It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen Rare’s drunken, foul-mouthed squirrel mascot Conker in action. Last year, Microsoft announced that Conker assets would be coming to their game-builder, Project Spark, but that’s not exactly what gamers had been waiting for. Fans wanted a real Conker adventure with a new story, new filthy jokes and maybe a new poop level. One they wouldn’t have to make themselves.
Well, good news everybody, a real Conker adventure is on the way. Well, sort of. Conker’s Big Reunion is going to be built using the Project Spark engine, and it will be made by Spark developer Team Dakota instead of Rare, so a lot of fans are probably still going to be grumpy. That said, the game will have an actual story and feature the original voice of Conker, so it might not be all bad.
“We currently don’t have our ESRB rating back so we’re not sure, but the focus was to be true to the Conker spirit. This meant self-deprecating humor, jokes referencing the original, game jokes and parodies, partying, some adult language, acting quite silly, a bit of violence, and a lot of poo of course. Conker has always had a wit to the humor and we focused a bit more on the layered joke approach this go around, but there’s definitely some shock value moments and a bunch of ‘I can’t believe he/they just said that’ types of laughs.
As we got near E3, we knew we needed the original Conker, so we reached out to Chris Seavor, who was no longer at Rare. When we shared the plan and showed him what Project Spark was, he was excited to bring in Conker. Rare gave us all the original assets we’ve needed, including the original music. Pretty much everything from tone, to scenarios, to music, etc. Rare has given feedback and help all along the way, it’s been tremendous. They really care immensely about the characters and giving them to the fans to create with.”
About 300 Conker-related assets will also be coming to Project Spark, so you can try making your own saucy squirrel adventures. Conker’s Big Reunion hits April 23.
via IGN