I like how this is following the lore we knew from the early 2000s, back when we thought Makuta was Mata Nui's literal brother! Edit: Understand, I enjoyed the lore as it progressed! I have no issues with Teridax not being Mata Nui's brother, and Makuta being a race! There's just some nostalgia falling back to original lore.
I love how the way they word certain things- like Mata Nui and the Toa Mata falling from the sky, and the island existing on an "endless ocean"- since on the surface they're just tiny exposition details, but they actually reflect the huge lore revelations we learned so, so many years later.
yeah the later lore just overcomplicated things and made the franchise a lot more like generic sci-fi... like Makuta's real name being Teridax like c'mon it sounds like a Doctor Who villain... while some of this might have been necessary to keep the story of the franchise going, it definitely lost its mysterious tribal vibe which I loved of the early series
The fact that a fan-made game of this scale even exist is already impressive. I wish the guys at Noclip would make a documentary and interview Team Kanohi on the process of bringing this game to life. A development group of passionate fans volunteering to make a video game based on shared love of a toy series they grew up on. No monetary or profit incentive (irregardless of the obvious legal reasons), just passion, talent and patience to make a game that fans have always dreamt of. Needs to be documented and archived for video game history.
Wow, I'm impressed of how well you managed to put together this intro of Masks of power. What I like about this trailer is how in the first half of the video is almost like a retelling of the Legend of Mata Nui, except its mostly focuses on the island and its inhabitants so far at this point of the story.
The art style throws me back to being a kid. It’s like I’m flipping to the first page on a new Bionicle comic that just came in the mail from the Lego club.
Words cannot express how excited I am for this game. I'm eagerly waiting for the Demo, but even that is nothing compared to how much I want to play the actual game.
This is phenomenal!!💛 I love how the narration is written almost like an alternate version of the Mask of Light opening, a great balance of paraphrased quotes like "It was not to last", and new lines with a slightly different perspective from the film. Like it's the same legend just told by a different character in that world. I also appreciate that you're drawing from different eras of Bionicle by including things like Spinax and the Red Star, but still rooted in the first few years of Bionicle with things like "The Makuta" instead of calling him Teridax for example. This is such a beautiful love letter to Bionicle and all of us fans, the artwork is gorgeous, the music is fantastic, everything is of such high quality it truly feels like an official Bionicle story (in fact it feels more professional than some official Bionicle stories). Thank you so much for once again telling the legend of the Bionicle. - Your Gathered Friends
I love how there's an energy hound on Mata Nui. It really shows the connectedness of the original wave to the rest of the series. It would also be so cool to see the matoran wear some of the other masks present, like the noble versions of the Toa Mata masks that the av-matoran have or the Toa Metru masks.
I can't wait to play this. Bionicle lives on through the fans. From all we have seen from team kanohi, you can tell the amount of care and hard work going into this game. Keep up the amazing work. I look forward to playing the demo when it's released.
Man...I miss this series. When I was a kid, I absolutely devoured anything Bionicle-related, the story was amazing and its conclusion upon Spherus Magna with the heroes triumphant...it makes me wish it had continued onwards. But at least we have the tales of the Bionicle to fondly recall in our memories
Hit it out of the park. So incredibly excited for this. The one and only thing that could’ve made this better (and bear in mind it’s an inconsequential nitpick, was if they could get the original narrator from the old Bionicle ads.
To see the story be given life again, from people creating this from pure passion, gives me a feeling I can't even begin to describe. It feels like we're all gathered again, and we will listen again, to the legend of the Bionicle.
I think I speak for most when I say please do not rush the game like so many industries have been doing. In all actuality however, I believe this is in great hands and fans have nothing to worry about. I know this is being done for free and the nobility behind that is groundbreaking in the modern age, but I want to shower this with money any way I can. Hats off to you all working on this masterpiece for the great spirit lives on!
Expecting a game is one thing, but an introduction with the most beautiful and perfect Bionicle artwork ever?? This project continues to blow my expectations out of the water!!!! (and then ravage those expectations with hungry muaka)
If I could post a GIF in this comment, it would be of the food critic in Ratatouille flashing back to his childhood. I have chills and goosebumps. You are all doing an amazing job of keeping the (great) spirit of the original franchise alive and intact. Thank you for putting so much heart and soul into this project!
