Bullet Club
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A glimpse of a cinematic showing off the rendering techniques we are using in Oddworld: Soulstorm.
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Oddworld: Soulstorm Cinematic Trailer
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A glimpse of a cinematic showing off the rendering techniques we are using in Oddworld: Soulstorm.
CyberPanda
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I adore Oddworld, and I love the sense of humour in the franchise.
SlashBringingHasher
Banned
i heard they struggled with the latest release. I think if this one doesn't do well they close shop for sure which is sad. someone would have to acquire them etc.
they would do a lot better if they were exclusive to any console and were advertised well as even a small mascot imo. I think they just get left in the dust as is.
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CyberPanda
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That’s unfortunate. Is the original creator still making these new editions?
Red Crayon Aristocrat
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I can't say I really understand remaking the original games instead of continuing the story where it left off from Munch's Odyssey, I mean MO was almost 20 years ago now.
Chozofication_
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I thought this was a new game?
Bullet Club
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Red Crayon Aristocrat
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I'm pretty sure it's a remake of Abe's Exoddus.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
It is a remake of Abe's Exoddus just like the previous release was a remake of the original game.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Got some receipts for that? Last I remember, New and Tasty sold well for them.
bosnianpie
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For some reason the Oddworld games, especially the first two, always remind me of what gaming used to be like. Small scale studios with big hearts and a motivation that seemed to strech beyond profit. No DLC, microtransactions, open world, mmo, patches or discussion about diversity. Just pure fun.
Abe's Oddysee and Exoddus were not the best games out there but I have more fond memories playing them than many AAA games.
Soulstorm looks promising and I will definitely support this game. I just hope the main focus will be puzzles and clever gameplay rather than some big world and a deep story. I wish them good luck and hope it will be a success.
Abe's Oddysee and Exoddus were not the best games out there but I have more fond memories playing them than many AAA games.
Soulstorm looks promising and I will definitely support this game. I just hope the main focus will be puzzles and clever gameplay rather than some big world and a deep story. I wish them good luck and hope it will be a success.
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It's not.
I mean, in concept it is, but it's also a completely new game in basically every way.
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
Same basic plot and thus taking place before Munch's Odyssey, right?
I’m not sure we know that yet.
SlashBringingHasher
Banned
yes its the same guy
Red Crayon Aristocrat
Member
It's certainly possible they switched gears at some point, but I'm pretty it was at least announced as a remake of the second game.
Geki-D
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One of the devs (Lorn Lanning in fact) was actually on here round the time the game released and said it was underperforming. No idea what it's at now or if it ever sped up but back then he wasn't all too happy.
It takes place after Abe's Oddysee so it would still be before Munch but at this point we don't even know if Munch is considered canon anymore. They're pretty much taking the old plot and making a brand new game around it.
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Nymphae
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I forget the guys name....the guy who did the good God of War critique video posted a few times at Gaf...Mathew something.....
https://www.youtube.com/user/Matthewmatosis I believe
He has a good look on his channel at the Abe's Oddysee remake, and I was pretty shocked to see how they handled that game. I forget all of the specifics he goes over, but it was very clear that the developers did not do a good job of retaining what made the original great. There were several graphical "enhancements" that negatively impacted gameplay, and a few other weird quirks. I was really interested in it, then watched his look at the game, and decided I'd rather just play the original.
Hope this fares better.
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Grumpy Toe Nail
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This and Crash are the earliest games i can remember playing in my life. Makes me wanna play the HD remakes.
CyberPanda
Banned
I know right? Classic games were the best and they had less SJW garbage in them.
Isa
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Well I'm excited for it, I love all their games. Their worlds seemed to share that sort of Earthworm Jim era of passion and humor. And both occasionally managed to shock my mom a few times. Stranger's Wrath is my favorite by far, I still need to go back and play through it on Vita. I still mess around with friends doing various impressions from the game(s). Their npc's were so great and fun to mess around with. Haha I still get a chuckle from the bandits taunting the Stranger, I'll never forget first hearing "Damn boy you pretty!"
They've seemed to always have a knack for creating great worlds and graphics. Its impressive that such "gross" character design can elicit both humor and then go for the feels with great success. Really looking forward to playing the final product.
They've seemed to always have a knack for creating great worlds and graphics. Its impressive that such "gross" character design can elicit both humor and then go for the feels with great success. Really looking forward to playing the final product.