Without this guy, I truly wouldn't be the same person. The first Rayman was my very first game and it instantly got my heart with its cartoon looks. I played through the three first games dozens of times and and I also beat the spin-offs/remakes. I even have the Rayman figurine which was available to preorders for Revolution, which was also my first PS2 game. Some of the best moments of my childhood are linked to Ancel's work, I hope I can meet him someday to thank him for making me love videogames.
He wasn't really much involved with the development in Rayman 3 wich you can notice in the gameplay, story and quality. Rayman 3 isn't bad. Hell I love it. But you can see in the game the the original maker was less involved
@@rebelscum1925 But it has really so little to do with Rayman 2. Save for a few mechanics, characters and nostalgia references/easter eggs, anyone playing R3, expecting to find reminiscences of previous installments will be left utterly disappointed. I think the main thing is that there was an extra care in Rayman 2 for everything to have a more unique meaning and personality: from levels names being more unique and recognizable to lums being part of and justified by the plot, R2 managed to balance platforming, gameplay and story in a much better way than Rayman 3, which gave you lots of random elements and sort of useless point system, with absolutely nothing from the game really being remarkable (albeit it is still fun to play and has beautiful scenery here and there).
Michel Ancel is a legend in my book. Rayman 2 is one of my favorite platformers from its time and Rayman Origins/Legends are two of the greatest 2-D platformers of all time, thanks in large part to Michel's brilliant artwork and the gorgeous, expressive animation. It's so awesome you got him to be a guest!
+Relytia Oh yeah, totally! :D While there are a lot of great new platformers, I feel like Origins/Legends suddenly sprouted from the ether as true modern classics. Such pure, exuberant games! They express a certain beautiful mystery and joie de vivre, which I think is true of all of Michel's games. He is awesome!
I never played the original Raymans (unless you count the GBA one), but you're so right about Origins and Legends, those are some of my favorite games ever. I've been waiting like 6 or 7 years for a sequel to Legends, I really don't want to see Rabbids anymore. They were funny for their time, but they aren't really doing anything with their story. I think Mario saved them with Mario + Rabbids.
I'd love to see this game remade... but I feel like something would be lost in translation. There's something intoxicating and wondrous about the world of Rayman 2. You see these surreal natural environments merging with greasy cast iron pirate structures... and it makes for such an engaging world to explore. You don't see imagination like that anymore in games. The last game I can recall really pulling off the "nature meets iron" approach in a really well done way was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath which is just an *exceptional* game on all accounts. It's art direction, gameplay and it's central "hook" is so unique and there's not another game out there quite like it. It deserves so much more love. Likewise, Rayman 2 deserves a remake... provided they don't lose anything in translation.
44:10 The "gibberish" voice of Rayman here was actually done by Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, not David Gasman! I received confirmation of this in an e-mail from the man (Pierre) himself.
At 2:54 I was not expecting to see my video about the VMU screen animation of R2 being used in the interview, it was fun :P. But what I was not expecting was that odd reveal about "Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava", I think I will nevermore see the same area in the Dreamcast version in the same way again haha 'xD! Very good interview, I do hope the company considers a new 3D platform of Rayman in future, I am sure many players and fans would be very happy to see such reality :).
rayman 2, such an amazing game... also one of my absolute favorites, from the music, to the art... and the gameplay ofcourse. I really love Michel ancels work in general... I am also very interested in wild.
Just found out Michel Ancel announced his retirement from video games. Will definitely miss the charm and personality that he puts into his video games.
17:30 - And that's where the magic of 'Order-Independent Transparency' comes in: Dreamcast's implementation was so ahead of its time, it adressed an issue that would persist throughout the 360/PS3 era! 256 layers which were never given full use... Just to put into perspective - Even Crysis had transparency problems within the deep jungles.
michel ancel is a legend, my childhood wouldnt be the same without him. And what he did for Rayman Origins? He may have created the greatest platformer ive ever played. Rayman 2 was and still is a treasure
+DoubleFine - Tim and all you dudes, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE VIDEOS!!! Also thank you Michel Ancel for this one, and it was great having Lee there, when you've had Greg there to play and ask questions the episodes have been less informative to development as he's more like most of us normal people (lol) and we're all learning as listen, but Lee was able to converse with Ancel and has his own informed views on design through years of expertise, which made him very interesting to listen to and have in the room with Ancel. Developers sharing their insight is kind of the point of this right? I like Greg being there and playing, no offense to the guy, but make more space in that room, zoom the face camera out(!!!) and get other staff in the room too so more often we can listen to someone like Anna (or now Lee) that's been in the industry for years share their experiences with other developers. Please have Lee or some of the other staff there again, if they have the time. ;) It will only make this show go from strength to strength as a great source of knowledge for aspiring developers. My two cents, cheers for everything so far Tim and Co.
