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Rayman Legends Wii U Challenge Mode eShop in April
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perfectchaos007
Member
This sounds awesome and I sure hope the devs aren't doing this behind Ubi's back. The pessimist in me thinks theres a chance Ubi will step in and delay this challenge mode release until it can be made for PS3 and 360. We'll see in April I suppose.
I'm not going to complain. Especially if it's free that's awesome. But wtf are they thinking? I'll be bored of Rayman after playing "countless hours" of this and probably won't spend the 50/60 for the full game after months of playing this and I'm sure a significant amount of people will be in the same boat.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
Yes, it will, but porting it to PS360 without pissing off PS360 owners means redesigning a lot of levels to throw out Murfy or designing a lot of new levels to replace the Murfy-centric levels. If we are lucky, they will not just delete the Murfy levels, but put them exclusively in the Wii U version and also put the new levels in there as well.
They had better. This Wii U Rayman better be the most packed platformer I have ever played. 7 months waiting is atrocious after I was already so hyped. :'(
nckillthegrimace
Member
Truly, your philosophy of passive-aggressive resistance secured this moral victory.
Yoshi
Headmaster of Console Warrior Jugendstrafanstalt
I guarantee you, I'm at least as sad about this as you are, seeing that I probably am one of the biggest Rayman fans there are. I have three versions each of Rayman 2 and Rayman Origins and I've perfectly completed Rayman 2 on seven different platforms ^^. You can bet on me being really unhappy about this delay.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Hmmm..well, I guess that will tide me over until the game arrives in Sept. (I'm still mad tho.) It also shows what fans can accomplish if they make their voices heard. I mean, U Play got so many angry comments that it ended up in the Warawara Plaza.
This is good business sense on Ubi's part. Release a free chunk of the game that doesn't give too much as to effect sales, but keep Wii U owners playing, thus having the players hyping what fun they're having online which helps market the game for the 360/PS3 crowd. While it's only five levels from the game, the new challenges will keep it fresh while placating the angry fans.
This is good business sense on Ubi's part. Release a free chunk of the game that doesn't give too much as to effect sales, but keep Wii U owners playing, thus having the players hyping what fun they're having online which helps market the game for the 360/PS3 crowd. While it's only five levels from the game, the new challenges will keep it fresh while placating the angry fans.
What about graphics & ART will be same?!
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Blergh, I'll be busy with so many games in April that I doubt I will have time to pay attention to this, let alone the whole game in September. Greed made them forgot how much Origins bombed until it was available at your favorite bargain bin with a heavy discount less than two months after launch...
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If the challenges will update weekly I am OK with this. Still mad that this is not available next week, but it is better than nothing (and another demo would be practically nothing).
As the joined release on all platforms will practically guarantee the price reduction latest by Black Friday it would be stupid to buy this game now day one in September. But I respect the wise business decision and I will get it cheap.
As the joined release on all platforms will practically guarantee the price reduction latest by Black Friday it would be stupid to buy this game now day one in September. But I respect the wise business decision and I will get it cheap.
Online challenge mode, huh? Neat thing to have, I guess.
Man, I seriously pity Ancel and his team.
They didn't choose to delay it and piss Nintendo fans off, but they get to face the brunt of the hate - and as a bonus, they now get to crunch yet again to implement additional stuff, code additional demos/teasers, and port the resulting game to two more consoles. Plus, as an add-on they probably enraged their superiors with their outspoken support of the WiiU "on time" release.
That's gotta suck hardcore.
Man, I seriously pity Ancel and his team.
They didn't choose to delay it and piss Nintendo fans off, but they get to face the brunt of the hate - and as a bonus, they now get to crunch yet again to implement additional stuff, code additional demos/teasers, and port the resulting game to two more consoles. Plus, as an add-on they probably enraged their superiors with their outspoken support of the WiiU "on time" release.
That's gotta suck hardcore.
In my opinion this is bad economic move.
All People will get bore from Rayman Legends on Wii U because they are waiting for long time and playing so much with Challenge Mode and the hype for this game will be very low.
And then any person will be satisfied from this game and will get it used or with low price.
Already i send this email to Ubisoft
All People will get bore from Rayman Legends on Wii U because they are waiting for long time and playing so much with Challenge Mode and the hype for this game will be very low.
And then any person will be satisfied from this game and will get it used or with low price.
Already i send this email to Ubisoft
Don't know if it is still necessary, but here goes:
The Online Challenges will be accessible through the main game hub and give you new challenges daily and weekly with their own leaderboards. The challenges take place in five different settings with unique gameplay styles. All of these challenges are playable alone or with up to five people playing together.
You can invite friends, filter statistics and go for being the best player worldwide. Each of your results will be posted on the leaderboards and will also be recorded as a ghost. A History System tracks all of your performance and shows all of the Trophies you have earned.
The Online Challenges will come to the eShop for FREE in the beginning of April, exclusively on Wii U, and will be playable for countless hours.
The Online Challenges will be accessible through the main game hub and give you new challenges daily and weekly with their own leaderboards. The challenges take place in five different settings with unique gameplay styles. All of these challenges are playable alone or with up to five people playing together.
You can invite friends, filter statistics and go for being the best player worldwide. Each of your results will be posted on the leaderboards and will also be recorded as a ghost. A History System tracks all of your performance and shows all of the Trophies you have earned.
The Online Challenges will come to the eShop for FREE in the beginning of April, exclusively on Wii U, and will be playable for countless hours.
