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OANST 02-13-2012 09:07 AM

I'll be honest. I don't care anymore. I'm tired of trying to find reasons to continue supporting Oddworld Inhabitants. I'm not buying any more buggy graphical upgrades just to have the version with the crap that was removed from the original put back in on a different platform.

MeechMunchie 02-13-2012 09:44 AM

Shush, you'll make Wil cry.

OANST 02-13-2012 10:54 AM

Sorry. Not blaming anyone. Just running out of reasons to care.

Manco 02-13-2012 12:04 PM

I’d like to know two things:
  1. Why was it decided to add in Scuba Toads?
  2. Why was it decided to only add them to the PC?

OANST 02-13-2012 12:08 PM

I would imagine that the answer to both questions is "not enough people bought it on PS3".

Sekto Springs 02-13-2012 03:56 PM

Considering the big-ol'-fix-everything-patch hasn't been released for PS3 yet, it seems like a missed opportunity to leave them out. If the PC version is getting them, then the PS3 version should as well. If not, then it just seems unfair to make them exclusive to PC. The whole point of this venture is to gain a new crop of Oddworld fans, right? This seems like the kind of thing that would alienate half of them.

I understand that isn't your intention, and game development is full of unforeseeable bumps in the road, but this seems like the kind of thing that's just going to cause contention. If you plan on adding them, put them in both versions or not at all.

mrsmr2 02-14-2012 12:30 AM

They weren't in the original therefore I don't care at all.

I also don't care for move support, I just want the audio fixed so I can play through it again.

Nate 02-14-2012 01:44 AM

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I would imagine that the answer to both questions is "not enough people bought it on PS3".

That's more of a reason to add it to the PS3 version and not the PC. Bear in mind that the PC HD update is also being syphoned to people who have already bought it.

I think it's a silly idea to add them to the PC and not the PS3. Well, I think it's a silly idea to add them at all. I'd prefer it if they focused on new things rather than spending time making arbitrary extra tweaks to SW. I say 'arbitrary' because they obviously can't be added in any way that will change the gameplay.

AvengingGibbons 02-14-2012 04:14 AM

Is that true; that not many people have bought Stranger's Wrath for PS3, so far?

Xavier 02-14-2012 05:46 AM

I totally agree with Sekto Springs here. I understand this is probabluy meant as harmless fun. Did you guys at JAW think this trough? I mean, what do you expect the reaction of PS3 owners will be? Why putting exclusives on some platform and thus alienate the owners of the other platform?

I have to say, I hate it when people add some unnanounced bonus in a new version of the game/cd/dvd. It makes me feel like I missed something by buying it early.

Glitch 02-14-2012 06:18 AM

okay, just to clear things up. If we do end up in a situation where some extra stuff is in one version of the game but not in the other, rest assured that we will work towards making them all equal and the same as soon as is permissible.

OANST 02-14-2012 06:54 AM

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That's more of a reason to add it to the PS3 version and not the PC. Bear in mind that the PC HD update is also being syphoned to people who have already bought it.

My thinking with that was if the PS3 more or less flopped then why would they spend more money on developing extra content for it. Also, if the PS3 version flopped, then they are possibly trying to shoehorn in additional content for the pc release that may make people slightly more interested in buying it.

Not saying that I'm right.

Manco 02-15-2012 10:32 AM

Stranger PS3 certainly didn’t flop.

OANST 02-15-2012 11:07 AM

WELL ALRIGHT THEN STOP YELLING AT ME

Dipstikk 02-17-2012 08:13 AM

OANST IS SUCH A FRAGILE FLOWER

EarlyHalloween 02-20-2012 02:31 AM

http://www.msxbox-world.com/forums/t...g-more-likely/

"We spoke with Stewart Gilray of Just Add Water who explains the team worked hard to reduce the game's file size which now sits at a respectable 1.95 GB - nicely under the 2GB limit. To accomplish this they have used modern codecs which cut the 650 MB audio down to just 465 MB all the while offering improvement over the original recordings. They've also reduced the quality of the CGI movies slightly, resulting in a further reduction of 175 MB. Coupled with some additional tweaks to the characters and environments (which are still being worked on we're informed), has resulted in the game being a suitable size for XBLA. What's more Stewart confirms, the game is pretty much identical on both console platforms."

Sorry if this is old news but I didn't know JAW worked on reducing the file size. Here's hoping for an XBLA release.

OANST 02-20-2012 09:27 AM

You ever see that interview Lorne did on Stranger's Wrath multiplayer?

