Something people don't talk about with the PS1 version of the game is how the developers on it chose to make characters animate at a lesser framerate, creating this very unique style to that version of the game that worked hugely in its favor for its presentation with other effects-work.
Because PS2 is remastered version. It was a thing before modern gaming industries made into fast cash grab. Like Ubi with AC3 and Rockstar with LA Noire.
@@HollowRick It was created by Michel Ancel under Ubisoft. Monsieur Ancel received la legión d'honneur for hid contribution to the video game Industry (not only through Rayman but also other works like Beyond Good'n'Evil ; he was probably Ubisoft's most precious creator). The same day, Frédérick Raynal also received La legión d'honneur for creating Alone in the Dark (1992), the first modern Survival-horror game ever made and a major influence for Resident Evil (1996). Fun fact: Mr Raynal used to live near my hometown.
@Dagoth_Ur_1 Oh, there are many. Exemples that come to my mind are Alone in the Dark (the first survival horror ever made), Kya Dark Lineage, everything made by Infograme (including all the adaptations of French and Belgian comic books like Tintin, The Smurfs, Asterix, etc), the Obscure séries, Maupiti Island (1990), Another World (1991), The Nomad Soul (1999), Beyond Good & Evil (2003), Dishonored (2012), Life is Strange (2015), Dead Cells (2017), A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019), and many others I'm forgetting. Here's a more complète, alphabetical list: fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Jeu_vid%C3%A9o_d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9_en_France
As hilariously crippled as the PS1 version is compared to N64/PC/Dreamcast/PS2, the art style of Rayman 2 is so charming it holds up marvelously on all platforms.
@@Kontekst Oh the control scheme was a pain indeed. I remember assigning the R2 / L2 buttons on the touchscreen and it still felt bad... I only downloaded it on the psvita because of the portability...
@@a.liguria2698 same for me. i wanted to replay it and thought it would be perfect on the go. after some struggle getting it to run on my computer, i discovered the 3DS version. it is pretty low resolution but it's pretty much how i remember the PC version and 3D effect adds a lot of immersion
I grew up with Revolution. It was amazing and I have replayed it (once I beat it at age 20) more than 8 times to completion. The original looks so amazing I am about to boot up the emulator and play the ROM. I especially cannot wait to see how different the play style is
The PC version's visuals are comparable to the Dreamcast version (though there were a few cuts to the effects such as lighting, particles etc). The PS2 version's visuals are significantly different and more advanced than any of the others. Polygon counts are much higher, and environments are far less blocky and have greater detail as a result. Lighting was also heavily enhanced, with new shadow effects.
@@MyScorpion42 The PS1 version also has actual voice acting as well, so i'm assuming that's the point being made. The PS2's VA was rerecorded however and is better than the PS1 VA. PS2 also has the option to set the voices back too the old gibberish as well too. Despite the new hub world, bosses and enhanced visuals though, the PS2 version is still sort of closer to the "other" versions of Rayman 2 than the PS1 version. PS1 has a ton of missing levels, some levels heavily edited or abbreviated or even combined together. So a lot of the time, it's almost its own version of the game in that sense. The PS2 version does mostly adapt the same level design as N64/DC/PC on the other hand. Even though again there are a lot of visual enhancements and even a few minor changes here and there.
I mean, PS2 definitely looks better. But the PS1 version has way - and when I say way, I mean waaaaay - better voice acting. Don't know what happened in the PS2 version or why they did a retake at all. PS1 voice acting is so fitting to the whole Rayman style and atmosphere (more so imo than the Raymanian gibberish). Even with all the technical downsides, you could argue that the PS1 version is the best one because of the voice acting and music alone.
3:35 Also the humor just works the best in the PS1 version. The voice acting, audio mixing, and different animation style of PS1 just fits Rayman far better.
I grew up with the PS1 version but never got far into it. A friend gave me the PS2 version a few years ago and I finally gave it a try tonight. I've gotta say, I think I prefer how the PS1 version looked but the PS2 version feels better. And I'm not very used to the new dub for the PS2 version. Actually the sound design in general on the PS2 I dislike. I don't remember having to turn the music all the way down just to hear the characters, and the reverb effect on almost everyone so far is annoying, like that "radio transmission" effect for the entirety of Star Fox Assault (and I love that game).
Glowbox"are you ok Rayman" Rayman"not really...I feel weak and my powers have disappeared" Glowbox"oh...how did your powers disappear"? Rayman"I sold them for drugs" Glowbox"..........what"? Rayman"yeah...drugs ok"
Hi, this is truly one of the best 3D platformers of all time. I have played PS1 and N64 versions so many times,. I tried to like Rayman 3, but I could not. It took another direction, with ugly camera controls, restricted view that induces headaches, adult inappropriate humor for kids, bad voice acting, very disappointing game at all.