Incredible - you've captured perfectly the way I saw Bionicle through the toys and flash animatics from when I was a child. Imagination always filled in the technical gaps of the time, and now you've all brought it to life in such an incredible way. Well done Team Kanohi!
Sound and music incredible as usual! The rendering in the animation is also *gorgeous*--the lighting and the materials of the characters especially. Absolutely stunning work y'all
so excited for this, i've been stunned by the quality of work being put out. I would love to know more about what goes into organizing a project like this, especially given that its fan made
"Gathered friends... listen, again, to our legend... of the Bionicle"
My brain autofills that with that epic mask of light theme, and i get goosebumps 😅
I never forgot that intro.
“In the time before time, the Great Spirit descended from the heavens carrying we the ones called the Matoran to this paradise.”
I remember all of that
😢
I like how this is following the lore we knew from the early 2000s, back when we thought Makuta was Mata Nui's literal brother!
Edit: Understand, I enjoyed the lore as it progressed! I have no issues with Teridax not being Mata Nui's brother, and Makuta being a race! There's just some nostalgia falling back to original lore.
i peronally really like that bit of the old lore , i love all of bionicle but that old lore just hits right somtiemse
Finally somebody (game studion) who respects the lore.
I love how the way they word certain things- like Mata Nui and the Toa Mata falling from the sky, and the island existing on an "endless ocean"- since on the surface they're just tiny exposition details, but they actually reflect the huge lore revelations we learned so, so many years later.
yeah the later lore just overcomplicated things and made the franchise a lot more like generic sci-fi... like Makuta's real name being Teridax like c'mon it sounds like a Doctor Who villain... while some of this might have been necessary to keep the story of the franchise going, it definitely lost its mysterious tribal vibe which I loved of the early series
they arent brothers?
I always thought Bionicle was like The Elder Scrolls of Lego franchises, due to the rich lore, which deserves much respect.
I always saw it as kid friendly Warhammer. Intense lore for cool little warriors that you put together yourself and play analog/board games with!
Bionicle Lore is more interesting and easier to follow than the Elder Scrolls lore.
@@Dragon66898 I would say both are interesting, but Bionicle lore would be easier to follow, since it is made for a younger audience.
@@echothegecko2875 That's a great comparison as well, now that I think about it. :) Really is kind of like a kid friendly warhammer in a way.
Unity!
Duty!
DESTINY!
Unreal!
Duty!
Destiny!
The fact that a fan-made game of this scale even exist is already impressive. I wish the guys at Noclip would make a documentary and interview Team Kanohi on the process of bringing this game to life.
A development group of passionate fans volunteering to make a video game based on shared love of a toy series they grew up on. No monetary or profit incentive (irregardless of the obvious legal reasons), just passion, talent and patience to make a game that fans have always dreamt of. Needs to be documented and archived for video game history.
Wtf u talking about it is from dev nôt fan Made
@@spirit7792 it literally says this is a fan-made game on their Steam page.
@@spirit7792 it literally says this is a fan-made game on the Steam page......
@@spirit7792 it LITERALLY says "fan-made open-world adventure" on the Steam page.
@@spirit7792 it literally says fan-made open-world adventure on the Steam page...
As a game dev that grew up on Bionicle, I am SUPER HYPED
you should apply to work with them i know they are always looking for devs
Bring it to life brother! Help the boys out!
Love how Hydraxon’s energy hound appears before Tahu given that Hydraxon was the one to train the Toa Mata when they still resided in Karda Nui.
Okay thank you for explaining that, I was very confused to see him here lol
Hell yea dudes hyped for the demo!
same i cant wait to explore matanui even if it is only in le-wahi
Is there a date for the demo?
Wow, I'm impressed of how well you managed to put together this intro of Masks of power. What I like about this trailer is how in the first half of the video is almost like a retelling of the Legend of Mata Nui, except its mostly focuses on the island and its inhabitants so far at this point of the story.
The art style throws me back to being a kid. It’s like I’m flipping to the first page on a new Bionicle comic that just came in the mail from the Lego club.
