Astérix Speedrunning: xxl2

failentin

i didn't understand all the sentence-mixing and references, but it's very well made

froster_xxl

better then my YTPs xD

martyste

"Drop it Asterix, i will pay 13 sesterces out of my pocket, and this roman will gently get lost."

martyste

i knew Pirates had cut content for a while, since we spotted helmets floating in midair. But I didn't know that according to XXL2HD, there are 9 whole portions of the map missing, while 7 are used in the final game! putting them all together reveals that some have been discarded early enough that they have been *replaced* bu the final level, altough the western side is still non-replaced cut content.

martyste

you heard me right: *this much* is unused. Grayboxed sectors and one single modelled area, that sits where the dark tunnel would be today.

martyste

Fs for that one Final Fantasy reference, which would have been the only one for the series, that didn't make it ( Vivi Ornitier's head from FF IX, the devs had good taste... )

failentin

yeah, I think Adrien discovered some of these too when he made his model export tool. It's really interesting!

failentin

what I love is that we can even tell what some of these sectors would have looked like thanks to the concept art in the Ultimate beta.

failentin

actually I'm surprised that the concept art hasn't found its way to YouTube yet? 🤔

failentin

Does anyone still have that video? I don't think I can access it without downloading a PS2 emulator again...

failentin

For example, I believe the final destination on the west (with the four poles) would have been this ship wreck.

failentin

martyste

i think i still have Ultimate...

martyste

And yeah right, i remember this but i had forgotten where we had seen it.

failentin

The file is PS2_V31.VID 🙂

martyste

it's kinda crazy to think that all of XXL2 and probably XXL1 once looked like these gray blocks in development

failentin

how I wish we'd also have concept art like this for XXL1!

martyste

and, technically, if we are to make our own content we're likely going to do the same

martyste

If only i could consult that big physical folder again... i know it had tons of it...

failentin

what folder 😮

#xxl2