My god, I feel it is likely to be taking place. Towards all odds, towards all precedent, towards all sense, I feel Ubisoft is likely to be gearing as much as launch a Past Good and Evil recreation.
Not Past Good and Evil 2, thoughts you. Heavens no. We’ll solely see that a while after the top of the Stelliferous Period. However it does appear to be Yves and co are getting ready the way in which for a launch of Past Good and Evil: twentieth Anniversary Version, a souped-up remaster of the unique 2003 traditional that appears set to coincide with its, uh, twenty first anniversary.
I say this as a result of the Past Good and Evil Twitter account has been teasing some type of announcement concerning the remaster on the Restricted Run Video games Showcase (which airs immediately at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET / 7 pm BST), declaring that “Uncle Pey’j has a message to share with you all.” As if that is not sufficient, the unique BG&E has been quietly delisted on Steam. “On the request of the writer, Past Good and Evil is unlisted on the Steam retailer and won’t seem in search,” reads a discover the place the acquisition button as soon as sat.
So it appears fairly prone to me that Ubisoft is setting as much as announce a launch date for the BG&E remaster, or even perhaps getting ready to launch the sport outright on the Restricted Run occasion.
When you’re questioning why Ubisoft did not maintain this beneath wraps as a shock for BG&E followers, effectively, it tried. It tried actually arduous, really, however completely blew it final November when it unintentionally launched the sport to Ubisoft+ subscribers. It tried to yank the sport again out of their arms and scrub all hint from the web, however the injury had already been accomplished: Screenshots and movies from it have been throughout social media. Finally, Ubisoft simply threw within the towel and fessed up, saying it’d have extra information “in early 2024”.
In traditional BG&E vogue, it seems like we’re now about to get that “extra information” midway by way of 2024, however hey, I am keen to listen to extra anyway. The unique recreation is one in all my favourites, and I am going to gladly take a polished-up model that runs higher on fashionable methods. Plus, I am curious to know what work Ubisoft has accomplished since November. Among the movies and screens that leaked final yr appeared somewhat bit ropey, however the studio promised it was removed from accomplished. Hopefully, we’ll get one other have a look at the remaster immediately and it will all look lots higher.
My solely grievance is that Ubisoft determined to delist the unique. Certain, hundreds of us have already got it, however having these classics simply purchasable is necessary to preservation. I actually cannot think about the marginally janky authentic recreation would find yourself cannibalising too many gross sales of the twentieth Anniversary Version, so delisting it feels petty and short-sighted. Ah effectively, not less than you’ll be able to nonetheless get it on GOG, not less than for now.