Rayman Origins - What you -really- want to be playing next week.

Steve Schulze · Nov 2011

So who's brilliant idea was it to put Michel Ancel's stunningly gorgeous new cartoon platform game out in the same week as Skyrim, Saints Row 3 and Modern Warfare. And hell, probably a pile of other triple As too. It's just depressing that a game with so much personality s going to be inevitably buried by the big boys with their massive marketing campaigns.

I mean look at this thing:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NZwlMpbqHc"]Rayman Origins "Meet The New Crazy" Launch Trailer - YouTube[/ame]
How freaking good does it look? I'll tell you how good: Too damn good to disappear in the pre-Christmas game avalanche.

ErichWK · Nov 2011

I am SO insanely excited for this game i am totally picking it up.

tanka · Nov 2011

Beautiful looking game. The ubi-art framework looks amazing aswell, I hope they release it to the public at some point.

There are too many games coming out next week though, This does have a well earned place on my christmas wishlist though.

Maph · Nov 2011

Yeah, totally stoked for this one as well. Especially for the art, it's simply gorgeous!
Also, Rayman rocks.

Fomori · Nov 2011

Yeah pretty. Had a play on this at the Eurogamer Expo. People were loving it.
Not out on PC though!? Arrrrg! might do the Wii version then....

Bal · Nov 2011

Yeah I really wish this would come out on PC as well!

PolyHertz · Nov 2011

Just played the demo on PSN today, beautiful game (it being 60fps in 1080p is nice too).

ambershee · Nov 2011

I'll probably pick it up on the 360 as it looks awesome. It's a shame it's coming to practically every platform except PC.

Ben Apuna · Nov 2011

I also would like to see this on PC.

EmAr · Nov 2011

I'd love to see this on PC as my rig can't run the mentioned triple A games at all

Endzeit · Nov 2011

Nah, there isn't any time left for this game.
There is only SKYRIM!

low odor · Nov 2011

that looks awesome!

[HP] · Nov 2011

So good.

But yeah... skyrim.

Kurry · Nov 2011

Demo is out on XBLA. Lovely style and the music, oh boy

Alberto Rdrgz · Nov 2011

[HP] wrote: »

So good. But yeah... skyrim.

what in the hell... skyrim is seeping into EVERY conversation!

EmAr · Nov 2011

Alberto Rdrgz wrote: »

what in the hell... skyrim is seeping into EVERY conversation!

We should invade the Skyrim thread :P

PolyHertz · Nov 2011

Hboybowen wrote: »

im more interested in the engine going free or open source soon

Wait, what?

Andreas · Nov 2011

This would have COMPLETELY passed me by. Thanks for letting us know Jackablade!

Will Faucher · Nov 2011

Well this brings back memories! But... Skyrim.

ErichWK · Nov 2011

A part of me does kinda wish this was a PSN/XBLA title instead of a full $60 release, I'm just curious on the replay-ability to justify my $60. But I will still end up getting it cause it looks fantastic.

NordicNinja · Nov 2011

ErichWK wrote: »

A part of me does kinda wish this was a PSN/XBLA title instead of a full $60 release, I'm just curious on the replay-ability to justify my $60. But I will still end up getting it cause it looks fantastic.

Yeah, I feel the same way as well. I'm sure I'll still pick it up but I might end up waiting for a while. Maybe if I end up getting a vita I'll pick it up as a launch title.

[HP] · Nov 2011

Hboybowen wrote: »

im more interested in the engine going free or open source soon

Erm... wut?! Source?

Geezus · Nov 2011

This looks brilliant. No PC makes me sadfaced, though.

Sean VanGorder · Nov 2011

Do want. I love all the old Rayman games.

neolith · Nov 2011

Awwwwww... no PC version?

EmAr · Nov 2011

A PC version would make me so happy

Maybe we should try a Wii emulator such as this:

http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/

Andreas · Nov 2011

Only way you are going to see it in 1080p as well EmAr. Nice thing is (I believe) is that emulator can actually run off the disc in the drive, so you can actually buy the game!

I might do that actually, sick of Wii's shit res. Gonna do it with Skyward Sword too.

ambershee · Nov 2011

Wait, does that emulator actually work? I can stick my Mariokart disk in my PC and play it in HD :O!!?

ikken · Nov 2011

^ it works quite decently, actually
I could beat muramasa without purchasing wii, but that game is all 2D and not technically intense tho...

It's cool that rayman is still going strong! love ubi's art direction.

EmAr · Nov 2011

That's great to hear

I'll look out for a price drop then(new Nintendo games are quite expensive here).

