Banjo-Kazooie

Piped link: https://piped.video/watch?v=gAvlDL5HG9c

I know it's 2 years old at this point, but finally found some time to sit down and play through it. It's really good! They've packed a lot of Zelda references into the game.

Figured since I just spun up this community, I'd start adding some content. And what better way than with a "what is your favorite world" ice breaker. :P So what worlds do you like? Either in Kazooie or Tooie (or any of the other games, if you have played them).

Personally, for me, I have a bit of a hard time picking in Kazooie; they're all pretty solid. I might go with Bubblegloop, if only for the music (one of the best in the game, besides Rusty Bucket Bay).

For Tooie, it's either Witchyworld or Cloud Cuckooland. The former for being honestly quite a nice tightly packed level, and the latter for being very out there and different.

Piped Link; I don't know if the bot is here or not: https://piped.video/watch?v=36wclKt4vdk

Interesting discussion on the level design on Banjo-Kazooie, and how it differs from Tooie. Honestly, I kind of agree with much of what he said; I got lost in Tooie levels a lot and the constant switching between characters was a real pain.

But yeah, the level design in the first game was really good. It was always clear where you were in the level, and they were small and dense enough that traveling didn't feel like a chore.