Last week’s announcement in Kotaku that work is being done in Beyond Good and Evil 2 over at Ubisoft made me stop procrastinating and finally write up a little review of this little jewel of a game.

But, apparently they’ve not yet decided whether to actually do it or not? Let me make this perfectly clear, monsieur Anvel: releasing a sequel to BG&E is the only thing that will prevent my future self from traveling to France and punching you squarely in the snout.

Update: it’s official! Go check the trailer now! Monsieur Anvel, your snout is safe… for now.

Beyond Good and Evil is one of the finest games ever made, period. Amazing characters, great story, original gameplay and wonderful implementation make for a must for anyone who enjoys games (so, almost anyone, nowadays).

Not that it doesn’t have its bad points. Stupid title, stupid-stupid ending (a dreadful cliffhanger that only a sequel can redeem, which is why everybody who’s ever played this to the end is clamoring for one), and that stupid, stupid, stupid pallet minigame that prevented me from reaching 100% completion. Er. Yes, go play this now. There’s something very special about a game that makes you genuinely care about the imaginary characters that you’re trying to protect.

Have a few pics of the cast:

Jade, Uncle Pey’j and Double H. Jade might just be the coolest game protagonist ever, where “cool” doesn’t mean “smug jerk with an attitude”, but, rather, sensible and just nice to hang around with. Pey’J and Double H are just two lovable buffons.

Jade and one of the kids she protects.

Francis: I hate you.

I truly hate you.

LET’S SEE HOW YOU LIKE IT WHEN I’M USING YOUR CORPSE AS A PALLET.