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[Lime]

Such a rollercoaster ride with the development of this game.

The confirmation came in the latest Devs Play video from Double Fine, where Tim Schafer played an hour of the original Beyond Good & Evil alongside the game’s producer, Michel Ancel.

At the end of the video, Schafer directly asked about a sequel and Ancel’s mentality. The question kicks in at 1:07:49, for reference.

“You’re still in the headspace of this game because you’re making a sequel right,” Tim Schafer asked. “You’re thinking about [the Beyond Good & Evil] world still.”

“Yeah, but it’s difficult because it’s hard for me to redo the same game two times. I don’t know how you’re going to manage that for Psychonauts 2,” Ancel replied.

Fans have been waiting a really long time for movement on BGE2. For years it’s been an ongoing tease, and this really just adds to that. But who knows? Maybe this year, finally, we’ll get a firm announcement with unbroken gameplay and something approximating a release date.

Maybe.

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/01/be...still-in-the-works-according-to-michel-ancel/

lock if old.

 

[Zach]

It better be.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

If you say so...

 

[Tuck]

So it sounds like he basically had to scrap what he had and start fresh.

Ugh, don't do this to me Ancel.

 

[NotLiquid]

I can believe it.

I also believe that it's going to turn out to be nothing like people want it to be.

 

[WanderingWind]

This is my Shenmue. Ancel is cruel to give me hope like this.

 

[Ushojax]

Yeah yeah, show us the receipts. When it's gone gold, I'll believe it.

 

[OnionPowder]

Refusing to care until I see something concrete

 

[mp1990]

I looooooove BGY1, and I'd kill for having the sequel in my hands, but I'm afraid of how current design trends would impact it, especially for it being a Ubisoft game. I'll wait and see before letting hype take me.

 

[DoublePayje]

Almost 8 years since it was announced and Ancel seems very insecure about it's state in this interview-clip, even if he confirms it's still there.

I have a bad, bad feeling about the end result...

 

[dancrane212]

~19 weeks, 4 days, 2 hours, 38 minutes to go...

 

[Tizoc]

Just focus on finishing WiLD for now Ancel, I need that game in my veins.

 

[Frumix]

I wanna see the receipts.

 

[TimmiT]

I don't doubt that it's in development. Question is if it'll be finished and released this time.

 

[Broken Joystick]

It'll be an NX exclusive and Nintendo will reveal it around E3.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Good to hear.

 

[Possumowner]

I'll believe it when I actually see it...I want to believe

 

[masq]

Refusing to care until I see something concrete

this.

 

[Firehead]

*sighs* OK, Ancel. Not gonna raise my hopes though. Too many times with this game...
Hurts worse than any news about Half-Life 3 at this point.

 

[wild wild rice]

And I'm still eagerly awaiting it.

 

[BaronMonstro]

Out of all the wished for megaton game announcements that much of GAF has, this is the one I want the most.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

E3 2017

PS4's final game announcement

Screen goes to black

Beyond Good and Evil 2

Kickstarter

 

[NipplesAndToes23]

Hmm. That's all I can say. Hmm.

 

[Mesoian]

https://youtu.be/a9U_C_q6WcU

 

[Waaghals]

The game has probably been in development hell, with a lot of meddling - constantly on the verge of cancellation.

Wouldn't be surprised if Ancel was getting tired of the whole ordeal.

 

[Zojirushi]

Not sure how you could possibly read "still in the works" into that statement.

Sounds like he has no clue at all what to do with it and how to make it happen.

 

[ngower]

Ah yes, my quarterly Ancel-induced heart palpitations.

 

[Alpende]

I want to believe. But then again, this is something we've been hearing about for a while now.

 

[doemaaan]

Sorry, won't believe until I see it.

 

[- J - D -]

Okay.

 

[PixyJunket]

I don't care anymore.

 

[xenorevlis]

This is like my other Shenmue. I'm a huge fan. Waiting to see if anything ever pans out.

 

[Labrynian Rebel]

Uh huh...

 

[injurai]

I wonder what they are struggling so much with?

 

[Sesha]

The year of dreams part deux. Believe.

 

[Wesker28]

E3 2017

PS4's final game announcement

Screen goes to black

Beyond Good and Evil 2

Kickstarter

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

Been hearing that for a while now. It's becoming another Half-Life 3.

 

[Captainbojanglesiii]

Yeah, okay.

 

[Zombegoast]

Still in the works trying to please Ubisoft.

 

[Mass_Pincup]

It's going to be announced this year.

Book it.

 

[Transistor]

Don't do this to me. I named my daughter Jade after this game. I can't take it if this actually doesn't happen....

 

[Crossing Eden]

So they already have the design in mind for Jade

They also created at least some sort of demo/assets for the game several years ago.

Maybe he was constrained and now finally is able to work on the game now that the consoles are out.

 

[Jonneh3003]

Exclusive to NX like Rayman Legends was for Wii U but then we'll get a delay when the games finished to port it to other platforms. Nah I'm not that salty anymore, as long as we get Beyond Good and Evil 2 this generation I'll be happy, I'm grateful for anything we get at all from Michel Ancel.

 

[RoboPlato]

This is my TLG/Shenmue 3.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

Gearbox will buy the IP and make Beyond Good and Evil X Duke Nukem.

 

[RK128]

When its announced on Kickstarter this E3 on Sony's Stage, people will know its still coming. I'm serious when I say that; Ubisoft does take risks but I would imaging BG&E2 would be a pricey game to produce due to the games open nature and Ancel likely wanting to make it a bigger game compared to the original.

I could see this not be on Kickstarter, replacing AC for the 2017 year (allowing it to be pushed back another year) but otherwise......I will not be surprised if its another Shenmue 3 or Psychonuts 2.

I say this not to talk down the game, but to be realistic. This likely wont sell like hotcakes and Ubisoft doesn't want to lose money, so them pulling that off is almost expected, noticeable so with how successful the Shenmue 3 Kickstarter was.

 

[Amir0x]

I hope so.


I hope so so much.

When its announced on Kickstarter this E3 on Sony's Stage, people will know its still coming.

Heh, i wouldn't be surprised at this point. But would Ubisoft allow such a game to be Kickstarted? I doubt it somehow..

 

[RK128]

I hope so.


I hope so so much.



Heh, i wouldn't be surprised at this point. But would Ubisoft allow such a game to be Kickstarted? I doubt it somehow..

I look at this this way; Ubisoft is the one to jump into new ventures the most compared to other wester publishers. They supported Nintendo's consoles out of the gate with games made around the controller, and did that again with the Kinect (twice) on the 360 & X1. Them jumping on the big-budget Kickstarter (which is what BG&E2 would be) is not only expected but I would be shocked honestly if BG&E2 was otherwise (standard retail game).

Shenmue 3 showed publishers that fans are will to fund big games, so I am interested to see where that goes in the next few years. BG&E2 could easily be one of the first western titles that does what Shenmue 3 did.

 

[Big Green Anus]

I'm having a weird feeling that Nintendo and Ubisoft are partnering on this game.

 

[injurai]

I'm having a weird feeling that Nintendo and Ubisoft are partnering on this game.

That's a great way to not make money back for all the years this was spent being worked on. It's going to be multiplat, and I don't think Nintendo would publish titles on other consoles. Even Sony publishing the new Kojima game is still console-exclusive.