As a community, we need to figure out our best way to legally support this project as best we can. I’m literally more hyped for this than any AAA titles announced in years. I NEED THIS!..
It is endorsed by lego as i know and it will come out in steam legally and the easiest way to support them is to buy it when it comes out. Game looks fucking awesome
@@ekokataatheplacetobe9540 Did you not read the disclaimer at the beginning of the video? This is a non-profit fan project not endorsed by the LEGO Group in any official capacity. LEGO just hasn't C&D-ed the game because of its non-profit status.
@@toavaxxok huh, didn't know, my bad. Thought i can buy it when it comes out, but yeah, it's reasonable, Lego wouldn't let them make money using their IP
Because unlike AAA games today this game caters very very well to a small niche of people instead of badly to a vast audience. Games from the early 2000s believed in making a good game for a dedicated set of people and then winning over more people through the charm and word of mouth
For anyone who doesn’t know, the voices use the Matoric/Matoran language created by Outofgloom, for which he drew as much linguistic knowledge as possible from the canon to reconstruct it and make something that actually feels like it could be part of the canon.
I like what they say and their pronunciation, but I dislike how Lewa sounds (it was more robotic/programming language in Legend of matanui game). Also the last matoran mentions mata nui but he doesn't say it in the subtitles, i thought it was odd. Just details but always loved the matoran language and how cute they sound lol
Wait, there’s a Matoran “language?” I know there’s Matoran script and translation conventions, but I didn’t realize someone made a constructed Matoran language. Is there any sources on this?
@@stemen1162 Reason it wasn’t AS robotic is that the only canon material we do have of their canon language is literally spoken as a normal human, in MoL. It stands to reason that this is how they’d sound, then. But because there’s lots of fans of the way they sounded in the unreleased (unreleased, at least, until fans 'released' it) game, they made it a middle ground between the two.
I'm obsessed with the more animal-like way Lewa moves. It makes sense, seeing as he's from the jungle. I also really like the look of how time slows down on a successful dodge (at least, I think that's what it is), it's super stylish.
It seems like a perfect-dodge similar to Jedi Fallen Order. Although a little too flashy for my taste. Still nice to see a feature like that, since I used perfect-dodge a lot in FO.
Love how the Matoran and Lewa sound, the music seems really fitting as well. I like the mix between ambient and upbeat techno type stuff as opposed to using mostly orchestral music, nicely captures that early Bionicle feeling!
The music is so awesome. It's sounds just like bionicle. Everything about this is just so bionicle. I have been looking forward to this game since I found out about it. Even this work in progress looks amazing. Bionicle WAS my childhood. I grew up with it and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for keeping bionicle alive. This is looking to be an incredible game. Even though its new it feels so familiar. You've captured the feeling of bionicle perfectly. I can't wait for the full release.
the mood is exactly that of a late 90s platformer. The stereotypical music based on the respective water/jungle/desert/ water levels. We all know exactly how each one of those should sound and they knew it too
This seriously has to be one of the best fan games ever created.... it's absolutely insane, the quality we have here... like I'm not even exaggerating at all! This is F***ING INCREDIBLE!!!
The move at 4:45 where Lewa props himself up on the air axe and then swings it around overhead is phenomenal. It's such a creative idea, and it's animated so well.
This looks amazing. I love how everything looks like something you could actually build in those Bionicle sets, and not over detailed "real iterations"
@@doctorprofessoroblivious1282 Haha, I know that it's just with the Bionicle games I played as a kid they tried to beef the characters up more, ad added a bunch of weird detailing, that it would look very different from the actual sets
Visually, this game is like stepping inside a painting! It's like an assortment of scenic vistas which look impossibly curated & intentional; through painstaking, lengthy effort. From the videos & screenshots, the worlds seems populated with an absurd array of creative set-pieces & landscapes -- Team Kanohi is truly making an impression by bringing in the heat here by it showcasing its sheer quantity of creative visual-design alongside folding those ideas into its interactable work! The combat looks smooth & sleek; with seemingly a hefty enforcement of agility & juggle of abilities from the player, I like that! But I'll wait until I've actually played it myself to truly compliment the game-play. Undeniably utmost epic & impressive. I'm very excited to play this! Huge shoutout to the entire team -- I'm so proud of you all!
This really takes me back to when I was a kid, playing with bionicles, watching the movies, reading the books, you should be so proud of what you've done!
Aaaah I could gush about this all day, but I want to give the most vocal props possible to your sound designers. That intro gave me CHILLS, and the vocalizations for the characters feels so right--a great mix of the really bizarre Legend of Mata Nui voices and something a little more traditional. The sound effects for the rahi moving and roaring. The music. It all sounds exactly like I've imagined it, and I love it so much! Thanks for putting all of this hard work into your project, I very greatly look forward to it!
It doesnt get highlighted too closely in the trailer, but I wanted to shout you out - your turaga renders inspired early versions of the kanohi glow effect when in use.
Couple of critiques: Enemies seem a little too tanky, the movement speed and the speed of combat animations are a bit slow, and the sound effects for hits could be louder or more impactful. All that being said, this looks phenomenal.
Agreed, everything else looks absolutely mindblowing. Hopefully the combat feels better when played, or it gets improved upon before release. I hope I'm not coming off as being negative here, because the visuals, the music, the atmosphere, and everything else feels spot-on to how Bionicle's world looks and feels. If they can get the combat to feel smooth and satisfying, that'd be icing on the already sublime cake.
