[jimi_dini]

What's wrong with her face?

[Typhoon_Ex]

Looks like it was made in Source...

[Mr_Zombie]

Do not like. The original had this cartoony art style that is completely lost here.

[Shiggy]

lol@AllGamesBeta.com that got rid of the watermarks yet again. That site should be banned.

[NZNova]

Needs more green lipstick.

[NervousXtian]

Didn't they say they needed next gen to run this?

Sure doesn't look Next Gen.

[Krev]

Didn't they say they needed next gen to run this? Sure doesn't look Next Gen.

These screens are from when the game was targeted at PS360.

[beril]

Meh, trollface looked better

[Nasreddin]

Imagine that in more detail.

This was one of the few shitty scenes in the first games.

[JNT]

Dat aliasing.

[remz]

Didn't they say they needed next gen to run this? Sure doesn't look Next Gen.

Because it isn't next gen shots are most likely from when they were trying to get it onPS360


amazes me that people don't realise that this game wasn't finished, it's like people have be trained by the PR machine to expect games in development to look like multimillion dollar blockbusters throughout their entire development- i wouldn't be suprised if that Jade model is mostly a placeholder.

[The_Monk]

I remember one GAFfer to be very curious about her face.

As for me, I really dig the setting, I just want this to be real.

[Santiako]

Do not like. The original had this cartoony art style that is completely lost here.

This. I hate that they were going for a more realistic look.

[2+2=5]

The game looks closer to uncharted than to bg&e :|

[kevm3]

I'm going to be honest. The graphics are pretty wack. Wasn't this supposed to be announced for 'unreleased' platforms because the current gen wasn't powerful enough?

[Vinterbird]

I'm going to be honest. The graphics are pretty wack. Wasn't this supposed to be announced for 'unreleased' platforms because the current gen wasn't powerful enough?

This is not pictures of a "next gen" game. This is pre-production shots from a test-level/vertical slice of BG&E2 that is years old (2009 to be precise) and based off of current hardware (360 and PS3).

This is not pictures representing a final product or next gen hardware. This is without doubt just a "this is our vision" level to show off mechanics, art style and how they are approaching the entire project.

Edit: Ancel does want the game to be made for the upcoming consoles, because his vision for the game was not something the current machines were relly capable of pulling off, something he probably found out after doing these pre-production areas and testing the limits of the engine/hardware. Then Ancel went on to Rayman Origins and BG&E2 got put on hold, and I doubt it will enter actual production ever.

[bon]

She looks strange. Go back to the cartoon art style please.

[PixyJunket]

Go back to the cartoon art style please.

Yes, this. So many times this.

[Phantast2k]

If Nintendo & Ubisoft aren't idiots, they should make it a WiiU (timed) exclusive. But with the more cartoony design like BG&E1 and the intial fmv trailer for part2.

The pros clearly outweigh the cons:

(+) a potentially great title to add their release window catalog for Nintendo & a token title to show the enthusiast demographic that they take them seriously
(+) huge exposure due to being in the WiiU's release line-up for Ubisoft and potentially a move from being a niche franchise to being more mainstream_y.
(o) potential marginalization by Nintendo's first party software (though Ubi never really had a problem with that)
(-)lack of sales in the (over-saturated, slowing down) ps360 market

I'd be sure as hell considering a WiiU for BG&E2.

[Vinterbird]

If Nintendo & Ubisoft aren't idiots, they should make it a WiiU (timed) exclusive. But with the more cartoony design like BG&E1 and the intial fmv trailer for part2. The pros clearly outweigh the cons: (+) a potentially great title to add their release window catalog for Nintendo & a token title to show the enthusiast demographic that they take them seriously (+) huge exposure due to being in the WiiU's release line-up for Ubisoft and potentially a move from being a niche franchise to being more mainstream_y. (o) potential marginalization by Nintendo's first party software (though Ubi never really had a problem with that) (-)lack of sales in the (over-saturated, slowing down) ps360 market I'd be sure as hell considering a WiiU for BG&E2.

By the time the game would be done, we would be far from the launch of the Wii U. Remember, this game never entered actual production.

[Shiggy]

This is not pictures of a "next gen" game. This is pre-production shots from a test-level/vertical slice of BG&E2 that is years old (2009 to be precise) and based off of current hardware (360 and PS3). This is not pictures representing a final product or next gen hardware. This is without doubt just a "this is our vision" level to show off mechanics, art style and how they are approaching the entire project.

Just give it up, you explained it a thousand times and still nobody's listening.

If Nintendo & Ubisoft aren't idiots, they should make it a WiiU (timed) exclusive. But with the more cartoony design like BG&E1 and the intial fmv trailer for part2. The pros clearly outweigh the cons: (+) a potentially great title to add their release window catalog for Nintendo & a token title to show the enthusiast demographic that they take them seriously (+) huge exposure due to being in the WiiU's release line-up for Ubisoft and potentially a move from being a niche franchise to being more mainstream_y. (o) potential marginalization by Nintendo's first party software (though Ubi never really had a problem with that) (-)lack of sales in the (over-saturated, slowing down) ps360 market I'd be sure as hell considering a WiiU for BG&E2.

1. Ancel says that current gen hardware is not well suited for creating his vision, implying that he needs a real hardware upgrade that we'll see in 2013.
2. They cannot get it ready for Wii U launch as there's nobody really working on it.
So it's probably not coming at Wii U launch. Perhaps it'll come later in case the PS4/720 version is greenlit, but who knows whether that'll ever happen. But even then, we'll need to see whether 3rd parties will care to downport PS4/720 titles.

