The Spiritual Successor Dilemma | Yooka-Laylee Retrospective

Today we examine Yooka-Laylee and the spiritual successor dilemma in this retrospective analysis. When Playtonic Games, a company comprised of former Rare developers, announced a spiritual successor to Banjo-Kazooie in their new game Yooka-Laylee, fans were ecstatic. Once it released, however, critical and fan reception was very mixed. Two years after it launched, Playtonic released a 2D platforming sequel Impossible Lair, and this time, they produced what seemed to be a satisfying title. What went wrong with Yooka-Laylee, and how did Playtonic learn from their mistakes to make something of quality? That's what we're talking about today. #YookaLaylee #ImpossibleLair #Playtonic
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TIMECODES

00:00 — INTRO

YOOKA-LAYLEE
01:13 — DEVELOPMENT
03:53 — GAMEPLAY
07:52 — AESTHETICS
11:01 — LEVEL DESIGN
13:44 — LEVEL ANALYSIS
17:11 — COPYING THE BANJO FORMULA

YOOKA-LAYLEE AND THE IMPOSSIBLE LAIR
21:32 — DEVELOPMENT
23:08 — GAMEPLAY AND LEVEL DESIGN
27:31 — AESTHETICS
29:38 — IMPROVEMENTS

32:59 — CONCLUSION
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SOURCES / RECOMMENDED READING:
Playtonic Games: Why Hello There (https://bit.ly/3i6CP5g)
Kickstarter: Yooka-Laylee (https://bit.ly/3yWI9ie)
IGN: Former Rare Developers Working on Banjo Kazooie Spiritual Successor (https://bit.ly/3xDl0RW)
GamesRadar: Banjo-Kazooie devs' Yooka-Laylee funded in 38 minutes (https://bit.ly/3wAXzqV)
Gamerant:'Yooka-Laylee' is Fastest Game to $1 Million on Kickstarter (https://bit.ly/3r8f1Sq)
Gamereactor: Yooka-Laylee: Talking to Playtonic (https://bit.ly/3wC6jNx)
Playtonic Games: Seeing the wood for the trees (https://bit.ly/36zIFqq)
Polygon: Yooka-Laylee isn't going to be a Banjo-Kazooie copy (https://bit.ly/3hAuCqX)
Playtonic Games: The Man Behind Yooka and Laylee (https://bit.ly/3eg3jAc)
Playtonic Games: The Voice (https://bit.ly/3hCSGt9
MCV UK: Team17 will publish Yooka-Laylee and eyes retail release (https://bit.ly/36AAyKg)
Redbull Games: Yooka-Laylee: Playtonic interview (https://win.gs/3wK7b2U)
GamesRadar: Yooka-Laylee: Why are critics so wildly divided by 2017's most love-hate game? (https://bit.ly/3i5y9MR)
Gamesindustry.biz: Yooka-Laylee: The backers' view (https://bit.ly/36zIL1g)
Twitter: Playtonic Games Celebrates 1 Million Players (https://bit.ly/2UOgPE0)
Playtonic Games: NEW GAME: Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair (https://bit.ly/2UOgQb2)
Gamesindustry.biz: Playtonic: “We are never using the term spiritual successor again” (https://bit.ly/3i4UNVL)
Playtonic Games: Introducing Playtonic Friends & FAQs (https://bit.ly/3wyx5GJ)
Video Games Chronicles: Why wasn't Everwild at E3? It's been 'completely rebooted' | VGC (https://bit.ly/3B0JQgB)