Your voices are great, and your sound design is pretty on point, but maybe there's a way to make the hits thump harder or sound crunchier, because weak combat noises can make a game feel looser and floatier than it actually is.
i agree, the sounds and music of this game are very well done, and a phenomenal job on the voice acting. but the combat sounds sound like theyre still working on them. im imagining since they are metallic lego creatures, they should add sounds of lego pieces falling off whenever they are struck or metallic whacking sounds
Just the interesting and fluid movement of these characters is enough to make me fall in love with this, this what the bioncles I played with as a kid looked like in my head, thank you for bringing that to life
Kid me is crying tears of joy right now and adult me is doing their best to hold it in. This is beautiful, the environment, the music, the mechanics, the animations, the voice acting. Ya’ll knocked this out of the park and I cant wait to see more.
Everything about this is so far is everything I could want from a lego game about the Mata so far. Nailed the visuals, nailed the early 2000s bionicle music, nailed the animation and movement. If they had the chunky, servo heavy SFX from the original Mata shorts and MNOG it would be genuinely flawless imo.
It’s jaw dropping what you guys have achieved. Everything is simply top-notch: animations, music and sound-design (character lines and their intonations, jeez!), combat flow, visuals and scenery. I can’t stop to say what an amazing community bionicle fandom is. Thank you for making my childhood dreams come true!
Lewa must be a weird character to make a comabt style for, since he is supposed to be fast and agile but has a big and heavy axe. Also everything still looks amazing.
Really quite excellent! I love the way Lewa's animated, it all feels incredibly true to the character. I wasn't originally sold on how voice acting would work here, but Dane's done a really good job. On extremely personal criticisms though, I would've liked to see the Miru or elemental powers get more use. While I'm sure those are 100% in progress right now, I'm left feeling like there's not a ton of reasons to use them. Further, I'm not so keen on having to pick up every drop; I'd rather have a mechanic similar to Sekiro, where a button can be held, recalling those drops to you. Those aside, this is a terrific preview. Everything about this screams passion and I know y'all are gonna make something amazing. Happy 810nicle Day, and I hope things are going well.
... I just stumbled into this project of yours today, and... I am blown away. Bionicle was my *childhood*, and I still remember always going for the ice sets - my favorites of the six - first every time a new batch of cans hit the shelves. You've REALLY brought Mata Nui('s dormant face-island) to life, keeping all these Rahi designs accurate down to every little Technic piece and how they all move and fold together. They feel so perfect, these mixes of beast and machine. And the way the Toa and Matorans speak, along with collecting masks... This absolutely could reignite my childhood passions all those years ago. So much knowledge of this biomechanical world has since slipped from my mind, and I'm so excited to perhaps rediscover everything again. Wishing you and your team the best possible luck with this dream of yours. Unity! Duty! Destiny! ✊
As a die hard bionicle fan who just completed my 2005 set wave I could not be more proud of team kanohi. I truly mean it, just the fact that the concept for this game is physically tangible alone is amazing but the detail, the environment, the music, the dialog, the combat, the utility of using different masks based on their respective powers. You've put more work into this game than most modern AAA studios put into huge titles based on that alone and for my favorite franchise of all time no less. Truly, Mata nui chose you to make this game its already on my wish list and I will be buying it first thing when it comes out.
Really love the atmosphere and environment designs! The game seems super pretty and the combat loop seems interesting to play. The only suggestion I have is maybe to have the camera focus on the Matoran when the player is having a conversation, similar to the MNOG games or in games like Horizon FW, I feel that allows players to better focus and feels a connection to the NPCs of the game. I also know it's not the final version, but I can't wait to see how the UI evolves and more work on the texturing of the character models to match the more realistic environment. Great work and I love that you guys are working so hard on this project!!
I love almost everything about this! The look of the rahi and matoran, the music, the pacing, it's all so good! My only critique is the hit sound, a metal axe striking a metal creature should make more than a dull thump. You could also vary the sounds based on if you hit a stunned enemy or after a successful dodge etc.
@@stemen1162 it's called protodermis. It's a bit like how we, as organic beings are made out of protein, but that can be anything from bone to wood to flesh to nerve. In the bionicle life forms case it can range from rigid (metallic) to bendable or flexible (masks or muscles). We're never told what exactly it feels like, but based on it's flexibility I imagine a lot of it feels a bit like plastic.
Seeing my childhood toys come to life in an modern action RPG is absolutely amazing. Not only do the graphics look nice and crisp, the models even look like the actual sets. This project of yours had ignited my inner child, and I do hope that the game's development presses on.
Looks great! There's only one small thing I think should change - the background of the dialogue boxes being transparent can make the text a little difficult to read if there's complex geometry or effects behind it. I think it would be better for legibility if it were more opaque. Other than that, though, this looks fantastic. Can't wait!
This is very impressive! You perfectly replicated the climate of Bionicles. I also like the voices, how they only very gently feel synthesised, just to feel that they are people, but still reminding us of their robotic nature
It's beautiful, Lewa's animal-like movement looks sick, animations are really smooth, world looks alive, whole game has climate reminding me Kao the Kangaroo games from my childhood... The only thing which seems like it could be improved is low FPS, but optimalization is always hard to achieve ;) Is that dodge cloning-like animation based on Nier Automata?
The sound design and animation work is superb. I love the voices based off the unreleased game that lightstone has been working on. The music fits well, and the animal noises and stuff are perfect. Y'all have vision. The enemy attacks should probably have.. what's it called, framestun? Like the perfect dodge and shielding has. But less. Ramp up the stun based on the damage dealt, to sell the hits more, it'll help add weight to when you take damage Even just a couple frames of stun during a hit will sell smaller attacks as hard hitters, and big ones with a dozen or so will really make you scared. Sorta like how the latest smash game works
OMG, this is incredible! Especially the difference between reveal and gameplay trailers... Can't wait to play. Wish your team max effectiveness and inspiration!
