This was going to be a review of a shitty visual novel called Animal Kung Fu, but I decided to turn it into an editorial to call out its publisher, Aldora Games. You see, awhile back I reviewed another of their “visual novels” called Cyberpunk Paradise Elysium. It was crap too, using AI generated everything and a half-assed story I could write in my sleep if I wanted to. Ironically, it was removed from the eShop, probably for copyright violations. Not surprised at all.
Animal Kung Fu is no different, being a thinly-veiled ripoff of Kung Fu Panda. The protagonist is a clumsy red panda, who learns kung fu and goes on an adventure with lots of animal friends to defeat evil. I surprised they haven’t been sued. But lets say you don’t want a Kung Fu Panda ripoff, how about an Aldora Games’ Bambi ripoff? Or how about an Aladdin ripoff? Looking for something more adult, how about a zombie romance? There are sixty-five titles listed on the eShop under Aldora Games. More when including those removed for copyright violations.
But why even care about Aldora Games? I’m singling them out for the same reason I singled out Pakotime. These visual novels are cheaply made, AI-generated garbage that clog up the e-shop and push out more deserving titles. There are tons of great visual novels on the eShop. They range from Sunlight Scream to ones I haven’t gotten around to reviewing but sound interesting, like Caffeine: Victoria’s Legacy. Aldora Games says, “We are dedicated to creating exciting and unique games for the Nintendo platform.” However, they are creating the exact opposite.
Aldora Games could create great visual novels if they just took the time and energy to write and produce something good. But they don’t. Instead, they do the meme, “Mom: We have Kung Fu Panda at Home!” And its Animal Kung Fu. That’s how they make their money. So tell parents far and wide, if it is an Aldora Games visual novel, don’t buy it for your kids! So in conclusion, the tag line on their website reads: “Video games for gamers developed by gamers.” But we all know that is a lie. Let them die.
Update: A few hours after going live, I discovered Aldora released yet another visual novel today, this time based on Peter Pan. They never stop do they!
Update 2: Aldora Games made something good? YES!
P.S. Read up on Artem Kritinin releasing dozens of asset flips on the eShop!
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Zom
The en-shitification of everything continues…
Yrrl the Sqirrl
These Aldora people – heck, I’m betting there’s only one Aldora PERSON – and their asset-flipped fecal fecundities have been nagging at me for WEEKS since I first recognized them.
You’re quite right; in a 10% better timeline, some of these visual novels could have been agreeable, if derivative and pulchritudinous, time-wasters. I appreciate the difference between drawing and character design, and I admit a few of Aldora’s AI portraits look nice. I’d draw multiple portraits of those designs, thus portraying a full range of emotions, and perhaps some interaction between characters. Maybe I’d be inspired to write better stories. I can’t say the results would be good, but they wouldn’t be…**this**, either.
The sheer repetition and telegraphed garbage writing have to drown out what little good there could be. Even I, dullard that I am, can recognize the reused assets between games.
THANK YOU for recognizing this morbid curiosity. I should have no interest in it, but here we are! Surely, Aldora Games is a minuscule hallmark of our Brave New World.
Anonymous
Sadly they are an actual team.
Anonymous
As the other reply said, the are unfortunely a team. I have a close friend who worked in their games and they are as bad as they look, it’s just generate sht after sht and can’t do nothing about it. They dont let their ‘workers’ (poor unpaid internships) even make their own art to the game. If you see their shop you can notice they publish 21 in the last 90 days. Their games are aimed at an audience of 4 – 10 yo, they obviusly know they are making sht games, they just want some downloads.
I hope they close soon 🙂
mordridakon
and they threatened to sue me, and spammed this very article in anger because its #2 in the search results. The writing can be decent at times(I guess it depends on who is writing), but the Ai art just sinks all their stuff.
Anonymous
Wow sue threats (no susprise), fyi the writting is IA too
mordridakon
So its all Ai? wow!
Zom
AI art is theft. They are thieves.
Luis
The AI is going to rule everything in the near future. You are in or you are out. It’s your choice.
mordridakon
Ai is a tool, you either produce or good stuff, or be aldora and produce crap!