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Rayman Origins |OT| The Rebirth
- Thread starter Snuggles
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Yeah, there's a GAF thread about it. I seem to recall Ubi later saying that this wasn't the case ([paraphrasing] "We're fully committed to Ancel and his vision for Beyond Good & Evil 2" and whatnot), but now I'm not so sure.
Stephen Stills
Member
Sad news I'm afraid
Rayman: Origins across all platforms only managed to sell 50,000 units in it's first month.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
Motherfucker.
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
QFT. They sent this game to DIE... or this was the plan all along. "We could release this game in February for $39.99 or just get whatever sales that we can get now for full price."
Yeah, we all agree they sent the game to die, but 50.000 units? C'mon, it's like Child of Eden/Shadows of the Damned fiasco all over again.
And it's depressing, because this means we won't see glorious 1080p 2D art with some production values (this is, no indie stuff) ever again. Which to me means a big chunk of gaming is dead.
And it's depressing, because this means we won't see glorious 1080p 2D art with some production values (this is, no indie stuff) ever again. Which to me means a big chunk of gaming is dead.
Self_Destructive
Member
Yea, I actually meant $39.99 lol
This also should have been released on PSN/XBLA...
Many people just don't see 2D retail games as worthwhile anymore and consider them to be arcade games.
SillyEskimo
Member
Same here, except I will get it for 20$ or less. I knew it would bomb at that price. It looks like it will be in the bomba bin sooner rather than later next to Brink and Duke Nuke Em. I look forward to trying it out in the coming months. My wife and I love co-op games.
Self_Destructive
Member
As a cruel joke, the thread should be named:
Rayman Origins |OT| The Miscarriage
lol
Rayman Origins |OT| The Miscarriage
lol
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
It's just stupid management by Ubisoft... I mean, who was this game appealing to? Fans of 2D art? Fans of Rayman? All of these people are considerably "older" gamers who probably used to own a SNES/PSX. I mean, as long as Ubisoft going into this project knew this game would only sell to those types of gamers, then they should be okay with its sales. It would be stupid to think that this game was going to have some mass appeal.
Sad news I'm afraid
Rayman: Origins across all platforms only managed to sell 50,000 units in it's first month.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
I'm not surprised though to be honest.
Neuromancer
Member
Sad news I'm afraid
Rayman: Origins across all platforms only managed to sell 50,000 units in it's first month.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
I did my part, that's all I can do.
CouchMaster
Member
Same, bought the game at full price for PS3 (zero regrets) and will buy again for Vita.
Holy shit I know this game came out a bad time, but did Ubisoft market the game much?
Agreed. I was really hoping this game would sell well enough act as a precedent for more 2D games with this visual style.
I know this game came out a bad time, but did Ubisoft market the game much?Agreed. I was really hoping this game would sell well enough act as a precedent for more 2D games with this visual style.
Prophet Steve
Member
Sad news I'm afraid
Rayman: Origins across all platforms only managed to sell 50,000 units in it's first month.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
That's much worse than I expected. I was hoping after the good demo that maybe it would sell somewhat more. And now no Beyond Good & Evil 2.
I dont know if the marketing or the price were the issue. Every time I talk to people about this game its always "Oh! I really want to play that game but I'm too busy with X" and X is one of the heavier hitters like Zelda, Mario, Skyrim, or AC:Revelations.
It just came out at the worst possible time
It just came out at the worst possible time
THE Caffeinated
Member
I only just found out looking in the NPD thread that this was a $60 retail game, I haven't exactly been paying super close attention to this but I was always under the impression it was XBLA/PSN etc.
I guess like the rest of the world i'll be waiting for a price drop.
Unsurprising. The game still has a chance this month if Ubi is clever with marketing
, this past week I've seen several kids asking for it. Oh, well, the engine will definitely be reused, it's Ancel and the awesome talent in this team that we should be worried about.
it's deaddeaddead
DICKS AHOY
Banned
well at least we have Raving Rabbids Origins to look forward to now
well at least we have Raving Rabbids Origins to look forward to now
I still don't understand how they didn't make one of the four characters a Rabbid, honestly. I get they probably don't like what they became and that they killed the Rayman franchise, but it's a concession I can live with if it helps sales.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
I was honestly expecting a callout to them after this years E3 conference had them at the end of that presentation in the Origins style (along with the rest of Ubi's characters, but still) and considering all the returning Rayman 1 characters, but eh, it's no biggie. I honestly don't really like them after the whole Rayman 4/Raving Rabbids thing anyways, and I doubt having them playable would've changed the sales much (did it for that TMNT Smash Bros.-clone Ubisoft made which had them as unlockables?).
The amount of Teensies though was a bit annoying though when you consider how much other stuff they could have called back to from previosu games. Why not throw in Ly from Rayman 2 so you have a nice balance of character tropes? The hero, his slow and fat best friend, the 'cute' guy and then the athletic tomboy girl/nymph/fairy WHATEVER.
The amount of Teensies though was a bit annoying though when you consider how much other stuff they could have called back to from previosu games. Why not throw in Ly from Rayman 2 so you have a nice balance of character tropes? The hero, his slow and fat best friend, the 'cute' guy and then the athletic tomboy girl/nymph/fairy WHATEVER.
I think I've said this before but I was honestly expecting Ed from Tonic Trouble to be one of the skins considering they reused the Glacier Cocktail stage
EDIT- By the way, is the tetris section from E3 anywhere in the game? I just realized I haven't encountered it yet and I cleared both of the Gourmand Land worlds.
