Hey folks. Posted a big announcement on Patreon about this. I know some of you follow, but not on patreon, so I'm dropping it here, too. Thanks for all the support!
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Paradise Lofts is over a year old, and at this point in development, almost 20% finished. It would be much further along if we had more support, but it's never gained that kind of traction. With more experience now, and more exposure to this genre of games, I have several ideas for why Paradise Lost hasn't built the audience it needs. Regardless, I'm proud of how it's evolved, and what it is.
It's with a heavy heart I announce that we won't be able to see it finished as I intended. Many surprises were in store for you. After doing the math, it's just unsustainable. I know it is disappointing and annoying to have yet another Patreon project fall through, but I hope you can understand. To all the fans and supporters, thank you. It never would have come this far without your help.
I am currently juggling the idea of figuring out if I could wrap it up in one final update, but I will have to drastically rewrite and tie off things, and it will take some time. If I do, I'll release the game complete, for all to have and share, when it gets done.
I can at least leave you with this, for those interested in the plot, gameplay and weird, sexy stuff:
The mayor did some sleazy shit, but in the end, you would discover he was trying to protect the citizens of Paradise. Remember, this is a noir themed adventure and things aren't always black and white. There's a lot of grey. Good people can sometimes do bad things, and bad people can do good things. In the end, you would have been measured in this fashion. Hence, the angel and demon points, which would have tracked how they were earned and how they were used.
You would come to discover that Brenda, the manager of the nudist club, and some baddies (who were once your friends), have been contaminating the drinking water of Paradise with a powerful aphrodisiac. As the game progresses, this would have become more and more obvious (I was already dropping hints). When the water supply gets cut, sexy, horny chaos ensues. It was gonna get pretty whacky, with several different endings. There really is no right or wrong in the end, just how you want to play it.
In the course of all that, you would have had four characters you could develop a "serious" relationship with (all the way to marriage), and the mechanics were going to be that you have to keep them happy or lose them. Also, if the relationship is monogamous, you either have to commit to it, or never get caught cheating, because getting caught would end the relationship (the exception being if it happened during the aphrodisiac overdose). You could rebuild trust again and start over, or choose a new girl to be in a relationship with.
Rita's side quest would have been resolved when you discovered like two dozen keys to her apartment inside the UFO (no worries, I was only gonna make you do the loop five or six times in real time). Anyway, your character/you deduces you've been having your memory wiped, too, and that you've been to the ship countless times before. You end up getting strapped into a machine, fight your way out, and turn the tables on the alien, before rescuing Rita for good. Bonus, Rita offers to be your sex slave.
After a few dozen private eye cases, you would have found yourself in the middle of a highly publicized murder trial. Obviously, the only way to prove your innocence is to fuck your way out of it, though there was to be a virgin route, as well.
Other bits that didn't get in there:
Waking up as MC's sister, Vanessa, after MC has been kidnapped. You jump into a mini-adventure with Vanessa, putting her through a couple of crazy trials, while she is trying to find her brother. Once he is found and freed, the game goes back to his point of view again.
Utilizing tools from your detective kit to discover easter eggs in the game, and alternative routes to solving some cases.
Every time Clara comes over and doesn't actually do any cleaning (either talking too much or fucking) or if she isn't hired to come at all, with each passing week, the apartment would get more cluttered and filthier. You could click on the filth to pick it up and clean (passing the time) or let it pile up.
About 100 peepviews in total were planned, with several easter eggs
Taking Jane's virginity challenge
Changing the movie reel at the drive-in to something more interesting
Glory Holes at the DriveIn Restrooms.
Dating challenges at the drive-in, as well.
The Bitch Slap Prime Game – the point is, slap prime would have had a new twist.
The Tits Slap Bitch Slap Prime Game – and yet another twist to the game, playing as Vanessa.
The highway chase, where you're fucking a woman possessed (by the aphrodisiac), while driving, avoiding obstacles and shooting at the enemies, all at the same time… previous games you have played give you all the skills you need to pull this off. Anyway, it was basically going to be a ridiculous timing game with humorous animations.
Making out challenge at Peak's Point, where you are on multiple dates in the same night.
About two dozen more main characters
Organizing a neighborhood orgy
Getting Polly cast in Austin's new play
Of course, numerous sex scenes and sequences we would have jammed in there.
So that's it. The other 80% of the game.
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Again, I can't thank all of you enough who have been supportive. Every dollar earned was poured back into this project and though it wasn't finished, I hope it did bring you some enjoyment. I will be suspending payments soon, so no one gets accidentally charged in the future. Following that, I will close the page when word is fully out. Cheers, everyone! It has been a pleasure getting to know so many of you.
