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The offical website for Playtonic Games is [[http://www.playtonicgames.com/games/yooka-laylee/ here.]]

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The offical official website for Playtonic Games is [[http://www.playtonicgames.com/games/yooka-laylee/ here.]]
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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[{{Pun}} Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games. It is slated for release on PC, Mac OS X, Linux, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/WiiU, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 (the PC, Mac, and Linux builds are the priority builds but if the current-highest stretch goal is met for the crowdfunding project, the digital console versions will be available the same day as their computer counterparts).

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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[{{Pun}} Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer 3D [[PlatformGame Platformer]] from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games. It is slated for release on PC, Mac [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]], [[UsefulNotes/AppleMacintosh Mac]] [[UsefulNotes/MacOS OS X, Linux, X]], [[UsefulNotes/{{UNIX}} Linux]], UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/WiiU, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 (the PC, Mac, and Linux PC builds are the priority builds but if the current-highest stretch goal is met for the crowdfunding project, the digital console versions will be available the same day as their computer counterparts).

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** The Kickstarter page confirms Laylee is female.

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** The Kickstarter page confirms Laylee is female.female while Yooka is male.



* {{Expy}}: Yooka appears to be one for Banjo while Laylee appears to be one for Kazooie.

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Yooka appears to be one for Banjo while Laylee appears to be one for Kazooie.Kazooie.
** Pagies for Jiggies.
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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[{{Pun}} Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games.

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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[{{Pun}} Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games.
Games. It is slated for release on PC, Mac OS X, Linux, UsefulNotes/XboxOne, UsefulNotes/WiiU, and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 (the PC, Mac, and Linux builds are the priority builds but if the current-highest stretch goal is met for the crowdfunding project, the digital console versions will be available the same day as their computer counterparts).
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* NotQuiteFlight: Like Kazooie before her, Laylee can use her wings to lower Yooka to a soft landing but not lift him to greater heights. It remains to be seen in ''Yooka-Laylee'' will incorporate a mechanism for true flight, akin to ''Banjo-Kazooie''[='=]s Flight Pads.

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* NotQuiteFlight: Like Kazooie before her, Laylee can use her wings to lower Yooka to a soft landing or cross large chasms but not lift him to greater heights. It remains to be seen in ''Yooka-Laylee'' will incorporate a mechanism for true flight, akin to ''Banjo-Kazooie''[='=]s Flight Pads.
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* PunnyName: Just say the title aloud. ([[DontExplainTheJoke It's supposed to sound like "ukulele".]])
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A Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival campaign was launched]] on May 1, 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here.]]

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A Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival campaign was launched]] on May 1, 2015, 2015 (with funding far exceeded on the same day), and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here.]]
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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[IncrediblyLamePun Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games.

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'''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called Playtonic Games.
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''Yooka-Laylee'' (Previously called ''Project [[IncrediblyLamePun Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' and have formed their own company called ''Playtonic Games''.

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''Yooka-Laylee'' (Previously '''''Yooka-Laylee''''' (previously called ''Project [[IncrediblyLamePun Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' Creator/{{Rare}} and have formed their own company called ''Playtonic Games''.
Playtonic Games.



A Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival campaign was launched]] on May 1st 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here]].

The offical website for Playtonic Games is [[http://www.playtonicgames.com/games/yooka-laylee/ here]].

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A Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival campaign was launched]] on May 1st 1, 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here]].

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The offical website for Playtonic Games is [[http://www.playtonicgames.com/games/yooka-laylee/ here]].

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Similarly to ''Banjo-Kazooie'', you play as a duo of anthropomorphic animal buddies. Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat.

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Similarly to ''Banjo-Kazooie'', you play as a duo of anthropomorphic animal buddies. Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat.
bat. The game is notable in that its collectible PlotCoupon, Pagies, can not only be used to unlock more worlds and thus reach the FinalBoss, but also ''expand'' the world, making them bigger and adding challenges, which in turn grants access to more collectibles, including other Pagies.


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* {{Retraux}}: To quote the Kickstarter page: "Each world hides at least one secret arcade game encasing old-school gaming goodness."
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* MineCartMadness: One of the Kickstarter stretch goals promises this alongside variations of the concept.
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* CharacterCustomization: Play Tonics can be collected and used to enhance the duo's skills in any way the player desires.


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* ExpansionPackWorld: A literal case -- there's a world-building construction crew, and you can give them [[PlotCouponThatDoesSomething Pagies]] in order to expand preexisting worlds.
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* NotQuiteFlight: Like Kazooie before her, Laylee can use her wings to lower Yooka to a soft landing but not lift him to greater heights. It remains to be seen in ''Yooka-Laylee'' will incorporate a mechanism for true flight, akin to ''Banjo-Kazooie''[='=]s Flight Pads.
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* Fartillery: The Kickstarter page hints at there being a move involving a "giant fart bubble".