The dodging at the last second animation is really cool; it looks satisfying as hell to do successfully. I'm actually not a fan of Lewa running on all fours; I know he's a bit more wild than the other Toa, but I just can't imagine him running on all fours like that. I've always seen his wildness manifesting in acrobatics like Aang. I like the visuals and the voices though; the voices in particular are fun because I get nostalgia from the old animations, and it puts more life into the interactions. I'm really looking forward to this being available on steam though! Y'all have come such a long way since the original MoP.
This looks and sounds amazing!! Not sure how sold I am on the voices, but that’s just because I’m not too used to hearing the Toa in anything other than English. Keep up the stellar work! We’re all rooting for you!
You should listen them in 2001 game Legend of mata nui. Matorans sounds same like here, but toa sounds kinda different. It's a detail though but I hope they improve it imo
Absolutely perfect. The voices sound great. The music sounds great. The visuals are stunning. The combat and level design look like a perfect blend between modern titles and early 2000s classics. Even if I wasn't a Bionicle fan this would be one of the games I'm looking forward to the most. (Also yeah, animal run Lewa is the greatest thing ever.)
@@casaleiasallet1176 Yeah, the Legend of Mata Nui game. Unfortunately, while it is charming, I don't think it fits. Especially since we know that Matoran sounds different from that canonically, going by what Nokama sounded like reading some ancient Matoran script in the Mask of Light movie. And the fact that the words we know have intelligble pronunciations that we humans can make.
@@casaleiasallet1176 i know but the "accents" and "voice actors" are Just different enough to make it better ^^. I actually believe that it´s the real voice of lewa now.
I love bionicle so much, and everything about this project, from the animations to the dialogue to the world, feels full of so much love and care... amazing!!! The combat, the music, great job!
I'm definitely really feeling the combat here. Very fast paced and easy to understand. I'm guessing this is for Lewa specifically but it looks like you have to master a delay with him due to his axe, making me curious about the other characters with closer range weapons like Onua and Gali. Lewa running on all fours is hilarious too. I also like the dialog too, it sounds like you guys used voice clips from Legend of Mata Nui. Graphics are also stellar, very good attention to detail in the design of the mountains. Only thing I'm not 100% feeling is the music, but I'm sure that can be adjusted in future builds.
With the combat music, I feel that was fine. The atmospheric music needed more to be desired. It's mainly just making it have some more memorable harmonies and not being as repetitive, really. But don't take my word as gospel since I'm not a composer myself, so there's some gray areas in what I'm thinking with the music.
This i astonishingly well-made, you’re creating something amazing for people that grew up with bionicle!!!!! I gotta say Im so impressed by the immersion and overall quality of this demo, you people know what you’re doing. Love the sounds they make when speaking btw, Lewas voice is spot on!!!!
I love how you guys use the CG for the dialogue window. You used the masks on a singular head and background instead of making an entire portraits. Because yeah, masks are a central part of Bionicle and what we use to identify a character, and the actual toys the Toa and Matoran are based on have the same head design. It's fast, it's efficient, it's an all around good design. Edit: OH MY GOD I LOVE LEWA'S ATTACK ANIMATION!! Especially the maneuvers with his weapon arm! He knows that he has full, 360 degree rotation with his shoulders, and universal articulation with the ball joints and he's taking advantage of it! He's not just fighting like a beast, he's also fighting like a robot! He knows what he has available and he's using it! Expert combatant right here!
Hopefully things are alright with that other Buonicle game, Quest for Mata Nui, there hasn't been updates in a year now. This came when we needed it most.
I'm almost 30 years old. And I'm freaking out like an elementary school kid again. I have a signed copy of one of the comics in my room by Greg Farshtey. Needless to say, I hold this franchise very dear.
Holy shit, this is AWESOME. Astounding work, from the animations (that little spider dropping from the tree on a net string), to new UI (inventory with masks interface!) to great music. Combat is punchy and heavy, but fast and flow exceptuonally well. This is such a step up from the Legacy build. Godspeed you guys to finish it. You're making Mata Nui proud!
It's just so beautiful and nostalgic, reminded me of how my younger self felt the first time I played *Bionicle: The Game* and *Bionicle Heroes* 👏😭 The models, the music, the animations, I wish this project great success, the developers are doing an impressive work!
God I love how fast this feels. The only thing I would change is I'd exaggerate the movements more and make his turning radius even smaller to sell the speed and the agility even more.
this is absolutely incredible!!! you managed to capture the feel of the original promotional shorts perfectly. the sound design is magnificent and really conways this feeling of being deep in a jungle i got from the first lewa teaser. the hub design fits wonderfully and reminds me of how games looked back in the day, which is the absolutely right choice i would say. this looks like what i always wanted the bionicle online game to be. the idea of doing quests for matoran and exploring the different regions of mata nui is incredebly exciting. i really like how you incorporated the original concept of bionicle getting their powers through the masks theyre equiped with. i also noticed the dodge animation is straight out of nier automata and if thats your inspiration for the combat system than go for it i say. once your done with the game you really should consider doing a short film or something similar captured in unreal engine, id love to see that.
I actually talked with a colleague about some childhood stuff yesterday when Bionicle came up and both of us were just smiling like small children in a candy store ... and now I stumble upon this jewel of a childhood memory coming to life! It just looks phenomenal! You guys really made my day ... can´t wait to get my hands on this! Best wishes and good luck to everyone in the dev Team! Make it happen!
