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Beyond Good And Evil 2 Will Be Like GTA In Space, Features SP/MP Campaign

Ubisoft has shared some new details for Beyond Good and Evil 2.

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-Foxtrot2507d ago

I'm a little worried

Online and multiplayer - It's took 15 years, why not just focus on the great single player we fell in love with in the first game

Prequel - Once again 15 years we've waited to continue Jades story and for unanswered questions to be answered yet it's a prequel. Why put a number "2" on the end of the title then

Tone - Going by the reveal I feel like it;s trying too hard to be edgy, I mean the amount of F bombs used for this kind of game and the monkeys london charv "init blood" accent was a little annoying.

Lennoxb632506d ago

"It's took 15 years, why not just focus on the great single player we fell in love with in the first game."

It's been 15 years. While development has been on hiatus for a portion of those years, I'm guessing they need to recoup some of the losses through multiplayer. And who said you can't have a great single player experience if multiplayer is included? Some of Sony's AAA titles have some of the best stories in gaming. Though the multiplayer isn't the highlight of those games, they can still coexist.

-Foxtrot2506d ago

If that was the case they would have shoehorned multiplayer in Origins but they didn't.

Lennoxb632506d ago

"If that was the case they would have shoehorned multiplayer in Origins but they didn't."

Origins was intentionally delayed but only for an extra year. Nowhere near as much time as Beyond Good and Evil 2.

Princess_Pilfer2506d ago

Also they're comparing it to GTA, where the original was a very combat light stealth adventure game about a photo journalist who solved most problems by photographing evidence and having it leaked to the media. That's kinda the opposite of what's good about GTA type games.

-Foxtrot2506d ago

It'll probably have towers in aswell which opens up the map...

The 10th Rider2506d ago

Sums up my feelings.

When I first heard of it I was fairly excited . . . But being from Ubisoft put a damper on things, dampening my excitement but leaving me cautiously optomistic. The tone of the trailer was off putting enough to make me lose interest in the game. If it ends up good I'll probably pick it up, and I'll still keep an eye on it (as I do on most AAA games), but it went from being on my radar to "wait and see". All these other details coming out just make it seem even less exciting. What's the point of making another Beyond Good and Evil if it's no longer Beyond Good and Evil anymore?

-Foxtrot2506d ago

"What's the point of making another Beyond Good and Evil if it's no longer Beyond Good and Evil anymore?"

Sums up my feelings towards most sequels and new installments this gen and last

Depends on what you agree on personally but for me Max Payne 3, Prey, Resident Evil 7, Tomb Raider, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, MGSV, Dead Space 3 for example are examples of "good" games but "terrible" games of that franchise and by that I mean they are so different to the past instalments it's like "why make this game the way it is if it's not longer what it's supposed to be"

It's happening far too much latley

SegaGamer2505d ago

"What's the point of making another Beyond Good and Evil if it's no longer Beyond Good and Evil anymore?"

Exactly, this game could easily have been a new ip, maybe then i would have been more interested. GTA in Space ? ok, fine, if you want that game then make that game, but don't call it Beyond Good and Evil because that is not what Beyond Good and Evil is.

SegaGamer2505d ago (Edited 2505d ago )

From what i am seeing and reading, it's not really Beyond Good and Evil. People can say what they like, but to me, it's coming across more like a reboot. I'm seeing very little similarities to the first game.

Swearing characters, online gameplay, realistic style graphics, and now they are saying it will be a bit like GTA in space............these aren't the reasons why i enjoyed the first game. How can any Beyond Good and Evil fan be a fan of these changes ?

Also, why is it called Beyond Good and Evil 2 ? It's a prequel, not a sequel.

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Fist4achin2506d ago

Can i shipjack other aliens?!

MagicBeanz2506d ago

You had me at GTA in space.

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Five Big Games Still Lingering Somewhere in Development Hell

This year promises to be a big year for gaming, and it will definitely be one of the greatest if any of these big MIA projects finally made it into gamers' hands.

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Inverno102d ago

Pretty sure Silk Song and Dragon Age are going smoothly. The other 2 can be assumed to be quietly cancelled knowing their publishers and Metroid will most likely be shown off this year.

Michiel1989102d ago

Dragon Age going smoothly??? Directors leaving, people leaving in general, terrible working conditions....not sure how you define smoothly.

VincentVanBro3d ago

lol Dragon Age development has been anything but smooth

Chocoburger102d ago

I remember in 2017 when Nintendo showed off the Metroid Prime 4 logo, and some Nintendo defenders claimed "Just because they only showed a logo, doesn't mean that's all they've worked on for the game."

As history has proven, they were wrong. Nintendo showed off a logo back in 2017 because that's literally all they had.

-Foxtrot102d ago

I think Beyond Good and Evil 2 can stay there unless they are going to just rename it to a new IP

DOMination-102d ago

Pretty sure BG&E2 is dead at this point - along with the other game Ancel was working on before he left - I think it was called WILD. Anyone remember that from a PS conference years ago?

Dreadwolf isn't in development hell anymore and is finally getting its reveal in the summer - since 2016 the game has been scrapped and restarted three times but its been going pretty well since the last reboot when EA finally allowed BioWare to just get on with making a single player game.

I'm not sure Perfect Dark is in development hell either - like it could be but we haven't really heard much to suggest either way - imo they just showed the trailer off when the game was still in pre-production. Xbox were desperate for anything and this is all they had at the time. And the reason we haven't heard anything since is just because it's in normal development and games take 5 years to make. The help from a support studio was typically overblown on N4G because nearly every game has this.

