Paradise Lust 3 Project Update
We're hard at work on Paradise Lust 3, with the first chunk of story now ready to get scripted. We're returning to the origin of our little tale, with Tuvatuva becoming home to its first Pageant.
Finishing a game lets us sit down and take stock; what worked, what didn't, and what can we do better next time. The lessons learned from Paradise Lust 1 was that we had way too much grind (harvesting 20 coconuts, fishing for S$, and grinding approval), which we resolved to fix. The fact that we wanted to balance each girl to have the same number of scenes also meant some characters overstayed their welcome (hello, Karen).
We made a number of changes to Paradise Lust 2, making it far more non-linear, taking a machete to all kinds of grind, and allowing increased focus on some of the girls (like Emi and Mina), while letting others (Karen) stay on Vatuvatu and communicate via phone. We made quest progression a lot cleaner, and less confusing. In addition to that we did a lot more big comics and fullscreen glamshots. Most of those things were well received.
We also made changes that in hindsight were less successful; removing collectibles (in the name of removing grind), removing the unlocking repeatable sex-scenes, and weakening the central story by essentially making 5 slice-of life stories that were loosely tied together.
So, for Paradise Lust 3 we sat down and looked at what we wanted to fix. Making lots of collectibles and unlocking repeatable sex, definitely. A central storyline that's a much stronger anchor, which then drives side-stories. More unique minigames, more comics and more glamshots of various kinds.
All of that is a LOT of work, and we couldn't have done it without your support. The plan is a Patreon-only build to show up late August or early September, which will contain the first ~hour or so of gameplay. After that we will settle into the usual 6-8 week cadence of new content you're used to through Early Access on Paradise Lust 1 and Paradise Lust 2.
One thing you can do that's super helpful for the game is giving it a wishlist! Steam uses wishlists as a metric for how much they'll support the game at launch, showing it in places like "Players Like You Love" and "Popular New Releases". Doing well on Steam helps give us the resources to make bigger and better games, with more content.
What do you think, are we on the right path? Let us know in the comments, or come join us on Discord!
Comments (4)
I loved the repeatable scenes with the girls and wanted to do some in 2, so I'm happy to know that they will be coming back in 3. Also, while i understand eliminating the grind, you also eliminated any reason to do it, so I hope that we can do a little more, not too much depending on the girls who are there. Love the first Paradise Lust, Love the second one and can't wait to fall in love with the third.
wish i can see breastfeeding handjob scene in this game later
I think that because PL1 tied up rather nicely it's a lot harder to continue on in a fully integrated fashion. And that's okay. PL1 was a fantastic game. It's hard to follow something like that.
Wow 🤯 😳... you guys really take fan feedback seriously, as well as you guys learning and going as you make your games. You guys at Flexible Media have come a long way and done a lot. I can say with confidence with PL3 on the way, you guys have made a lot of headway with the animations and art direction, along with the game and characters itself. You guys keep on doing what you do best. Also saw your Steam page for PL3, love the new screenshots you have there, looks like they are going to be some new surprises.