Oddworld Inhabitants Announces Oddworld: Soulstorm
I’ve been a fan of the Oddworld games since the first game on PS1. When it was announced that the new game, Oddworld N’Tasty, was coming to the Wii U I was really excited. As it turned out, New N’Tasty for Wii U was a great game! And now the developer, Oddworld Inhabitants, has announced a new game in the franchise. What’s this game called and what’s it about? Read on to find out!
Oddworld Inhabitants has announced a new Oddworld game. The game is called Oddworld: Soulstorm and will be out in the later half of 2017. Soulstorm is a direct sequel to New N’Tasty! There is no word yet on what systems the game will be coming to. Personally, I’m hoping the game will make an appearance on the Wii U.
Introducing Oddworld: Soulstorm. https://t.co/EMWN5PFZyv (please retweet) #soulstorm pic.twitter.com/43NhilHgVB
— Oddworld (@OddworldInc) March 14, 2016
Need more info on Soulstorm? Here is the official press release for the game:
” Oddworld: Soulstorm
San Francisco, March 14th 2016
Oddworld Inhabitants Inc. are today proud to announce Oddworld: Soulstorm, now being co-developed by Oddworld’s own internal teams in California and the UK; and in conjunction with Frima Studio in Québec, Canada.
A follow-up to the critically acclaimed* release of Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, Oddworld: Soulstorm picks up from Abe’s genesis and directly follows on from the overthrow of RuptureFarms and the liberation of his blighted workmates.
Having defeated Molluck The Glukkon, his former boss and RuptureFarms’ meanest inhabitant, Abe soon finds himself – along with 300 newly emancipated Mudokons – without food, water or a place to call home. Stranded alone in the desert, they find solace in a strange new brew – a delicious drink that has insidious ramifications for their newfound freedom.
“There was a deeper, darker, and more sinister story that we never got to tell,” explains series creator, Lorne Lanning. “Soulstorm gives us the opportunity to flesh out more meat on the bones of an original spine, but re-tell the fable from a very different angle.”
“Abe has a long way to go and plenty more adversity ahead. Soulstorm is going to be a much heavier trip for him.”
Oddworld: Soulstorm will continue to chew up the themes of environmentalism, capitalism, consumerism and addiction that critics and fans found so engaging in the “AAA Indie” release of Oddworld’s last pensive platformer, New ’n’ Tasty.
“We can’t wait to show you what we’ve got planned for Soulstorm” says executive producer Bennie Terry.
“We think Oddworld fans are really going to dig what we’re brewing, and we’ve got some great surprises in store this time around we don’t think anybody’s going to predict,” he added. “I’ve been tasting it, and it’s definitely got twice the twisted flavor.”
Soulstorm, the highly volatile new game from Oddworld, is slated to explode in the latter half of 2017.
To feel the heat, please see our website at oddworld.com and follow us on Twitter andFacebook, where we will be revealing an all new Abe for Soulstorm. For details, please check oddworld.com.
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