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Title: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: JD on 09 May 2009, 21:34
Why was there no thread for this?

Original Announcement (http://kotaku.com/5011404/ubisoft-officially-announces-beyond-good--evil-2)

New game footage(maybe?) (http://kotaku.com/5246177/is-this-new-beyond-good--evil-2-footage)

What little I've seen so far looks excellent. Keep it up Ubisoft!
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: scarred on 09 May 2009, 21:43
Holy crap. That looks great. Do want.

Too bad it'll probably be PS3 exclusive...
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: JD on 09 May 2009, 21:48
nope (http://kotaku.com/391065/beyond-good--evil-2-is-for-ps3-360)
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Blue Kitty on 09 May 2009, 22:34
I was starting to wonder why we weren't getting any info on this.  Sure the first game had some fairly lackluster sales, but it was freaking awesome.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Felrender on 09 May 2009, 22:58
I have one question:  Are there still all of the awesome alien races?
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: scarred on 10 May 2009, 01:23
nope (http://kotaku.com/391065/beyond-good--evil-2-is-for-ps3-360)

I just peed a little.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Storm Rider on 10 May 2009, 20:57
There is no precedent for it being PS3 exclusive anyway. The first game was on all three platforms of last generation, and Ubisoft isn't in the habit of doing platform exclusives anyway. And even if they were, would either of the platform makers dish out exclusivity money for the sequel to one of the most high-profile commercial flops of the last decade?
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: imapiratearg on 10 May 2009, 21:16
I never played the original.  Should I have done this?
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Felrender on 10 May 2009, 21:20
Yes, but ignore the last level.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: MusicScribbles on 11 May 2009, 05:45
There is no way that top video isn't for Beyond Good and Evil 2. The way Jade looks in the teaser trailer is exactly the same as the way this character in the mystery footage is dressed. Also, the ship she gets into is suspiciously similar to a Mammago vehicle. This just looks like Beyond Good and Evil, but more mature. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Maybe this is pre-rendered. Maybe the real game isn't so action intensive. If it is I hope they sacrifice nothing to make it so. The sad reality is that sacrifices will probably have to be made.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Storm Rider on 12 May 2009, 20:58
Supposedly the original trailer was in-engine, so if that's true and not Killzone-type BS then I would guess this most recent footage is either actual gameplay or more in-engine cutscene work. I don't think it's pre-rendered, either way.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Avec on 13 May 2009, 13:00
Or a planned route designed to show off the game's mechanics...
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: MusicScribbles on 13 May 2009, 13:10
This is something that could be true. We shall have to wait and see.

Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Blue Kitty on 14 May 2009, 11:09
Sadly, no Beyond Good and Evil 2 at E3 (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/05/14/beyond-good-and-evil-2-likely-skipping-e3/)
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Johnny C on 14 May 2009, 14:34
Judging by the camera, I'd say it's definitely not gameplay, I seriously doubt anyone could play with a camera like that - also, there isn't a single hitch between each of the things I assume would have been a player-initiated action, like jumping.

i think the big clue is maybe the static final shot
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: satsugaikaze on 15 May 2009, 06:39
Wikipedia had an absolutely ANCIENT article on this game with nothing but a few lines of text and a single screenshot of what appeared to be a cutscene.

I just peed a little.

And I thought it was just me! =O
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: LTK on 15 May 2009, 06:45
If that video is gameplay footage, then fuck me sideways. Impossible. Unless games suddenly started playing themselves.

I haven't played the first game, although I vaguely remember seeing it somewhere. This does look spectacular, and very promising.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Blyss on 16 May 2009, 19:10
 :-o

That is all.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Felrender on 16 May 2009, 22:02
Even if it's a "this is what you can (sort of) do" typ thing, still impressive.  I would love a pure free-running system with BG&E2, with maybe more emphasis on "Expose the conspiracy" than "you are the head aliens power source"  (Spoilered for those who have not played.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: NeverQuiteGoth on 04 Jul 2009, 15:15
*nerdgasm*

I absolutely loved the first Beyond Good & Evil beyond all reason.

I hope that as a side effect of "Beyond Good & Evil 2" being advertised, people discover the first game and it becomes a retroactive hit.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Lise on 30 Jul 2009, 13:27
OH SHIT, I am really excited for this. Although if that's gameplay footage, it resembles Mirror's Edge... and I am absolutely terrible at Mirror's Edge. My fingers are crossed for this one, hope it's even better than the original.
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: jhocking on 01 Aug 2009, 06:05
Judging by the camera, I'd say it's definitely not gameplay, I seriously doubt anyone could play with a camera like that - also, there isn't a single hitch between each of the things I assume would have been a player-initiated action, like jumping.

On the other hand, some of the repeated motions are strongly indicative of gameplay footage.  Like, she kept doing this little side-step movement that would have been weird for someone to animate if it were a cinematic, but perfectly in line with if there were a movement control for side-stepping.  I'm going with well-rehearsed and planned out demo of gameplay.

If this game came out I might need to buy a 360 just for it.  Also, a widescreen monitor (the latter I was probably going to buy anyway.)
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: maxusy3k on 01 Aug 2009, 19:22
Hate to burst your bubble but uh, I am already become disappointment (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/93395-Dont-Get-Your-Hopes-Up-For-Beyond-Good-Evil-2-Yet)
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: scarred on 01 Aug 2009, 23:36
PIDDLESTICKS
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: JD on 29 Jun 2010, 12:11
Not dead (http://kotaku.com/5573256/beyond-good--evil-2-being-made-by-small-team-to-preserve-its-soul)
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: scarred on 29 Jun 2010, 16:15
spiffy!
Title: Re: Beyond Good and Evil 2
Post by: Storm Rider on 30 Jun 2010, 02:35
I had heard that Ancel was so frustrated with Ubisoft's handling of BG&E2 that he had actually left the company, it's good news to hear that was just another wild rumor. Still with so many canceled-not canceled rumors I'm waiting until we see some actual footage of the game before I get my hopes up.