These look beautiful, Spring 2014 can't come soon enough.

Some more screenshots on GameInformer.

http://i.imgur.com/Xt0JOGV.jpg

the lighting on this is absolutely gorgeous!

I'm massively curious as to what's happened right here, and why that mudokon to the far left is so happy about it.

E:I just wish we could see Abe's hands in the picture so we could see if it was pre/post hand-scarring, maybe it's something to do with Abe using his Shrykull power? I'm just pissing in the dark here.

I would guess it’s something to do with that. This screen from the first post looks to be from the same scene, and seems to be Abe stepping up to either receive a scar or to test the Shrykull power.

This is yes!

They changed the background color!

...for a better one!

The dragging scene is just so perfect. Somehow they have done better than before. I also love his face when he's marching with bigface.

This needs explosions in the background

Those screenshots are true eye candy! I can't get enough!
By the way there is an article on oddworld.com as well but I don't think there is anything new over there:
http://www.oddworld.com/2014/02/oddw...y-screenshots/

Hnnnng.

GAT DAYUM!!!

Oh. My. God.

I can't wait.

Amazing work JAW/OI! I especially like the tilted paramonian shot. Pretty much everything about that shot is excellent :) The Rupturefarms scene is a little too hygienically clean; needs some tarnish on that shiny metalwork, make it look aged somewhat.

I completely love the tree, and how the nearby fire's lighting effect colours it. The tree's shape, its texture - looks so totally natural. Great job :)

I think it's from the last FMV, right before Abe farts. It's the only time I can recall where you have Abe, BigFace and other mudokons together.

From his expression I'd wager this is after testing the Shrykull power and this is Abe walking off to head back into Rupture Farms, confident with his new found abilities.

Could be a new cutscene entirely, that's what I was thinking.

Abe looks ripped!

Do you even chant bro??


But they are all looking damn fine. I hope we get to see some gameplay animation soon. I wanna see how the flow of everything goes. i.e. the backgrounds moving, the animals moving etc. If they've nailed that then they deserve every award eligible.

Err some one pointed out something concerning in the Facebook comments.


Abe getting hit there in the 1st shot. Is that a bird coming out of him? like, munches oddysee style health bar?

:/

Uh

where

It's true that Abe does have something strange on his back. It could be a health-bird-thingy (those birds need a proper Oddworld name) getting out of his body like in MO.

I guess if they choose the MO style health bar it is probably because they need to be accessible to casual players as one-hit deaths might be regarded as too hard.

If they are doing this they should definitely allow players to choose the one hit death as an option.

How can you say anything when you don't know how it works though? It could be a distinction between getting clipped by one shot as opposed to actually being in the line of fire. It could just be part of the death animation.

I think/hope Abe just ran through some birds and scared them. They're common enough in Paramonia.

That's why I use words like "could", "if" and "I guess".

I get the cater to casual players theory, but cutting out the 1 shot dead would be so disheartening and disappointing. Not drawing conclusions though. The game looks fantastic.

No seriously someone please circle what's being talked about because I don't think we're seeing the same thing

http://postimg.org/image/5wq8aq1zd/

Either the weird thing circled in orange, or the bird looking thing in the blue circle. Probably the Bird thing in the blue.

E: If the image isn't loading for you either for whatever reason: http://postimg.org/image/5wq8aq1zd/

That thing circled in blue is Abe's other arm and the one circled in orange just looked like part of the tree to me. I only just noticed the blood though, so great. Now I have no idea.

If the thing circled in blue is one of Abe's arms it means he has 3 arms.

http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...s/SSNT0050.png

By looking closely you can see his left arm is pointing downwards and his hand is just above his knee.

Hey, don't lose hope!
Maybe the`ve implemented a hardmode where threats kill you in one-hit. So you can choose. That would be cool!

Oh no they are birds

violent weeping

Abe gets shot.

A bird appears out of the bullet wound.

if all birds spill from abes insides, abe dies.



I thought they were called spirit birds and started off or turned into blue energy balls. Like, when you die in AO or Exo, that sparking chant energy emits from the corpse, raises into the air and birds appear out of the energy. Even with the portals.


if what we are saying is happening, abe has birds for blood. Not that mystic energy that forms into an animal, just full on avian creatures for blood. That and scrabs and paramites will have to keep kicking or biting abe to kill him...

is this why abe or mudokons are chicken?


I summon the power of Will to come forth and give clarity (if possible).

It’s worth pointing out there’s a handful of birds above the Story Stone as well. So Nate could well be right.

Actually, now that you pointed my attention there, I think you and Nate are right.

Just when Stewart says stuff like "we'll be adding 3 features that they haven't shown yet", i cant help but be worried or super excited.

minds cleared now. Cant wait to play it lol.

Cheers Nate & Manco.

a: He could be running through pigeons, which inhabit Paramonia

b: In the original it took the sligs three shots to hit you anyway.

The explanation was the sligs had shit aim though, wasn't it?

It must be shit, to miss in two dimensions.

If you pay close enough attention you can see where they shoot the ground twice before they hit you

I think it was much more obvious in AE, if I remember correctly, compared to AO.

On PC it seemed to be only in AE.