Publisher Microids has announced that Oddworld: Soulstorm will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch, with retail editions available to pre-order now.
Dubbed the 'Oddtimized Edition', the game will apparently be "optimized for Nintendo Switch to take advantage of the platform’s unique features", with Microids promising the port will feature all the gameplay features from its release on other platforms.
No firm release date has been set at the time of writing, but you've got a nice choice of physical packages, depending on your affinity for the Oddworld franchise. First up, we've got the 'Limited Oddition', which will feature the game in a metallic case along with 3 lovely art cards. For the hardcore fans, however, the 'Collector's Oddition' will surely get those saliva glands working overtime, and will include the following:
- A Unique Collector’s Box
- Oddworld: Soulstorm’s standard edition for Nintendo Switch
- A collectible metal case with 24 cartridge slots
- An exclusive 9-inch (22 cm) silver figurine of Abe, Mudokon hero
- A premium 160-page artbook by Pix’n Love Publishing
- An exclusive Mining Company keychain
- Three art prints
- Ancient Mudokon Tribal stickers
- Abe’s hand tattoo
The game itself is, of course, a reimagining of the classic PS1 adventure Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus, in which our hero Abe must save his fellow Mudokons from the cruel Glukkons, who have enslaved them to create the addictive, cannibalistic beverage Soulstorm Brew. Here's a breakdown of the game's features directly from Microids:
Explosive Action-Adventure Platformer: Evolving the platforming genre by adding RPG-lite elements with player agency to play as you like, whether aggressively or passively. Pickpocket enemies, loot lockers, sift through trash cans, and find hidden areas to acquire resources. Exchange resources at vending machines to get products that give you more agency in how you chose to conquer the game’s many challenges. Craft tools and weapons to use against opposing forces or arm your followers and watch the revolution ignite.
Epic Scope: Soulstorm is a 2.9D action-adventure platformer with 15 hours of gameplay, and dozens more for achievement hunters and perfectionists. Epic environments with massive scale to explore by going into the world.
Revolutionary: A dark storyline with a twisted sense of humor that shines a light on the ironies that exist in the human condition. A cog in the corporate machine, used for meat and muscle, Abe will attempt to save them all and maybe ignite a revolution.
Completionists: Can you save every single Mudokon in the game? Can you achieve the best ending and unlock the final two playable levels? Can you scavenge every trash can and locker, kill or safely apprehend every antagonist, find every hidden area, collect every jelly? More than 3 million players have had the opportunity to do it…will you be the first on Nintendo Switch to succeed?
Multiple Endings: Soulstorm has 15 levels, with two additional unlockable levels at the end of the game and four potential endings, each depending on your Quarma. At the end of each individual level, you receive a Quarma score, based on the number of Mudokons you save. If you succeed in saving enough Mudokons throughout all the levels, you’ll get one of the good endings. But beware: if your Quarma score isn’t high enough, you’ll get a more… dire fate! Don’t worry though, as you can always go back to any level and try to improve your Quarma to unlock the best ending.
The release follows Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty, which launched on the Switch back in 2020. We gave it a 6/10 in our review, stating that "it has its moments of inspiration – the Stockyards stage is so beautifully realised that it can momentarily trigger that "this is what I remember the original looking like!" false memory – but it's not enough to make up for the frustrations that come from the many, many unnecessary changes".
Are you excited to pick up Oddworld: Soulstorm on the Switch? Did you play the original Abe's Exoddus? Let us know!
[source microids.com, via nintendoeverything.com]
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It's cool that another proper Oddworld game is coming to Switch but I'm a tad bit worried considering how, when it originally came out at least, it suffered from some very nasty glitches so hopefully they've been ironed out for this release. They've called it 'Oddtimized' for a reason I suppose.
Having high hopes for this one. I loved the origal Oddworld games. They're classics in their own right, but I do hope that this one will perform well on Switch.
This game is good, but nowhere near Stranger's Wrath. I just hope Abe & Bros get their due, and it seems like Switch is where to do it.
Cue the review and -good game but suffers performance issues on switch...
If I recall correctly, this was quite heavy game to run when it originally launched. I hope they have optimized it well.
At this point I’m appreciative whenever we get a well known developer and ip game on switch. Good on them for seeing the switch potential.
The cynic in me thinks they want Switch owners to pay for all the extra pointless stuff after it was given away for free on PS+.
I love the Oddworld Games (especially Stranger) but I can hardly imagine how this is going to run on switch. If its kinda ok, I'm going to buy it
@MrGawain
why do you care at all if it was given away somewhere else? does that mean the game is nothing worth anymore?
