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Ancel Talks Beyond Good & Evil
It has been some time since Beyond Good & Evil was released, but no one can deny the greatness of the game – great art direction, cinematic storytelling and good gameplay, among other things.
In retrospect, however, the game was held back by the-then ‘next-gen consoles’ as pointed out by creator Michael Ancel. Here’s what he has to say:
For [BG&E], we wanted to create a more cinematographic game, but we didn’t have the technical ability to do that. So we simplified. It was fun, because I remember we had to create a work for Sony to demonstrate how original our game was in order to get the dev kit. We wrote BG&E like we were in a film. After, we understood it would be very tricky to reach that immersion on that console!
Ancel notes that since consoles have grown more robust, they are hoping to expand upon those cinematic storytelling techniques and make the upcoming sequel something to be seen.
He also touches upon the original’s storyline, pointing out that it was inspired by the September 11, 2001 attacks. This, and more, is touched upon in this interview.
Beyond Good & Evil 2 is due out later this year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.