[Phantast2k]

^^
okay :(
But that course of action would be great to revive such a great franchise without too much risk (and maybe even kick-starting it into mainstream territory), wouldn't it?
Maybe it'll somehow make either the PS4 or 720 launch.

[Vinterbird]

^^ okay :( But that course of action would be great to revive such a great franchise without too much risk (and maybe even kick-starting it into mainstream territory), wouldn't it? Maybe it'll somehow make either the PS4 or 720 launch.

There's no way they would make launch of either console right now. Ancel is on Rayman Legends which is coming this fall, and if he started work immediately afterwards on this, it would still only give him eight to ten months to make the game. Something that would be impossible to pull off since Ancel prefers to work in very small teams and not massive 300 man big teams.

[gerg]

This is not pictures of a "next gen" game. This is pre-production shots from a test-level/vertical slice of BG&E2 that is years old (2009 to be precise) and based off of current hardware (360 and PS3). This is not pictures representing a final product or next gen hardware. This is without doubt just a "this is our vision" level to show off mechanics, art style and how they are approaching the entire project.

Eh, my complaints about the game looking bad aren't because of "the jaggies" or because of whatever other technological limitations that may be present in a game developed on hardware from 2009. My complaints are more about the game's art style as a whole - the problem is with, as you call it, the developer's "vision".

Of course, given how old these screenshots are it is certainly possible that much of the game has changed in the meantime.

[Vinterbird]

Of course, given how old these screenshots are it is certainly possible that much of the game has changed in the meantime.

Game never entered production, so we will never know. I figure that if Ubisoft returns to this project next year, it will be redone from the ground up and by then Ancel probably has a different visual style in mind.

[sky]

I don't think it looks very interesting... it's nicely executed, but is quite generic.
Needs to be more stylized.

[Jaded Alyx]

I remember one GAFfer to be very curious about her face. As for me, I really dig the setting, I just want this to be real.

..er, yeh.

In B4 that guy with Jades and that HL chick's face-off-avatar pops in. . .

Dude, my name's in the OP! LOL

[IblisGinjo]

That's what I thought as well.

I thought the same, maybe some kind of placeholder.

[Myriadis]

Ok, I'm here now, had to work. I'm with the guys who feel that the art style isn't as great as the one in the first game, and even though Jade has still a little cartoony touch, I would like her and the surroundings to be more "cartoonized". I like it, however, that she looks like the "Beta" Jade in this version.

Who knows how much they changed already in these 3 years...

[Damon Bennet]

im pretty sure this is a placeholder face.

[VibratingDonkey]

Fish.

[Pazuzu9]

This was one of the few shitty scenes in the first games.

Wat... that's the chase sequence right? As in... the most amazing part of the game?

[Jaded Alyx]

Wat... that's the chase sequence right? As in... the most amazing part of the game?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy7DrxuW7rA

Yeh, I dunno what he's on either.

[Ahasverus]

That doesn't like that NEXT GEN.

[Vinterbird]

That doesn't like that NEXT GEN.

This is not pictures of a "next gen" game. This is pre-production shots from a test-level/vertical slice of BG&E2 that is years old (2009 to be precise) and based off of current hardware (360 and PS3).

This is not pictures representing a final product or next gen hardware. This is without doubt just a "this is our vision" level to show off mechanics, art style and how they are approaching the entire project.

[The Boat]

Need to replay the first one, played a few hours some years ago but found it to be pretty underwhelming to be honest, probably because of all the hype.

[SykoTech]

Nope, not gonna get hyped for this. Not until there's some nice, next gen footage.

[UrbanRats]

I like the new setting very much, *IF* they can mantain a fantasy element to it.
As i said in the other thread, it's not like the first one was incredibly original and creative either on this front, so if they strike a good balance between realism and fantasy, it'll rock.
I always wanted a game set in India, so i'm a happy guy.
Put some mild sci fi elements, put the animal people back in and you've got yourself a winner.

On the other hand, Jade looks fucking weird in those pics and i think they should drop the staff, it's too long and not very dynamic for parkour, get her a shorter weapon, it looks goofy.

[stuminus3]

That certainly looks like something that couldn't possibly run on current gen hardware.

<.<

[Shiggy]

That certainly looks like something that couldn't possibly run on current gen hardware. <.<

That post makes you look like a fool. Those images are from a 2009 prototype that runs on 360/PS3 hardware.

[OmegaZero]

Dem next-gen graphix.

Am I doing it right?

[Atomski]

Whats up with how serious it looks? I liked the great cartoonish feel of the first one. It was pretty charming..

[Unregistered007]

there is NO WAY this is next gen.

It looks like crap.

[Tambini]

Theres a lot of fresh fish going on here.

[Myriadis]

there is NO WAY this is next gen. It looks like crap.

It always impresses me that guys like you never even bother to read the last few posts in a thread.

[Santiako]

hurr doesn't look like next gen durrr

[UrbanRats]

That post makes you look like a fool. Those images are from a 2009 prototype that runs on 360/PS3 hardware.

That post makes you look like a fool. Those images are from a 2009 prototype that runs on 360/PS3 hardware.

That post makes you look like a fool. Those images are from a 2009 prototype that runs on 360/PS3 hardware.

That post makes you look like a fool. Those images are from a 2009 prototype that runs on 360/PS3 hardware.

So maybe people won't miss it.

[Kandinsky]

Looks nothing like her :/

[Net_Wrecker]

So maybe people won't miss it.

But really, THAT'S what they needed next-gen hardware for? It's look like something from 2009...

[Shiggy]

They updated their news with new images!






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