Quantcast
Destructoid - vgshaman's Community Blog



About Me
Gamer Profile
3DS friend code:
Steam:
Battle:
PSN:
Mii:
Gamertag:
Following ()
Do Want: Beyond Good and Evil 2
vgshaman | 1:20 PM on 12.29.2009 5 comments




Beyond Good and Evil is one of the most overlooked classic's of the decade. Despite good critic reception, it didn't sell. Why? Because of poor marketing. It was released in a swamp of other games, like the original reboot of Prince of Persia, along with several proven sequels. Is it worth going back to play? Undoubtedly yes. Graphics were great for the time, and it still doesn't look too outdated, plus all of the art and the environments are beautiful. The original was a tale of Friendship, and courage. I thought one intriguing aspect was the camera. It was a great way to make money in the game, and it was one thing that broke up the gameplay from time to time, and when you got the perfect picture, you smiled. The story was brilliantly executed, leading you to genuinely care about each of the core characters, so when they got hurt, even if they were a little wonky. We saw a great ending, with space for a sequel.

Earlier this year, footage was leaked from the game, and the developer's said while it's being developed right now, it may never be released. However, as one of the gamers that played the original, I must say that we want it. I think one of the major problems was a lack of marketing. There have been research findings popping up that good marketing is what a game needs, and if the original had done just as well as Prince of Persia, we might have had the conclusion to the story by now. But as is, all I know is DO WANT.

Here is the leaked footage if you hadn't seen it already:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCcX3g74nv0



Is this post awesome? Vote it up!

0



Post a comment! You can also post a photo below:

Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

4 comments | showing # 1 to 4
prev next

Kyle MacGregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/29/2009 16:52
Kyle MacGregor
I thought about buying it for my Gamecube back in the day, but never did. I watched my roommate play the original last year and I couldn't be bothered to care. Over all it seemed rather uninteresting, the story was goofy, and he spent way too much time traveling around in that hovership. I hope this comes out, because there are plenty of people who I know that would be all over this.
Kyle MacGregor's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/29/2009 16:53
Kyle MacGregor
...and that trailer looks more like Mirror's Edge than what I remember Beyond Good and Evil being like. If they could make the game play more similar to that cutscene I would be all over it.
Khazar222's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/29/2009 18:50
Khazar222
I appreciated Beyond Good & Evil for the unpretentious main character and motivation. Jade has an orphanage full of kids to protect and she's out to do it without being a sex symbol. I liked the outdoor and natural areas far better than the industrial portions, and wish there had been more of that in the game. It also felt a little easy and control-wise a bit...sparse? As if there could have been more ways to work with the environment. The atmosphere was great, the dialogue was solid, but I believe the government-control allegory plot was a little thin and given a bit too much ego boosting by the press when it came out. Beyond Good & Evil shined in those pregnant moments, zooming through the city canal at night, photographing a whale breaching by the hovercraft, fighting in a cavern of bioluminescent anemone, and those are the moments that endure.
bottled dark's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2009 12:34
bottled dark
Steam just did a sale on this game for like 5 dollars or something.
A lot of people who heard good things about it had to have picked it up, hopefully this will generate some buzz for the sequel and put some fire under the developers asses.
prev next

Comment with Facebook





Click connect and comment instantly!

Comment with Dtoid





New? SIGN UP - it takes 5 seconds

Comments policy

Destructoid is an open discussion community. You don't need to "audition" to post a comment - just speak your mind. We respect differing opinions on the site, so have at it. Be smart, funny, insightful, clueless, or cute -- but back it up with substance. Keep your cool, keep it fun. We only ask that you act respectfully and above all: don't be a troll and ruin it for everyone else. Don't bring down gamers or we'll, you know, gently shoot you in the face and stuff you into a flaming mailbox. Each comment is your opportuntity to make this community awesomer. Is that even a word?

Avoiding the banhammer only requires common sense: spamming, trolling, racism, NSFW stuff, and other forms of sucking will not be tolerated. If anyone is griefing please report abuse. Be good. Don't suck!