Rayman: Origins

[Trash]

After failing to sell anything on the consoles this cute 2d platformer is now nearing release on pc. I was amazed it didn't sell like hotcakes and do hope the pc version will do better since it really is an amazingly cool game. A fun, challenging platformer with great level design that not only looks stunning but also plays great and is full of charm. And somehow noone is interested. WTF? I swear that I don't know how Michel Ancel keeps getting up in the morning.

 

[Admiral jimbob]

Great game. I got the impression it had sold well, but only 50k in the first month? Christ had a lot of fun playing it with my flatmates. Feel like it could actually have been harder towards the end, but for a platformer today, it was brilliantly challenging and played so well.

 

[Oriental European]

I don't remember the exact price, but i remember that it was too high for a 2D platformer with flash gfx, a lot of people were complaining about it.

 

[Trash]

I don't remember the exact price, but i remember that it was too high for a 2D platformer with flash gfx, a lot of people were complaining about it.

FFS. This is what is wrong with gaming. A cartoony 2d style is, no matter how detailed, flash gfx and thus the game is, no matter how good, per defenition too expensive. Linking price to teh latest graphical gimmicks is the exact same thinking that has given us a zillion bloomy fps's.

 

[Azalin]

According to Steam this is going to cost 30 euros on PC,I don't know how long it is but it seems a bit expensive.

Is it going to include the usual Ubisoft anal probing DRM?If not I might get it on the next Steam sale

 

[Oriental European]

Is it going to include the usual Ubisoft anal probing DRM?

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/01/26/rayman-origins-coming-to-pc-drm-free/

Of course, the big question is: Woah, Ubi, what DRM will it come with? We’ve asked, can tell you that the digital download versions will only have a one-time activation, and retail copies, according to Ubi, will have “no DRM at all”.

 

[Ermm]

I don't remember the exact price, but i remember that it was too high for a 2D platformer with flash gfx, a lot of people were complaining about it.

Except that no one would complain if that would be a Mario game.

 

[Oriental European]

Oh, and the game was released between MW3 and Skyrim, and Michel Ancel chose the date. Before that, the game was suppose to be episodic.

 

[lightbane]

So, the best platforming game of the year receives little attention, yet Mario game number 2910 is acclaimed as "best game ever", right?
Also, it DOES get harder at the end, the last levels are very challenging and the secret level is as hard as the original Rayman 1 game (aka ball-busting hard).

 

[SuicideBunny]

yeah, it's sad when such a genuinely good and fun game gets barely any notice.

I don't remember the exact price, but i remember that it was too high for a 2D platformer with flash gfx, a lot of people were complaining about it.

the price is some 2/3rds of a new big publisher console or pc title and the game deserves every single penny. heck, it's worth owning on consoles and pc both.

 

[Muty]

Tried the demo it was awesome. I haven't played a good 2D platformer in ages, can't wait till tomorrow the 29th to get my hands on the full version.

EDIT: Shit its not coming out tomorrow. Well I can wait 3 more days...

 

[Trash]

Steam is asking 29 euro for the digital version (with Rayman 2 as an extra) but retailers here have the boxed version for 19 euro.

 

[spekkio]

Steam

 

[Wulfstand]

The game's pure platforming goodness, a real throwback omage to the 90's Rayman. While I still sort of miss the spooky, more fantasy vibe of Rayman 2 (one of the bigger games that 'marked' my childhood), I still cannot love this here gem, with it's level design, beautiful music, funny atmosphere, and overall goodtimes vibe. A real shame it's not as hyped as it rightfully deserves.

 

[gromit]

Flash fucking graphics, he says. More like hand-painted art mixed with some of the hottest-shit vector transforms I've ever seen. Hawt hawt tweening action. I like the direction this engine is pointed, and if you hate the "flash" style, then you should too. When not using "painted" keyframes, it's more concerned with moving and shaping the actual lines... at it's best, that's the old joke about a thousand animators rapidly drawing the show before a live audience.

At least they were smart enough to settle on an art style without limbs ~15 years ago... that way it could've looked "nice" even if they cheaped out.

 

[MetalCraze]

I've played the demo and it was pretty good save for an obvious flaw every platformer just has to suffer from nowadays.

Infinite lives.

 

[Wulfstand]

You know, a thought just struck me: what if Rayman Origins had a INDIEEEUUUUHHH team working behind it? would if had had a bigger buzz on the market? I just can't explain why more people aren't attracted towards this game, and yet are praising Super Meat Boy and what have you. I don't get it, this game is equally good, if not even better for some, what with the gorgeous scenery and awesome soundtrack, not to mention the coop. It boggles the mind.

 

[spekkio]

^

1) AAAA games: cutting-edge 2005 3D grafix + MOAR bloom. Huge marines shooting aliens. Gay romances. Boobs. Bad controls.
2) Indie games: shitty graphics, platformer or adventure game, 2D, bad controls

Rayman: does not fit into one of the above.

 

[Oriental European]

Boobs.

AAAA games

HEY. Only if they belong to a male Dwarf or Alien. Male.

 

[Jedi Exile]

If Rayman 2 didn't sell well, it means there is little hope left for Beyond Good&Evil 2, which is quite sad.

 

[Icewater]

So this shiz is now out. Anyone have it? Worth the thirty dorras?

 

[Vaarna_Aarne]

^

1) AAAA games: cutting-edge 2005 3D grafix + MOAR bloom. Huge marines shooting aliens. Gay romances. Boobs. Bad controls.
2) Indie games: shitty graphics, platformer or adventure game, 2D, bad controls

Rayman: does not fit into one of the above.

You also forgot that Indie games are "quirky" and "artistic."

 

[Trash]

So this shiz is now out. Anyone have it? Worth the thirty dorras?

It is if you like platformers.

 

[sea]

I love platformers and I think the Rayman games are some of the best despite me spending way less time with them than I'd like. I read an article lately about Ubisoft's approach to designing the game and it was very informative, and only made me want to try out the game even more. Still, it's a bit much... maybe I'll pick it up when it's $20 or less. I just have trouble justifying spending that much money on a game unless I'm really, really interested in it and/or I don't have anything else to play. Plus, my "full price quota" has already been met by Wasteland 2.

 

[ManjuShri]

Installing now. I have fond (in a Stockholm syndrome kind of way) memories of the first Rayman, tried the second for the first time a month or so back and it just didn't grab me.

EDIT - At 1080 resolution it seems the video files have been upscaled resulting in pixellation, kind of sloppy considering the graphical style.