Thank you Tim and your minions :) to provide such a feast. I was a kid when the original rayman was ported to the megadrive(genesis) and man... the gfx, sound and gameplay were polished like a mirror. I still dream in game/character design in some way that is related by yours. Thank you for giving 110%, you're all an inspiration for me, that use bit bricks to create worlds.
Wow. Really impressed you got Michel on this show as well. Been hoping for this since the first episode of this series, knowing Tim named Rayman 2 as a inspiration for Psychonauts, and being a fan of Michels games myself.
I truly can't thank you guys enough for this, and cannot stress how this got to be one of the most interesting things I've ever witnessed. Rayman 2 was basically my first 'real' game, the first I ever played that had an actual storyline, places to explore, and not just an arcade or mini-game. I was five years old when I played the demo, and now, 20 solid years later, I cannot recall staying more than a month away from it. Specially now I started making real games, I often find myself going back to it no longer to play, but to study, since it was so well done. Even though technology wasn't so kind at the time, it still remains as one of the most beautiful graphics I've seen in a game, and just like its gameplay mechanics, difficulty and so many other things, everything is pretty much balanced in this. Being able to witness the creator himself discussing its development, while looking at it, is very much valuable and priceless. Thank you Michael Ancel for this incredible game, and thank you guys for this amazing video!
AMAZING! seriously 10/10 video. Rayman 2 is one of my all time favorite games and Michel Ancel is a huge inspiration, he broke my heart by not doing a true Rayman 4 though :). Insightful commentary and great execution and even done in 1080p and 60fps. You guys are amazing please do more!
Nijam Kaj If you like to torture yourself with a punishing game, it is better. The art style, colours and liveliness of Rayman 1 is awesome, but I can’t agree that it is a fun game.
"I beat the porn!" This is my favorite series on TH-cam ever. It was fantastic to hear Lee go into great detail on how the 64-Bit post generation was created and how many limitations there were. Fantastic stuff! Thank you to the full Devs Play team!
It's really good to be able to get an insight into one of my all-time favourite games! Unfortunately, such a great video has to have a downside, and as such I will never be able to unsee the sexy roots.
Growing up, rayman 2 was my favorite game. I was absolutely obsessed with it. Seeing this now, having played and loved full throttle, grim fandango, psychonauts and having seen all Ghibli movies was sooooo satisfying! I think there is something deeper to Michel ancels work than even he himself realizes. Thank you for doing this, looking forward to psychonauts 2.
I really appreciated the technical insight from Petty in this episode. I love listening to stories about tricks that were used to overcome technical limitations of the hardware, or how certain aspects of games were made back in the days and how they compare to today's solutions. Keep up the good job guys 😊
I remember that last level being so challenging and so satisfying when I finally beat it. Really interesting to hear about all the little design decisions and techniques that went into different mechanics and areas of the game.
One of the greatest games of all time in my opinion. Better art design than any other game on the N64. Even today it's a beautiful game- can't think of any other N64 game for which I can say the same.
The Wall Jump thing comes back in the Cave of Bad Dreams, briefly, and I could have sworn it was used in one other place. But Rayman 2 is my favorite N64 platformer, besides Mario 64, but it is my favorite platformer of that generation. Hey, you guys should make Rayman 4 real quick.
The 3DS version is good but the framerate is terrible.
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I'm really glad to see Michel Ancel talking about his game, the guy seems like such a nice and interesting dude. It's just a bit of a bummer that he is struggling with english. On t'aime Michel !
Rayman 2 was one of my favourite games for the ps2 and even Rayman M was a lot of local multiplayer fun. The latest 2d Rayman games are probably my favourite most recent 2d platformers as well. I'm sure looking forward to wild and whatever else Michel ancel does.
