Beyond Good & Evil Trilogy: 2 New Games planned

[Zapages]

Despite unexpectedly low sales Ubisoft do not plan on letting Beyond Good and Evil fade away and have announced there will be another two games.

In a recent interview Ubisoft confirmed that there will be another two Beyond Good & Evil games, making the series into a trilogy.

Apparently the ending for the first game was left rather ambiguous because they had planned on carrying on the story, good news for all Beyond Good & Evil fans

Source: Cube Europe (http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=6795)

[Juu-kuchi]

Hopefully these two will be long.

[Artimus Gigan]

Now I have a reason to beat BG&E 1!

[True Noir]

The first one was so easy. Hopefully, these next to will be harder to beat. I am actually pretty excited. BGE wasn't too bad of a game. I just wish there was some news on if there will be a Shenmue 3.

[Behonkiss]

*cheers*

Despite the middle part being rather sucky due to the repetitive stealth parts, BG&E's beginning and end segments were wonderful. If the sequels can keep the quality going, I'm thrilled.

But I guess this means Michel Ancel is pretty much done with Rayman....

[Adam Tyner]

The quote was taken out of context and misreported. It translates to:


Why is the ending so abrupt?

MA: I'm rather satisfied with the ending. We wanted the ending to surprise: The ending shows existantial fears like emptiness and death. BGE is the first episode of a trilogy. I didn't want a concrete ending, but rather an abstract ending.

Just because it was intended to be part of a trilogy doesn't mean a trilogy is forthcoming.

[DonkeyKongSnes]

I hope its as much fun as the first one. What if Ubi-Soft would make the other games have a jak2 type of makeover?

The first game was just like everyother platformer. It was easy like every platformer is and short. I hope they stick by that formula if that even is one

[Juu-kuchi]

Just because it was intended to be part of a trilogy doesn't mean a trilogy is forthcoming.
"BGE is the first episode of a trilogy."

If a trilogy is forthcoming I would think he would say "BGE was supposed to be the first episode of a trilogy."

But that's just me.

[Bird Boy]

Not gonna get too excited about it till UbiSoft confirms it...but I just finished the first one for a second time and hot damn am I excited. So many awesome things about that game. I didn't care if it was easy, it was just a ton of fun to play (it being easy may be why I liked it so much--frusteration really sucks the fun out of something really quick).

Although I'm really doubtful that these will happen. The sales for it were not only horrible, but the games price didn't even stay at $50 for 3 months.

If it is a trilogy, my money's on it not being multi-console again.

-BB

[Batman's Biggest Fan]

^Which console would you guess then BB?

[Zapages]

Here are june's sale for Beyond good and evil

Ubisoft

GBA AMERICAN BASS CHLNG $4,586 418
GBA BATMAN VENGEANCE $2,489 100
GBA BATMAN: RISE SIN TZU $35,390 1915
GBA BRATZ $1,079 45
GBA CHESSMASTER $4,053 265
GBA COLIN MCRAE RALLY 2.0 $942 59
GBA CROUCHING TIGER $16,098 862
GBA DAVIS CUP TENNIS $2,254 197
GBA DISNEY'S JUNGLE BOOK $9,678 695
GBA DONALD DUCK ADVANCE $471 27
GBA ICE AGE $3,784 258
GBA LUNAR LEGEND $39,096 1918
GBA MIKE TYSON BOXING $1,567 159
GBA MONSTER JAM: MAXIMUM $2,825 177
GBA MOTO RACER ADVANCE $1,662 56
GBA MUCHA LUCHA:MASCARITA $53,058 2663
GBA PLANET OF THE APES $938 65
GBA PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS $81,006 4662
GBA RAYMAN 3: HOODLUM $38,643 1968
GBA RAYMAN ADVANCE $2,632 88
GBA ROCKY $2,986 238
GBA SABRINA: POTION $10,328 608
GBA SALT LAKE 2002 $779 50
GBA SUM OF ALL FEARS $3,665 504
GBA SUPER BUST A MOVE $1,918 85
GBA T. CLANCYS PANDORA $119,976 4034
GBA T. CLANCYS SPLINTER $13,570 632
GBA T.CLANCYS ROGUE SPEAR $3,763 303
GBA THE MUMMY $1,006 94
GBA TOMB RAIDER: PROPHECY $10,976 509
GBA WORMS WORLD PARTY $7,017 450

GCN BATMAN VENGEANCE $6,556 440
GCN BATMAN: RISE SIN TZU $26,930 1614
GCN BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $29,039 1409
GCN BUST A MOVE 3000 $2,480 90
GCN CHARLIES ANGELS $5,785 262
GCN CITY RACER $3,428 86
GCN DONALD DUCK GOIN' $1,531 119
GCN EVOLUTION WORLDS $1,931 122
GCN MONSTER 4X4: MASTERS $16,486 640
GCN MONSTER JAM: MAXIMUM $4,951 279
GCN PK:OUT OF THE SHADOWS $9,684 651
GCN PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS $120,722 3237
GCN PRO RALLY 2002 $303 19
GCN RAYMAN 3: HOODLUM $1,681 111
GCN RAYMAN ARENA $17,349 1154
GCN ROCKY $10,450 565
GCN SUM OF ALL FEARS $947 48
GCN T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3 $144,880 2901
GCN T. CLANCYS SPLINTER $98,211 4915
GCN T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON $51,311 2161
GCN TARZAN UNTAMED $10,742 500
GCN WORMS BLAST $12,409 665
GCN XIII $62,023 3004

