Oddworld: Soulstorm announced [2017]

[Kamikaze Revy]

Oddworld: Soulstorm announced, due out in 2017



Oddworld Inhabitants has announced Oddworld: Soulstorm, a new title in the Oddworld series in co-development at Oddworld’s own internal teams in California and the U.K. in conjunction with Frima Studio in Quebec.

Due out in the latter half of 2017, Oddworld: Soulstorm is a followup to Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty and picks up on Abe’s genesis and directly follows on from the overthrow of RuptureFarms and liberation of his blighted workmates.

Here’s a brief overview:

Having defeated Molluck The Glukkon, his former boss and RuptureFarms’ meanest inhabitant, Abe soon finds himself – along with 300 newly emancipated Mudokons – without food, water or a place to call home. Stranded alone in the desert, they find solace in a strange new brew – a delicious drink that has insidious ramifications for their newfound freedom.

• Witness Abe’s horrifying conflict with a terrifying new machination.
• A fresh narrative – a complete story retake inspired by our original tale.
• A big visual and cinematic leap aiming to break new ground for Oddworld.
• Intelligent new mechanics, twisted new devices enabling highly explosive deviousness.
• A dark parable that tells an epic tale of a volatile society pushed to its limits.

The game promises to “continue to chew up the themes of environmentalism, capitalism, consumerism and addiction” that Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty was known for.

Here are some comments from the game’s staff:

Lorne Lanning, Series Creator

“There was a deeper, darker, and more sinister story that we never got to tell. Soulstorm gives us the opportunity to flesh out more meat on the bones of an original spine, but re-tell the fable from a very different angle. Abe has a long way to go and plenty more adversity ahead. Soulstorm is going to be a much heavier trip for him.”

Bennie Terry, Executive Producer

“We can’t wait to show you what we’ve got planned for Soulstorm. We think Oddworld fans are really going to dig what we’re brewing, and we’ve got some great surprises in store this time around we don’t think anybody’s going to predict. I’ve been tasting it, and it’s definitely got twice the twisted flavor.”


Read more at http://gematsu.com/2016/03/oddworld-soulstorm-announced-due-out-2017#HwirvZSOjKYQlYmu.99

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

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Introducing Soulstorm
Witness Abe's horrifying conflict with a terrifying new machination.
A fresh narrative - a complete story retake inspired by our original tale.
A big visual and cinematic leap aiming to break new ground for Oddworld.
Intelligent new mechanics, twisted new devices enabling highly explosive deviousness.
A dark parable that tells an epic tale of a volatile society pushed to its limits

Abe, as you've never seen him before.
Ravaged, desperate and hopelessly unprepared - with three hundred hungry mouths to lead across a brutal landscape of nasty surprises.

"frustrating,
disgusting,
challenging,
thought-provoking
and relentlessly
entertaining"
Rolling Stone Magazine
All time cult classic brands

A dark, twisted trip into Abe's heart and soul.
In Soulstorm's devilishly twisted story, we’re telling an incendiary tale of uprising and infiltration against the latest in soul-sucking consumer products.

A diabolical new storm is brewing
Introducing a brand new brew of highly volatile flavors packed into one relentlessly addictive experience.

Press Release
Oddworld: Soulstorm

San Francisco, March 14th 2016

Oddworld Inhabitants Inc. are today proud to announce Oddworld: Soulstorm, now being co-developed by Oddworld’s own internal teams in California and the UK; and in conjunction with Frima Studio in Québec, Canada.

A follow-up to the critically acclaimed* release of Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, Oddworld: Soulstorm picks up from Abe’s genesis and directly follows on from the overthrow of RuptureFarms and the liberation of his blighted workmates.

Having defeated Molluck The Glukkon, his former boss and RuptureFarms’ meanest inhabitant, Abe soon finds himself - along with 300 newly emancipated Mudokons - without food, water or a place to call home. Stranded alone in the desert, they find solace in a strange new brew - a delicious drink that has insidious ramifications for their newfound freedom.