It would be really cool if you guys could ad visual damage to the enemies. Every hit, pieces fall off and you can start to see the inner mechinisms. As they get more broken they get more agressive. That would dive more into the fact they are mechanical lego pieces
This is absolutely mesmerising! As a lifelong Bionicle fan, I am blown away by how perfect this feels - it really feels like the toys have come to life, exactly as the original designers and story team intended. No added gimmicks, no altered designs, just all the atmosphere of Bionicle toys brought to life! And you've even got all the fonts that Lego used 😍 Thank you for all your hard work, I don't think I've ever got so excited for a game before, but having watched this video I can't wait to play this one!!
This looks great. I do think the Nui-Ramas are a fair bit too tanky for how little of a threat they seem to be, I'd maybe like to see their attacks come out a bit faster, unless they are very early game enemies. The Nui-Jaga seems about right though. Also the way the music abruptly leads into a victory sound after you defeat it is a tad jaring. The sound design is really nice.
Really hope we get to see the Toa Mata in their Toa Nuva forms! In the lore, the way we’re seeing them in this game is their LESSER form, remember. They are, in this way, barely larger than Matoran -_-
The VOICE ACTING. I love that it's actually in Matoric. Will there be an option for English voices also, or is that asking too much? Either way, this game's lookin to kick ass
Wow this looks amazing! This has certainly changed a lot since I last saw it. I love how it's almost souls like; probably closer to Loz. Keep up the good work.
I hope it has souls like difficulty I travel alot and it'll be excellent to play on my gaming laptop. I hope the bosses are crazy too. I want to fight giant makuta monsters. Although that could be extreme. Especially since it's a fan made game. But this honestly looks excellent a lot of care was put into this game.
Is this the Dark Souls of Bionicle games? Also I love the effort and sheer passion put into this. It’s amazing to say the least. I do hope that weapon impact sounds are more beefy and feel more powerful when this releases.
looks incredible so far!! super excited to play it when it’s ready!!! love the return to the mechanical voices too. really captures the spirit of the original story. 🔥🔥🔥
You guys are doing great! And every update shows how you guys are on point about what's needed and the direction of the game. Keep on keeping on; this project is in safe, loyal hands.
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As a community, we need to figure out our best way to legally support this project as best we can. I’m literally more hyped for this than any AAA titles announced in years. I NEED THIS!..
It is endorsed by lego as i know and it will come out in steam legally and the easiest way to support them is to buy it when it comes out. Game looks fucking awesome
@@ekokataatheplacetobe9540 you can't buy a free game.
@@ekokataatheplacetobe9540 Did you not read the disclaimer at the beginning of the video? This is a non-profit fan project not endorsed by the LEGO Group in any official capacity. LEGO just hasn't C&D-ed the game because of its non-profit status.
@@toavaxxok huh, didn't know, my bad. Thought i can buy it when it comes out, but yeah, it's reasonable, Lego wouldn't let them make money using their IP
Because unlike AAA games today this game caters very very well to a small niche of people instead of badly to a vast audience.
Games from the early 2000s believed in making a good game for a dedicated set of people and then winning over more people through the charm and word of mouth
For anyone who doesn’t know, the voices use the Matoric/Matoran language created by Outofgloom, for which he drew as much linguistic knowledge as possible from the canon to reconstruct it and make something that actually feels like it could be part of the canon.
Can confirm. The pronunciation guide for VA's is incredibly thorough and well made!
I like what they say and their pronunciation, but I dislike how Lewa sounds (it was more robotic/programming language in Legend of matanui game). Also the last matoran mentions mata nui but he doesn't say it in the subtitles, i thought it was odd. Just details but always loved the matoran language and how cute they sound lol
Wait, there’s a Matoran “language?” I know there’s Matoran script and translation conventions, but I didn’t realize someone made a constructed Matoran language. Is there any sources on this?
@@stemen1162 Reason it wasn’t AS robotic is that the only canon material we do have of their canon language is literally spoken as a normal human, in MoL. It stands to reason that this is how they’d sound, then. But because there’s lots of fans of the way they sounded in the unreleased (unreleased, at least, until fans 'released' it) game, they made it a middle ground between the two.
That is such a neat touch! I miss Bionicle, and I'm glad this game is in the works. Now let's just hope that The LEGO Group doesn't pull a Nintendo.
I'm obsessed with the more animal-like way Lewa moves. It makes sense, seeing as he's from the jungle. I also really like the look of how time slows down on a successful dodge (at least, I think that's what it is), it's super stylish.
The dodge feature reminds me a lot of NieR Automata (in a good way)
He moves like a monkey, as said in the original Bionicle story Bible.
It seems like a perfect-dodge similar to Jedi Fallen Order. Although a little too flashy for my taste. Still nice to see a feature like that, since I used perfect-dodge a lot in FO.
It awoke you, unleashed the fire in your heart?
@Bionic-Tale I wish to learn the way of moving like money
This is awesome! you guys should be super proud of what you have managed to create so far!
Hi blitzwinger I used to watch your Lego marvel superheroes videos
Love how the Matoran and Lewa sound, the music seems really fitting as well. I like the mix between ambient and upbeat techno type stuff as opposed to using mostly orchestral music, nicely captures that early Bionicle feeling!
Matoran voices are perfect. But I don't like how lewa sounds, I liked it more in 2001 Legend of matanui game
oh F*CK.
The music has melodies from the old flash games from 2001! it's awesome!