1:57 is my new desktop background
Glad to celebrate Bionicle Day with this trailer. Can’t wait to play the full game!!
Words cannot express how excited I am for this game. I'm eagerly waiting for the Demo, but even that is nothing compared to how much I want to play the actual game.
Beautiful!
Feels just like 2001.
If this isn't a reason for Lego to be hiring Team Kanohi as the Bionicle game team then I don't know what else they can do to prove themselves.
The art style is so cool, looks like a book of legends
This will be astonishing 💯 best of luck team kanohi....I'll definitely be playing this when it arrives.
사랑합니다. 감사합니다.
저의 추억을 다시 지켜줘서
다시 한번 감사합니다.😢
This is phenomenal!!💛
I love how the narration is written almost like an alternate version of the Mask of Light opening, a great balance of paraphrased quotes like "It was not to last", and new lines with a slightly different perspective from the film.
Like it's the same legend just told by a different character in that world.
I also appreciate that you're drawing from different eras of Bionicle by including things like Spinax and the Red Star, but still rooted in the first few years of Bionicle with things like "The Makuta" instead of calling him Teridax for example.
This is such a beautiful love letter to Bionicle and all of us fans, the artwork is gorgeous, the music is fantastic, everything is of such high quality it truly feels like an official Bionicle story (in fact it feels more professional than some official Bionicle stories).
Thank you so much for once again telling the legend of the Bionicle.
- Your Gathered Friends
I love how there's an energy hound on Mata Nui. It really shows the connectedness of the original wave to the rest of the series. It would also be so cool to see the matoran wear some of the other masks present, like the noble versions of the Toa Mata masks that the av-matoran have or the Toa Metru masks.
The voice acting, the visuals, the music, it just feels like bioncle never left, it never has. This is beautiful! Cannot wait!
2:52 Whenever I hear that chanting...It feels like coming home.
Very happy this is still being worked on. Can't wait!
I can't wait to play this. Bionicle lives on through the fans. From all we have seen from team kanohi, you can tell the amount of care and hard work going into this game. Keep up the amazing work. I look forward to playing the demo when it's released.
I am so excited for this game! I can’t wait to play the demo
Oh boy I love seeing cool bionicle stuff
Man...I miss this series. When I was a kid, I absolutely devoured anything Bionicle-related, the story was amazing and its conclusion upon Spherus Magna with the heroes triumphant...it makes me wish it had continued onwards. But at least we have the tales of the Bionicle to fondly recall in our memories
I cannot wait! Thank you so much for your passion with this. I like seeing Takua at the end around the fire
Yeah, that shooting star might not just be a normal shooting star. Methinks Takua might be a bit important in this game, perhaps.
Hit it out of the park. So incredibly excited for this.
The one and only thing that could’ve made this better (and bear in mind it’s an inconsequential nitpick, was if they could get the original narrator from the old Bionicle ads.
I honestly like this new voice more for the game, but it would be dooe if the og man can do the voice for the commercial (if they ever make one)
oh! my child hood heroes have returned! i am so hyped for this game, i can barely wait to venture on Mata Nui!
This game will revive my love for bionicle.
Damn I saw this in on steam and can't wait to play it.
To see the story be given life again, from people creating this from pure passion, gives me a feeling I can't even begin to describe. It feels like we're all gathered again, and we will listen again, to the legend of the Bionicle.
I am sad that Bionicle was discontinued, but this removes that sadness. This is amazing!
What a love ! What a passion! I cant wait!!! ❤
I don't know that I've ever been this hyped for a game. That was outstanding. Gave me chills. I love this community.
I am unbelievably hyped for this game! It's a love letter to Bionicle and it's legacy :)
Man.... honestly just enjoying this as a movie would be good enough. I can't imagine how cool it will be to play it. Awesome work, guys. Seriously.
Chills down my spine! The voiceover is so good
Props to the artists for the dreamy artwork !!! My favorite is the canister on the beach
This is great, so much nostalgia of the original story drop and such cool visuals, especially the Tahu and Rahi one!!!
I think I speak for most when I say please do not rush the game like so many industries have been doing. In all actuality however, I believe this is in great hands and fans have nothing to worry about. I know this is being done for free and the nobility behind that is groundbreaking in the modern age, but I want to shower this with money any way I can. Hats off to you all working on this masterpiece for the great spirit lives on!
