Le Cartel Studio gör sig redo att bjuda på mer co-op i kommande Heave Ho 2

En av de många titlar som ska slåss om vår uppmärksamhet under sommaren är uppföljaren till co-op-plattformsspelet Heave Ho. Det är skapat av Le Cartel Studio och ges ut av Devolver Digital, och introducerar nya spelelement med ett skifte från enkel plattformshoppning till mer komplexa utmaningar som spelare, lokalt eller online, ska lösa tillsammans.

Heave Ho 2 är planerat till PC, Switch och Switch 2, och under London Games Fests New Game Plus fick vi chansen att prata med Le Cartels medgrundare och creative director Fred Coispeau för att få veta mer om spelet - där vi bland annat frågade varför tiden är rätt för Heave Ho 2 precis just nu:

"Why is it the perfect time? I don't know. So we released the game, the first game, seven years ago, and after COVID, as we were receiving a lot of feedback about the game, the gamers would like more, a little this, etc. I think we had enough distance with the first game to think about creating a new step. And, you know, the first game was only about one objective, finishing a level from point A to point B. It was only platforming and now we just were thinking about creating with more context. I mean, for example, what if our characters were in the kitchen? What if our characters go into space? What if our character is tied down? So it gave us the opportunity to think about new gameplays, and so we thought it would be funny to create it."

Vi frågade också varför co-op-spel återigen blivit så populära och hur Heave Ho 2 drar nytta av den trenden:

"Of course, there is, you know, the COVID. I think we saw that with Heave Ho 1. During COVID, a lot of people enjoyed playing Heave Ho, but not only Heave Ho, Overcooked and many other games, co-op games. I think also there is more and more families who love to play together. And it's a good reason to play co-op games. And also there is some more social, you know, we told us that Heave Ho was like a generator of social link and I guess it's a new way to get some time with friends. So yeah, co-op, it's a big success. Of course, there's also the social medias. It's funny to watch people playing the games. So yeah, I think it's the reason why we like it."

Du kan se hela intervjun med Coispeau nedan, och för mer om Heave Ho 2 väntas fler besked inom kort, inte minst om lanseringsdatum, vilket ännu inte har presenterats.