WE ARE OFK is a band, a TV show, a visual novel and some of the best dialogue writing in games

WE ARE OFK is a band, a TV show, a visual novel and some of the best dialogue writing in games

Author: SIFTER September 21, 2022 Duration: 34:17

WE ARE OFK is an episodic visual novel by Team OFK that pulls together a lot of really interesting elements. It's not only got it's own virtual band with an EP of great electronic pop, but contains some of the most genuinely written conversations you'd expect to overhear from that cool group of twenty somethings in the bar.

Director/Writer, actor and OFK Vocalist Teddy Dief (HYPER LIGHT DRIFTER) and Co-Writer Claire Jia (Nora from Queens, Fresh Off The Boat) share the creative story of making this game, why you might be able to catch OFK on stage very soon and why making complicated queer characters is important.

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