Be nice if these comparisons were on real hardware and not through emulators so people could actually see the difference properly. Watch people buy the PS1 version only to be severely disappointed after what they saw in this video.
even the PS1 version had voice acting?? i played it on PC as a kid and they all spoke gibberish or were subtitles only. couldnt get it to run earlier, so i tried emulating the PS2 version and the german voice acting was ATROCIOUS. and rayman revolution was too different from my childhood memories, so i ended up getting it on my 3DS, which is a port of the dreamcast version - and pretty much how i remember it. plus this game really benefits from the 3D screen. edit: it also didn't run smoothly on the 3DS until i found out that you can make all old 3DS games benefit from the new 3DS faster hardware if you have a custom firmware installed
Una pregunta no vende disco de ps2 de rayman pero pirata ya que el 2 es uno de mis favoritos y mas por el diseño de rayman pero se rayo el disco que tenia y ahora tengo rayman 3 y no me gusta sobretodo su diseño
It’s not surprising that the PS2 version leaves the PS1 version in the dust. I would say the N64 version is also better. I think the game was clearly made for 64/128 bit consoles in mind.
The PS1 version was actually the "original" one, it's the one that started development first at least and the unlockable 2D demo you can get is the earliest form of what would become Rayman 2. However, the original core Rayman 2 team moved onto the N64/PC version, while the PS1 version was handed off to a different team, Ubisoft Shanghai. They weren't kept entirely up to date with the latest code from the other versions however, so PS1 is based on an older variant of the code and a lot of quick and dirty adaptations had to be made to get it into a completed state. While it would obviously have been a visually lesser version of the game regardless, it's likely that it could have been made to be closer to the other versions with some extra time and effort. Instead, a lot of levels were cut, made shorter with areas missing or even some of them were combined together (like Whale Bay and the Water/Ice Sanctuary).
Something people don't talk about with the PS1 version of the game is how the developers on it chose to make characters animate at a lesser framerate, creating this very unique style to that version of the game that worked hugely in its favor for its presentation with other effects-work.
The art style is so strong and well made that the ps1/n64 version looks just as good as the ps2 one.
Too Bad Both These Versions aren't on Ps Plus Premium
Because PS2 is remastered version.
It was a thing before modern gaming industries made into fast cash grab. Like Ubi with AC3 and Rockstar with LA Noire.
It’s being played on an emulator. Play this on original hardware and it doesn’t look nearly as good. I own it on PS1.
@@xXSilentAgent47XxIt’s not really a remaster, it’s more of an expanded port. The Dreamcast and PC versions actually run better
@@AB_883 The PS2 one is also being played on an emulator.
Proud my country (France) created the Rayman series. Michel Ancel really was a precious creator.
Actor i read at start XD
Wow I never knew it was made in France now I know why it had amazing 50hz conversations :D
@@HollowRick It was created by Michel Ancel under Ubisoft. Monsieur Ancel received la legión d'honneur for hid contribution to the video game Industry (not only through Rayman but also other works like Beyond Good'n'Evil ; he was probably Ubisoft's most precious creator). The same day, Frédérick Raynal also received La legión d'honneur for creating Alone in the Dark (1992), the first modern Survival-horror game ever made and a major influence for Resident Evil (1996). Fun fact: Mr Raynal used to live near my hometown.
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@Dagoth_Ur_1 Oh, there are many. Exemples that come to my mind are Alone in the Dark (the first survival horror ever made), Kya Dark Lineage, everything made by Infograme (including all the adaptations of French and Belgian comic books like Tintin, The Smurfs, Asterix, etc), the Obscure séries, Maupiti Island (1990), Another World (1991), The Nomad Soul (1999), Beyond Good & Evil (2003), Dishonored (2012), Life is Strange (2015), Dead Cells (2017), A Plague Tale: Innocence (2019), and many others I'm forgetting.
Here's a more complète, alphabetical list: fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Jeu_vid%C3%A9o_d%C3%A9velopp%C3%A9_en_France
As hilariously crippled as the PS1 version is compared to N64/PC/Dreamcast/PS2, the art style of Rayman 2 is so charming it holds up marvelously on all platforms.
Indeed, I remember downloading the game on both my psvita and ps3, and never once did I feel like it looked bad.
For real, someone stole all the geometry on the ps1 version
@@a.liguria2698 you played it on the vita? how did you assign your buttons? i kept accidentally touching the back touchpad and that ruined it for me
@@Kontekst
Oh the control scheme was a pain indeed. I remember assigning the R2 / L2 buttons on the touchscreen and it still felt bad...
