Rayman® Origins

I had a lot of fun playing Rayman Origins. It is pretty much exactly what you would want out of a 2D platformer. Levels start off easy and gradually get more difficult as you gain new abilities. Each level has hidden challenge objectives and also offers a time trail after the first stage completion. Additionally, there are collectible currency items in each level which lead to a bonus award at the end of the level if you collect enough.

a really great game to play with your family. it contains a really great soundtrack , and for a platformer it fits it insanly good. there s a lot of fun details in this game. and i can say it can be played by all ages , i first played it when i was 10 and 10 years after my oppinion remains the same.
it s cheap, good, family friendly , good music, funny, and more. so i don t see a reason to not give it a try .

One of the best if not the best platformers out there.

Environments are so vivid and lovely to traverse through the games biomes.
Level design is really good and there's a dramatic difficulty curve later on but still never unfair.
There are some bs moments in the game but these are too far in between and never really ruin the overal experience.

Replayability is there for people who want 100% or just want to blast through the levels I did aim for all of the teensies but the curve made me change my decision. Only gripe is there's not enough ice levels these are genuinely the best levels

Coming from Rayman legends, despite that game giving you most the origins levels packed in, this game is far better overall.

8/10 Pick up this game and play!

Game's good. No DRM Crap. Will recommend you play this confusingly horny platformer.

Nostalgia at it's finest.

ThIs is an amazing expierence. To the boss battles, to the fast chase scenes, to the goofy story. It's just a wonderful game.

A ancient, forgotten relic of the bygone age when Ubisoft had a soul.
It doesn't even require Ubisoft Connect, so what are you waiting for?

I honestly can't believe how criminally underrated this game series is.
This is the rare case that shows the result when you take the personality, creativity, passion and risk-taking of an indie developer, and mix it with the resources and polish from a publisher too stacked for its own good.
This is the one time i feel Ubisoft truly tried to live up to their fake slogan "where talent meets creativity".
It's a game you'd logically think shouldn't exist but are still grateful that it does & it wouldn’t surprise me if it inspired this renaissance of great 2D indie games we now experience a decade later.
Sadly, endless respect from consumers isn't enough to make the publisher have any faith in the franshise.

I dont understand the hate this game gets from older fans. Don't take me wrong, i would like more challenge & to see the unique boomerang fist mechanic return, but I for one, am jealous of the younger generation of fans and wish i grew up with this instead of Rayman 1 for my first game, as this feels like how they would have made that game if they had more time, common sense and resources.
To me it feels like the best combination of old and new but without the drawbacks from either (arbitrary life system or ingame purchases).


It has the same slapstic humor and a soundtrack so expressive, so memorable that i could never pick a favorite since the next song would always top what i thought was my favorite. This game is seriously musical opium.
I even remember having Chasing a Dream as my ringtone at one point before i had to change it since it meant i would never pick up my phone, just listening on the banger.
The only thing I dislike about the OST is that in order to score big you must pick up lum kings which triggers a unique song that’s while a cute tune on its own merits, gets kind of annoying when it constantly interrupts all the better, epic and truly cinematic compositions you’d otherwise hear in this game.

In addition to the OST i can't compliment the presentation enough. Everything you see in this game has been fully handdrawn, giving each character and environment more life in a timeless disney'esque artstyle (before they started the trend of lifeless CGI & live action remakes) that in a age of AI makes you appreciate the human touch.
It just goes to show how a charming & distinct artstyle can make your game look and feel breathtaking even on limited hardware like the Wii & 3DS where i have most of my playtime.
I feel so bad for how much talent & effort has since been left to waste from the layoffs and lack of games since.

I also don’t mind the lack of story as I honestly due think the stories of the older games were overrated anyways (even if the atmosphere was top notch).
Its not like the older games had a heavy narrative even for their time releasing alongside MGS and Deus Ex and as for what little story there is in this game, I do enjoy that its told through the environments rather than exposition & and that a former friend from the older game betray you.
Though I completely understand people being disappointed that the game’s title is essentially clickbait and never explains how our favorite eggplant came to be.

