Oddworld: SoulStorm -

Laser · #**391** 03-17-2016, 10:23 AM

I don't think we will hear shit at E3 unless it is mentioned in someone like Sony or Microsoft's press conference. No. The next PAX we may hear more, although the game is still such a way off that we might not hear anything until at least September at the earliest.

Crashpunk · #**392** 03-17-2016, 10:30 AM

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What are the problems with Unity, btw? Performance, loading times, amount of graphical detail? Is it too limiting? I actually don't know.

I've heard from my mates (Who are at uni) that Unity is out of date in many areas and takes a optimizations for the games to work properly.

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So apparently SoulStorm is going to use Unity again. fuck sake

All those shitty slender clones have given the engine such a bad name. Unity isn't inherently bad. People always forget it can be used to make some fantastic games such as Superhot and Ori and the Blind Forest.

I thought JAW did do a pretty decent job recreating Oddysee within it. Sure the ragdolls were pointless and it was pretty buggy. But they made a good basis to work on for SoulStorm I think.

Fun Fact: New 'N' Tasty was going to have it's own engine before they scrapped it. The AbeHD Pre-alpha was rendered in that Engine.

They literally started all over again and switched to Unity. I think this was due to a limited budget.

CapitalJ · #**393** 03-17-2016, 10:40 AM

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Lorne is live at Twitch if anyone is interested.

https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames

I saw the end of the Lorne interview live, but the replay is up now:
https://www.twitch.tv/kindafunnygames/v/54975566

Here's another recent Lorne Lanning interview OWI mentioned on Twitter about a week ago
http://losttreasures.podbean.com/e/e...lorne-lanning/

Admiral Zaarin · #**394** 03-17-2016, 02:08 PM

It's good to see a new Oddworld project being launched into developement. Keeping in mind how modern marketing tends to work I just hope it isn't going to be one of those 'all the steam went into the whistle; all hype no actual artistic quality' situations.

V_O_T · #**395** 03-17-2016, 04:38 PM

So Jim sterling is apparently getting sued :/

http://www.destructoid.com/indie-dev...g-349283.phtml

Maybe he can pull off the desperate slig cries in his voice work with more emotion now lol.

Then again I'm not sure if destructoid is credible. I don't visit it often. I heard this news from 4chan.

Manco · #**396** 03-17-2016, 05:01 PM

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So Jim sterling is apparently getting sued :/

http://www.destructoid.com/indie-dev...g-349283.phtml

Maybe he can pull off the desperate slig cries in his voice work with more emotion now lol.

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The alleged damages include a claim from Sterling that Digital Homicide impersonated Polish game company ECC Games, harassment from Sterling's fanbase, and the fact that Sterling compared them to the Wet Bandits from Home Alone. This is not a joke.

This lawsuit is a goldmine of humor, I think he’ll be fine.

V_O_T · #**397** 03-17-2016, 05:29 PM

MOD EDIT: This post got caught up in the thread split. The other half is here.

Here's the link to the 4chan post. It's filthy garbage but there are some good laughs in there.

http://boards.4chan.org/v/thread/331...per#p331147548

***Nate*** · #**398** 03-17-2016, 10:36 PM

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Listening to it and I can safely say you can skip to 9:50 without missing anything Oddworld related...

EDIT: ...and they changed subject at 11:20. Nothing interesting in there folks.

On the other hand, confirmation that this is an AE remake and not a new game set in between. That's good to know.

STM · #**399** 03-18-2016, 12:15 AM

I like Jim Sterling; by and large I agree with his perceptions of the industry and the social themes he discusses, although sometimes I think he talks about non-issues, like polyamory in Fallout 4 being a good thing.

I do not think, however, that he has the voice to pull off VA for an Oddworld title. I'm happy to be proved wrong, but I'm skeptical.

***Xavier*** · #**400** 03-18-2016, 01:51 AM

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On the other hand, confirmation that this is an AE remake and not a new game set in between. That's good to know.

Well maybe that's just me but I tought it was pretty clear from the press release, but I guess you are right.

Anyway Lorne confirmed it again during the KindaFunnyGames show.

Manco · #**401** 03-18-2016, 02:05 AM

Something I'd really like to know more about is these new OWI studios in California and the UK. Who's working there, how big is the team, etc?

