So, there still seems to be a mass confusion about what the story of this game even is, probably hindered by the fact that the teaser trailer in 2010 told the tale of a episodic prequel which wasn't to be. I have to admit, when nothing happened for months on end after that trailer was released, I believed that the project had either been abandoned or was just slowly falling apart. You wouldn't believe how pleasantly surprised I was to find that it had returned, was no longer episodic , had four player characters and Electoons
I have slowly found myself liking this game more and more over time (this is without having played it at all by the way). At the beginning I was all "What the heck? Why is it so hyperactive and why are Rayman and Globox acting like Spongebob and Patrick

". Hence my joke reaction video (which far too many people on Youtube took seriously). Then I thought "Ooh, this could be interesting. It's nice that they haven't forgotten about the cast from the first game". The more characters I noticed were returning, the more interested I became. While I'm still a little confused by some of the design choices, namely the fact that they've decided that Rayman should be the only limbless character aside from the electoons, and then started giving classic characters limbs, changing their species etc. I think a lot of my love from what I've seen was from a gameplay video of the Desert of Didgeridoos. The beautiful, night-time cloud background swept me away, truly reminding both me and my brother of Band Land from the first game.
And whats more, now that I own a Wii, I can play too! This looks like something that might be more fun in Co-op though, so I guess it's time to hunt down a second Wiimote
EDIT: Since I typed this, dozens more messages popped up, each still off-topic (aside the one on the skins). Looks like the situation has not improved. Come on guys, this is the
Rayman Origins thread, not the offtopic board!