In a beautiful dream world, where magical forests, mysterious caves and fairy-tale castles are intertwined into a single picture, Ryman lives — a cheerful, energetic and very positive character.
But bad luck — one day someone floods his wonderful world with terrible nightmares. Ryman and his friends embark on a dangerous journey to save their universe.
This is the legend behind Rayman Legends, the fifth Ryman game, and in this article we'll tell you the story behind its creation. And if your child also dreams of developing games, we are looking forward to seeing him in classes at Progkids!
Who created Rayman Legends?
The game was developed by Ubisoft Montpellier. Rayman Origins, which was released in 2011 and preceded Rayman Legends, was so successful that the creators decided to continue the story, making it even cooler and providing it with unique “features”.
For example, they came up with the idea of adding platformer elements to a new game by combining them with sound effects: this is how “musical levels” were born, where players must move to the beat of the melody in order to successfully overcome obstacles.
Unusual game mechanics
Rayman Legends is a 2D side-scrolling platformer where players control Ryman and his friends. In the game, characters can run, jump, climb, and swim.
Rayman Legends has over 100 levels, each with its own unique art style and gameplay. Players must use the characters' various abilities to overcome obstacles and defeat enemies.
One for all and all for one
Rayman Legends was the first game in the series where gamers could control four characters at once. This added dynamics to the game and allowed the development of new game mechanics.
Ryman's colorful world
One of the key features of Rayman Legends is its excellent cartoon-style graphics. The game uses the UbiArt Framework engine, which allows you to create detailed and hand-animated levels with bright colors and smooth animation. This gives Ryman's world a unique visual style that immediately draws players' attention.
The Ryman effect: how a nice little man accepted the world
Rayman Legends has received numerous awards and positive reviews for its innovation, artistic performance and engaging gameplay. Critics especially noted the variety of levels, team mode and music segments. The game has become one of the most popular platformers of its time and continues to delight fans of the genre around the world.
Fast facts about Rayman Legend
- The game has the Rayman Legends Musical Beatbox app, which allows you to create your own songs from scratch or remake music from some game levels.
- Players could dress up Ryman and his friend in Mario and Luigi costumes.
- The developers were inspired by favorite movies, such as Fantasia and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- The title includes the word Legends because each chapter has a legend or myth woven into it.
Tips for young developers: what you can learn from playing Rayman Legends
An endearing character
Cheerful and cheerful, Ryman is the perfect character you want to play as. When creating your project, think about which character gamers of different ages will definitely like.
An interesting story
Ryman and his friends are on an important mission, which makes the game fun and the process of completing levels reasonable. When starting to work on your project, think about what kind of story can form the basis for it.
Music effects
The idea of combining game mechanics with musical moments is fantastic! Think about how your game's soundtrack can better beat it.
Colorful visuals
Each level in Rayman Legends resembles a separate painting. Try to make the visual in your project pleasing to the eye and memorable. Aesthetic pleasure is an important part of the gameplay.
Rayman Legends is a story about friendship, courage and optimism. Kind and funny, Ryman inspires us to fight evil and always believe in the best!
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