Valko’s cancellation: the aftermath

#bringValkoback I don’t need to say much more. InFold Games, the developers of Love and Deepspace just straight up cancelled the release of their new 6th love interest, Valko. Last week, they posted a teaser, an announcement PV, and a character trailer. Valko is a fun, charming, adorable werewolf character who ended up dividing the fanbase to such an extent that the game devs decided to listen to the part of the fanbase who didn’t like Valko and cancel his release entirely. While a lot of us fell in love with this playful, intriguing character, a lot of players didn’t appreciate the character (mainly from the game’s national playerbase). This apparently led to a lot of internal conflict, discussions with the company, pressure from a small toxic group within their national player base who reached out to national media outlets to create pressure. Attention from the press and possibly the government led InFold to take this drastic decision. The global playerbase is not happy about it at all - quite disappointed and frustrated, in fact. And that includes myself. The power of fandom has brought the global and parts of the national player base together in an online movement to #freevalko , bring #justiceforvalko and him back to the game. In this video, I ruminate on what the consequences the whole situation might have on the game itself, future of the gacha otome industry, and the player community, and finally ask the question whether Valko will really come back. This is just my personal opinion and predictions. I do not know anything more than you do. There are a lot of rumors going around, a lot of different opinions, and discussions. We cannot be sure of anything unless we get an official statement. So, we just have to wait for it. If you start a discussion, or disagree with anything I say, feel free to share in the comments, but please, please, please be respectful. Also, if you like the video, please leave a like and subscribe to my channel! 💌 xoxo *** || Time Stamps || 00:00 intro 01:10 about this video 01:19 movement to bring Valko back 02:28 in-game consequences/impact 04:31 external/bigger impact 05:30 censorship by fans/audiences 07:16 impact on the larger gacha industry 08:12 prioritizing the national player base 09:47 will Valko come back? 11:29 outro ||Vtuber model|| Made by Suiika x.com/suiika___ vgen.co/suiika ko-fi.com/suiika suiika.booth.pm || My instagram account || @dewlight_d |   / dewlight_d   || Music || "Doorway" by Slenderbeats "Lightstream Alley" by HoYo-Mix "Hopeful" by Nat Keefe "That Night in Your Car" by Spazz Cardigan || Tags || #loveanddeepspace #otome #lads #valko #bringvalkoback #valkocancelled