Rayman | Making of Documentary

[@ReliableRhubarb]

If you enjoyed this video, be sure to check out my latest documentaries on the history of Chris Sawyer (creator of Transport Tycoon, RollerCoaster Tycoon and Locomotion): kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2KYgaxnbNmce6M as well as the history of Oddworld Inhabitants: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmWwopqjbNySbpI Let me know which other game franchises you'd like to see documentaries on in the future!

[@JmMateo933]

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[@ScripThor]

Hi. Thanks for this amazing video. Is it possible to use some of its parts? Me and my brother make videos about games stories and Rayman is my personally favorite game series and I would like to make video about him. Thank you in advance.

[@ReliableRhubarb]

@@ScripThor You're more than welcome to use/reference parts of my video, so long as it's used in a transformative way and you give credit, as that falls under Fair Use. You cannot just re-upload the entire video though.

[@ScripThor]

@@ReliableRhubarb I fully understand. I will add source and references to your channel. Thank you very much 🙂

[@kakazi2170]

Can't believe all this led to Rayman eating sushi off an anthropomorphic cow's naked body

[@Random_McRandomface]

Relatable

[@sebastian_goat]

“rayman was invented by a 13 year old game-making prodigy who traveled the paris metro alone and took a mysterious limousine to meet a guy at a castle” ??? what

[@robing8705]

"See you in Rayman 4" was the beginning of all my trust issues i have today

[@wolftales5203]

"See you in Rayman 4" *Last online 9 years ago*

[@OhKayEl]

Rayman Origins is Rayman 4.

[@Melvinshermen]

@@OhKayEl well is not really is just side game,

[@OhKayEl]

@@Melvinshermen How in the everloving FUCK is Rayman Origins a side game and not a main series title?

[@arm7595]

Dont cry, its going to be okay

[@stefanoancea4208]

A great franchise. Unfortunatly underrated.

[@JJDSCHANNELN5871]

I would like to believe that it's due to its difficulty! Cause God this game is really hard

[@JmMateo933]

@@JJDSCHANNELN5871 Only the first game is REALLY hard bro

[@JmMateo933]

@@JJDSCHANNELN5871 and there are 4 other great mainline games to play

[@AmateurishAstronaut]

Jm Mateo 933 The second one was extremely difficult later in the game.

[@retr0886]

@@JmMateo933 agreed the first rayman is an asshole but still fun

[@quillsftw]

Rayman 2 was a masterpiece. Easily one of my favorite games ever. I wish other versions kept the weird language the N64 version had instead, though. If Ubisoft made another 3D Rayman like the 2nd game, I would buy it in a heartbeat.

[@phoenixdblack]

I preferred Rayman 3, but I agree that we need a new 3D Rayman

[@quillsftw]

You’re probably the first person I’ve seen who prefers 3 over 2. But all the power to ya. Yeah we need a new 3D Rayman.

[@doko3000]

I never actually played 3, so 2 (The Great Escape) was my only contact with 3D Rayman games. It's lovely, I still have the soundtrack in my playlists and listen to it from time to time (great instrumental soundtrack to do art things to). The universe of Rayman 2 is awesome, full of magic and cool tech (the robot pirates), and in the game itself the sense of adventure is so fun.

[@viktorthevictor6240]

@@quillsftw It's been a _while_ since I played either of them, but I strongly remember being of the opinion that Rayman 3 expanded and improved on pretty much everything we got in Rayman 2. Now, I'm definitely biased, because 3 is one of the first games I've ever played, but I think it had better and more diverse worlds, better music, better visuals (obviously) but also it just felt like a natural evolution of the art style. The most important thing in the list is definitely the combat. The enemies are a lot more interesting and life-like, and fighting them is more fun. The way they spread out and all attack you at the same time, and that they all have different attacks and ways to defeat them. The bosses are also more creative.

[@quillsftw]

@@viktorthevictor6240 i think my issue with 3 was the power ups all being on a timer which made most of the game a mini time trial. And some of the power ups were permanent abilities in 2 like the swing. It made 2 feel more fluid where 3 felt more like it was divided into sections. The main villain (Andre) was more annoying as a character as well. With R2 I liked the darker story and style as well as the combat. Backtracking back to the cave of bad dreams sticks in my head and i loved it. 2 was significantly more difficult halfway through the game but I’m not using that as an argument for or against it, just a comparison. I could be biased as well for 2 was the first one I played.

[@elmantishrimp1689]

Rayman Origins still remains as my favorite platformer of all time. The game is simply a work of art.

[@Matt_Underwood]

I grew up on Rayman, but I stepped back from the series because Raving Rabbits was horrible. How do you go from a bad ass game like Rayman 3 Hoodlum Havoc and enemies like the Knaaren, to crazy rabbits?

