Abe HD Ideas -

JennyGenesis · #**751** 12-22-2011, 10:14 AM

A tiny bit faster?

Then it's just not worth it.

Nepsotic · #**752** 12-22-2011, 10:20 AM

forget it

skychase2rebirth · #**753** 12-22-2011, 02:58 PM

Maybe, like in Portal challenge rooms (more black walls, caged turrets...) there should be more security orbs, sligs don't explode, mudokons panicking when the alarms ring... idk

JennyGenesis · #**754** 12-22-2011, 03:18 PM

Oddworld isn't really a game where you can have a "difficulty level"

Nepsotic · #**755** 12-22-2011, 03:30 PM

the more i think about it, the more i agree with you, you can't actually have a difficulty for it.

***Nate*** · #**756** 12-22-2011, 06:21 PM

I have no idea whether this is possible or not, but I'd love it if JAW commissioned Ellen Meijers to do the music and audio for the remake.

Nepsotic · #**757** 12-22-2011, 06:24 PM

yeah, the soundtracks from the first two games are unique, you'll never find music like that again, but i hope they bring it back for HD. when it is released, will this only be available digitally or on disc, or do we not know that yet?

***Nate*** · #**758** 12-22-2011, 06:44 PM

Almost definitely digital only.

Nepsotic · #**759** 12-22-2011, 06:51 PM

aww, man, thats bad news for me.

onto the topic at hand, what i've been wondering is what will they do with paramites, scrabs and slogs except change the size? sligs can definitely be improved (from scratch) but i don't see what else they can do with paramites ect except from improve the resolution, i don't really see the point in creating an entirely new model from scratch

Havoc · #**760** 12-22-2011, 07:47 PM

They redid a Scrab model for MO but that was limited to the engine. With a new engine I'm sure they can make all the models even shinier.

Nepsotic · #**761** 12-22-2011, 08:29 PM

hm, maybe, plus they have fewer limits now that its 2.5d

Jordan · #**762** 12-23-2011, 05:11 AM

Do you think when Abe's Oddysee HD is released, JAW/OWI may release physical boxes as a collector's item for those who want to pay a little bit extra? I'd love all the Oddworld memorabilia I can get my hands on!

Nepsotic · #**763** 12-23-2011, 05:32 AM

i hope they do, but i doubt it, its not as if Limbo would

STM · #**764** 12-23-2011, 07:35 AM

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Do you think when Abe's Oddysee HD is released, JAW/OWI may release physical boxes as a collector's item for those who want to pay a little bit extra? I'd love all the Oddworld memorabilia I can get my hands on!

I'd very much like to buy a disk copy of Oddworld HD, I love a physical copy because it's what I'm used to, now that more and more PC games are going digital it might be an interesting little thing that makes the series stand out, even if the hard copies are more expensive.

Crashpunk · #**765** 12-23-2011, 08:14 AM

I've always loved hard copies of games over digital download because you actually have it in your hands. I have great memories of buying Playstation games with amazing Box art.

I doubt Abe HD or MO HD will become retail but It would be really nice.

Nepsotic · #**766** 12-23-2011, 08:33 AM

well now OWI's a bigger company than it used to be, who knows?

***Wil*** · #**767** 12-23-2011, 09:06 AM

OWI is the smallest it's ever been. Where did you get the opposite idea?

SligValet · #**768** 12-23-2011, 09:28 AM

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OWI is the smallest it's ever been. Where did you get the opposite idea?

Maybe he's thinking JAW merged with OWI, in which case that's not true afaik, they're just working together

Nepsotic · #**769** 12-23-2011, 09:34 AM

well, i thought that, as the oddboxx has been released, as well as stranger HD, it's getting more popular, just a thought, plus the JAW thing yeah.

Crashpunk · #**770** 12-23-2011, 01:04 PM

They haven't done anything 'new' so they can't really attract a new audience with new games. The remakes and ports are just to say to the fans "hello, Oddworld is back!"

Hopefully JAW will help make OWI and Oddworld come back into the popular scene

Nepsotic · #**771** 12-23-2011, 01:44 PM

and lets hope they succeed

***Nate*** · #**772** 12-23-2011, 05:37 PM

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well, i thought that, as the oddboxx has been released, as well as stranger HD, it's getting more popular, just a thought, plus the JAW thing yeah.

At their peak, Oddworld Inhabitants had ~75 employees. JAW has... less than that.

STM · #**773** 12-23-2011, 06:38 PM

There's Glitch and Max and Gil.

Sekto Springs · #**774** 12-23-2011, 06:51 PM

I read that as "There's a Glitch in Max and Gil" and imagined the lot of them having a three-way.

***Wil*** · #**775** 12-23-2011, 07:06 PM

Less than a tenth of that, in fact.

DarkHoodness · #**776** 12-23-2011, 07:42 PM

Aren't they recruiting? Makes me wish I was an actual artist rather than only having potential, and that I had experience in 3D modelling.

I find it a shame that the original OWI talent most likely won't be working on any of the new projects, though. Finding special people who are on par with that seems like it'll be hard - Then again there are plenty of skilled and talented people out there.

Jordan · #**777** 12-24-2011, 03:31 AM

It would be my dream to work for JAW.

Crashpunk · #**778** 12-24-2011, 03:40 AM

I've always wanted to work for Oddworld Inhabitants. I think we all have

STM · #**779** 12-24-2011, 04:44 AM

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Aren't they recruiting? Makes me wish I was an actual artist rather than only having potential, and that I had experience in 3D modelling.

I find it a shame that the original OWI talent most likely won't be working on any of the new projects, though. Finding special people who are on par with that seems like it'll be hard - Then again there are plenty of skilled and talented people out there.

Everyone has to start somewhere, even the greats like Farzard evolved in their art as they worked on later games.

Glitch · #**780** 12-24-2011, 07:25 AM

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Aren't they recruiting? Makes me wish I was an actual artist rather than only having potential, and that I had experience in 3D modelling.

I find it a shame that the original OWI talent most likely won't be working on any of the new projects, though. Finding special people who are on par with that seems like it'll be hard - Then again there are plenty of skilled and talented people out there.

Well, I'm about to start writing up my first of many beginner tutorials for people looking to get into game dev. I will be posting each one in non-oddworld gaming.

I was trying to decide what to do first, but I guess you've decided on 3D modelling for me

EDIT: Damn, video capture software fecked it up so I shall try again tomorrow.