I do think Legends after it, is the better game, but this is still worth playing, and back to origins isn't some substitute that could replace this game as the challenge has been reduced further and all the best chapters are skipped.
I also do prefer this game's art style over Legends any day even if i think the latter’s dreamworks’esque artstyle is still fine and fitting for the whacky world.

Most underrated franshise/10

They better give us a new Rayman game. This is one of the best platformers ever in terms of gameplay but also artstyle and OST. This game is the definition of a whimsical and fun time.

this game is very fun with a lot of action pact levels. highly recommend to new people on steam

the first rayman game i played was legends and i lovee it i played on xbox 360 and tis is very good HE FARIES ARE HOT AS FUCK AND HE JIGGLE PHYSICS OGGG

good co-op platformer to play with ANYONE BUT FAMILY MEMBERS

First time actually finishing this game in like 10 years, feels cathartic. game's really fun its a fun platformer that can get pretty hard towards the end but if you have 10 or so hours to kill it will be worth it. My go to rayman game ~ 🐀

This is the best, beautiful, and awesome game i have ever played in my 16 years of teaching.

Favorite 2D Platformer (besides S3&K)

Classic Rayman game at its finest. I think this version deserves a quality of life update, since it has not been updated to a more modernized version ever since. Also, I think having Steam Achievements would make this game well worth playing for 100% completion. Still a great game overall, but I feel Ubisoft should give it a little more attention and some polishing fixes (I know they won't, but here's to hoping).

One of the best 2D Platformers of all time that is unfortunately owned by one of the worst companies at the same time.

I love Rayman Origins, but the PC Port is a mess:
1. If you play on KBM specifically, the game has constant frame drops for *every* input you make no matter your specs, which straight up make the game near unplayable. The only fix I found all over the internet for this was to emulate a Xbox 360 controller, which is ridiculous.
2. Getting controllers to actually be detected by the game and setting up Remote Play Together is a nightmare. Every player has to use *entirely different keybinds*, even if you have 2 of the same controller.
3. The intro cutscenes are extremely low quality compared to the console versions (which you can switch with some file swaps). Not that big of a deal but still felt like mentioning
4. Not necessarily an issue with the game itself, but it integrates no steam features at all: No achievements, no trading cards, it doesn't even have proper thumbnails in the steam library. Same story for Legends.

The only upside is no forced third-party launcher crap, unlike Legends. Fuck you Ubisoft

i probably wouldn't have ever become an artist if it wasn't for the gorgeous direction of this game that had captivated my attention many years back

I didnt really like the game the controls felt pretty wacky and overall didnt enjoy it.

I’ve only played Rayman Origins for 10 minutes, but wow—it’s pure joy in motion. The art, the music, the fluid movement… it already feels like something special. Can’t wait to dive deeper.

Rayman origins is a 2D platformer where if you get hit you die kind of like kirby

The map design is fun and interesting and the levels are often quite different
BUT... And this is also why i am giving it a negative review

- The game is buggy.
I often found myself triggering glitches by accident which are SO easy to trigger that its insane the devs never even fixed them (Movement speedup from ledges touching walls causing you to start the wall slide animation but then instantly canceling it until you full hold into it for a second)

- There is NO 100% reward or anything
Im not a average guy who 100% games but given that rayman is after all not meant to be a insanely difficult game i went on for the challenge.
I got every time trial every lum badge every electron NOTHING. No "congrats have this badge nerd" NOTHING i first thought i missed something vital but no they literally give no comment on you beating the game.

Now on a more positive note.
If you play this game casually it can be fun i remember as my childhood having a blast playing this game and missing every single collectable. But if you try to actually beat the game then its not going to be very enjoyable you have to WORK extremely hard around some bugs in order to not accidentally fly out of the map and die or fall while holding against the wall causing you to fail the required lum amount causing you to have to restart the level.

Generally id give it a 4/10
Cause the bugs made it so tedious for some levels that it removed the fun and i often had moments where i just didn't want to play cause it was going to be so tedious having todo the level again cause i missed 10 tiny lums who were floating in bubbles way out of my reach unless i did some weird broken movement tech.

