Rayman Origins
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I'm torn on whether or not Murfy should be in the game. It might create a continuity error (albeit a minor one) because Rayman didn't know him before R2, but he's just one of my favorite characters and I'd hate for him to be left out of Rayman's big comeback.
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The apparent anachronism of the Grand Minimus’s appearance in RO is actually accounted for in R2: he lost his memories when he was locked in that cage in the Woods of Light with three other Teensies – they were unable to remember which one of them was the king – so it’s perfectly logical that he wouldn’t remember his earlier adventure with Rayman. Betilla’s presence in RO may contradict the line ‘Hello Rayman, I’m Betilla the Fairy’ in R1, which implies that this is their first meeting (something we now know to be untrue); I suppose it’s possible that Rayman will lose his memory or something, but most likely we will have to accept this as a minor retcon. It’s only one line.
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Hi there, I don't know if you notice theses images:
I've some difficult to put the others images, then you can go at theses links:
Rayman, Globox and the teensies with darktoons and psychlops: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-02-zoom-69619,18118.html?page=2
Moskito: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-04-zoom-69621,18118,2.html?page=2
Darktoon: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-13-zoom-69615,18118,4.html?page=3
Hunter: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-14-zoom-69616,18118.html?page=4
Psychlops: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-15-zoom-69617,18118,5.html?page=4
Lividstone: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-16-zoom-69628,18118,6.html?page=4
: ) I really like the one with Rayman, Globox and the teensies with the darktoons...
I've some difficult to put the others images, then you can go at theses links:
Rayman, Globox and the teensies with darktoons and psychlops: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-02-zoom-69619,18118.html?page=2
Moskito: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-04-zoom-69621,18118,2.html?page=2
Darktoon: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-13-zoom-69615,18118,4.html?page=3
Hunter: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-14-zoom-69616,18118.html?page=4
Psychlops: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-15-zoom-69617,18118,5.html?page=4
Lividstone: http://www.ps3gen.fr/rayman-origins-scan-16-zoom-69628,18118,6.html?page=4
: ) I really like the one with Rayman, Globox and the teensies with the darktoons...
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They're called Lividstones now? Actually, that makes more sense.
You know what would make this game? An origin story for Eig.
You know what would make this game? An origin story for Eig.
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Aaaaaaa HAHAHAHA hold me someone, A SQUARE HUNTER! 
And the Living(or now "d"
)stones are definitely my favorites, with limbs or not.
And the Living(or now "d"
)stones are definitely my favorites, with limbs or not.
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CoCoXo, you are awesome.
I didn't think someone had bothered scanning the Gameinformer article yet, but I was wrong. Thanks for telling us.
Someone should translate the article so everyone can read it. Don't have any time now myself...
I didn't think someone had bothered scanning the Gameinformer article yet, but I was wrong. Thanks for telling us.
Someone should translate the article so everyone can read it. Don't have any time now myself...
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Here's the first part.
1. The Origins of Rayman
Rayman first appeared on home consoles in 1995, in an episode titled Rayman. Challenging, but with a big dose of fun, the 2D game has found its audience among fans who found the hero's design somewhat...weird. Without arms or legs, but with an adorable cartoon face, Rayman was born in France, specifically in the southeast. He was created by a young man of seventeen named Michel Ancel. Few people know this, but the creator of Rayman initially worked alone before being joined later by four people to help develop his project, and managed to produce in his own house the first installment of Rayman .
Gradually, as time and events pass, the team grew and soon needed to find a place to accommodate all members. Initially, Ancel and his staff developed Rayman 2: The Great Escape in an apartment. But as the development team grew and the apartment became too small, they again changed location, looking for a building with enough space to work comfortably. Eventually, they acquired the 'villa', a 400 year old building, situated in the countryside, in the suburbs of Montpellier.
Games developed in this house were Jade: Beyond Good & Evil, the game adaption of King Kong, and of course the famous Rabbids. The 'villa' also saw the birth of the third episode in the series, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, and soon the rebirth of the game that launched the career of its creator Michel Ancel and renamed for the occasion more than 15 years after its first launch, Rayman Origins.
1. The Origins of Rayman
Rayman first appeared on home consoles in 1995, in an episode titled Rayman. Challenging, but with a big dose of fun, the 2D game has found its audience among fans who found the hero's design somewhat...weird. Without arms or legs, but with an adorable cartoon face, Rayman was born in France, specifically in the southeast. He was created by a young man of seventeen named Michel Ancel. Few people know this, but the creator of Rayman initially worked alone before being joined later by four people to help develop his project, and managed to produce in his own house the first installment of Rayman .
Gradually, as time and events pass, the team grew and soon needed to find a place to accommodate all members. Initially, Ancel and his staff developed Rayman 2: The Great Escape in an apartment. But as the development team grew and the apartment became too small, they again changed location, looking for a building with enough space to work comfortably. Eventually, they acquired the 'villa', a 400 year old building, situated in the countryside, in the suburbs of Montpellier.