Rayman 2 must be the game with the most dramatic variation between different versions. While it's fundamentally the same game on each platform, there's so much difference in terms of visuals, and the intricacy of the cutscenes.
I really like this game! it's the first game I actually remember playing. I played it on PC so it's interesting to see the difference between versions.
Hey Tim, could you do a walkthrough of Monkey Island 3? I know it was a departure, but thats what would make the discussion interesting I feel :) I loved the 2D animation.
So. . . Rayman left a ship full of people dying of dehydration. . . only to find himself in a very relaxing calm level. . . that you take your sweet time exploring. . . . . . OKAY THEN
I got this game for pc in a scholastic book fair. I had a shitty windows 95 pc that wouldn't even run the game lol. I was able to take it to my cousins house and play like half the game but never beat it
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A new 3D Rayman would be awesome
+iain2k7 Yes please! :(
+iain2k7 More than awesome...
If it's made by Michel & co. yes.
Rayman 3 sucked hard.
iain2k7 I need it
Still waiting
Without this guy, I truly wouldn't be the same person. The first Rayman was my very first game and it instantly got my heart with its cartoon looks. I played through the three first games dozens of times and and I also beat the spin-offs/remakes.
I even have the Rayman figurine which was available to preorders for Revolution, which was also my first PS2 game.
Some of the best moments of my childhood are linked to Ancel's work, I hope I can meet him someday to thank him for making me love videogames.
He wasn't really much involved with the development in Rayman 3 wich you can notice in the gameplay, story and quality. Rayman 3 isn't bad. Hell I love it. But you can see in the game the the original maker was less involved
@@rebelscum1925 But it has really so little to do with Rayman 2. Save for a few mechanics, characters and nostalgia references/easter eggs, anyone playing R3, expecting to find reminiscences of previous installments will be left utterly disappointed. I think the main thing is that there was an extra care in Rayman 2 for everything to have a more unique meaning and personality: from levels names being more unique and recognizable to lums being part of and justified by the plot, R2 managed to balance platforming, gameplay and story in a much better way than Rayman 3, which gave you lots of random elements and sort of useless point system, with absolutely nothing from the game really being remarkable (albeit it is still fun to play and has beautiful scenery here and there).
Michel Ancel is a legend in my book. Rayman 2 is one of my favorite platformers from its time and Rayman Origins/Legends are two of the greatest 2-D platformers of all time, thanks in large part to Michel's brilliant artwork and the gorgeous, expressive animation. It's so awesome you got him to be a guest!
+Relytia Oh yeah, totally! :D While there are a lot of great new platformers, I feel like Origins/Legends suddenly sprouted from the ether as true modern classics. Such pure, exuberant games! They express a certain beautiful mystery and joie de vivre, which I think is true of all of Michel's games. He is awesome!
Same
I never played the original Raymans (unless you count the GBA one), but you're so right about Origins and Legends, those are some of my favorite games ever. I've been waiting like 6 or 7 years for a sequel to Legends, I really don't want to see Rabbids anymore. They were funny for their time, but they aren't really doing anything with their story. I think Mario saved them with Mario + Rabbids.
The graphics have aged well. I feel like playing this right now.
justsignmeup911 Even the N64 version looks great today.
I'd love to see this game remade... but I feel like something would be lost in translation. There's something intoxicating and wondrous about the world of Rayman 2. You see these surreal natural environments merging with greasy cast iron pirate structures... and it makes for such an engaging world to explore. You don't see imagination like that anymore in games. The last game I can recall really pulling off the "nature meets iron" approach in a really well done way was Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath which is just an *exceptional* game on all accounts. It's art direction, gameplay and it's central "hook" is so unique and there's not another game out there quite like it. It deserves so much more love.
Likewise, Rayman 2 deserves a remake... provided they don't lose anything in translation.
"You have to have something magical in every toilet"
Makes me think back about the red jewel in the hag's outhouse in Rayman 3
"YOU BEAT THE PORN"
-Michel Ancel, 2016
Rayman 2 is my favorite platformer ever.
A very interesting session, I would really like they make another Rayman in 3D ...
