Rayman 4 Prototype - Gear Temple & Giant Forest (Platforming, Puzzle, and Eagle Sections)

The Rayman modding community has found some really cool levels and maps in the files of the Rayman 4 prototype, this being one of them, a lot of them cannot be accessed from the get to.
Will be showing some others later on!
Download the Rayman 4 Prototype: archive.org/details/rayman-4-...

[@Arcad3n]

Watching these clips really puts it into a whole new perspective. They really did scrap an entire game with levels, mechanics, enemies, music, cutscenes… all thrown away to make a motion control mini game compilation instead. Crazy.

[@Schizobateman]

Classic Ubisoft

[@KazuyaAmon]

“See you in Rayman 4” such lies

[@zkateyguy]

Exactly. Everything in the video was in the trailers back when it was called Rayman 4 Raving Rabbids. It was a huge disappointment back then to hear Rayman 4 RR, became just Rayman RR and it was just a minigame compilation. The disappointment is even bigger now, knowing that they actually made a Rayman 4 platformer, which they scrapped 😵

[@sammykenobi6307]

Imagine if rayman 4 actually released? The rabbids may not have taken over the franchise. That would be a cool timeline. They stay as threatening villains instead of degrading to “funny fart haha lol xd😂😂😂😂😂😂”. And we would keep getting consistently good rayman games.

[@ExpertExterminators]

It’s just like what happened to Bioshock infinite.

[@Skikopl]

It seems like rayman was finally going back to its horror type roots similar to rayman 2..

[@Mr.Feather130]

Man imagine some scary moments in Rayman 4 especially involving with the rabbids

[@Nooooooooooooooooo]

You can tell this game would have been freaky asf dude

[@lenarmangum8630]

I don’t know about describing it as “horror” that doesn’t seem accurate.

[@Skikopl]

@@lenarmangum8630 it‘s more a dark atmosphere, moody, depressing, yknow

[@JuiceboxCE]

@@Skikopl Bingo. Truthfully miss the atmosphere Rayman 2 had. Extremely mystical, but never over-the-top, instead a magical world overrun by a robot empire. Loved the environments and art style that game used to do this, too, I still think about the contrast. Some of the levels really went for the spooky, too, which felt amazing navigating it as a whimsically bright and bold cartoon man

[@FunkySpaceAlien]

Loved that transition to the forest at the end. It's an excellent contrast going from the bleak claustrophobia of the temple to the open tranquility of the woods. I know that was all video editing magic, but it would've made for a fantastic opening lol. It really sparks the imagination and made me wished that Ubisoft stuck with their original vision

[@bartzacky9639]

If the Wii was revealed like around 2008, they would’ve gotten the time to build it on the PS2 and 6th Gen consoles. And Ubisoft Paris would’ve kickstarted the Rabbids franchise and made the party game’s exclusively to the Wii at the launch title.

[@maximus4765]

"Hey guys, let's forget this and make a party game instead" WHAT WERE THEY THINKING

[@Xeno911]

Classic ubisoft

[@JuiceboxCE]

Blame Ubisoft and Nintendo. The dev's ambition was doomed from the start, being given the time and constraints they were. Reminds me of Fallout New Vegas. If it wasn't for the hardware limitations, timeframe, and engine bugs Bethesda's engine is notorious for, it would've been *the* definitive modern Fallout entry. Instead, it's an incredible concept and writing endeavor doomed with a LOT placed into the cutting room floor🙃

[@Yohoat]

They were thinking money, and judging by the Rabbids runaway success, they made the right call (for themselves)

[@shadowx2229]

It was mostly a time issue. The team was making Rayman 4 for PS2 when Ubi told them they had to make it a Wii exclusive and use the motion controls. This basically killed the game's momentum and eventually they (either the team or Ubisoft) made the decision to turn it into a cheap party game with what was already done. This caused Michel Ancel (creator of Rayman series) to leave the team and Ubisoft.

[@paulorommel3075]

@@shadowx2229 What? No. Michel Ancel only left Ubisoft in 2014 and even then still worked close to them until he decided to quit gamedev altogether in 2020

[@nebulazz9298]

THE COSTUME TRANSFORMATIONS WORK!!!

[@catalinaprada5390]

Hallo cheezborger

[@phantomt516]

9:40 YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I WANTED TO SEE THIS AGAIN?! I saw the teaser of Rayman riding on a giant realistic bird on KZbin a couple of years ago and it was something I wanted to play ever since I saw the tease years ago, AND IT'S FINALLY PLAYABLE.

