Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition Spotted on ESRB
Beyond Good and Evil 20th Anniversary Edition has received a US rating from the Entertainment Software Rating Board.
The ESRB rating was spotted by Twitter user @MACOS380 earlier today, and although the rating doesn't include any additional information about this so-called 20th Anniversary Edition, it does mention that it's coming to PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, and Xbox Series. An Xbox One version hasn't been mentioned, but since a PS4 version is being listed, it's likely that this is a mistake.
"This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of a reporter accompanied by a pig-like companion investigating a conspiracy on the planet of Hillys", the rating summary from the ESRB reads. "From a third-person perspective, players explore fantasy locations, take photos of evidence, solve puzzles, and fight robot and alien enemies. Combat is sometimes fast-paced, with players using melee weapons (e.g., staffs, torches) to strike stylized enemies that generally break apart or vanish into puffs of smoke. One boss battle depicts a squid-like alien stabbed in the eye, with yellow-green splatter effects."
As said, no additional details about this re-release have been included, but if this rating is correct, we're likely looking at an updated version of Ubisoft's 2003 action-adventure. The game already received a digital-only HD remaster for Xbox and PlayStation in 2011. As most of you will know, Ubisoft has been planning a sequel to the 2003 original since 2017. Beyond Good & Evil 2 was announced during Ubisoft's 2017 E3 press conference, but since then, series creator Michel Ancel retired from the industry in 2020. In addition, the game's Managing Director left Ubisoft earlier this year. Here's what Ubisoft wrote upon the
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