However, somehow Rayman Legends not only broke that wall down, it made me enjoy the process. Gaming is my escape from the demands of social interaction. After all, video games are where I go to get away from the humans I have to see all day/week long. I almost never play multiplayer games, I despise the idea of in-game chat, and generally speaking, I avoid any kind of interaction with other humans in my games. When I checked back a few hours later, I wasn’t even in the top 10 anymore but ya know what, for one fleeting moment I was the best in the world at something, and let me tell you, that’s one amazing feeling to have.Īs anyone who knows me will probably attest, I have very little interest in online leader boards. Guess how long that lasted: long enough for me to take a picture, but not much longer than that. Hell, I once managed to be #1 in the world in a Rayman Legends challenge. I was so bloody shocked that I took pictures to celebrate. This is something I managed a time or two, but the amount of work it takes, and the threat that you can get kicked out of the top 10 if anyone else achieves a better score before the day is through, makes this a near insurmountable challenge. Now, before some cocky such and such pops in to point out that platinums are worth 50 points, let me just take the time to point out that you have to be one of the 10 best players in the world to take the challenge in order to gain that honor.
You need 1850 points to get the final achievement. Bronzes are worth 1 point, silvers are worth 5, and golds are worth 10. Trophies are handed out daily and weekly in-game, with each one boasting a value.
You see, to be granted the 11th level of awesomeness, you have to prove your worth. There is no short road or trick to getting Legends‘ final achievements, just the promise of a commitment from you, the player, to return and prove your mastery over the game very regularly for an extended period of time. To gain the coveted Platinum/100% completion, players must push themselves every single day to get a little bit better, a little bit faster, a little bit more aware. When it comes to levels like these, even a single mistake can be your undoing. Whereas most games try to compel you with more of the same, albeit on a rising scale, Legends compels you to return with a unique set of challenges that change with each passing day. Rayman‘s approach is decidedly different than these examples though. Animal Crossing and other sims certainly try to motivate you into coming back every day, and return you will. The same goes for multiplayer shooters, which will see players returning daily to compete against one another and grind for gear and upgrades. Sure, the same could be said for dozens of games. I have to wonder how you can spend so much time dedicated, at least on some level, to a single game without it changing you, at least a little bit. As you might have guessed by the pretentious way I’m setting this all up: I happen to be one of those players. Players who have managed the time, patience and mastery of the game that is required to gain this highly coveted and insanely rare trophy will know that it is no mean feat. Well, to answer your question, the actual final challenge of Rayman Legends comes in the form of a final achievement, one that can only be obtained by the kind of dedication that would see a player return to the game every day for as much as three to six months.ĭon’t worry, once you’ve managed to beat every level and best every boss… you’re not even close to being done with this game. We get it, but what’s that got to do with you?” I’m sure that’s the question you’re asking, and I’m almost certain you asked it just like that. In fact, players who wish to master this game will have to be able to make it through every single musical level without a single mistake, all while the levels use tricks like obscuring your view or mirroring your vision. Of course, this rhythm was apparent in many of Origins levels as well, which is likely what inspired the creation of the musical-themed levels featured in Legends. Set to songs like “Black Betty” or “Eye of the Tiger”, the rhythm-based levels are one of the final challenges awaiting gamers who seek the coveted 100% completion on their respective platform. By the time you’re through with this game, you will feel like a legend. The word “legends” is not used lightly in this case.
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