Topic: Beyond Good and Evil 2 in Preproduction

[Kairon]

That's because Nintendo's one of the few developers out there not totally obsessed with guns and cars and chainsaws.

[Nick DiMola]

Psychonauts was a true platformer! Plus B-K was too, sure you did other stuff, but at it's core it was focused on platforming. Jak and Daxter (only the first one) is a true platformer too. Not the best one ever but still a solid game.

[KDR_11k]

Ratchet & Clank is not much of a platformer, it has jumping around but it's fairly uncommon (maybe 30% of the play time or less) while most of the time is spent shooting or beating stuff. I think Metal Arms was called a platformer by some, too despite being a third person shooter.

[NWR_insanolord]

Psychonauts was a true platformer! Plus B-K was too, sure you did other stuff, but at it's core it was focused on platforming. Jak and Daxter (only the first one) is a true platformer too. Not the best one ever but still a solid game.

I was talking about current development. You're right, those were all true platformers, but they all came out a while ago, and they all either flopped and didn't get sequels or had sequels that moved away from true platforming.

[Nick DiMola]

Psychonauts was a true platformer! Plus B-K was too, sure you did other stuff, but at it's core it was focused on platforming. Jak and Daxter (only the first one) is a true platformer too. Not the best one ever but still a solid game.

I was talking about current development. You're right, those were all true platformers, but they all came out a while ago, and they all either flopped and didn't get sequels or had sequels that moved away from true platforming.

Very true. Real 3D platforming has seemed to just flat out disappear with only Mario Galaxy to carry the torch. It's almost as if 3D platforming lived and died on the N64. Which is definitely too bad .

[DAaaMan64]

Psychonauts was a true platformer! Plus B-K was too, sure you did other stuff, but at it's core it was focused on platforming. Jak and Daxter (only the first one) is a true platformer too. Not the best one ever but still a solid game.

I was talking about current development. You're right, those were all true platformers, but they all came out a while ago, and they all either flopped and didn't get sequels or had sequels that moved away from true platforming.

Very true. Real 3D platforming has seemed to just flat out disappear with only Mario Galaxy to carry the torch. It's almost as if 3D platforming lived and died on the N64. Which is definitely too bad .

I'm not sure thats intentional.  The genre will be back, people just need to get over guns.

[Nick DiMola]

What a beautiful day that will be. Though Ratchet and Clank has been a fantastic series that revolves around gun usage and platforming.

[vudu]

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This eliminates Wii right off the bat.  Ancel's already done BG&E on last-gen hardware, and Wii is essentially last-gen hardware.  What more could he do with a Wii version that hasn't already been done in the first game, aside from motion control?  It would be a bit better graphically, but it would be impossible for it to be a quantum leap over BG&E like, say, GTA IV is over the PS2 GTAs.

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Wow, I can't believe someone from a Nintendo fansite would write this.  Crimm, I'm much too lazy to write-in, but can you guys discuss this on a future podcast?  I'd like to hear what everyone else has to say.

(I say Crimm, because he's the podcast regular who has the best chance of reading this.)

I'm saddened to think that the only way Ancel could improve his game would be to put more clock cycles behind it.

QFT.  I wouldn't think I shared to many opinions with Kairon. 

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

This game's a no go cuz there's no Rabbids.
Ancel won't be granted the budget needed.
Ancel will leave Ubisoft.

[UltimatePartyBear]

Sucker Punch was trying to keep the 3D platformer alive.  It's too bad they want to be infamous like Rockstar now, 'cause I just realized a Wii sequel to Rocket: Robot on Wheels would be awesome.

[DAaaMan64]

Dammit theres another game I never played that meant to.  oh great, thanks UPB

[ShyGuy]

http://kotaku.com/5246177/is-this-new-beyond-good--evil-2-footage

So much for Zelda like adventure games. THIS GAME JUST GOT RE5'd!

[KDR_11k]

So far most people think that's a fake.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Look like a CG target render, maybe a cutscene, but even in BG&E there was a part where you run on rooftops to escape a helicopter.
This just looks like a more realized version borrowing heavily from Mirrors Edge & Assassins Creed.

[ShyGuy]

I jump to the conclusion that it means the series traded it's serene adventure loving soul for Michael Bay explosions in the desert. Chris Redfield should loan her some 'roids.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

Rabbids Go Home will be used to fund this

I'm torn whether to help the Rabbids Go Home or not

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[Stratos]

I'm still hoping they make a Wii version of BG&E2.

It sold best on 'Cube I believe.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I'm still hoping they make a Wii version of BG&E2.

It sold best on 'Cube I believe.

That's not saying much, it sold worse than killer7.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

This game's a no go cuz there's no Rabbids.
Ancel won't be granted the budget needed.
Ancel will leave Ubisoft.

LOL has it been a YAER already?

FATHER TIME GOT THE BEST OF US AGAIN

[Stratos]

This game's a no go cuz there's no Rabbids.
Ancel won't be granted the budget needed.
Ancel will leave Ubisoft.

LOL has it been a YAER already?

FATHER TIME GOT THE BEST OF US AGAIN

Hard to believe it's been a year. E3 is already here.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Rabbids will be an exclusive species that you have to photograph on the Wii version of BG&E2 [/in the year two thousaaaaand... ten]