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whats so funny

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The ol’ jitterbug

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MAKE ME THE [happiest man in the world!] AND [Die]

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ermm

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OPM SPOILERS!!!!

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Hey guys. Been awhile now has it? And look who we got shown…. HAHAHHAHAHAHA!!

GENOS IS FINALLY BACK AFTER SO LONG YAYY!! MY BABY!! THE GOOFY BEAT UP LOOKING AHHH CYBORGG!!!

AND SAITAMA BEING PROUD OF GENOS??? OMMGGG??? BOTH OF THEM SMILING HAPPILY??? (Ignoring the other silly ninjas spying on them lol)

…?

But wait….

There’s a page I’m missing….

Awww look how happy they look-

Wait.

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“Dr.Kuseno has taken an interest in your physical-”

Oh.

Oh god.

It scares me that we’re that much closer to what happens in the webcomic…..

The canon event is getting closer and I don’t like it guys. I’M SCARED.

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Telepathically send genos the future that might happen

Okey germ I miss you

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Another petition to save Tribe Nine!!

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The amount of unused content left in the game, that'll never see the light of day..

Fuck man.

There is a petition to try save the game currently running! Please go support it if you love Tribe Nine and would be willing to see it continue in a non-gacha format!

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HI HELLO. crawling out of my cage to beg people to play TRIBE NINE. it just announced upcoming EoS for november, so the game has a remaining lifespan of 6 months

people have been spreading the word and trying to get people to sign this ( https://chng.it/5nHp6MhZQz ) petition, trying to show akatsuki games that the game is loved by many, others trying to get the game to be made into a complete, offline one, and others trying to show support by going against the steam page review bombing, trying to show their support through it instead!!

we want to keep the game afloat!! im not sure how big of a following the game has on tumblr, but i really hope this reaches the ears of fans and non-fans, and encourages people to play!

it's really fun, and despite the fact it's gacha, it doesn't feel very "necessary" - i only have two of the 3-stars and theyve been doing me fine, but MORE IMPORTANTLY, the actual story is really fun and tied to the promo anime they did! the anime isnt anything nuts but it's worth watching for the payoff it gets when you get into tribe nine

i realize this sounds like a nothingburger of a post but im willing to answer questions people have abt the game o/ mostly wanted to raise awareness about the EoS

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Today was just… down right terrible. Tribe Nine announced its EOS and game termination for November 27th.

I’ve been breaking down having random moments of crying and just sobbing the whole day.

I have never been so attached to a series ever since my heavy love/obsession for One Punch Man. (Comparison cause I love both series.)

This series made me cry several times, from the story to the characters, to the world building. I love Tribe Nine from the very bottom of my heart and now it pains me harshly to seeing it get axed after 3 months of release. Today was supposed to be the release of a new character that I was saving up for and I was so ready to play with the new events. Now we won’t get either, nor any additions to the game itself during the period it will be alive for.

I really want Tribe Nine to live! It’s too good for it go into a dumpster fire! Akatsuki Games, please and seriously reconsider about its current state!

I will never forgot this series for as long as I live. But I also won’t forgive whoever was the higher up at Akatsuki Games to EOS the game. (I get the profit loss and etc, but still….!)

The developer team for Tribe Nine, you did such an amazing job for the 3 months it’s been out for! I will forever thank you devs!

Same goes for Kodaka, although he was only the world builder for the game. He is doing more than he should for a game that isn’t even in his control. I deeply respect Kodaka for even talking about this, thank you Kodaka.

I really, really, REALLY, want Tribe Nine to live. Please.

No matter what format.

No matter how long.

No matter what.

I will wait and continue to love Tribe Nine. It gave me motivation to continue pushing myself to be better in school. It pulled me out of my moments of brain fog and depressed moments in my life. I need something to have fun and look forward to and this game was it. Now it feels like a huge chunk of me is missing.

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With that said, as my final piece for now:

Buy Hundred Line and play Tribe Nine while you still can!!!

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Yuiview: A Eulogy for Tribe Nine

On March 25th, I posted a review for the game Tribe Nine, a gacha Action RPG created by Too Kyo Games. In it, I mostly focused on the fact that as good as it was, I was nervous about its future. I ended my review with this statement:

Fast forward to May, 76 hours into Tribe Nine later, I started writing "Tribe Nine - Why Some Gachas Are Worth Your Time". I was gonna use the same title as a neat little callback and to cheekily acknowledge the fact that the game was so good it had proven me wrong.

But last night, the official Tribe Nine twitter account posted this

So now, what was meant to be a heartily recommendation of a fantastic game, has become a eulogy. I'd like to reflect on why Tribe Nine didn't succeed, why it hurts me so, and what we can do going forward.

On the original version of this Yuiview, I was gonna make a lengthy list of all the things Tribe Nine did well. How it allowed you to play the game completely for free, how its fast-paced reaction-based gameplay let you beat it with the free units, how in unlike other games the story was leading towards a specific conclusion. Now, looking back, I realize that all these things that made Tribe Nine great as a game, are what made it bad as a gacha.

Each character is unique, all of them bringing a different approach to the action RPG gameplay - meaning there's only 16 playable characters, and not the hundreds that gachas usually have, disincentivizing constant rolling.

The game is very kind in giving you free currency and rolls for just playing the game - so players aren't forced to spend money on it.

The default characters that you get for free, rather than being stuck at being clunky and weak (like a lot of other gachas do), are fast and reactive, meaning that being good at the game lets you play without performing a single gacha roll - ...yeah, you can see where I'm going with this.

