Rayman Legends

[Rulez]

It would be better if Ly was playable

Here we go again.

[OCG]

It would be better if Ly was playable

Here we go again.

Other people discussed about it before?

[Rulez]

It would be better if Ly was playable

Here we go again.

Other people discussed about it before?

Nay, but people wanting Ly to be playable instead of *insert shitty character here* dates back to 2001-ish

[OCG]

It would be better if Ly was playable

Here we go again.

Other people discussed about it before?

Nay, but people wanting Ly to be playable instead of *insert shitty character here* dates back to 2001-ish

Wasnt on forums back in early 2000's so I did not know but I always wanted Ly playable in Rayman Arena/M/Rush.
Anyways, I hope for DLC's that will make her playable alongside with other familiar faces from older games.

[Bionichute]

Finally I found someone who does not like her as well. It would be better if Ly was playable instead of her. No disrespect to people who like Barbara.

I'm not a terribly big fan of her either, but I do like Estela, mainly because she looks like a skeleton and skeleton's are cool.

[sergiomonty]

[*] People are gonna hate me for this one. The Rabbids level.

Some probably are, just because you're right and they're wrong, lol.

The original is a cute allegory to 90's cartoons.

And I just noticed that, similar to most older cartoons, the backgrounds are immensely detailed and beautiful while the characters are just there, slightly sticking out even.

Even earliear than the 90's, my boy

[GNineify]

All the way to the 20's!

[OCG]

All the way to the 20's!

Where did you found those skeletons?

[GNineify]

[Earth Gwee]

Yeah, it helps the characters stand out against the detailed background because they're much more simplified in color and design, and therefore more eye-catching. I think that's what I like so far about the art style for Rayman Origins as well as Legends. Although, Legends has the characters more painterly now (which I love), they're still simple enough to stand out against the backgrounds.

Also, when you're animating characters for a short that's 2-D, you can't really afford to have the characters just as detailed and complex as the background. They'd blend right in and it'd be a nightmare for the animators to keep up with. It also helps that the characters are painted on celluloid. Saves time, money, and energy.

[Robotic Teensie]

the characters are painted on celluloid

What?

[Adsolution]

Celluloids (or cels) are transparent sheets with the current animation frame drawn on them that you then overlay onto the background:



Hence the term 'cel-shading.'

[TeensieKing]

My favorite character is either Rayman or the Grand Minimus. But in RO and RL teensies are a bit annoying because of the sound effect that they have when jumping and their weird voices. I would rather have them have their squeaky voice back.

My favorite world so far... I don't think I have one. Maybe the spying thing.

And I think the art change was a good change and a great progression. I wanna think this is Ubisoft preparing the engine for a fully 3D Rayman game.

[Haruka]

3:42 Teensies.

And I think the art change was a good change and a great progression.

Agreed, but I also agree with Earth Gwee. If the characters had more detail, they would "get lost" in the background, it wouldn't be that eye catching.

[Shrooblord]

Hence the term 'cel-shading.'

Ahhhh I didn't know that!

[spiraldoor]

There is no "right" or "wrong" here. OK, if they make a really cool Rabbids level, if they throw out all the toilet humour and other crap, if it's only a single extra level like you said... then I don't mind. The prospect of fighting Rabbids doesn't really excite me. It's kinda... meh. Do you have a link to a video or something of that original concept? If I see it I might understand your eagerness to see original Rabbids... right now I have no idea what it would be like.

[sergiomonty]

Back in the days, that was pretty badass.

... Except for the Goth girl, that was fucked up from the beginning.

[Master]

I was about 9 when that was released, I was pretty excited, even with the weird dance gimmick, which looking back, could have foreshadowed the increased insanity that the franchise now has.

[Haruka]

I was 14 if I am not in error, it made me happy to see that a Rayman 4 was on the making, this back in my four years hiatus from the franchise.

[Robotic Teensie]

Thanks spiral!
I dunno... those big war machines look cool, but the Rabbids themselves didn't really do anything in the vids. They were just standing still... it's hard to get excited about that.

I get the feeling the Rabbids in those vids were 1 second away from shouting "BWAAAAH!" and then acting just as silly as the Rabbids in the real Rabbids games.