Rayman Origins

That was one of their best skits alongside the Internet one. Truly a work of magic. The fact that they used the original Mr. Dark design (and the red lum sound effect from Rayman 2 for those paying attention) really goes to show the crew for this skit care for the source material.

Heh, I did the Land of the Livid Dead first too. :P

Glad I'm not the only one who had trouble with momentum on the crusher walls. The rest of MNM was... well, not easy, but less irritating, at least. The bit with the sawblades was irritating, but once I got the pattern down, no big. And the room with the big gears was a downright Breather Level. Area. Whatever.

Hey, anyone remember how the PS Vita version of RO was advertised as having mosaics that would help explain the origins of Rayman's world? Welp, in the game, there are only two mosiacs. The first one showed off how Globox became blue, and the second one, well...(Starts at 4:05):

edited 10th Apr '12 12:20:12 AM by Dezmo

It can't just be me that thinks that's one of the dumbest things I've seen. I thought the Nymphs created Rayman? With hair already on him!

I'm not all that familiar with Rayman continuity, but I think I'll declare that discontinuity if it's even supposed to be taken seriously.

The guy's narration was funnier than the mosaic XD I love the Space Whale Aesop that maybe hair isn't so bad after all if ti saves your life.

edited 10th Apr '12 12:31:03 AM by lalalei2001

Yeah, it certainly takes a wrench to what little continuity the Rayman series actually has. Not only has Rayman had/have a lover, but she's a limbless, when I thought that Rayman was the only limbless.

I can't help but wonder if Rayman's wife/girlfriend is the same raygirl that was supposed to be in Rayman 4 before it became Raving Rabbids.

I blame it on the Bubble Dreamer taking too much plum juice.

This game was already hard up for continuity anyway.

Well yeah. I mean I've played Rayman 2 and 3 and found them very different games. The characters are the same, and maybe the setting but the tones are completely different as are the stories.

You could probably make a case for them taking place in completely different universes.

I personally believe that Rayman's origin will never be truly explained, kinda like a heroic limbless Joker.

Even the "Characters" bit is kind of stretching it. Mr. Dark, the Magician, and Betilla never appeared outside of the first game, and Globox, Murfy, Clark, Sssam, et al just kind of popped into being in the second game.

Ah I see. Having jumped in at 2, I just assumed that characters implied to have a history, actually had a history

I think this just reinforces my point that they're not regular sequels and may in fact all be different continuities (I've never played a rabbids game, but I assume they are even less connected).

Different retellings of the same legend anyone?

Origins does explicitly reference 3 at one point, though. And it was also planned to have a reference to 2 in the form of Globox's wife Uglette being playable. Didn't happen, though.

Tarayzan was also planned as an unlockable skin, along with a Robot Teensie skin that would have made the Bubble Dreamer make a referance to the Robot Pirate invasion in Rayman 2.

Since my graphics card sucks it's own dick, and all i have is the Nintendo Wii and a 3DS, i pray to God that the Thirds Port is decent. Cause, damn, does this game look gorgeous.

edited 13th Apr '12 7:18:43 PM by eternalNoob

This game is available for the Wii, too, mon.

I know, but who doesn't love the thought of having one of the most beautiful platformers of the current generation, at the palm of your hand?

Because it looks so much more beautiful on the big screen

I agree with both of you. It's really cool to have it in portable form, but it looks really pretty on the big screen.

Wow though, I wasn't expecting this to have a Bullet Hell segment. I mean the Moquito part with the fireballs in the first level of Luscious Lakes.

You know, now that I've unlocked those additional levels to established locations it seems like collection Lums has gotten easier. The difficulty of the levels has gotten higher sure, but with the slight completionist tendencies this game has given me I seem to be coming away with over the medal number of lums on my first go (not without deaths though, I must say).

There was one stage in Ticklish Temples where I came away with like 400 Lums. It was pretty crazy.

I got Origins for the Wii... I was sad. I felt like i didn't deserve it. The game's friggin rad, and the beautiful art style is only one of the reasons!

Trust me, everyone deserves Origins. :D

Even me?

This game will make even the most crusty of curmudgeons smile.

@Komo: Methinks you've never played it, I see.

Unless they're crusty curmudgeons who get frustrated easily. It is kinda difficult, after all.