Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

Release Date: September 18, 1997

Arcade, science fiction, platformers, puzzle elements, 2D, remasters/remakes, side-scroll, PS Plus Premium, singleplayer

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A two-dimensional platform game with traits of an adventure game and a stealth game. The title, developed by Oddworld Inhabitants, takes place in an unknown planet inhabited by the race of Mudokons. The main protagonist of the game, Abe, is a Mudokon as well. The race is being abused by evil Glukkons, who force them to slave labor in a mine.

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Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee for PC, PSP and etc. is an innovative, side-scrolling platform game that combines typical traits of the genre with a rich world and adventure game features. The title was developed by Oddworld Inhabitants, a studio founded in 1994 by two computer animation and special effects specialists.

Plot

The story presented in Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee for PC, PSP and etc. takes place on an unknown planet inhabited by the race of Mudokons. The main protagonist of the game, Abe, is a Mudokon as well. His race was enslaved by the evil Glukkons who are forcing Mudokons to slave labors in mines and quarries. As a prisoner in the Rapture farm, Abe discovers new plans of the Glukkons. They intend to process all Mudokons into tasty food for the master race. The protagonist decides to escape and save his friends from the danger.

Mechanics

In addition to typical action-sequences during which player must jump and climb, the game features stealth sequences in which Abe must outsmart his opponents. There are also various puzzles that require logical thinking. Abe can communicate with other characters by giving them predefined commands. One of the characteristic traits of the game is a lack of any interface. All information is presented by the levels and on special tutorial screens. The protagonist lacks health bar or energy and each enemy attack immediately kills him. After that Abe respawns at the start of the level.

Last updated on August 14, 2015

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Oddworld Series

A series of platform adventure games set on the title planet, inhabited by friendly Mudokons. The Oddworld Inhabitants development team is responsible for the creation and development of the brand, with support from Digital Dialect, Saffire and Just Add Water studios. "Godparents" of the series Oddworld are Lorne M. Lanning and Sherry McKenna. The first installment of the series - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - was released in 1997 in the version for PC and PlayStation console. The production was well received by adventure game fans, as evidenced by the average reviewer rating of 85/100 (according to metacritic.com). This encouraged the developers to develop the idea into a full-fledged series. The main games in the series include: Oddworld: Abe's Oddyse (1997), Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus (1998), Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2001) i Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath (2005). In addition, over the course of more than 23 years, the developers were also tempted by a number of ports aimed at portable consoles (e.g. Oddworld Adventures) as well as remastered versions and bundles. The most important attempt to refresh the series was the game released in 2014 Abe's Oddysee New N' Tasty. The production was a remake of the first installment from 1997. The developers managed to maintain the characteristic atmosphere of the original, while improving the mechanics, which were already a bit clumsy at the time. The most important changes were the introduction of the option to communicate with several Mudokons at the same time and the inclusion of a previously absent fast save option. The success of the production prompted the developers to develop plans for the restoration of subsequent parts. As a result, a premiere has been announced for the end of 2020 for PC, PS4 and PS5 Oddworld: Soulstorm, loosely based on the second installment of the 1998 game Abe's Exoddus. The title presents an even darker and more terrifying view of the world and is a direct sequel to New N' Tasty, both in terms of storyline and using the gameplay mechanics that were improved in it.