[@diegoreyes3972]

Dude as a Real RAYMAN fan I would really like to thank you for showing us the levels that they we're left in the code of rrr, is like a dream to me. I sure was disapointed when I finished Rayman Raving Rabbids and there was no open world levels, pretty sure I cried back then haha and seeing this levels just makes the 10year old inside of me burst of joy :') Is there any community group where they gather and find out this secrets of Rayman 4? I would love to meet other Rayman fans and talk about Rayman 4 discoveries, theorys and possible development by fans ❤️❤️

[@Chihiro_Fujisaki]

It's only been a few days and all this progress is just mouth watering xD it makes me really emotional to finally see these after all these years of imagining, thank you, all of you c:

[@Mr.Feather130]

I feel happy on seeing what the playable Dark factory level looks like fully in the Rayman 4 prototype alongside that intense eagle sequence from the E3 2006 trailer

[@MIITRIN]

Jaw dropped seeing the giant forest. This prototype is beautiful

[@magolord2820]

I really can't believe they really decided to throw all of that out for a minigame collection... This is really sad and I really hope we get an actual Rayman 4 (or at least manage to restore it fully)

[@badabing4518]

Terrible shame Rayman had to get scrapped like that. This sure looks interesting.

[@xCoMiXx]

Absolutely amazing and ominous environments, we were robbed of this Rayman experience bro

[@carl-wheezer]

I genuinely think, with all the stuff you've uncovered, that this game can be restored to it's previously intended state

[@MaeDaGoof]

It is not just me, there are a lot of people dedicated to restoring and adding things to the game to make it the best it can be, i am just a part of that and upload videos of the things that we found and are fixing

[@hornedcrusader9485]

The grappling hook looked like it would've been really fun to use

[@NitwitsWorld]

Keep in mind this is a prototype. Imagine had Ubisoft not had the Wii changed their plans fast. We could have got the Breath of the Wild or Sonic Frontiers for Rayman 4 but years before those games. DAMN

[@Mr.Feather130]

Well if Only Ubisoft ask Nintendo if rayman 4 should be on the GameCube first then on the Wii later

[@NitwitsWorld]

@@Mr.Feather130 yes

[@resserection1]

Bizarre how the rabbids went from some genuinely freaky villains to "cutesy" overbearing mascots that literally sucked the life essence out of Rayman

[@bartzacky9639]

And before the cutesy, they were just destructive screaming bunnies doing mischievous and comedic things.

[@extradescant]

Really ironic, rabbids were originally intended to be a representation of capitalism and industrialization

[@luisbustamante9260]

at least the theme of Go Home is consumerism in some form

[@extradescant]

@@luisbustamante9260 Its a really good game

[@luisbustamante9260]

@@extradescant a underrated and hidden gem

[@quagsirefan8946]

I feel like one of the only person who liked the Rabbids (mostly cause of nostalgia) but I wish we got this game so badly instead, I love the dark freakiness of these Rabbids, they feel like an actual alien threat and I love that

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

I like Rabbids, but it makes me sad to think that Rayman would have been side by side with Mario and Sonic if this had happened.

[@steo.c]

Amazing work on this! You and the others at the modding community have made some great progress on this in such a short amount of time!

[@Nimitz3d]

Wow i'm amazed, so many great ideas. I hope the leak won't prevent them to come back to it as a basis one day.

[@00Mainframe]

i seriously wonder if the community could restore huge parts of it and make it into an actual game, that'd be a dream come true for me

[@crisgore1213]

Ubisoft really said "fck it, erase all of this and lets make a minigame compilation"...

[@filippoarena7839]

I love the fabric level is so dark and gloomy

[@dakotak9826]

This is some INCREDIBLY impressive restoration; the level looks almost complete! From what you've seen in the prototype, how far along do you think Rayman 4 got in development before it was scrapped in favor of the minigame collection? It looks at least 30-40% finished to me, but I'm far from a game development expert!

[@bartzacky9639]

From all the behind the scenes and interviews, and with the leaked prototype build, it’s like only 25 percent of it is finished. 75 percent of it was retooled for the Wii’s Motion Controls to fit the Party Game aesthetic.

[@user-fh7di8st6l]

The fact that this game used to be the fastest open world game out there makes me pretty sad

[@ancestrall794]

@@user-fh7di8st6l Rayman 4 was intended to be an open world ?

[@cartersauce1344]

@@ancestrall794 ya but they reworked it into the rabbids game.

[@chromplex]

@@user-fh7di8st6l IMO, even in a perfect world where the original open world concept was completed and released on Wii, I don't think it would have been ideal. For as fluid as the prototype is, there would need to be a lot of optimization (read: long loading screens) done to run even tiny chunks of this on Wii hardware. If Ubisoft were aiming for 360/PS3 specs, I could *maybe* see it panning out better.

