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06-13-2018, 06:58 PM
meech121
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Was JAW the worst thing to happen to Oddworld?

I stumbled upon the following YouTube comment in reference to New 'N' Tasty:

Anything Just Add Water makes seriously needs to be avoided. JAW botched The Oddbox when it released, they botched Stranger's Wrath on the PC twice (and from a quick glance over the Steam forums, the game is STILL unplayable) and apparently they didn't do a great job with this game either. JAW is the worst thing to happen to the Oddworld franchise, and I really wish people would stop supporting them. They're a self-congratulatory, half-assing studio.

I've never looked into JAW before so I wasn't fully aware of how poorly they handled the Oddworld ports. If they have damaged the Oddworld brand and reputation then no wonder OWI got rid of them. What's your take on JAW's contribution to Oddworld, and New 'N' Tasty in general?

I noticed that NNT had some amateur design flaws, such as environmental hazards being tied to framerate, and some of the Slig timings were off in "Hard" mode which made one Elum jump section an utter crapshoot.

Last edited by meech121; 06-15-2018 at 07:09 PM.. : typo
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