u/CharacterPasta123

The rumored Rayman Legends remake has received a lot of criticism, due to the fact that Rayman Legends still holds up well more than 12 years after it came out and Rayman generally not having a lot of mainline games. However, I think if the remake is 3D I think it could still be a good game, but more as a reboot rather than a remake.

The reason why I say that the game would be a good reboot but not a remake, is that this new Rayman Legends going 3D is going to lead to major changes to how the game is played. Certain actions are gonna need different inputs. This is also the case for Mario games: Mario 3D Land and Mario 3D World are very similar to other 2D Mario games in terms of gameplay, but due to an additional dimension, certain actions require a different input to work in the 3D environment. This will also be the case for a 3D Rayman game that tries to mimic Rayman Legends' playstyle. Thus, the playstyle will be noticeably different.

If previously scrapped content is gonna return in this 3D Rayman Legends, the story may also be very different. Originally, Edith Up was gonna play a role in the story, with the heroes having to save her from the Armored Toad. Edith Up was also gonna be related to the duck transformations (I think she was gonna help the heroes, but I'm not sure. I'm naming things that I can recall). A very old beta trailer showed off levels containing Rabbids (presumably unlocked by scanning a Rabbid statue), so this reboot could have Rabbids being a type of enemy that appears every once in a while or could have some significance in the plot.

I think the content in this game is also gonna be very different. If it's a 3D reboot of Rayman Legends, I think some stuff outside from the main campaign is gonna be different. For example: Back to Origins: Back to Origins were levels remade for Rayman Legends. I don't really see these returning in the reboot, unless somehow all of Rayman Origins is adapted into 3D. I'm also a bit worried if the Music Levels will actually be adapted into 3D, but it was said that it will contain everything we loved about the 2D game, so Music Levels returning is a possibility. What I'm trying to say, is that the rumored expansion to the main campaign may lead to certain side content, such as Invasions, may not be part of the reboot to make room for the longer main campaign.

Now I think I should mention the artstyle. Rayman Legends has a very recognizable painting-esque artstyle. With a combination of stylized shaders and textures, it's definitely possible for Rayman Legends' artstyle to be translated into 3D. In fact, we already see the characters turning 3D for the board game, so we know that the 2D designs can be translated into 3D. All that's then left is the textures and shading conveying the painting-reminiscent style of the 2D game. Rayman Legends' 2D artstyle has held up really well, but the 3D game can also hold up well if the models look good. Take Donkey Kong Bananza: the models have some good quality for the current day and age, although I think the way DK's fur was handled looks a bit rough. I think the industry has the technology to make models for a 3D reinterpretation for Rayman Legends that can hold up really well for years.

Finally, I'd like to say one thing: I don't think this is the best idea. In my opinion, I'd rather have a "Rayman Myths" that has the idea of a 3D game in the Ubi-Art Rayman trilogy, but is its own thing, as in it is then not a remake or reboot of anything but instead an actual part of that trilogy along with Origins and Legends. I think that idea has potential, but I don't think that potential can be reached if the concept the idea is used for isn't original. The idea of a 3D Ubi-Art Rayman game is being held back by the idea being a reboot of an already existing Ubi-Art Rayman game.