"The following information comes from an interview with Ubisoft's Michel Ancel...
- believes Nintendo has a tough job ahead explaining to Wii U
- feels that people need to play it to get it
- for him, Wii U is a core gamer concept
- allows for core gamer concepts to continue existing, but allows devs to build on them
- the decisions this leaves for developers may seem problematic at first, but actually leads to value
- on Rayman Legends, the GamePad player will be able to litteraly dig into the scenery
- finds asymmetric gameplay great", writes GoNintendo.
Michel Ancel has announced he has left the video game industry to focus full-time on a wildlife sanctuary.
Ancel's prolific 30-year career saw him create franchises at Ubisoft such as Rayman, Rabbids and Beyond Good & Evil.
I think Ubisoft have butchered his vision for Beyond Good and Evil 2, and over the years it got to a point where it was just like "RIGHT...I'm out"
Where does it say that in the article?
You sound like one of those people who always puts words in other peoples mouths. You know, the type of person who has an agenda so they put words in other peoples mouths to make their own agenda seems more valid.
I never said it was said in the article
I never said anything to give that off
I literally said
“I think...”
Keyword
THINK
You know what I think you are, someone who tries to start shit to look superior but rush in and ends up putting words in people’s mouths (pot calling kettle huh) all because they DIDN’T read
Jesus, how dense can you actually be
There goes Beyond Good and Evil. I won't be buying the new one.
I guess he moved on. And I moved on from Ubisoft years ago. Excluding their support in VR. Would be cool if the first game was made in VR. Oh well.
Fox is probably right. His game was put on the back burner for years unless it was a hit like Rayman. Tons of Assassin's Creed games and shooters like Ghost and Rainbow. But no support for making BG&E a smash hit. I got tired of waiting for a sequel until they showed early tech demo footage years ago of Jade running through the streets.
Good luck to him.
He worked at Ubisoft for 30 years, maybe he just wanted to retire and do something relaxing where he wouldn't have to be on a schedule or "put on the suit". He's not working at a wildlife Sanctuary because he's needs money, that's something that people just do because they want to.
Still doesn't explain Ubisoft's pushing all these other games but not supporting Ancel on this one other than profits. He was one of their best developers. So you would think they could have buckled down and figured out how to make BG&E a success instead of cult classic.
Maybe they could have expanded into media and created a cartoon series to increase exposure. Maybe a comic book. The characters and music was universally liked. The gameplay had that Zelda feel. More could have been done like what Capcom did with RE media expansion.
I let my girlfriend's son play the game and even he had that same feeling about the game. And as he grew older, he wished for a sequel to the game. My older brother also enjoyed it. So, the game definitely had something special about it. But it was Ubisoft's marketing and support for the game that was never really there.
This prequel sequel is trying to be more than it should be. That same games as a service, open world, multiplayer game Ubisoft is known to shove down gamer's throats. No fan is looking for that. They want a deep, single player, story driven masterpiece.
I wouldn't be surprised after he leaves, that they turn it into a shooter or just cancel it.. He's not leaving on a high note. He's leaving with unfinished business.
They can't make every game especially at a budget it deserves these days. Most of my favorite games never get sequels it's just the way things work.
We shouldn't jump to conclusions about other peoples feelings, just take what he said at face value instead of making up things that serve our own goals. These games haven't been made 10-20 years yet he still worked at Ubisoft all that time. Be rational do you think it's possible that he just wanted to retire and relax taking care of animals in a zero pressure job he enjoys or do we prefer to create conspiracy theory's based on our own personal biases?
I would quit too. I bet these guys are so fed up with everything, and dealing with gamers, that they would rather find a job to get as far away from gaming as they can.
As of April of this year it's still in development, but now its status may need to be adjusted to development hell.
Rayman first appeared back in the mid 90s and quickly became an icon of his era along with the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. In more recent years, Rayman’s popularity has been in decline and, whilst Rayman Legends received critical acclaim, it failed to meet sales expectations. However, it seems there may be hope on the horizon.
Do it, good Sir...
Just do it...
Oh, and also don't forget about WiLD...
Hoping to hear more at PGW...
I am impressed that some people can get paid $12005 in one month on the internet .
try this site............. http://tiny.cc/online-jobss
Michel Ancel is a man that one may not know the name of, but many will certainly recognize his work. The French game developer, primarily known as the creator of the Rayman series, has brought a unique personality and charm to the world of video games.
"- Wii U has an enormous amount of memory"
"- Almost no limitations in terms of memory"
Sounds like Eurogamer was lying again. "Enormous" doesn't sound like 1 gigabyte.
"- can display full HD on the main screen while streaming a different image at 800X480 on the GamePad."
"- this is while keeping a 60 i/s framerate."
"- not a traditional next-gen system in terms of a graphical leap, as Nintendo has chosen a different direction"
So it's moderately powerful but not a huge leap. Pretty much my expectations.
Nintendo takes a back seat again hardware wise.Most of us knew Wii-U wouldn't be that huge leap in terms of performance/specs...Wii-U is big for Nintendo fans since they will finally get to play some HD Mario and Zelda....
ENORMOUS amounts of memory...nearly limitless...like...512 mb
Not sure if it can handle BG&E 2.... lol... It's already being snubbed by future games.
- not a traditional next-gen system in terms of a graphical leap, as Nintendo has chosen a different direction
Pretty much confirms its as powerful if not less than current gen. :)
At least it has lots of memory which is good.