Just Add Water releasing four Oddworld titles this year -

Dynamithix · #31 02-26-2011, 08:13 AM

Why does it say "Loading Abe Speak" when in the previous games, the loading screen has always been "Loading [Insert game's name]"?

I'm almost 100% sure this is just a gamespeak app.

Bullet Magnet · #32 02-26-2011, 08:27 AM

It may be another function, or the iPhone might take longer to load the GameSpeak screen for some reason, or maybe it's an entirely new function. Perhaps they have managed to make Abe's head read out text messages, for example.

DarkHoodness · #33 02-26-2011, 02:19 PM

Now that's interesting. Like everyone else here, I wonder what those are about - But I suppose we'll find out sooner or later. It actually makes me a little glad to see, since things like iPhone apps don't take as much effort to create and can potentially generate a lot of income (look at Angry Birds, for example), so therefore making one would be a good step forward to restarting the franchise.

elums mum · #34 02-26-2011, 03:04 PM

It's just one of those crappy soundbox things like "ben ten mouthoff" or something lol. You click the phrase and it says the sound. I'd say this defienetly counts as one of the four titles, I could be wrong but I doubt it :-/ .So Abe crap voicebox , abes oddysee hd and strangers wrath hd. So that just leaves the fourth.... Hmm. We know that they're working with the ngp but that dosen't get released until late this year if not early next year so I wouldn't say that the fourth title is an ngp title. Unless it's just a port of the hd remakes with ngp controls. Or maybe another hd remake of either munch or exodus for the home consoles. Either way I doubt were getting anything like squeak anytime soon

Btw I know I've reiterated a few things already posted in the forum but I like sum things up

STM · #35 02-26-2011, 03:40 PM

Your rushing to speculative based conclusions Elum's Mum, as BM said, it could be a new function.

elums mum · #36 02-26-2011, 03:45 PM

I guess I do get kinda get carried away haha. It just seems more than likely is all. But I could be wrong - just my opinion

***Nate*** · #37 02-26-2011, 05:44 PM

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It may be another function, or the iPhone might take longer to load the GameSpeak screen for some reason, or maybe it's an entirely new function. Perhaps they have managed to make Abe's head read out text messages, for example.

Another function of what?

And as for the latter example, have you any idea how complicated that is? A tiny team of contracted developers would not be able to put together a text-speech convertor with custom voice without spending a massive pile of cash on either R&D or predeveloped packages. And that's not likely for a cheap iPhone app with niche appeal.

People need to flash their memories back to the podcast where Stewart Gilray first announced JAW's partership with OWI. He pulled out his phone and started playing Abe's voice. I think that we've just now found out what he was fiddling with.

Bullet Magnet · #38 02-26-2011, 07:29 PM

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Another function of what?

I can no longer recall my state of mind when I wrote that, my consciousness existing moment to moment in temporary memory states, after all. An error of type 1 has occured. Perhaps I meant a new function of Oddysee?

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And as for the latter example, have you any idea how complicated that is? A tiny team of contracted developers would not be able to put together a text-speech convertor with custom voice without spending a massive pile of cash on either R&D or predeveloped packages. And that's not likely for a cheap iPhone app with niche appeal.

I am aware of that. But it was such a pleasing idea that I wanted to see if it stuck. It did not. But I find your party-pooping attitude kindred to my own.

***Nate*** · #39 02-26-2011, 10:45 PM

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I am aware of that. But it was such a pleasing idea that I wanted to see if it stuck. It did not. But I find your party-pooping attitude kindred to my own.

I see my role in these forums as being to dampen down any and all expectations so that everyone can be excited no matter what is announced.

Crashpunk · #40 02-27-2011, 05:15 AM

A Gamespeak app is something I would see beeing made by a Fan not by the company itself.

elums mum · #41 02-27-2011, 05:40 AM

Of course a company would make a gamespeak app. It's easy, cheap and profitable. There's an absolute shit load of them on the app store.

***Xavier*** · #42 02-27-2011, 06:38 AM

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People need to flash their memories back to the podcast where Stewart Gilray first announced JAW's partership with OWI. He pulled out his phone and started playing Abe's voice. I think that we've just now found out what he was fiddling with.

Yep, somehow I have the feeling that it is exactly that.

STM · #43 02-27-2011, 06:39 AM

And they're all free.

Bullet Magnet · #44 02-27-2011, 07:17 AM

According to Twitter, the Abe Speak app is free.

STM · #45 02-27-2011, 07:18 AM

^^ Told y'all

Jordan · #46 02-27-2011, 07:22 AM

I am disappoint.

***Xavier*** · #47 02-27-2011, 07:25 AM

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According to Twitter, the Abe Speak app is free.

Did I miss something, source please?

Bullet Magnet · #48 02-27-2011, 07:33 AM

http://twitter.com/stewartgilray/sta...64559810637824

***Xavier*** · #49 02-27-2011, 07:43 AM

Oh nice, hopefully it will be on android too. Shouldn't be too complex to make a port I imagine.

elums mum · #50 02-27-2011, 08:02 AM

Just because something is free dosent mean it isn't profitable. The app will act as a marketing tool for future Oddworld titles, which will inturn mean more sales and more money. Plus there is always the option of advertisements. And if you look at most free apps there is usually an advertisement or two.

Dynamithix · #51 02-27-2011, 09:55 AM

I seriously hope they don't consider this as one of the four Oddworld titles.

***Wil*** · #52 02-27-2011, 10:05 AM

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People need to flash their memories back to the podcast where Stewart Gilray first announced JAW's partership with OWI. He pulled out his phone and started playing Abe's voice. I think that we've just now found out what he was fiddling with.

Confirmed.

http://twitter.com/stewartgilray/sta...18184764346368

Manco · #53 02-27-2011, 10:28 AM

I wonder if they'll be releasing apps based on other creatures' Gamespeak.

***Wil*** · #54 02-27-2011, 10:41 AM

I'd rather it all be part of the same app instead of clogging up the app lists.

Manco · #55 02-27-2011, 11:13 AM

That too.

I was thinking: perhaps the Abe Speak app is a free demo of sorts for a full paid app containing all the Gamespeak from the series?

***Xavier*** · #56 02-27-2011, 11:28 AM

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Confirmed.

http://twitter.com/stewartgilray/sta...18184764346368

That is some amazing journalism there, now go report it on oddblog

***Wil*** · #57 02-27-2011, 11:39 AM

NEWS FLASH: Person used phone seven months ago!

The Brewmaster · #58 02-27-2011, 02:19 PM

The Abe Speak for iPhone/iPad etc etc is it classed as 1 of the four projects to be released by JAW this year and when is the app being released cant be that far away as you said its been finished for a year

Nope, and we're adding stuff to it, sometime in the next couple of months

There you go guys that was asked by me when in doubt formspring

***Xavier*** · #59 02-28-2011, 08:29 AM

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NEWS FLASH: Person used phone seven months ago!

No I was more thinking of something like this:
http://oddworldlibrary.net/blog/2011...ces-abe-speak/

Bullet Magnet · #60 02-28-2011, 07:08 PM

Don't I get credited for being your news hound? Just a little recognition. And a special feature for the biography section. And a parade too, thanks. Ooh, and an Oddblog holiday in my honour.