If it ever comes out, Beyond Good and Evil 2 may take home the record for the longest development period in video game history. It’s been 17 years and counting, but Ubisoft has sent out a job listing that suggests development on the follow-up to Beyond Good and Evil is still in progress.
Ubisoft has posted a job on Hitmarker for a technical sound designer for Beyond Good and Evil 2. The role calls for the person in question to have the duties of both a sound designer and an audio technical lead with an emphasis on creating audio assets, as well as proposing and integrating audio designs.
More intriguingly, the listing reconfirms that Beyond Good & Evil 2 will be a prequel to the original game that offers “a seamless experience of exploration and space piracy across a solar system full of exotic locations, colorful characters and mysteries to uncover, solo or with friends.” That suggests the sequel will have multiplayer capabilities
It’s exciting to see signs of life for Beyond Good and Evil 2 after such a long wait! The anticipation has certainly built up over the years, and many fans are hopeful for what’s to come. It’ll be interesting to see how the project evolves.