PS2 APE ESCAPE 2 $13,623 746
PS2 BATMAN VENGEANCE $6,940 370
PS2 BATMAN:RISE SIN TZU $80,707 4139
PS2 BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $72,761: 3496
PS2 CHESSMASTER $62,185 3147
PS2 CONFLICT ZONE $6,948 343
PS2 CROUCHING TIGER $32,095 1585
PS2 DISNEY'S TARZAN $3,655 129
PS2 DONALD DUCK GOIN' $651 33
PS2 GRANDIA 2 $14,361 701
PS2 JADE COCOON 2 $2,330 162
PS2 JUNGLE BOOK: RHYTHM $11,866 859
PS2 LEGEND OF ALON D'AR $1,765 81
PS2 MONSTER 4X4: MASTERS $187,303 6270
PS2 MONSTER JAM: MAXIMUM $10,855 738
PS2 MYST III: EXILE $9,305 563
PS2 PK:OUT OF THE SHADOWS $3,556 343
PS2 PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS $315,137 7911
PS2 RAYMAN 2 $265 21
PS2 RAYMAN 3: HOODLUM $35,468 1995
PS2 RAYMAN ARENA $10,701 776
PS2 ROCKY $24,532 1447
PS2 SUNNY GARCIA SURFING $1,790 117
PS2 SUPER BUST A MOVE 2 $6,584 365
PS2 T. CLANCYS PANDORA $4,088,574 82649
PS2 T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3 $728,582 18565
PS2 T. CLANCYS SPLINTER $642,069 32172
PS2 T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON $371,217 18881
PS2 T.CLANCYS JUNGLE STRM $845,198 21134
PS2 XIII $102,420 16986

XBX BATMAN VENGEANCE $701 87
XBX BATMAN: RISE SIN TZU $40,297 2012
XBX BEYOND GOOD & EVIL $27,566: 1389
XBX CROUCHING TIGER $5,785 344
XBX DEATHROW $3,925 314
XBX DRAGON'S LAIR 3D $1,489 100
XBX GHOST RECON: ISLAND $434,670 21956
XBX MURAKUMO: RENEGADE $7,787 543
XBX MYST III: EXILE $3,423 183
XBX PRINCE PERSIA: SANDS $195,477 4937
XBX RAYMAN 3: HOODLUM $8,746 546
XBX RAYMAN ARENA $7,594 697
XBX ROCKY $2,704 138
XBX T. CLANCYS PANDORA $2,096,592 43839
XBX T. CLANCYS RAINBOW 3 $818,970 20994
XBX T. CLANCYS SPLINTER $269,565 13412
XBX T.CLANCYS CMPNON DISC $11,149 3931
XBX T.CLANCYS GHOST RECON $241,805 11871
XBX XIII $90,803 4590


Source: Ubisoft's Forums (http://ubbxforums.ubi.com/6/ubb.x?a=tpc&s=400102&f=908103432&m=787105165)

The sales of the game are getting better...

[MattThomasM2B]

I hope its as much fun as the first one. What if Ubi-Soft would make the other games have a jak2 type of makeover?Then I think I'd lose a little respect for them.

They gave in with Prince of Persia 2, there'll be blood and decapitations everywhere. Score one for the mainstream. I'd rather them not do the same to BG&E.

[Adam Tyner]

f a trilogy is forthcoming I would think he would say "BGE was supposed to be the first episode of a trilogy."

But that's just me.

Maybe he's hopeful a trilogy will emerge one day. Maybe the tense owes something to the translation. I dunno. But he doesn't say "UbiSoft is producing a sequel", and any website that somehow gleans that from that quote is making a huge logical leap.

I do hope it pans out, though. I really enjoyed the first one.

[Bird Boy]

^Which console would you guess then BB?

Whichever version sold better--and that was probably the PS2 version.

Or they could opt for XBOX, since it's got the most going for it in the graphics/audio department.

-BB

[Adam Tyner]

From Gamespot (http://www.gamespot.com/news/2004/07/30/news_6103854.html):


RUMOR #4: Ubisoft is making two more Beyond and Good and Evil games.

Source: The devout flock of Mario worshippers at GameCube Europe (http://www.cube-europe.com/news.php?nid=6795).

The official story: "No comment." --Ubisoft rep.

What we heard: When Beyond Good and Evil was released last year, it got solid reviews, but was discounted to just $19.99 within months due to disappointing sales. So when GameCube Europe reported that "Ubisoft does not plan on letting Beyond Good and Evil fade away and has announced there will be another two games," many reacted with skepticism. Rightly so, as it turns out. Though GameCube Europe story makes it sound like it was taken from an official Ubisoft statement, it lists a Q&A with BG&E designer Michel Ancel on the French site OteraGame (http://www.oteragame.fr/dossier.php?dossier_id=15) as its source. In said Q&A, Ancel discussed the abruptness of BG&E's ending, saying it was because the game was "the first episode of a trilogy." He made no mention of any concrete plans to make a sequel to the game, let alone two. Any further ambiguity was dispelled by informed sources who told GameSpot that no BG&E games are currently in Ubisoft's pipeline. "Sounds like wishful thinking on the fans' part," they said.

Bogus or not bogus?: C'est bogus.

[Opaque]

First I almost cried cause I was so happy.

Now I cry because I am so sad.