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Rayman Origins (Nintendo Wii) discussion [game]
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Welcome to the official discussion thread for Rayman Origins on the Wii!
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Alright, game comes out in a week. Who's psyched? I just finished thoroughly playing the demo. I had to restart some levels a lot, but a lot was due to me not really paying attention to certain things, haha. For instance, I tried half a dozen times to get the minimum time trial time in the first level and was about to complain that it was BS they don't even show you a timer or anything, and then finally saw the clock you have to grab at the beginning of the level to start the time trial.  Similarly, I just couldn't get all the lums to get the medal for the level, but after a while I realized I was skipping lums-giving enemies by not going to the secret areas anymore. Still, a lot of the challenge in the demo was legitimate and not due to my stupidity. And some of the difficulty was NOT legitimate and due to some problems with the game. I thought the controls and platforming were pretty spot on and forgiving, until I reached the final stage of the demo, where I must have died a dozen times due to Rayman just getting "stuck" in the scenery, somehow. Not too big a fan of that. Some neat surprises, however: the shooter level was pretty solid, and clearly inspired by this PSOne import: Yup, that's a kid riding a flying vacuum. By the way, I encourage you to revisit that stage as Globox instead of Rayman. It plays the same but the new... look... really took me by surprise, haha. And that's definitely one thing I love about the demo: lots of great visual gags and funny animations. The platforming is really solid when Rayman isn't stuck to the scenery, too. At E3, I played this pretty amazing level that could have been a temple level taken straight out of DKCR. The controls can feel a bit floaty, but they're pretty forgiving, especially given that you have wall jumps, and can slow down your fall. I do wonder how surprised at the difficulty those who haven't played a hardcore platformer but want this game because it's pretty will be, however. Haha. Even I was taken a bit by surprise. The music is nuts. Anyway. Hype! Add this game to your NW collection!URL to share (right click and copy) |
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11/09/11, 07:47 Edited: 12/25/11, 05:41
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Playing again today, and this game has a weeeird difficulty curve. The levels I'm playing right now are definitely tougher to get through than the previous ones. But even though I'm not trying super hard to get the medal for the lums collecting, I overshoot the target by sometimes as many as 50 lums.
In earlier levels, I had to restart the whole level a couple of times before finding enough for the medal. And even then, it was really hard to pull off, and I would get barely enough.
Their intentions were good I'm sure: The levels are already tough, starting them over and over again trying to collect lums might have been frustrating. But it kind of robs advanced players of the possibility of going back later to a stage to "master" it.
I haven't done the time trials for the later levels though. Now those might prove impossible, who knows.
The boss I just fought was a bit disappointing. You basically couldn't win unless you knew the pattern, which changed three times. So it was "die, restart, dodge, die, restart, dodge, dogde, die, restart...". Not the best in the game. |
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I got this as a gift!
Right now I just finished the first stage of world 2. I think Guillaume is pretty much right on the mark when he compared it to DKCR--a lot of the elements, like the lush, lively scenery, frequent use of camera movement and depth, and general feel/flow of the game definitely bring back memories of last year's DK. The stages are often built around momentum and it makes moving around a lot of fun.
The controls are surprisingly strong for a non-Nintendo platformer, but they still feel a little slippery at times. I'm the kind of platforming fan who likes to hold down the run button all the time, so it's a little tricky to maneuver in tight spots like that. And the characters' ability to crawl up the ledge of a lot of platforms makes it slightly unclear where the "edge" that you have to reach is. Otherwise, I'm impressed with the general weight and feel of the controls.
Definitely having a good time with Rayman Origins so far. At first the SD zoomed-out thing was bugging me a little, but then I tried setting the Wii on widescreen and playing it like that (I have a 4:3 TV). While it makes the game's visuals slightly squished, I feel things are more visible enough to the point where it's a fair trade-off for me. If you're having trouble seeing the characters, give it a shot and see if you prefer it like that. |
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