Joystiq- Rayman Origins has been profitable for publisher Ubisoft and the company feels the title will be an evergreen success. Although the publisher didn't share sales figures or what the budget was for the title on today's investor call, Rayman Origins' apparent lack of sales success didn't make it a complete financial failure.
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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.”"
well with Vita and PC versions coming of course it is going to keep selling. I hope this is a sign for them to make more games like it.
I do hope its sales will be satisfying enough because this is what will be decisive when it comes to Beyond Good & Evil 2's development. Let's not forget that, even though Michel Ancel has been working on this sequel for years, he still has to get the funds needed to stay true to his vision of the game.
Rayman Origins should have had more success. It is one of the most [insert a lot of positive things here] 2D plat-formers ever created.
Excellent news, please make more
It may not have been a million-seller, but it was far from a flop.
It's a great game and it's a shame many gamers ignore quality titles and give them a chance instead of adding to Avtivisions money grabbing train.
I for one was glad I bought this and not COD, great visuals, great audio, funny and more importantly, fun. Go on people try it you might just like the world outside of FPS's.