The music is so awesome. It's sounds just like bionicle. Everything about this is just so bionicle. I have been looking forward to this game since I found out about it. Even this work in progress looks amazing. Bionicle WAS my childhood. I grew up with it and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Thank you for keeping bionicle alive. This is looking to be an incredible game. Even though its new it feels so familiar. You've captured the feeling of bionicle perfectly. I can't wait for the full release.
Same dude, everything in this comment! The sound design and music is just AH *chefs kiss*!
IIRC at least one of the tracks is a remix from the 2002 Bohrok flash episodes. Very fitting
@@OneFreePhysicist If you are referring to the Le-Wahi theme, that was also used in one of the MNOG games.
the mood is exactly that of a late 90s platformer. The stereotypical music based on the respective water/jungle/desert/ water levels. We all know exactly how each one of those should sound and they knew it too
6 minutes of gameplay and the soundtrack is already awesome
Having the gear on Lewa's back move as he moves his arm is a nice touch. Very good attention to detail.
This trailer has only been up for 60 minutes at the time of commenting but somehow I’ve watched it 2000000000 times
This seriously has to be one of the best fan games ever created.... it's absolutely insane, the quality we have here... like I'm not even exaggerating at all! This is F***ING INCREDIBLE!!!
The move at 4:45 where Lewa props himself up on the air axe and then swings it around overhead is phenomenal. It's such a creative idea, and it's animated so well.
Aether!
I assumed they took inspiration from the Monster Hunter World combat
This looks amazing. I love how everything looks like something you could actually build in those Bionicle sets, and not over detailed "real iterations"
that's because you can, everything you just saw is a real set or build of some kind.
@@doctorprofessoroblivious1282 Haha, I know that it's just with the Bionicle games I played as a kid they tried to beef the characters up more, ad added a bunch of weird detailing, that it would look very different from the actual sets
Visually, this game is like stepping inside a painting! It's like an assortment of scenic vistas which look impossibly curated & intentional; through painstaking, lengthy effort. From the videos & screenshots, the worlds seems populated with an absurd array of creative set-pieces & landscapes -- Team Kanohi is truly making an impression by bringing in the heat here by it showcasing its sheer quantity of creative visual-design alongside folding those ideas into its interactable work!
The combat looks smooth & sleek; with seemingly a hefty enforcement of agility & juggle of abilities from the player, I like that! But I'll wait until I've actually played it myself to truly compliment the game-play.
Undeniably utmost epic & impressive. I'm very excited to play this!
Huge shoutout to the entire team -- I'm so proud of you all!
This really takes me back to when I was a kid, playing with bionicles, watching the movies, reading the books, you should be so proud of what you've done!
Lewa double jumps the same as he does on Bionicle: The Game GBA. Love the little details
Aaaah I could gush about this all day, but I want to give the most vocal props possible to your sound designers. That intro gave me CHILLS, and the vocalizations for the characters feels so right--a great mix of the really bizarre Legend of Mata Nui voices and something a little more traditional. The sound effects for the rahi moving and roaring. The music. It all sounds exactly like I've imagined it, and I love it so much! Thanks for putting all of this hard work into your project, I very greatly look forward to it!
It doesnt get highlighted too closely in the trailer, but I wanted to shout you out - your turaga renders inspired early versions of the kanohi glow effect when in use.
I’d like to shout out Outofgloom as the voices are using his language. Cool right???
Couple of critiques: Enemies seem a little too tanky, the movement speed and the speed of combat animations are a bit slow, and the sound effects for hits could be louder or more impactful.
All that being said, this looks phenomenal.
Agreed, everything else looks absolutely mindblowing. Hopefully the combat feels better when played, or it gets improved upon before release. I hope I'm not coming off as being negative here, because the visuals, the music, the atmosphere, and everything else feels spot-on to how Bionicle's world looks and feels. If they can get the combat to feel smooth and satisfying, that'd be icing on the already sublime cake.
I feel the same way. The game looks amazing but the combat could use a bit of a touch up
The walk animation needs work too. The way it is right now, he looks like he's sliding across the ground when he walks.
Lewa's axe is so powerful, it chops the fps lol
agree 100%
Your voices are great, and your sound design is pretty on point, but maybe there's a way to make the hits thump harder or sound crunchier, because weak combat noises can make a game feel looser and floatier than it actually is.
i agree, the sounds and music of this game are very well done, and a phenomenal job on the voice acting. but the combat sounds sound like theyre still working on them. im imagining since they are metallic lego creatures, they should add sounds of lego pieces falling off whenever they are struck or metallic whacking sounds
That's just... stellar. This is on par with today's triple A titles on visuals alone. Well bloody done.
unreal engine sure is pretty, especially with how these guys have utilized it
Seeing this project grow and grow has been nothing but a joy. Amazing trailer, I can't wait to see what comes next!
Just the interesting and fluid movement of these characters is enough to make me fall in love with this, this what the bioncles I played with as a kid looked like in my head, thank you for bringing that to life
Kid me is crying tears of joy right now and adult me is doing their best to hold it in. This is beautiful, the environment, the music, the mechanics, the animations, the voice acting. Ya’ll knocked this out of the park and I cant wait to see more.
Everything about this is so far is everything I could want from a lego game about the Mata so far. Nailed the visuals, nailed the early 2000s bionicle music, nailed the animation and movement. If they had the chunky, servo heavy SFX from the original Mata shorts and MNOG it would be genuinely flawless imo.
It’s jaw dropping what you guys have achieved. Everything is simply top-notch: animations, music and sound-design (character lines and their intonations, jeez!), combat flow, visuals and scenery. I can’t stop to say what an amazing community bionicle fandom is. Thank you for making my childhood dreams come true!
