Musta been the part where the monkey with the grapple glove duped an old pigman in order to steal a disc for his skull space-pirate ship.
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Beyond Good and Evil 2 E3 2017 CG Trailer (prequel, online or solo, early access?)
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Musta been the part where the monkey with the grapple glove duped an old pigman in order to steal a disc for his skull space-pirate ship.
Forsaken82
Member
It's a prequel... the Domz haven't invaded yet. It's not like this world pre-existed as a fucking dark society of orphans hellbent on revolution.
Basically. I found it to be along the lines of Guardians of the Galaxy or Overwatch. Those aren't gritty.
The style, characters and design looked absolutely spectacular. We'll see how well it translates into the actual game visuals, but the foundation is there for something really special.
DangerMouse
Member
Agreed.
The guess of her being Jade's mother seems to fit quite well since she looks quite a bit like her. Especially after Ancel confirmed it's a prequel taking place some time before Jade was born.
MrSaturn99
Member
Yes, all the characters and the world are so cool.no matter if Vivendi cancels it or the project won't come out until 3 years from now, the trailer was very impressive
I'd watch an a animated movie about it.
And that Hindu statue at the end? Fuck that was cool.
Btw that infamous gameplay from years ago set in totally-not sci Fi India, had a close vibe to this, if not as vibrant and alive.
I've never played BG&E.
Halfway through this trailer, I said out loud to my fiance, "Wait, is this Beyond Good & Evil?"
ForsakenLotus
Member
This is untrue.
It's obviously a game that plays in the same universe and probably a direct prequel to the first one, so to act like it's a different franchise, wouldn't make any sense. I knew immediately what game was shown, right at the first frame.
That aside, it's stunning you can tell already that you are disappointed with this game, even though all we've seen is a cinematic trailer and we don't know shit about gameplay. But hey, more power to you.
The Cartographer
Member
Ubisoft forced him and his team to do this, right?
QuixoticNeutral
Member
Everybody seems to be confused at this, with good reason given that we haven't seen gameplay yet and don't have a sense of how far away the game is, but I think the collaboration Ancel is talking about might just be indicative of a drawn-out community alpha/beta-testing period, especially if the online component is central to the experience. They're really being much vaguer about this than they need to be, but the whole Space Monkey thing could just as well be a closed beta sign-up.
umm UBisoft has more Switch games announced then all the big AAA 3rd parties combined, plus they have snowdrop engine running on the system with 2 games announced. This game is far off, it will come to Switch the system is doing too good
StrangeRoboMemory
Member
Cool first look...impressive art design and the whole feel is really nice. Kind of an Incal/Heavy Metal comics thing going. The cursing is kind of cheesy, but whatever...a lot of those 70s/80s comics weren't subtle.
Nothing like Beyond Good and Evil, though. Kind of weird that they just didn't do a new property. It lacks the charm and comfy vibe of the original...just don't see the connection here, spiritually or tonally.
Nothing like Beyond Good and Evil, though. Kind of weird that they just didn't do a new property. It lacks the charm and comfy vibe of the original...just don't see the connection here, spiritually or tonally.
funkystudent
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This dev style is giving me Mega Man Legends 3 vibes.
I hope this actually comes out.
I hope this actually comes out.
but sadly they're not, they're getting the chance to sign up for the online beta of a very different game that may not even exist yet, wearing the name of the game they've been waiting for for years.
again, great CG trailer though.
characters went from looking like this
To this...see the problem. This osn't just tech imporvements. This is a huge sway into the typical stylings we see in games these days...
It's honestly kinda sad that they need to pander to that sort of audience to get any sort of attention. Apparently hyper real dark and gritty with swearing is what the IP has to be in order to be greenlit. Frankly i wish it stayed dead.
Mysterious
Banned
Is this coming to Switch?
Haha, yeah a full animated movie would be cool. I have no idea how they'll achieve these setpieces like the hindu statue at the end.
I wonder who worked on the trailer, it was very impressive. The style, the music, the tone all were just so fun and fresh.
potatohead
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wild wild rice
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Aspects of the gameplay were clearly mentioned in the trailer and during the reveal. Some of those aspects (shared online world, community collaboration) were not a part of the first game. Fans of the first game can be suspicious or happy about this.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
After the new Star Trek show being multicultural white people are slowly getting used to minorities existing in a sci-fi setting.
Gimme a break, there's nothing typical about this game's look.characters went from looking like this
To this...see the problem. This osn't just tech imporvements. This is a huge sway into the typical stylings we see in games these days...
It's honestly kinda sad that they need to pander to that sort of audience to get any sort of attention. Apparently hyper real dark and gritty with swearing is what the IP has to be in order to be greenlit. Frankly i wish it stayed dead.
And that Disney look the original had, wasn't typical?
I find it annoying how you reduce someone artistic choices to trying to grab the edgy kids audience, but the forced cynicism is ironic at least.
OricWindstar
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I actually thought the pilot at the end was Jade for a second. Not sure how connected this is going to be, but I could see that being her mom. Maybe young Pey'j from that concept art is on the ship as one of the rebels.
I mean, if the fact that it takes place in the same universe is the only similarity the game has to the original, I think that's pretty disappointing. We don't know much, but the name and universe are pretty much all we have that links back to the game people actually like.
We still don't know how those things are going to be implemented. But sure, be suspicious, I am as well. That's not the same as writing it off immediately, though, which many here are already doing.
Who said anything about typical. I just want consistency. Something faithful to the original. This is about as far from it as you can get.
A young Pey'J is so gonna be in this game, that's gonna be awesome. I'll contain my excitement about the game until I see some concrete gameplay and a release date not 3+ years away though. Also, thank god there's no mention of exclusivity, everyone should be able to experience BG&E.
Feel the Swift
Member
Fantastic trailer, here's hoping development doesn't take another decade
RatskyWatsky
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I was thinking the same thing. Jade's origins were always a mystery so I'm thinking the game's story will feature her parents and young Pey'j.
characters went from looking like this
To this...see the problem. This osn't just tech imporvements. This is a huge sway into the typical stylings we see in games these days...
It's honestly kinda sad that they need to pander to that sort of audience to get any sort of attention. Apparently hyper real dark and gritty with swearing is what the IP has to be in order to be greenlit. Frankly i wish it stayed dead.
Of course, a hyper-realistic style would not have been possible back then, and would have looked bad if attempted. This is Ancel going for another view of his world, and a style he's been wanting to show for some time, given the previous teaser trailer years ago.
Also, did you play the original BG&E? It's a grim tale of totalitarianism, manufactured war, corruption, and a mass media that works in service of that corruption. It has bright colors and a more cartoonish art style, though. I'll give you that.