<p>Over the past few years at E3, I have been unimpressed by Ubisoft unlike many others. A barrage of shooters, repetitive <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed</em> titles, and dull open world games have been centerstage for them at E3. The Ubisoft I remember is when Rayman was popular and the creator also made a little title called <em>Beyond Good &; Evil</em>. After the spectacular and classic 3D platformer &#8211; that is better than <em>Super Mario 64</em> in my opinion &#8211; <em>Rayman 2: The Great Escape</em>, Michel Ancel moved on to <em>Beyond Good &; Evil</em>. It is the tale of a reporter who goes undercover to find the secrets of an alien organization in her world. Within it is a cast of interesting characters, the beautiful landscapes of Hillys, and fun puzzles, a captivating narrative, and a semi-open world that is far more fascinating than the games that Ubisoft have released recently.</p>
<figure id="attachment_80775" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-80775" style="width: 1280px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-80775 size-full" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/05010325/beyond-good-and-evil.jpg" alt="beyond good and evil" width="1280" height="720" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-80775" class="wp-caption-text">(Beyond Good &; Evil, Ubisoft)</figcaption></figure>
<p>As you can tell, I&#8217;m salty over Ubisoft&#8217;s lack of creativity within their recent releases such as <em><a href="https://bagogames.com/the-division-review/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Division</a></em>, <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed</em> (except for <em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed IV: Black Flag and Syndicate as I haven&#8217;t played that one yet</em>), and the <em>Far Cry</em> series; they all have bland characters, generic side missions, and a world that I do not care about in the slightest. None even scratch the surface that <em>Rayman</em> and <em>Beyond Good &; Evil</em> presented back in the day. And despite this, they still reveal Tom Clancy and generic third person open world games (Watch Dogs) as their one last thing announcement. This year, I am hoping that <em>Beyond Good &; Evil 2</em> will steal the spotlight from these generic titles, and I want to see the zany side of the company come back to life in the AAA space.</p>
<p>The development behind <em>Beyond Good &; Evil 2</em> has had a storied history. In Ubidays 2008, Ubisoft presented a trailer for the game, showing Pey&#8217;J and Jade stuck in a desert. It was just a teaser and did not present any gameplay from the title. As development progressed, footage was leaked. The game looked like it had more of an action focus with a parkour <em>Mirror&#8217;s Edge</em> like system attached to it. From this concept trailer, the game looked stunning and portrayed a run-down desert city, perhaps one they were trying to reach during the Ubidays trailer.</p>
<p><amp-youtube layout="responsive" width="500" height="281" data-videoid="PXPsjvMlLOo" title="Beyond Good &; Evil 2 - Trailer HD - Ubidays 2008"><a placeholder href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXPsjvMlLOo"><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PXPsjvMlLOo/hqdefault.jpg" layout="fill" object-fit="cover" alt="Beyond Good &; Evil 2 - Trailer HD - Ubidays 2008"></a></amp-youtube></p>
<p>And then silence&#8230;</p>
<p>For many years, we haven&#8217;t seen or heard anything from the project. Many believed it was cancelled, but Michel Ancel reaffirmed multiple times that it is still in development . About two years ago, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqeBgzaWQYg&;feature=youtu.be&;t=1m30s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">the creator showed concept art from the game during a <em>Rayman Legends</em> live stream</a>, shocking the development staff. Ancel, in another livestream, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB7N7J96ZXM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">also referenced the &#8220;Beyond Good &; Evil 2 Secret Room&#8221; 4 months ago</a>. Despite working on a new project called <em>WiLD</em> with his own co-founded studio Ancel most recently told Tim Schafer from Double Fine <a href="https://bagogames.com/beyond-good-evil-2-is-still-being-developed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">during their Devs Play series that the game is still going forward.</a> He later said, &#8220;Yeah, but it’s difficult because we do the same kind of game two times, so we always want to do something different.”</p>
<p>A report was also recently published by <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-nintendo-funding-beyond-good-and-evil-sequel-346059.phtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Destructoid</a> on <em>Beyond Good &; Evil 2</em> as an NX exclusive. They allegedly received insider knowledge from <a href="https://twitter.com/FuelForNerds" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alexander Maier</a> who received &#8220;a lengthy document&#8221; via Geno, a past accurate leaker. This alleged document says that the game will be a 2017 exclusive for Nintendo&#8217;s next console, thanks to them funding the project. A second source, according to Destructoid, backed it up. Perhaps we&#8217;ll see <em>Beyond Good &; Evil 2</em> during a Nintendo Direct at E3 or maybe at a press conference. Let&#8217;s hope!</p>
<p>As a fan of the game and it being my second favorite game behind <em>Kingdom Hearts</em>, I hope we get a reveal trailer at the end of Ubisoft&#8217;s E3 conference this year. As the Ubidays trailer featured a different landscape to Hillys, I can speculate that there will be space travel. The first game also included minor space travel with the Beluga. In my desired trailer, I would love to see story beats and gameplay, not CG. If it&#8217;s CG, nobody would believe it&#8217;s a real project. The best route would be a 5-10 minute gameplay demo to showcase why <em>Beyond Good &; Evil</em> should be a successful franchise at one of the biggest gaming events of the year.</p>
<p><em>Beyond Good &; Evil 2</em> has not been confirmed to make an appearance at E3 this year. We&#8217;ll keep you updated.</p>
<p>Sources: BG&;E Myth (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqeBgzaWQYg&;feature=youtu.be&;t=1m30s" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">1</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB7N7J96ZXM" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">2</a>) and <a href="http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-nintendo-funding-beyond-good-and-evil-sequel-346059.phtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Destructoid</a></p>
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On The Way To E3 – Beyond Good & Evil 2
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