Greetings from The Lazerverse,
Last month was a big one as we announced our publisher and released our Radical Reveal Trailer (RRV).
But we realised that we hadn’t formally shared it here, or broken it down for our lovely Steam community! So let’s do that!
The Radical Reveal Video (RRV)
We put this video together to give our community and the press more of an understanding of what they can expect from Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Block. This isn’t a typical dating sim, in fact, it takes the dating sim genre and completely flips it on its head.
This game will also push against the common theme in games where you’re the chosen one. In this game, you’re not the most powerful person, in fact, you’re the least powerful person, and that plays a key role in your journey.
All in all, the RRV introduces you to three things:
- M.E.A.T Stats
- Datable Dreamboats
- Character Creation
M.E.A.T Stats
Over the course of Wrestling With Emotions you’ll get to chart your own character’s journey to stardom. As you play through the story, the writing will start to tailor itself to some of your past choices, whether that was making nervous, hesitant choices, or embodying a confident, go-getter attitude.
One of the biggest choices you can make in the game is your M.E.A.T stats. We did a lot of research into the 1990s wrestling scene and determined that being a good wrestler came down to these four things:
- Muscle
- Elegance
- Attitude
- Theatrics
Your M.E.A.T stats will affect decisions that you can make in the game and you’ll also need M.E.A.T stats to win over the affection of wrestling fans and the datable dreamboats.
Higher M.E.A.T stats unlock additional options in hard-to-deal-with situations, both in the ring and in your everyday life. The bad news is that all your meat stats start at 1, and you’re going to need to pump them up.
Every week you’ll be able to plan out your time and train to increase your M.E.A.T stats. Choose which stat you want to focus on by visiting various locations across Cuddle Town. These are:
- Mrs. Muscles Gym to pump up your bod
- Hot Shop to elevate your elegance
- Thrashers to amp up your attitude
- Drama Queens to increase your theatrics
The Datable Dreamboats
While our game has a massive cast of lovable freaks and geeks, the datable dreamboats are our 7 core NPCs that a player will be able to develop the deepest relationships with.
Each dreamboat has their own M.E.A.T stats, which dictate how likely a dreamboat will be at a location when a player visits it. They also have two additional stats: like and feelings.
Like is how much you as a player like this character, while feelings dictate how strongly a dreamboat feels about you.
With higher feelings, a dreamboat may be more willing to give you their number to go out on dates or want to team up with you in the ring. If you push someone’s feelings into the negative, chances are they'd like to put you through a table.
Over the course of the game, a socially ambitious player could grow close to two or three dreamboats but, as with the original, things ultimately come down to finding your perfect match.
The Character Creator
Identity and freedom of choice are at the core of this game and this all starts with the Character Creator. When playing this game, we want you to really feel that your story is unique and special, so your journey begins with building your dream muscle-person.
Look-out Lovers (LOL) is our high-tech system, where wrestlers shape their identities, changing their name and appearance in the process. This brings us to Strong Cuddles Magazine.
Right at the beginning of the game, you’ll discover an application form to join Wrestling with Emotions in the latest issue of Strong Cuddle Magazine.
Filling out the application allows you to refine your character, establishing details like your pronouns, where you're from, what kind of music you like, and your favorite style of wrestling. All of these details are tracked by the game and will be called back down the line.
The application is also your first introduction to the 7 dreamboats. You'll be asked to pick who you most like, and who you'd most like to punch in the face. These initial choices affect the like and feeling stats of these characters, immediately creating a sense of who the player is and isn’t into.
Between these choices and being asked to describe your vibe from the very start, the game allows players to start building a sense of personality. Using the stat modifications of these choices, we can then present players with a story and character that feels all their own.
We hope this gave you some insight into what you can expect from Wrestling With Emotions: New Kid on the Block and we have so many other exciting things that we can’t wait to share with you.
Thanks for reading, and stay rad!
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