Beyond Good & Evil getting a sequel?!? Kinda!

[Nester the Lark]

According to GoNintendo, Ancel was interviewed by Eurogamer, in which he discussed BG&E2 a bit more, including the series' inspirations. But he still hasn't decided on a specific platform yet.

[Wildcat]

Nice to see some of the inspiration behind BG&E. Makes sense, too. Man, I'd love to interview Michel myself. I'd love to know what exactly he was thinking when he made BG&E, and his plans for the new one.

[Nester the Lark]

Here is some alleged leaked footage of BG&E2. Personally,I think it's at least partially pre-rendered. Jade doesn't quite look natural relative to the camera movement.

And speaking of which, it's just as well if the game never appears on the Wii. That kind of camera movement would make me sick. It's bad enough that the lousy "hand held" camera style is all over TV and movies, but I hate that it's wobbling its way into video games, as well. [/rant]

[Wildcat]

Eh, I'll wait til E3 to see if it's legit.

[Nester the Lark]

According to GoNintendo, it sounds like the BG&E2 footage may have come from a French "industry event" that Michel Ancel attended.

You can find the source article here.

[Wildcat]

Hm. Well, I'll guess I'll have to watch it when I get the chance, then. Thanks for the info, Nester.

[Nester the Lark]

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, because I know this is going to ruin Wildcat's day...

According to GoNintendo, well... "Beyond Good and Evil 2 on hold"

I'm not really surprised by this news, based on comments by Laurent Detoc in an interview with Industry Gamers last month:

IG: Most publishers make decisions based on sales, so what made Ubisoft decide to pursue Beyond Good and Evil again?

LD: Well, I didn't say there's definitely going to be another game. I said something had leaked, which means we've been working on some Beyond Good and Evil stuff, but whether there's going to be another game or not, that's something for the future. But getting to your question as to why there's work on the IP again, it's a creative people business; the creative talent is interested in it and possibly exploring how to do it from a new angle.

[Wildcat]

I'm not surprised either. Still irritating as hell, though.

Edit - Well, this news came from a tweet, and that seems a little iffy to believe fully. If I get a better source than that, I'll swallow the painful truth.

[Nester the Lark]

Well, according to GoNintendo, now Ubisoft is doubling back and saying that BG&E2 has not been Project HAMMERed.

[Wildcat]

Flip-floppy, aren't they? I'm glad they squashed this rumor (I'm considering it as such). Take your time developing this, UBI Soft.

[Wildcat]

Well, prompted by another forum I frequent, I wrote an open letter to UBI Soft. Comments would be appreciated here or there. The more people who speak up about BG&E2, the more UBI Soft will notice. ^_^

[Nester the Lark]

I wouldn't count on Ubisoft reading your blog (unless it somehow ends up on GoNintendo), but good luck!

[Wildcat]

Well, depending on how hardcore I want to get about advertising it, I'm happy just getting the word out. Thanks, though.

[The Qu]

SUPER BUMP with sad news.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 may have been postponed to the next generation of consoles. Sauce.

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May 10, 2010 23:18:58 GMT -5 The Qu said:

SUPER BUMP with sad news.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 may have been postponed to the next generation of consoles. Sauce.

I don't speak frog, so I'll take you at your word. A shame, though, BG&E2 would have been a remarkable installment for the current generation...

This is even worse by the fact that the current consoles (well, the PS3 and the 360) are going to last a lot longer than console generations typically do. We've hit a peak in technological capabilities, so there's no reason to shuffle them away right yet.