Today's Indie World broadcast included some rather left-field titles, which is ideal for the platform of course. A title with a particularly interesting premise is We Are OFK, which is due to arrive this Summer.
OFK is a relatively new Indie band, having released its debut single 'Follow/Unfollow' in 2021, and this game is designed as not only a 'making-of-the-band series', but it'll also be a vehicle to release new music. When it launches it'll arrive across five weeks, with each week bringing an interactive animated episode and an interactive music video for the fresh tracks.
Some of the game's official description is below:
Itsumi Saito just moved Downtown and broke up with her long-term girlfriend, leaning into her dream of making it in music. But juggling practice, friends, a brutal commute to the west side, and a full-time job... Itsu is struggling to establish herself in the cutthroat music scene of LA. When she talks her way into a shmoozy Hollywood party and makes friends with a rising music producer, she sees a chance to bring her dreams a little closer.
We Are OFK is an interactive narrative series of arguing over lyrics, sending sad texts, and playing Interactive Music Videos, including OFK’s debut single “Follow/Unfollow” and more!
We'll be fascinated to see how this release plays out; it's certainly a creative approach to launching new music and raising awareness for a band.
Let us know what you think, as always, in the comments.
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Like the idea of a game about a band but this really, really ain’t it for me.
“interactive narrative of sending sad texts”- absolutely riveting
There's a lot about this that I'm really interested in. I'm a sucker for gameplay influenced by music, the visuals look slick, and releasing the content by weekly chapters is a very intriguing approach.
While I don't care too much for the genre itself, there's a lot it has going for it that could sway me. The price tag will pretty much determine if I play along each week as the new chapters drop, or if I snatch it up on a holiday sale.
It’s weirdly intriguing. Never played anything like it but I do love trying something new.
If it ain't death metal I'm not interested.
I’m curious but I feel like I would be more excited if I was a decade younger. I’m likely gonna wait on a let’s play to see how I feel about it.
Very weird/bold move from a band with one single to their name (that was played at the Game Awards for I guess a now known reason). I am gonna be the jerk that shouts "industry plant" at this but it's a unique marketing strategy.
Ill be very intrested in the reviews for this since so far if the comments and like/dislike ratio on youtube haven't been very positive.
I've honestly been wanting to play this for a long while, it has such an awesome style, and the bands' music is very good as well. Definitely gonna check it out
This looks like a snoozefest. I enjoyed just about everything else in the showcase though.
I don't totally understand the format, but the art is absolutely lovely.
Looks like a classic case of style sans substance.
This game can go to hell
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews/we-are-ofk:
"Language
Profanity is featured quite heavily throughout the story, with the most prominent being 'f—k.' "
@CharlieGirl so, how are you finding it?
I bought it yesterday for the full price, could not wait. And played the first episode. The language is awesome, and the music is good. Not great, but I'm looking forward to other songs.
Such games need to be supported, the more of them - the better.
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