Ubisoft’s glowing new model of the beloved Past Good & Evil features a touching tribute to Emil Morel, the veteran Ubisoft Montpellier developer who sadly died final yr aged simply 40.
A bouquet of flowers can now be discovered mendacity on a bench in Hillys’ centre, with an envelope marked just by the letter ‘E’.
I’ve checked with Ubisoft to see if this addition is certainly a tribute to Morel from the sport’s growth crew, and been instructed sure.
Morel served at Rayman and Past Good & Evil studio Ubisoft Montreal from 2009, and helped craft the great Rayman Legends as its lead recreation designer.
Extra not too long ago, Morel had taken on the position of inventive director for Past Good & Evil 2 – the long-awaited successor which is referenced considerably by way of new content material added to Past Good & Evil’s twentieth Anniversary Version.
It is becoming, then, that this new launch additionally pays tribute, as we wait to see extra of Past Good & Evil 2, which stays in growth.
“For us, Emile was a detailed good friend and a boundless supply of optimistic vitality,” Ubisoft Montpellier wrote final yr. “All of us valued his ardour and the way in which he instructed tales.
“We are going to always remember Emile and his immense contribution to the BGE2 universe will ceaselessly endure.”