"There was a deeper, darker, and more sinister story that we never got to tell," explains series creator, Lorne Lanning. "Soulstorm gives us the opportunity to flesh out more meat on the bones of an original spine, but re-tell the fable from a very different angle."

"Abe has a long way to go and plenty more adversity ahead. Soulstorm is going to be a much heavier trip for him."

Oddworld: Soulstorm will continue to chew up the themes of environmentalism, capitalism, consumerism and addiction that critics and fans found so engaging in the "AAA Indie" release of Oddworld’s last pensive platformer, New ’n’ Tasty.

"We can’t wait to show you what we’ve got planned for Soulstorm" says executive producer Bennie Terry.

"We think Oddworld fans are really going to dig what we’re brewing, and we’ve got some great surprises in store this time around we don’t think anybody’s going to predict," he added. "I've been tasting it, and it's definitely got twice the twisted flavor."

Soulstorm, the highly volatile new game from Oddworld, is slated to explode in the latter half of 2017.

Oddworld: Soulstorm

 

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This shyt FREE on April 6th for PS Plus subscribers.






PlayStation Plus free games for April 2021 revealed


One brand new title and... two zombie games?!

BY JOE ANDERTON
03/04/2021
Sony have announced which games will be free as part of the PlayStation Plus subscription across PS5 and PS4, and it's another great month.

The biggest title here is Oddworld: Soulstorm, the highly-anticipated remake of the classic Abe's Exoddus, which is actually making its debut on PS Plus. Yup, a brand new game that's free on day one.

It's important to note that it's only the PS5 version that's free, although you can claim it even if you don't have the console via the website or app, as long as you're subscribed. If you're itching to play it but you've only got a PS4, you can still nab the standard edition or the super-fancy collector's edition.

ODDWORLD INHABITANTS
Related: PlayStation 5 console and accessories deal guide (for when there's stock)

Next up we've got Days Gone for PS4, one of Sony's big PlayStation exclusives from the last-generation. You play as a biker who must navigate a world ravaged by zombies, who literally chase you around in hordes. Of course, you can use your wits to send them after rival human gangs instead.

Finally we've got Zombie Army 4: Dead War, another PS4 zombie game, and it's not even Halloween. This is one set in 1940s Europe and features the same alternate history shenanigans that makes for a good laugh.

All these games will be available to claim and download for free from April 6. Until then you can claim Destruction AllStars, Maquette (both PS5 only), Final Fantasy VII Remake, Remnant: From the Ashes, and Farpoint (PSVR required).






You can get a year's worth of PlayStation Plus here for just £39.85. A subscription lets you play online and nets you at least three free games every month, which you can play as long as you have an active subscription (so if you let your sub lapse and then re-active, you'll regain access to every claimed game).

Related: New and improved PlayStation VR announced for PS5

Even if you aren't subscribed to PlayStation Plus, Sony are offering a host of free PS4 and VR games to claim and keep forever as part of their Play at Home initiative, to make lockdown a little bit easier to bear.






I'm coppin on the strength of my childhood

 

[old pig]

I hate this first tuesday shyt...just drop it on the first of the damn month

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

yeah, i don't think I would have bought this otherwise but im looking forward to palying in this week, especially since im waiting for this Disco Elysium patch.

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

Up

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

This is my first Oddworld game, I’m highly enjoying it. Nice surprise for me.

 

[-DMP-]

Begrudgingly downloaded this because its been at every PS showcase since the summer.

Will try later.

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

Never played and odd world, how is it?

 

[old pig]

fukk it lemme download this and give it a try

 

[Black Bolt]

Never played and odd world, how is it?

Lemmings + Stealth , they’re really good games

 

[old pig]

ok game so far considering it’s free...controls are a little tedious but might feel better once they become more intuitive

is there a faster way to switch between the water/soda bottles?

...and how the hell did someone run thru the first level in 5 minutes??

 

[Gizmo_Duck]

I’ll prob give this more of a try once i beat Ratchet & Clank I’m took hooked

 

[old pig]

these things are ugly af and these cutscenes need to be skippable

*edit*

ya I’m not feeling this shyt right now