<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	B-Language
was	O
teased	O
at	O
Ubidays	O
2008	O
with	O
almost	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
silence	O
before	O
being	O
officially	O
announced	O
at	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
E3	O
2017	O
conference	O
,	O
although	O
no	O
release	O
window	O
or	O
target	O
platform(s )	O
has	O
been	O
revealed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
been	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
vaporware	B-Application
by	O
industry	O
figures	O
such	O
as	O
Jason	O
Schreier	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
lengthy	O
development	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
broke	O
the	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
AAA	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
and	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
which	O
takes	O
place	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
generation	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
require	B-Application
an	I-Application
internet	I-Application
connection	I-Application
to	I-Application
play	I-Application
both	O
single-player	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
has	O
languished	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
considered	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
development	O
hell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	O
Christophe	O
Héral	O
,	O
who	O
scored	O
the	O
music	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
will	O
be	O
returning	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
game	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2003	O
,	O
was	O
critically	O
praised	O
and	O
gained	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
this	O
game	O
left	O
its	O
publisher	O
Ubisoft	O
reluctant	O
to	O
invest	O
in	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
about	O
a	O
sequel	B-Language
began	O
to	O
circulate	O
around	O
2007	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
interview	O
with	O
Ancel	O
who	O
stated	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
project	O
that	O
was	O
very	O
personal	O
to	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
mentioned	O
his	O
hopes	O
to	O
reuse	O
Jade	O
,	O
the	O
player-character	O
from	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
project	O
without	O
changing	O
her	O
personality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
said	O
in	O
a	O
May	O
2008	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
French	O
magazine	O
that	O
the	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
sequel	B-Language
had	O
been	O
in	O
pre-production	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
yet	O
to	O
be	O
approved	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
"	O
Ubidays	O
"	O
event	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
trailer	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
,	O
yet-named	O
project	O
from	O
Ancel	O
and	O
their	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
studio	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trailer	O
used	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
music	O
assets	O
and	O
showed	O
characters	O
that	O
appeared	O
to	O
be	O
Jade	O
and	O
Pey'j	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
trailer	O
had	O
all	O
been	O
recorded	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
showcasing	O
high-resolution	O
graphics	O
representative	O
of	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
these	O
trailers	O
,	O
up	O
until	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
progress	O
with	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
unclear	O
,	O
with	O
conflicting	O
statements	O
made	O
by	O
both	O
Ubisoft	O
and	O
Ancel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Ancel	O
and	O
Ubisoft	O
reported	O
several	O
times	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
still	O
in	O
development	O
,	O
rumors	O
circulated	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
put	O
the	O
game	O
on	O
hold	O
,	O
that	O
Ubisoft	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
officially	O
announce	O
the	O
title	O
and	O
thus	O
production	O
was	O
not	O
officially	O
started	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Ancel	O
had	O
left	O
Ubisoft	O
Montpellier	O
,	O
By	O
2016	O
,	O
Ancel	O
affirmed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
put	O
aside	O
work	O
on	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
to	O
develop	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
(	O
2013	O
)	O
which	O
enabled	O
them	O
to	O
produce	O
tools	O
that	O
would	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
;	O
once	O
work	O
for	O
Rayman	B-Device
Legends	I-Device
was	O
completed	O
,	O
they	O
returned	O
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
sequel	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
later	O
noted	O
Ancel	O
's	O
time	O
was	O
split	O
between	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Wild	B-Application
,	O
a	O
title	O
developed	O
by	O
Ancel	O
's	O
Wild	B-Application
Sheep	O
Studios	O
outside	O
of	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2016	O
,	O
Ancel	O
used	O
social	O
media	O
to	O
post	O
images	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
showing	O
a	O
younger	O
Pey'j	O
,	O
hinting	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
may	O
be	O
a	O
prequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
showed	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
trailer	O
for	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
during	O
their	O
E3	O
2017	O
conference	O
and	O
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Ancel	O
confirmed	O
that	O
the	O
2008	O
and	O
2009	O
trailers	O
were	O
from	O
initial	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	B-Language
to	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
,	O
but	O
during	O
development	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
change	O
direction	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
a	O
prequel	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
the	O
work	O
previously	O
shown	O
was	O
from	O
an	O
effectively	O
different	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
had	O
been	O
rumors	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
timed	O
exclusive	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
(	O
under	O
its	O
codename	O
NX	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
prior	O
year	O
,	O
but	O
Ancel	O
confirmed	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
the	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Space	O
Monkey	O
Program	O
"	O
lists	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
however	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
platforms	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
announced	O
yet	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
listing	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
bug	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Ancel	O
announced	O
his	O
departure	O
from	O
Ubisoft	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
he	O
stated	O
that	O
both	O
the	O
project	O
and	O
Wild	B-Application
were	O
in	O
capable	O
hands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
stated	O
that	O
Ancel	O
"	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
directly	O
involved	O
in	O
BG&E2	B-Application
for	O
some	O
time	O
now	O
"	O
when	O
he	O
left	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
broke	O
the	O
record	O
held	O
by	O
Duke	B-Application
Nukem	I-Application
Forever	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
longest	O
development	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
at	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
CEO	O
Yves	O
Guillemot	O
stated	O
that	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
made	O
more	O
accessible	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
generation	O
of	O
players	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
does	O
not	O
suffer	O
the	O
same	O
commercial	O
failure	O
the	O
original	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Jeux	O
Vidéo	O
Magazine	O
,	O
Michel	O
Ancel	O
stated	O
:	O
"	O
[	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
and	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
will ]	O
be	O
in	O
continuity	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
big	O
variety	O
of	O
levels	O
,	O
lots	O
of	O
emotion	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
we	O
care	O
about	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
published	O
a	O
translated	O
interview	O
with	O
Ancel	O
talking	O
about	O
the	O
inspirations	O
behind	O
Beyond	B-Application
Good	I-Application
&	I-Application
Evil	I-Application
and	O
its	O
sequel	B-Language
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
experiences	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
answered	O
the	O
question	O
of	O
whether	O
or	O
not	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
direct	B-Language
sequel	I-Language
to	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
Yes	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Ancel	O
also	O
talked	O
about	O
the	O
sequel	B-Language
being	O
more	O
immersive	O
and	O
complex	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
largely	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
possibilities	O
of	O
current-generation	B-Application
hardware	I-Application
,	O
but	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
will	O
take	O
longer	O
to	O
develop	O
.	O
</s>
