Oddworld: Soulstorm

 PlayStation 5
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6.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 270 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 137 out of 270
  2. Mixed: 50 out of 270
  3. Negative: 83 out of 270
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  1. JD27
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    It´s a fantastic videogame, you can find a lot of puzzles and a fantastic story which will make you feel a satisfaction complete it
  2. BobbyJoe69
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    I enjoyed the game. It was fun & great. I'll give it a 10 out of 10. Made me happy+
  3. DavidGamer
    May 15, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Controls are crap. Aiming is a joke. I completed the final Yard level after a week and a million attempts just for the screen to go black and the game to crash which restarted me back at the top of the level. The game is artificially difficult due to the pss poor controls. If I had bought this game I'd have returned it but because it was free with plus it gets a few more points. Very forgettable.… Expand
  4. BrutalBarracuda
    Apr 9, 2021
    6
    Buggy mess... unfortunately. It's a fun game when it works properly, WHEN it works properly. Abe grabs ledges when you dont want him to, doesnt grab em when you need him too, followers not getting in lockers, sligs not returning to patrol routes. The checkpoint system is a massive fail, what happened to the quicksave/quickload feature of old. You cant use the same checkpoint twice in aBuggy mess... unfortunately. It's a fun game when it works properly, WHEN it works properly. Abe grabs ledges when you dont want him to, doesnt grab em when you need him too, followers not getting in lockers, sligs not returning to patrol routes. The checkpoint system is a massive fail, what happened to the quicksave/quickload feature of old. You cant use the same checkpoint twice in a row, so you are constantly backtracking through parts of the game you have already done just to reset the checkpoint so you can use it again, because if you don't do that you will forever be doing the same part over and over again because you will die a lot, and that's the biggest problem for me. I don't mind dying when i mess up, but i do mind dying over and over and having to repeat the same part over and over because the game is buggy. I am disappointed in Oddworld and Lanning for releasing the game in this state. I'm a big Oddworld fan but this is disappointing. That being said when it works it is classic Oddworld and great fun and i will be returning in the future when the bugs get ironed out.… Expand
  5. flavioxiv
    Apr 7, 2021
    9
    Amazing graphics and worth improvements in its classic gameplay mechanics. Soulstorm really is an evolution on it's predecessors and a love letter as well. Loved it.
  6. StockportBlue
    Apr 7, 2021
    9
    Once you get past the beginning levels which are a bit lackluster it opens up into a really enjoyable Oddworld adventure. Great to see this game return to form after a couple of disappointing entries.
  7. nacho-chipie
    Apr 7, 2021
    9
    This game has exceeded my expectations by far. The 3D audio is truly amazing, the haptic feedback is on point, and the overall gameplay is just extremely fun and entertaining. Give it a go you won't regret it
  8. Kuzja33
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    До этого не играл в oddworld. Игра очень понравилась поиграл часа 3... всё супер.
  9. Zentho
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    One of the best 2d game i've ever played and also the best new generation game yet
    It's a pleasure to find an old style of gameplay with so many new features.

    Beautiful cutscenes, perfect mix between puzzle, infiltration and platform, a very good revisited story, and the views and atmosphere are sumptuous.

    I love this game.
  10. TredZ
    Apr 11, 2021
    5
    Disappointed with this game, the only good thing is that the game is free with the PSN Plus.
    - The 3D world looks bad, explosions are really the worst, could do the same with a cheap 3D FX.
    - Controls are not easy and not responsive, you cannot choose to steal or attach a slig, the game gives you one option at a time and forces you to use a cord. - No music, only SFX, this is really a    Disappointed with this game, the only good thing is that the game is free with the PSN Plus.
    - The 3D world looks bad, explosions are really the worst, could do the same with a cheap 3D FX.
    - Controls are not easy and not responsive, you cannot choose to steal or attach a slig, the game gives you one option at a time and forces you to use a cord.
    - No music, only SFX, this is really a shame
    - A lot of bugs/glitches, eg Slig walking in the air, game stats reset (I had 1 slig kill, and it went back to 0 with no explanation further in the level), craft system is boring and I do not want to think about that, just level puzzle please, stats counter are weird and display you the correct number after the annoying animation.    … Expand
  11. MacG
    Apr 9, 2021
    6
    It's alright but fairly buggy, lacking the overall polish and fun factor of New and Tasty. I can't help but feel disappointed after waiting all this time for a sequel to New and Tasty only to find it's a step backwards in the gameplay department. If you aren't getting this for free on PS Plus I would wait for a sale (and probably some patches to fix the bugs).
  12. Dr4gonkiller96
    Apr 8, 2021
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoilers for first 3 missions.