The game is quite literally perfect. It's fun on your own AND with friends. plus it has the hottest women and globox in it. buy it when its on sale tho dont give ubisoft more money

I was thoroughly impressed by the game's stunning visuals and polished presentation. However, I found 100%ing it to be more frustrating than challenging, largely due to the slightly floaty controls and what I consider to be lazy level design. The abundance of autoscrolling sections also detracted from my enjoyment. While this game's exceptional production quality makes it hard to recommend against, there are better playing platformers out there

A simple but fun platformer

When I was younger, I remember watching a let's play of Rayman Origins, but I have always wanted to try out the game at least. With the game being on Steam, I finally had the chance to experience it to its fullest and I had a lot of fun. As someone who loves playing platformers, Rayman Origins is a game that I really loved to play, as it nails everything that I love about them.

Pros and Cons

• A simple but charming story
  
• Fun platforming-based gameplay
  
• Multiple characters that you can play as
  
• Lots of collectibles that you can go and find
  
• Unique upgrades that spice up the gameplay
  
• Nice and colorful art style
  

Cons

[*]The issues were so minor that they did not meddle with my experiences

Story

The story starts out with Rayman, Gloobox, and some Teensies, who are all sleeping at the Snoring Tree. Thanks to a hidden microphone disguised as a flower, Gloobox’s snoring was going through it, and the people from the Land of the Livid Dead were bothered by it. So you know instead of going to Rayman and his friends to quiet down, covering the mic or maybe finding a way to turn it off. They all decide to launch an invasion on The Glade of Dreams, capture Rayman and his friends, and imprison the Nymphs. Now that’s a petty way to start an invasion.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447547938
The story for Rayman Origins is very simple yet charming and I like that, sometimes having a simple story is fine. That’s something I like, a nice colorful platformer with a simple story that I can sit back and enjoy.

Gameplay

Rayman Origins is a simple platformer and it’s very fun, you go from point A to point B, getting collectibles and taking out enemies. During the levels, you will come across Lums, which are used to get Electoons at the end of each level. However, Electoons can also be found in the levels, to find them you need to find these secret doors. Upon entering the door, you will need to take out all enemies to break this shield. You will then be able to free the Electoons that are trapped in there, you need Electoons to beat the game, as they help build bridges so you can get to the final level of the world you are in for the final level of that world.

Each level has a certain amount of Electoons for you to collect, usually, there are at least three for you to get in the level. You can find at least three of them in the levels, one will always be at the end of the level, while you have to find two of them in the levels behind hidden doors. You can get two more by collecting a certain amount of Lums, and you can get one by beating the level in a certain amount of time with a speed challenge. However, to get that one you will need to beat the level at least once and then you get access to its speed challenge. Electoons are also used to unlock more characters, I only really ever used Rayman, so I have no idea if any of the other characters have any differences to them.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447548186
There are also a lot of collectibles for you to go out and find and if you are someone who likes to go out and find everything in the game or get 100% completion. Then I think Rayman Origins will be a great game for you. The game can also be a little challenging at times, Rayman Origins is not the hardest game I have played but some moments made me get stuck a few times.

There are also a few power-ups that you can get, once you free a Nymph, they will give Rayman or whichever character you are playing. You get abilities like being able to swim (which might not seem much but you couldn’t do it in the previous games) or being able to glide in the air. They do spice up the gameplay in some unique ways that make the levels shine and I do like how they were done, despite being simple.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3447548321

Graphics and Performance

I really do love the game's art style—it’s colorful, and I love how the levels were designed, especially Sea of Serendipity, Where the colors of the sea and everything around it were just so nice to look at and I feel that the games art style shines on there the most. I tested the game on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB and 16 GB of RAM. I had no issues while playing, and the game ran well for me.

Final Verdict
Rayman Origins is a very fun and simple platformer that I enjoyed very much. If you are looking for a fun platformer to play or are a fan of the Rayman series, then I do believe that Rayman Origins would be a good purchase for you. I found no issues while playing, and I tried, but I really could not find anything. I do hope that one day Ubisoft will port more Rayman games in the future as I do think these games are really good.

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Excellent and visually pretty platformer. Movement largely feels very great and it's only occasionally frustrating toward the end. The frustrations are fixed by getting good. Not a fan of the shmup mosquito sections though. Time played is off because I mostly played offline.

