Oddworld: Soulstorm - Trailer

This was one of the best games of the show for me... i loved the originals on Playstation. Can't wait to pick this one up!
 
Free on PS+, that's quite a surprise.
 
As an OG Oddworld fan (still waiting for that quintology to be completed) I am both excited, but also a bit skeptical. I liked New n Tasty overall, but still felt like it was a bit of a downgrade from the original game, and this doesn't look that different from New n Tasty.

Not sure how I feel about looting and crafting, as for me part of the charm of the originals was it's simplicity, but hopefully it's optional, and although I do like the look of those darker areas in the trailer (reminds me a lot of the original's art style), other area's are still very bloomy, although it does look like they toned it down from the last game.

Regardless, I hope this is a success, because I do love this franchise and would love to see more of it. For those who missed out, check out the OddBox on Steam, all of them still hold up really well.
 
scoobidoo112 said:
As an OG Oddworld fan (still waiting for that quintology to be completed) I am both excited, but also a bit skeptical. I liked New n Tasty overall, but still felt like it was a bit of a downgrade from the original game, and this doesn't look that different from New n Tasty.

Not sure how I feel about looting and crafting, as for me part of the charm of the originals was it's simplicity, but hopefully it's optional, and although I do like the look of those darker areas in the trailer (reminds me a lot of the original's art style), other area's are still very bloomy, although it does look like they toned it down from the last game.

Regardless, I hope this is a success, because I do love this franchise and would love to see more of it. For those who missed out, check out the OddBox on Steam, all of them still hold up really well.
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My biggest complaint with New n Tasty was that it never had the same dark look as the original. It looked better technically but i found the almost complete lack of light sources as you leave Rupture Farms in the original sooo much better.
 
skit_data said:
My biggest complaint with New n Tasty was that it never had the same dark look as the original. It looked better technically but i found the almost complete lack of light sources as you leave Rupture Farms in the original sooo much better.
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Yeah I agree. For those who are interested, this video does a really good job of showing the differences:

 
scoobidoo112 said:
As an OG Oddworld fan (still waiting for that quintology to be completed) I am both excited, but also a bit skeptical. I liked New n Tasty overall, but still felt like it was a bit of a downgrade from the original game, and this doesn't look that different from New n Tasty.

Not sure how I feel about looting and crafting, as for me part of the charm of the originals was it's simplicity, but hopefully it's optional, and although I do like the look of those darker areas in the trailer (reminds me a lot of the original's art style), other area's are still very bloomy, although it does look like they toned it down from the last game.

Regardless, I hope this is a success, because I do love this franchise and would love to see more of it. For those who missed out, check out the OddBox on Steam, all of them still hold up really well.
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Yes, New n Tasty is no better than the original, but it is a more accessible version for today's audience and even with that different look, it still has some beautiful levels.

Lorne Lanning himself is literally leaving his life in this game, I think there are not many reasons to be skeptical, and you have to open your mind in certain aspects, you cannot make a sequel and make it the same as the previous game, you have to add new elements , make the game more complex, deep, replayable, etc.

That is the problem with many fans, who lock themselves in the idea that the sequel has to be a carbon copy of the original game, that kills the creativity, it does not make sense in a medium like this to be so conservative.
 
FabiiOrange01 said:
Yes, New n Tasty is no better than the original, but it is a more accessible version for today's audience and even with that different look, it still has some beautiful levels.
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Sure, it does, but it could have been better, and it's because of that feedback that they've made significant changes to the art style for the sequel, which is how things are supposed to work. Not sure what art style and animations have to do with accessibility though.

FabiiOrange01 said:
Lorne Lanning himself is literally leaving his life in this game, I think there are not many reasons to be skeptical, and you have to open your mind in certain aspects, you cannot make a sequel and make it the same as the previous game, you have to add new elements , make the game more complex, deep, replayable, etc.
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That is not how you use the word 'literally', don't be so dramatic. Besides, change just for the sake of change isn't a good thing, especially when it concerns a remake of an existing game. There's a chance that if you change too much, the spirit of the original is lost. But I'm waiting to see how things work out, being skeptical of something doesn't mean that my mind is made up.

FabiiOrange01 said:
That is the problem with many fans, who lock themselves in the idea that the sequel has to be a carbon copy of the original game, that kills the creativity, it does not make sense in a medium like this to be so conservative.
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These games wouldn't exist if it wasn't for fans who support it, so this idea that fans wanting the game to be the best it can being a "problem" is ridiculous. There have been plenty of franchises that added loot systems for the sake of change, and in many of those cases it didn't make things better, but hopefully that is not the case here.

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I loved a whole lot about New n Tasty, and played the crap out of it, but it had some obvious flaws, and you can love something and criticize it at the same time :messenger_winking:
 
IbizaPocholo said:
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Oh no... im really not a big fan of the whole crafting aspect. It doesnt seem entirely necessary so hopefully its just there to expand options avaiable to the player.

Edit: Im sorry, but this gameplay looks nothing like the original Abes Oddysee/Exoddus. Way too bright, way too much stuff going on on the HUD, uneven graphics and way too much inventory management. I will try it since it will be on PS+ but i left really worried after watching this.
 
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Sure is a lot of hype for this game. We are 39 posts into this thread.... Good thing it's free. (with PS+)
 
Loved the old PlayStation game.
Played New N Tasty on Switch recently.

Downloading this just now and looking forward to playing it.

Sad to see how the industry just seems to run on hype these days and potentially good games like this fly under the radar because they aren't big budget blockbusters with influencers clamouring to perpetuate and ride that wave of views and clicks.
 
RedWhiteBlue said:
Loved the old PlayStation game.
Played New N Tasty on Switch recently.

Downloading this just now and looking forward to playing it.

Sad to see how the industry just seems to run on hype these days and potentially good games like this fly under the radar because they aren't big budget blockbusters with influencers clamouring to perpetuate and ride that wave of views and clicks.
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It's a shame that it's too colorful like the new one, I much preferred the old grittier Oddworld
 
The framedrops on the PS5 and occassional bugs are disappointing, but I remember that the previous game was far from polished as well. The actual gameplay is fun and I don't mind the focus on crafting and using items in general, but I feel like that completing platforming sections is not a challenge now because of the double jump.
 
xrnzaaas said:
The framedrops on the PS5 and occassional bugs are disappointing, but I remember that the previous game was far from polished as well. The actual gameplay is fun and I don't mind the focus on crafting and using items in general, but I feel like that completing platforming sections is not a challenge now because of the double jump.
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Oddworld was never about platforming challenges, it was always more about knowing how to approach a situation than the execution. Like Another World or Flashback.
 
I'm enjoying the game, but it has just taken me over an hour to complete The Ruin (2nd level). After the 1st level I wasn't expecting that! It sort of puts me off replaying the levels if they are going to be that long.
 
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