Oddworld: SoulStorm

[Jordan]

Again, just so people don't get their hopes up, Abe's not gonna look like that in game. The hand's a render to get people excited. He might look like that in pre-rendered cutscenes (and it comparison to NnT's cutscenes, much much better), but it'll be toned down when you play it.

Or maybe they should just write ALIVE 3.0

I'd rather them do this to be honest. Anything but Unity. Such an awkward engine.

[Scrabaniac]

I disliked the ragdoll physics.

[FrustratedAssassin]

Again, just so people don't get their hopes up, Abe's not gonna look like that in game. The hand's a render to get people excited. He might look like that in pre-rendered cutscenes (and it comparison to NnT's cutscenes, much much better), but it'll be toned down when you play it.



I'd rather them do this to be honest. Anything but Unity. Such an awkward engine.

Well I mean, it's not like you'd be able to see that level of detail in a side scroller anyway.

And yes if they use Unity I'm cancelling my pre-order.

[Xavier]

Pretty sure the engine that MO ran on had the ALIVE title.

Yes, MO is running on the A.L.I.V.E 2 engine:

http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...008/search/558

[Havoc]

And the A.L.I.V.E 2 engine itself is a modified version of the Gamebryo engine. Which might actually suck worse than Unity.

[Crashpunk]

I disliked the ragdoll physics.

Yeah so did I. They were unnecessary and usually ruined the atmosphere of the game.

They were also really buggy. Which sure, gave me a few cheap laughs, but I'd honestly prefer them to be gone entirely.

[Nepsotic]

Well I mean, it's not like you'd be able to see that level of detail in a side scroller anyway.

And yes if they use Unity I'm cancelling my pre-order.

Even though you jizzed your pants over NNT?

[abe619]

The ragdolls were kind of a mood killer, even though I've always generally loved ragdolls, but I think they should have made them die with less force, perhaps make death animations that THEN lead to a ragdoll state instead of just death = insta-ragdoll.

Also, I think they should make the lighting darker and more depressing, hopefully it looks something like the pre-render, well probably not the model detail or texture detail, but if it has the same lighting, then I'd hyperventilate over it.

[Slog Bait]

The use of ragdolls was perfect for slig on slig action, but it fell flat for a lot of other deaths

Something about stopping dead in your tracks and just falling limp while saying "Aw why'd you kill me man" gets me good

[Jordan]

Just bring back the chunks of meat when you die. That was awesome.

[Varrok]

NnT has meats of chunk while exploding. Like in MO.

[Slog Bait]

I'm still disappointed you explode when you walk into an electric barrier. Should have been disintigrating into ash or ragdolled

[Varrok]

That requires more effort

[FrustratedAssassin]

Even though you jizzed your pants over NNT?

Speaking of, I can't wait for the bar in your signature to reach Abe's penis

I'm still disappointed you explode when you walk into an electric barrier. Should have been disintigrating into ash or ragdolled

Well I mean Half-Life 2 did that back in 2004 and Portal 2 did it way better in 2011 so what they did in NnT was pretty shit. It was also very cartoony and I hope that with this Darker and Edgier™ direction they're taking with OS they'll do the electric gates better.

[Scrabaniac]

Its the smaller things which made the differences in NnT. For example, when a steak falls from a meat sack, it looked ridiculous. They should have kept it to a simple bloody chunk of flesh

[32degrees]

Its the smaller things which made the differences in NnT. For example, when a steak falls from a meat sack, it looked ridiculous. They should have kept it to a simple bloody chunk of flesh

I agree it was a lot of little things that added up that spoiled parts of NNT for me many being little atmospheric thing like how bright ruptur farms was I'm hoping there fixed in SoulStorm

[FrustratedAssassin]

like how bright ruptur farms was I'm hoping there fixed in SoulStorm

Well I mean



As long as OWI isn't doing this to purposely mislead us, I'd say there's a fair chance of that happening.

[Scrabaniac]

Do you reckon they will do the backstory like in the original?

[Slog Bait]

I think a completely redesigned Soulstorm Brewery in the same vein of the redesigned RF would be far more fitting for the location than Rupture Farms.

I'd expect a flashy showy exterior to a brewery vs a meat processing plant through and through

[Vlam]

Slog Bait and Scrabaniac: if Abe is leading all 300 muds across the desert then what will happen? What are your suggestions?

[Nepsotic]

The desert... Will go muddy??

[Slog Bait]

Well Vlam, you see, it's very quite interesting. First, they all complain a lot because the desert is fucking shit to walk through. Then, they stumble across Soulstorm Brew. Then, they all become drunks, resulting in Abe having to save 300 drunks.

I hope this is adequate for your Sligstorm fanfiction, Vlam.

[Scrabaniac]

They go fishing.


For attention

[FrustratedAssassin]

At first I thought they'll be revealing one picture every day until the Lanning interview which I thought was important in some way. Apparently not.

I'm hoping there's something else after the Abe model reveal which will probably be like at the end of the week.

[Stranger4002]

I'm glad to see them going back into a slightly darker theme, but at the same time, I hope they don't make it too dark. Part of Oddworld's charm, at least for me, was the humor mixed in with the darker elements, and I'd like to see that balance between silly and serious maintained.

Agreed.

[RuptureFarms1029]

Do you reckon they will do the backstory like in the original?

I sure hope so the backstory for Oddysee narrated by Alf is what made me want to play the first game.

[HOMINIX]

lol really, OWI? Adding the some youtuber's reaction to your announcement? I love you guys, but damn.

[Scrabaniac]

Oh dear

[SligValet]

Jacksepticeye is obnoxious and loud as fuck either way, like all other american youtubers nowadays

[HOMINIX]

It's because their target demographic is getting younger and younger