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* Fartillery: {{Fartillery}}: The Kickstarter page hints at there being a move involving a "giant fart bubble".
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* Fartillery: The Kickstarter page hints at there being a move involving a "giant fart bubble".

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* AmbiguousGender: A tweet from [[https://twitter.com/Espio1/status/593824142979379200 Andy Robinson]] says that they haven't specified whether Yooka or Laylee are male or female.

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* AmbiguousGender: A tweet from [[https://twitter.com/Espio1/status/593824142979379200 Andy Robinson]] says that they haven't specified whether Yooka or Laylee are male or female. female.
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* BatOutOfHell: Laylee is a bat, but a very adorable one.

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* BatOutOfHell: {{Averted|Trope}}. Laylee is a bat, but a very adorable and helpful one.

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A Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign will be launched in May 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here]].

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A Website/{{Kickstarter}} [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/playtonic/yooka-laylee-a-3d-platformer-rare-vival campaign will be launched in was launched]] on May 1st 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here]].


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* SceneryPorn: The world of Yooka-Laylee is extremely lush.
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* MakeMeWannaShout: Laylee apparently has this ability.
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* SpiritualSuccessor: Intentionally made to be one for ''Banjo-Kazooie'', down to name similarity.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Intentionally made to be one for ''Banjo-Kazooie'', down to name similarity. The [[http://image.noelshack.com/fichiers/2015/18/1430413653-yooka-laylee-logo.jpg logo]] is undoubtedly similar as well.
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''Yooka-Laylee'' (Previously called ''Project Ukulele'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' and have formed their own company called ''Playtonic Games''.

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''Yooka-Laylee'' (Previously called ''Project Ukulele'') [[IncrediblyLamePun Ukulele]]'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' and have formed their own company called ''Playtonic Games''.
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* DeclartiveFinger: Yooka seems to be doing it in the first CGI render of the characters produced.

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* DeclartiveFinger: DeclarativeFinger: Yooka seems to be doing it in the first CGI render of the characters produced.
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* DeclartiveFinger: Yooka seems to be doing it in the first CGI render of the characters produced.
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Similarly to Banjo-Kazooie, you play as a duo of anthropomorphic animal buddies. Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat.

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Similarly to Banjo-Kazooie, ''Banjo-Kazooie'', you play as a duo of anthropomorphic animal buddies. Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat.



* SpiritualSuccessor: Intentionally made to be one for Banjo-Kazooie, down to name similarity.

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* SpiritualSuccessor: Intentionally made to be one for Banjo-Kazooie, ''Banjo-Kazooie'', down to name similarity.
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[[caption-width-right:500:Your heroes: Yooka the Chameleon and Laylee the Bat]]

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[[caption-width-right:500:Your [[caption-width-right:300:Your heroes: Yooka the Chameleon and Laylee the Bat]]
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[[caption-width-right:500:Your heroes: Yooka the Chameleon and Laylee the Bat]]
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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Both protagonists are pretty adorable, especially Laylee the bat.

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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Both protagonists are pretty adorable, especially Laylee the bat.bat.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Intentionally made to be one for Banjo-Kazooie, down to name similarity.
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* BatOutOfHell: Laylee is a bat, but a very adorable one.


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* FloatingContinent: A few bits and pieces of their world appears to be floating.
* HeadPet: Laylee rides on Yooka's head [[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie instead of in a backpack]].
* JungleJapes: The first world revealed so far appears to be a jungle.
* LizardFolk: Yooka the chameleon appears to be one.
* MultipurposeTongue: As a chameleon, Yooka supposedly has one.

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''Yooka-Laylee'' (Previously called ''Project Ukulele'') is a 3D-Platformer from the creators of such games as ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountry'' and ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', who have since left ''Creator/{{Rare}}'' and have formed their own company called ''Playtonic Games''.

Similarly to Banjo-Kazooie, you play as a duo of anthropomorphic animal buddies. Yooka, a chameleon, and Laylee, a bat.

A Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign will be launched in May 2015, and a teaser WebOriginal/{{Vine}} can be seen [[https://vine.co/v/e7Jip3Igt63 here]].

The offical website for Playtonic Games is [[http://www.playtonicgames.com/games/yooka-laylee/ here]].

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* AmbiguousGender: A tweet from [[https://twitter.com/Espio1/status/593824142979379200 Andy Robinson]] says that they haven't specified whether Yooka or Laylee are male or female.
* {{Expy}}: Yooka appears to be one for Banjo while Laylee appears to be one for Kazooie.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Both protagonists are pretty adorable, especially Laylee the bat.

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