Picked up Rayman Legends with some of my Christmas money. Simply put, it's fucking awesome. You can tell they really took a careful look at the best things in Origins and built it into something better. I like that they did away with the constant doors in-level, even if it's a small thing. It makes the experience more unified, more like exploring a jungle rather than exploring scenes form a jungle. There's generally more of everything, more lums, more teensies, more levels. There's even a Back To Origins section where you can unlock levels from the previous game, reworked with more teensies. They still have the old door system, and it wasn't until I played one of these that I realise how jarring it was.
The platforming is as tight as ever. Once you get the feel for how sensitive the jump button is you can really start to race through the levels. I beat the first world in no time, rescuing enough teensies as I went to do it all in one go. I haven't found anything hard yet, but every level has been a challenge. It's a really great balance, but I'm really hoping it picks up soon. I have too many hours of Origins experience to squander my time on the basic levels.
The daily challenges are really engaging. I could have spent hours yesterday grinding away to get into the diamond cup in a timed descent challenge. I had to settle for a gold, placing 107/~1500. Not so bad for my first day. They aren't the hardest challenges, but there's definitely a lot of depth to improving times. I love that you can see the ghosts of a select few similarly ranked players. I know I've picked up a few tricks already, and have seen a few things I can't quite copy.
Everyone who likes platformers should own this game. If you're not sure try the demo.
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