Tokoya · Nov 2011

I am definetly going to pickup this sweet looking game later on, but right now im exploring Skyrim along with half the world

Edit:

Man I need to stop posting from my phone!

leilei · Nov 2011

ambershee wrote: »

Wait, does that emulator actually work? I can stick my Mariokart disk in my PC and play it in HD :O!!?

No. You'll have to dump your image off with strange unorthodoxial methods.

Also GCN and Wii have small framebuffers so effects like bloom will look like crap in HD, and some renderers render strictly into a small framebuffer so HDifying just any game isn't going to always work.

EtotheRic · Nov 2011

I tried the demo today. The music and sound are both great as well.

Steve Schulze · Nov 2011

I love the song that the little insect guys sing when you pick up the king bug. The music is quite reminiscent of Loco Roco which is a huge postive as far as 'm concerned.

ambershee · Nov 2011

leilei wrote: »

No. You'll have to dump your image off with strange unorthodoxial methods.

Also GCN and Wii have small framebuffers so effects like bloom will look like crap in HD, and some renderers render strictly into a small framebuffer so HDifying just any game isn't going to always work.

I gave it a try yesterday, but my disk drives can't even read the disk. Had difficulty finding any images of games I had except Mariokart, so I'm waiting for that one now. Do want to give it a try - the HD upscaling on the Wii with the HDMI cable looks really bad as it is, so it'd be nice to see if the emulator can do better.

ErichWK · Dec 2011

So I've so far put...maybe 15+ hours in this game so far (still have way more to go if I wanna platinum it)..but honestly. This game, is probably my game of the year for 2011. I love Dark Souls, I love Skyrim and Uncharted 3 and Witcher 2 and Portal 2. But I have not had this much fun playing a game in a REALLY long time. Especially co-op. The art is by far some of the most beautiful I have ever seen not only in a side scroller but all year. The amount of detail in every prop is astounding! Not only that every level is completely insane and you have absolutely no idea what to expect next and there are such insane set piece moments that can make Uncharted 3 blush. I thught Donky Kong Country Returns would be the best 2d platformer for a long time, but Rayman origins dethroned him.

EVERYONE BUY THIS GAME! 10/10

low odor · Dec 2011

yeah..what ErichWk said.

I got this for the family for christmass, and my wife and daughter have been playing it non stop..on top of what Eric said, the music is also just brilliant. ...do yourself a favor and get this game, it's worth every penny!!

crazyfool · Dec 2011

yea I got this yesterday for me bday and loving it to death, art style is just beautiful!!!!!!

jerry · Dec 2011

Yes, this game deserves your money! I read it sold 50.000 in the first week which will surely mean nothing like this will ever see the light of day again

It's great, esp. with friends (up to 4 at the same time).

Steve Schulze · Dec 2011

You can blame Ubisoft for putting it up against Modern Warfare 3, Battlefield 3, Saint's Row 3 and whatever else it was that came out in that week.

Rick Stirling · Dec 2011

UK people - it's cheap in game, 20 notes when bought with anything else. I got it when stocking up on a half dozen games for Xmas, and it's outstanding.

It has plenty of Rayman pedigree, with shades of Sonic in there.

9/10 for me.

elementrix · Dec 2011

Also love the game, haven't finished it yet but some of the art + music is very memorable and beautiful

will be sure to get back to it once I got a bit more time left. Would also advice everyone to buy it and if you really want to play it on the computer you can make use of the dolphin emulator.

DrunkShaman · Dec 2011

Alberto Rdrgz wrote: »

what in the hell... skyrim is seeping into EVERY conversation!

Sucks doesnt it. Anyways, lets play Skyrim.

blankslatejoe · Jan 2012

Got Rayman Origins game for christmas--it's a fantastic CO-Op game that's had me and my wife in tears from laughing. You can tell the dev team definitely had fun making this title!

EmAr · Mar 2012

Sorry if resurrecting this thread was the wrong option but Rayman Origins will get released on PC! There's a demo too:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/207490

PogoP · Mar 2012

Hmm I've been playing through this game quite a lot over lunch time the past few weeks, and whilst it is awesome, it is also infuriating. Some of the last levels are mind-bogglingly difficult. Still, it's a great game overall

Andreas · Mar 2012

Wonder if there'll be a version for the ipad as well... would love to see that. Great its getting a PC version though.

Fomori · Mar 2012

Yay! Thanks for the heads up. Will probably pick it up.

ambershee · Mar 2012

I bought this for 360 release day, and played it to death. Still not finished it though - some time trials and the last tricky treasure to get still, before doing the last bit of completionism.

Zephiris · Mar 2012

I've ordered it for PS3, can't wait

adam · Mar 2012

What a beautiful and fun game. MORE.

Rayman Origins - What you -really- want to be playing next week.

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