00:00This is a Game Green preview. We were invited by Ubisoft to get a very early look at Rayman
00:06Legends Retold, the upcoming remake of 2013's Rayman Legends. It's very much still a work in
00:12progress, and there were some features that we couldn't check out, but for over an hour we
00:17returned to the Glade of Dreams. Fun fact, the first Rayman game I played was Rayman Legends,
00:23that was after I was invited to this event though, as I figured that I should play at least one
00:28of
00:28them. The first game in the franchise came out while I was 12, and when I eventually got some
00:33spending money I was more interested in 3D than 2D, so side-scrolling platformers weren't catching my eye.
00:39This is the first Rayman game not starring Rabbids since, well, Rayman Legends in 2013. It's been in
00:46development for two years by Ubisoft Montpellier and Ubisoft Milan, and the presentation kept saying
00:52that they had a vision for this remaster remake. Not to bury the lead, but it's hard to say whether
00:58Retold is a remaster or a remake, because it's a bit of both, as the aforementioned vision appears
01:03to be the levels were fine, change everything else. The levels are all familiar if you played Legends,
01:09but there is a new story, cutscenes, and a whole sixth world. And for the transitions,
01:13you ride a dragon through hostile territory. Also, it's all made in 3D graphics instead of 2D,
01:19thanks to Ubisoft's Snowdrop engine.
01:23The feature that was given the most attention was the dragon riding levels.
01:27They play like a shoot-em-up, with the dragon constantly flying forwards, and relying on you
01:31to dodge obstacles and shoot fireballs at enemies and obstructions. I only got to play two of them,
01:36but there appears to be one for each of the six worlds, showing off the clade of dreams as you
01:40fly
01:41along. It helps the world be a bit more cohesive than in the original version. The whole game can be
01:47played with up to four players in couch co-op, including the Kung Foot Evo mode, which I didn't
01:52get to play. I also was only able to play solo, as, again, the build was still from early in
01:57development.
02:00David Gassman and Billy West are amongst the cast of voices returning to put words in our heroes' mouths,
02:05and new music from composer Christopher Harrell with Grant Kirkhope will also delight your ears.
02:10From what I played, it's already sounding great. The graphical update is decent, and the cutscenes are
02:16a welcome addition. However, if you're the type of person who skips them, there isn't much reason
02:21to get this over the original game. I also saw no evidence of the Rayman Origins levels that you
02:26can unlock in the original, so while the new end game is going to be present, it might be missing
02:30content in the long term. Rayman Legends Retold is coming on 1st of October, 2026 for PC,
02:38PlayStation 5, Xbox Series XS, and Nintendo Switch 2, priced at £39.99.
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