[@ramirolosadamedina7843]

Watching all this makes the final product being just a party game even more baffling.

[@jakedebruin2246]

They should remake this game, but with different enemies instead of rabbids (since there reputation is as funny slapstick characters theses days), also maybe make the animals look more rayman-ish instead of based in realism. I mean like they looked in rayman 2 and 3, you know like that big purple whale or those turtles walking around.

[@Turbulation1]

I think the Rabbids have potential as being serious/goofy enemies for Rayman to fight. Just because their reputation has dampened since their normal inception, doesn’t mean all the unique proto designs and other stuff they have, should be put to waste.

[@GabrylMD]

I definitely miss Rayman when it gets more moody with the atmosphere. It's a big reason I am so confused as to why Rayman 2 exists alongside the other, more zany titles. Not really saying it should always be that way. But this and Rayman 2 are really what I like the look for in terms of Rayman.

[@ZetaXO_]

Rayman 4 : The great escape

[@minergamer65]

Greater*

[@juansiino2982]

Or It Will Be Called Rayman 4:The Attack Of Raving Rabbids

[@N00dl339]

dude..it was just awesome. Although I rarely write anything, this time was an exception. I had an idea that...why not actually create a studio where fans like you will try to bring back all the old progress of this game? Although there are few such people, but I think that someday we will still see Rayman 4 with such a mystical but cool atmosphere thanks to you, never give up and you will succeed!

[@MaeDaGoof]

Funny you should mention that, we are already working on a project to finish the game and have just posted a bit of gameplay on our twitter, check it out: twitter.com/Ray4Reburrowed/status/1677304927218008065?t=_HeKqB5PR8zEE6LOkN8sRQ&s=19

[@nekotaku2358]

Will the modding community provide a way for the casual players to experience these levels themselves? I tried opening the level editor but unfortunately it's far too complex for me LOL, I see you got the costume transformations working as well

[@MaeDaGoof]

things will be easier once we figure everything out, don't worry

[@ilyaman8375]

Man amazing work, as always!

[@noctissky794]

This game could have been insanely special. We were robbed.

[@Dashx64]

holy shit they really were making a whole adventure game

[@Jethawk313]

I can't believe they changed this for minigames

[@undyne1]

This is gorgeous! I can't believe they scrapped this.

[@rayboy9221]

Duude that´s awesome, i love the disco suit XD.

[@CaesarNeptuneStudios]

I have to download this now! This looks absolutely insane! I can’t believe so much actually was completed.

[@hardlyharry1147]

10:40 that could be the river Rayman jumps over in the teaser

[@lowpolypep]

this is genuinely amazing

[@noctissky794]

The forest looks magical and the gear turning puzzle concept look very rewarding to play. Heartbreaking this was cancelled.

[@Plaston_]

Im getting some heavy HL2 vibes from this level!

[@Furrazii]

The forest at 10:45 looks like the Zelda Twilight princess beta forest

[@kavariteraa2797]

Beautiful work :O

[@laguet93]

There's something exilarating about exploring a level that we only Saw a glimpse of in a 15 years old E3 trailer... I Wonder if they tool inspiration from Rayman 4.1's (phoenix studios version) Time Palace or whatever the name was. With all the cogs and mechanic sounds, it defenetly looks like a reworked, darker version of that level

[@jolanbalz6491]

At the time, I'm sure the game would have looked like this. Everybody follow this and are hype. Great work !

[@russianmuffin98]

Ray man content this year 😮

[@piotrkazmierczak7706]

WOW! That looks so amazing !

[@vesperterror3986]

0:52 mario-rabbids level? 😆 Anyways you are doing an amazing job thank you!

[@bartzacky9639]

Is it possible to create assets and custom maps within the Jade Engine and Source Code? I know the engine is old as hell, especially it was built around 1999, because I’d hope we get some amazing custom maps for the RRR retail and prototype with an restoration mod.

[@MaeDaGoof]

it may be possible eventually, but don't be 100% certain

[@Superluigi881]

This game does kind of still live on in the DS and GBA ports but yeah... feels like a waste just throwing all this out. Still Raving Rabbids 2 was admittedly a large part of my childhood.

[@noodle6552]

Incredible!

[@GioIsOffline]

This is amazing, a great discovery

[@purpleplasma4824]

People are making rayman 4 at this point.