Every aspect that made Tribe Nine a good, non-predatory game made it a bad gacha game. Gacha games depend on forcing players to continue spending money by way of halting their progress, putting up difficulty walls, and overall mechanics that go against players having a smooth experience. Therefore, a game that's more focused on fun and quality of player experience can't survive as a gacha, as it goes against the idea of constantly squeezing people for money.

So why is it even a gacha?

Well, the thing about gacha games is that if they're profitable, they give the company that developed them a loooot of money. After all, why develop a game that people pay for once and get a full experience out of, when for the same development time you can make something people sink hundreds of dollars into, and will continue spending money on indefinitely as long as you keep jangling keys in front of them?

I'm not here to make fun of the people in the above screenshot. If anything, I think they're victims. But think about it from a developer's perspective: these sort of numbers make publishers salivate. A gacha game that does well can take a company out of the red.

Right, I should mention that. Too Kyo Games is in the red.

I've tried to leave that out of my other reviews of their games because I don't want people to play these games out of a sense of pity. I want them to play them because the people at Too Kyo are brilliant creators who have delivered nothing but unique, meaningful experiences since their first game. But it is undeniably a looming dark cloud that has been hovering over the whole topic for a long time. And you can see why a company in this situation would be tempted to make one of their biggest projects a gacha game.

And in spite of the fact that i despise gacha games, I still decided to give Tribe Nine a try, based on the fact that Too Kyo haven't disappointed me yet, and I've known them to prioritize player experience over money making for a long time now. So I trusted them.

And I was right. They did. And that was Tribe Nine's downfall, that it wasn't scummy.

So now that we understand what happened and why, one question remains: What's in the future for Tribe Nine? As of now, its development stopped cold turkey, including the cancellation of already-announced characters, story chapters, and even game fixes. The way the game is right now will remain as its current state until November 2025, when it finally becomes unplayable. This means that the next chapters won't release, the story will not conclude, and we won't be able to meet these characters again. The tragedy of it all is... difficult to put into words.

As much as this breaks my heart though, the one who seems to be taking it the most harshly is the man himself, writer Kazutaka Kodaka. Today, he posted this to his bluesky account:

TL: "It's annoying that this is being spread so much, but even though I wasn't involved in the development, it's frustrating to see everyone's sadness! If I was a super popular person, I could have done more. Thinking about it, I guess it's because of my lack of ability. And even after it ended, I could have done more if I had the financial means. I guess you can't do anything without making money. That being said, there are definitely things that can be done. I make games to entertain everyone. I'll keep trying and not give up. Also, please forgive me for advertising other games in this situation. You need funds to try."

Sadly, he seems to be blaming himself and his lack of popularity/money for being unable to rescue the game. As someone not in the industry, it's hard to imagine what it feels like to put time and resources into coming up with an idea and developing a story, only to see it be dashed when it's not even halfway done.

However, to me it also seems that there's a tinge of hope in his words. The line "There are definitely things that can be done" sounds like there are some resources at his disposal to continue telling the story. Me personally, I'd be happy with a light novel. I just want to know what happens to these characters. Also, I really appreciate and admire the fact that he refuses to give up, in spite of the company's current financial situation and the failure of this project.

I would also like to bring up this post from May 3rd, regarding Too Kyo Games's financial situation

At the end of the day, his main goal is still for people to enjoy playing his games, and that's something that I'll never stop finding commendable. Even in dire financial straits, his sole focus is people having fun with his art, without worrying about the company itself.

You can probably tell that I really admire him as a creator, which is why it breaks my heart to see him not have the recognition and success that him and his team deserve. But he wouldn't want me to be worrying about that, just about the quality of his games. So that's what I'll do. I'll keep playing Tribe Nine to see if I can finish it 100% before it goes out of service. And instead of focusing on its inevitable demise, I'll focus on enjoying the characters, tight gameplay, and silly dialogue until the last possible moment.

I'm sure most everyone who works in a creative field is doing so because they enjoy it, and they love making things. But I'd encourage everyone to remember Kodaka's words: "You need funds to try". If it is within your means, try supporting your favorite artists financially, so that they can keep making things you love. And if it's not, just talking about their projects with your friends or leaving positive comments that remind them people enjoy what they make can make a huge difference. Don't take the art you enjoy for granted, it takes someone an incredible amount of effort to deliver it to you.

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TRIBE NINE IS GETTING CANCELLED!?!?

Today I found out the official announcement of the game is getting terminated 😟😥 it has only been 3 months since launch! I hope this isn't true but sadly this is reality. People say the reasons were the revenue dropping terribly because of the messy launch, the game battle mechanics (Understandable because I had a hard time too sometimes 😅 *cough* skill issue *cough*) and less popularity because there's no ✌🏻fan service ✌🏻 which EXACTLY why I like it, it's a fresh breath of air, and less females which typical most gacha games do but if you seen HSR's top 3 most popular characters are all MALE and Love and Deep space surpassed Genshin a while ago. It's a living proof that males can sell too! Despite that, all the characters in TB are written well especially the ones you thought are fan servicey.

So far I love the art style and the story that I'm already deeply into and I'm already fond of the characters too (Especially Kazuki hehe 💙). This game has a lot of potential and it deserves more praise. It's really sad that it's going to go off soon😢, I was so excited for the next chapter and more until we face Zero and save the world...I hope somehow they'll change their minds and realize some people out there including me that love and support this game 💞

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Aoyama Kazuki

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Tribe Nine (for which Kodaka and co did the worldbuilding and character design) is shutting down already:

ugh, sad. i meant to get around to it as the designs looked so appealing and cute, and though i don't think Kodaka wrote it, he did come up with the overall scenario, and i'd liked to have seen how that worked out

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Kiibo practice sketch for my next drawing

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HOPE / DESPAIR