One of the best resurrection I have ever seen for a videogame mascot that has been shoved to the side for the longest time.
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
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