From GameWatcher: “I never played Yooka-Laylee. That might be a weird way to start a review for its sequel, but it doesnt make me worry. There was so much discussion about the first games kickstarter and its mixed reception that it can discolor reviewing any game after it. I missed most of it (Spyro is the 3D platformer of my childhood), so I dont have a real bias regarding this series. Its also a radically different title than the first one, being a 2D platformer in the style of Donkey Kong Country instead of a collectathon. Thus, you dont need the background of the first game to dive into this one. Does this make me the perfect person to review Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, the truest bastion of objectivity? Definitely not, but lets pretend I am so we can start talking about a game that is surprising in ways you wouldnt expect.”
Source: N4G PC Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair Review – GameWatcher