Love And Deepspace Has Brought Out My Inner Video Game Developer

Love and Deepspace, a gacha game known for its sexy, romantic presentation, also functions as a kind of beginner’s guide to video game development. Colloquially called LADS, it bundles combat challenges, an interactive narrative, a photo mode and a home decoration mode into one package.

Of those elements, the posing and picture-taking tools have become my favorite. The game locks many desirable items and poses behind an in-game currency wall: outfits, poses and other content often cost gems. Rather than buy them, I learned to work within the system.

LADS’ photo mode uses dynamic posing—characters loop through gestures and you can freeze them at any point—so I began catching characters mid-animation to stitch together the scenes I wanted. Catching Xavier asleep with his head listing beside my main character frozen in a blink can read like an intimate moment without paying for a premium pose.

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