Asriel on 04 May 2015
Yooka-Laylee has some of Rare's best former staff behind it, responsible for some of the best games of the 90s.
As for Splatoon, it's a new IP from one of the best game development studios and publishers on the planet: EAD Kyoto and Nintendo. It's entirely understandable--especially given universally positive press previews--that people are hyped for Splatoon.
Doubts about The Order were prevalent in the press long before release, so that comparison doesn't really hold up for me.