[@phoenixdblack]

Or rather: How do you go from the amazing 3d platformer with good storyline to a lazy party game

[@Matt_Underwood]

@@phoenixdblack Exactly. I am a huge Rayman fan, but the Rabbit games and the recent ones just didn't catch me as much as Rayman 2 and 3. I want a modern version and badass of Rayman 3 with its powerups and such, with the elements of Rayman 2 mixed in. Please

[@Cindyo77]

Yeah I gave up on Rayman after rabbids too. I don't know what it was but it wasn't a rayman game. And thanks to this video I now know the one they cancelled for rabbids looked amazing!

[@skythereal41]

Raving Rabbits is just a joke. Rayman 3 was cool, had awesome graphics, cool ideas, and great fights, parkours, and puzzles, and don't get me started on the awesome moments and cool cutscenes in Rayman 2. Raving Rabbits is just a big joke.

[@777superlightwater]

Yup

[@renanamaral7784]

I was searching for Rayman videos to watch while I ate my lunch and suddenly found this. This video is reeeealy high quality, from the way you speak without feeling boring to how you present the content itself. Keep up the good work. Subscribed

[@qazsero]

I don't usually comment but wanted to say great research work, I was exactly looking for a rayman documentary and this is so complete, hopefully with a bit of sharing on reddit those videos receive the attention they deserve, quality is top, well done :)

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

like the vouche for this :) !

[@KatieAliceGamer]

Rayman was my first ever video game. My parents got me a PS2 for Christmas and my dad browsed around for video games that were suitable for a 6 year old- Rayman was one of them. I’ve been in love with the entire series ever since ☺️

[@stormRed]

I've always loved the aesthetics of this series.

[@Lucky_9705]

Ubisoft has neglected this franchise far too much in the last 9 years just to milk Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance.

[@shimoved]

Here because of the rayman 4 source code being leaked on twitter. Curious about the history of this character and so far the video has done a great job introducing me to the franchise

[@_livekraft]

This is the quality content that I am looking for while I am high as a kite. Thanks for sharing your Rayman knowledge with us, Leepsilon.

[@odstraven9941]

Amazing job getting this done. This should receive more views!

[@aeriszona]

I love Rayman so much, I've always been infatuated with each game. Such a wonderful franchise.

[@leilaa.4733]

That was an amazing documentary, very well made and detailed! Rayman is one of my all time favourite games and it's very hard to find information on it! Thank you so much! 🥰

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for your kind words!

[@leilaa.4733]

@@ReliableRhubarb My pleasure! I subscribed 🥰

[@jess648]

This was fantastic to watch

[@ethananweiler9446]

I really enjoyed this video, Rayman 2 and 3 are very nostalgic for me!

[@SmilyT1]

Shoutout to Rayman Redemption, a great fan remake of the original first game!

[@NicTheThicc]

Incredibly well researched, great narration; great job!

[@Dannymon]

11:22 rayman with arms is absolutely cursed

[@airatrev6557]

Oh man I love your research I've been looking for behind the scenes of rayman thank you :)

[@diekrahe7151]

I hope there will be Rayman 4 some day..... that would be a dream come true

[@OhKayEl]

Rayman Origins is Rayman 4.

[@diekrahe7151]

@@OhKayEl No, not officially. Rayman 4 was already in developement. It was teased in 2006 but cancelled.

[@OhKayEl]

Rayman Origins is the fourth mainline installment in the Rayman series, so Rayman 4 can't exist anymore.

[@marcuscollier1101]

@@OhKayEl Murphy said see you in rayman four, he never appeared in origins

[@pojkarfranvallhov]

Everybody knows Rayman Origins isnt Rayman 4. End of discussion. Its like saying Rayman M is Rayman 3 or Rayman Rabbidts are Rayman 4 and Origins Rayman 5. Hope Rayman 4 will come someday!

[@bu5589]

Great job. Excellent video!

[@Clovered_TFU]

Your content is underrated man

[@Snowingeel]

why in gods name does this only have a thousand views?

[@The0ptimus]

Still waiting for a new 3D Rayman game! Love this series!

[@jesterfrombeyond1776]

Amazing Video, hope the alogrithm catches onto you, this channel deserves more recognition!

[@sweetso7395]

What the fuck, ton contenu est incroyable, c'est franchement sous-coté, tu mérites tellement plus.

[@HoneyBadgerVideos]

that ps1 sound, brings back memory's. No wonder i love gaming so much.

[@arm7595]

10:12 "It was a bad idea to make 2d games at this point" Castlevania Symphony of The Night *laughs*

[@nietsnik]

Man the concept art for the original plan with Rayman 4 makes me so sad with the direction rayman went instead

[@ReyemNeirda]

Really Sad how Michel Encel (which I met when i was a kid) got tired and disgusted by the industry.

