MediEvil 2: Difference between revisions

After the success of the first ''[[MediEvil (1998)|MediEvil]]'', Sony Computer Entertainment commissioned SCEE Cambridge to develop a sequel that would be released before the end of the PlayStation's lifespan. Work on the game began as early as October 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000526021525/http://www.dailyradar.com/features/game_feature_page_280_1.html|published=January 2000|site=Daily Radar|title=Feature - MediEvil II Interview|retrieved=July 17, 2021}}</ref> [[Chris Sorrell]], who previously served as the director of the first game, chose to focus on developing a [[cambridge:Primal:Primal|new title for the PlayStation 2]] instead, so the project was handed over to [[James Shepherd]]. Sorrell had a few meetings with Shepherd where he passed on some of his ideas for the game, such as setting the game in the Victorian era and using [[Sir Henry Fortesque]], a more recently deceased descendant of Sir Dan's, as the game's protagonist. Shepherd used some of Sorrell's ideas while replacing others with his own.{{Siteref|MediEvil-Boards|13209|MediEvil developers - Q&A;|July 23, 2013}}