Oddworld: Soulstorm - Oddtimized Edition

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
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  1. Universo Nintendo
    Dec 24, 2022
    95
    Oddworld: Soulstorm is an amazingly done reboot of Abe's Exoddus. Despite its new cover, the game brings remarkable aspects from its original version back from the 90s, but with a novelty flavor.
  2. Vooks
    Nov 21, 2022
    80
    Oddworld: Soulstorm is a dark and depressing game. I don't know if I found it particularly distressing because Abe's childlike deamanour and big, sad, wet eyes, or his boatload of hardships, or because I killed too many Mudokons. Or maybe it's just 'cos it bummed me out as a kid. All I know is that despite everything I kept playing and it was still a heck of a lot of fun and that's a sign of a good game in my book.
  3. God is a Geek
    Oct 26, 2022
    80
    Oddworld: Soulstorm is probably the best Oddworld game, and the Switch port doesn't disappoint.
  5. Nintenderos
    Mar 27, 2023
    78
    The world of Oddworld returns with all the charisma of its characters and story. However, it does so with many performance problems and lacks attention to detail, with multiple audiovisual problems, which tarnish the whole experience.
  6. Pure Nintendo
    Dec 19, 2022
    75
    Oddworld: Soulstorm – Oddtimized Edition is a darker take that tests the titular Abe in a much bigger quest. The high-quality cinematic style is impressive, and the game plays well overall. It’s less humorous than the original, and lacks that nostalgic factor fans of the ‘90s versions may have. Yet it’s still a challenging and entertaining platformer that will test your patience and prowess.
  7. TouchArcade
    Nov 16, 2022
    70
    I enjoyed Oddworld: Soulstorm more often than I didn’t. The moments of frustration were intense, but most of the time I was just having a good time rolling through this adventure. The performance issues are both expected and unfortunate, but I suppose it could have been a whole lot worse. This is still just about as playable as the other versions of the game. That said, if you have the option of a more powerful platform, I would take it. A decent enough game to not let down the series, but not one I would recommend to anyone but those who are all-in on the Odd.
  8. Starbit
    Nov 14, 2022
    70
    Featuring a great world to explore, very tricky and demanding challenges and a fully immersive plot, this edition of Soulstorm will have players fully mired in its intricacies. Not all its aspects are flawless though, and some elements of level design along with long load times will cause some bouts of frustration, but this is an overall marvelous Oddworld experience and in a handheld-friendly format, too.
  9. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 28, 2022
    65
    Overall, there were too many irritations in Soulstorm to win any of my enthusiasm. Every play session left me somewhat frustrated, and I often had to talk myself into booting it up. If you’re dying to revisit Abe’s Exoddus, this is certainly the best way to accomplish that. I just wish it was a little more fun and a little less janky.
  10. Pocket Tactics
    Oct 26, 2022
    60
    A reimaging of a dormant series that straddles the line between homage and invention, but delivers an entry that doesn’t go far enough in either direction. Oddworld: Soulstorm still has plenty to please fans and it looks gorgeous at certain points, but it’s often an exercise in frustration geld back even further by load times, control issues, and brutal level design. Plus he can’t fart anymore, come on man.
  11. Nintendo Life
    Oct 26, 2022
    50
    We like the Oddworld series, and we wish Soulstorm were better. The ingredients are there: the world itself and Abe’s story have a uniquely grimy charm. No section of Soulstorm’s 15-hour adventure feels quite like the last, with enough new enemies and mechanics introduced to keep things both interesting and challenging. Yet at the same time, technical issues mar the experience much like the dirt and rust that covers Oddworld, and small inconveniences add up to make completing the game much more trying than it should be. We hope one day an Oddworld game will be a must-play adventure worthy of the series’ late-'90s prestige, but Soulstorm on Switch hasn’t quite freed Abe and the Mudokons from the fetters of poor performance and archaic design.
  12. KeenGamer
    Nov 28, 2022
    45
    Disappointment. That is the singular word this game leaves me with. Somewhere, buried under a pile of glitches and bugs, is a competent, beautiful game, but I am just not patient enough to wade through all of it to find that game. Normally I'd consider a glitch or two as just an annoyance that I can look past, but I legitimately didn't want to finish this game because of some of the glitches. Supposedly there's a patch coming that may or may not address this, and if it shows up, maybe this is worth checking out. As stated, this game without the glitches would easily gain another two points on its score. If you're patient and don't mind constantly resetting the game, there's something enjoyable deep, DEEP inside, but I am not the person to dig it out.

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  1. Fouedo66
    Nov 24, 2022
    4
    Le premier oddworld sur ps1 était un réel chef d'oeuvre avec son ambiance glauque, son monde dystopique et son personnage emblématique.
    Le    Le premier oddworld sur ps1 était un réel chef d'oeuvre avec son ambiance glauque, son monde dystopique et son personnage emblématique.
    Le second toujours sur ps1 etait aussi bien.
    Mais ce dernier épisode est vraiment très différent au niveau de la mécanique de GamePlay moins précise (avis perso) et surtout beaucoup trop d'explosions partout dans chaque décor, on s'y perd vraiment et j'ai pas adhéré au système de crafting que je trouve inutile pour un jeu de plateforme comme oddwolrd.
    J'ai vite décroché et n'ai même pas eu envie d'arriver au bout.
    Dommage car j'adorais la licence.    … Full Review »
  2. Gumdrop
    Dec 17, 2022
    10
    I distinctly remember way back in 1997 when I first got that Abe's Oddysee box in my little hands and popped that CD-ROM into my PC. II distinctly remember way back in 1997 when I first got that Abe's Oddysee box in my little hands and popped that CD-ROM into my PC. I remember the excitement at this fresh, new game. I'd seen nothing like it. Everything about it was fun and unique. And I remember how challenging it was. I think Abe's Oddysee was the game that taught me to enjoy the frustration what was part of it.
    Of all the games I played in my youth, that was the one with the fondest memories.

    I've been skeptical of playing Soulstorm. I can't say I enjoyed most of the subsequent Oddworld games that came after Abe's Oddysee. With the exception of Stranger's Wrath. And it's always kind of scary to play something based on a cherished childhood memory. If it's good, then it's a nice dose of nostalgia. If they get it wrong, you run the risk of tarnishing the memory.

    Thankfully, I had nothing to worry about. It's all the best of Abe's Oddysee but newer and better. It looks amazing, and the story is excellent. I found myself enjoying the story as much as the game itself.
    And Abe has learnt some new moves. It feels like Abe, but with richer environments and some cool new moves.

    This was a great little trip down memory lane for me. It brought back all the best of Abe's Oddysee but in a new fun way. As for the bugs and glitches I've seen reported. I have yet to find any.    … Full Review »
  3. KrillerBomb
    Nov 23, 2022
    10
    I missed old Abe, he's a huge part of my childhood. Good game, I enjoyed it a lot.
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