SkullplateMurray
Member
At last, an Ancel to my prayers.
In my opinion this is bad economic move.
All People will get bore from Rayman Legends on Wii U because they are waiting for long time and playing so much with Challenge Mode and the hype for this game will be very low.
And then any person will be satisfied from this game and will get it used or with low price.
Already i send this email to Ubisoft
I sort of agree, but for different reasons.
I think Wii U owners will grab the free challenge mode, and then forget about the game.
Ps360 owners will eventually buy it, but knowing this was from the ground made for a so different platform? Plus, they are probably waiting for a reduced price, like Origins eventually was.
I doubt very much this will do a better job sales-wise. But since Ubi has failed with all this story, w eknow what are they are doing and what's left to them: damage control!
GrotesqueBeauty
Banned
Oh joy, they took an existing mode, ripped it out, and frankensteined it back together as an eshop release. Nothing like farting out a sliver of the full game as exclusive content in some cynical bid to save face, and after the date the whole game was supposed to originally release no less. Sounds like a desperate attempt at damage control to me, and dollars to donuts there will be some sort of further rub to Wii U owners down the road in how this is handled as well. Calling it now.
In the meantime Ubisoft can continue to kiss my ass for delaying a long anticipated and completely finished game. I deeply admire the dev team, but I will not support or reward Ubisoft's bullshit as a publisher. I already canceled my preorder and this news does nothing to change my stance. I might have honestly double dipped for the Wii U and PS3 versions if they hadn't fucked Wii U owners over for no reason and just released the ports separately. Instead I'm standing firm on my vow to buy used. If they really want to smooth things over they should just release the damn game. You know, instead of putting it up against GTA 5 on PS360 and the WW remake on Wii U... whatever moron suit thought that was a good idea.
In the meantime Ubisoft can continue to kiss my ass for delaying a long anticipated and completely finished game. I deeply admire the dev team, but I will not support or reward Ubisoft's bullshit as a publisher. I already canceled my preorder and this news does nothing to change my stance. I might have honestly double dipped for the Wii U and PS3 versions if they hadn't fucked Wii U owners over for no reason and just released the ports separately. Instead I'm standing firm on my vow to buy used. If they really want to smooth things over they should just release the damn game. You know, instead of putting it up against GTA 5 on PS360 and the WW remake on Wii U... whatever moron suit thought that was a good idea.
Ubisoft probably didn't expect to sacrifice their facebook page for 7 months, Yves Guillemot is now known on UPlay and beyond as someone who betrayed fans for a marketing convenience. And devs had to publicly apologize and develop a free online section of their game.
I will keep asking for an earlier release, but what I just mentioned is enough for me to get the game eventually: Ubisoft is already paying for their mistake.
doniewhalberg
Member
Diggin it, although these poor devs haha, crunch crunch crunch. On the consumer end though, I'm jazzed for ths. IF they truely remix the challenges and leves each week, I'll be playing this all the way to launch. Hopefully it hits Jungle Run heights.
Pretty sure the video itself stated it was for up to five players.
This, and many other posts in here, make me facepalm. (I'll give you the first hint - the people who build and port engines have nothing to do with the level and boss designers.)
Yeah, that's really going to help.
Linkstrikesback
Member
It no doubt meant Local multiplayer. Just like the first demo and rayman origins.
Here is some ANALyseses video i made. U guys will enjoy the Xbox360 button YAAY...not
Oh it´s sooo exclusive OMG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EJFiN6gFw
Oh it´s sooo exclusive OMG
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39EJFiN6gFw
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Jaded Alyx
Member
....pretty sure they meant the standalone challenge mode is exclusive. It will be in all versions of the game.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
ambientmystic
Member
I've always enjoyed your videos on youtube, keep it up good sir.
metalslimer
Member
Who cares if not exclusive? The point is that it is coming early.
DragonSworne
Banned
Until it is delayed and release standalone for all consoles in July.
I just find it funny they weren't playing the Wii U version. Seriously lol
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
You are right but the game isnt coming early. I dont care for rayman but if I wanted the full game Id be damn to be satisfied with some demo thing.
Jaded Alyx
Member
They said they are releasing "the full online challenge mode of the game exclusively for the Wii U"
This implies that this mode is in the full game (in all versions) and is being released, by itself, for Wii U only.
What's the problem? Where's the deceit? Because they showed the 360 version?
This implies that this mode is in the full game (in all versions) and is being released, by itself, for Wii U only.
What's the problem? Where's the deceit? Because they showed the 360 version?
This was already discussed in this short thread...
The footage is from the full version of the game. The challenge mode will be ripped out and released on the Wii U eShop. All versions will still have this mode in the full game.
DragonSworne
Banned
Speculation wise, this is probably a feature that was never coming out for the Wii U and meant to be exclusive for 360 and PS3. Or atleast a feature that would be available for all consoles when released on PS3 and 360.
It would explain why they showed a video with 360 button layouts and why it isn't coming out on eShop until April.
It would explain why they showed a video with 360 button layouts and why it isn't coming out on eShop until April.
Jaded Alyx
Member
Yet it has actual Wii U exclusive touch screen levels?
DragonSworne
Banned
Because they are adding it in after the delay fiasco
Jaded Alyx
Member
So they're adding this entire mode plus these extra levels? That's what you're suggesting?
DragonSworne
Banned
Shouldn't take too long