[@LOS_NEGRITOS]

thanks for the insightful review of the franchise's story, there were some things i was unaware of.. echoing the last sentiments yes, hopefully we get a new rayman game, shame it won't have its very creator touch to it since Ancel left the video game industry but this character needs to live on.

[@maya-maya-maya]

Such a great video!

[@JustTombstone]

Can’t believe rayman did crack

[@JmMateo933]

I am pretty sure I watched this month's ago but let's watch it again

[@ReliableRhubarb]

You likely saw it on my main channel. I've since created this documentary-specific channel which will be the new home for all of my documentaries - since my main channel largely consists of anime videos that not everyone is interested in.

[@louismartin7608]

I just discovered your channel and the level of quality of your video is astounding ! Don't give up, keep up the good work and I'm sure your channel will grow and grow with time Kudos !

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Thank you for your kind words. I've actually got a new documentary coming out this week, so I hope you look forward to it!

[@echosmoon5605]

I like the Dark Vibe Rayman 3 portrayed and i like the goofy colorful worlds of Rayman Origins and Legends. I believe one day we’ll get another Rayman 3D game and it’s going to be heat

[@McMJames]

Incredible effort all around, good job! The algorithm brought me here and I hope many others! A sub well earned, will be working through your back catalogue! Keep it up!

[@jondog-gm7ib]

Bro keep uploading won’t be long until you have a video with a million views

[@joffa99m44]

Love the concept of your chanel and I'm happy KZbin recommended me you! I would like to go back to the roots of Rayman, for me Rayman was at his prime in Rayman 2 and 3. Quirky Tim Burton art style and engaging new thinking mechanic's like in Rayman 3.

[@joffa99m44]

If thers one thing I can't get enough of its video game lore, history, secrets and other things. History is the moast entertaining often, like how super mario 64 was a staple for 3d and how ocarina of time introduced the lock on mechanism. One other intresting fact is that Silent Hill used the fog because of hardware limits not to make it scarier.

[@BaBboonking]

Be cool to see a Rayman and Crash cross over.

[@Rayhero]

I love Rayman, and always will

[@mr.g-sez]

rayman and abes oddysee! 2 of the hardest games to ever exist! but rayman was almost impossible to beat without knowing every level and dying 100 times

[@pinkberry50]

Fantastic amount of research in this and in all your videos. Amazing job man. Keep it up and I'm convinced your channel will grow!

[@zygoat2369]

Rayman Origins and Rayman Legends have an incredible art style that ensures they will remain timeless. Games like them, Wind Waker, Okami, Castle Crashers, Hollow Knight, and Cuphead prove how valuable good art direction can be in ensuring a game's longevity. Games that focus on realism might be more impressive looking in the short term, but they lose their luster quickly and become outdated as technology improves

[@crackhair3998]

The Wii and rabbids and most importantly Ubisoft killed Rayman

[@Pokaroquai]

19:20 Yeah man! This is why Half-Life and Rayman is an amazing video game franchise

[@sebastian_goat]

i miss the days when 2D animators were allowed to design games and character models… both Rayman and Jack and Daxter had 2D experts on their teams (Jak and Daxter had some Disney animators on their team even).

[@Ramm1602]

Amazing documentary! But I don't see there a shout out to my first Rayman game - Rayman M. Don't know when it was published, but it was very fun and quite challenging in my childhood. And in this game were the first steps to party gaming, it wasn't that suddenly appeared in Raving Rabbids for me.

[@ReliableRhubarb]

I only covered the mainline Rayman games in this documentary - not the spin-offs/mobile games. Mainly due to there not being much interesting info regarding their development.

[@lomborg4876]

This was a very thorough and appreciated video. I see you did Rachet and Clank too, maybe Sly Cooper or Jak and Daxter are next? - Subbed

[@redactedtom]

Crazy to think that the thing that made Ubisoft famous is the one thing they barely touch on anymore.

[@everb1ue]

this video was awesome, thank you for your work.

[@school-of-service]

A modern rayman 3d game would be so awsome😢

[@TEMSproductions]

this deserves more views!

[@piaraphael]

Great video M8!!

[@septicduzzle]

Me and my mum played Rayman 2, though I never finished it, I had watched my mum finish the game, it truly was an amazing game. (I was still very young when I played)

[@justchristunes]

24:29 "The Rabbids are no longer in Rayman's shadow" that one didn't age quite so well

[@matthewlasalvia7026]

Can’t Ubisoft started in a castle.

[@pocketsnacks]

Great video!

[@andrewwatkins4852]

Rayman was my favorite growing up and still is

[@andrewwatkins4852]

@breadandcircuses8127 that’s because it’s true and I have the game on my 3ds xl

[@liamdell6319]

The first game wasn't playtested? That explains a lot.

