Parcel Corps is what occurs when Uber Eats and Jet Set Radio get mashed collectively into their very own, vibrant indie sport. You’re skidding, grinding, and doing tips on a free-flowing bicycle throughout a colourful cityscape whereas attempting to carve out the most important piece of the pie to your bicycle courier enterprise. You’ve simply bought the competitors and the newly arrived crude oil CEO Wealthy Villainé to cope with, that’s all. After the extremely slick gameplay and elegance of Parcel Corps caught our eye, we determined to go hands-on and interview a number of the workforce from Billy Goat Leisure whereas at GDC in San Francisco.
After selecting which of the three firms to signify in Parcel Corps, you’ll be rail grinding, wall driving, bunny hopping, and Akira-style bike sliding your manner across the metropolis to get the individuals what they’ve ordered. Identical to in Loopy Taxi, you’ll generally have a time restrict although, so that you’ll want to select up your packages and drop them off as quick as you’ll be able to within the indie sport.
Whereas at GDC we realized much more about Parcel Corps’ gameplay loop from studio director Will Barr and programmer Michael O’Kane, who walked us by what to anticipate.
“Everytime you get dropped on considered one of these 9 ranges, You’re tasked with going and discovering companies within the atmosphere to get them to enroll to your supply app,” we’re advised. This includes getting on the market in your bike and making deliveries, whereas attempting to finish them with as a lot model and beauty as doable.
As Parcel Corps is a sport about supply, the workforce at Billy Goat has put a variety of thought into what varieties of packages you’ll be able to ship, and the way these will impression play as nicely. Completely different packages will “encourage you to play another way, so with the delicate package deal, you would possibly wish to attempt to keep away from roads and vehicles as a result of they’re harmful. We’ve additionally bought packages that it’s worthwhile to shake up, there’s a milkshake you’ve bought to shake up correctly earlier than your vacation spot by going out of your solution to do tips.”
Identical to within the Jet Set video games, you’ll finally have the police coming after you when you’re not too cautious, so not solely will you need to cope with understanding the fictional streets of New Island just like the again of your hand, however you’ll additionally need to navigate them whereas being hunted down. “Much like Jet Set, at any time when the police come after you, issues escalate in a short time. It begins off with them simply coming after you with their batons, nevertheless it’s not lengthy earlier than they’re, you recognize, SWAT groups and assault helicopters and all that type of stuff.”
The bombastic gig economic system and full of life stylings of Parcel Corps are actually making it an indie to observe this yr, and with a launch nonetheless to be introduced, you’ll be able to wishlist and hold updated with Parcel Corps over on Steam proper now.
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Extra reporting by Nat Smith for PCGamesN at GDC.