ModsDoBetter102d ago

I just need...Deep Down.
Please, it's been years!

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Beyond Good & Evil 2 Is Now the Most Delayed AAA Game Ever

Ubisoft's action-adventure even beats Duke Nukem Forever which previously was the title with the longest wait between a game being first announced and it actually being released.

x_xavier_x571d ago

I understand that the original game is held in high esteem by some passionate fans. I tried to get into it on several occasions and I just lost interest after a few hours of gameplay.

Abracadabra570d ago

Beyond Good & Evil was a great game at the time... but, like most older games, it didn't age well. Gameplay and graphics are subpar by today's standards.

Wouldn't mind if they made a Remake with updated gameplay and graphics. Game turns 20 next year...

x_xavier_x570d ago (Edited 570d ago )

I feel the same way about the original Psychonauts. I gave it a shot every few years, and it just wasn't for me.

MadLad570d ago

I find it still very playable by today's standards, honestly.

But opinions are opinions.
I just feel it actually aged well.

Godmars290570d ago

Its was great middleware that someone thought would make for an even greater AAAA title.

For some reason...

0hMyGandhi570d ago

Beyond Good and Evil aged just fine, as did the original Psychonauts. Visually, sure, a bit rough (though both have a wonderfully refreshing art style that more than makes up for actual "visual fidelity".)

I'd say that you really need to give both of these games another shot. Psychonauts is one of the most original and utterly creative games I've ever played, and it's also one of the funniest as well. Psychonauts 2 was even better, and basically, a (well made) Pixar movie brought to life.

In all honesty, don't just play games and try to like them if you don't actually like them. It's perfectly fine to have your own tastes! we tend to use a tremendous amount of hyperbole when referring to games that are slightly older, and we speak only from memory, which *can* be deceiving.

I will say that I replayed the first Psychonauts again in the last few months, and still adore it. But like I said, this is all subjective.

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poppatron570d ago

I gave up on the og psychonauts after about 5 or so hours because like many many people those weird sluggish controls just got the better of me while trying to get through some of the more testing platforming and swinging around parts.

BgaE I got way further in enjoyed, I think I saved it off in the end because something I was more interested in came out. The sequel looks like a completely different type of game in genre and scope, to the point it looked pretty ground breaking I thought. I’m still super low key excited for it, although I wouldn’t be surprised if next time it reared it’s head it looked very very different.

EazyC570d ago

It's an age thing. I'm always reminded of this when I whip out the old PS2, the vast majority of 3D games from the '00s just haven't aged well.

Good-Smurf570d ago

I have same feeling over Code Veronica X fans loved it to bits while I'm came out of it confused and disappointed.
I never played Beyond Good & Evil and I might get give it a try soon.

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deleted571d ago

Cancel it or change the name for all I care. This isn't the Beyond Good & Evil I fell in love with.

Si-Fly571d ago

Weird take. Whilst we didn’t get proper gameplay reveals it looked very much how I would want BG&E to look now.

-Foxtrot571d ago (Edited 571d ago )

So you wanted an ambitious open world Beyond Good and Evil sequel that gameplay differs from the original and has no clear vision so far if it's a prequel (which no one wanted) or a sequel (with an evil Jade where she's not the main character, which no one wanted)

All people wanted was a full on sequel that's a platformer and continues Jades story.

-Foxtrot571d ago

Exactly

It's not Beyond Good and Evil

They had an idea for an ambitious new IP and thought it would sell better or had more of a safety net if they slapped on a franchise name.

isarai570d ago

Seriously, has absolutely nothing to do with the original other that a loose cameo.

CrimsonWing69571d ago (Edited 571d ago )

How hard is it to make a game like the original? Nobody wanted anything different and these idiots just insist on trying to make something completely unrelated AND they don’t even know what to make! So, yea, here we go with the delays. Ubisoft can be such an obnoxious publisher/developer.

InklingGirl571d ago

Just leave it alone, the original is a classic lets not ruin it.

Exvalos571d ago

I'm more worried about how fast that time went i still remember it being announced there is no way that was that many years ago NO WAY!

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Beyond Good And Evil 2 Starts External Playtesting

Although Beyond Good and Evil 2 has had its problems, it has officially been confirmed by Ubisoft that it is still in active development.

Terry_B656d ago

It never looked like a Beyond Good and Evil game even.

TheExecutioner654d ago

Do you know that first game came out 2003 by the time this game released i would be probably 40.
Now majority of gamers who played the first one are not going even bother playing now.

This game is a refreshing and wants to be more appealing to all gamers.

Concertoine654d ago

I just don’t see a reason why it cant be a new IP in that case.

Terry_B654d ago

..and? do you think it looks like a game that appears to all gamers? Unlike the first part it gets mostly negative feedback, even from people that never played the first game.

Michiel1989654d ago

@Terry they also didnt play the 2nd.....

maelstromb654d ago

If the devs were smart, they'd launch a remake of the original a few months before the sequel to get the fans who have loved the original amped again and to also introduce it to a new generation to get them excited for what's to come. Seems like a win-win to me.

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isarai655d ago

Looks like an awesome game, but it has nothing too do with BGE1, or anything to do with what fans wanted.

Yi-Long655d ago

If it would have been a SP action-adventure game like the first one, I would have been excited.

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