I only downloaded it on the psvita because of the portability...
@@a.liguria2698 same for me. i wanted to replay it and thought it would be perfect on the go. after some struggle getting it to run on my computer, i discovered the 3DS version. it is pretty low resolution but it's pretty much how i remember the PC version and 3D effect adds a lot of immersion
I like the ps2 version for the graphic’s details, textures and levels
But i love the psX version, was very scary with more darkness colors
That's my favorite Rayman game,no matter wich version i'm playing. I just miss Rayman so much
I grew up with Revolution. It was amazing and I have replayed it (once I beat it at age 20) more than 8 times to completion. The original looks so amazing I am about to boot up the emulator and play the ROM. I especially cannot wait to see how different the play style is
The PS1 one has one of the best PS1 graphics I've seen tbh
They both look so good that I can't even remember which version I played as a kid
Don't know why, but for me PSX is the best one. It has a darker tone (no sky/horizon graphics) that make it look scarier... I go with it 🖤
Finally someone thinks just like me :D
Same for meeeee!
Before things like the uncharted remastered this game got remastered
the graphic in the pc version i played in 1999/2000 was the same as ps2
The PC version's visuals are comparable to the Dreamcast version (though there were a few cuts to the effects such as lighting, particles etc). The PS2 version's visuals are significantly different and more advanced than any of the others. Polygon counts are much higher, and environments are far less blocky and have greater detail as a result. Lighting was also heavily enhanced, with new shadow effects.
That first shot is WAY more atmospheric originally.
the ps1 version is surprisingly good looking.
that said this was an early ps2 game
I think the PS2 version was the definitive version
honestly the art direction for rayman 2: the great escape looks way better than for rayman 2: revolution. i prefer it
i love how a little more shocked rayman looks in the ps2 vers
I love how Razorbeard randomly obtained 40 slaves between the releases of these games
so weird to hear the US voices on there, i always remembered the gibberish from when i played it
Raymanian
Yes, me too, I've never heard them speak English and just a bunch of lines that I can't understand at all, just the subtitles that make it clear.
I think Polokus voice actor PS1 is more divine should used him in Rayman 2 Revolution
So wholesome seeing Rayman hug Globox
I noticed that compared to the PS1 version, the PS2 port has much more of a graphical enhancement.
PS2 version is actually a remake not a port. Has a open world hub instead of a world map, has better graphics and mostly better voice acting
@@dragoon2334 (better voice acting in the sense that it has voice acting)
@@MyScorpion42 The PS1 version also has actual voice acting as well, so i'm assuming that's the point being made. The PS2's VA was rerecorded however and is better than the PS1 VA. PS2 also has the option to set the voices back too the old gibberish as well too.
Despite the new hub world, bosses and enhanced visuals though, the PS2 version is still sort of closer to the "other" versions of Rayman 2 than the PS1 version. PS1 has a ton of missing levels, some levels heavily edited or abbreviated or even combined together. So a lot of the time, it's almost its own version of the game in that sense. The PS2 version does mostly adapt the same level design as N64/DC/PC on the other hand. Even though again there are a lot of visual enhancements and even a few minor changes here and there.
I love the PS2 type of Rayman 2 as it's all fixed and an improvement
Obviously it looks better on PS2 but I'm surprised at how well the PS1 version holds up.
I mean, PS2 definitely looks better.
But the PS1 version has way - and when I say way, I mean waaaaay - better voice acting.
Don't know what happened in the PS2 version or why they did a retake at all. PS1 voice acting is so fitting to the whole Rayman style and atmosphere (more so imo than the Raymanian gibberish).
Even with all the technical downsides, you could argue that the PS1 version is the best one because of the voice acting and music alone.
3:35 Also the humor just works the best in the PS1 version. The voice acting, audio mixing, and different animation style of PS1 just fits Rayman far better.
The artstyle and visuals are so great that U don't need CRT to estimate it
Yeah I prefer ps1, don’t try tell me what was cut because I don’t give a shit
Does anyone know where I can hear this theme? 2:02
In rayman 2 gameq
the psone version is not that bad though... it was pretty impressive for the era
3:03
PS1 grainy look makes its games very good looking IMO.
honestly the ps1 version look outstanding for its era
PS1 is my favorite version.
The Rayman model of the PS2 always freaked me out.
But it's by far the worst version of the game. Half of it is missing.
@@guillemmoreno5522 It has a different final boss fight from all the others though.
