Here we go again with another virtual pet game on Kickstarter! This time it’s a wolf game called Lorwolf.
May I introduce you to this chic table of contents?
00:00 – 01:01 Introduction
01:01 – 05:51 What is Lorwolf?
05:52 – 08:10 Kickstarter Breakdown
08:11 – 13:28 Kickstarter Video Play by Play
13:29 – 16:25 Rant about Un-Optimized YouTube Channels
16:26 – 19:01 Development Timeline
19:02 – 25:04 Green Flags, Red Flags
25:05 – 28:56 Conclusion
What is Lorwolf and should we Kickstarter back it? How is this any different from the last video I uploaded? This game takes pages directly out of Flight Rising and Lioden’s books. The Kickstarter launches March 1st, 2021. Check it out here:
Adventure through the chaotic lands of Loria in this virtual pet game. Collect, breed, and explore with your very own wolf pack!
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buffymoonxo
28.04.2022I'm gonna keep an eye on this one, because I love all doggos and I think wolves are beautiful creatures.
It's funny though because the only virtual pet game I currently play is Dappervolk and although it's a grind I truly do enjoy the rewarding feeling whenever you do progress in the game. Sadly it doesn't leave a lot of time for others but maybe one day I'll find a balance. I'm hopeful for Lorwolf's future 🙂
Searonix
26.04.2022I'm actually kind of excited by this game since I tried playing Lioden like a year or 2 ago and eventually just dropped it cuz I'm lukewarm on lions and it asked a lot of you daily lol, and when Wolvden came out, that grabbed me way more and I genuinely enjoyed it a lot, but I got burned out on it after a couple of months too since it really does demand a lot of your time just to manage your wolves, but this game seems very lax AND has nice breeding mechanics that I enjoy (breeding mechanics were also one of the big things that pulled me to Lioden and Wolvden in the first place!)
Thank u for covering it, I don't think I would have known about it otherwise and, ngl, I'm tempted to support it! It has wolves and jackals AND foxes and maybe it'll have more species too? Always a plus, love canids
Lorwolf Gameplay Qhersek
26.04.2022Woof time 😀
Eilane
26.04.2022I was hoping you'd do a video on this!
I first stumbled across this game some time ago on Tumblr but didn't think much of it. Honestly, I just scrolled past it. Then I saw your poll and checked it out. From what I've seen, it looks like a great game, and I'm so excited about it. Most definitely will back the Kickstarter. I really hope they add something like flight risings accent's tho.
I hope the beta and launch go well, since Everskies and Dappervolk, aka the two recent pet sim game releases I know of, had some issues.
Really enjoyed this video ^^.
Nicole Armenta
26.04.2022Woohoo! Thanks for the great video, Julie! I'm very happy to hear your take on the game. The green/yellow/red flags were particularly helpful.
Words can't express how excited I am for this game, and I'm so glad to know that you believe in it enough to back it as well!
yolklor
26.04.2022Lorwolf looks promising!! I can't say the art style really appeals to me (I prefer Flight Rising's super detailed lineart and markings), but if the community ends up being as fun and creative as Neopets or FR I might give it a shot. Fantastic video as always! 🙂
Erin Phillips
26.04.2022I really appreciate this video! I've been playing wolvden but because of uni the number of hours I have to spend just to keep my wolves alive and thriving on the site only lets me play for a few hours a week. Finding a site that has less… idk commitment would be a plus. I get paid on Friday, so I will definitely be checking out the Kickstarter and the discord as well.
Rosanna L
26.04.2022This looks super promising 😀 The Murkwood tier is really calling my name!
Bud Buddie
26.04.2022Not a big fan of this types of petsims but wish everything goes alright with the site and the team
Flowery
26.04.2022I'm looking forward to checking this game out. It reminds me a little of Wajas for some reason.
Have you considered checking out Mweor? I think you'd like it
Pharoah Caraboo
26.04.2022Oh haha these guys followed me on tumblr
Dorothy Eberhart
23.04.2022From what I heard and saw it is basically a complete knockoff of Fight Rising?
Elsy
23.04.2022julie have you heard of mythaura?
