Ever since Ubisoft announced Beyond Good and Evil 2 in 2008, gamers have been dying to see what exactly Ubisoft was going to do with the franchise. It's been two years since then, and little has been discussed with the game, leaving many with anticipation. That's a major bummer, as not only was the original Beyond Good and Evil one of the most thematically original games released last console cycle, it was also smartly stylized and intensely beautiful. No wonder we named it number 6 in our top games of the decade.
All is not lost, as this morning Ubisoft announced a brand new remake of the original Beyond Good and Evil. Technically, more of an HD port, as nothing new has been done with the game except boost the texture resolution and run it in full 1080p. This fact alone makes Beyond Good and Evil HD probably the best version of the game. We haven't got screenshots from the game just yet, but trust me, this game is hot.
Having spent time with BG&E HD last night in downtown San Francisco, not only can I confirm that this is the BG&E that fans love, as it is absolutely gorgeous. True, it is the same title many of us played back in 2003, but the new visual overhaul takes this to the next level. Take a look at one of the original trailers, and you can see that an HD update is going to really kick things up a notch. Visually, very little would indicate that this is a last gen title, and the addition of leaderboards should keep things a little bit more interesting. Unfortunately, all is not well with the game, as there is currently some major frame rate issues. Thankfully, a 2011 release date means they have time to fix this problem. While it's not exactly BG&E 2, an HD update to a beloved classic is certainly nothing to sneeze at.
[Edit: I knew I forgot to mention something! Beyond Good and Evil HD is a download-only title coming to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.]
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5:30 AM on 09.30.2010 | 
Oh yeah, they want people to pay again for games that they played years ago.
Get off my lawn!
Still this is great news, I hope this is sells well.
9.99 on GoG.com:\
If it'll look way better for some reason I'll eat my words but I doubt it.
Don't forget all Ubisoft brass have outright gotten mad when people ask about BG&E2. The original creators are under lock and key being forced to work on movie games.
"DO WANT"
I thought you were anti-HDremakes because it was just Sony being greedy. Oh, this is MS? Sorry sofik, my mistake.
@ sofik88
"DO WANT"
I thought you were anti-HDremakes because it was just Sony being greedy. Oh, this is MS? Sorry sofik, my mistake.
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BOOM HEADSHOT.
Gladly.
It's a decent platformer / adventure game but people act like it's the second coming of Jesus. It really does nothing to stand out from the crowd and it's not worth an HD remake considering there are more deserving titles from the last generation.
This is one of my favorite games of the last console generation, if not all-time. And, regrettably, I never bought it new. Now I have a chance to give some money in support of a game I love and hopefully get to help fund development of a sequel. This is a win, far as I'm concerned.
As for the people complaining about it being an HD re-release, well, a lot of people missed this game the first time around. And there are a lot of folks who would likely be turned off by the graphics now seven years after its release. An HD update can capitalize on the cult status the game has developed in a huge way, building a bigger audience for the title and helping to ensure that what happened with BG&E won't happen to its sequel.
Maybe I don't have a soul.
i smelled your post and i do sense a soul. Individual games don't have universal appeal. It's incorrect, although not uncommon, to think that one's personal preference is the standard by which things are measured. Hence "THIS GAME SUX!!!" posts reveal more about the individual than the game itself.
What i'm trying to say is that you're alright. Also, I forgot to take my pills this am.
Guess I'll have to buy a 4th copy of this game now. :P
Will not buy.
I got Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, and BG&E a few weeks later. That was a good month.