The BEST level in every Rayman game...

[@chrysis.]

Its a highlight now for me everytime you Upload ^^

[@corkben]

❤️

[@Duckieditah]

If only ubisoft would actually look back at rayman and realise that it turns 30 this year.

[@raymantogetherplay9983]

We listen, and we don't judge.

[@corkben]

👀 What are your favourite levels?

[@CallMeElwis94]

I still remember reaching and playing through Precepiece in R2, and Hoodlum's HQ in R3. There were so many "whoa" and "wow"'s comming outta my mouth. Something about being in the thick of all the action, deep within enemy territory, staying focused. Really puts an emphasis on how much of a hero Rayman is.

[@Langharig_Tuig]

For me it's: Rayman 1: Pencil Pentathlon. Rayman 2: Fairy Glade Rayman 3: Land of the Livid Dead (but since that is such a standout id like to mention my second pick here being the Clearleaf Forest)

[@saffronnie3969]

FINALLY!!!! Someone who REALISES that Rayman Origins is the better game! I swear every 1-3 years I will just pick up this game again and still have fun with it. I love Rayman Origins SOOOOO much!

[@Majo_The_First]

I've had the same opinion for such a long time, everytime my friends would say that legends is better i would go out with a 4 page essay of blah blah blah you get it

[@stary_kartofel2137]

I just played it today lol

[@rileyowen7731]

I don’t usually comment on your videos but I wanna express to you how great it is that your doing these rayman videos. I feel it’s important to let you know this from me personally as you wouldn’t no just from the view count how much I support these videos, thus hopfully if you have doubts of are people actually enjoying these videos you hear directly from the source… I am enjoying these videos a lot man

[@corkben]

Thank you so much! That means a lot

[@rileyowen7731]

@ “ding”… that’s the sound effect of me smiling

[@Lapislalipek]

Don't worry man, Rayman Legends will get it's own Land of the Livid dead levels, I'm in charge of this at the moment, with my DLC in development!

[@CasualYugiStuff]

That burp scared the sh*t out of me HAHAHAHAH great video, AHHHH the land of the livid dead!!! Always hear globox’s voice when thinking of that level 🙌🏻

[@Jaryuki07]

My favourite Rayman Origins level is the one that actually consists of three levels. The one with the robot boss fights, chasing the main villain and ending in the hardest mosquito section in the game.

[@slenderminion2229]

Personally, I love the Desert of the Knaaren the most in Rayman 3. Something about that sudden shift into horror, the coolness and mystique of the Knaaren themselves and the ridiculously fun fight with Reflux make it stand out as the most memorable level in the franchise in my mind.

[@TencoTv]

Omg before watching, I chose a favorite level from each game, and Iron Mountain was a childhood favorite for Rayman 2. I vividly remember flying down a huge passage, encountering this big chicken-like robot, and having so much fun. As a kid, I’d just run around without worrying about clearing the level. Such great memories!

[@Gunnarman5000]

Honestly when this channel pops up with a new video (Rayman more so) I get even more excited to finally make it to break time.

[@corkben]

Hell yeah

[@Basile.BowBow]