Lewa must be a weird character to make a comabt style for, since he is supposed to be fast and agile but has a big and heavy axe.
Also everything still looks amazing.
He also moves like a monkey and is a bit clumsy when on flat ground.
Really quite excellent! I love the way Lewa's animated, it all feels incredibly true to the character. I wasn't originally sold on how voice acting would work here, but Dane's done a really good job. On extremely personal criticisms though, I would've liked to see the Miru or elemental powers get more use. While I'm sure those are 100% in progress right now, I'm left feeling like there's not a ton of reasons to use them. Further, I'm not so keen on having to pick up every drop; I'd rather have a mechanic similar to Sekiro, where a button can be held, recalling those drops to you. Those aside, this is a terrific preview. Everything about this screams passion and I know y'all are gonna make something amazing. Happy 810nicle Day, and I hope things are going well.
... I just stumbled into this project of yours today, and... I am blown away. Bionicle was my *childhood*, and I still remember always going for the ice sets - my favorites of the six - first every time a new batch of cans hit the shelves. You've REALLY brought Mata Nui('s dormant face-island) to life, keeping all these Rahi designs accurate down to every little Technic piece and how they all move and fold together. They feel so perfect, these mixes of beast and machine. And the way the Toa and Matorans speak, along with collecting masks...
This absolutely could reignite my childhood passions all those years ago. So much knowledge of this biomechanical world has since slipped from my mind, and I'm so excited to perhaps rediscover everything again.
Wishing you and your team the best possible luck with this dream of yours. Unity! Duty! Destiny! ✊
I have to admit, I wasn't very impressed by the fight against those small spiders, but the flying guys and the scorpion? Looked really great.
The spiders are Fikou, the flying creatures are wasps called Nui Rama, and the scorpion is a Nui Jaga.
As a die hard bionicle fan who just completed my 2005 set wave I could not be more proud of team kanohi.
I truly mean it, just the fact that the concept for this game is physically tangible alone is amazing but the detail, the environment, the music, the dialog, the combat, the utility of using different masks based on their respective powers.
You've put more work into this game than most modern AAA studios put into huge titles based on that alone and for my favorite franchise of all time no less.
Truly, Mata nui chose you to make this game its already on my wish list and I will be buying it first thing when it comes out.
Really love the atmosphere and environment designs! The game seems super pretty and the combat loop seems interesting to play. The only suggestion I have is maybe to have the camera focus on the Matoran when the player is having a conversation, similar to the MNOG games or in games like Horizon FW, I feel that allows players to better focus and feels a connection to the NPCs of the game. I also know it's not the final version, but I can't wait to see how the UI evolves and more work on the texturing of the character models to match the more realistic environment. Great work and I love that you guys are working so hard on this project!!
Definitely something that will be added down the line!
I love almost everything about this! The look of the rahi and matoran, the music, the pacing, it's all so good!
My only critique is the hit sound, a metal axe striking a metal creature should make more than a dull thump. You could also vary the sounds based on if you hit a stunned enemy or after a successful dodge etc.
They're more of an organic plastic than metal
@@kieran10202 I thought they were organic and metal, no plastic at all
@@stemen1162 it's called protodermis. It's a bit like how we, as organic beings are made out of protein, but that can be anything from bone to wood to flesh to nerve. In the bionicle life forms case it can range from rigid (metallic) to bendable or flexible (masks or muscles). We're never told what exactly it feels like, but based on it's flexibility I imagine a lot of it feels a bit like plastic.
@@kieran10202 you are right I forgot they are made of protodermis
This is how I always pictured a lovecrafted Bionicle game to look like. Thank you to everyone who worked on this project.
For some reason, the glossy Lego models don't stick out in a bad way with the realistic enviroments and look very appealing in a really unique way.
Seeing my childhood toys come to life in an modern action RPG is absolutely amazing. Not only do the graphics look nice and crisp, the models even look like the actual sets. This project of yours had ignited my inner child, and I do hope that the game's development presses on.
Looks great! There's only one small thing I think should change - the background of the dialogue boxes being transparent can make the text a little difficult to read if there's complex geometry or effects behind it. I think it would be better for legibility if it were more opaque. Other than that, though, this looks fantastic. Can't wait!
The voice for Lewa fits perfect
This.... this isn't backed up by any AAA funding but this looks to be on the same AAA quality of any Lego game. Holy Mata Nui bless you devs ❤️
This is very impressive! You perfectly replicated the climate of Bionicles. I also like the voices, how they only very gently feel synthesised, just to feel that they are people, but still reminding us of their robotic nature
My god. The SOUND DESIGN. THE PRERENDERED STUFF. EVERYTHING IS PERFECT
It's beautiful, Lewa's animal-like movement looks sick, animations are really smooth, world looks alive, whole game has climate reminding me Kao the Kangaroo games from my childhood... The only thing which seems like it could be improved is low FPS, but optimalization is always hard to achieve ;)
Is that dodge cloning-like animation based on Nier Automata?
It is!
@@tohungamatoran4964 knew it!! love that game to death
Windfly.
It's beautifull. I've looked at this for five hours now.
The sound design and animation work is superb. I love the voices based off the unreleased game that lightstone has been working on. The music fits well, and the animal noises and stuff are perfect. Y'all have vision.
The enemy attacks should probably have.. what's it called, framestun? Like the perfect dodge and shielding has. But less. Ramp up the stun based on the damage dealt, to sell the hits more, it'll help add weight to when you take damage
Even just a couple frames of stun during a hit will sell smaller attacks as hard hitters, and big ones with a dozen or so will really make you scared. Sorta like how the latest smash game works
THIS
OMG, this is incredible! Especially the difference between reveal and gameplay trailers... Can't wait to play. Wish your team max effectiveness and inspiration!
