Rayman 4 (Phoenix Studio)

[ItzalDrake]

Yes I guess it is how Dark Rayman lair looks like from the outside

[hoodlumsworld]

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[Mortamon Saturn]

Amazing stuff!
I’ve also noticed the gargoyle in the first picture look like a demonic version of Globox, so maybe Dark Globox could have been brought back in this game. I also like how the stained glasses are exactly in the spirit of those from Rayman 1’s final part.
By the way, where were they revealed? These pictures are often firstly shared on Twitter and I haven’t seen them this time.

[PluMGMK]

And I can't believe that we got a gameplay video as well!

A spiral on a wall that isn't a spiral door? That would have driven preteen me crazy no doubt

[Elite Piranha]

What are those enemies that Rayman defeated? They sound like hoodlums.

[arnoldfranklin]

What are those enemies that Rayman defeated? They sound like hoodlums.

I would like to think that they are made of licorice but I am not confirming this to be true. Also, this environment. It feels a little too shallow on the candy side of things. I like the gameplay and it looks cool but I don't know. I can't wait to see what we find next.

[Hunchman801]

Amazing stuff!
I’ve also noticed the gargoyle in the first picture look like a demonic version of Globox, so maybe Dark Globox could have been brought back in this game. I also like how the stained glasses are exactly in the spirit of those from Rayman 1’s final part.

I like it too; it looks like they were really committed to integrating the universe of the original game into this.

By the way, where were they revealed? These pictures are often firstly shared on Twitter and I haven’t seen them this time.

One of our users shared it directly with us, though we have no idea where it came from originally. The whole secrecy around all that leaked content is honestly quite ridiculous, but what can we do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What are those enemies that Rayman defeated? They sound like hoodlums.

The video appears to be a "gameplay mockup animation", and whoever made it (as usual, those leaks come with no source or explanation, as if they were meant to be leveraged for engagement) has reused assets from the canceled Rayman 4 along with sounds from existing Rayman games (among other things, probably). That's why they sound like Hoodlums, but all we know is that they are the same enemies that appear in the leaked concept art here and here and that have presumably inspired the appearance of Hunters in the GBA version of RRR.

[Droolie]

One of our users shared it directly with us, though we have no idea where it came from originally. The whole secrecy around all that leaked content is honestly quite ridiculous, but what can we do? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

whoever made it (as usual, those leaks come with no source or explanation, as if they were meant to be leveraged for engagement) has reused assets from the canceled Rayman 4 along with sounds from existing Rayman games (among other things, probably)

It seems quite obvious to me why the sources of the leaks would want to remain anonymous. Taking credit for those things is very dangerous. The last time this happened for a Rayman leak (with the old video from Unseen64), the guy behind it was almost sued by Ubisoft (though in this case that was for attempting to charge people for the video by locking it behind his Patreon, which caused some drama here on RPC).
Among all of the other disgusting stories I've read about Ubisoft, I also remember some of them describing Ubisoft attempting to ruin people's careers through underhanded means, so it's only natural that people would want to avoid that kind of spotlight.

Though then the mystery becomes "why share it at all", which... I don't have an answer to. Though I'm grateful.

[Elite Piranha]

What are those enemies that Rayman defeated? They sound like hoodlums.

The video appears to be a "gameplay mockup animation", and whoever made it (as usual, those leaks come with no source or explanation, as if they were meant to be leveraged for engagement) has reused assets from the canceled Rayman 4 along with sounds from existing Rayman games (among other things, probably). That's why they sound like Hoodlums, but all we know is that they are the same enemies that appear in the leaked concept art here and here and that have presumably inspired the appearance of Hunters in the GBA version of RRR.

I see, thanks for the explanation, everything is more clear now. It's kind of surreal to see this kind of footage surface so many years after the initial development for R4.

[RayLums]

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Thanks a lot for this ! I have never seen that before ! I'm looking forward to discover more animations like this

[Hunchman801]

It seems quite obvious to me why the sources of the leaks would want to remain anonymous. Taking credit for those things is very dangerous. The last time this happened for a Rayman leak (with the old video from Unseen64), the guy behind it was almost sued by Ubisoft (though in this case that was for attempting to charge people for the video by locking it behind his Patreon, which caused some drama here on RPC).
Among all of the other disgusting stories I've read about Ubisoft, I also remember some of them describing Ubisoft attempting to ruin people's careers through underhanded means, so it's only natural that people would want to avoid that kind of spotlight.

Indeed, I understand why the person at the very origin of the leak would choose to remain anonymous. It's the way the content is handled within the community that I take issue with: it is usually shared on social media with no background whatsoever, in a way that appears designed to leverage engagement for the accounts in question, given all the questions it raises. I want to assume good faith and believe that this is not intentional, but when a picture or a video is posted, it should come with more details on how it was generated and what it actually depicts so as to avoid the confusion we've all witnessed lately.

[Droolie]

Indeed, I understand why the person at the very origin of the leak would choose to remain anonymous. It's the way the content is handled within the community that I take issue with: it is usually shared on social media with no background whatsoever, in a way that appears designed to leverage engagement for the accounts in question, given all the questions it raises. I want to assume good faith and believe that this is not intentional, but when a picture or a video is posted, it should come with more details on how it was generated and what it actually depicts so as to avoid the confusion we've all witnessed lately.

So, like the video description?

An animation (not in-engine) showcasing mock-up gameplay of the Phoenix Interactive version of Rayman 4.

As you can read from this description it's a video rendered in a 3D animation software created by a Phoenix Interactive employee as a mockup for what the final game might play like. A target render, basically. How else would you interpret this?

[Hunchman801]

As you can read from this description it's a video rendered in a 3D animation software created by a Phoenix Interactive employee as a mockup for what the final game might play like. A target render, basically. How else would you interpret this?

I wasn't referring to this video, Robin always does a great job with the stuff he publishes.

[arnoldfranklin]

There was a picture for the Rayman Raving Rabbids prototype that Fancy Father posted about. It apparently from this article.
It's weird that all of the pigs are running and also those Rabbids ships.

[hoodlumsworld]

The ship in question was never seen before, right?

[arnoldfranklin]

Maybe, the picture wasn't actually new. Anyways, did the Rayman 4 have an official logo? Thanks

[Ilyaman]

There's actualy even 2 of them (Rabbids version).

[arnoldfranklin]

Thanks, but I'm curios if there's a logo that you know of that says "Rayman 4." Thanks for the attachment, though.

[Ilyaman]

No problem and about real Rayman 4 logo, sadly I can't realy find/don't know any official Rayman 4 logo.

[arnoldfranklin]

There was something weird in old versions of Wikipedia articles. On an early version of the Wikipedia article of Rayman Raving Rabbids, there was something that said that Rayman 4 was revealed with a logo.

Rayman 4 was officially announced by Michel Ancel at the 'UbiSoft Gaming Session 2005', after he had finished showing his latest production 'Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie' to the press. It appears that Michel Ancel will be directing the latest episode of the series. A brief trailer was shown, in which Rayman recieves a phone call from UbiSoft whilst he is holidaying, asking him to sign up for his latest adventure. The logo of the game was also shown, but both this and the trailer are currently unavailable.

It mentions a logo. That's kind of interesting. I know we can't entirely rely on Wikipedia articles but I remember the trailer existing but no logo. The main reason I brought this up was actually another reason but that reason which wasn't so so don't worry about that specifically. In earlier edits, it didn't include that part about the trailer or the logo. The sad thing is that we might never see the logo if it existed assuming there's an NDA.

Here's a link if you want to see: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti ... d=28785527