[@theobserver4214]

Never properly playtested at least. The developers were skilled gamers and didn’t realize the difficulty curve was too high for the average gamer (especially the young demographic a cartoony character like Rayman would appeal to)

[@CC.M]

I was never mad by the fact Ubisoft made more games or marketing for the Rabbids rather than for Rayman. Furthermore, I consider sometimes those characters should get better ideas to have great games like: go home or kingdom battle instead of being used as comedy relief. However, they shouldn't leave him behind because he deserves as much acknowledgement as the Rabbids do. Hopefully, we can see him again in future projects, such as: Sparks of hope.

[@ilkeryoldas]

Would have been nice to see you include spinoffs & mobile games even as a footnote to complete the documentary timeline

[@_amaya_5956]

''See you in rayman 4'' well that was a f*cking lie

[@Sirjesterx]

As someone who missed out on the ps1 and 2 era, I was surprised to hear about the the platforming origins

[@brng1755]

I'm looking forward to rayman 4.

[@friendlygiant1507]

lovely little documentary.

[@calebhall812]

I can't believe that Rayman Legends leaked Amiibo

[@ghostparty2062]

7:53 holy crap that nostalgia was too much 🥴

[@UnduGT]

Still waiting for Rayman 4

[@rlvideosgunner]

Back when Ubisoft actually cared about their games

[@JoyZoneYT]

They still have this trend of hiring completely new and inexperienced people to their teams and it showed.

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

I love hearing stories like this...fantastic :D !!! :) !

[@mike-bk7sq]

loved this game, i was always afraid of playing the level with the shooting eyes, got so on my nerves. awesome game!

[@andrewwatkins4852]

same

[@3Dmilkcartorn]

a movie just came out

[@boRegah]

You're work is great

[@CharlottevdVeen]

Lemme add to the algorythm here, least I can do for such a nice video. I f*cken love rayman 2 & 3. I don't personally play too many games or consider myself in any way really interested in the world of games. But these old 3D platformers were magic. I still play R3 once every 1-2yrs on the good 'ole XBOX (that somehow still works). Always happy to see i'm not alone in that.

[@elFulberto]

It's been 10 years now since the Legends. We never saw a proper sequel outside mobile games, Michel Ancel retired from game developemnt amidst some weird controversy... But hey, at least Rayman is back! As a guest character in a Mario+Rabbids game, of all things. Oh well, that's something I guess.

[@Dylan_-tu7zk]

The wriggling roots are actually in the footage, but you actually have to look for them ;) Also in the original upload, i like how you put text at the bottom stating, “ I’m not going to show them here because of… KZbin. But you can look them up if you’re that curious”.

[@ReliableRhubarb]

Fun fact: The reason why I removed that line in this re-edit was because I kept getting comments asking if I could provide a link to a video that would more clearly show it. It drove me up the sodding wall! Thankfully (so far) that hasn't happened with this new upload.

[@Dylan_-tu7zk]

@@ReliableRhubarb lol thats actually kinda funny.

[@kizaruthegreat]

crazy how a ps1 games graphics can still hold up till this day. rayman 1 was a masterpiece and way ahead of its time

[@kizaruthegreat]

@breadandcircuses8127 you kidding right? World, gameplay hell even the graphics hold up till this day.

[@MCPunk55]

Oddworld Abe's Oddissy brought back the Side Scroller. I still love Oddissy and Exodus to this day.

[@bestgames64]

I love rayman:)

[@abesilverbabe6818]

Kinda criminal that a video like this has a 3 digit view count. But great video nonetheless

[@Dutchyuri]

Wait this channel only has 441 subs?! I thought it would have been like 500k!

[@SilasSeiler]

Ever since the announcement of Rabbids, I've never liked them.

[@hoppie4263]

There was also a rayman game on Apple arcade called rayman mini that came out in 2019

[@HoneyBadgerVideos]

the good times, back when game companies weren't corporate evil incarnate.

[@yamato_saito]

dayem its been 6 years since i lastly played origins gotta give it a revisit someday

[@troyholt3460]

Cool vid

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

BANGO KAZUUEEE :P ! I loved that game xD!

[@Angie2343]

David Gasman voices Rayman. He is one of my favorite voice actors!

[@Angie2343]

@breadandcircuses8127 He was a voice actor for Code Lyoko!

[@thomasgrabowski2202]

the challenges wow...amazing :D !

[@TheLukeSW69]

I watched this video like 6 times already 😂.

[@tomcatgaming6916]

I love your vids man

[@benerby5706]

i miss rayman M the most

[@247-e2d]

I just love rayman

[@CiccioImberlicchio]

This video hits differently now that Ubisoft lost 80% of profits and its basically collapsing. Maybe Rayman could save the company or maybe they'll die before even having the chance to bring him back. Either way Rayman 1 was my first PS1 game ever and this franchise will always have a special place in my heart, i dont want to see him gone