It’s a big change for a franchise that hasn’t ever been character driven in the past. But it is something we have had in the back of our heads when designing this: could we evolve it into a true multiplayer game?”Ĭandy Crush Jelly Saga has more of a focus on characters.Ĭandy Crush Jelly Saga also has more of an emphasis on characters: not just the bosses, but caterpillar-like “pufflers” monsters that get their own game mode, as well as the game’s heroine Jenny. “We are hoping, of course, that Jelly will become a success, and that we’ll continue to get positive feedback from the players, and maybe players will request the ability to play against their friends in true multiplayer. There is nothing that we are ready to launch, but we think this is a good step,” says Sommestad. We have been thinking about it, and actually exploring it as well. “This is an interesting idea and we have elaborated with that. You can imagine a system similar to mobile game Words With Friends, where players take turns at their leisure, and have several matches with friends, family or strangers on the go at once. The boss levels spark an obvious question about the future for Candy Crush: is this a step towards Jelly Queen or Cupcake Carl being replaced by another human, for proper multiplayer battles?
“We thought we could bring a game with a more competitive twist,” says Tjodolf Sommestad, King’s senior vice president of the Candy Crush franchise, who admits that the boss-battle mechanic was being tweaked up to the last minute to make sure its balance was correct. Its key new feature, however, is “boss levels” where players compete against a virtual opponent – Jelly Queen or Cupcake Carl – to make matches while disrupting their foe. The new game sees players matching sweets as before, but this time to spread jelly across the board.
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