The creator of Rayman has lent extra weight to hypothesis about an upcoming remake.
In an interview with the newest concern of Retro Gamer (as noticed by X person @raymanmerch), Rayman creator Michel Ancel discusses the historical past of the sequence.
When speaking in regards to the first Rayman sport, Ancel states: “I believe Rayman remains to be a enjoyable sport, and there’s a variety of content material. The pacing is a bit gradual as a result of you will have a giant character on the display. It additionally has pixel-precise gameplay, so it’s not at all times simple, but it surely’s fascinating that the constraints of yesterday nonetheless make it really feel unique as we speak.
“Despite the fact that it’s complicated I believe there’s a sort of remake deliberate. I don’t bear in mind when particularly, however it is going to be in HD and I believe Ubisoft is including a couple of extra checkpoints and issues like that simply to make it a bit much less irritating.
“I believe it’s a pleasant transfer, as a result of that’s the one level that might be an issue for non-skilled gamers. However yeah, I believe it’s nonetheless a really good sport.”
Ancel introduced again in 2020 that he was leaving the video games trade, however in 2024 Ubisoft stated a brand new Rayman venture was in its “early phases” and that Ancel was consulting on it.
Final 12 months Ubisoft Milan additionally introduced that it was staffing up for what it described as a “prestigious AAA title for the Rayman model”.
Though Ubisoft has but to formally announce any new Rayman titles, final month an inventory appeared on the Australian Classification web site for one thing referred to as ‘Rayman thirtieth Anniversary Version’.
Atari is listed because the developer and writer for the sport, suggesting it may probably be a retro bundle much like Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection – which was developed by its Digital Eclipse studio – or a remaster from Nightdive Studios.
