Ancel still working on Beyond Good & Evil 2

it is taking to long

Michel Ancel is a big developer. I'm sure he will make another classic game! Can't wait for it!

Just came looking for this game as i was wondering where it had got to,so now i know and i don't mind waiting for it as it sounds and look like it could well be worth the wait ;-)

I must have been on vaction at the time to miss this news. It still lives!

Good thing cuz the franchise needs to have the indie feel intact.

I love the first game! I've been waiting for BGE 2 for years, I am really looking forward to it! Good to know that the game is still being worked on!

ZIMdoom Posted Jun 28, 2010 7:39 am PT: "5 person team? No wonder it takes so long for them to make a game." Except this was the 2D Rayman Origins they were talking about re: the five-man team, not BG&E 2. Ancel merely suggested they're "working on a new toolset that aims to make 3D games viable for small teams--" like the Rayman Origins toolset simplifies 2D game building. But I guarantee you that more--a lot more--than 5 people are working on this sequel. Transpose the original BG&E into 360/PS3 grade presentation and breadth--presumably the sequel revisits popular design choices--and right there you're looking at fairly significant team resource needs. I imagine he has a couple dozen core staffers working intimately and exclusively on this, like the original.

Still need to play the first but I've never heard any bad comments about it, guess I'll save it up for a scorching summers day

@lee1823, no, we got your point. There are many games that don't belong in a bargain bin.

5 person team? No wonder it takes so long for them to make a game.

@nicktarist whilst not advertising your game (like the first one) would be very avante garde and cool (providing it be a success).... during a recessionary period it would not be a wise move... especially based on the poor sales and lack of promotion the first game got. Consumers aren't going to buy something if they are oblivious that it even exists, discounting the harcore among us. Promotion is down to the publisher, not the developer. Ubi will be calling the shots and it's their potential goldmine too. Without Ubi, the developers cannot release their game. Ubi's goal: to make as much cash as possible. I doubt a developer would have any say in promotion as it can have such a massive effect on sales. They certainly wouldnt be allowed to put a promotion embargo on the product. my comment on horsez 3 was a stab at the casual gaming demographic and really has nothing to do with horsez 3.... i don't even know if there is a horsez 3? or a horsez 2... doesnt strike me as an IP that requires a sequel? It just saddens me when great games end up in bargain bins for whatever reason whilst shovelware crap sells by the bucketload. That was my general point... maybe i should of written that instead of confusing people with paragraphs n all!

I feel like touching myself! The first one was one of the best, most engaging games I've ever played!

God loves us! BG&E 2!!!

BGE was the best game no-one played maybe ever. i hope they avoid that situation this time round as sales shape gaming trends and i would love to see more games like this made rather than the the deluge of derivative games getting the green light. in order to avoid that they need to get the game out before what theyve made feels/looks dated. id say early 2012 by the latest is their window. hope they make it.

The first game was one of the most engaging experience I had in the action and adventure genre. The good part is a lot of the gameplay elements are weaved either into the story or environments / circumstance. That made it more engaging when you played it.

BGE1 has to be one of the most memorable games I've played.

Played the first and it actually wasn't that bad but i can't that remember much of it, but it's good to hear the sequel is still on.

Hope they didn't scrap this, Beyond Good & Evil is one of the best games I have ever played!

I would love to actually play the first one but it isn't BC. :(

@lee1823, As much as I admire your verve, I have to say that it isn't entirely necessary. Horsez 3 isn't the reason why Beyond Good and Evil didn't sell well. In fact, I can't say Horsez 3 has anything to do with Beyond Good and Evil. The creator probably requested Ubisoft not to advertise the game. Adverts often times create a bloated and unrealistic depiction of a game (or film) that can often times distort the quality of the product. Modern Warfare 2 may have been swell, but we can't deny that Activision's huge marketing campaign was the main reason the game hit record sales. That said, If I were to create a game, I would release it on the down low as well. If the game is good, I would want it to represent itself in terms of quality. In a way, I like the fact that the game is a niche title. Not that I would discourage anyone from playing the game. I find it empowering to know that I'm encouraging people to create black sheep. I like black sheep.

jesus... beyond good and evil was one of the best games i ever played. i really hope this isnt shelved, made into something more accessible for the dumb masses or hurt by an apparent lack of support. i was one of the few that purchased beyond good and evil and it's in my top ten games of all time..... it had everything. It all just brings me to the conclusion that most people are stupid. Stop buying Horsez 3 and buy a game that will change your perception of gaming forever. Beyond good and evil. You could get it for under a fiver now.... DO IT! also ubi - try and advertise this one a little - would only be appropriate since the original was possibly the best but least grossing game ever.

I don't mind how long they take as long as the project isn't shelved.

@slipperywhenwet6 that's my point, I know DNF was cancelled and that it was a very sad day!! I hope this doesn't happen to this game cause the first one was awesome beyond measure.

At least it wasn't canned. The creator there really speaks words of wisdom, as games today are mostly commercial and don't preserve the creative heart that this franchise does.

I still need to play the first one.

lol beyond good and evil came out 2003 and its 2010 i just realized how long i've been waiting for the sequel but atleast its in the making

its a real shame that even though it was a very popular GC title, u wont see it on Wii.

Glad to see it's still coming, thus I'm a bit irritarated at when.

Beyond Good and Evil 2 the best : )

Glad to see it wasn't dropped.

I will wait as long as it takes too!!!

I will wait as long as it takes. YOU HEAR ME?! AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

Good to hear it is still in development, when it comes out I'll buy it on every system that it is on.

*sigh*

keep it up! ... i loved the first one SO MUCH!!! and will wait for the sequel forever........

i will wait 4years 5years

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@Specta1989 the thing is that DNF was canceld and Episode Three is taking so long I think they'll just make it Half Life 3.

I'll play Duke Nukem Forever, then Diablo 3, then Half Life 2 Episode 3 then some Beyond Good and Evil 2 ;-)

I'm glad this is still being made.

So it's gonna be like DNF?

oh and to add more extra game contant like downloadibly mission and ectra game content that other games have would be nice, like coutumes and so forth

well they put it in a nut shell, They took forever to annouce a sequal and now its the release date, if it won the critical acclaimed and was nomination for "Game of the Year" at the 2004 Game Developers Choice Awards, they would have though we the fan would want another game thats not only like the first but takes it even futher with more awesome combat moves, stealthyness, vehicals and places better graphic for the new game systems. Dont get me wrong hillys is huge but thier was some places i wished i could go to and land on, like past the barrier or on top of the slaughter house. And to actually fight and run on the beach and fields would have been cool. if Ancel has to take his time to produce a beyond good and evil 2 that will make me pass out like a sugar rush due to the sheer awesomness of holding the game box, and blow my mind after the first 20 minutes of play because is so damn good and makes me want to ignore life so i can know what happens at every turn it takes, Then i say take your time. but with that said if he take a long time and cover what i said but it turns out to be a very short game that you can beat in a day im going to be very pissed off, i want it also to be long.

Man I can't wait! Although I'll have to delay playing it cause I'll be busy with Duke Nukem Forever

I hope they take as much time as they need. I would rather get my money's worth playing an in depth sequel to a fantastic game than a poorly developed rush job just to bring in quick bucks. So long as the wait isn't absurd.

Glad to hear it.

Well that's good to hear.

Never played it.....but I'm intrigued.

That's good news :D I just hope it won't end up like Duke Nukem Forever

Great news. I'd like a sequel to 2008's Prince of Persia, too, Ubisoft!