[@rayman1900]

Yes to Chad Rayman! XD

[@PetitTasdeBoue]

Geez the more I see those the more I think they scrapped the game because it was "too dark" and scary for children. I let my dad finished Rayman 3 for me because the knaaren were scaring the shit out of me when I was a kid, for Rayman 2 it was the spiders and that cyclop thing. IMagine the entire game scary withthose red rabbits eyes everywhere lol

[@SuperAhmetDoray]

That ending eas beautiful!

[@BELIAR.]

Wow... although I'm not a big fan of the costumes this is all so cool to finally see

[@ZigDaKid]

Imagine the speedrun potential of trying to optimize that wheel mechanic

[@oopus4]

See you in Rayman 4!

[@soovcat74]

oh my GOD I canNOT wait to play this all I'm waiting on is a controller I bought for my computer 😔

[@SuperbitGamer-db6iw]

Let's hope some fans will finish this game if possible

[@ZetaXO_]

I love hiw this level renders

[@JadeGullyZone]

GANGSTA RAYMAN IN THE REAL

[@Unheard_Voices]

Cool stuff

[@wolfcl0ck]

Very interesting! Were those different skins from raving rabbids actually something recycled from rayman 4 or is that just a neat little addition that was patched onto it?

[@MaeDaGoof]

The costumes were originally from Rayman 4 yeah

[@sebastianutria105]

Is there a way to put the rabbid ships in the eagle section? Are they even functional? There were screenshots of rayman being chased by the rabbids while mounting the eagle.

[@user-ny7nf5yn4t]

Like Neo said once "Whoa"

[@wielkiprotos4313]

I think it's like DNF but that's way more cool.

[@gabelster3729]

Crazy what greed and insecurity of the heads of a company can do to an entire game

[@SeaAnemoneGal96]

Yooo this looks cool, if only we know how to get the musics and sound effects to work

[@MaeDaGoof]

We have figured it out, but some maps do not have the right objects to enable audio, will most likely add them later

[@SeaAnemoneGal96]

@@MaeDaGoof ah, hope the sound effects like the slapping, slamming, rabbids making the noises all that to be restored or something

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@SeaAnemoneGal96they are restored, most levels just cannot play them at the moment

[@SeaAnemoneGal96]

@@MaeDaGoof what about the characters? (Globox, murphy & other characters & the characters that was originally in the prototype), hoping they are restored but I kinda doubt this game has voicelines (sense in the final version of RRR he is mostly silent)

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@SeaAnemoneGal96 none of them were ever added, only planned to sadly

[@peppyrobo7049]

Even though it won’t I’m still hoping the Mario + Rabbids DLC leads to a new 3D game.

[@traceursebas]

Ubisoft should be ashamed of themselves, replacing this with a mediocre party game

[@user-sb5gi4nj3z]

New Video Maps Rayman 4 Trailer Rayman Run Junp ?

[@FulsomeFrog]

What is the name of the forest map shown at the end? I want to see if I can locate it and play it. Also has a playable war of the worlds level been found or no?

[@brokenbrocky]

Man to hell with Ubisoft, this would've been great, but nope they really:MINI GAMES, like it's a real shame that they threw this away like if it was trash like this would've made them a good company but now the only good thing from the current Rayman Raving rabbids game is the shoot em up levels. shame, real shame tbh

[@raymangamer2845]

lol I was speechless really everything is there ??? It's the same as the one in the trailer. Let's hope there's a way to access those maps.

[@villamonke]

So what exactly is this? I'm seeing people at the comments talking about restoration, is this something that Ubisoft made and decided not to release??? Or is this a fan made stuff?? Or combination of both? Edit: anyway it looks so freaking awesome!!

[@MaeDaGoof]

A prototype of rayman 4 got leaked last month, and we have been going through the files to find everything we can, there is "restoration" for certain features and such.

[@villamonke]

@@MaeDaGoof that's crazy

[@lucariotrainer16]

On one hand: God it pains me seeing what we didn't get On the other hand: Raving Rabbids and its success later led to the Mario+Rabbids series.

[@carl-wheezer]

The Mario crossover could still have happened as it solely took the rabbits, not the minigame gameplay. The rabbits were in this game too

[@masterdrewt6698]

So I have just played the test beta and…….by jimmy of gods it’s so BEAUTIFUL! QUQ Tho now I’m very curious to how I get to play a level like that even with sounds and music. Because somehow there weren’t any sounds in it. But still I absolutely loved it. Even if it was controller only

[@asra-5180]

The sound is edited in, in these video. The game has no working sound.

[@masterdrewt6698]

@@asra-5180 oh

[@FulsomeFrog]

So weird question but is this level one of the levels that is in the menu but doesn’t work? Or is this just in the files and not in the menu?

