History Creator / MichelAncel

Michel Ancel (born March 29, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Fr|ance}}ench video game designer who works at Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by Creator/PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}'' because [[JustForFun/OneOfUs he was a fan of]] ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

When looking at the VideoGame/{{Rayman}} series as a whole, it's interesting to note that the adaptations in the series seem to have a fluctuation in overall reception from game to game—the more positive ones generally being the titles that Ancel himself worked on. ''Rayman'' has generally been very well-received as a solid, [[NintendoHard challenging]] platformer, and many fans consider ''Rayman 2: The Great Escape'' to be the best game in the entire series. He had only an advisory role in ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc'', which although not a bad game lacked some of the charm present in the titles he personally directed.

Ancel is currently working on an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] project called ''VideoGame/{{Wild}}'', and on ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil2''. [[http://nintendoeverything.com/michel-ancel-wants-to-create-another-rayman-game/ In 2017, he also has expressed his intent to bring Rayman back to 3D]], once he will be done with the two aforementioned projects.

Ancel is currently working on an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] project called ''Wild'', and on ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil2''. [[http://nintendoeverything.com/michel-ancel-wants-to-create-another-rayman-game/ In 2017, he also has expressed his intent to bring Rayman back to 3D]], once he will be done with the two aforementioned projects.

** ''VideoGame/Rayman2 Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' (1999)

* The ''Franchise/{{Rayman}}'' franchise:

** ''[[VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}} Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]'' (1999)

Michel Ancel (born March 29, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Fr|ance}}ench video game designer who works at Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of Franchise/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'', a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by Creator/PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of ''Film/{{King Kong|2005}}'' because [[OneOfUs he was a fan of]] ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

Ancel is currently working on an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] project called ''Wild'', and on the sequel to ''Beyond Good and Evil''. [[http://nintendoeverything.com/michel-ancel-wants-to-create-another-rayman-game/ In 2017, he also has expressed his intent to bring Rayman back to 3D]], once he will be done with the two aforementioned projects.

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by Creator/PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of ''Film/KingKong2005'' because [[OneOfUs he was a fan of]] ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

When looking at the VideoGame/{{Rayman}} series as a whole, it's interesting to note that the adaptations in the series seem to have a fluctuation in overall reception from game to game—the more positive ones generally being the titles that Ancel himself worked on. ''Rayman'' has generally been very well-received as a solid, [[NintendoHard challenging]] platformer, and many fans consider ''The Great Escape'' to be the best game in the entire series. He had only an advisory role in ''VideoGame/Rayman3HoodlumHavoc'', which although not a bad game lacked some of the charm present in the titles he personally directed.

When looking at the VideoGame/{{Rayman}} series as a whole, it's interesting to note that the adaptations in the series seem to have a fluctuation in overall reception from game to game—the more positive ones generally being the titles that Ancel himself worked on. ''Rayman'' has generally been very well-received as a solid, [[NintendoHard challenging]] platformer, and many fans consider ''The Great Escape'' to be the best game in the entire series. He had only an advisory role in ''Hoodlum Havoc'', which although not a bad game lacked some of the charm present in the titles he personally directed.

Michel Ancel (born March 29, 1972) is a UsefulNotes/{{Fr|ance}}ench video game designer who works at Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

* The ''Rayman'' franchise:

Ancel is currently working on an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] project called ''Wild'', and on the sequel to ''Beyond Good and Evil''. [[http://nintendoeverything.com/michel-ancel-wants-to-create-another-rayman-game/ In 2017, he also has expressed his intent]] to bring Rayman back to 3D, once he will be done with the two aforementioned projects.

Michel Ancel (born March 29, 1972) is a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} French]] video game designer that works at Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Most important, though, is perhaps the development of ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}} VideoGame/RavingRabbids''. The game at first was supposed to be a free-roaming platformer titled ''Rayman 4'', as seen in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXeubHm6iA this early trailer.]] After the trailer was released to the public, Michel Ancel was notably absent from the project, and by the time the game was actually released as the bundle of [[MiniGame Mini Games]] known as ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'', the only thing he was credited for was character design.

Michel Ancel is currently working on an [[WideOpenSandbox open world]] project called ''Wild''.

** ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}'' (1995)
** ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}: The Great Escape'' (1999)

* ''[[VideoGame/PeterJacksonsKingKong Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]'' (2005)

Michel Ancel is a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} French]] video game designer that works at Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Michel Ancel is a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} French]] video game designer that works at {{Ubisoft}}Creator/{{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Michel Ancel is a [[UsefulNotes/{{France}} French]] video game designer that works at {{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Michel Ancel is currently working on ''Wild''.

* ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}''
* ''VideoGame/{{Rayman 2}}: The Great Escape''
* ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil''
* ''[[VideoGame/PeterJacksonsKingKong Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''
* ''VideoGame/RaymanOrigins''
* ''VideoGame/RaymanLegends''

Michel Ancel is a French video game designer that works at {{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of VideoGame/{{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

* ''[[Film/KingKong2005 Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by Creator/PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of the 2005 Film/KingKong move remake because [[OneOfUs he was a fan of]] VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

* ''[[Film/KingKong Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''

Michel Ancel is currently working on [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil Beyond Good & Evil 2]] as a follow-up to the original 2003 title.

Michel Ancel is a French video game designer that works at {{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of {{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following [[AcclaimedFlop despite being a commercial failure]]. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

When looking at the {{Rayman}} series as a whole, it's interesting to note that the adaptations in the series seem to have a fluctuation in overall reception from game to game—the more positive ones generally being the titles that Ancel himself worked on. ''Rayman'' has generally been very well-received as a solid, [[NintendoHard challenging]] platformer, and many fans consider ''The Great Escape'' to be the best game in the entire series. He had only an advisory role in ''Hoodlum Havoc'', which although not a bad game lacked some of the charm present in the titles he personally directed.

Most important, though, is perhaps the development of ''Rayman Raving Rabbids''. The game at first was supposed to be a free-roaming platformer titled ''Rayman 4'', as seen in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgXeubHm6iA this early trailer.]] After the trailer was released to the public, Michel Ancel was notably absent from the project, and by the time the game was actually released as the bundle of [[MiniGame Mini Games]] known as ''Rayman Raving Rabbids'', the only thing he was credited for was character design.

* ''{{Rayman}}''
* ''[[{{Rayman}} Rayman 2: The Great Escape]]''

Michel Ancel is currently finishing up work on ''RaymanLegends'' and is working on [[VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil Beyond Good & Evil 2]] as a follow-up to the original 2003 title.

Michel Ancel is a French video game designer that works at {{Ubisoft}}. He's probably best known as the creator of {{Rayman}}, but he's also the guy behind the CultClassic VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil, a remarkably well-done game that received high ratings and a dedicated following despite being a commercial failure. His games are notable for including lots of SceneryPorn and other artistic elements.

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of the 2005 Film/KingKong move remake because [[OneOfUs he was a fan of]] VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

Whatever it is he does to make his games so great, he does it ''really well'', as all of the games he's credited with designing have been greatly received by critics and fans alike. Heck, he was even requested ''specifically'' by PeterJackson to work on a video game adaptation of the 2005 KingKong move remake because [[OneOfUs he was a fan of]] VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil. As such, it's not much of a surprise that Michel Ancel gets a lot of CreatorWorship from fans.

* ''[[KingKong Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie]]''