If it ever comes out, Beyond Good and Evil 2 could take house the file for the longest growth interval in online game historical past. It has been 17 years and counting, however Ubisoft has despatched out a job itemizing that implies growth on the follow-up to Beyond Good and Evil remains to be in progress.
Ubisoft has posted a job on Hitmarker for a technical sound designer for Beyond Good and Evil 2. The function requires the particular person in query to have the duties of each a sound designer and an audio technical lead with an emphasis on creating audio belongings, in addition to proposing and integrating audio designs.
Extra intriguingly, the itemizing reconfirms that Beyond Good & Evil 2 can be a prequel to the unique recreation that gives “a seamless expertise of exploration and area piracy throughout a photo voltaic system stuffed with unique areas, colourful characters and mysteries to uncover, solo or with associates.” That means the sequel could have multiplayer capabilities
Final yr’s Beyond Good & Evil twentieth Anniversary Version set the stage for the prequel story by including a aspect quest that allowed the principle character, Jade, to be taught in regards to the individuals and creatures who raised her when she lived amongst a pirate crew whereas she was a baby. Nevertheless, it does not seem that the sequel will handle the post-credits cliffhanger from the unique recreation.
Michel Ancel–the director of the unique Beyond Good & Evil–stepped down from the sequel and retired in 2020. The sport’s artistic director, Emile Morel, handed away all of a sudden in 2023.
In 2020, Netflix introduced a Beyond Good & Evil film from director Rob Letterman, who beforehand helmed Detective Pikachu. Nevertheless, that venture by no means materialized. The one information of notice outdoors of the sport was a callback to Beyond Good & Evil in Astro Bot earlier this yr.