9:43 Cool Hoodboom impression lol

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

Great video as always! Makes my day every time, seeing any form of Rayman in discussion! Here's my favourite levels: (Might be a bit of a paragraph, sorry... okay, a big paragraph!) Rayman 1: Mr Skops' Stalactites I for one am a fan of brutally hard levels in videogames! Though in my honest opinion, I don't think this one is as hard as some of the other ones in that particular world. This specific one having only one platforming portion, and then a two-level encounter with Skops. I find it super satisfying to run, jump and glide through the platforming level and nabbing every cage in one go! Funny, that when I was a kid, this was the level I hated the most, because I never could wrap my head around the momentum of swinging and my sense of timing wasn't that great! But when I got good at the game, it became like a whole new level! The following Boss fight with Skops, again, hated it as a kid, love it now! The meticulousness of his attack pattern in the chase is fun to learn, the chase is tense with the rising lava, and the music is just top notch. Now, you can just imagine what my experience with the final Skops fight was! I didn't know, that you could punch his beam back at him, so I died constantly, not knowing how to hit him. Then I started baiting his shot into him, and only just barely got him to his last bit of health, before getting killed by him stepping forward and running out of lives! Nowadays, it's easy as pie and wouldn't have it end any other way! So yeah, Current me absolutely loves the heck out of this level! The level design, the music, the high octane chase section, the satisfying end fight, all compounds into a fantastic experience for me! Rayman 2: Cave of Bad Dreams Easy pick, between the dream-like aesthetic, the "nightmarish" monsters, the challenging platforming, the haunting music and the adrenaline-pumping chase with Jano at the end, love it, love it! I also just love anything dream-related so that gives extra brownie points to it! Honestly don't have much else to say, because I simply just vibe with this level! I did like discovering the way the one-eyed monsters could eat you, I found it pretty funny. Plus the choice at the end, did get a smirk out of me! Rayman 3: Summit Beyond the Clouds. (Land of the Livid Dead being just shy, so I have to mention it) I definitely agree with your points on Land of the Livid Dead! The variety in design, the whole theme of spirituality, the travel between realms, even the underwater section was awesome! But Summit beyond the Clouds just does it for me! Let me take you through my thoughts as I was leading up to it: I was shaking in my boots the entire time, when I was going through the Dessert of the Knaaren, which really messed me up the first time I played, so I just couldn't bring myself to finish it, and then I proceeded to play the game only up to the first section of the Dessert and stopped, when I entered the Knaaren section, starting the game over! I played the game like that for years as a kid, until I finally manned up and forced myself to play it through! I nervously (and slowly) eeked my way through every section, until I finally reached Reflux, and beat him! The amount of weight being lifted of my shoulders was unimaginable, because my childhood was validated! Now, the Longest Shortcut feels like a big lull in the game design, and was honestly quite boring, so my thoughts just kept drifting to my absolute satisfaction of leaving the Dessert of the Knaaren behind, and how frightening the experience was! Then, I finally reached the ship section before the Summit! Suddenly, everything was quite lively again. I died a couple times in this section, but in that moment, I was back in "oh yeah, this game's great and really hard, let me focus up" mode! So I learned the process, figured out when to hit each cannon and ker-bango, ka-blammo, the level was done! Now, why this massive tangent, and where are my thoughts on the Summit beyond the Clouds? Well, here's why I think this was necessary: See, I believe the order these three levels were structured was completely intentional! The Dessert of the Knaaren was a massive outlier in the game's overall tone, succeeding in being scary more than the devs thought, judging by the shared childhood stories about the level and from the massive yap you just read, so The Longest Shortcut is there to slowly put your mind at ease, giving you a simple task of just collecting a bunch of shiny doodads and absolutely no enemies to speak of! And then the kid gloves come back off in the ship section! Timing, speed and quick decision-making! All that getting you back into the usual flow of the game! And then you step into the Summit, and the sense of wonder comes flooding back! This is where I just completely locked in, and where Rayman 3 was cemented as my favorite game of all time! I was completely mesmerised by the music and the aesthetic! I absolutely love everything about this level! The snow theme, the scale of the sprawling mountain, the climb of the entire thing, and of course, the best snowboarding section ever, as you slide back down the entire mountain alongside an absolute bop of a song! Couldn't imagine a better way to bring an entire game back from its darkest point! Every time I think of Rayman 3, this level comes to mind instantly! Coupled with the childhood trauma of going through the Dessert of the Knaaren beforehand, this level is everything! Rayman Origins: Gotta go with Moody Clouds! The awesome Moskito section, followed by tight and smooth as hell platforming at high speeds in a massive steampunk aesthetic are what does it for me! Plus the Magician's reveal at the end, followed by the awesome escape section, as the entire building collapses around you! The shooter section is great, the timing based section is great, the callback to the previous bosses is great, and the following ending to the game is a hilarious way to finish off! Rayman Legends: Regular: The amazing Maze The reasons I love this level are pretty similar to the reasons I love The Caves of Skops from the first game! It is so much fun to whisp through the individual miniature challenges scattered through the entire thing when you get good! The design is also very unique! I love the way the whole thing twists and turns, the way the rooms flip side to side and upside down! Also, Greek myths are my lifeblood, so the entirety of Olympus Maximus is a highlight for me in my playthroughs! Music: Dragon Slayer! (Though Mariachi Madness was my favorite for the longest time.) Even though Mariachi Madness ticks all of the right boxes, and I do love the "Dia de Muertos" references, and Eye of the Tiger is a bop... ... as an avid Rock enjoyer, Dragon Slayer ticks all those boxes, and then some! The calm beginning, the build-up from the bass, the crescendo at the end... it's the STUFF, man! Well, that was a yap and a half, wasn't it? If you made it through, you're the GOAT, and I'm glad to see you're just as passionate about Rayman as me! Thanks and take care, peace!

