Rayman Legends, the original 2013 game, is a beloved platformer for a reason—it's very good. We gave it a stonking 90 in our Rayman Legends review, which puts it up there as an all-timer. In fact, it's so good that Ubisoft has decided to remake it in its entirety, swapping out 2D graphics for 3D worlds and throwing on some extra sauce.
I was invited to sit down and play the thing with Ubisoft for a few hours—progressing through several levels—and while I wouldn't say 3D is inherently prettier than 2D on principle (especially with a game that has such a distinct art style as Legends), Retold is still a deeply gorgeous game.
Developed by Ubisoft Milan and Montpellier, the level of work here is more comparable to something like the Spyro remakes from Toys for Bob—we're talking a top-to-bottom recreation.
It almost seems billed as a soft reboot for the franchise writ large. At least that's the impression I get from production director Alessandro Arndt Mucchi, who says "In terms of story and world building, we felt like there was room for tying everything together, because there's a lot in it but it's a bit all over the ...
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