to late 1990s style 3D platformers, opinion was strongly divided as to whether or not this was a good thing, with some hailing it as proof that this style of game design still has some untapped potential and is worth revisiting, while others decried it as a foolish attempt to revive something that should have stayed dead.

** One has also formed with the fanbase of ''VideoGame/AHatInTime''. They are both Kickstarter funded "Collectathon" 3D Platformers inspired by N64 titles like ''Banjo-Kazooie'' and ''Super Mario 64'', they both [[WhatCouldHaveBeen (at one point in their development)]] contained a cameo from JonTron, etc. You'd think that because of the similarities they'd be FriendlyFandoms, right? Well, due in large part to BrokenBase over some of ''Yooka's'' design choices and the fact that ''Hat'' decided to keep their JonTron cameo [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement despite the risk of controversy]] while ''Yooka's'' was cut out [[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgement because of the risk of controversy]], people are [[{{Understatement}} more than a little bit torn]] over which one is "better"...