History YMMV / RaymanOrigins

* [[spoiler: ShockingSwerve: The Magician being evil comes out of nowhere and with little to no foreshadowing, granted, there is a reason in the beta script, but that isn't in the game now, is it?]]

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Cuft_FLV4 "Kal Penn VS. The Kid"]] trailer, featuring KalPenn and hilariously highlighting the ongoing "{{hardcore}} vs. [[CasualVideoGame casual]] gamer" debate. Features several {{Shout Out}}s as well.

* NeedsMoreLove: Ubisoft practically set this game up for commercial failure, with little advertising and a whole [[ModernWarfare salvo]] [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim of]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword other]] [[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird blockbusters]] in the same month, one of them being [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations of Ubisoft's own creation and on the exact same release date!]] It ultimately sold a paltry 50,000 in the first month since its release. Across all three consoles.
** It didn't help that some fans [[FanDumb wouldn't buy it because they thought it isn't worth buying if it was originally conceived as a downloadable title.]] Keep in mind, VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil 2 [[NiceJobBreakingItHero is on the line because of them.]]
** Strange thing is, [[NoExceptYes it was actually rather profitable for Ubisoft]], as it was made on a relatively low budget. They've also managed to sell over a million copies then, so it looks like the people did listen.

* ThatOneSidequest: By far, the worst Tricky Temple levels are easily the fourth and sixth. The fourth in particular is extremely trial and error heavy and ends with you having to wall jump up wooden pillars with fires that can screw you over if the scrolling camera doesn't, but the sixth one-ups it because '''at the very beginning''' there are spike hazards at the perfect height to thwart 9/10 of your attempts to jump between them.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rs-CHD5Y8o The Land of the Livid Dead's themes, "Nowhere to Run" and "Chasing a Dream"]]. Think of EnnioMorricone crossed with DannyElfman, and you get the idea.

* EvilIsCool: In universe, [[spoiler: The Magician sure thinks so.]]

* FunnyMoments: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvj1HEUSMQ8 The gamescom trailer]].

** [[spoiler: Monster Voodoo Mamma polishing her nails right before you fight her. This combined with the music playing is ''hilarious'']]

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Cuft_FLV4 "Kal Penn VS. The Kid"]] trailer, featuring KalPenn and hilariously highlighting the ongoing "[[HardCore Hardcore]] vs. [[CasualVideoGame casual]] gamer" debate. Features several [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] as well.
-->'''Kal Penn''': "What kind of epic weapons does this Rayman have? A [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} rusty tire]] [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas iron]], a [[GearsOfWar chainsaw]]? How about some [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity tear gas]]? Or, oh, can he call in an [[CallOfDuty air-strike]] on a A-10 [[{{Halo}} Warthog]]?"

* NightmareFuel: [[spoiler: Most of "Swimming with Stars" since it's the first level that isn't whimsical and cheery like everything else up to that point. If the creepy enemies didn't get you, then the oppressive darkness and [[http://hosting.raymanpc.com/raytunes/music/077%20-%20Sea%20of%20Serendipity%20~%20The%20Abyss.mp3 haunting music]] will.]]

* ThatOneSidequest: By far, the worst Tricky Temple levels are easily the fourth and sixth. The fourth in particular ends with you having to wall jump up wooden pillars with fires that can screw you over if the scrolling camera doesn't, but the sixth one-ups it because '''at the very beginning''' there are spike hazards at the perfect height to thwart 9/10 of your attempts to jump between them.

* AntiClimaxBoss: [[spoiler: Voodoo Mama.]]
* BestLevelEver: It's easier to list the ones that ''aren't'' a joy to play through.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: [[spoiler: The disco party with the Magician at the end of the game. You just fought your way out of his DeathTrap to come back up to the control room, and instead of running away or fighting, he starts dancing...and Rayman inexplicably joins in.]]
* BreatherBoss: The Mockingbird, even though he's only the 3rd boss. His patterns are extremely simplistic, there's no stage to go through before him, and its phases are very short. With a DifficultySpike boss before him and a boss with lots of TrialAndErrorGameplay and a long, annoying stage after this boss, he's notably easier (although there's no specific order to fighting the bosses)
* CharacterRerailment: Murphy is again closer to his initial cheerful personality in ''Rayman 2'' rather the DeadPanSnarker he was in ''Rayman 3''. Rayman himself returned as a childish HeroicMime like he was in the original game [[BrokenBase for good or not]].
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome[=/=]EarWorm: The soundtrack, composed by Christophe Heral of ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'' fame.

** From Rayman Legends, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52gwzOHXSTQ&feature=relmfu this kickass Chasing a Dream remix]].

* OlderThanTheyThink: They had intended to sexualize the nymphs as early as Rayman 2, [[http://raymanpc.com/wiki/script-en/images/3/37/R2_2D_Prototype_Betilla.jpg as this image demonstrates]].