+Spyro All of us want it ^^ lets have hope
Last year on Instagram he announced he'll finally make Rayman 4.
44:10 The "gibberish" voice of Rayman here was actually done by Pierre-Alain de Garrigues, not David Gasman! I received confirmation of this in an e-mail from the man (Pierre) himself.
At 2:54 I was not expecting to see my video about the VMU screen animation of R2 being used in the interview, it was fun :P. But what I was not expecting was that odd reveal about "Beneath the Sanctuary of Rock and Lava", I think I will nevermore see the same area in the Dreamcast version in the same way again haha 'xD! Very good interview, I do hope the company considers a new 3D platform of Rayman in future, I am sure many players and fans would be very happy to see such reality :).
Rayman is ABSOLUTELY stunning. I LOVE the art style. Oh god. I want another 3D low poly rayman.
rayman 2, such an amazing game... also one of my absolute favorites, from the music, to the art... and the gameplay ofcourse. I really love Michel ancels work in general... I am also very interested in wild.
Just found out Michel Ancel announced his retirement from video games. Will definitely miss the charm and personality that he puts into his video games.
This game is so god damned beautiful and fun, simply an amazing game.
I freaking love you guys for this cheers
17:30 - And that's where the magic of 'Order-Independent Transparency' comes in:
Dreamcast's implementation was so ahead of its time, it adressed an issue that would persist throughout the 360/PS3 era!
256 layers which were never given full use...
Just to put into perspective - Even Crysis had transparency problems within the deep jungles.
michel ancel is a legend, my childhood wouldnt be the same without him.
And what he did for Rayman Origins? He may have created the greatest platformer ive ever played.
Rayman 2 was and still is a treasure
Michel Ancel seems like a guy you could sit down and have a beer with. He has such interesting perspectives on his games. Love these Devs Play videos!
+DoubleFine - Tim and all you dudes, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE VIDEOS!!! Also thank you Michel Ancel for this one, and it was great having Lee there, when you've had Greg there to play and ask questions the episodes have been less informative to development as he's more like most of us normal people (lol) and we're all learning as listen, but Lee was able to converse with Ancel and has his own informed views on design through years of expertise, which made him very interesting to listen to and have in the room with Ancel.
Developers sharing their insight is kind of the point of this right? I like Greg being there and playing, no offense to the guy, but make more space in that room, zoom the face camera out(!!!) and get other staff in the room too so more often we can listen to someone like Anna (or now Lee) that's been in the industry for years share their experiences with other developers. Please have Lee or some of the other staff there again, if they have the time. ;) It will only make this show go from strength to strength as a great source of knowledge for aspiring developers.
My two cents, cheers for everything so far Tim and Co.
MICHEL JE T'AIME
Thank you Tim and your minions :) to provide such a feast.
I was a kid when the original rayman was ported to the megadrive(genesis) and man... the gfx, sound and gameplay were polished like a mirror. I still dream in game/character design in some way that is related by yours.
Thank you for giving 110%, you're all an inspiration for me, that use bit bricks to create worlds.
+MrCOPYPASTE Rayman was on the playstation, never on the genesis
probably means the Sega Saturn not the jaguar. The sega saturn is not well known but one of the best versions of rayman 1
"Wind and flame and porn. This is really heavy metal, you should love that." lol
Wow. Really impressed you got Michel on this show as well. Been hoping for this since the first episode of this series, knowing Tim named Rayman 2 as a inspiration for Psychonauts, and being a fan of Michels games myself.
I truly can't thank you guys enough for this, and cannot stress how this got to be one of the most interesting things I've ever witnessed. Rayman 2 was basically my first 'real' game, the first I ever played that had an actual storyline, places to explore, and not just an arcade or mini-game. I was five years old when I played the demo, and now, 20 solid years later, I cannot recall staying more than a month away from it. Specially now I started making real games, I often find myself going back to it no longer to play, but to study, since it was so well done. Even though technology wasn't so kind at the time, it still remains as one of the most beautiful graphics I've seen in a game, and just like its gameplay mechanics, difficulty and so many other things, everything is pretty much balanced in this. Being able to witness the creator himself discussing its development, while looking at it, is very much valuable and priceless. Thank you Michael Ancel for this incredible game, and thank you guys for this amazing video!