Edit: Doing some light digging on LinkedIn - there's currently 7 people who have OWI as their current employer. All of them have their privacy settings too high for me to see names, but I can identify Lorne Lanning and Bennie Terry from their profile pictures. The other six include a marketing manager in Belfast, the CEO (is that still Sherry McKenna or did the job change hands a few years back?), a HR/admin manager, a senior level designer, and an illustrator/designer/production person (all in or around California). The OWI business page is listed as "51-200 employees" and has 8 people connected to it, 7 of which are the people previously mentioned and 1 having no visible details.

FrustratedAssassin · #**402** 03-18-2016, 06:14 AM

So, who wants to see the Oddworld: Soulstorm image of Abe's chest? We're so close to our target now so spread the word! #soulstorm
— Oddworld @ GDC (@OddworldInc) March 18, 2016

They are literally not going to reveal the chest until they get to 20k followers. I doubt we'll see the face any time soon.

Crashpunk · #**403** 03-18-2016, 06:36 AM

Well it's a good way to earn some attention. Can't really blame them honestly. It's the way social media works nowadays.

I'll imagine they'll release the images anyway regardless of new followers. They'll just do it a bit later.

Holy Sock · #**404** 03-18-2016, 07:04 AM

Abe's chest - revealing when we hit 20k followers. We're amazed at the response so far, but just 100 more to go! pic.twitter.com/a4FbtUuJaY
— Oddworld @ GDC (@OddworldInc) March 18, 2016

**JayDee** · #**405** 03-18-2016, 07:10 AM

Soulstorm Announcement on New n' Tasty's Steam page.

E: 20K goal has been hit

FrustratedAssassin · #**406** 03-18-2016, 07:29 AM

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E: 20K goal has been hit

I'm refreshing their twitter and the Soulstorm page every 10 seconds. They might be going off the full counter though, which is at 19,962.

***Xavier*** · #**407** 03-18-2016, 07:33 AM

The hype! The hyyyyype!

@OddworldInc nearly there... pic.twitter.com/QNK5v5c3YI
— Oddworld @ GDC (@OddworldInc) March 18, 2016

***Xavier*** · #**408** 03-18-2016, 08:05 AM

CHEST!

http://www.oddworld.com/soulstorm/chestfull.jpg

Scrabaniac · #**409** 03-18-2016, 08:08 AM

Looks good

Edit: So we can see it on here

Congratulations - we did it! Thanks! Here's Abe's chest - for the high-res version, see - https://t.co/EMWN5PFZyv pic.twitter.com/hMT150i5J2
— Oddworld @ GDC (@OddworldInc) March 18, 2016

**JayDee** · #**410** 03-18-2016, 08:10 AM

IT IS HERE.

E:Xavier and Scrabaniac are speedy shitters.

EE: Why do Mudokons have belly buttons if they're born from eggs

Scrabaniac · #**411** 03-18-2016, 08:13 AM

I was literally just thinking that!!!!

Vlam · #**412** 03-18-2016, 08:18 AM

Oh my god!

Crashpunk · #**413** 03-18-2016, 08:39 AM

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]EE: Why do Mudokons have belly buttons if they're born from eggs

I asked that very question. Daniel Morse linked me this

Holy Sock · #**414** 03-18-2016, 08:40 AM

edit: Crash post

I wonder if his chest tattoo will have greater power than helping Mudokons pass gas this time around.

It does look pretty nifty, though.

Varrok · #**415** 03-18-2016, 08:41 AM

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EE: Why do Mudokons have belly buttons if they're born from eggs

The big twist's gonna be they aren't born from eggs. They copulate like humans.

That would also invalidate MO canon, which is always a good thing.

Holy Sock · #**416** 03-18-2016, 08:44 AM

Well MO barely has a story to invalidate.

Speaking of, does this mean a redux of MO could be a possibility? It might be worth developing that story first before they ever went to Squeek.

Vlam · #**417** 03-18-2016, 08:58 AM

Holy Sock, MO has a story.

HOMINIX · #**418** 03-18-2016, 09:11 AM

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Well MO barely has a story to invalidate.

Speaking of, does this mean a redux of MO could be a possibility? It might be worth developing that story first before they ever went to Squeek.

though I appreciate this idea, and I think MO, could use a redux, they'll never finish the quintology if they continue to retread stories they've already told

Havoc · #**419** 03-18-2016, 09:23 AM

Again, that looks amazing. The detail is just... wow. Now I can't wait to see what they actually did to his head and if his expression changed at all.

Crashpunk · #**420** 03-18-2016, 09:32 AM

I really hope they don't remake MO. It's well overdue time for Oddworld to make brand new games.