Abe also feels more responsive now than he did before, and although responsive controls were never really a staple of the franchise it’s nice to see that that’s been tightened up as well. If you played the original version at launch, the biggest change you’ll notice is that the behavior of NPCs/Mudokons feels much more lifelike this time around, with better AI controlling them as you’re trying to keep them safe. That’s looking to be rectified with the release of the Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition though, which is an entirely new release for Xbox players who previously weren’t even able to play the game and a free upgrade for those on PlayStation and PC. Most people really enjoyed the next gen upgrade to the visuals, but some complained about bugs and a lack of gameplay polish in certain places – we also pointed out some of these. Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition (Xbox)Īlthough we loved it when we reviewed it, reactions to Oddworld: Soulstorm were mixed when it launched earlier this year. If you haven’t had a chance to check out Beyond a Steel Sky on PC before and enjoy a good narrative-driven sci-fi adventure, be sure to grab and play this for the holidays. Having played that version we blazed through the console port, but it still took us over seven hour to complete and you’ll need ten or more on your initial playthrough. Gameplay-wise, this is the same experience and narrative that PC owners got a year and a half ago – something we talked about more in our review at that time. ![]() We never had any trouble ourselves, but it’s nice to know that it runs smooth on consoles – at least on the PlayStation 5 version we tested. What’s more important to point out is that the performance issues that some people were having with the PC version seem to have been ironed out for the console port. The leap to next gen consoles doesn’t bring a visual upgrade with it, but as the PC build already supported 4K visuals this was hardly needed. On the plus side, however, that has made the transition to consoles a comfortable one, as gamepad control feels like a natural fit for the game. ![]() The wait was worth it though, as we loved the narrative and modernized visual style for the game – though it felt a bit removed from the style of the original classic, trading in the old mouse pointer for direct control of Robert Foster. After it was announced, it briefly became an Apple Arcade exclusive, leaving PC fans of Beneath a Steel Sky waiting for another month. Here are Beyond a Steel Sky, the Enhanced Edition of Oddworld: Soulstorm and the Complete Edition of Iron Harvest.Īs a sequel to one of the most beloved point and click adventures in history – especially outside of the Lucasarts and Sierra libraries, Beyond a Steel Sky took its time to get here. Join us for a special port roundup, where we look back at some of our favorite games of the past two years now that they’ve been ported to new system.
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