I was hoping they'd make a video with Rayman 2! It's my favorite game ever!
AMAZING! seriously 10/10 video. Rayman 2 is one of my all time favorite games and Michel Ancel is a huge inspiration, he broke my heart by not doing a true Rayman 4 though :). Insightful commentary and great execution and even done in 1080p and 60fps. You guys are amazing please do more!
Michel Ancel is truly a genius! I love him so much! xD
Grrrrr, he missed the Lum under the waterfall.... I was very annoyed...
haha, same xD
Awesome that you put these out when you get an opportunity even after ending the season in the last episode.
Rayman 2 was the best
But Rayman 1 is better..
Nijam Kaj If you like to torture yourself with a punishing game, it is better. The art style, colours and liveliness of Rayman 1 is awesome, but I can’t agree that it is a fun game.
"I beat the porn!"
This is my favorite series on TH-cam ever. It was fantastic to hear Lee go into great detail on how the 64-Bit post generation was created and how many limitations there were. Fantastic stuff! Thank you to the full Devs Play team!
It's really good to be able to get an insight into one of my all-time favourite games! Unfortunately, such a great video has to have a downside, and as such I will never be able to unsee the sexy roots.
Love the show, and I absolutely want to see it continue =D
I did not expect them to play through the entire game.
Growing up, rayman 2 was my favorite game. I was absolutely obsessed with it. Seeing this now, having played and loved full throttle, grim fandango, psychonauts and having seen all Ghibli movies was sooooo satisfying! I think there is something deeper to Michel ancels work than even he himself realizes. Thank you for doing this, looking forward to psychonauts 2.
I gasped when Ubisoft name appeared... I forgot that this company used to make good games.
This game carried them to where they are now
I really appreciated the technical insight from Petty in this episode. I love listening to stories about tricks that were used to overcome technical limitations of the hardware, or how certain aspects of games were made back in the days and how they compare to today's solutions. Keep up the good job guys 😊
yaaay! a new episode! i almost believed the season was already over. gotta watch this when i get home!
It was one of the games that got me into playing video games and showed me that they can be not only fun but also beautiful. THANK YOU MICHEL!!
So excited to watch this. Michel Ancel is a legend :D Thank you so much for this series, it's amazing
"I beat the porn!"
I remember that last level being so challenging and so satisfying when I finally beat it.
Really interesting to hear about all the little design decisions and techniques that went into different mechanics and areas of the game.
One of the greatest games of all time in my opinion. Better art design than any other game on the N64. Even today it's a beautiful game- can't think of any other N64 game for which I can say the same.
Thank you for shedding light on some of my best childhood memories.
Getting better every episode.
Michel Ancel you are the best!!!
Ah, i want to meet Michel Ancel too!
I love this series! Super interesting to hear the developer's insight on these games.
Bring Banjo & Kazooie!!! You're the both teams trying to make this return that us gamers have long waited for!
:)
This series is amazing, please make more of these!
I love you Ancel! You are an idol, and the works of art you have created are wonderfull!
The Wall Jump thing comes back in the Cave of Bad Dreams, briefly, and I could have sworn it was used in one other place. But Rayman 2 is my favorite N64 platformer, besides Mario 64, but it is my favorite platformer of that generation. Hey, you guys should make Rayman 4 real quick.
I forgot how beautiful the textures in this game are, and the massive texture resolution capabilities of the Dreamcast!
I never thought I'd see Michel Ancel getting this excited about root penetration.
The intro is the best part of this series... WHO AM I KIDING?!?! TIM IS!!!
21:34 Tim about tank controls. Ha ha !
Fantastic interview, thank you for this
Not the type of conversation I would of expected for th guy who made Rayman, but it's good to see they all had a lot of fun with this :)
I know it's not a very popular series, but it's so good! I'd really like to see a season 3.
This even looks better than the PC version, with better res textures. The only better version of this game is the PS2 game Rayman Revolution.
You didn't play the 3DS version did ya'
The 3DS version is good but the framerate is terrible.
I'm really glad to see Michel Ancel talking about his game, the guy seems like such a nice and interesting dude. It's just a bit of a bummer that he is struggling with english. On t'aime Michel !