Ohhh the hype is real, I got chills all over from those choral intro notes and the voice-over
Man I can’t wait- I haven’t been this excited for a game in ages
I'm crying for the emotion. :') This is Beautiful.
Love it
This style is fkn beautiful!!
The giant Spinax looks epic like a Dark Souls boss. Something like Sif from first DS, but in the undead form :)
Amazing :D and thank you for sticking to the tribal atmosphere of the initial series
Thanks @ Team Kanohi for the amazing work and dedication!!!! I am so excited for this great looking game. Looks phenomenal
This takes me back, to the early 2000's, when I started collecting the figurines of the Toa. What an awesome time to be a kid it was 😁
SO.DAMN.HYPED! Hope Craine sees this. Thats how its done.
This could be the loading screen of the game. I love it already.
Seems like a good chance this will be the intro cinematic
Can’t wait to play for demo for this!
Double Checked the steam page... I know it will come out when it comes out but... oh man its not easy waiting
keep up the good workd guys : this gave me chills, and it's blasting hot out there!
This art is amazing! I love the amount of effort that seems to be going into this project! ❤
Those illustrations are absolutely incredible! Thanks for providing a download for em!
This is so beautiful, I'm so stoked to see the Toa in modern art. Can't wait for the game. The Spinax was awesome! Fave Rahi.
Seigi VA has come a long way from being a UA-cam VA. I recognized his voice as the narrator from a mile away and I love it.
Beautiful! This so effectively captures the feeling of the first few years of Bionicle!
This art is so great, LOVE this trailer!!!
My god this looks absolutely incredible
I love the detail of Jala and Takua being at Vakamas campfire
LET'S GOOO MY BOY MAKUTA IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER
I will stream the demo the moment it drops
I did not realize energy hounds lived on the island of Mata Nui
I am unbelievably hyped for this! I don’t even have a PC to play it but just the fact that it exists makes me happy!
Expecting a game is one thing, but an introduction with the most beautiful and perfect Bionicle artwork ever?? This project continues to blow my expectations out of the water!!!! (and then ravage those expectations with hungry muaka)
This looks insane. Bionicle has some amazing lore!
I was very happy to see Takua there at the end
Whoever did the art for this is fantastic!!!
far out this is amazing! Happy 810NICLE Day!
Call that a coincidence, I just finished the Legacy version. I'm so excited for this game!
I am so very excited for this!!! Gaaah!!!
🍷🧐 ¡¡¡JODER, ESTO ES ABSOLUTO CINE!!! 🚬🗿
Commenting and upvoting for visibility. Love the work so far!
This is so good I can't comprehend it. To say I'm hyped is an extreme understatment.
This could make a really cool intro for the game tbh
Love the style of these animations!
If I could post a GIF in this comment, it would be of the food critic in Ratatouille flashing back to his childhood. I have chills and goosebumps. You are all doing an amazing job of keeping the (great) spirit of the original franchise alive and intact. Thank you for putting so much heart and soul into this project!
Thank you for preserving my childhood!
I would LOVE To play this in a co-op format. Dannnng. The Nostalgiaaaaa
This art is GORGEOUS
The art style is so good!
We count on you, team kanohi!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
absolutely phenomenal artworks! I can only imagine how much effort went into making them
This is so well made oh my god
Incredible - you've captured perfectly the way I saw Bionicle through the toys and flash animatics from when I was a child. Imagination always filled in the technical gaps of the time, and now you've all brought it to life in such an incredible way. Well done Team Kanohi!
so stoke for this game, loved the intro!
I need this in my life.
Sound and music incredible as usual! The rendering in the animation is also *gorgeous*--the lighting and the materials of the characters especially. Absolutely stunning work y'all
I can't wait for this to come out
You're SO GREAT.
Its still good to be Bionicle fan
Incredible artwork!!
THIS IS SO HYPE KEEP IT COMING 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
Im so genuinely grateful for these wonderful devs for making this work of art ;-;
so excited for this, i've been stunned by the quality of work being put out.
I would love to know more about what goes into organizing a project like this, especially given that its fan made
This will be so good!