Well, pluck me running
The Wild Gentlemen and Joystick Ventureshave announcedthat the Chicken Police are returning inChicken Police: Into the Hive. It’s currently set for release sometime in 2024.
I didn’t playChicken Police: Paint it REDwhen it was released in 2020, but did pick it up the following year. It was fantastic. I may have missed its review window, but I still ended up praising it high-and-low ina later article. While the first game stuck to its noir trappings, it was a strangely optimistic story that left me with good feels, even while its narrative was decidedly dark. While it has a strange veneer, it also presents an intriguing world that I’m excited to see further explored.
WhileChicken Police: Into the Hive’strailer is somewhat lacking in specifics, the Hive was explained in the previous game. It’s essentially an area where the city of Clawville sends its unwanted, which is a slightly more generous way of saying that it’s a slum for insects. Manny expresses regret that the population was treated so unfairly, but the area isn’t really explored beyond that in the first game.
This makes the Hive a fertile ground for storytelling inChicken Police: Into the Hive. Again, the trailer only gives hints of what it’s going to cover, but it depicts a cold-blooded murder and unrest in the streets.
Moreover, it shows a return of the unique mix of photo-manipulation and anthropomorphic animal characters that helped the first game stand out. I’m so jazzed for this. I can barely contain all my jazz.
Unfortunately, I’ll need to keep a lid on my jazz until 2024, which is whenChicken Police: Into the Hiveis expected to launch on PC.
