Not only that. But Greeters worked a little different to normal lasers which made for some unique puzzles, particularly in FeeCo.

The issue with the Greeters' laser fields is that they "rotated" around the Greeters. In a 2D space this is somewhat easier to pull off, but if we had Connel's idea of a "floodlight" style laser field (which I actually think is pretty cool) then we'd be constantly seeing the laser field fall off the edges of platforms as it rotates around the Greeter.

Also I agree that laser fields were pretty dumbed down for NnT. The inability for laser fields to overlap made complex puzzles much easier.

Potentially the laser shuts off and turns back on once the Greeter has turned?

Doing that would remove the threat of actually trying to walk past a greeter whilst it's laser field rotates around it. I couldn't tell you the amount of times I'd walk past a Greeter only for it's laser field to pass through it's body when it's turns and zap me.

Very true. I'm sure there's a solution out there somewhere. I highly doubt they'd omit them completely.

Wait....so is this a remake of Exoddus? I'm a bit confused. Has Lorne answered any questions regarding this? Will it be 2D? Will my beloved Necrum and Slig Barracks be fully realized in glorious HD?

It's gonna be in Unity, so it probably won't be in 2D. It's probably a reimagining of Abe's Exoddus, like New N Tasty

Lorne said "its basically all brand new" in one of his most recent interviews, so I wouldn't expect just the New N Tasty treatment for Exoddus. He said the idea behind New n Tasty was keeping the original script and redoing it with modern technology - He's said (I'm paraphrasing) that Soulstorm will be more like a new script based on the existing plot.

New n Tasty was a remake. SoulStorm is going to be a full reimagining it seems.

If I recall correctly, Abe HD (at the beginning) was also called a "reimagination".

Yeah, but it turned out to be a remake, just not a very faithful one (atmosphere-wise).

A reimagining is what Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is to Silent Hill 1. Hopefully the fact the fact that SH:SM is utter, utter dogshit is completely irrelevant.

Yes, my point is: Soulstorm could also be a remake.

It could be, but after everything we've seen and Lorne calling it a reimagining I'm assuming it will be a reimagining.

We haven't seen much, if anything, about the actual game so far.

We've seen enough to determine that it is a reimagining.

Lorne himself literally said that they were rewriting the script and just keeping the bits he likes. If you rewrite Hamlet but in Africa with lions then you get The Lion King, they both have the same key points but they're completely different experiences. I think it's undeniable that this is more than just a remake.

Exactly.

I was just saying that so far we've seen no cutscenes, no gameplay, and hardly any music from the game, so it's dumb to assume you know what the game is gonna be. Because it is dumb.

Varrok, J_dude may be new to Oddworld. To quote Nate:

Did you miss the bit where I said "based on what we've heard so far".

What have we heard about that wasn't pure PR?

Nepsotic is trolling.

Well, we've NOT heard Abe's Exoddus be mentioned once in regards to Soulstorm, besides "we kept the backbone and we're rewriting everything else".

Ironically, we're on a forum who is making fun of religion.

It's a little different, Vlam.

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which*. You seem to make this mistake on a regular basis. When talking about a person, use "who" in this context, when talking about a thing(s), use "which"

Thank you.

THE FOREIGNERS ARE PASSING ON INFORMATION TO ONE ANOTHER AND THUS ARE DISPLAYING CEPHALOPOD LEVELS OF INTELLIGENCE.

What the hell is Oddworld.

The point is, from the press release and Lanning's interviews, one could gather that Soulstorm is more or less "take 2" of Exoddus, or a second draft. Of course we don't know what the final product is, but it certainly isn't dumb to think that it will more likely be a re-imagining than a straight up remake with modern elements like NnT was.

Hominix, it's based on experience.

I know what they *said*, but we haven's seen what they have *done*. It's quite a big difference.

I understand the arguments on erring on the side of caution,especially when it comes to OWI and Lorne Lanning but I'm hopeful that; especially considering this is a follow up to New N Tasty and they already have resources put in place, along with new and better connections now than at the start of NnT's development cycle; they'll end up delivering on much more of their promises.

It is a mystery

So that's your point? That we don't know what the finished product will be? Of course we don't. This thread is like 90% speculation. I've been playing oddworld for most of my life, and I've seen people's hopes get dashed, but I don't think anyone is unaware that their speculations may be wrong.

People are speculating because it's exciting. Popping up and repeating that we don't know what the finished product will be isn't very helpful in a speculation thread... That's why it's speculation.

Speculating and acting like it's truth are not neccessarily the same

Who acted like it's the truth? Need I remind you, you came to the conclusion that it's probably a similar style of remake to NnT based on the info that it's made in the same engine. That's not necessarily safe speculation either.

They key word is "probably". That's a speculation.

You'll find that the vast majority of the people in this thread include words like "probably", "most likely", "maybe" and other words of uncertainty when they post their predictions. You're not doing anyone a service by reminding them that their idea is just an idea.

Hominix, I know how you will react if SoulStorm turns out to be a remake of AE: "Yeah, well, it is the fault of the studio...".