The trailer briefly shows off the game’s main antagonist, as well as what appears to his lair, in addition to some of the other varied in-game locations. Then it tops everything off with some displays of different gameplay, including a transformation for the pair that we haven’t seen before, a snow plow, as well as showing off some combat, advanced movement techniques, and a Donkey Kong Country style mine-cart sequence.
Yooka-Laylee is being developed by Playtonic Games, a new, small developer made up entirely by former employees of Rare from their Nintendo 64 era – including Rare alumni David Wise, Steve Burke, and Grant Kirkhope composing the game’s soundtrack.
The game is also being published by developer Team 17, who are most well-known for creating the Worms series.
Yooka-Laylee is expected to launch on PC and consoles worldwide in Q1 of 2017.
If you’re interested in seeing more gameplay from Yooka-Laylee, feel free to check out the video with commentary from some of the developers down below:
