Oddworld: Soulstorm

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  1. Gdgamer
    Apr 11, 2021
    2
    Игра полный отстой, не стоит даже качать. Сони что то совсем скатились, шлак релизят
  2. ZeaRo
    Apr 16, 2021
    3
    I was really hyped for this game, as I absolutely love the the original PS1 titles. New 'n' Tasty showed how it should be done, but Soulstorm... It's an utterly terrible experience. It has completely overhauled gameplay, Abe has an inventory, a crafting system, time limited chanting, Chant suppressors will now remove you from already posessed enemies. And there is much, much more newI was really hyped for this game, as I absolutely love the the original PS1 titles. New 'n' Tasty showed how it should be done, but Soulstorm... It's an utterly terrible experience. It has completely overhauled gameplay, Abe has an inventory, a crafting system, time limited chanting, Chant suppressors will now remove you from already posessed enemies. And there is much, much more new stuff.
    It may be a cool game, but it is an absolute disgrace for the series.    … Expand
  3. Jlight17
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Putting the game mechanics and bugs to one side for this review. For me the huge disappointment was the game itself. When I first played abes exodus as a young lad I was amazed with just how much better it was in my opinion to abes odyssey. I was expecting the same from going from new n tasty to soulstorm but how disappointed I was.
    No Paramites No Scrabs
    No Glukons No Vykers The only enemy in game is fleeches slogs and sligs and the only enemy you can possess is sligs.
    The game was just so repetitive and so boring! Now I know this game is not a remake of abes exodus but on a comparison to a very similar story I wasn’t just expecting the things above. I was expecting more. £44.99..... what a waste    … Expand
  4. Drakontas
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Graphics: 9/10 I love them. Though it is the usual with this engine (silly ragdolls from time to time). The soul from Oddworld is a bit gone, sadly. Sound: Too much WHOOOOOAAAAAM and BZZZZZEEEEEEUUUUGH. Oddworld was about subtlety. Explosions sound fine, as well as weapons and environmental doodads in general. But if I want to listen to epic, bombastic music I'd play Battlefield. Where isGraphics: 9/10 I love them. Though it is the usual with this engine (silly ragdolls from time to time). The soul from Oddworld is a bit gone, sadly. Sound: Too much WHOOOOOAAAAAM and BZZZZZEEEEEEUUUUGH. Oddworld was about subtlety. Explosions sound fine, as well as weapons and environmental doodads in general. But if I want to listen to epic, bombastic music I'd play Battlefield. Where is the subtlety gone ? Tracks matching the setting ? They all sound the same now.
    Gameplay: I side with the Sligs. Absolutely.
    Mudokons that aren't throwing what they're given despite being set to aggressive behaviour and refuse to get into lockers (last one fixed by now per patch) don't deserve to live on. Especially after that level where you open the cells and Sligs start spawning left and right and your pals refuse to throw some candy at them... 'twas the first time I rooted for the Sligs picking off the fleeing Mudokons in the background one by one (after trying to save them all for a good 17 times).
    Controls are finicky, especially Abe's vertical jumping with the left joystick (somehow worse that New n tasty).
    Materials could be slightly more available in containers.
    I love the puzzles but not every damn screen.
    Have some jump and run segments where we only have to jump and run. And not search for the one switch while avoiding Sligs, Zappers and 12 hazards at once. Its too much after some time.
    Also, every level feels the same. A good game with a challenging premise    … Expand
  5. Mengereene
    Apr 8, 2021
    4
    Lemme be honest with this as someone who has played the original games growing up.
    The only edge Soulstorm has over Exoddus, is the graphics. Thats it.
    All the Glukkons(Dripik, Aslik and Phleg) were replaced by basic "villain" ones that lack personality and design. Exoddus didnt just have fun mechanics and level design, the atmospheres were rich, beautiful but also had a scary feeling    Lemme be honest with this as someone who has played the original games growing up.
    The only edge Soulstorm has over Exoddus, is the graphics. Thats it.
    All the Glukkons(Dripik, Aslik and Phleg) were replaced by basic "villain" ones that lack personality and design.
    Exoddus didnt just have fun mechanics and level design, the atmospheres were rich, beautiful but also had a scary feeling to it. Beautiful backgrounds and amazing audio design. Sure the controls are outdated by todays standards, but Soulstorms controls also dont work at times when they should.
    The fact that Sligs are the only possessable enemies is a joke, the fun Glukkon puzzles where you command sligs and need to get out of dangerous situations are gone. The scrab puzzles where they fight each other are gone, the paramite puzzles where they work in groups are gone, Fleeches are gone, ENTIRE levels like Bonewerkz are gone too.
    Im the end Soulstorm might look fancier, but despite its name lacks the soul and care that the original had.
    It went from a fun trip with explosive possessible farts to a 8 hour experience of same-ish levels and Sligs that feel nothing but repetetive.
    Seriously disappointed. Oddworld is dead.

    Also crafting and double jumping were a mistake    … Expand
  6. Akang8
    Apr 10, 2021
    2
    Buggy experience ,sloppy control.
    Game achievements are terribly hard ,
    If you want to get mad, play this game.
  7. Neirad
    Jun 1, 2021
    1
    I am rating this game as a 1. I am sitting here staring at Abe floating on a piece of terrain that I cannot progress further past. There is no start button or obvious menu selection to go to last check point, my only choice at this moment is to close the game application and relaunch it and have to sit through the god awful introduction that is pseudo unskippable because the start buttonI am rating this game as a 1. I am sitting here staring at Abe floating on a piece of terrain that I cannot progress further past. There is no start button or obvious menu selection to go to last check point, my only choice at this moment is to close the game application and relaunch it and have to sit through the god awful introduction that is pseudo unskippable because the start button pauses it making you think it froze and the skip button is minuscule on the screen to which you have to hold it to skip the cutscene EVEN IF YOU HAVE STARTED THE GAME.

    The UI leaves much to be desired , it appears as if they wanted to go for a horizon zero dawn style but failed miserably in their attempt. I am being so harsh because I loved the odd World Series on PlayStation and Xbox, the beautiful and memorable environments and the subtle interactions that didn’t hold your hand but required you to problem solve in a creative and fun way.

    The environments in this game look worse in my opinion than the PS era game , they are bland with flat colors , the 3D animation is choppy and the controls are laggy. This game is a poor attempt at nostalgia and a cheap cash grab.    … Expand
  8. channa
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    Exoddus (23 year old game): soulful, quirky, charming, humorous, great music, great cutscenes (and you can skip them), tight controls.

    Soulstorm (0 year old game): soulless, tedious, melodramatic, ugly, crappy music, crappy unskippable cutscenes, floaty controls.
  9. nonsense_cz
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    ITS **** BUGGY **** who ever likes this game is dumb, becouse its trash game and **** bottle throwing simulator
  10. NoOne90
    Apr 10, 2021
    0
    Garbage item throwing simulator game, full of bugs and crappy mechanics like broken checkpoint system. Developers need to find a job more suited for them because they suck at making games.
  11. Genesis26
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    another crap reimagined like that **** from resident evil 2 and 3, but that does abe now he can look for items looks fortnite well double jump is not good honestly, new n tasty was perfect "faithful" with new stuff, soulstorm and completely different i think that you had to reimagine something of the original game always remaining faithful because exoddus also had interesting things I'manother crap reimagined like that **** from resident evil 2 and 3, but that does abe now he can look for items looks fortnite well double jump is not good honestly, new n tasty was perfect "faithful" with new stuff, soulstorm and completely different i think that you had to reimagine something of the original game always remaining faithful because exoddus also had interesting things I'm really disappointed I would never have expected it from the oddworld saga ps: stop reimagining video games… Expand
  12. Kosco
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Al principio parecía divertido e interesante pero se volvió aburrido repetitivo me lleve desepcion con la jugabilidad y los gráficos no están a la altura Mejor descarguen days gone este no lo vale
  13. Freestrak
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Mecánicas totalmente oxidadas que decir de la jugabilidad está muy por debajo de lo que se mostraba, se agradece que lo regalen con PS plus pero es un fiasco no gasten memoria
  14. dodviper
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    -Horribly buggy
    -clunky controls with gamepad, if you are on PC then keyboard is borderline unusable
    -bottle throwing simulator -this 2.9D is pretty awful imo -jumping is very meh, really, double jump? and even that is pretty poop -crafting doesn't suits this style of game, and also pretty boringly made here Oh and exodus was supposed to be rushed (thats why they made this with    -Horribly buggy
    -clunky controls with gamepad, if you are on PC then keyboard is borderline unusable
    -bottle throwing simulator
    -this 2.9D is pretty awful imo
    -jumping is very meh, really, double jump? and even that is pretty poop
    -crafting doesn't suits this style of game, and also pretty boringly made here

    Oh and exodus was supposed to be rushed (thats why they made this with different story), this is even more so. It had so beautiful atmosphere and levels that this is absolutly missing (I mean like art style and level designs).    … Expand
  15. Andrewww69
    Apr 8, 2021
    3
    Игра разочаровала во всем. По ощущениям сделана за 3 копейки, играется и выглядит намного хуже предыдущих частей. Куча багов, отвратный перевод на русский (даже пробелы не везде стоят), скучный геймплей на скучных серых локациях. Игра подтормаживает при страшненьких спрайтовых взрывах на пятой плойке:) Даже за бесплатно не советую скачивать и тратить время на это недоразумение.Игра разочаровала во всем. По ощущениям сделана за 3 копейки, играется и выглядит намного хуже предыдущих частей. Куча багов, отвратный перевод на русский (даже пробелы не везде стоят), скучный геймплей на скучных серых локациях. Игра подтормаживает при страшненьких спрайтовых взрывах на пятой плойке:) Даже за бесплатно не советую скачивать и тратить время на это недоразумение.
  16. norpius
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    annoying as **** useless dialog, keep doing the same thing over and over, graphic assets that you can find on unity store
  17. wowshakhov
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    very buggy, couldn't get past the first level. it was a very bad experience
  18. Cristrew
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Ni por dónde empezar el juego prometía algo fresco pero simplemente los controles no están a la altura los gráficos parecen de de PS2 como es posible que en ps5 no pueda correrlo a 4k decepcionado
  19. Sonic5202
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    No tiene voces en castellano por lo que no da nostalgia de la voz de abe. por lo que no sirve. son 4 frases que los ratas no han querido doblar
  20. TheoreticalHero
    Jun 19, 2021
    0
    This game is graphically horrible, terrible gameplay and a lot of bugs and glitches not worth the price
  21. JohnCameron
    May 21, 2021
    0
    Here's how it is.

    Soulstorm is a 2D platformer. It is very different from Abes Exoddus - but then, the series has been all over the place tone-wise. It is considerably more polished than New N Tasty which felt cheap and amateur. However, I say that looking ahead - right now, they need desperately to get thru a few more patches to iron out glitches. There are a thousand and one.    Here's how it is.

    Soulstorm is a 2D platformer. It is very different from Abes Exoddus - but then, the series has been all over the place tone-wise.

    It is considerably more polished than New N Tasty which felt cheap and amateur. However, I say that looking ahead - right now, they need desperately to get thru a few more patches to iron out glitches. There are a thousand and one.

    Assuming they'll get the majority sorted, the cutscenes are extremely well done and the overall TONE of this Oddworld experience is the most solid it's been in a long time. Once again, it feels like the series has a future.

    The levels are not as varied as one might like but it hits its stride later on. The very late levels are disappointing and the early ones are dull but the middle levels are fantastic.

    Controls range from adequate to excellent.