** The Nintendo3DS version seems to be this, with messed up sound quality and worse framerate, if the E-Shop demo is anything to go by.
* SoCoolItsAwesome: The game has received extremely positive reviews by many major outlets, even from notorious CausticCritic [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]], and praised for its beautiful graphics, smooth controls and great level design, with the more noticeable complaints being [[FakeLongevity the overly large amount of collectables]] and the lackluster story.
* ThatOneLevel: Some of [[UnexpectedShmupLevel the Moskito levels]] can reach near-BulletHell levels at points.

** [[http://www.box.com/s/d27ov6xz84znuq5xqq1z The]] ([[WastedSong Unused]]) final boss music.

** The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Cuft_FLV4 "Kal Penn VS. The Kid"]] trailer, featuring KalPenn and hilariously highlighting the ongoing "[[HardCore Hardcore]] vs. [[CasualGame casual]] gamer" debate. Features several [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] as well.

* [[spoiler: AntiClimaxBoss: Voodoo Mama.]]

* FridgeBrilliance: In the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xzffbl5eIo first trailer]], "the second summer solstice" sounds like a nonsense joke until you remember that the Glade of Dreams like Tatooine has ''two'' suns.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqmfd79bQjA "Chasing a Dream"]]. Think of EnnioMorricone crossed with DannyElfman, and you get the idea.

* [[spoiler:{{Anticlimax}}: You expected an epic fight against The Magician? Too bad, all he does is fly around in a ship and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blow up the core of Moody Clouds.]]]]

* SexSells: The Nymphs.

* BrokenBase: The possible return of the [[RavingRabbids Rabbids]] in ''Legends'' has caused this, ''[[FanDumb despite the game still being in development]]'' and the trailer being made as a demonstration of possible ideas. Although, some fans are delighted at the idea of ''finally'' letting Rayman beat up the Rabbids, something that he would have done in the cancelled ''Rayman 4'' before it became ''Raving Rabbids''.

* ThatOneLevel: Some of [[UnexpectedShmupLevel the Moskito levels]] can reach near-BulletHell levels at points.

-->'''Kal Penn''': "What kind of epic weapons does this Rayman have? A [[VideoGame/{{Fallout3}} rusty tire]] [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas iron]], a [[GearsOfWar chainsaw]]? How about some [[BatmanArkhamCity tear gas]]? Or, oh, can he call in an [[CallOfDuty air-strike]] on a A-10 [[{{Halo}} Warthog]]?"

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Following the scrapped plot, the magician's main goal was to fight Bubble Dreamer, whose nightmares had repeatedly overcome the Glade of Dreams and were a constant threat to its inhabitants.]]

* SoCoolItsAwesome: The game has received extremely positive reviews by many major outlets, even from notorious CausticCritic [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]], and praised for its beautiful graphics, smooth controls and great level design, with the more noticeable complaints being [[FakeLongevity the overly large amount of collectables]] and the lackluster story. Overall, it's a great platformer that seriously [[NeedsMoreLove needs more attention,]] as seen by the dismal sales.

* SoCoolItsAwesome: The game has received extremely positive reviews by many major outlets, even from notorious CausticCritic [[ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee]], and praised for its beautiful graphics, smooth controls and great level design, with the more noticeable complaints being [[FakeLongevity the overly large amount of collectables]] and the lackluster story. Overall, it's a great platformer that seriously [[NeedsMoreLove needs more attention,]] as seen by the dismal sales.

* NeedsMoreLove: Ubisoft practically set this game up for commercial failure, with little advertising and a whole [[ModernWarfare salvo]] [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim of]] [[TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword other]] [[VideoGame/SaintsRowTheThird blockbusters]] in the same month, one of them being [[VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations of Ubisoft's own creation and on the exact same release date!]] It ultimately sold a paltry 50,000 in the first month since its release. Across all three consoles.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEQqH5jGz8k "Tricky Treasure"]] (which also got put to good use in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Js3nXKuErg the E3 trailer]]) successfully combines more 'orchestral' strings and jazzy horn sections with banjos and fiddles.

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwZphYfrGcU "Chasing a Dream"]]. Think of EnnioMorricone crossed with DannyElfman, and you get the idea.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3wLm_aT85s The Darktoon Chase]] is one of the catchiest action-themes in the game, with its bizarre mix of jawharp, percussion and string orchestration.
*** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkI3Zjb_rMQ&feature=relmfu The Sea of Serendipity's Darktoon Chase]] theme is just as good, with its frantic pace, frenzied island percussion, and even some parts of Reflux's boss battle music.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPsRYB_wN4g "Land a Chef"]] fits its level so well, and is almost guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

* [[spoiler: Anticlimax: You exspected an epic fight against The Magician? Too bad, all he does is fly around in a ship and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blow up the core of Moody Clouds.]]]]

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Edith Up has quite a fanbase.

* [[spoiler: Anticlimax: You exspected an epic fight against The Magician? Too bad, all he does is fly around in a ship and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard blow up the core of Moody Clouds.]]