    The first 2 chapters are great, but then it gets Way too hard even on Easy, you can no longer go past the Blimp section with the mortars, you are stuck there, can't takeover sligs because you get shot by Mortars, running through it doesn't work because now you have Sligs behind you whenever you spawn at the checkpoint midway. you jump up to avoid fire from behind... then when you try to take over the slig above you get attacked by Mortar fire again. this is on Easy by the way, i was playing on Normal, but changed it for the Blimp mission. I doubt changing Difficult will help you in this game.

    Now that is out of the way, for the first 2 chapters, it was Great, the Visuals were not the best, but were pretty good, the Voice Acting was top notch especially Toby and Alf but that part was just from the E3 Trailer, so nothing new. the Controls are bad, forced to use the Analog stick, but it isn't very accurate. when you get to the Slap mines... worse than the original game, you press directly as it turns green, and you die. the sound design is superb though. Framerate has issues, constantly stutters at times. There is some bugs that cause a bright white line when you spawn in. 2nd mission you find Alf standing there inside another Mudokon.

    I grew up with Abe's Oddysee on PS1, and this seems a lot harder than thanks to crap level design.    … Expand
  13. R2D2P
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    Excelente juego 2D con una buena historia y excelentes mecánicas de juego. No hagan caso a muchas de las reviews que lo califican con 0, la mayoría son trolls mexicanos y como buenos mexicanos que son vienen a dejar su salvajería en todo lo que consumen.
  14. Movli
    Apr 8, 2021
    3
    Oddworld have lost their identity with bad 3D graphics, clumsy controlls and horrendous looting system nobody asked for. The original 98 exoddus was a masterpiece with handpainted levels and great controlls once you learned them. why are they taking a step backwards to create such a boring and lifeless game? Why is the 98 exoddus more advanced and original than 2021 soulstorm? Where isOddworld have lost their identity with bad 3D graphics, clumsy controlls and horrendous looting system nobody asked for. The original 98 exoddus was a masterpiece with handpainted levels and great controlls once you learned them. why are they taking a step backwards to create such a boring and lifeless game? Why is the 98 exoddus more advanced and original than 2021 soulstorm? Where is the puzzle solving with the sligs? where is the paramites and scrabs? where is the handpainted backgrounds and levels? Why is abe more responsive in a 98 game? Where is the artsyle? Where is the beautiful music? The list goes on and on.. Just go back to your roots Oddworld. Exoddus will never be outdated.… Expand
  15. Alixa2s
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    Very enjoyable. And is totally free on PlayStation plus. Thank you Sony for this amazing game
  16. Thetype
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Game is so Nice and interesting, hardest like i love, you have to try this masterpiece
  17. RaptorNemesis
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    great game, super efficient, unforgivable but endearing. very very good graphics. a beautiful independent and free nugget on the ps +
  18. Nagykutya
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    Im just here to balance the 0 score. This is a free game on psn yet people still complain. Kinda had enough of it. Really. Every single game attracts spoiled sourpusses. It’s getting ridiculous
  19. ThePinkFloyd
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    One of the best game I have ever played
    Good and improve levels and ability compare to other Oddworld's game
  20. Salim1908_BH
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Jogo excelente, divertido e viciante. Uma grata surpresa da PSN Plus pros usuários de PS5Jogo excelente, divertido e viciante. Uma grata surpresa da PSN Plus pros usuários de PS5.
  21. JWO123
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Perfect continuation of the Oddworld franchise. Adapting to and improving upon the 2014 remake of New N Tasty.
  22. VedatoreC
    Apr 12, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fluid gameplay and interesting level scaling with appealing content throughout the game.… Expand
  23. RazorX
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    Amazing Game!!! Goty 2021!!!

