Surrounded by strip malls and cornfields, Swanson Ohio is your typical midwestern college town. Around 18,000 students live the American educational dream, full of sleep deprivation, alcohol, and crippling debt. It’s no Harvard, but if you’re looking for a standard reasonable degree at standard unreasonable rates then you could certainly do worse for yourself then Swanson State University. Caught up in the usual highschool-college-job routine, Owen Takeda just kind of ended up in SSU. Like many college freshman he has no idea what he wants to do, what his major is going to be, or what exactly he’s even supposed to be doing at any given moment. Not that he would let something so insubstantial slow him down, after all things usually turn out alright and he is reasonably sure he’ll figure it out eventually. Four years is plenty of time for life to work itself out, right? And so starts out stalwart hero, in the back of his parents van, driving down to start a new chapter of his life, semi confident, semi capable, and completely clueless. What could possibly go wrong?
Undeclared: Higher Education is a slice of life college romance featuring three gorgeous girls to pursue, each with complicated stories filled with meaningful choice. Each of the several endings will be dependent on your choices (for better or worse) and will always keep you guessing with curve-balls, twists, and turns of all kinds. College tends to take you by surprise after all, and the world of Undeclared will do the very same. Here is a quick look at our eligible heroines:
Grace is the most beautiful force of nature that's ever crossed Owen's path. An accomplished musician and first class athlete, she makes excellence seem effortless. When comparing a girl like her to a guy like our hero, you could be forgiven for not even thinking that they are in the same species let alone class. And yet, somehow, they have both ended up in the same entrepreneurship lecture. Even more incredibly, she seems to sincerely enjoy talking to him. Will Owen screw up this once in a lifetime opportunity? It seems entirely likely, but he has already beaten the odds twice...
Our next heroine is a hostile, standoffish loner who has eyes that most people would describe as 'unnerving', although the phrase 'terrifying' is more accurate. Where most people are sent running with one well placed glare, Owen Takeda seems completely unaffected by her evil eye. This wouldn't be a huge problem, but to her infinite dismay she ends up as Owen's lab partner. Now she has to survive a class partnered up with someone scientifically designed to annoy her. Good luck.
Finally there’s Sophia Mendez, the excitable theater major who is easy to talk to and difficult to hate. Endlessly friendly, this Shakespeare buff is always ready for a lengthy, complicated, and completely one sided conversation about a very specific character from a play you read once in high school. For hours. Sure she is eccentric, but she is a great friend and one of the few people our oh-so-slightly socially awkward protagonist feels comfortable talking to. In the same learning community, they may end up getting closer then either of them expect.
And so we set the scene for Undeclared, a story about self discovery, romance, and midterms. There's plenty more to talk about, from classmates to professors, as well as the town it's self. But I would like to hear your questions. To start with:
-What are your opinions on the girls?
-What would you like to hear about next?
-How does all of this (writing, artwork etc) compare to other similar projects in your estimation?
Of course those are just my questions for you, I am primed and ready to answer your every quandry as well. If you have a question, take a look see in the comments to find out if it has been answered, otherwise I will be sure to update this section with more info as you guys request it. Thank you for your interest in our project!
Here are some relevant links for you:
Kickstarter Trailer-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qklcfb4wRJQ
Musical Sampler Platter- https://soundcloud.com/user-342673711
lowkey we've got a kickstarter but the fuzz won't let us leave a link down here without a demo. You're going to need to look for it but it's worth it fam
Sincerely,
Jack Ziolkowski, Meilee Chao, and the entire Productions Productions Productions team.
prodsprodsprods@gmail.com