The Gravity Crash developer is set to bring Oddworld back.
Oddworld is finally making its long-anticipated return. Just Add Water, the studio behind PSN-exclusive retro shooter Gravity Crash, revealed last night that it's crafting several Oddworld projects on multiple platforms in collaboration with Oddworld Inhabitants and franchise creator Lorne Lanning.
As for specifics, JAW isn't willing to divulge anything at this time. The announcement on its website does mention, however, that more information will come over the next "few week and months" about these games that will star "your favorite Oddworld characters." So, there's that at least.
== TEASER ==Lorne Lanning has insisted an announcement revolving around Oddworld would be coming for some time, which helped fuel rather persistent rumors that Abe and the bunch would get another shot in this generation. Oddworld hasn't seen a new game since 2005 when the Xbox-exclusive Stranger's Wrath, a first-person shooter spin-off, was released.
“It’s almost symbiotic in that when something moves forward on any of the projects we just start chatting about new items, or what if we do this," JAW's managing director Steward Gilray said in a statement. "We’re all extremely excited to breathe life into the Oddworld universe and indeed to let it breathe life into us.”
Definitely keeping an eye out for these. Oddworld was the reason I went Xbox in the first place. Just so happened I picked up Halo after a bunch of over-night launch line hype as well. The rest is legend.
What? Oddworld sequels (that never came out) were suppose to be about different parts of their world, and the only exception they were going to make- was that Abe Exoduss game. They had the sequels planned out, it seems to me the new company will just re-use Abe and the part of the world with mudokons in it..
It's about goddamn time Mr. Lanning! I don't care if it's Abe or Munch or Stranger or someone altogether new. Oddworld is an awesome place to dive into, and into it I shall dive.
YEEEEEEEEES! I would kinda like Abe to go back 2d but since so much has changed since munch was released, they would probably make a better 3D Abe game nowadays. Oh I love Abe! One of my favourites!
Man that's weird. I was just shifting through things the other day when I came across an Oddworld game, got me and my BF talking about there being another one and here it is!
Awesome, never got to play munchs oddysee, but I played all the other ones and I loved them. Finally a new one! also I'm really glad oddworld inhabitants is involved in the development
2.5d just means 3d geometry on a 2d plain, like the new Donkey Kong. Its the obvious thing to do with a sidescroller that used prerendered assets back in the day. Im cautious about this one, I'll be honest and say the only reason I played Oddworld to start with was for the cutscenes. It came out of that era.
This is the best news I've heard all year. Lorne and his fellow Inhabitants have created such an imaginative world that I personally can't wait to see where they take it from here.
Also, I really enjoyed Gravity Crash, and though that's a very different game from any Oddworld game thus far, at least we (I) know a new title is probably in good hands.
The Abe twitter account has been throwing out hints about "2.5", which may hint at one of the projects being a 2.5D game, hopefully featuring classic Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus gameplay. "
Yes, but the Abe twitter account has also been saying "Hello" to hundreds upon hundreds of complete strangers. I wouldn't trust him. "
The "Hello" posts are entirely in-character posts (since Abe says "Hello" to get Mudoken's attention in the game), to people I who have tweeted to him, or have started following him. It is a legitimate account belonging to the developers, since they linked to it in their announcement post. "
Oh, I know it's legit. Normally I'd be quite willing to follow Abe to the ends of the earth.
But then: "Alloyeah, buy Gravity Crash Portable for PSP, it's cool!"
awesome, can't wait, Oddysee and Exxodus were both 2.5D-ish if you remember. at least in one of them at a couple points the camera kinda panned over and went down the Z-axis for a min before returning to straight up side scrolling. there was always something happening in the backgrounds and at times you could interact and/or go to that background layer
The Abe twitter account has been throwing out hints about "2.5", which may hint at one of the projects being a 2.5D game, hopefully featuring classic Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus gameplay. "
Yes, but the Abe twitter account has also been saying "Hello" to hundreds upon hundreds of complete strangers. I wouldn't trust him. "
The "Hello" posts are entirely in-character posts (since Abe says "Hello" to get Mudoken's attention in the game), to people I who have tweeted to him, or have started following him. It is a legitimate account belonging to the developers, since they linked to it in their announcement post.
The Abe twitter account has been throwing out hints about "2.5", which may hint at one of the projects being a 2.5D game, hopefully featuring classic Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus gameplay. "
Yes, but the Abe twitter account has also been saying "Hello" to hundreds upon hundreds of complete strangers. I wouldn't trust him.
Do yourselves a favor and go back and play Oddysee and Exoddus. Those games are still hard as hell and require pixel-perfect platforming. I can only hope that this is how they're keeping the series.
The Abe twitter account has been throwing out hints about "2.5", which may hint at one of the projects being a 2.5D game, hopefully featuring classic Abe's Oddysee & Exoddus gameplay.
Nice, glad the franshise isnt dead! Even though the last couple games wernt up to the same standards as the first 2 they still wernt all that bad. To my knowledge there still hasnt been any games quite like those, Here's to hoping for more original & creative games from these guys ;)
As I've made very clear both on twitter, and on the GB forums, I am a huge fan of the oddworld series, and I am super excited about these new projects. ODDWORLD!!!!!!!! FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
I used to think General Drippik was a badass. Also a big fan of Mullock. But really I think that the characters themselves came second to the creature designs in Oddworld.
Oddworld is finally making its long-anticipated return. Just Add Water, the studio behind PSN-exclusive retro shooter Gravity Crash, revealed last night that it's crafting several Oddworld projects on multiple platforms in collaboration with Oddworld Inhabitants and franchise creator Lorne Lanning.
As for specifics, JAW isn't willing to divulge anything at this time. The announcement on its website does mention, however, that more information will come over the next "few week and months" about these games that will star "your favorite Oddworld characters." So, there's that at least.
== TEASER ==Lorne Lanning has insisted an announcement revolving around Oddworld would be coming for some time, which helped fuel rather persistent rumors that Abe and the bunch would get another shot in this generation. Oddworld hasn't seen a new game since 2005 when the Xbox-exclusive Stranger's Wrath, a first-person shooter spin-off, was released.
“It’s almost symbiotic in that when something moves forward on any of the projects we just start chatting about new items, or what if we do this," JAW's managing director Steward Gilray said in a statement. "We’re all extremely excited to breathe life into the Oddworld universe and indeed to let it breathe life into us.”
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