Got it on PC recently. If you enjoyed the previous Oddworld games I think you'll enjoy this.
@jojobar Typically I'm on your side of this type of argument and don't mind for example games being added to PS+Premium that have been monthly games before - but the answer is yes. Value and perceived value are based on supply, demand, availability and perceived availability more than anything else, so more people receiving a game for free or discounted absolutely does dramatically reduce the value.
I love how people are more worry about performance than the game actually coming. C'mon it's going to be around 720p and 30fps and is going to be optimized for the Switch, it's not gonna be terrible.
I always need to see their games first. Microids have published some great games, some very decent ports even, but also absolutely inexcusable ones that I really WANTED to love (I'm looking at you, Blacksad), or made the smart decision to not even bother with the Switch port of the remake of the excellent Gamecube era classic XIII. They do have a couple of well beloved graphic novel IP's, including Blacksad and XIII, but also Asterix, of which I'm waiting for the most recent game that actually looks like the comics, to drop a bit lower in price physically.
@Serpenterror again, Blacksad... It is terrible. To the point of it actually not being possible to finish EVEN if I accepted and tolerated all of the OTHER painfully terrible things in the terrible port. Everything else was there for a great game, from the source material to the style. I never actually played the remake of XIII myself, I rather remember the awesome Gamecube game and pretend I never saw or dreamed of a remake / port to Switch.
Don't get your hopes too high, pals. This game is pretty much garbage. I played a few hours through PS Plus and it's not worth buying.
That's great news!
@PorllM
that doesn't count for digital goods. there is an endless amount of digital goods also their is no wear and tear on digital goods. a digital good is in theory as valuable as you think it is.
You could argue that over a long time the price needs to decrease since game mechanics or quality of life mechanics are not the latest standart anymore but thats it. Thats also the reason why nintendo is not reducing the price on their games for a very long time.
I don't know if oddworld is worth the money I didn't play it yet but I can tell you that we live in a time where people are greedy and lacking gratitude.
@PorllM - If my neighbor gets video games for free, doesn't make my games worth less. I don't get discounts on my burger if the person in front of me had their order comped.
Fundamentally value is what is what one consumer sees as a reasonable price for them. I would STILL, to this day, gladly pay 60 USD for a port of Buck Bumble or Quest 64.
Why? Those games are worth it to me.
But isn't soulstorm a load of rubbish
I'm so hesitant to jump on this, because even though the first two Oddworld games were absolute God-Tier PS1 games, I've heard nothing but negativity about every game they've released since then - and I never had the consoles they were on, so I wouldn't know myself, but people I trust and big fans of the original games said to stay away.
There was also some kerfuffle with the series creator a couple of years ago, where he said there was no way Oddworld games were coming to the Switch. He was extremely negative and insulting about it. So I'm disinclined to buy these games now that he's decided he actually does want my money.
@JasmineDragon - Munch was probably the only Oddworld that was not very well received (for good measure, a new character in a new direction with broken mechanics doesn't help). That's being said, you're doing yourself a disfavor for not looking into Stranger's Wrath, probably still one of my favorite ones outside the first.
Soulstorm is not the greatest Oddworld out there (Abe’s Exoddus maintains its place here), but I didn’t find it THAT bad as many people here believe. It’s been improved a lot since release, especially with the dubiously called “Enhanced Edition”.
As for this Switch release, I will double-dip as I am very curious how this intensive game turns up
I feel like this is something that Panic Button or Saber Tooth should handle.
I know this game got mixed reviews/impressions, but I'm interested now. Will probably get it a discount, but still cool that they're optimizing this for Switch.
@Paraka I disagree. If two thirds of the people in the burger shop were getting their burgers for free, you would definitely start re-evaluating whether you should be paying full price for that burger.
Definitely value is what a consumer thinks is reasonable, but those thoughts are influenced by what they see going on around them.
But to be clear: nobody is getting this game for free, unless Epic is giving it away. PSN and Game Pass are not free.
Yeaaa....I'll wait for reviews on this one
@N64-ROX - You'd be hardpressed to make a suggestion 2/3s of the people are getting such a treatment, metaphors start breaking down when adding semantics like that, though.
Cause 2/3s of people had access to the game at one point in time, if they want the game now, they'll have to pay up.
Had it on so plus for a bit, is it worth playing?
@Paraka seconded... in strangers voice "Now thats how you get 'em".
Played the demo on my PS4 yesterday wasn't very impressed
@JasmineDragon I loved munchs oddysee I'd love a sequel to it
Should have went with parpediem....
At least they’re honest about it being…oddtimized for switch…I’ll just get my coat
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