Unity LOK: Rebirth [v0.1.8.0 Test] [The Tribe Devs]

[DoorFive]

hello there
is there anything new in this garbage game after all these years?
any porn or anything interesting implemented at all?

If I may say, that is...something strange to say. It's akin to asking how my trashy ex-girlfreind is doing, and how can I see her dancing at the poles, even though I find her to be a piece of slutty trash.
Or if I can hammer a nail into my finger, and admire at how much I hate it.

It just came off as weird, in a hateful longing sort of way.

 

[Latetoparty]

DoorFive well sure they feel that way,
We all hang around this thread, scanning through every so often in vain hope.

I mean let's face it, that original version of LOK was just the gateway that got us hooked, and since these devs were seemingly the chosen ones to actually complete a krystal game (and at one point it looked as if their version of LOK was the best ever), we all had hope that we would finally get the krystal game we all wanted.

And we all know how that turned out. The chosen ones, they were not. The game, restarted and gutted of all life.

So yeah, I get why my guy feels bitterness.

 

[nova_potato]

It's pretty sad to go back and read the old Patreon posts from 2019 when they restarted the project.

This restart will mean the game can actually be finished with a much higher standard of quality. Some people may be dubious as to this claim, and I cannot blame them, but this was the only option if you want a good LoK game to be completed.

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and

but we must absolutely stress that we are **NOT** going to be reducing the amount of adult content we had before. In fact, we plan to add far more, but with even better quality.

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And talking about how "the game needs to be fun above all else" and will have platforming and stuff.
For reference, those posts were in Sept/Oct of 2019. The first tech demo came out July 2020 and then 4 months later they switched back to 2D. Then in Feb 2022 was build 1.0.0.

And remember that this was their reason for the change:

What was happening with the version of LoK:R that you're familiar with, from 0.01 to 0.8, was effectively going to slow down into a brick wall. It wasn't making any decent progress fast, and this was mostly due to how it was being made. It was a game built upon plugin after plugin, and it was prone to more and more failures/bugs. It was going to crash and burn.

Ironic.
Now we are at 4 years since the 2019 post announcing the reboot.

 

[Volchonochec]

It's pretty sad to go back and read the old Patreon posts from 2019 when they restarted the project.

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and

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And talking about how "the game needs to be fun above all else" and will have platforming and stuff.
For reference, those posts were in Sept/Oct of 2019. The first tech demo came out July 2020 and then 4 months later they switched back to 2D. Then in Feb 2022 was build 1.0.0.

And remember that this was their reason for the change:

Ironic.
Now we are at 4 years since the 2019 post announcing the reboot.

History repeated itself... Again

 

[Volchonochec]

That's one of the flash quickies.

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Wow, that even more ancient that things i mention, but it is his creation.

 

[404NoNamegr]

After a year or so I came back to check the progress and by looking at the new animations and stuff I have to wonder why did they scrapped the previous game if the new one has similar animations and artstyle? Would be halfway finished by now.

 

[chopolander]

After a year or so I came back to check the progress and by looking at the new animations and stuff I have to wonder why did they scrapped the previous game if the new one has similar animations and artstyle? Would be halfway finished by now.

Lies, lies everywhere

 

[carambolaofpeace]

After a year or so I came back to check the progress and by looking at the new animations and stuff I have to wonder why did they scrapped the previous game if the new one has similar animations and artstyle? Would be halfway finished by now.

They can get thousands per month with these quick cashgrabs, why wouldnt they?

 

[TitleA_A]

That's one of the flash quickies.

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Futa L.

 

[Ion.TemUS]

This was probably the closest thing to 3D XD

maybe not the closest to 3D, but definitely the sexiest version of K.
For me a huge issue is that Im not a furry. No offense to any of you, but I saw drawn to K's design in the original LOK Rebirth cause it was the perfect middle between what furries normally like, but it still looked human enough in texture esp. when it came to the curves and the face, to be attractive to me. Its such a shame they changed the design so much, especially the texture of her skin. I would have been okay with her apperance having a bit more fur as a costume option, I still vastly prefer this version, and just based on attraction I also prefer the slightly angled side-view this version of her had.

The other huge issue is of course that its been 4 years since version 0.8 and instead of a "better game" with "more features" we get some rigged animations (some not even looking great, like that awkward table-fuck) with an (imo) inferior version of K, and a game that has no real story or gameplay that goes beyond what old LOK:R did. But lets not talk about this, we talked about this for years.

I mean its not all bad, dont get me wrong, looking at some of the videos on picarto some of the cg animated scenes look really nice (shame the trello is only accessible with a trello acc btw.), but I just don't see this making any progress beyond simple art, animation, cg, etc. Its cool they are drawing good prawn and having dozens of pictures and backgrounds and whatnot and huge plans, but what I want to see more than anything is actually being able to have a properly workable version of the game that has a few hours of playable content that goes beyond what 0.8 OG LOK:R had. And I don't even need every scene to already be implemented. Just for fucks sake, continue the story. Give me a bit of an idea of what the finished product will look like. Let me try out the new systems, do some quests, etc. You can put a "many scenes here will turn to black and just be text until the corresponding animations are finished" on some of these scenes, Im fine with that. But give me some story, gimme some writing. Get all the characters back (i know some are in the current version) and re-establish their personalities, motivations, involvement with K, etc.

My comments are not on the latest version btw, but if there was no substantial large updates in quantity of material what I am saying still mostly stands.
Eh, this could have been done so much better. But ig the cynics here are not wrong, why be faster if you still get a lot of money anyway.

