Oddworld: Soulstorm

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  • Summary: In Oddworld: Soulstorm, you pick-up where New 'N' Tasty left off. Abe has undergone an unwanted transformation from being a clueless Mudokon cog, literally about to be chewed up by the Glukkons' big business machine, into an unlikely hero, a beacon of hope.
    Abe was someone who went about    In Oddworld: Soulstorm, you pick-up where New 'N' Tasty left off. Abe has undergone an unwanted transformation from being a clueless Mudokon cog, literally about to be chewed up by the Glukkons' big business machine, into an unlikely hero, a beacon of hope.
    Abe was someone who went about his life, blind to what was happening around him, and then woke to a deeper uncomfortable reality and had no choice but to make a change. Abe may not have wanted to be a hero, but there was, and remains, some greatness in Abe. A greater purpose. A greater good. All of which got him into enormous amounts of trouble and continues to do so.
    Revolutions start small and build from unexpected places. You and Abe are the beginning. In Oddworld: Soulstorm, you will begin to understand the power of many will be needed to solve problems that the individual alone cannot.
    Based on the concept of Scavenger's Economy, you will loot from trash cans, pickpocket, and search through lockers for items to craft into weapons and tools to use to help save your fellow Mudokons while you try to unlock the dark secrets behind Brew.

    Whether you prefer the classic Abe playstyle of sneaking and problem solving or using scavenge for what you need to create an arsenal that you can hand off to your followers that you have saved along the way, Oddworld: Soulstorm gives you more choices to replay with different approaches.
    Add in light RPG elements, leader boards, trophies for completionists, and a progression system and Soulstorm sets a new standard for next-generation action adventure platformers.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

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!
  2. Shacknews
    Apr 14, 2021
    80
    Oddworld: Soulstorm is an excellent adventure game and platformer, with cool mechanics that keep gameplay fresh. The environments are stunning, and the 2.9D animation makes the world feel three-dimensional and lived-in. Only held back by a slew of bugs, Oddworld: Soulstorm is a great installment in a classic franchise.
  3. COGconnected
    Apr 16, 2021
    78
    Returning to this world, this flavor of frustration and satisfaction, won’t be for everybody. If you’re looking for a portal into an oft-forgotten slice of gaming history, Oddworld: Soulstorm will open that for you. This is an elevated, modernized window into puzzle platformers of the recent past. A little patience and a little perseverance will introduce you to a strange new world.
  4. 4Players.de
    Apr 10, 2021
    70
    This is a wild ride with ups and downs, cheering and cursing. Fascination and disenchantment are constantly fighting for dominance, so in the end this is merely a mediocre experience.
  5. Eurogamer Italy
    Apr 19, 2021
    70
    Abe's return in Oddworld Soulstorm is far from being a perfect experience but it's still an enjoyable mix of action, puzzles and platform. The game needs more polish on the I.A. side to become something special.
  6. Press Start Australia
    Apr 12, 2021
    65
    Oddworld: Soulstorm is a big, beautiful puzzle platformer with the spirit of Abe's adventures intact and some interesting new ideas, but it's all very quickly undone by imprecise controls, tedious level design and a shocking lack of polish. Oddworld fans will definitely want to check it out, but they may be better off waiting for a few more updates before investing their time, and even then might come away just a tad disappointed.
  7. GameSkinny
    Apr 13, 2021
    30
    This flashy remake of Abe's sequel is gorgeous to look at, but it rarely captures the excitement or feeling of the Oddworld forebears.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 55 out of 119
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 119
  3. Negative: 45 out of 119
  1. Samsonite786
    Apr 18, 2021
    10
    Incredibly hard however keeps you captivated to go back and replay the levels for the bonus content.
  2. JWO123
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Perfect continuation of the Oddworld franchise. Adapting to and improving upon the 2014 remake of New N Tasty.
  4. 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
  5. Pan_T
    Apr 16, 2021
    7
    An old school game with a charismatic hero and the world, but a considerable amount of frustration that often has a cause not in the skill ofAn old school game with a charismatic hero and the world, but a considerable amount of frustration that often has a cause not in the skill of the player, but in weird design. Especially placing checkpoints before a difficult passage in such a place, so that the player has to crafting and looting lockers again and again. Overall, it's a good game, but I wouldn't recommend it to everyone
    7/10    … Expand
  6. z0mer
    Apr 13, 2021
    5
    Poor graphics, poor controls (no DualSense support), poor audio, buggy, dated level design. 5/10 because it was free.
  7. floppyjabjab
    May 24, 2021
    3
    Wow, worst piece of crap in history of remakes.
    Bug fest, has nothing of Oddworld, it's a completely different game.
    Might just as well call    Wow, worst piece of crap in history of remakes.
    Bug fest, has nothing of Oddworld, it's a completely different game.
    Might just as well call it Mario or Crash.
    Thanks Devs, screw you for betray your fans, sbod have stuck with new and tasty formula.
    If it ain't broken don't freaking fix it.    … Expand
  8. fieldexp
    Apr 24, 2021
    0
    Куча багов, постоянно зависает. Скучный геймплей, мусор. Худшая часть из всех Айбов.Куча багов, постоянно зависает. Скучный геймплей, мусор. Худшая часть из всех Айбов.

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