Bubble Dreamer, Rayman, his best friend Globox, and some Teensy friends are chilling out at the Bubble Dreamer's resting grounds, the Snoring Tree. However, their snoring disturbs an old granny from the Land of the Livid Dead, who retaliates by sending an evil army of horrendous creatures and the Darktoons across the world, capturing the Electoons that inhabit the world, imprisoning Betilla the Nymph and her sisters, and plunging the Glade into chaos. As a result, the ensuing disaster causes the Bubble Dreamer to go crazy and have nightmares. Although they are captured, Rayman and his friends are able to escape the Darktoons. They are then tasked by the Magician to gather enough Electoons to cure the Bubble Dreamer and restore the Glade of Dreams. Their efforts to locate the Electoons allow them to gain access to the various lands of the Glade, rescuing the Nymphs along the way.
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Beautiful music.
Beautiful art.
Rayman Origns brings back one of my favorite videogame protagonists with an incredible project, that utilizes the new UbiArt engine to create one of the most memorable artstyle in gaming, combining cartoon network like goofy aesthetic with beautiful background and environments.
The world map is incredibly creative, and captures the dream-like charm of previous games in the series, while also combining the world presented in a way that feels cohesive and always fun to navigate.
The gameplay is incredibly fun, able to combine an amazing smooth flow that is perfect for speedruns and platforming challenges, while also allowing for multyplayer sections full of addictive chaos.
The big nitpick I got with Rayman Origins is..... the fact it's not about Rayman's... origins.
Considering I am a sucker for the bizzarre world of this eggplant man, I was kinda shocked that there is not an actual revival of most of the iconic characters from the series.
Sure I am not expecting a Shakespearean story from this, but it feels kinda strange that the story it's incredibly minimal, even compared to Rayman 1 (Heck this is supposed to be a return to the original tale, but classic characters that are big part of Rayman's past, like Mr. Dark or even Ly are completely assets).
But that is mostly just me caring about the lore of the absolutely fundamental silly bizzarre lore of this silly franchise.
Rayman Origins is a classic, a revival like no others that combines amazing platforming and actions with an artstyle that is able to make you laugh and dream like no others. Great title, one of the best Rayman Games