Yooka-Laylee’s newest cast member is the star of indie hit Shovel Knight. The armoured, shovel-wielding warrior will appear in the game as an NPC, a new video has confirmed.
This time the pixelated hero is looking good in 3D and HD. Playtonic Games has yet to reveal what role the indie superstar will play in the game, but it is worth noting that there’s a Shovel Knight amiibo, and effort towards partnering with Nintendo and making Yooka-Laylee amiibo for fans on Nintendo platforms. Meaning the game will likely support them on Wii U.
Yooka-Laylee is coming to Xbox One, Wii U, Playstation 4 and PC early next year.
Check out the Trailer:
“As well as the honourable and helpful Shovel Knight we are introduced to many more NPC’s including:
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A Nintendo Switch trailer was also released.
According to SteamDB.
An announcement trailer was also released.