Crystle
23.04.2022I don't play games like Lioden or Flight Rising BUT I freaking love wolves so maybe this would get me into it! I'll try to toss a couple bucks their way!
greengrendel
23.04.2022If there's one thing that discourages me from investing in this game, is that it's wolves, again. I know, wolves are popular, but, there's sooo many wolf games already, and these don't look any better than, say, the wolves in Wajas, which is like 20 years old now. (Whereas at least Wolvden benefits from having a really remarkable artist in Xylax)
Cinder Sly
23.04.2022I agree with your point about how games like this treat their youtube channels. It's definitely not their main focus, so I get it, but if I'm looking for information about a game at a time when I can't play it, I go to places like youtube to see other players experiences and view the game's own channel videos. It's a bit weirdly disheartening to find those channels and videos looking neglected. It's a reminder that they're not expecting to gain any extra audience through youtube and are just looking to use it for video hosting, and I think it's a real shame
Not A Dragon
23.04.2022time to spend the next few days debating with myself if the potential red flags are worth going for that bracchus breed tier…
Captain Chompers
23.04.2022I'm so hyped to play this, it's so similar to FR, which I love, and had so much fun in the alpha! I'm probably gonna get all the KS stuff
JustAPleb
23.04.2022I stopped playing Lioden and Wolvden because they both were demanding out of my experience Wolvden is even more demanding then Lioden so I am very interested to see what happens with Lorwolf
A S
23.04.2022Slorg approves
Hannah Arrow
23.04.2022I hope the development and launch of this game goes well! One thing I've learned from watching your videos is that the pet-sim community has been burned too many times. The team does seem dedicate and passionate about the project based on what you showed, so that's good, but time will tell. You always have great feedback Julie!
sylveon
21.04.2022hey, i discovered your channel recently via your dappervolk thread on the flight rising forums. this isnt specific to this video, but i love love looove how you give input through the lens of your work as a social media manager, your expertise in user experience, and your interest and experience as a long time pet sim user. its one thing to say what you like and dislike about a game, but you thoroughly explain reasons why features work or dont work and give great suggestions on how things could improve. i really enjoy these videos.
p.s. would you ever consider compiling a list of the books & articles you mention in your vids, maybe with some extra recommendations besides? ive kinda dreamed of making my own petsite since i was a kid and it would be great to read more on this stuff
しんじえ
21.04.2022Hey Julie, I think most of what makes Everskies so popular is the avatar art style and what kind of clothes come out to be able to be worn by said avatars. It's TikTok famous and TikTok as a platform is known for creating niche communities that have ideas/aesthetics; moreover, ones that Everskies taps into. So many of the hairstyles and clothes reflect aesthetics that I have seen on TikTok to be cultivated through and through in many creators. Even the culture in Everskies borrows lingo/attitudes that are reminiscent of ones that I would typically see in many teenagers or just TikTok alone (such as these but not pertaining to: keysmashing, meme emojis, etc.)
At least this is what I've noticed.
Renato Câmara
21.04.2022It does seem similar to FR in a lot of ways especially the breeding system which I loveeee in FR the most. I'm 6mins into the video but hopefully Lorwolf has more games than FR does cuz thats 1 thing I think FR is missing, Neopets had SOOO many games I loved and played all day
HonestlyAwesome
21.04.2022Thank you for introducing me to this game! It looks like a cleaned up version of wajas in some ways
Grace P
21.04.2022Thank you for captioning your videos! And it was really interesting to hear a YouTuber’s perspective on video/channel optimization.
Sam M
21.04.2022thank you for putting me wise to this game. i love how casual flight rising is and i’d love to add this game to my library. likely i’ll drop $30 on the kickstarter [feeds the algorithm]
Godith
21.04.2022doggo! and a great breakdown. not my cup of tea, but I might join to give it a looksee
Nyoko Kujo
21.04.2022I loved flight rising for its breeding mechanics as well as it colors/markings but the fact that aside from the end of the months events its just very barebones and lacks an incentive to continue playing which is why I ultimately ended up dropping it. Lioden/Wolvden are too complex and demanding of a petsim for me to get into. Lorwolf looks like it falls safely in between both games and the fact that they claim to have more incentive than FR is promising to me, I'll likely end up backing the kickstarter ^^
i didn't want to fill this out
21.04.2022it looks so awesome, and since it's like flight rising i think i'm gonna really like it! 😀
sstteev
21.04.202211:40 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Emily Anne
19.04.2022Would you be open to try playing khimeros?