This game is so cool i wish rayman had more games that didn't need uplay and also have one question why is this game so Confusingly horny.

THIS GAME IS AMAZING!! I ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND BUYING THIS!! Controller support is a bit bad and confusing to configure but once you sort it out it works fantastically!! :D The art style and controls are great and the game is super fun and challenging in some places! It's such a shame that Ubisoft does not recognise how good the Rayman franchise is because these games are so well made!!

Was in my top 3 3ds games when i was a teenager. Always excited to pick it up again here. Just as fun (and sometimes just as frustrating in late-game) as i remember. Highly recommend <3

My favorite Rayman game, the perfect combination of high difficulty, excellent art style and excellent level design, simply a very good game and overall a super fun experience, 10/10

Childhood game came back to beat it to 100% absolute banger. If you like fluid, bouncy platformers with killer soundtracks, art style, and charm, this is the game for you.

ratman good and i like. goobox bad ugly frog make me frown. blue guy makes me feel aroused. boobie ladies give full chub

If you're like me and never played a Rayman game before and are curious how it is, it's great. The closest comparison I can think of to this game is New Super Mario Bros Wii, specifically when playing multiplayer, as you and your friends will constantly be fighting over each other and knocking each other off ledges and into enemies. It's fun and chaotic, as well as having many interesting levels and stage gimmics, and can be quite difficult to 100% complete, but is definitely worth trying since it adds a ton of replayability to the game. Just note that the red teeth gems you find are very difficult, and unlock an even harder level afterwards, but is super satisfying to complete.

there are so many bugs and Ubisoft said they've discontinued support for this game. It took them really long to respond and they just sent me a website with extremely basic things to check for any game that I already did and still had the bugs.

Played this back in high school and loved it. Thought I'd get it on Steam as well.
Still as fun as ever

i beat up a fish

this game changed my life forever and nothing will come close to the awesome experience of rayman origins. it is the best platformer known to mankind besides super mario odyssey. it's artstyle and wacky characters make it so good its like 10/10

Big Boobie latinas

This Game Has Garbage Level Design
2/10

really good dame (i picked it up because i had played too much of Rayman legends) however, there is no however. just a good game, please buy it. (i spelled game as "dame" on purpose, yes this is petty, yes i'm annoying at parties.)

I first played Legends on my PS4 and rll wanted to try out origins, and i gotta say so far its pretty damn good. Cant wait to see the rest of the levels and reach the livid dead area

My kids absolutely love it and definitely recommend this game :)

Rayman Origins is my favorite childhood game, but running it on modern systems is a nightmare. The boot-up screen is so pixelated that you can count every individual pixel, which is ridiculous 'cause it looks fine on the Xbox 360. The main menu barely functions, and if you unplug a device or even just open Discord - the game crashes.

So sadly, I’ve gotta say this:

Fuck You, Ubisoft.

flag of glag

One of the best Rayman games. If you like platformers that require some brain usage, it's for you. Sometimes going fast, sometimes doing puzzles... There's a lot to do in here.


---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☑ Good
☐ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☑ Very good
☐ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☐ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☑ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☑ Isn't necessary to progress
☐ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☑ Some lore
☐ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☑ Worth the price
☐ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☑ Never heard of
☐ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

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ram man good is very
imma ray that man

Fun, yet frustrating. Rayman is one of my favourites. I've never been terribly good at side-scrollers or at platformers so this game is was always difficult to me, I started so many times over the years but never finished it, so finally I did it! (Though not without many MANY deaths XD ) Completely unforgiving in its faster levels (Tricky Treasures) it presents a real challenge. The art style is lovely and I particularly enjoy the humour that's always been a part of the Rayman series. Super fun game, challenging but worth it!

fun epic adventure, Stunning artwork, and great gameplay. 10/10

I have been wanting this game since i was 7 and when i downloaded it i was so exited, but negative thing is the controls

Unironically one of the best video games ever made.

a game where you play as a skinny white fella who saves big titty princesses, epic

This game is really fun better then it version on legeans or leagens in tranroll it even long than legans even thoe there less contient it more harder and longer the lengans in eny version. if you played the rayman games you know what am talking about. btw am not the best at spelling some words so sorry for bad grammer.