While we wait (and wait) for Ubisoft to show more of Beyond Good & Evil 2, early footage from the project has surfaced from back in 2008.
Yes, 2008. We've really been waiting a while.
This is the version of Beyond Good & Evil we've seen in other clips released or leaked over the years, and which Ubisoft released an early trailer for (showing main character Jade and Uncle Pey'j in a car out in the desert).
A fresh snippet of video has now surfaced from the design portfolio of animator Damien Barranco, a Ubisoft staff member at the time who also worked on the first Beyond Good & Evil, Rayman 2 and Ubisoft's King Kong tie-tin.
(Brilliantly, IMDB suggsts Barranco also worked on the classic animated children's BBC series The Animals of Farthing Wood as well — so clearly knows his talking animals.)
The footage was shared on X, formerly Twitter, last night. It's our first proper look at Beyond Good & Evil's third main character, Double H, in the sequel.
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The snippet appears to show Double H and Pey'J drinking in a bar, with the pig telling a bawdy joke. My French (particularly spoken by a drunk pig) is a little rusty, but if you're able to work out exactly what he's saying about the mademoiselle in question, do pop it in the comments below.
Last month, the internet spotted a 20th anniversary edition of the original Beyond Good & Evil listed for release in the US — though Ubisoft is yet to officially announce the
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