Up Late with Phil Crocker

(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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