3.80 star(s) 63 Votes

SortaLewd

Member
Feb 26, 2019
345
482
HELIUS is going HARD on Patreon.
Both youtube videos have been posted, and out of nowhere he started posting again lol
Even if Helius tries to actually put in work now nothing will change because the game is still an online only gacha trash porn game. If the Project Helius team came under fire due to those videos, it'll be even worse once the game is out of closed beta and a large amount of people can actually get their hands on the game. Their moderators censoring critique and any kind of negative opinions on Discord and in the Steam forum won't stop people from leaving honest reviews.

I genuinely would be surprised if this game has a decent sized playerbase after a year or two after the game leaves closed beta. And considering you practically need other players to make any progress, once the playerbase starts dying down even more people will stop playing since it'll be annoying to make any progress with so little people playing.
 
Last edited:

HardcoreCuddler

Engaged Member
Aug 4, 2020
2,395
3,072
Even if Helius tries to actually put in work now nothing will change because the game is still an online only gacha trash porn game. If the Project Helius team came under fire due to those videos, it'll be even worse once the game is out of closed beta and a large amount of people can actually get their hands on the game. Their moderators censoring critique and any kind of negative opinions on Discord and in the Steam forum won't stop people from leaving honest reviews.
I'm willing to bet my ass on that they're not going full scale release partly because in that case more down-to-earth people will find out how much of a piece of shit this game is and leave reviews in accordance, possibly making their patreon cash cows come to their senses as well.
 

SortaLewd

Member
Feb 26, 2019
345
482
I'm willing to bet my ass on that they're not going full scale release partly because in that case more down-to-earth people will find out how much of a piece of shit this game is and leave reviews in accordance, possibly making their patreon cash cows come to their senses as well.
100%, they're fully taking advantage of the fact they can currently hide any negativity on Steam and stick to portraying the game as something it isn't. The fact the demo showcases Gallery mode which is pretty much abandoned now helps them lure in people to their Patreon, which still doesn't accurately describe what kind of game Fallen Doll has become over the years. The Steam page still says single player and VR support, no mention of Denuvo from what I've last seen, and no mention of it being online only.

Honestly, I'm starting to think the entire team behind Project Helius is shady. At first I thought it was just Helius since he's at the reigns, but it doesn't seem like the other team members are putting in any real effort to clarify things, they just leave it as it is so things can continue as they are. And Steam and Patreon are kind of shit as well for allowing developers to pull these kind of schemes on their platforms.
 
Last edited:
Feb 21, 2020
19
49
Even if Helius tries to actually put in work now nothing will change because the game is still an online only gacha trash porn game. If the Project Helius team came under fire due to those videos, it'll be even worse once the game is out of closed beta and a large amount of people can actually get their hands on the game. Their moderators censoring critique and any kind of negative opinions on Discord and in the Steam forum won't stop people from leaving honest reviews.

I genuinely would be surprised if this game has a decent sized playerbase after a year or two after the game leaves closed beta. And considering you practically need other players to make any progress, once the playerbase starts dying down even more people will stop playing since it'll be annoying to make any progress with so little people playing.
Bold of you to assume it's ever existing "Closed Beta"
 

Nihil5320

Member
Jul 2, 2022
333
879
100%, they're fully taking advantage of the fact they can currently hide any negativity on Steam and stick to portraying the game as something it isn't. The fact the demo showcases Gallery mode which is pretty much abandoned now helps them lure in people to their Patreon, which still doesn't accurately describe what kind of game Fallen Doll has become over the years. The Steam page still says single player and VR support, no mention of Denuvo from what I've last seen, and no mention of it being online only.

Honestly, I'm starting to think the entire team behind Project Helius is shady. At first I thought it was just Helius since he's at the reigns, but it doesn't seem like the other team members are putting in any real effort to clarify things, they just leave it as it is so things can continue as they are. And Steam and Patreon are kind of shit as well for allowing developers to pull these kind of schemes on their platforms.
Given that they're going f2p a release will kill their Patreon anyway, nobody is going to pay for a free game on Patreon. Steam also require use of the wallet API for in game purchases so they couldn't keep selling perks via Patreon post-release either.