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  24. Xan713
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    This sequel is a great place to start for the upcoming quintology. Challenging puzzles, great atmosphere, dark. This is a great return for our Mudokon friend who has had a 7 year absence from games since New n Tasty came out in 2014.

    We really need to support this great independent developer. The universe it created is so exciting and rich and unique. If we can push this on the charts,    This sequel is a great place to start for the upcoming quintology. Challenging puzzles, great atmosphere, dark. This is a great return for our Mudokon friend who has had a 7 year absence from games since New n Tasty came out in 2014.

    We really need to support this great independent developer. The universe it created is so exciting and rich and unique. If we can push this on the charts, it’ll mean we will get lots of the intended new games that are planned in a quintology. A franchise that started on the PS1, and is back again and needs all of us. It’ll mean we get more independence for them to not need huge publishers to finance their ambitions. And that’s a win for all of us, as they’re a breath of fresh air in the industry.    … Expand
  25. hecatombeZ
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    Un juego clásico con un aspecto visual renovado y nuevas mecánicas, perfecto para un fin de semana por la noche en casa.
  26. Chriskal13
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Amazing game which runs at 1440/60fps and it's freaking beautiful!! Also it is one of the best game I have ever played
    Good and improve levels and ability compare to other Oddworld's game!
  27. gronek1
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Awesome game. I love it so much. It brought my childhood back. Oddworld is back!
  28. Liet
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Horrible piece of **** Highly not recommended!!! A waste of time and money!
  29. KyleHamilton
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    Worse Graphics, bad controls and Boring game-play this has to be the worse exclusive I've ever played.
  30. TTIAP
    Apr 9, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ever since New n Tasty, i wasn't expecting this game to be great, though i didn't expect them to do abe like this, the removal of single step space movement, or square by square, however you call it, from the ps1 game, really made both games rather tedious for movement in general, bugs aside, the monkey bars sections are very hard to manoeuvre without dying, you can't possess glukkons, paramites and scrabs are extinct for who knows why so that just leaves Sligs, ground/flying. There was talk about 17 levels in the game but that was reduced to about 11, the story beats were very off and ultimately led to a very lackluster ending that can be summed up to "wait another 5 years to find out what abe saw" (theres 3 actual endings), maybe i just expected an abes exodus remake and ended up over expecting, but with the lack of wildlife, no Elum type thing, no farting, i just found it worse than New n Tasty, the crafting and gathering was also a turn off, just annoying and doesn't feel abes, it feels like Lorne Lanning was trying to recapture his 90s success of an old classic and it's failed both times to hit the mark, the game is Soulless.

    I don't recomend it if you're looking for an abes exudus remake, buy it if you just want to turn your brain off and have some mindless fun with a story that's pretty seperate from the original 2, it's deffo for you.

    I'd ultimately recomend emulating Exodus though, Steam version is a totally ruined port so you can't even change aspect ratio or control scheme whatsoever.

    The take away from this is being good at making Ps1 games does not equate with being good at making Ps5 games.    … Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 51 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 51
  3. Negative: 5 out of 51
  1. Cubed3
    Oct 24, 2022
    90
    This is a triumphant return to Oddworld. Soulstorm does fantastic things with Abe's story and shows some real advances with the developer's designs. Utterly excellent look, and a world that oozes with consumerist evils make this the definitive new Oddworld experience. There are absolutely no obstacles to heartily recommending this game to all players new and old. Can't wait to see what comes next!
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  2. CD-Action
    Nov 19, 2021
    75
    Soulstorm is old school and it’s for you to decide whether that’s a flaw or not. You can definitely feel the spirit of the old Oddworlds, but for me the devs were to conservative. I would really welcome a touch of madness, some variety to spice thing up. However, if a solid, challenging retro platformer is what you’re looking for – go for it, you’ll be pleased. [06/2021, p.50]
  3. Edge Magazine
    May 20, 2021
    50
    While that means Soulstorm works - accidentally or otherwise - as a metaphor for the struggle of the working classes, all that toil rarely makes for a particularly engaging game. [Issue#359, p.112]
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