Lorne Lanning has figured out why his fans want a new Oddworld game. Just don‘t call it a remake.
Lorne Lanning is remaking his old classic platformer Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee. He’s not remastering it with HD textures; he’s rebuilding it from the ground up in 2.5D with Unity, using the tools of today to develop the game a second time with the same blueprint.
Oddworld Soulstorm's creator has revealed the game is now in a place where the team is incredibly proud of their creation.
game breaking bugs prevented me from enjoying this game. it got deleted to make space for something else to play and i dont see myself unfortunately returning to it
Shame they didn't delay the physical release to include this patch. So at least one version would be complete in that regard
Wccftech interviewed Lorne Lanning to discuss all things Oddworld: Soulstorm, due to release on April 6th for PC, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5) with a particular focus on the PS5 enhancements.
What happened to 4k60, Sony?
Was that a lie?
Will we find out in a year or two that the SSD does nothing outside of improving load times as well?
Super hyped for more Oddworld - and it's free (for PS+ subscribers) which is even better!
Little bit disappointed that it isn't higher res - I was expecting 4k60 for this game, but super glad its 60 at least, that is essential for platforming. 30fps on the PS4 version is kinda brutal though.
Looks good but it's clear it's a ps4 title upgraded to use ps5 features. It should be 4k but tbh if it's a cross over title the 2k image will still look good.
Starting today, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is free at Epic Games Store. The free game offer runs until December 19 at 11 AM Eastern. Once you claim it, it’s yours to keep.
"He’s not remastering it with HD textures; he’s rebuilding it from the ground up in 2.5D with Unity, using the tools of today to develop the game a second time with the same blueprint."
That IS an HD remake.
"This new version has a new subtitle, New ‘n’ Tasty, but apparently that hasn’t been enough to keep some folks from thinking that what he and Just Add Water are making is the same kind of thing Square Enix just did with Final Fantasy X and X-2, a concept people like to refer to as an “HD remake.”"
Misconception, cases like FFX are HD remasters, no where near as dramatic as Oddworld, which is more along the lines of Halo Anniversary.
To be fair, Kingdom Hearts HD had to be created from the ground up, since Square lost the original code for it. Lol.
It's not a remaster, but a remake. I understand him, but he of all people should have this clear.
“I’d rather not make games than go fucking be a slave for public companies who care more about their shareholders than they do about their customers.”
That's cool! Go Lanning! lol
I'll buy this for ps3, ps4 and vita eventually. Love this game and it looks freaking gorgeous now!