Office Dating Simulator 2020 (Original Game) [Closed]
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Project Overview
Ever wanted to date a giant rat? Bake a cheesecake with a potted plant? Commit credit card fraud? Burn your corporate hellhole workplace to the ground? It's time to discover a budding office romance in Office Dating Simulator 2020!
The Game
Office Dating Simulator 2020 is a bite-sized dating sim in which you play as a corporate mail carrier, and work to break the cycle of your menial day-to-day job by finding romance with your coworkers. Each coworker varies wildly - you might run into a Shakespeare-inspired rat, a frenzied cat-lady, and even an insane cultist that lives in the office's basement. I mean, your boss is a potted plant... what else can we say? There are a total of 6 romance-able coworkers in the game, each with their own unique personality, daily tasks, and ending. We originally slapped the game together for the Ludum Dare 72-hour game jam, and immediately loved the idea of polishing it up just a bit more once the jam was over.
If you'd like to play the game and see what you're getting into (it's free!), click here to check out the game in it's current state!
Casting and All That
We're looking for a variety of voices for the game's cast! We'll mostly be casting off of acting/line-delivery, and how well everything fits with the character's description. However, we don't have anything super-specific or exact in mind for the voice of any of these characters! We'd encourage you to take a swing at any role that interests you - you never know unless you try!
As a note, the game does have a few strong swears in it, so please be aware of that if you're auditioning. As a dating-sim, the game does have themes of romance, but nothing excessive or graphic. The scenes might be a little weird at times (maybe that's an understatement), but there's nothing NSFW here.
Discord is really nice for communication, so we'd prefer if you could use it to communicate with us if you're cast.
Finally, just have fun with it! This is a silly, short, free game, and we don't expect Shakespearean levels of acting (sorry to disappoint, H.R.!). We made this game for fun, we're casting it just for fun, and we hope you'll have fun with your audition as well!
Thanks for checking out the game!
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Abby is supposed to be the office receptionist, but she's more like the office cat lady instead...
Abby is never seen without her loyal feline children - Squigglykins, Mr. Mittens the 4th, and Eisenhower - and spends an unhealthy amount of time in the break room caring to their every whim. When she's with them, she's a little scatterbrained (s-cat-terbrained? I'll see myself out.), and when she's separated from them, she descends into complete shock. It's a miracle Ms. Synthesis hasn't fired her yet...
We don't have a super-specific voice in mind for Abby, but something bubbly and excitable would likely fit her over-the-top nature.
Full portraits: https://imgur.com/a/p2wInfw
Squigglykiiiiins! There’s a coupon for your favorite brand of catnip coming soon in the mail! Now, where could that letter be...
Gasp! Did I hear you right, Mr. Mittens the 4th? No... that can’t be!
NOOOOOOO! My precious boys! My feline CHILDREN! Where ever could you beeeeeeeee?!!!! I can’t believe this, mail guy! Mr. Mittens the 4th, Eisenhower, and Squigglykins have all gone missing!
Ms. Synthesis is the thorny manager of the office floor.
If you're not working, you're doing something wrong in Ms. Synthesis's book. The thing she cares about the most is exerting her power, and even though she's rarely ever seen outside of her room, most office members (I'm looking at you Abby) obey her orders to a tee. When she is seen outside her room, that's usually an even worse sign - it probably means somebody is getting fired.
Ms. Synthesis's voice should reflect a cold, power-hungry corporate boss. In the rare moments where she's a bit more personable, she's often even more intimidating.
Full portraits: https://imgur.com/a/8cJ48b8
Look, mail guy. Your job is to walk over to the mail pile, pick up an envelope, and place it into one of our employee’s hands. Your job is not to rattle on my door like an infant. Deliver the mail, or you’re fired.
This bullshittery is above your paygrade. Get back to work before I terminate your contract.
That was a powerful choice, you know that? And when it comes to power like that... That’s something I like... a lot.
H.R. is the rat in charge of human relations.
When he's not consuming bountiful amounts of cardstock, A1 paper, and cheese, H.R. is hard at work with the piles and piles of accident reports and complaints that come through the office's human relations department. He's a genuinely nice guy (er, rat), and has a soft spot for Shakespeare and cooking. What could go wrong?
We imagine H.R. talks a little quickly, and keeps up a friendly tone of voice pretty much all the time. He may be a rat, but he means no harm to anybody.
Full portraits: https://imgur.com/a/X4FpY5Q
Welcome to Human Relations! We get a constant influx of reports, so I'm always busy.
I could really go for some cheese, but whenever I walk into the break room that horrible cat lady screams bloody murder. Could you grab a piece?
I'm expecting the new issue of Shakespearian Monthly in the mail. I can't wait to see what he's come up with this time!
What is there to say about the Narrator? The Narrator is responsible for reciting each and every ending to the game - of which there are six - in bountiful (and often horrific) detail. While this is a dating-sim, you'd be hard-pressed to find a normal ending here. Still, the Narrator seems to somehow keep up a jovial tone as he reads off the insane events that transpire in this godforsaken office.
Feel free to go with your gut when it comes to the narrator's voice. He reads for all sorts of moods - romantic, cinematic, thrilling - and his tone should try to match.
Feeling the tension in the air, you lean in closer to Maurice. You try to speak, but the words can’t escape your mouth. "Ah ah ah, no need for words,” he interjects, "I understand how you feel."
Without another word, Abby runs past you, headed straight into the little closet you call your home. By the time you’re able to catch up, she’s already setting up cat toys, scratching posts, and beds for all of her feline children.
Goosebumps pock your newly-crispified flesh, and just as your consciousness drifts into the embrace of the flame, the office around you bursts into chaos. The office explodes into fiery oblivion, leaving naught behind but rubble, smoke, and dreams.
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