Rayman Pirate-Community

lyndo64 wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 9:15 pm

Droolie wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 1:58 am Rayman Legends is one of my favorite Rayman games too, and I think I might be one of the few in this fandom who think Rayman Mini wasn't bad. (As for Sparks of Hope, no I didn't buy it)

I'd never thought I'd see the day that I'd find another Rayman Mini fan! By far my favorite out of the mobile titles.

Wow, and here I thought almost everyone was lukewarm at best about the game!
I still prefer Rayman Adventures personally, but Mini was easily a close second favorite before both got Thanos-snapped out of existence.

Nice, more Rayman Mini fans! This game got too much hate online simply for being a mobile title, but it was quite good for what it was. The new music might not have been the best, but I think there are some good tracks regardless. And I think its world is quite beautiful.

RayGamer99 wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:39 pmAs a big fan of Looney Tunes and Wile E. Coyote, I do not mind them using that for his eyes in the least. Also I don’t see Wile E. Coyote as a villain, just a character using his genius intellect and access to ACME products to avoid starvation, but I digress.

Oh yes, I agree, I loved Coyote as well, he's my favorite of the Looney Tunes! But he's a very different character than Rayman is. Coyote usually fails at his plans and is designed to look funny doing it, but Rayman is supposed to be successful and hopeful. And funny, but not in a way that you laugh at his failures. It's a very different art style that strays quite far from his French origins and evokes a less innocent kind of character.

RayGamer99 wrote: Thu Oct 23, 2025 5:39 pmthe more cartoony and over-the-top expressions in the DLC

I think Rayman 2 and especially 3's models and animations had expressions that were just as cartoony and over-the-top: https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqa2ewx72

It's just that the expressions used in those games are quite different, and perhaps used more sparingly. For example, Rayman almost never looks annoyed in the original trilogy (or even in UbiArt). Only a few times in Rayman 3, from what I can remember. Meanwhile, as you said he shows a low tolerance for Rabbids in this DLC. It's visible because his reactions to what's happening around him are often annoyed or exasperated. Often, his face looks like he's thinking "Ugh, not this again". Especially during the bigger cutscenes where he's suspicous of the rabbids upon meeting them, or slowly losing it while the Phantom roasts him. It feels like his personality is a bit more whiny, even if he doesn't actually do it out loud. That's normal those situations, but it still makes him less likable to me, and so it feels a bit strange that they wanted to put him in situations like that to begin with.

I thought it over a bit and came to the conclusion that them showing this side of Rayman is probably intentional. Part of the premise for this DLC must have been about getting Rayman to team up with and finally accept the Rabbids after the hell they put him through in the party games. Maybe they took inspiration from the exhausted Rayman we see in TV Party and used this as his starting personality. In theory, evolving Rayman's personality from this back to his original self sounds like a cool idea for Rayman fans to finally close this "story arc" for good, so I understand it if this is what they were going for. But I would rather have seen them forget about this miserable unlikable version of Rayman entirely and never mention it again.

I don't have much to add to this discussion, but I'd like to say while I'm lukewarm to the mobile games, I won't deny it's a major shame they've all become lost media. They were fun little bite-sized experiences. I do hope Rayman Mini will find a way back in the future, it's a shame it was an Apple Arcade exclusive.

Also I would like to thank you for sharing that gallery of cartoony 3D Rayman poses. I won't deny, they have some good reaction image potential:

The funny thing, is when I opened this thread up to see the latest post, I'm like "Whoa Rayman, don't shoot me!"

Does this mean Master sent Rayman after you?

Steo wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 2:23 am Does this mean Master sent Rayman after you?

Who knows, man. I probably didn't watch enough Dr. Who for him, and therefore he's sent Rayman after me.

But yeah, I think the only thing that's going to suck is the wait time for this art book. Much like the Globox plushie, I guess great things come in due time.

It can't be any worse than the Board Game, that's been a painful wait what with the multiple delays...

I am not sure if I even made a comment on the book itself, since I got so involved in the different Rayman styles that were being discussed.

I'd probably like to get it just to have. Shame about the price of the extras as Master says, and I doubt shipping to me is cheap.

Master wrote: Fri Oct 24, 2025 9:41 pm It can't be any worse than the Board Game, that's been a painful wait what with the multiple delays...

Ironically, the board game is still going to end up coming sooner than the artbook if there aren't any further delays with the former; at least 2026 is sure to be a good year for Rayman fans!

RayGamer99 wrote: Sat Oct 25, 2025 12:10 am Ironically, the board game is still going to end up coming sooner than the artbook if there aren't any further delays with the former; at least 2026 is sure to be a good year for Rayman fans!

True, and while I'll admit I am mildly concerned given that we've had two (or was it three? I lose track) delays. FLYOS have been fairly open about the production process, so I'm sure we'll see the game come out at some point. But at the same time, given that this is a kickstarter, and we've had multiple delays at this point, there is going to be a part of me that remains somewhat cautious.

This artbook seems to be a much simpler affair however, it's not being crowdfunded, and it's a far simpler product, so I'm a lot less cynical on this.

Got the book pre-ordered a few days ago, and I'm excited for it to arrive next year!

On another note, I found this on the book's website a little while ago; I'm pretty sure this is the art print that comes with the collector's edition. It's a sketch of Rayman and Bzzit flying through the Dream Forest!

It looks nice, but still not worth the price in my opinion.

For anyone looking to pre-order the book you can get 10% off using the code "RAYMANDYKG" from the Did you know Gaming sponsorship here.

The Collector's Edition is cool in theory, but if you buy it, the book will no longer neatly fit among others on your shelf. Now you'll have to set aside space for those Rayfeet and make it a cornerstone of your room. I suppose if you're building a Rayman shrine, that's not such a bad thing!

I noticed Peanut Butter Gamer is also being sponsored by the book. I wonder why it's so big.

Sabertooth wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 7:09 pm
I noticed Peanut Butter Gamer is also being sponsored by the book. I wonder why it's so big.

Excuse me, what? I don’t remember a single time PBG has mentioned Rayman… well ever?

Looks like Cook & Becker aren't quite done with Rayman yet! They posted this teaser image about a week ago; it appears to be one of the art prints that make up most of their catalog.

It... certainly looks like artwork.

Hey there Globox, I don't recall you having this many eyes...

What the hell is this abomination?

The Jonster wrote: Sun Nov 16, 2025 9:56 pm Hey there Globox, I don't recall you having this many eyes...

Oh I didn't see this earlier but I didn't know his tongue also functions as a hand. Are you guys sure this isn't some random AI image.

If this is AI, then I'm pretty much sad. If it's not, then it's some really damn bad Picasso attempt.

To be honest I like it, it looks Globox has had too much plum juice!

I don't think it's AI, it looks like there was actual thought and intent put into it, but AI has gotten so good lately that you can't tell anymore. So I could be wrong here.