Rayman Origins (Only $30 on Amazon!)

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 1:28 am

Dudes.

I have a very soft spot in my heart for platformers and for Michel Ancel of Ubisoft. The game I've been hooked on all week has been Rayman Origins, a 2D platformer that is a better homage to the Super Mario platformers of the NES/SNES era than anything Nintendo has put out in ages. The homie Agent B raved about this game, and could you blame him? Look at the amazing graphics and gameplay:

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Has anyone played this? What are your feelings?

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 2:17 am

Awesome game. It will definitely test your mettle, though.

Hush · Post by **Hush** » Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:19 am

Actually picked this up for $20 at Toys R Us last week. Haven't had a chance to play it much yet, though.

Smooth Lou · Post by **Smooth Lou** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:53 pm

Finished this game last night. The last level (Night of the Livid Dead) is among the hardest platforming I've ever played. It is also INCREDIBLY rewarding to finally beat this fucking behemoth:

You have to ride around on her body without getting crushed or falling into lava. It's fucking RIDICULOUS!!!

Michel Ancel is maybe my second favorite game designer with just the Rayman series and Beyond Good & Evil. Apparently, BG&E will have a sequel on the next gen consoles and they've been working on it since 2003. VERY EXCITE.