As a rustic country game critic who squints and lives in the South, the mythical land of California is just a fantasy to the West. Hmm, but all the media out there will tell you that people in LA are vastly… different. I’ll add one more in OFK. This is the story of young people trying to break into their dream jobs, and all the struggle and self-destruction that comes with that effort. Some of the younger, more “Angelino” (is that really what they’re called?) aspects of the character may have made me feel old and untouched, but at least We Are OFK is a heartfelt story about people struggling to find their way to contentment.
We Are OFK follows the stories of four individuals. Luka is a game writer who dreams of writing and performing his own music, but various anxieties and adult life in general stand in his way at every turn. A VFX genius, but it’s clear he’s closed himself off in a certain way to contain his emotions until he hits a breaking point. Itsumi is Ruka’s childhood friend who just moved to L.A. in hopes of uprooting her life and becoming a concert pianist, but is also enamored with her current job as a social media manager at the same company that employs Ruka. It is Finally, Jey, being a certified audio production genius, saw a lot of potential in Luca’s music and decided to encourage him to start writing again, but the result seems to be forming I find myself cautious and hesitant about seemingly intimate friendships. All four of them had their own individuality, and their behavior based on their mental state at that time was very fresh and fresh. For what it’s worth, there’s also a holographic cat named Debug, who doesn’t deserve him, but he’s also a nice and cute addition to an already well-made cast.
We Are OFK has very sparse gameplay. Most of the time, all I do is select an interactive option when it appears. These come in his two varieties, voice and text, and that’s exactly what they sound like. The only major difference is that voice options give him a 10 second time limit and text responses are given as long as he wants to decide, I don’t think these options have much impact on the overall story. Primarily, it seems to exist to advance the current dialogue with another dialogue, the rest of the gameplay is found near the end of each episode, his one interactive episode of OFK’s single It features a music video. These music videos are on par with Rhythm Heaven’s remix level, and as far as I can tell, they can’t go wrong. These music videos are always easy to navigate and understand. Some of them make me feel like I’m helping a band create a dynamic music video. The music is great too, and must have kept you on your feet long after the credits rolled.
We Are OFK is presented episodicly, with an aesthetic specifically intended to evoke the feeling of watching a TV show on a streaming service (even a timeline bar appears at the bottom when paused). These episodes are all about an hour long, except for Episode 5, which is just under an hour and a half. Only Episodes 1 and 2 will be available at launch, with Episodes 3-5 releasing on August 25th, September 1st and September 8th respectively. This review gave us advance access to all five episodes, but even so, when we found ourselves waiting at least a few days before playing the next one, we found that we really liked the episodic format. I was. If you’re still checking out this game after all five episodes are over, we highly recommend leaving a gap between each episode to make the experience more authentic.
Unfortunately, it’s not without its problems. Even after going into the options and increasing the speed, I found text conversations progressing too slowly. This made me habitually hit the A button to speed it up, only to accidentally select the first response option when it popped up before. Also, he had two separate crashes during his playthrough. Both occurred around the time the final music video was about to start. Luckily, the game always autosaves, and these crashes didn’t mean a loss of progress, but they were annoying nonetheless.
Overall, We Are OFK is a well-written story of people trying to turn their creative endeavors into jobs that pay the bills, and all the problems that come with that goal. , I really enjoyed my time at OFK. If you’re into music or just want to hang out with a bunch of creators for a few hours, this game is worth playing. .
