Hi everyone! While we continue to work on Chapter 3's Deadly Life, we will be opening a casting call for the MC, Nataliya, whose VA is unable to continue with the project.
Please read the below to ensure that you are fully aware of the project and what you may be getting yourself in for!
Additionally, please feel free to let me know via PM if you wish to audition, but feel you cannot do so in the given time frame. My discord is Nopeunintended #8291 for anyone who prefers using it to communicate^^
Is this a paid role?
Since the game is operating on a non-commercial, fan-driven basis, the Voice Acting roles will not be paid.
General Requirements:
Is it really a playable game?
Yep! To give you an idea of the scope of the project as of now, the segments that have been released amount to around 10-15 hours of playable content, with far more to be expected. This includes the prologue, a fully-completed chapter 1 and 2, and a recently released (Jan 2022) chapter 3 daily life, which are viewable on the YouTube channel and playable via download from itch.io
Overview
Danganronpa: New World Order [aka DanganFanfic v2: New World Order] is a playable fan game/visual novel, featuring a fresh cast of characters, most of whom are based veryveryvery vaguely on real life friends [hence the tongue-in-cheek disclaimer you get in the title sequence]. As of now, the game is playable up to and including chapter 3's daily life, and we plan to continue going strong with the project and seeing it through to the end.
The storyline is different to the main series, with the game being set in a talent-driven world, ruled by 16 'Great Families' which each hold exclusive jurisdiction over a separate area, such as education, religion, entertainment, and so forth. Amidst the strict regularity of this 'New World Order' [*theme song plays*] came a series of events that shook the system to the core, culminating in a killing game with most of the original Family Heads as the participants. To date, the mastermind of that incident, and how exactly they managed to orchestrate such a large-scale kidnapping, remains a mystery.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the world quickly shifted to a merits-based system rather than the former hereditary one.
It is thus that we're brought to the start of Danganronpa: New World Order, which takes place during the final stages of the Great Talent Program, an initiative designed to scout out candidates to replace the former Family Heads. By this point, the talent pool had been reduced to 50 batches, ranked from most to least compatible and with each batch possessing 16 candidates.
The story follows the top batch of candidates, deemed to be most capable of succeeding as the head of their respective Great Family, and the horrifying ordeal they have to endure after they are kidnapped and trapped under a dome with only one means of escape. No points for guessing what it is...
Important Links:
Our discord channel: https://discord.gg/G9Yv657
NOTE: The discord also contains links to the playable segments of the game. It's also generally on the quiet side.
Link to the game's OP: https://youtu.be/KCilh3psSuc
Link to the original VA introduction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Y3fJeCEqk&t=
Chapter 2's Class Trial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdiOQLRqAug
Link to the prologue if you want to see what a playable segment looks like from start to finish; est: 1.5-2 hours (password: 123): https://nopeunintended.itch.io/danganronpa-new-world-order-reworked-prologue
Ultimate Warden
Candidate (Great Family): Law Enforcement
Looks can deceive. Though she may appear innocent and unassuming, Nataliya grew up in one of the toughest great families of the world: the one charged with upholding law and order. As the Ultimate Warden, the prisons under her control boast the lowest recidivism rates in the world; a fact Nataliya attributes to her disarming demeanour, coupled with her unwavering focus on rehabilitation. Analytical at the right times, and playfully cute at others, Nataliya's fierce dedication to justice and truth has won her the respect and admiration of her colleagues, despite their frequent differences of opinion. Despite the deeply troubled soul that lies beneath her cute exterior (which would come across as 'forced' to any astute observer), Nataliya always seeks to keep moving forward, either on her own merits or guided by those she respects.
Oh, and don't call her "short". She reaaaally doesn't like that.
NOTES:
- Anything that is cloyingly cute will work fine - she is vaguely based off DRTAT Sayaka after all (in terms of her public-facing persona).
- She's the MC, so will have a greater-than-average share of the lines (especially during class trials).
- For voice samples, feel free to take a look at Chapter 2's Class Trial: https://youtu.be/KdiOQLRqAug
(Annoyed) Nyan!? Why does everyone always have to be so uptight! You know what I'm talking about right, Blaisey-kun? Those people constantly rushing to get from Point A to Point B...honestly, it couldn't hurt to slow down and just think a little!
(Sombre) "I did what I had to do". "You have to pay him back for it...after what you did". That's what I kept telling myself. I really thought I could see it through to the end, but I was wrong. I...definitely lost my nerve, didn't I?
(Assertive) "To make assumptions is normal. And sometimes those assumptions lead us astray…or give us an incomplete picture. But being wrong the first, the second, even the third time, doesn't mean we should just give up. So please...ALLOW ME TO SLICE THROUGH YOUR WORDS!"
