New content in Beyond Good and Evil – what do we know about the second part? My guesses

Beyond Good and Evil – 20th Anniversary is not only about refreshed graphics. It’s also a new mission and a few collectibles that explain a bit who Jade really is. Moreover, they present the heroes of the next part. What do we learn?

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Anyone who has played through this title will surely remember how unclear the ending of the story was. Players were left with an unexplained ending, and the post-credits scene even suggested a sequel. However, a few years after the premiere, the creators announced a sequel, which will turn out to be a prequel. Is this logical?

ATTENTION! The text contains spoilers about the story of Beyond Good and Evil and additional content added in the 20th anniversary edition!

Additional content in Beyond Good and Evil – 20th Anniversary

In the 20th anniversary edition, we can get acquainted with additional content. Right after starting the game, in the main menu you can view archived materials about the original production from 2003. This is quite a lot of information about the game’s development process and how the premiere took place.

For fans, as he found, and what is important, the whole thing is available immediately. You don’t need to unlock anything to be able to view everything conveniently. Moreover, Polish subtitles accompany us everywhere.

What happened in Beyond Good and Evil

The finale of the original was not one of those obvious ones. Jade – the main character – turned out to be someone truly special. As it turned out, the forces that lie dormant in it are not the result of chance. Just before her death, one of Jade’s main enemies – General Kehck – reveals that Archpriest DomZ has been looking for her for hundreds of years.

When Jade finally confronts the High Priest of DomZ, he reveals that he needs Jade to continue to exist and that, in fact, he only cares about her. The inhabitants of Hillys who have been kidnapped so far are only a temporary solution. The title ends with Jade winning and showing how powerful she is.

After the final letters, we also see a video showing Pey, who has clearly been infected with the DomZ disease, but taking into account the announcements and hints about Beyond Good and Evil 2 , it should be assumed that the second part will be a prequel, i.e. a continuation showing what happened before. And what can we learn from the tips contained in the 20th anniversary edition?

Additional mission

At some point in the adventure, Jade will come into possession of the “Pirate Compass”, with which she will be able to recreate the “vision” in which she will meet her real mother. You can’t miss it, because the compass is located in the Crochax lair, which you must visit to start the game’s finale. Then, take this item and go to the hangar where the Beluga is located.

What do we learn from this video? A few interesting facts from Jade’s past. We meet Dakini, Jada’s mother and the captain of the pirate ship Gada . As you can tell from her speech above, she cared about Jade’s life, so she agreed to let Pey’j take her to safety. That is, to the planet Hillys.

It is worth noting that the action of the first part takes place in a star system called System 4, while the second part takes place in System 3. Little Jade and Pey’j had to escape to another galaxy from danger. It is worth noting here that the creators’ announcements from 2018 indicate that the sequel will take place in several star systems. This means we may be able to visit Hillys again.

Collectibles and mDiscs

Apart from the mission, we can also find a few collectibles that were not available in the basic version of the game. These are clothes for heroes and skins for Beluga. But not only! The most interesting are the mDiscs containing memories (according to the news) of Jade’s former friends. They show that the girl grew up in Gaga, where she had a warm relationship with the above-mentioned companions.

Among the items we can find are goggles (belonging to Yaashan), an upholstery knife (Knox’s property), a chess knight (a gift from Callum) and Uma’s dream catcher. All four were boarded on the pirate ship Gada. Each item also comes with an mDisc containing the memory of a given crew member.

Conclusions

So what does this mean? Well. The second part (if released) will take place before the events of the first part . The biggest mystery is Jade’s growing up. On the one hand, we know that Jade and Pey’j came to Hillys when the heroine was still a child. On the other hand, the High Priest had been searching for Jade for hundreds of years.

Could Jade be a representative of some previously unknown race? Some form of reincarnation may also be involved. Let’s remember that the official version still says that (or at least it was not denied after the first announcements in 2018) Jade is to be the antagonist in the upcoming part.

This is an interesting one because hints in the 20th anniversary issue suggest that Jade will be a baby at that point. This is not the only glitch in history. In the first part, Pey’j explains to our green-eyed reporter that he built the Beluga with her father. And as we learn from the latest clues, Jade’s father is unknown. At least his identity will not be betrayed by Jade’s mother – Dakini. Maybe we’ll see Jade’s transformation?

What’s next for Beyond Good and Evil 2?

The matter is not simple. And I guess she never was. At the turn of 2018/19, the game’s production was apparently already in the Alpha phase. Fragments of the game in development were boldly shown and ideas were shared with fans. Nay! A special fan service was created for them – Space Monkey Program.

Unfortunately, the club itself no longer exists, and its members (including the undersigned) are left with only the official website, which has not been updated since 2020. You can find the website at this address: ubisoft/space-monkey-program .

Michel Ancel’s departure

In 2020, the most important creator of Beyond Good and Evil, Michel Ancel, left the studio amid personal controversy . The accusations against him include accusations of a toxic work environment.

A moment later, information about the sequel ceased, and a few months later, journalist Tom Henderson announced that “the situation in the studio is crisis.” The departure of the lead designer only made matters worse.

In 2022, the same journalist wrote an extensive material in which, citing anonymous sources, he said that the game was at a very early stage of production. This was quite surprising, because in 2019, at various fairs, Ubisoft showed a working build.

Guesses

All this confusion and news revealed by Tom Henderson may indicate that right after Michel Ancel left Ubisoft, for some reason it was decided to start work on Beyond Good and Evil 2 completely from scratch . Perhaps copyright is an issue?

Anyway. Hints left by Ubisoft in the game’s 20th anniversary edition prove that despite starting work from scratch, the artistic direction remained the same. The characters presented in the famous materials from 2018 still look the same as then.

When is the new presentation?

I think many people reading these words are thinking the same thing. Since Ubisoft has confirmed that it is still working on the title, when can we expect any announcements? Personally, I hope it will be soon. Ubisoft finally released Skull and Bones after many years. The title I recall, like Beyond Good and Evil, remained in production for years.

Moreover, the 20th anniversary edition receives quite reasonable ratings, and Ubisoft needs a trick up its sleeve after several quarters of releasing mediocre games. Especially since the upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Shadows is expected to have a record advertising budget and is constantly criticized by players due to excessive political and racial correctness.

Due to the November premiere of Shadows, it seems to me that if we were to hear anything about Beyond Good and Evil 2, it would be either by the end of September at the latest, or at the earliest three months after the premiere of the new Assassin. Ubi will certainly not risk publishing such important (including stock market) information around the premiere of Shadows. Personally, I think we may receive the first information around March 2025. I hope I’m wrong and the first (next) announcement of Beyond Good and Evil 2 was earlier.

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