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Michel Ancel to stop working on video games and to focus on his second passion of wildlife
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It is known tohave been in preproduction hell at some point. I do not know where they at today
Best of luck to him. Glad to see Wild still lives. I hope Sony has already helped the team switch it to being a PS5 game.
I was worried this was going to be related to Ubisoft cleaning house with their internal harassment and bullying problem, but I guess there's no smoke as far as I can tell.
He'll be missed. BGE and Rayman 2 are some of my favourite games.
He'll be missed. BGE and Rayman 2 are some of my favourite games.
As a geneticist and conservationist myself, I totally understand and applaud this decision. We'll be needing lots of people making this kind of strong pro-nature movements in the near future to try to soften the consequences of climate change, habitat degradation, etc.
I wish him the best!
I wish him the best!
good luck to him, he's a legend and an icon
edit: i hope someone else at ubi is interested in making a new rayman game (2D or 3D), or maybe doing a remake of rayman 2.
edit: i hope someone else at ubi is interested in making a new rayman game (2D or 3D), or maybe doing a remake of rayman 2.
Cancelled? No. But it will probably never be truly finished. I can even see an early acces model for it and then heavy GaaS.
Happy for him but sad for gaming.
Really loved Rayman Origins and Legends, sure the rest of the team was also really talented but he always felt like a really unique figure in gaming.
Really loved Rayman Origins and Legends, sure the rest of the team was also really talented but he always felt like a really unique figure in gaming.
True legend, big loss for the industry. Obviously the father of Rayman, the Rabbids and Beyond Good and Evil, but also played a major role in the development of Tonic Trouble and Peter Jackson's King Kong, which I also really enjoyed. Plus a super likable guy in general. Wish him all the best with his future endeavors.
All i can say is he has the financials to make that decision for himself
Good for Ancel, I wish him the best.
The Rayman series and Beyond Good & Evil are both very special to me. I hope they will continue, albeit without him. I'm still looking forward to WiLD too.
For Rayman, I think it actually has a higher chance of being revived now, since Ubisoft cancelled multiple Rayman projects in the past because Ancel wanted control over the franchise.
The Rayman series and Beyond Good & Evil are both very special to me. I hope they will continue, albeit without him. I'm still looking forward to WiLD too.
For Rayman, I think it actually has a higher chance of being revived now, since Ubisoft cancelled multiple Rayman projects in the past because Ancel wanted control over the franchise.
Understandable if true. It must be difficult for someone with an artistic bent to stay interested in making games at this point in time. This does not seem to be an industry that really thrives on individuality and creativity.
I wish him the best. BG&E and several Rayman games are absolute classics.
I wish him the best. BG&E and several Rayman games are absolute classics.
The industry is worse off without him. It's too bad Ubisoft went away from his brand of weird IP, but his legacy was solidified long ago anyway. This surely spells doom for BG&E even if 2 ever releases, but I do hope we'll see another high quality 3D Rayman game in our lifetimes.
Hopefully Ubisoft respect and retain some of his creative DNA... I wonder if he has a non-compete clause if he ever decided to return to games?
Got to appreciate the man's reasons... he's got something in the real physical world he wants to do and give to other people, its a good dream. Maybe life's too short to slave away making digital playthings your entire life.. especially when you have other interests.
Got to appreciate the man's reasons... he's got something in the real physical world he wants to do and give to other people, its a good dream. Maybe life's too short to slave away making digital playthings your entire life.. especially when you have other interests.
Good luck to his new venture, more wild than WILD you could say
Loved Ancel's Rayman work, while a shame that I won't get more under his guidance I wasn't really expecting to
Loved Ancel's Rayman work, while a shame that I won't get more under his guidance I wasn't really expecting to
