Ubisoft staff up for "captivating" Beyond Good & Evil 2 but we both know they're just going to hurt us again

Where's ma goddamn electrical car, Yves

I'm distressed to study that Ubisoft are inactive making Beyond Good and Evil 2, which utilized to beryllium the follow-up to a large unfastened satellite Zelda-like game, but has evolved implicit 17 years of chaotic improvement into the conception of infinity.

Ubisoft Montpellier person posted a occupation listing for a method dependable designer, arsenic noticed by Eurogamer, and connected the pedestal these words appear: "Beyond Good & Evil 2 is an action-adventure unfastened satellite crippled acceptable successful a captivating abstraction opera beingness and the nonstop prequel to the 2003 cult classic.

"Based connected a breakthrough exertion driven by the proprietary Voyager engine, Beyond Good & Evil 2 aims to connection a seamless acquisition of exploration and abstraction piracy crossed a star strategy afloat of exotic locations, colorful characters and mysteries to uncover, solo oregon with friends," it continues. "So, if you are acceptable for an escapade similar nary other, travel articulation forces with america to physique System 3!"

God, the blinding, scalding optimism of that closing phrase. That's the benignant of religion that parts the Red Sea.

All snark aside, I americium genuinely overjoyed that Beyond Good & Evil 2 inactive exists contempt Ubisoft's caller restructuring, which has seen them carve retired a Tencent-funded subsidiary to absorption connected Far Cry, Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed, portion cutting unit astatine studios moving connected different series. The archetypal is 1 of my cherished puerility games, and the sequel/prequel appears indefatigable, nevertheless intangible. It survived a erstwhile circular of cuts successful 2023. It has survived the untimely decease of 1 manager and the cloudy departure of the bid creator.

If Ubisoft delays it for truthful agelong that the prima goes supernova and destroys the Earth, remainder assured that visiting aliens from Alpha Centauri volition find a LinkedIn posting for QA pb connected Beyond Good and Evil 2 adrift successful the rubble.