Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 2 out of 20
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  1. DanielKrejg
    Jan 10, 2022
    8
    I wasn't convinced firstly, but after more or less than one hour, I get used to this remaster. It can be difficult to move with analogs, especially for those, who played old versions on PC and keyboard... Anyway, the game looks really good and developers did a reallly god job to change the visual aspects. But the models of Scrabs, Slogs and Paramites was better in original. Now they aren'tI wasn't convinced firstly, but after more or less than one hour, I get used to this remaster. It can be difficult to move with analogs, especially for those, who played old versions on PC and keyboard... Anyway, the game looks really good and developers did a reallly god job to change the visual aspects. But the models of Scrabs, Slogs and Paramites was better in original. Now they aren't even scary, and moves artificially.

    Now the game is "fluent", the sidescroll idea is gone BUT there are too many loading screens imo, especially in Rapture Farms beginning level.

    The game is now much easier than before. You can use quick saves and quick loads. Abe has a health bar and can restore it. And the biggest change, according to original version from 97' is that Abe can now talk to more than one Mudokon at a time... It means that most levels aren't a challenge now, and you can complete them and save all Mudokons on a first/second try. XD

    I think that the "old version" still has the spirit and I encourage you to play it first - in case you don't have experience in Oddworld series, and would to try it !#    … Expand
  2. Legrand
    Nov 4, 2020
    10
    Top game!!!! Me parece un juego remasterizado de lo mejor que he visto en mucho tiempo
  3. JAG7
    Jun 25, 2022
    3
    Better call it Oddworld New and Nasty! Bad game! Don’t be fooled by its looks.
    Horrible controls , specially the Jumps (they have intentionally delay) , level design is bad , everything is made for you to fail. Character is annoying as hell, it’s Jar Jar Bings twin brother in everything: dumb, clumsy, stupid , awkward and annoying . Sounds are very annoying. Fun factor is gone after the    Better call it Oddworld New and Nasty! Bad game! Don’t be fooled by its looks.
    Horrible controls , specially the Jumps (they have intentionally delay) , level design is bad , everything is made for you to fail. Character is annoying as hell, it’s Jar Jar Bings twin brother in everything: dumb, clumsy, stupid , awkward and annoying . Sounds are very annoying. Fun factor is gone after the first hour, because of the controls and level design. Controls are the Big Boss throughout all the game (one of the worst controls ever). The ending is one of the worst in gaming history: sad and disappointing. Don’t buy this junk! So much punishment for nothing!! Please, don’t buy , don’t play!!    … Expand
  4. Oddlennon
    Sep 1, 2022
    10
    Such nostalgic glory!!
    Still a fantastic platform game. I’d happily play this over and over again.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 26 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Jan 8, 2021
    70
    Not all the fans may think New ‘n’ Tasty is a faithful representation of the original, but for the newcomers - it sure is a good starting point. While waiting for the Soulstorm, it's a great opportunity to play the Switch port of the 6 years old remake of the 23 years old game - on the go.
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  2. GameCritics
    Jan 4, 2021
    65
    For newcomers to the Oddworld series, New ’n’ Tasty is a good place to start and the anti–capitalism and anti–consumerism messages in Oddysee still feel (sadly) as fresh and important as they did back then. However, there’s no real reason to grab the Switch version if one already owns any of the others. It’s still tasty enough, but a little short on the new.
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  3. Pure Nintendo
    Nov 18, 2020
    70
    Overall, Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is a good game. That said, it hasn’t made me as interested in its sequels (that I’ve yet to play) as I thought it would. If anything, it makes me long for the original with its, if not timeless, nostalgic visuals. But the accessibility tweaks make this entry useful for new players who’ve yet to experience it.
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