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Beyond Good & Evil 2's troubled development due to "passionate managers" not getting along, says creator Michel Ancel


Beyond Good & Evil 2's troubled development was due to "passionate managers" not getting along, the series' creator Mic…

Beyond Good & Evil 2's troubled development was due to "passionate managers" not getting along, the series' creator Michel Ancel has said. Ancel has not spoken publicly about the game's development since, but in a new interview with French outlet SuperPouvoir he has now discussed some of the tensions and accusations made against him. According to the Libération report into Ancel's toxic leadership, his management of the project resulted in constant changes and fluctuations in scope, leading to "an unusual amount of [staff] exhaustion, depression, and burnout".

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