FINALLY - Switch release date!!!

[Piet]

https://www.playtonicgames.com/yooka-la ... ch-dec-14/

Edit:
'it will run at 900p in docked mode, and 600p in handheld mode'.
(Via: http://uk.ign.com/articles/2017/11/28/y ... lease-date)
That's... Okay.

At least let the framerate be stable.. PLEASE...
(What is the intended framerate anyway? 30fps I guess?)

[baker_boy0017]

Thank heavens! I was absolutely terrified that this was actually not coming. But it hits in three weeks?! That's a shock! Well played, Playtonic, well played!

I am absolutely thrilled right now. I thought FOR SURE the game wouldn't launch for several months after we were told "it's working," but I was clearly wrong. I wish I could say I was positive the whole time, but this has certainly lifted up my opinion of Playtonic.

With that said, I really do think they should have been communicating a little bit more this whole time. A monthly update, even if all it says is "Switch is progressing. No chance of cancellation at all. We are learning a lot about Switch optimization."

As for the graphics, that doesn't both me so much. In a game like Yooka Laylee, I really don't need 1080p. Like Piet said, though, framerate... well that's another issue entirely. I'd like to believe framerate will be alright, given all of the "optimization" talk they did. I imagine that was a major problem for them in Switch development. It's the unfortunate case that Switch does tend to require certain sacrifices to play well. But like I said, 900 and 600p do not bother me. Let's hope for good framerate!

[Gorjo]

Never even doubted it.

[Tek]

That was a nice surprise to wake up to this morning.

I always believed it would release eventually, but I absolutely did not expect to hear at this point that it would be releasing in less than a month.

[ShanPen]

A release date's been announced - damn, now what are you going to talk about so much, Piet?

Great news! Bit of a shock as I thought we'd get another update first saying "We're just working out the final issues and will announce a release date soon" before getting the actual release date, but I'm glad we know now. Congratulations Playtonic on sorting out all the issues!

[Piet]

It is also confirmed by Andy from Playtonic that the game runs at a 'very stable 30fps', which makes the Switch version the best version yet, framerate-/gameplaywise.
Source: https://twitter.com/AndyPlaytonic/statu ... 2401937409
Printscreen: https://imgur.com/a/6yUt2

IGN (via PTG):
'Playtonic claims the Switch version of Yooka-Laylee is the best yet, thanks to optimisations that have resulted in improvements such as a more consistent frame-rate.'
Source: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/28/ ... lease-date

Also:
'Those who backed the game on Kickstarter and chose to receive a Wii U version, then chose to receive a Switch copy when the Wii U port was canceled, will receive a code on launch day.'
I think that's a bummer, 'cause I think we backers DESERVE to play it like a week (or at least a couple of days) early, as we helped creating this game.
Thoughts?

You want me to talk(/nag) about other stuff?
Are you 100% sure?


Edit:
I just read all comments under PTG's Twitter & FB Switch game release date posts. MANY people are not going to buy the Switch version anymore, 'cause it took so long to release, or 'cause they bought/played/completed it already (on another platform), or 'cause there will be no physical version (yet), or 'cause they plainly lost interest (due to other games, like SMO, being released)...
I don't know how I (should) feel about this matter...

[BookWyrm]

I was hoping we would get the codes when pre-ordor went up. But, if the switch codes work like the ones on 3ds even if you got a code early the store would not take it till the game goes live. So it may be impossible to give us the game early since it is a digital only release.

[Alph]

[Piet]

I agree.

[ShanPen]

[Rueckkoppler]

[ShanPen]

[Rueckkoppler]

[Piet]

I know I was nagging (I was also annoying myself, tbh), but I just couldn't take the silence anymore!
CRAP, I SHOULD've been the one who came up with 'Yooka-Delaylee'! Missed opportunity.. XD

The most impotant thing:
We finally have a release date, so YL is coming to the Switch with 'a very stable 30fps' & fine resolutions + I'm sure PTG learned from their mistakes (at least, let's hope so).

And I do hope Switch backers get something extra (somewhere in the future)!

[Rueckkoppler]

I'm hoping that they learned from their mistakes, too. In the future, there's hopefully more polish, more evolutions on gameplay-formulas and less time wasted on fiddling with the engine. I wish that they'll earn enough (especially with the Switch release, since it really looks like they took the effort to make it good) that they'll continue with Gavin's vision and show everyone what they're capable of.

[Piet]

[Rueckkoppler]

[Piet]

[baker_boy0017]

I'm glad to hear the framerate is apparently solid.

I think a lot of Playtonic's comments also suggest a lot more support for the Switch in the future, given how much they seem to understand it versus the other consoles now, at least in terms of optimization. This was a growing pain to be sure, but I think it may end up being one that's well worth it in the end.

After two months of silence, I really did not expect this game to be launching in 2017. I am so incredibly happy to have been wrong. I honestly cannot wait to play through the game on Switch. As great as Mario Odyssey was, now that I've beaten it and gotten so close to 100% completion, I find so much less reason to go back and play it, let alone restart it. But this will be my 4th or 5th time playing Yooka Laylee, and I'm still excited. For all of the issues the game has, I still find it very enjoyable, and very easy to replay... with the exception of a certain dinosaur, perhaps.

[Meinhard1]

Great to see the relative positivity in this topic.

For those of us who have waited, I wonder if it will be for the best to be playing the game a) removed from some of the controversy b) removed from the massive weighty hype and c) post patch and hopefully well optimized
I also think that this sort of game will do well with the Switches sleep/wake, portability features. One can access the game in seconds at any time, grab a few quills / find a Paige, put the system back in sleep mode.

Anyways I am so ready to play Project Ukulele !