[@tiothegnagsta]

The Rayman community is probably one of the nicest and most dedicated communities ever Just look at your whole channel I am so glad I found it

[@madcat789]

Raymans coming back? And I learned it through a random KZbinr suggested to me by The Algorithm because I found my copy of Legends, popped it in, and decided to look up old advertisements and trailers for the game? Man, what a way to learn.

[@parkerlewis9326]

I dunno that I've got a "favorite" level for any of the games, BUT there are standout levels that I think of when I think of each individual game: Rayman 1: Moskito's Nest, Twilight Gultch Rayman 2: Menhir Hills, Whale Bay, The Canopy Rayman 3: The Fairy Council, Bog of Murk, The Longest Shortcut Also, I've alway dreamed of a second installment of each of the first three games, if that makes sense. Each game is so unique and charming that I think sequels would be phenomenal.

[@WiiSportKing21]

You are great man! I watch every video and like every single one of them! You are truly a core part of the Rayman franchise! I follow and like your stuff on Twitter with my personal account under Matthew, keep up the amazing work brother ❤️ Rayman 1- Band Land Rayman 2- The iron mountain Rayman 3- Land of the livid dead Rayman Origins- Land of the livid dead Rayman Legends- a mad man’s creation My list is very similar to yours as Rayman games are just that perfect!

[@TheJmax04]

I can't believe that Corkben would leave out MY FAVOURITE Rayman game, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. I assure you, this personal attack against me has not gone unnoticed.

[@weegeesoul]

For me it's: Rayman 1 - The Hard Rocks. Rayman 2 - The Echoing Caves or The Fairy Glade.. can't decide lol Rayman 3 - The Land of the Livid Dead (of course) As for Origins and Legends I can't say for sure. I've played both games when they came out but haven't really touched them since.

[@RoiOfTheSuisse]

The end of the Echoing Caves was beautiful, when you finally go out of the cave and you see a pirate ship flying in the night sky just before returning to the hub.

[@N3Selina]

positive mention of rayman origins! yes!

[@AnonimanPiotr]

Fairy glade is my favourite. It starts pretty and gets keeps getting darker.

[@yousef7823]

Every time i see rayman 3 I remember murfy's phrase when he said (see you in rayman 4) then my hatred to ubisoft increases

[@polygauze]

The whole Rayman Origins section of the video felt so true, I always loved origins more than legends and land of the livid dead was such an amazing time, especially on my vita, it always hit different.

[@fortnite_primal]

I love music levels from legends (favorite is 8-bit land of the living dead)

[@nataliaferrerriddell4195]

Yay, I've been waiting for this!