The dodging at the last second animation is really cool; it looks satisfying as hell to do successfully. I'm actually not a fan of Lewa running on all fours; I know he's a bit more wild than the other Toa, but I just can't imagine him running on all fours like that. I've always seen his wildness manifesting in acrobatics like Aang. I like the visuals and the voices though; the voices in particular are fun because I get nostalgia from the old animations, and it puts more life into the interactions. I'm really looking forward to this being available on steam though! Y'all have come such a long way since the original MoP.
full props to you guys! You pulled out ALL the stops with the cinematic quality of this update!
I like how they sound like they're actually speaking a different language instead of just random noises in LOMN
that's because they are! it's a conlang called Matoric, developed by Aikuru :)
I love how you guys have captured the look and feel of the old Bionicle renders and cinematics
The way the light moves on the health indicator!
It's rendered in game!
I like that spider at the end and I would love to see more unique looking creates we have not seen styled from the 2001 era.
This looks and sounds amazing!! Not sure how sold I am on the voices, but that’s just because I’m not too used to hearing the Toa in anything other than English. Keep up the stellar work! We’re all rooting for you!
You should listen them in 2001 game Legend of mata nui. Matorans sounds same like here, but toa sounds kinda different. It's a detail though but I hope they improve it imo
@@stemen1162 yeah I think that's what it was. I was never that much of a fan of the matoran voices in LoMN either tbh
This is one of the most beautiful game previews I have seen as a Bionicle fan. This is everything I’ve always wanted!
I ADORE the voicework that's been done for this.
you guys are doing what lego could've done 10 times over and I can't express how much joy this project fills me with. Keep up the good work.
Absolutely perfect. The voices sound great. The music sounds great. The visuals are stunning. The combat and level design look like a perfect blend between modern titles and early 2000s classics.
Even if I wasn't a Bionicle fan this would be one of the games I'm looking forward to the most.
(Also yeah, animal run Lewa is the greatest thing ever.)
I am absolutely blown away. From sound design to fighting animation, this looks incredible.
I ... i´ve never imagined the "voices" that the bionicles would have but somehow ... it´s perfect ! You guys are Just amazing !
im pretty sure it is or is meant to resemble the voices of the toa and matoran from an old cancelled game
@@casaleiasallet1176 Yeah, the Legend of Mata Nui game. Unfortunately, while it is charming, I don't think it fits. Especially since we know that Matoran sounds different from that canonically, going by what Nokama sounded like reading some ancient Matoran script in the Mask of Light movie. And the fact that the words we know have intelligble pronunciations that we humans can make.
@@casaleiasallet1176 i know but the "accents" and "voice actors" are Just different enough to make it better ^^. I actually believe that it´s the real voice of lewa now.
The lock on reticle being a technic piece is honestly a great touch
I love bionicle so much, and everything about this project, from the animations to the dialogue to the world, feels full of so much love and care... amazing!!! The combat, the music, great job!
Man this just keeps looking better and better with each trailer, glad to see ya'll hard at work!
Phenomenal. Your game has grown so much!
Its the original short videos and characters coming truly alive like a fever dream!
Thank you all for your hard work.. This project is legendary!
I'm definitely really feeling the combat here. Very fast paced and easy to understand. I'm guessing this is for Lewa specifically but it looks like you have to master a delay with him due to his axe, making me curious about the other characters with closer range weapons like Onua and Gali. Lewa running on all fours is hilarious too. I also like the dialog too, it sounds like you guys used voice clips from Legend of Mata Nui. Graphics are also stellar, very good attention to detail in the design of the mountains. Only thing I'm not 100% feeling is the music, but I'm sure that can be adjusted in future builds.
They killed it with the music imo! But I do hope we get more casual songs for villages and such.
With the combat music, I feel that was fine. The atmospheric music needed more to be desired. It's mainly just making it have some more memorable harmonies and not being as repetitive, really. But don't take my word as gospel since I'm not a composer myself, so there's some gray areas in what I'm thinking with the music.
@@heroman1322 (Dev) Rest assured we will have some nice tunes for villages etc. :)
This i astonishingly well-made, you’re creating something amazing for people that grew up with bionicle!!!!! I gotta say Im so impressed by the immersion and overall quality of this demo, you people know what you’re doing. Love the sounds they make when speaking btw, Lewas voice is spot on!!!!
It's just like the world I imagined looking at the concept/cover art. The music is absolutely perfect
I love how you guys use the CG for the dialogue window. You used the masks on a singular head and background instead of making an entire portraits. Because yeah, masks are a central part of Bionicle and what we use to identify a character, and the actual toys the Toa and Matoran are based on have the same head design. It's fast, it's efficient, it's an all around good design.
Edit: OH MY GOD I LOVE LEWA'S ATTACK ANIMATION!! Especially the maneuvers with his weapon arm! He knows that he has full, 360 degree rotation with his shoulders, and universal articulation with the ball joints and he's taking advantage of it! He's not just fighting like a beast, he's also fighting like a robot! He knows what he has available and he's using it! Expert combatant right here!
Hopefully things are alright with that other Buonicle game,
Quest for Mata Nui, there hasn't been updates in a year now.
This came when we needed it most.
Those heavfty slams feel so satisfying, yall have some absolutely talented animation artists
How lego ignores the bionicle fanbase is beyond me but gamers like you are why they never die. Great work!
