New Screenshots, finalized prices and release date promise -

V_O_T · #**241** 05-09-2014, 07:01 AM

Latest facebook post talks about how trophies/achievements should be dished out.

I personally like getting them again on other consoles. It gives it a nice replayability feel.

Connell · #**242** 05-09-2014, 07:36 AM

It would be amazing if we could have one of these comparison shots per week. Something to keep us sane during the wait. Plus it gives us nerds fucking loads to talk about, and I love it.

CrowbarSka · #**243** 05-09-2014, 09:14 AM

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This article is great, I like how it gives us a look on why things were changed. Thank you CrowbarSka for writing it and jaw_alex for sharing.

The solution you guys came up with looks great I like the idea of those portals sliding across rails. It somehow makes more sense than in the original game.

Thanks, glad you liked it!

Holy Sock · #**244** 05-09-2014, 10:41 AM

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Thanks, glad you liked it!

Any chance you guys could tell us about recreating the bird portals in the first comparison, also?

SoulStorm64 · #**245** 05-09-2014, 11:46 AM

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Any chance you guys could tell us about recreating the bird portals in the first comparison, also?

That would be something I'd love to read

Varrok · #**246** 05-09-2014, 11:49 AM

Me too!

STM · #**247** 05-09-2014, 12:20 PM

Also I.

Job McYossie · #**248** 05-09-2014, 04:01 PM

Include me to the curiosity puddle.

MeechMunchie · #**249** 05-09-2014, 04:15 PM

Second.

Nepsotic · #**250** 05-09-2014, 04:17 PM

Vibrating spleen curiosity also

***Xavier*** · #**251** 05-09-2014, 04:43 PM

Ok guys we get it. You can stop now.

Samtastic · #**252** 05-10-2014, 08:48 AM

Lorne Lanning Interview:

Holy Sock · #**253** 05-10-2014, 10:33 AM

Oh yeah, Classic Mode! - one shot kills.

El Dango AGAIN · #**254** 05-10-2014, 12:07 PM

Having multiple difficulty modes is a great idea, glad they went with it. I assume it's mostly going to change the amount of enemies and obstacles in the game, but I really hope it means you die in one shot at higher difficulties.

Holy Sock · #**255** 05-10-2014, 12:26 PM

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Having multiple difficulty modes is a great idea, glad they went with it. I assume it's mostly going to change the amount of enemies and obstacles in the game, but I really hope it means you die in one shot at higher difficulties.

From the interview I gathered Classic Mode = one-shot kill.

JennyGenesis · #**256** 05-10-2014, 02:59 PM

The addition of difficult modes is going to be fantastic, offers much more reply value, I get the feeling that there will be some ridiculous trophy for getting 100% in the game on the hardest difficult.

BTW, I found the host of that interview very unprofessional, if I was Lanning, I'd feel a bit pissed if I was answering the question and the host was sat there scrolling through his phone.

Holy Sock · #**257** 05-10-2014, 03:29 PM

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BTW, I found the host of that interview very unprofessional, if I was Lanning, I'd feel a bit pissed if I was answering the question and the host was sat there scrolling through his phone.

He only really did it in the beginning - perhaps he had some bullet points he wanted to check before he asked another question? But I think it was meant to be an informal interview judging by the type of questions he asked.

Ledeux · #**258** 05-10-2014, 04:12 PM

yeeeeees i was hoping it would have classic mode when i saw that abe had the health birds Im even more stoked now. We need a new trailer

MeechMunchie · #**259** 05-10-2014, 04:34 PM

OK, Classic Mode is legitimately good news. No complaints here.

STM · #**260** 05-10-2014, 06:19 PM

Could anyone be really nice and bullet point the main focal areas of that interview. The interviewer made me want to tear my eyes and ears out.

OWI_Alex · #**261** 05-11-2014, 12:28 AM

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From the interview I gathered Classic Mode = one-shot kill.

Worth pointing out that that interview is a couple of months old - from GDC in fact - and things have changed a little since. Regarding 'classic' mode, rest assured that (as Lorne has mentioned more than once) there's not a chance we'd leave out the chance to give seasoned Oddworld fans a true challenge whilst ensuring new players aren't hit with a brick wall of difficulty!

It's about finding the right things to balance and tune, and ensuring players have the right options

Re: the new portal designs - we'll address that shortly.

Varrok · #**262** 05-11-2014, 12:52 AM

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here's not a chance we'd leave out the chance to give seasoned Oddworld fans a true challenge whilst ensuring new players aren't hit with a brick wall of difficulty!

Awesome!

JennyGenesis · #**263** 05-11-2014, 01:13 AM

Even on the easy mode, I'm going to assume that an explosion will kill Abe instantly.

Scrabaniac · #**264** 05-11-2014, 03:35 AM

I'd hope so, but I saw the screenshot of the boombat exploding and it just knocked abe over, it would be pointless to have them just do that when they are either going to knock him into a swinging boulder or off the edge anyway. I cannot wait to jump straight into classic mode!

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Could anyone be really nice and bullet point the main focal areas of that interview. The interviewer made me want to tear my eyes and ears out.

- what is new n tasty about
- difficulty settings
- scroll through phone whilst lorne talks
- Xbox changing things since a while ago
- what to expect next if sales are good
- more phone scrolling and weird arm posing
- "we'll work things out with Xbox eventually"
- sales comparison between AAA games and smaller games

That's what I can remember, it was 4am when I watched it

STM · #**265** 05-11-2014, 09:13 AM

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I'd hope so, but I saw the screenshot of the boombat exploding and it just knocked abe over, it would be pointless to have them just do that when they are either going to knock him into a swinging boulder or off the edge anyway.

Remember Abe got knocked over by exploding mines in the old games though.

**JayDee** · #**266** 05-11-2014, 01:38 PM

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Re: the new portal designs - we'll address that shortly.

I'm looking forward to hearing about this, and hopefully get a nice explanation like we did with the laser walls in the Stockyards.

V_O_T · #**267** 05-11-2014, 10:36 PM

Really digging the info on reasons for change. And the weekly teases are a great sanity check for us

I knew we were in good hands. So we've assumed release is after E3 yeah?

Are there going to be pre-order bonuses?

SligValet · #**268** 05-11-2014, 11:19 PM

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Remember Abe got knocked over by exploding mines in the old games though.

Only if you stand up when something explodes, and you always died instantly if you were in the blast radius. Crouching lets you keep your balance.

STM · #**269** 05-11-2014, 11:26 PM

Yes, all of that is true.

OWI_Alex · #**270** 05-12-2014, 12:06 AM

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Even on the easy mode, I'm going to assume that an explosion will kill Abe instantly.

Would depend on a few factors.

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I'm looking forward to hearing about this, and hopefully get a nice explanation like we did with the laser walls in the Stockyards.

It's more of an art thing than a game design thing, let me speak to the right people and see if we can do something. I don't think it's productive to go into too much detail over everything, but it's nice to discuss the tweaks that appear in the weekly comparisons.

Here's a snippet that shows the portal more clearly:

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Really digging the info on reasons for change. And the weekly teases are a great sanity check for us

Glad you approve.

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I knew we were in good hands. So we've assumed release is after E3 yeah?

The only release date info we've said is we'll reveal what the date is before E3 starts - I should stick to that.

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Are there going to be pre-order bonuses?

I hate being vague but understand we're a small studio with limited resources working every hour we can on this final stretch. We're committed to maximising the value of the announced price point though, as shown with the announcement of Cross Save and Cross Buy. There's a lot going into NnT that we're still to talk about.