Banjo-Kazooie is a much-beloved franchise, one of Rare's many original franchises that found hearts in the homes of gamers on N64. A studio consisting of former Rare employees is hoping to recapture the magic with a Kickstarter campaign for a spiritual successor.
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The team at Playtonic Games has revealed Yooka-Laylee, a 3D platformer similar to Banjo-Kazooie that boasts all new characters and settings. The Kickstarter campaign has already flown past its $270,000 goal despite just launching today.
Gone are the loveable bear and bird of the past, and in come new chameleon and bat heroes (Yooka and Laylee, get it?). You can see some early footage in action in the video below from the Kickstarter page, which includes developer comments about the team and the plan. The creatures possess abilities based on the capabilities of those two real animals, taking reality and spinning into a colorful game world.
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Platforming is something the members of Playtonic know well, having worked on Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country in the past, and they wanted to bring their strengths to the new project. Kickstarter will enable them to add more features and depth that fans would want--the stretch goals are also listed on the site. Given that funding is well past the minimum goal (at the time of this writing, there is already more than $720,000 pledged), Playtonic is well on its way to achieving even the stretch goals.
The Kickstarter is full and informative, with the plans, pledge rewards, and budget all laid out clearly--check out the page for more information.
