OXCGN:
"After two well-received 3D sequels, endless ports of the second game (Rayman 2: The Great Escape, aka Rayman DS, aka Rayman 3D) and the spin-off Rabbids series, he’s back and in curiously familiar circumstances.
"With the platform genre having evolved into more hybrid games such as Assassin’s Creed, LittleBigPlanet and Uncharted, while the indie scene is reveling in 16-bit revivals, Rayman: Origins on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii sticks out like a sore thumb.
"A very, very stunningly beautiful sore thumb."
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Ubisoft is giving away Rayman Origins for free and although it is a decade old, it is still one of the greatest classic platformer titles.
i think they should try to make a rayman 3D open world game for PS5 & Xbox Series X
Still waiting for an origins and legends successor. My wife and i were addicted to these games at the time.
I'll be curious if they make one. If they do, it won't look like they did, at least. Ubisoft retired the UbiArt framework used to make these games, apparently because the tools were too hard to work with across their many studios. Which is a bummer for sure, as I feel those games having a fairly unique aesthetic also benefitted them.
EDIT: Apparently I misremembered. They did say "hence the decision to temporarily put it aside", but they also said "it’s still there, and you will see other things using it". So it sounds like a new game could possibly still use UbiArt.
Fantastic game. Have great memories playing Origins on the Vita.
I will say though, around 2/3s of Origins' levels can actually be unlocked in the even better Rayman Legends which you can find dirt cheap these days.
Legends has so much variety and those music levels are amazing.
Jacob S. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "“Not only does Rayman: Origins stay true to the franchise’s roots, but also adds its own unique features to help make its way to modern-day consoles.”"
Great review, and agreed. Superb welcome back for Rayman.
Who would have thought a 2D title could score so highly?
Good to see non shooters and fun games for all age groups that isn't only Nintendo stuff do so well!
Looks like it's got kind of an Earthworm Jim kinda art style.