Thinking back to the original release of Rayman Legends back in 2013, there isn\u2019t much I would change about it. Slick 2D action platforming with a good mix of heady puzzles and shmup sequences \u2013 when executed well, those kinds of things can hold up over time. And Ubisoft would agree, because after getting my hands on the upcoming remake in Rayman Legends Retold, I know first-hand that it plays exactly as you\u2019d expect since the core gameplay hasn’t really been touched (although there is a lot of new content). But as much as I believe the painterly pre-rendered art style of the original didn’t necessarily need a makeover, Ubisoft seemed to put in painstaking effort in recreating Rayman Legends with a modern visual overhaul, bringing the same 2D action into a new 3D world.<\/p>\n
To be abundantly clear, Rayman Legends Retold is not a 3D platformer \u2013 it is still the 2D action you may have played, or at least seen. This time around, its worlds, backgrounds, and foregrounds have changed significantly, with modern graphical sensibilities that I would almost describe as playing through a Dreamworks animated film. I say that because of the style and tone of Rayman’s cartoonish low-brow goofiness that works well enough for what the series is, and that comes through clearly with the new cutscenes and fully voiced dialogue. Rayman doesn’t need to be much more than a lighthearted romp with fart jokes, silly pop culture references, and some nebulous evil entity terrorizing frogs. Listen, I don’t mind someone just jingling keys in front of me, I’m not above that!<\/p>\n
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