Crimson Cloth - A "Dating" Simulator

Crimson Cloth - A "Dating" Simulator
	The logo of Crimson Cloth - A "Dating" Simulator.
Studio	Gadze GmbH
Publisher	Gadze GmbH
Plattform	PC, Nintendo Switch
Spiel-Engine	Unity
Genre	Dating Simulator
Spielmodus	Single Player
Sprache	English
	PEGI PEGI ab 16 Jahren empfohlen

This is a Game Design with Game Art from the team Gadze.

Concept

Pitch

In this dating simulator, you do not just simply date and find your one true love. Instead, you are on a mission to find out about all the red flags of the people in your area, so you can warn your friends about them. This means that you have to find out what your dates like, try to make them show you their true colors, and document everything you learn. An interesting cast of datable characters and unique gameplay enrich the experience of this dating simulator.

Target Audience

Who hasn’t had a simply catastrophic date yet? Crimson Cloth is for everyone that wants to feel better about their horrible dating experiences, reflect on their own behavior or just have a good time gaming. The age rating is 16 and up.

Premise

The game starts with you being on a date with a seemingly very nice and attractive man. However, suddenly, he reveals something genuinely concerning, a major red flag. You decide to end the date there and go home. Naturally, you tell your friends about this date. They too complain about their bad dating experiences. This spawns the idea that you will go on dates with all the people in your area so you can warn your friends about their red flags. You will run a blog where you document your dates anonymously.

Objectives

The ultimate goal is to go through all of the possible dates in your town so that you can safely tell your friends who is safe and who isn’t.

Procedures

The player is encouraged to interact with the characters by choosing answers that will lead the date. That way each game will be an entirely new experience. Additionally, the player can not only choose between a variety of outfits, hairstyles and characteristics but also write down all of their experiences in their journal. A major aspect of the game is the ability to walk around the city and get to the agreed upon date location in time.

Game Mechanics

Character customization
Walking through the town and collecting coins
Choices before and during the dates that affect the outcome
Choosing/rating dates

As the game progresses, your date’s red flags get more and more difficult to spot and they also appear later in the dialogue. The ranking of the character’s difficulty goes as follows (from easiest to most difficult to spot):

(Christian)
Schnupfen
Hanna M.
Norbert
Georgette
Severin
Nor A.
Lily-Lisa

Characters

You play as “y/n”, who is determined to date every person in the area to check out if they are safe for her friends. Every time you go on a date, you have the ability to change your appearance in order to best fit your date's type and preferences so they will hopefully open up to you sooner.

This game includes a wide variety of characters that the player is able to date.

Christian
- He’s your first date, the one who started all of this in the first place.
Schnupfen
- A seemingly handsome man, but is he really who he claims to be?
Norbert
- A rare sight: Both a Gym-Bro and a nerd! The perfect balance, if he didn't think so highly of himself as well..
Severin
- He seems very nice! Almost.. too nice. And he will make sure you know that.
Lily-Lisa
- She seems like the sweetest person in the world, but sometimes sweet things can turn sour when all the sweet’s problems are being dumped on you.
Hanna M.
- A strong and flirtatious woman, her spontaneous nature is refreshing… though her carelessness seems to you more like immaturity.
Nor A.
- This Australian dream doesn’t have a care in the world, I’m sure you would vibe with them too. If only that lack of care wouldn't also extend to you.
Georgette
- Sure, she’s a bit older than you, but that never stopped you. However, she might be hiding some hideous thoughts behind that elegant facade of hers.

Concept art of the dates:

Basic Recources

At the beginning of the game you have a limited supply of clothes and accessories. As you go on more and more dates, your closet grows in variety to better fit your date’s type. In order to afford more luxurious items, you can collect coins during your walks through the town.

Outcome

The game is done once you have finished dating every character and have documented their red flags. Depending on your choices the ending can vary.

Game Interface

Depending on the current task the style of the game interface will change. While the interface will resemble classic dating simulators during the dates, outside of them the interface will change regularly to fit the scene. For example, during the walk to the date, the interface will show a map and be in a 3rd person perspective.

The overall look of the game is kept in a pixel-art style. However, during the dates you will have a more detailed view of the person before you.