 

[Lewyn Collins]

It's this game still in development? You'll think it would be finished by now. Heck, it's been many years since the original Legend of Krystal.

 

[Lewyn Collins]

They can get thousands per month with these quick cashgrabs, why wouldnt they?

What game is more completed right now? The original remake (now abandoned) or this one?

 

[Violet Tucker]

What game is more completed right now? The original remake (now abandoned) or this one?

The abandoned one still has more content, as does the original flash game.

 

[Buziol]

The abandoned one still has more content, as does the original flash game.

This. This should never even be happening.

I was never reading into the whole drama behind the original project, with blame being put back and forth...but holy cow, how come this project is still behind the original, with all the experience and funds gathered over the years?

I simply don't see any reason for such a slow progress other than predatory strategy of exploiting/milking the naive idio...I mean, generous patreons

BTW, it makes me wonder how Nintendo would react if it was brought to their attention that someone other than them is screwing people around with their IP? I mean, it is definitely not a free fan project at this point xD

 

[chopolander]

In spite of the fact that they said in their day... (back when the pyramids were still under construction) that "it was going to be the same game" as the previous one, they actually changed the initial krystal design to look like but not be her, with the intention that people with their brains in their penis would keep dropping money.

Yes, the design changed, they removed the tattoos, the name, and went from a baldur's gate 3 design to a Skyrim design.

The best thing is that now they can be totally unconcerned about doing whatever they want without the big N whipping their asses.... and boy, are they! So calm they've been scratching their groin for 4 years.

 

[Buziol]

In spite of the fact that they said in their day... (back when the pyramids were still under construction) that "it was going to be the same game" as the previous one, they actually changed the initial krystal design to look like but not be her, with the intention that people with their brains in their penis would keep dropping money.

Yes, the design changed, they removed the tattoos, the name, and went from a baldur's gate 3 design to a Skyrim design.

The best thing is that now they can be totally unconcerned about doing whatever they want without the big N whipping their asses.... and boy, are they! So calm they've been scratching their groin for 4 years.

The fact it is "similar" is usually enough to make corpo interested if they feel it might hurt their interests in any way. I mean, the longer the project takes, the more likely it is it will be derailed at some point in time because of how japanese perceive the world around them

And so, the curse lives on...

 

[Theovonpapen]

The abandoned one still has more content, as does the original flash game.

This. This should never even be happening.

If you want a comparison on just the Krystal 'genre', ShineSL's game is actually on its 3rd act. THIRD. And he only started 3 years ago compared to kuja's 6 years. ShineSL has nowhere the budget, let alone the team to match kuja's, yet he was able to progress further by a mile. You know why? Because he knows his limits. He doesn't go over the board grandiose shit. And I'm sure trying to run 3d models and make it presentable enough in-game isn't easier than rendering a 2d string-puppets having 'sex'. The pace of the game's story doesn't stall too long with the gameplay compared to kuja's, if the latter has any whatsoever.

This sludge Kuja made hasn't even completed the 1st chapter, not that anyone even knows wtf the 1st chapter is about because the total story progression is very shallow, discounting the generic "sexy girl meets aliens" trope. Hell, there are Metroid-Samus porn games that has expanded on the trope itself.

 

[Buziol]

If you want a comparison on just the Krystal 'genre', ShineSL's game is actually on its 3rd act. THIRD. And he only started 3 years ago compared to kuja's 6 years. ShineSL has nowhere the budget, let alone the team to match kuja's, yet he was able to progress further by a mile. You know why? Because he knows his limits. He doesn't go over the board grandiose shit. And I'm sure trying to run 3d models and make it presentable enough in-game isn't easier than rendering a 2d string-puppets having 'sex'.

This sludge Kuja made hasn't even completed the 1st chapter, not that anyone even knows wtf the 1st chapter is about because the total story progression is very shallow, discounting the generic "sexy girl meets aliens" trope. Hell, there are Metroid-Samus porn games that has expanded on the trope itself.

Well, ShineSL uses second life models and makes it in RenPy which is basically putting assets and text together but I get your point. He knows what he can do and what he cannot and in the end, it is just as enjoyable for a project that is made in free time.
I admire how fluid sex animations are in part 2. Remembering how fucked up it was in SL makes me appreciate it even more.

 

[Ion.TemUS]

If you want a comparison on just the Krystal 'genre', ShineSL's game is actually on its 3rd act. THIRD. And he only started 3 years ago compared to kuja's 6 years. ShineSL has nowhere the budget, let alone the team to match kuja's, yet he was able to progress further by a mile. You know why? Because he knows his limits. He doesn't go over the board grandiose shit. And I'm sure trying to run 3d models and make it presentable enough in-game isn't easier than rendering a 2d string-puppets having 'sex'. The pace of the game's story doesn't stall too long with the gameplay compared to kuja's, if the latter has any whatsoever.

This sludge Kuja made hasn't even completed the 1st chapter, not that anyone even knows wtf the 1st chapter is about because the total story progression is very shallow, discounting the generic "sexy girl meets aliens" trope. Hell, there are Metroid-Samus porn games that has expanded on the trope itself.

Actually I shied away from this one for the longest time cause Im just not too much of a fan of the character models. Idk, they dont do it for me. But maybe ill give it a try just to see how the story compares. Can you DM me the main story-beats and themes for the "potential partners" of Krys in that one?

 

[chopolander]

When will the label "abandoned" be used?