[@IHATEHALO3]

raymenn❤❤❤ i love rayman 4: raving rabbids

[@cronicwitheutonic]

I know this is weird to say, but it's kinda weird how this prototype in feel plays alot like Yo Noid 2. One of the weirdest fucking coincidences in gaming.

[@AMEDTORREJON]

Fans Reporting Now,The Mission Redo,Remake or Remaster and Make This Amazing Game to Reality.

[@nightschao399]

What is that ambience sound used through out the video from?

[@MaeDaGoof]

It is one i added while editing, i forgot where i found it, but it fits the environment well

[@ChargingTurnip]

Is there any central modding server or forum I can go to to get updates and talk about the prototype?

[@kevinlee7678]

I also would like a working link to the modding Discord.

[@MaeDaGoof]

yep, here discord.gg/7h7kbPxy

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@kevinlee7678 discord.gg/7h7kbPxy

[@kevinlee7678]

@@MaeDaGoof THANKS!

[@ChargingTurnip]

@@MaeDaGoof Mind posting a new link? I commented right before I went to sleep, so it was expired by the time I woke up.

[@devilslayerthesaintofkille1317]

This is what we should have gotten instead.

[@ram1929]

is a restoration project something possible with all this content? 👀

[@MaeDaGoof]

sorta, we are trying to figure it all out and see how it goes

[@protorabbid2876]

Hey mae question were you the one who extracted the models from the prototype?

[@MaeDaGoof]

A friend from the modding community did, i fixed them up a a bit and put them together to make it easier for people to access

[@protorabbid2876]

@@MaeDaGoof oh cool also i think you forgot the weapons tho

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@protorabbid2876 i did, they will be added in an updated zip later

[@protorabbid2876]

@@MaeDaGoof thanks also i need help with the textures of the rabbids since the model is just one piece the textures mess up

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@protorabbid2876 not sure what issue you may be having, sorry

[@max-rdj9741]

Is the audio from the game or did you just add it in?

[@LorenzoVDH1996]

Where can I find the latest updates for this?

[@raymangamer2845]

What is the name of the map at minute 9:34? since it is not on the map called RIV_BRK_RiDE_PIETOn

[@raymangamer2845]

I saw that in some comments you say that your community has already fixed the change of costumes and audios?

[@MaeDaGoof]

Yes, we are discovering and patching up a lot of stuff, will take a while for everyone to be able to fully experience it due to a lot of things that need fixing

[@raymangamer2845]

@@MaeDaGoof Great to wait until the entire prototype can be fixed, it will be worth a long wait :).

[@sonictheharnas3767]

@@MaeDaGoof Hey! I've got a question. If I download the prototype, will I have everything right away or do I have to wait for everything to be found? If I have to wait, it will be updated on the Rayman 4 website?

[@MaeDaGoof]

@@sonictheharnas3767 you would be downloading the og leaked files, some things may not be accesible or work as intended, but there is definitely enough for you to enjoy it

[@sonictheharnas3767]

@@MaeDaGoof But its the website going to get updated if something got patch, fixed or new level is playable?

[@sakuraasamiya3263]

Ubisoft não está interessada em fazer Rayman 4, fiquem com o gostinho do Protótipo.

[@JamesAxis13]

Is that a hint of a combo system?

[@ancestrall794]

One question that I have in mind is : Is murfy in the game ? :p

[@MaeDaGoof]

Sadly no, he lied, you will not see him in Rayman 4 :(

[@daninoob007]

Nope, this guy said that other Rayman characters were only planned but not in the game :(

[@juansiino2982]

Make A Model Of Him And That's It

[@mannillaIcecream]

Is there any way i can access this level? Been struggling to load up levels in the editor.

[@MaeDaGoof]

It is a bit hard with original leaked files, we have modified and patched a few files for us to be able to fix things up and access these

[@mannillaIcecream]

@@MaeDaGoof interesting, where can i get these modified files?

[@Moonlow.]

How do i get back the giant forest map. i really want to play it now. is there any links i can get

[@thenintendogamingchannel5519]

How did you manage to run the game? I downloaded the files but I'm not sure what to do.

[@MaeDaGoof]

You need to open the "run game" shortcut

[@thenintendogamingchannel5519]

@@MaeDaGoof It says “unable to open file (Rayman4.bf)”

[@thenintendogamingchannel5519]

Nvm, I got it! Thanks for the help

[@pixel22444]

That looks like citadel from Half Life

[@theoneand0nly874]

Did you get any of the original sound to work?

[@MaeDaGoof]

yeah we did, will be available in a patch later on