EDIT- By the way, is the tetris section from E3 anywhere in the game? I just realized I haven't encountered it yet and I cleared both of the Gourmand Land worlds.
betweenthewheels
Member
I agree. Those two wizard characters are pretty boring compared to Rayman and the...big one.
Reminds me of NSMB in which 3p and 4p get stuck playing as the palette-swaps nobody wants.
I liked playing as them in Rayman Arena because their animations were the most enjoyable. You had two at once with one riding the others shoulders. They should have done that again and had Ly be the fourth player.
DICKS AHOY
Banned
Betilla in place of Ly would have annoyed me more if they didn't turn the former from this generic stupid thing:
into this:
I mean, that's just about as good a redesign as you can get in this industry
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into this:
I mean, that's just about as good a redesign as you can get in this industry
without resorting to the porn I found while googling this character
Neuromancer
Member
I hope I'm not weird but I find the fairy designs to be pretty sexy. You know, for drawings.
Sad news I'm afraid
Rayman: Origins across all platforms only managed to sell 50,000 units in it's first month.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-12-10-rayman-origins-sells-50-000-in-debut-us-month
so.... where are all dem sales?
Net_Wrecker
Member
I still say not having online play in this was a HUGE mistake. A rock solid online multiplayer demo, and a Summer 2011 or early 2012 release date would made a MUCH bigger splash. Those sales aren't surprising.
PumpkinPie
Banned
OK GAF, I just bought the game, I've done my part. I wasn't going to buy it but just played the demo and went out to get it
I don't think all hope is lost for the sales of this game. Platformers like this can have long legs even if they don't cause a big splash during their first month, the big hitters like Skyrim, Call of Duty, Zelda etc. are out of the way so other games might get a bit bigger part of the spotlight and parents might pick this up for their children as a Christmas present this month.
Despite the fact that Origins was never going to make Uncharted or CoD numbers, the onus for the sale lies ENTIRELY at Ubisoft's feet. They launched Assassin's Creed the same day as origins in additions to choosing a week that was preceded by Uncharted 3, Skyrim, and CoD. Ubisoft fails at marketing, publishing, and life in general. I hop Ancel doesn't get hit too hard.
PumpkinPie
Banned
I don't know who anyone is or who is or WTF I'm doing, but that little Moomin guy is the cutest thing I've ever seen! HNNNGG them animations!
Someone needs to do a 'haters gonna hate' GIF with the Moomin doing his slide move, he just lies on his back chilled out
EDIT: The music sounds like it came from the same composer as BG&E ???
Someone needs to do a 'haters gonna hate' GIF with the Moomin doing his slide move, he just lies on his back chilled out
EDIT: The music sounds like it came from the same composer as BG&E ???
Winnie the Pimp
Member
just tried the demo...
sold
sold
Theonik
Member
Same composer. He's done several games for Ancel.
Edit: The sales news are rather sad, I wasn't expecting it to do NSBWii numbers but this is just awful. I hope they at least break even. Completely Ubi's fault, though I feel for Ancel.
I agree almost 100% about Super Meat Boy, except reloading warp zones (and I guess glitch levels too) got frusturating to me. I'm not sure why you can't instantly retry like every other level.
so I think I beat this game with my wife but not sure. Is
the last one?
wife loves getting all coins in mario but felt this game was much harder lol
I think this is the most beautiful 2d game I've ever played
chasing the wizard guy through the falling pipes level (AWESOME BTW!) and then mosquito level
wife loves getting all coins in mario but felt this game was much harder lol
I think this is the most beautiful 2d game I've ever played
Shotgun Kiss
Member
The lack of online play is the sole reason why I didn't immediately buy it, and am instead waiting for it to hit the <£20 mark before biting.
Online 2D platformers are (unforgivably) rare, so not implementing online into Origins was just stupid.
PhoenixSFT
Member
Seeing as how my gaming skills have deteriorated lately, the huge focus on pixel-perfect chase levels and "don't fall back" progressive levels (levels that scroll and force you to keep up) dampens my enthusiasm for the game a bit. My OCD gene forces me to try and collect the shit, but this game is making that very hard for me, lulz.
Stormwatch
Member
You guys weren't kidding about the credits. They are so long that they ran out of songs to play and had to repeat them again. WTF!
I agree, that's the reason I didn't buy it and I won't at least for a while yet
It's not Gamers fault that there's so many games coming out at the same time that some will be ignored, this should have been released earlier in the fall and it would have done much better.
Absolutely, I hope the game picks up and keeps selling but your right it is entirely Ubisoft's fault, I want the game but can't justify it with so many other games.
BruiserBear
Banned
I appreciate your optimism, but I think it's highly unlikely this game is going to have any kind of legs.
While it's been very well received, it's still not producing the kind of buzz that's needed to keep sales going. It's going to be $20 everywhere by Spring.
Well, even based on the idiocy in this thread, there are a lot of people who don't think an awesomely beautiful & wonderfully crafted 2D platformer like Rayman Origins is worth full price. Maybe a price that's permanently dropped to the 29.99$-39.99$ range will help boost up sales + didn't Ubisoft actually plan to market this at least in the UK during December all around the country in some events or such?
Up to world 4, game is amazing. That being said, I need help on the 4th skull tooth (one in the water world). I get to the very end of the challenge, then the ship mast with the chest tips over, but no matter what I do, I die when I try to go to the right. I don't see what I'm doing wrong when I can only jump from mast to mast.
Neuromancer
Member
Oh that one is a nightmare, I haven't been able to do it yet. Strangely enough the one after is much easier.