The month of September witnessed the unexpected farewell of Michel Ancel to the world of video games: news that took audiences by surprise, especially given its leading role in the development of Beyond Good & Evil 2, still unfinished.
The French newspaper has now intervened to cast a shadow over the whole affair Release, who published ainvestigation linked to the work carried out on the ambitious Ubisoft space opera. According to what has been reported, the result of contacts with sources obviously kept anonymous, the development of Beyond Good & Evil 2 would have been marked in recent years by a profound chaos, resulting in a lack of concrete progress in creating the game. Indeed, i trailers shown in 2017 and 2018 are described as “handmade, in a hurry“, and they don’t represent what Beyond Good & Evil 2 might actually be, but simple concept.
Multiple the accuse addressed to Michel Ancel from sources contacted by Release. The author’s attitude is described as oppressive, with a very high degree of control on the work of all developers. By rejecting the principles of teamwork, the latter would have repeatedly suddenly changed and autonomously conceives different aspects of the game, frustrating the efforts made up to that moment by the collaborators. The sources interviewed report “depression, burnout and transfer requests“related to the working environment linked to Beyond Good & Evil 2. Release also reports that Michel Ancel is currently the subject of ainternal investigation by Ubisoft, activated following receipt of complaints.
At the moment, Ubisoft did not comment officially as reported by Release. As usual in these cases, we invite you to interpret the contents with due caution, pending any denials, confirmations or details from the French software house. According to the most recent statements, Beyond Good & Evil 2 is expected to show up again in 2021.
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