Playtonic Games, a studio made up of former Rare developers, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Yooka-Laylee, the spiritual successor to their most iconic of creations, Banjo-Kazooie. Here's how they described their new project:
Our new heroes, Yooka (the green bloke with no pants) and Laylee (the wisecracking lady-bat with the big nose) were conceptualised from the ground up for stellar platforming gameplay, created by the same character artist behind the rebooted Donkey Kong family and legendary N64 heroes Banjo and Kazooie.
Using an arsenal of special moves like Yooka's tongue grapple and Laylee's tactical sonar blast, players will explore - and expand - gorgeous 3D worlds drawn up by esteemed environment artist Steven Hurst (Banjo-Kazooie series, Viva Pinata) and through skill discover the plethora of delicious collectibles hidden within.
The campaign for Yooka-Laylee has started incredibly well, and in less than 24 hours they've hit all but one of their stretch goals. When (not if) they hit £1 million they're promising a simultaneous launch on PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U in October 2016.