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UPDATE: Kickstarter is live, funded, and up until Tuesday, June 16th! Let's hit some stretch goals! PlayTonic site linkGo check it out! There's only a couple nuggets of info (and a mysterious piece of art), but apparently Edge will be releasing a new issue on Thursday with the first look at this new game, "Project Ukelele." My guess is some sort of Hawaiian-themed 3D platformer? I'm down. If you’ve made it this far towards our fine internet abode, then you’ve probably worked out that we’re a new game developer, formed by some blokes who did those games you may or may not have liked as a nipper.
However, if you’ve stumbled here by accident in search of non-sexual relationship advice, allow us to explain what on Earth is going on…
Playtonic’s the name, and fun games, unique characters and absolutely-frickin-amazing worlds to explore are our game. Or at least they will be, once we eventually get around to releasing our first project instead of faffing around on WordPress.
Ahem. Currently we’re a sextet of artists, programmers and designers – sort of like The Pussycat Dolls with computer science degress – with one thing in common; we were all once core member of famous UK studio Rare, where we helmed franchises such as Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country and Viva Piñata.
We’ve got the bloke who programmed Donkey Kong Country, the character designer behind Banjo and Kazooie, and the artist who made your console fit to burst with lavish environments across a decade’s worth of adventure games.
Together, our all-star ensemble is aiming to build its debut game, ‘Project Ukulele’, into a worthy spiritual successor to those fondly remembered platforming adventures we built in the past.
By now, you might be thinking, ‘hold on mate, didn’t you make similar claims after drinking too many shandies in the pub in 2012, you muppet?’ Perhaps. But this time it’s real! We’re making a real, proper, actual game. Look: we even managed to trick convince Edge magazine to do us some pages!
You can read all about our venture and see the first artwork for our game in Edge issue 277, which is on sale from February 12.
So what’s next? Well first of all you need to know that our journey is at an early stage – we’ve barely left the Shire and Sean Bean’s still an alright guy.
Over the coming months we’ll reveal more about our project and future growth plans, and we very much intend to get you involved and listen to your views on our game’s direction. You’ll ultimately shape the destination of our project and we plan to continue exchanging sweet glances across cyberspace at you until we get there.
So go on then – follow us on Twitter, slap your thumbs up on our Facebook and sign up for updates. ‘ Cos it’s time to get this wagon rolling…(well, it definitely has Rare's quirky sense of humor and unusual vernacular) What do you think? URL to share (right click and copy) |
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Found on my twitter feed ( Grant Kirkhope retweeted it). I think it's from that magazine they mentioned in their KS update. Looks like Laylee has the same sarcastic personality as Kazooie. 
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@MarshI'm already in love with this game.
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It's amazing how little things like the text font can make me so very very happy. Spiritual Successor indeed. This should be a blast.
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E3 trailer released! Looks good to me!
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on: 06/06/16, 16:52 |
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Looks fantastic! And who didn't see a delay coming, really? I hope an NX version is announced.
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@AbdoooooThis is right up my alley! Great job, Playtonic, can't wait!
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Oh geez that looks awesome.
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on: 06/06/16, 18:11 |
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Looks like it has that classic Rare charm. Levels seem more open than anything in Banjo or DK64 so hopefully that means it can stand on it's own.
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Slightly disappointed by the delay, but nowhere in the same ballpark as the Zelda delay.  Really looking forward to this. It looks great, and Laylee sounds great. Yooka's voice may have to grow on me.
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I take back what I said earlier in this thread about this game. Wow....... Here's Eurogamer with the footage talking about it. Nintendo should think about maybe locking this one up as an NX exclusive.
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The impossible-to-please 3D platforming snob in me wants to nitpick things (mid-air jumps, ewwwww!) but 3D platformers are otherwise nonexistent and the game legitimately looks real nice. WrathOfSamus777 said:Nintendo should think about maybe locking this one up as an NX exclusive. Somehow I doubt all the people who backed it on Kickstarter it for PC/Mac/Linux and PS4 and Xbone and Wii U would take kindly to the game suddenly going NX-exclusive...
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@nate38True. After seeing this new footage though, I'm starting to think that Playtonic is going to be the overdue return of the old Rare. YL looks fantastic.
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Interestingly enough Playtonic is handling the PC and Wii U versions of the game and farming the PS4/Xbox One port out to Team 17. I don't know how I'll play it now. Buying digital games on the Wii U sucks, my computer is probably capable but it likely won't run amazingly, and Team 17 definitely doesn't get the benefit of the doubt.
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@StephenYeah, that's interesting alright! Not many other examples of a developer putting the Wii U version first, sadly. Perhaps porting it to NX will be super easy and we can get it around launch on that platform instead. The game looks very nice visually, so it's good to know that the Wii U version shouldn't be a major downgrade if it's priority one. I have a feeling Bloodstained is going to feel inferior on Wii U.
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on: 06/07/16, 02:34 |
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If the lead platform is the Wii U, then I guess there's a good chance it won't get cancelled! Hooray!
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on: 06/07/16, 04:44 |
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DrFinkelstein said:@Mop it up
I am fully confident they will not screw over Wii U folks. They HAVE to release it pretty much on Wii U as so many backers were for the Wii U specifically. They'd be going back on their Kickstarter promise if it didn't come to Wii U. I think that was the main console for this no? DrFinkelstein said:@Mr_Mustache / @Mop it up
The team who built their careers on Nintendo are not going to abandon the Nintendo fans who supported them. I guarantee it. Quote this upon release please.
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on: 06/07/16, 05:09 |
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@AbdoooooIT LOOKS SO GOOD! 
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on: 06/07/16, 05:41 |
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Could we see Playtonic being snatched up by Nintendo in the near future? Yooka-Laylee 2 NX-exclusive confirmed.
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on: 06/08/16, 07:17 |
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@MarshKinda wish they'd snatch them up now. Make this game exclusive. It'd be worth it for the reaction alone.
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OmFg I need this game in my life. Whoa, since when was the Wii U version the lead version? I almost thought the Wii U version was a stretch goal or a maybe or something?
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