    People are complaining about checkpoints - however, the game's principle appeal is its difficulty. It is really **** hard in some areas. Say what you will, but Quicksave all but kills the difficulty in these games and they've wisely taken it out. New N Tasty had no sense of peril, consequence or tension because it was so unbelievably easy to quicksave. No obstacle mattered. In this game, checkpoints are fixed and there is a sense of accomplishment finishing a section.

    With that said, difficulty is all over the place - in some areas it needs to be adjusted and Im sure that'll come.

    Sound is in some areas a big improvement and in others weak.

    Storyline feels substantial and is an improvement over various other Oddworld games.

    In-game animation has improved a great deal. There are improvements to be made but it's lost most of the sloppy feeling from New N Tasty.

    Crafting is fine. The series has always introduced new mechanics per-game and this feels logical within game world. Those who think it isnt "fun" would do well to remember the emotion mechanics in Exoddus. Or the whistling in Oddysee/NNT. Nobody would argue those were "fun"...

    Overall - accept that it's not Exoddus. Enjoy the world. Expect glitches and if you want this game to give you a sense of accomplishment....save every mudokon. Thats where it comes into its own.

    Oddworld is on a good trajectory now which is the main thing as a long time fan. They need to keep going with Abe. It feels they might finally be in control of the ship and the tone and all they need to do is press on with more titles.    … Expand
  22. Grumpf
    Aug 29, 2021
    1
    Longest unskippable video (before playing) of any video game I ever played. Got this game with PS Now. Gave up after like 10 minutes, I didn't even play the game. Seriously, we are in 2021, make all the videos short of skippable, this is a no brainer.
  23. kdo_nascimento
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Oddworld é um dos melhores jogos de plataforma. Só acho que não deveriam ter inovado tanto. Não gostei do pulo duplo. Até achei interessante as garrafas, mas prefiro um jogabilidade mais realista.… Expand
  24. Ko3blpb
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Grazie per aver venduto il gioco non completo, con una quantità enorme di bug ed errori. Se mi chiedete 50 per un gioco, per lo meno dovete completare lo sviluppo e testare tutte le funzionalità.
  25. Ccollossuss
    May 13, 2021
    2
    cuando vi el tráiler me esperaba grandes cosas, lo regalaron en PSPlus y le dedique horas hasta terminarlo, los logros son en algunos casos, imposibles, la jugabilidad nefasta, la respuesta es muy lenta y al final se vuelve muy repetitivo, no me gusto.
  26. Hemel
    Nov 27, 2021
    2
    Controls are awful: using an analogic joystick to move a character who has only 4 ways to go is stupid. You will very often miss the edge of the platform when you want to go the the upper platform, or move left or right while you wanted to go up or down. Controls are also far too much sensible, leading to sort of a "joycon drift" (yes, on PS4) sometimes.

    Game has many bugs: you will    Controls are awful: using an analogic joystick to move a character who has only 4 ways to go is stupid. You will very often miss the edge of the platform when you want to go the the upper platform, or move left or right while you wanted to go up or down. Controls are also far too much sensible, leading to sort of a "joycon drift" (yes, on PS4) sometimes.

    Game has many bugs: you will sometimes miss the platform when doing a long jump because Abe will not hit the edge of the platform (while you would say he had).

    Stealing objects in order to combine them is boring. And if you hit the checkpoint before having stolen everything and combine objects, you will have to re-do everything again and again as Abe dies. So boring...

    Like in New'n'Tasty, the "analogic" movements of Abe are very unpleasant. Compared to Abe's Exodus where you know exactly where Abe has his feet (walking moves Abe by exactly one step, long jump 3 steps, long jump when running 4 steps, etc.), here you don't have the feeling to precisely control him. Combined with the analogic controls, you get a nightmare.

    And worst thing: there is not much humor in this game, too much serious.

    Gamespeak is OK. Graphics are amazing and beautiful. But this does not make a good game.    … Expand

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  1. Meristation
    Apr 14, 2021
    75
    Oddworld has never looked this good, but Soulstorm has certain shortcomings causing it to deliver a watered down experience, a sensation highlighted by the length of the campaign.
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