[@chigbunkysocial5512]

I only played rayman 2 & 3 and agree with land of the livid dead, hard to chose just one from rayman 2 but overall cave of bad dreams is still my favourite. Something about returning to the swamp level and talking to that creepy eyeball monster once you know the name of the place, teleporting you into a spooky dream world where it eventually hunts you down. The sliding section from the monsters prey perspective to the boss fight with the floating skulls and the gag ending if you take the treasure with fat rayman always stuck with me. really enjoy your videos keep it up

[@FreddysekGG]

Please ubisoft make game in an rayman origins art style😊

[@DanielNubeDN]

I really love the Land of the Livid Dead in Rayman Origins. Rayman Origins is my favorite Rayman game because of its level desing, control, speedrun and the focus of making you on the movie, and this level demonstrates everything good in this game. Truly fantastic

[@Ultimate-Upgrade0]

My favorites are : 1) The Dreams Forest 2) The Cave of Bad Dreams 3) The Desert of the Knaaren 0) Desert of Dijiridoos L) Gloo Gloo

[@drzesaru2648]

Rayman - Twilight Gulch Rayman 2 - Sanctuary of Stone and Fire Rayman 3 - Land of the Livid Dead Rayman Origins - Outta My Way Rayman Legends - Up, Up and Get Away

[@MegapiemanPHD]

Great Picks. Rayman 1 is very difficult to place due to it's ridiculous difficulty. I can easily say which level I dislike the most from it but it's hard to fully pick a favorite.

[@abnorth2276]

Castle rock and Mariachi Madness is where it’s at in Rayman Legends for me. I know you didn’t count the extra levels but still. I remember liking the Fiesta de los Muertos levels like Spoiled Rotten. I particularly love food levels in the Rayman games. I also remember “enjoying” Quick Sand.

[@Frogbrother]

My favourite levels are: 1- Allegro presto 2- The Iron Mountain 3- Land of the Livid Dead (especially the shaping tower part) Origins- Mountain Tibet (not sure about the name cause my Wii console was in Dutch; Mountain hike) Legends- Grannies World Tour (love the song as well) (also every music level especially the 8-bit versions)

[@Just_said752]

honestly yeah i HIGHLY agree on the allegro presto part, its honestly such a fun level !

[@blu2395]

10:10 I love underwater levels in every game for their (mostly) chill vibes and beautiful sights. Also, underwater themes usually slap hard so that's cool too

[@TheNGVirusYT]

I'm so happy to see you again ♡

[@stary_kartofel2137]

It's insanely hard for me to pick my favourite Rayman Origins level simply because they're all amazing, but if we're talking about visual design and the soundtrack I'd choose the first level of Angsty Abyss It's also nice to hear that I'm not alone in preferring Origins over Legends

[@Gunnarman5000]

I don't know if anyone else would agree with this but for Rayman 2 I think the best level was level 3 (Bayou). I just remember replaying that level so many times as a kid for some reason. I know sometimes it was just before the memory pak on my N64 would die and I'd lose all my progress, but even still, love that level!

[@MegaMotionCD]

I have 0 memories of the iron mountain from Rayman 2, man I need to replay it

[@corkben]

It’s from the very end to be fair

[@PlanetBobstar]

I'm with you on Iron Mountain, it always stood out to me, even as a kjd

[@raabbbbid56]

you said it right about land of the livid dead of rayman 3, i wish it would a stage for rayman in smash

[@chornobrovy9852]

Rayman 3 is soo good like, gameplay, music and general "vibe'-wise they've got it all soo right (maybe excluding the general plot but idk), it seems so wrong that they haven't tried to expand on what Rayman 2 and 3 established it's crazy

[@docterzero1503]

I like underwater levels... like, just in general. They have such a vibe.

[@Cremling1]

hes coming back?!? where is this accouncement?!?

[@corkben]

Check out some of my earlier videos for this

[@mariofan191101]

Blindly before watching: Land of the livid dead

[@banana360]

