Gamer Limit writes: "It's a sad truth that some of the best games ever made never really manage to sell a lot of copies. These diamonds in the rough eventually find themselves sitting in the bottom of bargain bins all across the world, waiting for some lucky soul to pick them up and discover their true greatness. One of these games is the highly acclaimed Beyond Good and Evil.
Developed by Ubisoft Montpellier Studios and released back in November of 2003 for PS2, Xbox, Gamecube, and PC; BG&E was hailed by critics as one of the best games of the year. Unfortunately, it did not resonate well with the public and posted horrible sales figures, quickly dropping off the charts into oblivion. Since then, the title has garnered a cult following of beloved fans who adore both the game, and its incredible cast of characters."
Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition first details and screenshots revealed following the original leak.
Awesome. I love this game
Now people can give it a try if they haven't, hopefully finish it and see how much Ubisoft is butchering the sequel with whatever "thing" they've produced that clearly isn't a true sequel.
No worries. That Sequel will never see the light of day. The second they brought "almost Robin" out and talked about that lame joke collab they were doing I knew it was dead.
Personally I'm excited for the 40th Anniversary Edition which will have an Extras Menu with an "all new" trailer for BGE2 coming soon!
The unannounced title has been classified for PC and consoles…
Tell me about it
All this Anniversary edition will do it reignite love for the first game and make people question why we didn’t get a straight forward sequel
What we are getting…that shit is not Beyond Good and Evil
Most folks lost all their interest in the sequel when they (Ubi) announced their weird plans for it.
Will it be a straight up port or some actual improvements will be made for 20th anniversary
Beyond Good and Evil 2, the long-awaited platformer sequel from Ubisoft, is still in development, as Skull and Bones gets delayed and three games are cancelled
Yep, probably a PS7 launch title at this rate. Yawn.
Tell us when it has a release date within 6 months. Until then, just shush.
Unpopular opinion a couple of years ago but BG&E2 was always going to be an over-hyped flop
if it released any time around that gameplay trailer they showed, i would have been pretty hyped. Now i lost all trust that it will come out well though.
Don’t remind me
Why Evil Jade…OH THATS RIGHT because a year and a half before that trailer they saw the criticism that it was a prequel and we wanted the original characters
First it’s a prequel and then it become so some of sequel?
It’s all over the place
All I am waiting for from Ubi is the Splinter Cell Remake.
... and will be cautiously keeping an eye out for AC Mirage (since it wont be an RPG) & whatever Ubisoft Massive is cooking (Star Wars and Avatar).
That's it.
I invested a few hundred into Ubisoft just because they are so cheap at this point.
Waiting to see if they look to be bought out or, if nothing else, interest will rise once the next Assassin's Creed is close to release.
Win win.
I'm assuming they're going to sell the Farcry IP off and just double down on AC and Tom Clancy titles.
I am potentially looking to buy a few k shares just for the hell of it as they could be acquired or make a turnaround in a couple years but I’m waiting for a red day . We will see . I did this with Sony , AMD and Nintendo years ago and it worked out quite nicely for me . But as I assume you know sometimes it doesn’t work out especially like that . I generally only buy companies I like and I like AMD Sony and Nintendo but Ubi goes against my general rule . So does MS but I have made good money from MS over the years and I don’t invest in them because of gaming it’s because of their good servers and windows monopoly but I dislike them as a company and don’t currently own their stock but If there’s a crash or large dip again like COVID I will probably get back in .
I may not do it (Ubi) but I do believe they are worth more long term with the IP they have and talent developer wise . Maybe they get an outsider to shake things up because it’s management that’s f’d things up. That’s what they need more than anything , a shake up in management and direction .
I'd never give direct financial advice, but I'm already looking to up what I've already put in.
I just do this stuff passively, but I've made some good, off the cuff buy-ins over the years and definitely came out at the better.
I have some decent money in two different companies (not gaming related) that I keep actual track on, but the rest mostly just moving money from one place to another, and it's been working out for me.
Kind of curious, how do you go about buying shares, is there a recommended website to use or?
I would also, but find it highly unrealistic. Seeing everything go full circle and the IP back in their hands, they really aren't in the position to do so.
They're barely scraping by right now as a developer. The Hunt, as good as it is, did far worse monetarily than they had hoped. They're basically a paycheck to paycheck company anymore, and they got lucky that the remasters of Crysis did as well as they did. Not to mention leasing Cry Engine is a decent side income from them. They're just hopeful they can bring another Farcry title to market right now.
Even on the cheap, they just wouldn't have the capital to afford buying Farcry, as big as it is at this point.
Forgot about this and Skull and Bones . They are vapor-ware to me until they aren’t just like Everwild , Perfect Dark and Fable .
Great read! Unfortunately now I'm all nostalgic for BG&E.
I enjoyed this game. Shame news of a sequel has all but dried up, looking increasingly likely it's been canned.
What a great freaking game, and a great write up. :-)
Part of my List of Shame, I never played this, but from what you say it sounds really damn cool, might have to check it out. And then move onto the rest of my list.