Up Late with Phil Crocker
A downloadable game for Windows
(Note: This project is still in alpha. Voiceover, as well as additional art, assets, sound design, and general quality-of-life perks are currently absent but will be patched in over the coming months. We can't wait to share the final product with everyone and hope folks still enjoy in its current state!)
The host of NBN’s Up Late, Phil Crocker is as much a social climber off-camera as he is a social butterfly on camera. Outside of his unceasing shallow desire to rub shoulders with Hollywood’s biggest who’s-whose, little is known about Phil. His upbringing, his family, even his pre-late night comedy background remain shrouded in mystery. To climb Hollywood’s ranks, one must possess an inherent cynicism or at least an exploitable naïveté. Phil possesses both. Despite Up Late being his first (and only) love, Phil has a flair for the dramatic. The more off-the-rails an interview gets, the bigger those ratings get! Feathers may end up ruffled, sure, but the numbers speak for themselves. Phil isn’t shy about his right-wing tendencies either. An outspoken advocate for military might and free-market economics, he justifies his outspoken political leanings as providing a change of pace from the generally liberal late-night landscape. But might that outspokenness be about something more than mere freedom of expression…?
Up Late with Phil Crocker spans over the course of forty years, from 1963 to 1993, and puts the player in the shoes of Phil’s various guests. How the player chooses to approach their interviews can bring about dramatically different results for both their own personal success- and that of Up Late itself.
Credits
Story by: Paxton Wright and Ian Ring
Produced by: Paxton Wright, Lan Dev, Rohan Teredesai
Creative Direction: Paxton Wright and Lan Dev
Script: Paxton Wright and Rohan Teredesai
Programming: Lan Dev
Character Art: Paxton Wright
Background Art: Halley Eveland
Additional Art: Halley Eveland and Zane Craigmile
Score: Dylan Baker
Sound Design: Bryn Khouri
Marketing: Zane Craigmile and Justin Roberts
Special Thanks To: Michael Barach, Aline Crinon, the Families and Friends of our hard-working crew
Extensions/Assets Used: Fungus by Fungus Games, Old Tv Filter by Vortex Games
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Status | In development |
Platforms | Windows |
Author | Ianmring |
Genre | Visual Novel |
Tags | Comedy, Dark, Narrative, Singleplayer, Story Rich, talk-show, Thriller, Unity |
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This game was really cool and fun to play. Phil Crocker definitely has a dark side.
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
You're welcome :)
the concept for this game is super cool!
Thank you! We appreciate it :)