Oh how I love Michael Ancel, oh how I love the French, but especially, how I love Beyond Good and Evil. It wasn't a bad game, really, in fact it was a good game. Too bad this game is underrated. This game had so much potential. But I do believe this game needs a second chance. Perhaps even as an animated series.
Think about it. Animated series always attract a wide audience. The story lends itself for it. And I know just the right company for it: Marathon Productions.
It doesn't have to start right away with where the game ends. In fact, I think it has to start way before the original game began. Why did Jade decide to be a reporter, or at least photographer? What made her quit or what happened to her previous job? And what's with the orphans? Most of us who played the game know her background, who or what she really is. But it's still a great mystery for people who hadn't played the original game.
After this short introduction, the actual events of the game begins. Jade is just meditating with one of the orphans, when the lighthouse gets attacked by the DomZ. This triggers the event where Jade has to photograph every type of animal on the planet to earn some cash. But then a mysterious person contacts Jade for something...
The thing which could make this series even more interesting is if the series will be localized to the fullest, meaning, every frame with text will be translated to the language of the county it's being aired, just like in the game.
But what's interesting about BG&E is that it's made by a Frenchman, and Marathon Productions is also French. If Marathon does this, they would make themselves legendary. It would be a real hit for them.
I really hope it will one day happen. Most won't share my opinion, but the game was too good to be shoved aside. Let's hope for the best.
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