Rayman 2 The Great Escape - Drama, Whimsy and Greatness but a Series with no Legs (A Friend Recalls)
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A retrospective review of Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Michel Ancel's second Rayman game and one of the most accomplished pre millennium platform experiences video games have to offer. A short essay on why this retro game deserves to be remembered.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:19 Looking Easy
2:41 An Interconnected World
3:51 An Evolving Friendship
5:06 An Epic Soundscape
5:40 The Precipice
6:27 Player Death
7:00 An Example of Perfect Whimsy
8:00 The Transition from 2D
10:12 Michel Ancel's Critical Darling
12:10 Globox
13:26 Rereleases
13:55 Conclusion
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This is part of a video series providing retrospective analysis of popular culture (video games, books, comics, movies), trying to understand how our taste in entertainment has changed over the last few decades. In these videos look at topics such as the history behind their creation, the cultural impact they had on the wider world or just celebrate high watermarks - experiences that deserve to be celebrated. In 2018 video gaming became the worlds single most popular form of entertainment however that does not mean other forms are dead or deserve to be forgotten. We have been fortunate enough to reap the benefits of an evolving industry that learns from both it's successes and mistakes - and I've been learning as a consumer. This series is designed to celebrate and share important milestones and significant releases; be they good or bad.
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From Wikipedia:
Rayman is a franchise of platform video games, published by Ubisoft. Since the release of the original Rayman, conceived by Michel Ancel in 1995, the series has produced a total of 45 games across multiple platforms. The series is set in a fantastical, magical world which features a wide range of environments that are very often based on certain themes, such as "the Eraser Plains", a landscape made entirely of stationery. The core games of the series are platformers, but there are several spin-off titles in other genres. The protagonist is the eponymous Rayman, a magical being renowned for his courage and determination who, with the help of his friends, must save his world from various villains.
Rayman 2: The Great Escape is a platform video game developed by Ubi Pictures and published by Ubi Soft for the Nintendo 64, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation and Dreamcast. An enhanced remake titled Rayman Revolution (Rayman 2: Revolution in North America) was developed by Ubi Soft Annecy for the PlayStation 2. An alternative remake known as Rayman 2 Forever was developed by Ubi Soft Milan for the Game Boy Color. The game was critically acclaimed upon release. It is considered to have raised standards regarding 3D, level design and gameplay. The game has been mentioned in some "Best Games Of All Time" lists in the past.
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All pictures are from gameplay recorded on the Sega Dreamcast version of the game, published by Ubisoft. Incidental music is from the game soundtrack by Eric Chevalier.
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