![]() ![]() ![]() It’s currently set for release in a vague 2023-2024 release window, one that it may also struggle to properly hit. What started as a mere Assassin’s Creed expansion is becoming a massive example of the “too many cooks in the kitchen” ideology. Thus, being a seemingly uncancellable title, Ubisoft has tried to push forward but continuously trod water. ![]() It probably would’ve been completely canceled long ago had it not been for Ubisoft Singapore’s agreement with the government that would earn them resources and funds to continue operating as a developer. Several creative directors have come and gone like a revolving door, each one restarting its development from the ground up, but the overall game doesn’t seem to have any kind of direction despite all of these resources being invested into it. This title has been a massive, widely publicized mess for Ubisoft, who has already dumped copious amounts of money – at least $120 million, to be exact – into a game where no one knows what they’re doing. Expectations are sky-high, however, given what it has to live up to, so… here’s hoping. It would be a great story to see this actually reach the finish line, and it’d be a greater story if it ends up being a good game. It appears to have become far too overscoped but still lacking in a clear vision, and Ubisoft is at a point where it simply can’t cancel the game because too much money has already been dumped into it. With this, managing director Guillaume Carmona and senior creative director Jean-Marc Geffroy have departed, and the game’s hopes seem bleaker than ever. Series creator Michel Ancel left the company in 2020, the game broke the Guinness World Record for the longest development period for a video game (unthinkably beating the infamous Duke Nukem Forever), and it’s since come under labor investigations as a result of concerns over the well-being of its team. Ever since the faint glimmer of hope we got out of the game at previous E3 shows, it’s been nothing but bad news for Beyond Good & Evil 2. ![]()
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