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Disclaimer: what I’m about to say is purely subjective , if you want to discuss my opinions feel free to do so in a respectful, civil way. I want to voice my opinions on the new Rayman: not interested? Skip then.
Ok, I’ll start
I was overjoyous when word got out they were making a new Rayman, and at first I didn’t even care if it was a remake of Legends, but found myself quickly becoming skeptical.
Why a remake of the latest game? The artstyle is still gorgeous after 13 years, and it’s still considered one of the best platformer to date, why not make a remake of a game like The Great Escape or Hoodlum Havoc?
Then I saw the trailer and WOW, we get Lore, a new canon geographical map of the Glade, a new Polokus/BubbleDreamer re design, Betilla (she’s so cute as a bird! Maybe she’s a shapeshifter? Possibly we’ll get all the fairies, Ly, Clark and Jano? Uglette?) and VOICEACTING for every character plus a storyline which the former didn’t have. We get to ride the dragons! And many, myself included, thought about HTTYD.
(Don’t lie, this definately reminded you about HTTYD lol)
Now, about character design:
Rayman
I saw many critice Rayman’s character design for something as simple as a gap between his eyes: like, some genuinely loathe it. Me? Tbh, I don’t mind. He looks cute anyway, why the fuss? I didn’t find anything wrong and he looks good in 2D-3D. My baby boy.
Barbara
I appreciate more this design than the one in Legends: she looks way less sexualized and much more healthy. She’s having fun, let a girl have her hobbies. Bonus points for keeping the scar.
Globox
His design feels much more fluid and natural to me. Perfect himbo. 10/10.
Grand Minimus
Majestic little guy. I don’t remember who said it here on Tumblr, but his eyes do look like tapioca pearls (boba tea), since they look like bubbles, maybe it was intentional?? Idk. Positive vibes.
BubbleDreamer/Polokus
His design in Retold is definately better: glasses, braided beard, jewellery and overall clothing compliment him and tell wordlessly that this one IS the God of the Glade of Dreams , not just a weird fellow.
Betilla
I like her bird design. I wonder how she looks as a fairy though.
Murphy
In 3D he looks better and more expressive. Love this one.
Ales Mansay
I already know y’all thirsty mfs. You might be onto something on his design in 2D. In 3D? I get it now. I get the vision.
Big Bad Guy/ Purple Eyes Guy
Interesting design. Maybe he’s a minion of Mr Dark. Or maybe Mr Dark himself, just smaller and depowered? Maybe he’s a corrupted version of the Magician?
Animation/art/background
The animation, the art, the background and the levels are a chef’s kiss. Sure, they might need to polish or chance something, but overall, 9/10. In castle rock the dragon’s flame needs some work.
VOICEACTING (For now, I’ll only talk about the EN VAs, because they are not voiceacted in Italian (my first language))
Rayman: David Gasman. Top choice.
Murphy:Billy West. Top choice.
Barbara: (?). Perfect voice.
King Minimus:(?). Perfect voice.
Ales Mansay:(?). Perfect voice, his gibberish made me laugh but I lost it at the censored swears 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Purple eyes guy:(?). Fitting for now.
B.D.: (?).Fitting for now.
Game mechanics
Nice having powers from the start.
I’m so glad they explained IMMEDIATELY what the Invasion levels are. It was frustating having after entering the level the pop-up “Hey!! You need to be as fast as possible or you’ll fail the level and the teensies will be sent to space!”. This was a necessary, welcome change.
The Lums being used as money to unlock certain levels? Love this change too, it feels much more rewarding. The hubs and worlds, waiting to be explored throughly, full of lums and secrets? Yesssss please.
Riding the dragons? A dream come true. I like how they set the difficulty higher, because anytime you get hurt you lose a teensie , so you need to be extra prepared.
Done. I said what I had to say.
I await feverishly for october.