Allegro Presto is an interesting choice given I'd argue that's where the game goes from colourful fun platformer to total bogus unfair platforming. Definitely not what I would pick. I actually like the vibe of Crystal palace, a very late game level in the caves of Skorps. Visuals and soundtrack are top. I, sadly, grew up with the unanimously agreed worst port of Raymond 2: The okay-but-not-great escape that is the PS1 port so I'm missing about a third of the game but I do remember really enjoying Beneath the Sanctuary of rock and Lava since I found the perma-flying in 3D fun. Raymun 3: Delinquent Din I... cannot disagree. Land of the living dead is peak. Beautiful scenery and music but you missed out my favourite part. One wee detail in this game I like is how the teensies all have some activity they want to do as the leave "I have to go file my taxes." In LotLD, the ghost teensies sound so DONE with everything and are like "Oh, lucky me... I have to go iron my kilt." or "Yay... I have to gor walk my flowers and water my dog." XD Roy's Oranges is one of those games where pretty much every level is fun so its hard to pick a truly great one. I really like Gourmet land for its mix of ice and fire levels with Piping hot being the highlight. I really like the music track called Dashing through the fire. Sounds like a fun kitchen party. Chicken legends is much like origins in that there's no BAD levels. Also, the music levels totally count, so your pick of eye of the tiger is top. ;) Personally, I prefer castle rock since I love Black Betty bam a lam. If you still don't count them, I might need to go with the level "A madman's creation since the mechanical dragon set piece is SO cool. Plus, who doesn't love launching those dark teensies to the moon? :D

[@blastygamez]

What is the name of all of the music in the video?

[@corkben]

It’s all just music from the games. The music that plays during each segment was from the game and level I was talking about. So if you look up “land of the livid dead music” for example you’ll get what you’re looking for :)

[@lm9029]

My two favorites per game: Allegro Presto & Mr Stone's peaks The precipice & The canopy Razoff's mansion & Desert of the Knaaren My heartburns for you & Riding the storm The amazing maze or any 20 000 lums under the sea. (imo they did the impossible and made the water levels the favorite part)

[@RoiOfTheSuisse]

I never considered the Iron Mountain as a candidate for being the best level in Rayman 2. I was too disappointed that it was not an actual sanctuary (like the sactuary of ice and water, the sanctuary of stone and fire, etc.). I wanted a true iron sanctuary, with a bossfight, but instead I just got that baby globox rescuing sequence where the ship always hits the walls of the narrow corridors. And I felt that the level was a bit too long. But now that I think further about it, it's a cool level, yeah.

[@zakariaradoine625]

hehe i love your videos bro keep at it

[@rayman0901]

Im still sad we didn't got Snoop Dogg in rayman legends 😞🙏

[@Matthewrobbomusic]

Yo dude, not rayman related but you said you read as many comments as you can, It may not be your style, but i have a thrash metal band called Hellbearer and I like to tell as many people as I can about it metalhead or not just in hopes to find someone who enjoys our music. I hope you or any other ready checks us out and enjoys us

[@BrennySpain]

Hey Corkben, I was just wondering. Do you plan to eventually talk about Rayman M or Rayman Rush at all? The racing game for both PS1 and PS2. I’m very interested to know what you think of it overall.

[@corkben]

I have a video planned for that :)

[@BrennySpain]

@ sounds good to me! 😊

[@TheFuriator]

SAME! Iron Mountains is goated!!!!!!! Feel the same as you on it! I was worried, you showed the worst R2 levels imo before 😂😂

[@THEGOLUB]

Congratulations on buying your own house!

[@DAVU_RetroGaming]

How do I become as cool as you when you speak about a given topic?

[@Trexyc00kies]

I love rayman and if Ubisoft doesn’t make a new Rayman game then I will make own

[@jknifgijdfui]

What about the best level in rayman raving rabbids? (I gotta go with bunnies helped tame the wild west)

[@Pupuynahu9]

I gotta know, what's the deal with Rayman Legends? I've seen a lot of people say it's worse (in a bad, not less good way) than Origins and this vid makes it feel like the difference is higher, while i think it's genuinely the best Rayman experience Most accesible by being in every platform, incredible worlds and art styles (i think they're more detailed than Origins and have more work put into them, but preferring the style of one is perfectly alr), most variety in gameplay with the invasions, music levels, Kung Foot, characters, challenges, etc, and also how it has 85% of Origins packed in, with the same fun levels and all their gimmicks What's wrong with that game i want to know and learn

[@Ractorstr]

"7:24" Thank you that you don't add any of those annoying nymph levels.

