Yooka-Replaylee

"For all its new flourishes Yooka-Replaylee continues to feel like a game just a touch out of time, true, yet this is largely easy to forgive thanks to how much easier to appreciate this unabashedly slavish 3D platforming throwback it …"

"Yooka-Replaylee proves that listening to the community and revisiting what has already been done can yield great results."

"Yooka-Replaylee is full of lighthearted platforming goodness that keeps it old-school while also managing to feel fresh. If you&s;re a genre fan or simply want to explore and complete fun challenges at your own pace, you absolutely need Yooka and …"

"Playtonic Games has reignited those nostalgic feelings with the release of Yooka-Replaylee, paying special attention to players&s; feedback and delivering a well-polished and entertaining gameplay experience. There are some significant changes made, including improvements to the game&s;s visuals and controls; …"

"Yooka-Replaylee is the best platforming experience I&s;ve had since Astrobot came out last year."

"Yooka-Replaylee has come a long way compared to the original game, and it has become a game that raises hopes for Playtonic Games&s; next game."

"Yooka-Replaylee feels like one of the best Nintendo 64-era collect-a-thons ever, but with every bit of shine, polish, and refinement that a 2025 release allows. Each level and character design is gorgeous, the orchestral soundtrack is incredible, and there&s;s a …"

"Everything just feels “right” in Replaylee. It makes the vanilla game look like a rough draft and like this was the game they intended to make the first time. It took a long time, but it’s finally here; this is …"

"A charming yet flawed comeback, Yooka-Replaylee refines the original without making it truly shine and the 30 fps on Switch 2 are an eyesore."

"It&s;s for all ages, a title that will remind you of the Banjo-Kazooie of the &s;90s. A must-have in the Xbox catalog that you&s;ll enjoy for many hours."

"The first Yooka-Laylee was Playtonic Games’ attempt to revitalize that classic Nintendo 64-style 3D platforming collect-a-thon. Yooka-Replaylee aimed to take that formula and modernize it for contemporary gamers, and they have absolutely succeeded. While Yooka-Replaylee makes its predecessor obsolete by …"

"Those looking for a good 3D platformer in 2025 will find exactly what they are looking for in Yooka-Replaylee."

"Yooka-Replaylee fixes the main flaws of Yooka-Laylee, offering a much better experience in basically everything: graphics, soundtrack, gameplay, content and fun."

"Yooka-Replaylee demonstrates resoundingly what needed to be fixed with the original game, offering an experience closer to Banjo-Kazooie rather than Banjo-Tooie, and being a better game because of it. Smart quality of life adjustments streamline exploration and progression, sharpening the …"

"As a collectathon platformer, the goal of Yooka-Replaylee is to hoover up every item in the entire game, from the endless coins to scarcer book pages."

"Yeah it’s still a nostalgia trip riding on the coattails of Rare’s finest, but Yooka-Laylee was always meant to be a tribute rather than an innovator in the genre. Replaylee is definitely the best way to play this game and …"

"Blow for blow, Yooka-Replaylee is a quality 3D platformer. It does what it needs to do and does so in a way that&s;s inoffensive and pretty bogstandard. My issues with the game come from its existence as a replacement for …"

"In short, Yooka-Replaylee is a brilliant remake of the original game. It expands and improves upon so many areas that it leaves the original release in the dust. It took a long wait, but Yooka and Laylee finally have a …"

"But it is disappointing that I can&s;t say that more definitively. There are a lot of great quality of life updates but between stability issues and some questionable feature removal, it is hard to recommend this version without reservation. As …"

"Yooka-Replayee does make some much needed improvements to the 2017 original, but fails to fix the fundamental flaws its predecessor so divisive."

"With 64-bit charm, orchestral music, and smart quality-of-life improvements, Yooka-Replaylee delivers a love letter to classic platforming with a modern soul."

"While absolutely a major improvement over the original Yooka-Laylee, some of the changes also create frustrations"

"This is a very good collectathon that, while not achieving absolute excellence, reaches its full potential, positioning itself favorably above many recent competitors in the genre, such as Nikoderiko, Ruffy and the Riverside, Hirogami, and Akimbot."

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"Despite imprecise and frustrating controls in many sections, Yooka-Replaylee has a lot of charm. A must-play for those who enjoyed the original game, or for anyone who loves collecting items in a colourful world."

"The competition today is a lot more fierce than it was a decade ago – and yet, even with that tougher playing field, Yooka-Replaylee still manages to stand out as being one of the better 3D platformers you’re likely to …"

"Yooka-Replaylee marks the return of the dynamic duo in a vibrant collect-athon full of charm, nostalgia, and secrets to uncover. The visuals are delightful and the exploration aspect shines, but the unstructured progression and technical hiccups on the Switch 2 …"

"Yooka-Replaylee, in most ways, feels like the game that Yooka-Laylee was always meant to be. The core experience has remained the same, but much has been added or tweaked to make for a significantly more confident and streamlined experience.Though the …"

"As the "definitive" version of its 2017 platformer, Yooka-Replaylee balances smooth controls and stunning visuals with annoying humor, haphazard levels, and underwhelming challenge."

"More than a straightforward remaster or remake, Yooka-Replaylee reimagines the original game, adding new challenges and gameplay elements while tweaking and improving others. Ultimately, it&s;s a much-improved experience, with its worlds densely packed with things to do and its gameplay …"

"As someone who enjoyed their time with the original Yooka-Laylee, I was eager to see how Playtonic applied lessons learned from Impossible Lair and other modern platformers into this revisit of their original adventure. With a strong presentation, fantastic controls, …"

"It would be a dream come true for me if Yooka Re-Playlee offered an in-game choice between an original version and a Replay version. Although flawed, Yooka Re-Playlee is the best version of an excellent N64-style 3D platformer."

"Yooka-Replaylee isn&s;t just the definitive version of the game; it&s;s one of the most enjoyable 3D platformers this side of Nintendo first party titles or Astro Bot. The levels are now packed with things to do, the range of different …"

"It’s amazing what a development studio can pull off when it listens to feedback from all sides. Fans were asked what bothered them about the original Yooka-Laylee, and the developers addressed those issues head-on. In addition to numerous quality-of-life improvements, …"

"Yooka-Replaylee works a little better in this remixed iteration, but introduces all sorts of new wonkiness along the way."

"Yooka-Replaylee captures the spirit of platforming with various areas to explore and various collectibles. The difficulty is ideal and you utilize every game mechanic. Loading screens take a long time and camera angles aren’t always helpful. This game showcases the …"