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Michael Ancel is das Ubermensch: Beyond Good and Evil 2 Exists!

Posted by John Constantine



Remember that delightful French auteur Michael Ancel? Penchant for lavishly detailed cartoon worlds and limbless characters? What happened to that guy after he made that King Kong game that was totally better than the movie? He worked on Rayman Raving Rabbids.

Yech.

But the man’s making up for lost time. Though there’s damn near no real information to speak of, Ancel has confirmed that he is creating a sequel to his cliff-hanger-ending, science fiction epic, Beyond Good & Evil. The original BG&E released back in 2003 and, despite a handful of flaws, is a remarkable piece of game due in no small part to its ambitious presentation, active world, and its protagonist, Jade. Jade remains a beacon of gender equality in a medium dominated by sexless anthropomorphics and muscle bound he-men. While publisher and IP holder Ubisoft have yet to kick the game into “full production”, it’s out there. Viva la Jade, baby.



And, Kotaku? JeuxVideo? You guys are the best.


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Posted May 16 2008, 11:00 AM
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61 Frames Per Second said:

Oh, it’s more than in development. It’s more than a glint in Michael Ancel’s eye. Beyond Good and Evil 2 is so real it hurts to even think about it. Gamersyde is streaming the trailer that’s debuted at Ubisoft’s Ubidays event so click over there to get

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