[@Arexion5293]

Origins's has amazingly high highs but the consistency of its quality is bumpy. There's a lot of notable lows, so even if it offers some better levels than Legends, it still feels like you kinda need to drudge through some less stellar stuff every now and then. Legends meanwhile is just a pleasant experience all throughout, except for the shadow Rayman challenges. But while Legends has a wonderful pacing it never delivers similar levels of high as Origins, it is rather lacking in difficulty and only uses it in very short bursts. And the game is alarmingly short. Though Legends' improvements on Origins' controls are nice, there's a bit of stiffness in Origins that becomes more apparent when you jump between it and Legends. Land of the Livid Dead from Origins is one of my favourite 2D levels in general. Path of Pain from Hollow Knight is another favourite.

[@thevalkyriemercenary9463]

My list is: Rayman 1- Mr. Stones peaks Rayman 2- The precipice Rayman 3- Land of the Livid Dead Rayman Origins- Sea of Serendipity Rayman Legends- Olympus Maximus Honorable mentions The 2d prototype stage (rayman 2 ps1) Mr. Darks dare (Rayman 1) Granny's world tour (rayman legends) The fairy glade (rayman 2)

[@nnirr1]

I think a lot of people are sleeping on Rayman M/Arena. Although it's not a "classic" Rayman game, it has tons of great levels.

[@JulesM_]

Same with the Raving Rabbids handheld versions (GBA/DS). Those are the true Rayman 4.

[@DaffyDuckWizard]

Bro i swear there was a GBA version of rayman 3 some Sonic 3D blast fever dream can you talk about it i never heard anyone talk about it and if i didn't own it i wouldn't even believe it is real

[@corkben]

I am actually working on that video. It’s the reason I haven’t uploaded much recently as I’ve been doing a deep dive and it’s becoming HUGE

[@DaffyDuckWizard]

@@corkben Nice can't wait for it take your time and cook bro

[@Tisson8891]

Old rayman is the best😊

[@hgmd3284]

i would ask about mini, but then i remembered im the only one who played that game.

[@corkben]

I like Mini. I was just focusing on the main games for this

[@hgmd3284]

@@corkben ah

[@unordinaryproductions]

HOLD ON IS HE COMING BAKC? WHEN!

[@marydearmas1631]

7:43 The Land of the living dead is not that hard compared to the original rayman game, the nightmare mode in Rayman fiesta run is the hardest challenge this franchise has

[@ninaschmidt3619]

Do you ever play call Juarez It’s like borderlands meets Call of Duty and. 13 I love 13

[@StevenoftheDead]

Thanks for the video my man. I just wanted to say, I washed my underwear today and they smell incredible now

[@corkben]

I haven’t worn underwear since Bush was President

[@Odysseymixes]

My favourites from each game would be Rayman 1 moskitos nest Rayman 2 cave of bad dreams Rayman 3 land of the livid dead Rayman origins land of the livid dead Rayman legends spoiled rotten

[@airfryerkun]

nice video

[@philosoaper]

Totally agree with allegro presto

[@necrotoy774]

rayman 1 : level 4-1. the picture city is my favourite and the most original world in my opinion. Also the fight against pirate mama and her crue was really cool. rayman 2 : the canoppy. first thrill of that FREACKING spider, globox in action, and even a boss fight in the revolution game rayman 3 : originally the land of the living dead, but I like the hoodlum HQ better, the place were they create their new recrue, you break the machines and get a chace while all is falling appart. rayman origins : that might seem strange but I loved the abyss level in the first sea world, probably my fav (the insect plague in band land 2 was my secound fav) rayman legend : ... sorry guys, but I REALLY didn't like that game AT ALL!

[@azazel7505]

Rayman Legnds

[@السراقالمجهول]

land of the livid dead is the best level in the game its not even close

[@КостяСтепаненко-м2ь]

Yeah new video

[@WonderKoopa]

I’d argue that Land of The Livid Dead in Origins is better than the music levels in Legends with it’s requirements of skill rather than music rhythm platforming

[@damianpalavecino3061]

Land of the livid dead in origins is absolute crap. They got rid of the aesthetic and atmosphere of the original and replaced it with generic Mexican day of the dead crap.