Playtonic Shares Their Earliest Ever Concept Artwork Of Yooka From Yooka-Laylee

Are you a huge fan of Yooka-Laylee? Well, here’s a rare peek into one half of the duo’s earliest days!

Developers Playtonic have shared what they claim to be the first ever sketch of Yooka the chameleon, which you can see in full below. He…definitely doesn’t look as sleek or lean as he does in the final game, but it’s a fun look at what we could have gotten instead!

For comparison, here’s how Yooka lo0ks on the official key artwork of Yooka-Laylee:

What do you think? Do you prefer the chunkier prototype version of Yooka over his final design in the Yooka-Laylee games? Feel free to  share your thoughts below!