This year I pledged to play (or at least experience to some degree) every Rayman game. Happily, I did and enjoyed most of them very much. As a victory lap for this big catch-up on the series, I replayed Origins, which introduced me to that world in the first place. The PS3 version has a few minor advantages compared to the Wii version I’d played previously, and since it had made such a good impression on me I wanted the best version, but the Wii one is perfectly serviceable if you still haven’t played it.
I really love this game. In casual conversation I tossed around the phrase “game of the decade”, but that would be a disservice to Legends which while slightly less pure does have improvements. Taken as a unit (which is unfair but I’m doing it), the Origins-Legends combination is very high up in my all-time favourites list.
Probably due to my time in Legends’s Challenge mode, my skills with this engine had improved, to the point that I managed to fully and completely clear this game. All Electoons, all time trial trophies (and PSN trophies), all medals, the lot. (Getting medals in some of the shooting levels required the gracious cooperation of my wonderful wife!) The satisfaction is pleasing (tautologically!).
I’ve been hesitant to “go there” in the past, but Rayman Origins is, to me, a work of art. Its aesthetics are unparalleled, the soundtrack is a constant joy, the feel of playing it is simply sublime. It’s extremely well made, accommodating to co-op play, and an excellent revitalisation of the Rayman characters and world. But nobody wants to hear me gush about how much I love awesome games. Where’s Rayman Adventures already? I never thought I’d be jealous of New Zealand of all places!
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