Eventually I decided I wanted to just make a Rayman game, so I actually worked on a few before doing Rayman 2 HD. So, what experience does this team actually have? Corbin and Rycer are very confident with the people they are working with.Д¬orbin: I have been doing all sorts of game-design related stuff since around 2012, and have always been inspired by Crash and Rayman with each game I'd prototype. Each asset is being recreated from the ground up based around the original artwork, with a bit of our own personal touch. Not to mention itвЂ™s just been a team of people giving what time they can give. We simply can't build detailed levels relying only on the original textures. R2HD: The levels in the original game consist of only a few repeating textures, which isn't enough to use them as a base for our assets.

Making completely new assets from someone else's art style and allotting time for the developers has been quite the task for the team. However, the task set ahead of them has been challenging. Related: Listen Up Nintendo! Smash Fans Want Waluigi & Rayman To Join The Battle

And the most important thing - the platforming feels responsive and fun! The music sounds mysterious, helping you immerse in this virtual world. The story is rather dark for a game for children. Rycer: It must be the gameplay and the atmosphere. I wanted to see this game given the fresh coat of paint, and updated mechanics it deserved. The atmosphere, the interactions, the dark story all come together to make a truly magical experience and a story that can really make you fear for The Glade of Dreams. When asked why they loved Rayman 2: The Great Escape, they said:Д¬orbin: IвЂ™ve always loved Rayman 2, every iteration of it, PS1, Dreamcast, N64, PC, even the re-release on PS2. There were many other moments within Rayman 2 that remain in my memory 18 years after playing it. The camera was even covered by his mangily choppers. For example, The Cave of Bad Dreams greeted Rayman with skulls and skeletal hands emerging out of slime green water, and a boss that had razor sharp teeth.

Rycer:В It's actually the first game I've ever played! We already had it on our computer when I was born.ДЄrguably Rayman's best outing The Great Escape oozed atmosphere within its levels and featured impeccable level design. As IвЂ™d watch them play, I fell more and more in love with this character, the bright colors, the overall design of everything really stuck to me, and got me invested in the series. Their goal is to 'restore Rayman's world, just as beautiful as you remember seeing it 20 years ago while staying true to the original art direction.'Д«oth Rycer and Corbin explained why they were both invested in the Rayman series.Д¬orbin:В My history with Rayman actually has to do with my family, both my mom and my dad used to play the PS1 version of the first Rayman. They're using the Unreal Engine to bring the models to a modern standard, and to finally make the game compatible with current PCs. That wild imagination from Michel Ancel and his team at the time has inspired Rycer (Project Lead), Corbin William (Lead Programmer/Lead Modeler), and the rest of r2HD to bring the game back into the age of HD. His wacky personality, not to mention the creative worlds he explored, enchanted us - especially in Rayman 2: The Great Escape. Despite Ubisoft's reluctance to bring him back, Rayman has held a special place in gamers' hearts since his debut in 1995.

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