Shadow
19.04.2022I ferl like not enough people know about fer.al … released 2020 3d rollplaying game where you can play as different fantasy beings to play as either: kitsune(fox wolf), senri(serval cat) dragon, wherewolf, kirin (unicorn), and I think jackalope (fantasy rabbit with horns)
Shinigami (idk what thid is looks like demon)
No one hardly knows about it
Its rpg and you can play mini games and havr outfits and design your own fur pattern harcest resorses look for treasure chests and stuff.
Maby evrn more I havent plade for a ehile
ruthlesslistener
19.04.2022I backed the beta and am in the discord and mannnn it looks pretty promising so far! There's a lot of great engagement and feedback from the developers, which is great. There's also a suggestions channel that is pretty active, so a lot of the community is involved. Hoping that it's not gonna die like dappervolk, because apparently one of my friends who's backed both games says that the attitude of the lorwolf devs are way better than dv's
Ashlyn Buckley
19.04.2022Thank you so much for sharing this game! I just backed the Kickstarter and would never have found it without you 😀 your coverage of the content was informative and nice to listen to. I would love to see more videos in the future of promising pet sites on KS <3
Lily Arciniega
19.04.2022Definitely gonna keep an eye on this, but I guess I'll join some in waiting for it to become more full-featured (and waiting to see if it ends up being viable, like, no "sorry, we ran out of money for servers!") before jumping in. Flight Rising truly has spoiled me, lmfao.
Finalized official
19.04.2022julie, why don't you open a freaking pet sim/avatar game? dude. you have all the knowledge in the book, you could produce the next neopets. think about it. please.
Deandrew Powell
19.04.2022The game remind me of a old game name tygras
Dark Platina
19.04.2022Hello! Here from the Lorwolf page and the LW Discord repping your channel. Always wondered if there were YouTube channels talking about petsims — considered making one myself, but unless someone's interested in weird hour-long rants about niche FR things I don't think I could make any actual content, pfft.
I do wonder…during your time on FR, did you encounter this thing where every few years people pick up a random in-progress petsim and hype it up as the "Flight Rising killer"? Back in ~2016 the pet sim to "end Flight Rising" was Furvilla, and sometime in 2018 it was DapperVolk. As someone who still plays DV, I think a lot about how those expectations might have hurt DapperVolk's development and growth. I'm very glad no one's calling Lorwolf the "next FR killer" and that LW doesn't have those crazy-high expectations going into beta.
I've backed it — probably too much so, seeing that this is my first ever time backing a game — but I'm very excited to see what happens! Here's a comment to feed the algorithm.
Isegard
19.04.2022Just for information, by the time I write this , KS is nearly end and devs has added even more stretch goal base on players 's suggestion on their discord. I was the one who suggest the farming system myself and I'm glad it got added in along with other suggestions as extra stretch goals
Roosterhawk
19.04.2022Yeah wolf simulations are cool…. but have you heard of WOBBLEDOGS??? I would love to see you play it, it looks like a hilarious pet sim. 😀
txferretgirl
18.04.2022I mean, i'm already pretty good with wolvden lol
Frost Dragon
18.04.2022I missed the kickstarter. Sad day
🐾Mystic pup🐾
18.04.2022Hi! If you haven't played lioden before I'd definitely recommend it!
Jessie R
18.04.2022Gosh I would love Wolvden stuff from you. It's super cool being involved in a pet sim early production. I've missed your content SO MUCH. I remember rushing to catch your livestreams and FR lair showcase/reviews.
MisfitFox
18.04.2022This was a very interesting video- I really appreciated getting to hear your commentary on this game, and learn about something new in the process. I really loved the 'traffic lights' segment, and hope you incorporate that into future reviews.
Blitz-o-Byte
18.04.2022Have you ever heard of Arillio?
I used to play it but it had barely any players, just wonder if you know it 😮
Maggie Lin
18.04.2022Can u make more vids about Lorwolf once the game officially gets released? Thx! <3
Also LOL did u realize that ur dog sneaked into ur video? Go check 9:30
S j
18.04.2022This game seems to be exactly the same as wolvden?
Ribbyribs
18.04.2022I’ve been wondering if you plan on making future videos about Lorwolf when it’s beta or official launch happens? I’m very intrigued by this game and it seems promising