Yooka-Laylee is the Spiritual Banjo-Kazooie Successor

From the character artist behind Banjo, Kazooie and the rebooted Donkey Kong, comes Yooka-Laylee.

Previously known as Project Ukulele, the concept is being pitched as the "spiritual-successor" to the fan-favourite Nintendo 64 platforming duo, Banjo-Kazooie, featuring a heap of classic 3D roaming.

The studio have posted the initial gameplay snippet over at IGN, plus the first look at the game's dual protagonists - a bat called Laylee and chameleon known as Yooka. The pair team up to fight enemies, navigate the world - much like the bear and bird of old.

Starting 5pm BST on Friday, the team will also launch a kickstarter campaign for Yooka-Laylee.

For more, be sure our Project Ukulele interview. 

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