@@virgogaming6488 Still the worst lol
@@mrstrawberry1074u is the worst
@@thecubixkingshawn Why are you so offended by a random youtube comment about a video game? lol
Chill, dude.
love voice actor more on ps 1.. can you please do for Tintin android vs ps3 next 🙏🏻
In PS1 dialogues is better sync
Has
I grew up with the PS1 version but never got far into it. A friend gave me the PS2 version a few years ago and I finally gave it a try tonight. I've gotta say, I think I prefer how the PS1 version looked but the PS2 version feels better. And I'm not very used to the new dub for the PS2 version. Actually the sound design in general on the PS2 I dislike. I don't remember having to turn the music all the way down just to hear the characters, and the reverb effect on almost everyone so far is annoying, like that "radio transmission" effect for the entirety of Star Fox Assault (and I love that game).
the globox´s babies are so cute when it cries
Na
Ps2 version went right to the tutorials 😂
Glowbox"are you ok Rayman" Rayman"not really...I feel weak and my powers have disappeared" Glowbox"oh...how did your powers disappear"? Rayman"I sold them for drugs" Glowbox"..........what"? Rayman"yeah...drugs ok"
Is rayman 2 on ps2 a remake remaster or port
sound mixing in Revolution was awful
I grew up with Rayman 2 The great Escape and Revolution felt like I fewer dream to me
Hi, this is truly one of the best 3D platformers of all time. I have played PS1 and N64 versions so many times,. I tried to like Rayman 3, but I could not. It took another direction, with ugly camera controls, restricted view that induces headaches, adult inappropriate humor for kids, bad voice acting, very disappointing game at all.
Shame the ps2 and ps1 versions dont have the slave count increase in size. Could have been pretty funny with the voicing in the ps2 version.
Rayman 2 was on the PS2?
Area 51 PS1 vs. PS2
Be nice if these comparisons were on real hardware and not through emulators so people could actually see the difference properly. Watch people buy the PS1 version only to be severely disappointed after what they saw in this video.
even the PS1 version had voice acting??
i played it on PC as a kid and they all spoke gibberish or were subtitles only.
couldnt get it to run earlier, so i tried emulating the PS2 version and the german voice acting was ATROCIOUS. and rayman revolution was too different from my childhood memories, so i ended up getting it on my 3DS, which is a port of the dreamcast version - and pretty much how i remember it. plus this game really benefits from the 3D screen.
edit: it also didn't run smoothly on the 3DS until i found out that you can make all old 3DS games benefit from the new 3DS faster hardware if you have a custom firmware installed
Better ports that the 3DS version or Far Cry 3 and Blood Dragon's rereleases on PS4 and Xbox One.
The dreamcast version is the best
yeah I remember them speaking "Banjonese" in the original plus the warp icon was the dreamcast symbol all across the systems lol!
Yes
@Nutzer XYZ the dreamcast version runs at 60fps.
Do you swear? So are the songs on the PC version the same as on the Playstation 2? If so, even better! 😃
Una pregunta no vende disco de ps2 de rayman pero pirata ya que el 2 es uno de mis favoritos y mas por el diseño de rayman pero se rayo el disco que tenia y ahora tengo rayman 3 y no me gusta sobretodo su diseño
Dreamcast or 3ds tbh
Playstation 1 or emulator?
Ironic question...
Idk why games on the PS2 all look faded. The PS1 looks better despite the PS2s' better graphics.
The great escape. One day.
Classic 🐸
Classic 🐸
The PlayStation version of Rayman 2 has a lot of content missing and some levels were cut out entirely.
I don’t like revolution, the story isn’t the same… graphics are nice but they layout of the story is different and ps1 is better best version
Ps2 wins fatality
No shlt, sherlock
mind = blown
Dumb4ss
Dreamcast Wins!!!
Rayman 2 Revolution is better it's open world plus FPS drops are overblown especially on PS2
PS2 version IMO is very bad, almost the same of PS1.
It’s not surprising that the PS2 version leaves the PS1 version in the dust. I would say the N64 version is also better. I think the game was clearly made for 64/128 bit consoles in mind.
The PS1 version was actually the "original" one, it's the one that started development first at least and the unlockable 2D demo you can get is the earliest form of what would become Rayman 2. However, the original core Rayman 2 team moved onto the N64/PC version, while the PS1 version was handed off to a different team, Ubisoft Shanghai. They weren't kept entirely up to date with the latest code from the other versions however, so PS1 is based on an older variant of the code and a lot of quick and dirty adaptations had to be made to get it into a completed state. While it would obviously have been a visually lesser version of the game regardless, it's likely that it could have been made to be closer to the other versions with some extra time and effort. Instead, a lot of levels were cut, made shorter with areas missing or even some of them were combined together (like Whale Bay and the Water/Ice Sanctuary).
I don't like the PS2 voice acting