There are names that have left their mark on the history of video games due to their calamitous development processes, which have lasted decades. Duke Nukem Foreverfor example, is one of them but in recent times, the one that takes the cake is Beyond Good and Evil 2by Michel Ancel who showed his paw for the first time back in 2008during a Ubisoft event in which I can say that I was present in Paris and in which we also discovered for the first time a certain Assassin’s Creed.
Ubisoft’s turmoil
The point is that next June will be 15 years since that first announcement and Beyond Good and Evil 2 It still hasn’t hit the stores. We have only seen a series of videos, some with intros to the story and very few of its gameplayso we trust that some study will continue with what Michel Ancel left designed because the creative genius also Raymansome time ago he left Ubisoft itself to seek new professional paths.
Well, what is happening with Beyond Good and Evil 2 once the turbulence plaguing the French giant has recently become known? Remember that a few days ago, the news of the barrage of cancellations of projects that finally will not be continued and that they are going to cause an evident decrease in the business expectations of the multinational. So much so that the old rumors of a purchase by another company are once again gaining the utmost importance.
As it is, the fans of Beyond Good and Evil 2 They have not hesitated to ask company employees the million dollar question:still in development Or has your name joined the list of those that have been cancelled?
The endless story
The fact is that Ubisoft has spoken with PCGamesN to confirm that the game goes ahead and that it is not part of those that have been canceled. Specifically, the company spokesman said that «The development of Beyond Good and Evil 2 is underway and the team is working hard to deliver on its ambitious promise.” So if you are one of those who is looking forward to this continuation, you can rest now… for now.
Because the unknown that remains now is what are the times that the french shuffle to finish launching the game, since the community is already beginning to fear that what will end up reaching our consoles and PC is not what we have longed for for fifteen years.
And it is that nor haste are good advisers, nor tranquility guarantee of success. There are clear examples but what conditions this hope the most is the evolution of technology itself. Since its announcement in 2008, three generations of consoles have passed through the market and if they are neglected, we will end up seeing a fourth. Will a game conceived 15 years ago really remain current and current in 2023, 2024 or 2025? It scares us.
What Skull & Bonesthat has also been delayed again although that game is another story and, if you want, we talk about it another time.
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