I'm almost 30 years old. And I'm freaking out like an elementary school kid again. I have a signed copy of one of the comics in my room by Greg Farshtey. Needless to say, I hold this franchise very dear.
I just love this so much! I almost cried when I heard the Kahu call
Holy shit, this is AWESOME.
Astounding work, from the animations (that little spider dropping from the tree on a net string), to new UI (inventory with masks interface!) to great music. Combat is punchy and heavy, but fast and flow exceptuonally well. This is such a step up from the Legacy build.
Godspeed you guys to finish it. You're making Mata Nui proud!
It's just so beautiful and nostalgic, reminded me of how my younger self felt the first time I played *Bionicle: The Game* and *Bionicle Heroes* 👏😭
The models, the music, the animations, I wish this project great success, the developers are doing an impressive work!
Please don't give up on this. This is mine and many others dream we just never got.
God I love how fast this feels. The only thing I would change is I'd exaggerate the movements more and make his turning radius even smaller to sell the speed and the agility even more.
I love that the gear in the back still moves as he moves his arms
I couldn't stop grinning when a certain bird flew by. This is so cool!
this is absolutely incredible!!!
you managed to capture the feel of the original promotional shorts perfectly.
the sound design is magnificent and really conways this feeling of being deep in a jungle i got from the first lewa teaser.
the hub design fits wonderfully and reminds me of how games looked back in the day, which is the absolutely right choice i would say.
this looks like what i always wanted the bionicle online game to be. the idea of doing quests for matoran and exploring the different regions of mata nui is incredebly exciting.
i really like how you incorporated the original concept of bionicle getting their powers through the masks theyre equiped with.
i also noticed the dodge animation is straight out of nier automata and if thats your inspiration for the combat system than go for it i say.
once your done with the game you really should consider doing a short film or something similar captured in unreal engine, id love to see that.
This looks incredible. I have a little nit pick though. The hits sound effects should sound more like a slash for Lewa since he fights with an axe
It sounds like an axe hitting a more metallic surface, which is what it should be. It shouldn't sound like a sword slashing through flesh.
@@rodi8206 I guess but it just needs a little more oomph
I actually talked with a colleague about some childhood stuff yesterday when Bionicle came up and both of us were just smiling like small children in a candy store ... and now I stumble upon this jewel of a childhood memory coming to life!
It just looks phenomenal!
You guys really made my day ... can´t wait to get my hands on this!
Best wishes and good luck to everyone in the dev Team!
Make it happen!
I feel 20 years younger watching this.
Yall have done a fantastic job with Lewa's animations, so much personality. Cannot wait to see the other Toa!
yo, anyone else remember playing that bionicle fps on the wii? Def giving similar vibes except way better!
Unreal. My childhood is alive. I've been so patient for YEARS waiting for this. THANK YOU
It would be really cool if you guys could ad visual damage to the enemies. Every hit, pieces fall off and you can start to see the inner mechinisms. As they get more broken they get more agressive. That would dive more into the fact they are mechanical lego pieces
That would be an enormous effort.
This is absolutely mesmerising! As a lifelong Bionicle fan, I am blown away by how perfect this feels - it really feels like the toys have come to life, exactly as the original designers and story team intended. No added gimmicks, no altered designs, just all the atmosphere of Bionicle toys brought to life! And you've even got all the fonts that Lego used 😍 Thank you for all your hard work, I don't think I've ever got so excited for a game before, but having watched this video I can't wait to play this one!!
This looks great. I do think the Nui-Ramas are a fair bit too tanky for how little of a threat they seem to be, I'd maybe like to see their attacks come out a bit faster, unless they are very early game enemies. The Nui-Jaga seems about right though. Also the way the music abruptly leads into a victory sound after you defeat it is a tad jaring. The sound design is really nice.
Really hope we get to see the Toa Mata in their Toa Nuva forms!
In the lore, the way we’re seeing them in this game is their LESSER form, remember.
They are, in this way, barely larger than Matoran -_-
The VOICE ACTING. I love that it's actually in Matoric. Will there be an option for English voices also, or is that asking too much? Either way, this game's lookin to kick ass
Wow this looks amazing! This has certainly changed a lot since I last saw it. I love how it's almost souls like; probably closer to Loz. Keep up the good work.
I hope it has souls like difficulty I travel alot and it'll be excellent to play on my gaming laptop. I hope the bosses are crazy too. I want to fight giant makuta monsters. Although that could be extreme. Especially since it's a fan made game. But this honestly looks excellent a lot of care was put into this game.
@@jamesjackson6563 Thank god it's not on unity. Phew.
If the game will look this good i will be happy to wait at least 1 more year for release
Holy shit, I love the way you guys have done the dialogue.
Is this the Dark Souls of Bionicle games? Also I love the effort and sheer passion put into this. It’s amazing to say the least. I do hope that weapon impact sounds are more beefy and feel more powerful when this releases.
I just realized this was posted on Bionicle day, nice.
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES THIS PROJECT ACTUALLY LIVES! I thought it was dead :(
This is looking and sounding really good so far! Excellent work!
Just straight up amazing
I see you found my project lol. :)
I am BEYOND excited for this
Saaaaame!!!
looks incredible so far!! super excited to play it when it’s ready!!! love the return to the mechanical voices too. really captures the spirit of the original story. 🔥🔥🔥
You guys are doing great! And every update shows how you guys are on point about what's needed and the direction of the game.
Keep on keeping on; this project is in safe, loyal hands.
opening shot was sublime, love the robotic alien voices and the music as well. great work!
That voice is perfect for Lewa, I can’t wait to hear how the other Toa sound!