We aren't sure who is holding out hope for Beyond Good & Evil 2 at this point; in 2022, we brought you the news that the game had taken the dubious honour of being in development for longer than literally any game ever, at 16 (now 18) years. Another Ubisoft Forward showcase has been and gone, and still no word.
As Eurogamer stoically chronicled, Ubisoft confirmed to the outlet in January 2023 that B&E2 was still in development and that the "team is hard at work to deliver on its ambitious promise". The following month, the studio head was gone, and the French government began investigating why an abnormally high number of staff at Ubisoft Montpellier were experiencing burnout and taking extended sick leave.
A game only a fraction of gamers played in the first place, a remaster of the original Beyond Good & Evil for PS5 is confirmed to be in the works, supposed to mark its 20th anniversary. It briefly and bizarrely became playable for some fans last year "due to a technical error". No update on this title was made during the Forward showcase, despite Ubisoft telling Eurogamer in November 2023 that the project was "set for early 2024". Six months later, and still not a peep. Hilariously, it's now no longer the game's anniversary year.
What's going on with this game/series? Did you play the original? Do you have nostalgia for it? In the comments section below, let us know who is still waiting for this thing.
[source eurogamer.net]
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Never did understand the hype for this, especially from people who never played the first game and only saw the CG trailer. If it ever does release, it'll be another game that could never live up to overinflated expectations, and Ubisoft obviously knows this.
I played the original GameCube release of this only recently, and I can see why people like this game so much. I can only imagine how much of a fan I’d be if I’d played it when it first released.
Although let’s face it - given how long the sequel’s been in development, and I’m guessing none of the original team are working on the sequel, it’s only going to be a disappointment isn’t it?
At this rate they may as well scrap the sequel (if there’s anything to scrap), option a TV series or film, generate some buzz, then just remake the first. All five of us fans would be ecstatic with that.
I played the gamecube game back in the day and it was fun as it was original for its time with interesting characters. This was long before ubisofts open world, tower climbing formula had taken shape.
I was definitely excited about a modern sequel however I doubt the original holds up these days very well even if I have my glasses on that are rose tinted.
Michel Ancel the visionary and driving force behind it has retired. Emile Morel, the creative director they put in charge of it after Ancel retired, tragically died far too young aged 40. It’s been in development for over 16 years and we haven’t heard about it in over a year. It’s dead Jim!
Man, all that "put your art in our game/own art from our game" BS they were talking sure sounds like NFTs, in hindsight. I'm guessing NFTs crashing really hurt development, but it's just speculation. Where's Matt McMuscles???
This IP is all but forgotten, mainly kept alive by media's tendency to use it as incentive to start conversations.
For myself I played it back in the day, and enjoyed it then.
But I barely remember fractions of it.
And it was no huge masterpiece, just a fun game mostly made for kids.
As for a sequel - that would be a mistake.
Most or the current target audience hasn't even heard of the original... No offense to them, but they were not even in their future parent's life plans at the time. So what would be the point ?
It would be far better served by a proper Reboot.
Besides, Ubisoft has Star Wars Outlaws now, which is not that far off from BG&E... it's not exactly for kids but it has the same type of hero(ine) and spirit.
@Hyena_socks Khm khm, all six of us fans.
I loved the original game when it came out, but it's more than time to move on now. The sequel was beyond good and evil in name only. It was a classic example of ubi chasing industry trends at the time
If there was an update on the Anniversary Edition, there was some hope, but now… it feels about as dead as Skull and Bones.
Not sure why anyone expected this game to suddenly make an appearance after 15 years. Ubisoft themselves have probably just forgotten to announce it's cancelation.
It's so bizarre that the anniversary re-release is literally done and it's just sitting on Ubisoft's servers despite already getting a partial release.
I can clearly see that 50 years old "Ivan" in smoked closet with three CRT monitors around and phoning to boss with cigarette in mouth: "Yes boss, I almost have it. Working on it all clock around. I have PS2 working version... What??? PS5??? What year it is??? 2020 or what??? ..."
Nobody has been waiting for this game except Pushsquare, who has kept listing it coming “this year” or “next year” the past 5 or 6 years. 😂 Even the joke is getting stale now.
It's amazing to think that when we saw this presented and it was the hype of the day was still back in the golden age of E3. Sony still had showcases. We're still waiting for a game that came from the before times. (tumbleweeds passing in distance as camera pans to post-apocalypse L.A. with torn Uncharted 4 posters hanging from the rubble)
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