I think the real clincher though is that Steam's EA requirements regarding accurately describing the current state of your game extend to third party sites where it is sold or advertised.
 

Vazont

Member
Sep 17, 2018
109
194
Since he added denuvo, he should sell the updated gallery. I'm not playing this boring harem anyway...
 

Razrback16

Well-Known Member
Jul 20, 2020
1,745
3,796
This game's development process has been very... interesting
Ya so what's the real deal with this game, anyway? I just wishlisted it not long ago as it showed up in my discovery queue on Steam, but seems there's a lot of negativity around it and some discussion on the devs being potential scammers - would you all say it's not worth following this game?
 

coolgy

Newbie
Apr 19, 2018
67
123
Ya so what's the real deal with this game, anyway? I just wishlisted it not long ago as it showed up in my discovery queue on Steam, but seems there's a lot of negativity around it and some discussion on the devs being potential scammers - would you all say it's not worth following this game?
Theres a reason why the haters of the project keep giving it attention. If you believe losing $36 USD for a tech demo/potential future game is worth it, not much to lose.

If $36 will bankrupt you, yea its a scam, keep your money.
 
Nov 18, 2022
26
22
Ya so what's the real deal with this game, anyway? I just wishlisted it not long ago as it showed up in my discovery queue on Steam, but seems there's a lot of negativity around it and some discussion on the devs being potential scammers - would you all say it's not worth following this game?
The issue is there was previously a project named Fallen Doll which was scrapped entirely in favor for rebuilding the entire thing from scratch (you can find the thread and a link to the last update of the game here without paying https://f95zone.to/threads/fallen-doll-v1-31-project-helius.1330/post-10976819). From what I heard this wasn't the first time they completely redesigned the entire thing from scratch and they never gave those who previously paid any benefits for doing so, in otherwords those who paid for Fallen Doll never got anything back when they scrapped it and never got any perks for what they already paid when they started OL:FD.

TL;DR they took money with an older project, scrapped that project, didn't give anything back to those who paid, and started over.
 

benisfug

Member
Aug 18, 2018
284
844
Theres a reason why the haters of the project keep giving it attention. If you believe losing $36 USD for a tech demo/potential future game is worth it, not much to lose.

If $36 will bankrupt you, yea its a scam, keep your money.
Potential future game lmao, this is pretty much it bro, the always online multiplayer social gacha whatever is the main focus of the game and what they'll be monetizing in the future. And boy are they going to monetize it. Costumes, currency, battle passes, exp boosts, you'll be swiping that credit card faster than you swipe your dick.

Combat mode? Story campaign? Dunno lol, ask Helius, he'll either ignore you or give you a carefully calculated PR answer.
 

Razrback16

Well-Known Member
Jul 20, 2020
1,745
3,796
Appreciate the responses to my earlier question, fellas - I will occasionally check on the game, and not fork over any cash until the game is released. If it gets released on Steam I may very well purchase it to support them if it's any good. Thanks again.
 

TJ888

Member
Modder
Respected User
Dec 7, 2022
277
829
Hey apologies for contacting you here, I was going to message you directly but don't know where this "Start Conversation" button you speak of is. I think I might have a game you might be interested in taking a crack at if you haven't already, Operation Lovecraft: Fallen Doll.
(Quoted you in this thread instead of the other unrelated thread)
You click my profile name and there is a start conversation button.
Secondly, that game has Denuvo, so the chances it ever gets cracked by anyone basically 0 unless if someone finds some very sneaky bypass due to poor implementation.

Professional game cracking teams that have been cracking Denuvo games for years still take weeks to months on new games to make a crack. Those are always popular games too, so no one is going to take weeks to months of their life to crack some niche porn game.
 
3.80 star(s) 63 Votes