Aielman15

Quick review: while having the choice to play the Rayman 1 port you like the most is cool, there is not much reason to play anything other than the PS1 port except for the novelty of it.

Even then, the sountrack has been altered: this new one was made by the same person who did the Origins/Legends soundtrack. While I love the soundtrack of those games, Remi Gazel's original soundtrack for Rayman 1 is iconic and it's a bit insulting to both the fans that grew up with it, as well as to Gazel himself who sadly passed away a few years ago, not to be able to toggle the original version. Compare Bongo Hills' original soundtrack with the new one, it's a completely different experience - why can I toggle between five different ports, but I'm unable to experience those games the way they were originally intended?

The hyped SNES prototype is the same rom that was dumped on the internet a decade ago. Nothing new to see here.

The artbook and dev commentary is cool, although the value for those things is subjective.

Overall, I'd say it's not worth the price of admission unless you really, really want to take a look at the bonus material bundled with the games. Either play the original PS1 game on Duckstation, or the fanmade remake Rayman Redemption.

PS1 by a mile. Every other version has either worse graphics, removed cutscenes and/or fucks up the music score (including the GoG version, unfortunately). The soundtrack plays a BIG part in making the first Rayman so good, so playing a port with a worse soundtrack is not worth it, imo.

Even better, Rayman Redemption is a free fangame that contains all the content from the best Rayman, and expands upon it. I'd say it's the best way to experience this classic.

EDIT: Although I wholeheartedly recommend Rayman Redemption, it would be a bit irresponsible from me not to mention that it is a fundamentally different game compared to the original: a non-exhaustive list of changes:

• All power-ups are unlocked from the start (which makes for a less slogg-y beginning, but does make the first few levels a tad bit easier)
• Most levels have been expanded, either with longer screens or entirely new levels, boss battles and collectibles.
• An overall less grindy experience (more lives, being able to unlock additional hit points and gloves power-ups).
• Different physics (such as: being able to hit small enemies more easily; helicopter-hair being more similar to how they work in the sequel games; Rayman now stays in place when he is hit instead of jumping backwards, which makes the eggplant-riding challenges a LOT easier).
• Some QoL features, such as keyboard/controller setup, options for resolution and aspect ratio, gloves power ups being visible on Rayman's sprite, full-charged glove having a different loop animation from the normal throw animation, etc...

TL;DR: If you want to experience the original game as it was intended, PS1 is the best port to experience it. If you want a more modernized experience, Redemption is the way to go.

Goddammit Penguin Random House doesn't ship outside the US :(

I hope it'll become available elsewhere in the future. I'm so excited for this!

Thanks <3

Let's protect the children by scanning everyone's face and ID and uploading them to a server that'll get hacked five years from now.

This is the best description for this incredibly majestic animal.

Imo the best thing about an XOneX is the ability to run older (Xbox/X360) games, most of the times with framerate and resolution improvements.

That gen is a bitch to emulate, and there are lots of great games stuck on the X360 that were never ported to future platforms. Games such as Ace Combat 6, Ninja Gaiden 2, Prince of Persia Reboot's DLC, etc...

Unfortunately, playing those games requires you to download (for free) the backwards compatible version of the game, and it's not clear how long MS is going to support the Xbox ecosystem.

Sometimes it's worth it for the experience itself! In this case, I'd say it is!

After reading your comment I went and looked at the trailer and it looks like a lot of fun!

I don't feel like rewarding Capcom's shitty decisions, but I'll almost certainly grab it down the line if they ever revert their policy and remove DRM from it.

I font have a full list, but this article from 2y ago mentions three of the Mega Man Legacy Collections (Zero, ZX and Battle Network), Resident Evil Revelations and a game which I've never heard of called Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective.

Every final fantasy game is different in terms of gameplay, story and characters, themes, music. If you like the genre, I think it's worth playing the newer games and rediscovering the older ones. Every entry is unique, and they tend to resonate differently with different people, so it's hard to point at one and say "play that one, it's the best", but IX is usually ranked pretty high among the fanbase. I don't think it's the best JRPG ever (that would be Xenogears), but I rank it pretty highly, too.

I also never played it, but X-2 is (as far as I know) considered pretty mid or even bad by some, so if you've been put off by that one, it could be worth playing at least its predecessor.

Don't know why you're being downvoted. It's true. I've been playing with emulated games for as long as I can remember, but none of my friends are even able to unzip a file without me following them step by step. I'm also active in the Pokémon homebrew community, and let me tell you, the amount of tech illiteracy from people is astonishing. Even with a step-by-step guide, even simple things like downloading a game ROM and patching it is a herculean effort for some.

These releases allow people who are not accustomed to the sort of things to legally buy, own and play old games. And as for me, even though I have the entire catalogue of PS1 games+emulator on my hard disk, I sometimes appreciate being able to quickly download and boot the game from a launcher I already have installed on my pc without the hassle of whipping out the hard disk, and that is enough for me to warrant spending a few pennies.