46:46 This part is priceless hahahaha
Love this series, here's hoping for a season 3
This is absolutely fantastic!
Love this game so much! Thanks for the vid!
...Though it was a bit frustrating to see Tim play :D
Rayman 2 was one of my favourite games for the ps2 and even Rayman M was a lot of local multiplayer fun. The latest 2d Rayman games are probably my favourite most recent 2d platformers as well. I'm sure looking forward to wild and whatever else Michel ancel does.
Very fond memories of this game on my Dreamcast. Such a joyful game, marred slightly by some slightly dodgy checkpointing
Oh dear Michel Ancel... please, Rayman 4, new 3D Rayman like this masterpieces. Listen to me dady :c ....
+Lara López Look at the overworld music, all the songs/feelings of this game ARE MY LIFE
Love this game. Named my cat Ubi because I was in love with Ubisoft games back then; this and Beyond Good and Evil pretty much.
I love these, great production!
Rayman 2 must be the game with the most dramatic variation between different versions. While it's fundamentally the same game on each platform, there's so much difference in terms of visuals, and the intricacy of the cutscenes.
N64 and Dreamcast are the ones with the biggest changes (N64 has MIDI music, DC had globox village mini games, and 480p resolution along with VMU)
The PS 1 version was the worst, dreamcast and PC would be the Best in my opinion, the PS1 version has fewer levels and the graphics were not as good.
One of my favourite games of all time.
Rayman 2 one of my favorite games from my childhood : )
A childhood dream come true :) Thanks!
Michel Ancel and Tim Schafer in one room. I am complete
Love this series!
I love how down-to-Earth these guys are lol. I feel like more devs should be like this, most of them are really boring nowadays. :\
Came here to subscribe, was so treated to see this upload TUH-DAY! Great stuff, any word on Rayman 4? o.O
I really like this game! it's the first game I actually remember playing. I played it on PC so it's interesting to see the difference between versions.
you did it. "and i escaped the porn!!"
I love Rayman, so great both in 3D and 2D.
And I hope you do a Devs Play with a Sly Cooper dev or Mark Cerny in the future.
What's the name of the Orange Drink song that is the intro?
Hey Tim, could you do a walkthrough of Monkey Island 3? I know it was a departure, but thats what would make the discussion interesting I feel :) I loved the 2D animation.
I LOVE these videos, and this was one of the best in the series, but they always end so awkwardly...
Love this game to bits, one of the games that inspired me to go and study Games Art, I need to play the Dreamcast version
So. . . Rayman left a ship full of people dying of dehydration. . . only to find himself in a very relaxing calm level. . . that you take your sweet time exploring.
. . . . .
OKAY THEN
Some of the pirates would have been too strong for Him to tango on the Ship and Even with the Silver lum he`s too weak to fight them,
Still waiting for an HD remake of Rayman 2. I've owned it for every system it came out for and would love an excuse to play it again.
And I'm stuck with none ;-; I don't know if it will work on my Win10
Damn this made me want to replay it.
Holy shit did he really say Beyond Good and Evil 2????
+Dandily Hickson I think he got Rayman 2 and Beyond Good and Evil mixed up, though you never know!
+Dandily Hickson "Rayman and Beyond Good & Evil too"
+Nimitz3d Ah, it was hard to hear because of his accent, though that makes more sense!
+Dandily Hickson Hmm whatever happened to BG&E2? I remember they announced it and released trailers for it several years ago.
+Dandily Hickson too
This game is my childhood. I played the pc version because we had no consoles.
PLEASE BEYOND GOOD & EVIL!!!
The game looked way better than what I remember but then I realised I played the ps1 version, not dreamcast
I need rayman console games every year **
I love Dev's Play!!!
I got this game for pc in a scholastic book fair. I had a shitty windows 95 pc that wouldn't even run the game lol. I was able to take it to my cousins house and play like half the game but never beat it
i dont understand this french guy but hes a genius
YES rayman 2! Awesome choice!
I wished you said something about rayman 4 if Michael wants to see rayman 4 as a 3d platformer or a 2d platform and If he wants to help making it
They already have a 2d platformer franchise!
We want a real Rayman 4 with as great and grand atmosphere and environment as Rayman 3
I love double fine