Games developed in this house were Jade: Beyond Good & Evil, the game adaption of King Kong, and of course the famous Rabbids. The 'villa' also saw the birth of the third episode in the series, Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc, and soon the rebirth of the game that launched the career of its creator Michel Ancel and renamed for the occasion more than 15 years after its first launch, Rayman Origins.
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I like how they list "Jade" and "Beyond Good & Evil" as two separate games.
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Ugh, that was a typo, sorry. :p
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There's more:
Yet another name for Rayman's world?PS3gen said:
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I think Psychlops is just a boss Darktoon rather than a new species. The word ‘Glade’ actually means a clearing in a forest, so ‘the Clearing of Dreams’ is probably a mistranslation, though I’m not sure if it was made by Hunch or the reporter or the site or Ubisoft themselves. Assuming that they’re being literal when they tell us we’ll see why Globox is blue and the Teensies are small, I think we may well get an insight into the thought processes of the Bubble Dreamer himself, which is a fascinatingly abstract possibility.
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@Spiral: No translation error from me, this is a new name in French as well.PS3gen said:
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Next part.
2: Back to Basics
Rayman quickly became a star, not only at Ubisoft, but in the gaming world in general, through his humor and special designs. Switching from 2D to 3D between the first and second episodes of the license, Rayman 2: The Great Escape persisted with it's rich gameplay and its charismatic characters, such as Teensies. After Hoodlum Havoc and four years of hard work on the Rayman franchise, the Ubisoft Montpellier team wanted to try out a new series, and began working on a new concept now known as Beyond Good & Evil. Followed shortly by the video game adaptation of the King Kong film.
The staff of Michel Ancel were, after all, ready to put Rayman back under the floodlights, and began working on a new game for the Wii. The only problem was that the Wiimote controls were far from adequate, and the Wii is better suited for party games. As the French designer explained:
"Developing a platform game for the Wii was not a wise choice. We wanted to be free to play with the knobs. The party game option was imposing" (?)
Change of plan then, and the unavoidable Rabbids, recognizable from miles away thanks to their "BWAHHHHHH," became legendary. Rayman played only a secondary role in these games, his name even disappeared altogether, like that of Michel Ancel, who then decided to devote himself to more Beyond Good & Evil.
"I worked on the sequel to BG & E for a long time, but we ended up leaving the project aside, which was also relatively large, and decided to do something simple. It was at this time that we came to understand that 2D was a good match for the current generation of consoles, and that it would be interesting to exploit. This seems to be a good time to return Rayman to the front of the stage."
Rayman Origins designer, Sebastien Morin, agrees with and confirms this view:
"We now have the opportunity to make a 2D game much more immersive and impressive than before, thanks to the evolution of technology. Lots of tools are at our disposal. The gaming industry has discovered the simplicity of 2D, which has the advantage of being more accessible and profound all at once."
Anyone who has played the first installment of the Rayman series can confirm how difficult the game is. Many players who have lost their lives while playing did not like the challenge. With the remake, Ancel and his team hope to make the experience more accessible, while keeping a relatively vigorous challenge. The game is mostly controlled with only two buttons, using system key combinations, to obtain the use of powers and triggers.
2: Back to Basics
Rayman quickly became a star, not only at Ubisoft, but in the gaming world in general, through his humor and special designs. Switching from 2D to 3D between the first and second episodes of the license, Rayman 2: The Great Escape persisted with it's rich gameplay and its charismatic characters, such as Teensies. After Hoodlum Havoc and four years of hard work on the Rayman franchise, the Ubisoft Montpellier team wanted to try out a new series, and began working on a new concept now known as Beyond Good & Evil. Followed shortly by the video game adaptation of the King Kong film.
The staff of Michel Ancel were, after all, ready to put Rayman back under the floodlights, and began working on a new game for the Wii. The only problem was that the Wiimote controls were far from adequate, and the Wii is better suited for party games. As the French designer explained:
"Developing a platform game for the Wii was not a wise choice. We wanted to be free to play with the knobs. The party game option was imposing" (?)
Change of plan then, and the unavoidable Rabbids, recognizable from miles away thanks to their "BWAHHHHHH," became legendary. Rayman played only a secondary role in these games, his name even disappeared altogether, like that of Michel Ancel, who then decided to devote himself to more Beyond Good & Evil.
"I worked on the sequel to BG & E for a long time, but we ended up leaving the project aside, which was also relatively large, and decided to do something simple. It was at this time that we came to understand that 2D was a good match for the current generation of consoles, and that it would be interesting to exploit. This seems to be a good time to return Rayman to the front of the stage."
Rayman Origins designer, Sebastien Morin, agrees with and confirms this view:
"We now have the opportunity to make a 2D game much more immersive and impressive than before, thanks to the evolution of technology. Lots of tools are at our disposal. The gaming industry has discovered the simplicity of 2D, which has the advantage of being more accessible and profound all at once."
Anyone who has played the first installment of the Rayman series can confirm how difficult the game is. Many players who have lost their lives while playing did not like the challenge. With the remake, Ancel and his team hope to make the experience more accessible, while keeping a relatively vigorous challenge. The game is mostly controlled with only two buttons, using system key combinations, to obtain the use of powers and triggers.
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