Victorian Values (Demo).
Hello everyone, and thank you for checking out this listing! I have worked on this concept for quite a while now, and it has transformed from a simple choose your own adventure into a narrative-driven, actual 2D game! I'm so happy that Victorian Values is finally ready to have its first official demo made!
Requirements:
- Must have Paypal + Discord (or can effectively/reliably communicate through email).
- Must be over 16.
- Good work ethic.
- Willing to stay for a long-term project.
- Must be comfortable working with others and get along with everyone (I don't put up with in-fighting. Not everyone needs to be BFFs, but please maintain a professional politeness at all times. We will be having team meetings on a somewhat frequent occurrence, so this is important.)
- No spoiling the game. (I know it's exciting and you want to gush about it to everyone, but it's not really cool.)
- Use the Application template below! (So I know you're reading this!)
About the Game:
Note: This casting call is for the demo which serves as the prologue for the final game.
"Victorian Values" is a 2D historical fiction animated game that follows the third daughter of the Robinson family in 1850's London as she faces hardships that were commonly faced by women during the Victorian Era. This game functions as a cheeky social commentary, as well as an insight on what life was like in this difficult time, and highlights the lesser known struggles of Irish immigrants, the bank's predatory nature, and the issues surrounding the Royal family. As such, it tackles a lot of sensitive subjects such as racism, classism, sexism, prejudice against people based on sexual orientation or their culture, and other such subjects. Despite it being uncomfortable, it's important to acknowledge such things existed, and to explore the themes and ideals surrounding this time period. However, this will not be the main focus of the game, only certain sections and pathways will explore these themes more deeply.
This game is unique in which its progression is incredibly fluid, and the options to progress throughout the game are seemingly endless, and each action has consequences. Remember that beggar who you slapped for funsies in chapter 3? Well, now in chapter 47 they're a distinguished member of the court and they still remember you, and thus you become the victim of an assassination attempt because everyone hates you. The game will most likely not span 47 chapters (this is just an exaggeration lol), but it will be fairly large with many different pathways and end goals you can achieve as you go from just-turned 18-year old to death.
There are three main sections to the game: young adult, adult, and elder, all of which depends on your actions during the previous chapters. (And now you start to understand why I need help making this lol.)
There will also be a management side to the game where you must keep track of your family, weigh up income vs expenses, and even start your own business! This is more of a side-element though, and the main focus will be on story and progressing through the game. (Think Telltale Games meet The Oregon Trail.)
The closest game I can relate this to would be Pentiment (this game actually made me fall in love with historical fiction again <3) in terms of artwork, gameplay and cheeky humour.
I am open to ideas, and would love for people to have a say in the process! Please feel free to tell me if you have any potential suggestions for the artwork, gameplay, or anything that you would like to see!
The Game's Status:
As this game was originally a choose your own adventure, the demo's script is already fully finalised, and mostly written up; ready to be transferred into a 2D game state. Hopefully this demo will be ready for release within 3-5 months with the help of the talented individuals who I am looking to hire on!
This demo is funded entirely by myself at the moment, but along with a gameplay trailer I'm hoping that we can encourage people to donate on Ko-Fi or Pateron to help with the rest of production. If not, that's okay! I'm happy to fund the rest of production myself, it'll just be at a much slower pace.
Artists Section:
Hi artists! Thanks for taking the time to check out this little demo I'm putting together! As an artist myself, I know the struggle of having to work for someone else to deliver a product, so please let me know if there's anything that I can do for you to make this experience enjoyable for everyone involved! Feel free to apply for multiple positions, some are more demanding than others however, so keep that in mind!
I do have in mind a very specific artstyle for the game (see GDD below), but am open to suggestions (as long as it fits in theme with the game of course)!
Game Design Document:
Here is a link to the Game Design Document! Here is relevant information that you might need to get a better understanding for the game. There's not much information on the story in here for privacy reasons, but you will have full context when you join the team!
See the PDF here!
Your Application:
Your Application (using the template below) will let me know about you, and how serious you are about joining the project! Sorry for the inconvenience, but I see how so many people just copy-paste their audition and it slightly frustrates me seeing the seemingly lack of care to use a pre-written response instead of a personalised audition. It's just polite to read what you're going to be working on.
Application Template:
Name:
Discord:
Role/s:
About me:
Link to resume.
Link to portfolio.
Other:
Conclusion:
This has been in the works for quite a while, and I'm incredibly happy that I am now at a point where I can get people on board! Sorry for the long description, but it's important to get everything out there and have no surprises!
I can't wait to work with you! <3