EarlyHalloween 02-21-2012 10:22 AM

Nope, I haven't. :(

Wil 02-21-2012 02:03 PM

I remember, but I can't find it back. Can you remember anything else about it?

OANST 02-21-2012 02:10 PM

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When moving forward with the OddBox, we started getting some rather grand ideas. One of these was to create a multiplayer component for Stranger's Wrath. We've always been interested in bringing people together with media that has the power to question social standards, so yeah, multiplayer was kind of a no brainer.

We put together a team, and we went to work. I'm not going to get into too many specifics, but I'll say this. We finished it. We finished it, and we loved it. We made some fantastic multiplayer. Then we put it into beta. For a very short time on Steam, when you downloaded a certain game, you received the multiplayer beta of Stranger's Wrath with it. This is where things went wrong. We put it into the hands of the people, and it was an eye opening experience.

After the third time that I was called a "hippy faggot", I decided to pull the plug. No more multiplayer from this hippy faggot. No, sir. We are also cancelling our foray into social networking. I have realized, finally, that people are degenerates, and should never be allowed to communicate with each other.

Found it.

sheridanm962 02-21-2012 05:10 PM

^Sounds fimiliar,

Just sayain.

Sekto Springs 02-21-2012 06:18 PM

What exactly could he have added to the SW multiplayer that would evoke that kind of response? Did he replace bullets with flowers?

sheridanm962 02-21-2012 06:52 PM

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What exactly could he have added to the SW multiplayer that would evoke that kind of response? Did he replace the guns with a slingshot and flowers for bullets?

There I fix'd it.


... Wait a minute... Is Stranger's Wrath HD out for PC yet? If not how long will it take from now?

Sekto Springs 02-21-2012 06:55 PM

It's been out on PC for a while.

EarlyHalloween 02-21-2012 08:05 PM

Whoa, that doesn't sound like him at all. It's really saddening to know that some ignorant comments could deter him from something like that completely.

sheridanm962 02-21-2012 08:16 PM

I'd say.

Wil 02-22-2012 01:04 AM

In the case of OANST vs. The Gullible, OANST is awarded full custody of the lulz.

And Stranger's Wrath HD is not out on PC yet.

AvengingGibbons 02-22-2012 01:08 AM

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In the case of OANST vs. The Gullible, OANST is awarded full custody of the lulz.

And Stranger's Wrath HD is not out on PC yet.

xD

It'd be great if the loading time could be decreased when after Stranger dies. It seems a bit unnecessarily long considering the local environment is usually conviniently already loaded in some cases where you die almost instantly.

moxco 02-22-2012 02:02 AM

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I remember, but I can't find it back. Can you remember anything else about it?

Wasn't Nodd going to be playable?

Dipstikk 02-22-2012 04:23 AM

I'm almost positive that I remember the text quoted by OANST was meant as a prank.

MeechMunchie 02-22-2012 05:03 AM

Well duh. It just links back to Wil's post.

Bodd T.W. 02-22-2012 04:07 PM

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It'd be great if the loading time could be decreased when after Stranger dies. It seems a bit unnecessarily long considering the local environment is usually conviniently already loaded in some cases where you die almost instantly.
You realize you can press B after waiting like 2 seconds after Stranger's death to just skip to the loading screen, right?

Sekto Springs 02-22-2012 05:12 PM

lol...

Michael 02-24-2012 10:04 AM

http://www.hookshotinc.com/interview-just-add-water/

A nice interview with Stew Gilray about the upcoming Stranger updates :)

OANST 02-24-2012 10:19 AM

It's so weird to read interviews about Oddworld stuff, and actually have some idea of what's going on by the end of it.

MeechMunchie 02-24-2012 03:37 PM

How long are you planning on pushing that joke for?

AvengingGibbons 02-24-2012 07:02 PM

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You realize you can press B after waiting like 2 seconds after Stranger's death to just skip to the loading screen, right?

o_o.. poo.. No, I did not..

What's the B equivalent on Playstation?

(Thanks)

Phylum 02-24-2012 07:07 PM

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How long are you planning on pushing that joke for?

My guess is until someone bites.

Bodd T.W. 02-24-2012 07:29 PM

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o_o.. poo.. No, I did not..

What's the B equivalent on Playstation?

(Thanks)
It should hopefully be the same button as the reload-ammo button, but I could be wrong. :\

OANST 02-27-2012 11:49 AM

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How long are you planning on pushing that joke for?

Until I'm done with it.

Then you can have it.