Oddworld: Soulstorm, a direct follow-up to the critically acclaimed
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty, was formally annunced back in May 2016. While we hadn't heard much about the game for quite some time, developer Oddworld Inhabitants released an all-new trailer for
Soulstorm at GDC 2019 yesterday, giving us a chance to take a closer look at the highly anticipated platformer’s in-game cinematics.
According to Inhabitants,
Soulstorm picks up from Abe’s genesis and follows on from the overthrow of RuptureFarms. "
There was a deeper, darker, and more sinister story that we never got to tell," said 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," he added.
In the developers' opinion, "
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."
Soulstorm is scheduled to release at some point this year, but there's a rather big chance that the ambitious project will be delayed to 2020.
Be sure to check out three all-new
Oddworld: Soulstorm videos from this year's GDC down below:
Witness Abe's horrifying conflict with a terrifying new machination. A fresh narrative - a complete story retake inspired by our original tale. A big visual and cinematic leap aiming to break new ground for Oddworld. Intelligent new mechanics, twisted new devices enabling highly explosive deviousness. A dark parable that tells an epic tale of a volatile society pushed to its limits.
Oddworld: Soulstorm is coming in 2019.