Soulstorm was a game I desperately wanted to like, but what the team absolutely NAILED, was the cutscenes and its animations. The things I'd do for a feature-length oddworld movie in that CG style...
Yeah. Cause as a remake, it's a massive let down. It removes so many of the gamespeak mechanics and puzzles that it's kinda a shell of its former self gameplay wise. In this case, I agree. If they focus on story, writing and animations, they could make a masterpiece. Now, I love the Oddworld games. But this latest attempt was a massive let down. The tower defence sequences doesn't really feel right in this type of game
This actually blows my mind - I worked on Soulstorm as an Environment Artist, and I've been watching both you and Caddy for years and had no idea you both talked about Soulstorm together like this! Caddy is right, the team was tiny. The Environment Art was created by myself and my lead mostly, with some outsource dipping in to help towards the busier periods. The animations were done solo by Tom Bramall, who's an absolute beast - we both work together at a new company now. :) I do agree with you though, as an Oddworld fan it pained me to see the design direction it ended up taking in the end. I actually said it'd probs get a Metacritic score of ~65 and was told I was being pessimistic lmao I joined Soulstorm as my first art gig, so the imposter syndrome was absolutely killer - especially given the pressure I was under to create so much work in a few months, during the pandemic... So pretty much all alone. 😂 Caddy's words on acknowledging the team size really gave some perspective for me - I always told myself the things he mentioned, but it's awesome to hear it from a tuber that I respect. Thanks for doing this guys ❤
I got to say that I agree with what he said about not carrying for the reviews. I noticed sometime ago that I have a tendency to like "bad games", I play it, I enjoy it a lot and then later I see the reviews and other people saying that it sucks and that no one should like it. I do watch some reviews tho, because I think you should acknowledge to yourself the problems of the things you like, so you don't just blindly like it, but I still don't change my mind just because a review says I should or because someone else don't like what I like.
I think some games that are deemed bad are actually not that bad by themselves... they just play less greatly than some of the juggernauts of the same genre they're often compared to, and that makes them look worse by comparison.
I think the people who make glitch compilations of SoulStorm and say "oh this game is a rushed mess", remember that Caddy said he had a Slig walking through the air as the main glitch he remembered having. I can replicate that glitch, CONSISTENTLY, in the original Exoddus. To me, that says the "fans" really need to be less subjective. The original is flawed too, sometimes in ways almost mirrored by SoulStorm - it seems unfair to mock one but ONLY praise the other. I love SoulStorm and think it's the truest revisit to what Lorne wanted to do with this tale in the first place. We're talking a small team which took 4 years rather than being given only 9 months. And to me, that just further confirms Exoddus HD isn't happening, because why double hand the work to recreate a second version of a circumstantial game because fans don't like the changes? Exoddus is the way it is because of dev crunch, the time it came out, and a scope that didn't compliment the story they wanted to tell. And I completely agree with Caddy's perspective. 🎉 But also, it's not for everyone, that's also true. So to each their own, I personally love it - new favourite in fact, New n Tasty has been dethroned. 😊
Either A. Entrenched in too much denial to objectively address the many MANY things they screwed up on (but subconciously knows he's in denial) B. He knows the truth and the reality of how poor it was and wants to pretend it didn't happen One thing is for sure though, if he actually liked it as much as he claims. You wouldn't be asking this question. The video would have been out years ago.
@@darthkahn45None of those things actually. He just doesn't like making reviews on individual games anymore. He says it all the time on his live streams. There's no soulstorm video because he doesn't do that anymore, and he's allowed to like something you didn't like
People say he’s in denial or licking boots. I disagree. Like he said, he’s had a more broad perspective on it. He met the team, and understood some events that would’ve set the team back. With that in mind, it likely lowered his expectations, which is why he found it enjoyable compared to others. He doesn’t insult others who *didn’t* like it, or were left disappointed. Since he understands the long wait for it, and why people would be let down by it. The “no bugs” thing is plausible. Depending on the copy they gave Caddy, he could’ve gotten a version that actually had most of the bugs and glitches fixed (though minor ones still persisted, which even he states).
Aye, sounds about right to me. Caddy is a very considerate person, and knowing a dev team's situation, it always grounds our expectations, which to me, is always better and keeps things less subjective to overhype or disappointment.
I sucked so bad at Soulstorm that I never got past the first level. I don't think the game was designed for me lol. Still, I love Oddworld so I hope we get more games!
I gave up on soulstorm. Absolutely hated it. Just picked it up again and I must say it’s got me a little. Still very janky! But I’ve given it a chance.
For context I’m a hardcore fan of the series. Grew up playing the first 2 games religiously. Was looking forward to soulstorm for years. It’s not the game I wanted but it’s the game they thought the community needed. It’s too easy I just admit. I want the hardcore challenge that the first two gave you.
My suggestion, is slow down. Don't try to blast/sprint thru the levels. You will always get fucked by the controls. I was getting wrecked over and over, but when I slowed down a bit I aced the area no problem.
@@CR-ov9vkmight I also suggest, if you play on PlayStation, getting at least Abe's Exodus. It has a trophy list to go for that isn't brutally hard like soulstorms is and it's the originally second game
@@Ali_Seraj That is what killed me the most. I wouldn't even have cared if it was glitchy, but the music and atmosphere was horrible. I don't understand Caddy. Is he in denial? Is he just protecting the guy who gave him so much joy? I genuinely don't understand.
I wish more people followed the mind set Caddy talks about, of not caring so much about other people's opinions on games and media in general. Case in point, I really, really didn't like Hollowknight. Just didn't care for it. My girlfriend is baffled by that opinion and doesn't understand why. I just don't like it. I wasn't the best at the game, but I wasn't the worst either. Just didn't like it. Good mindset to be in for sure.
I have a love hate relationship with soulstorm the crafting system is great but just needed more work and its story is fantastic but I feel to much stuff that was in exoddus should have been here like the fleeches and the boneyards
I genuinely didnt enjoy the first 6 levels but the more i played the more i enjoyed it and the story started to become more familiar, i understand exactly what she is saying, i got every platinum possible before i put the game down but the issue everyone is having is the same, which is the lack of immersion, theres no scrabs and paramites, the experience is not seamless like oddessy and exodus, and though getting medals makes the game more challenging and replayable, it does segment the gameplay in a unfun and forced way and often you focus too much on making sure you open 50 lockers rather than taking in the scenes, plot and characters which are the games best features - there are many aspects that made the originals masterpieces timeless that were sadly missing in soulstorm, more does not always mean better and if it is not broken do not attempt to fix it - but needless to say its not a bad game, it just didnt meet our expectations because they needlessly over delivered and added to much seasoning to a perfectly crafted home recipe
"Added too much seasoning to a perfectly crafted home recipe" is a phrase I didn't expect to read when comparing a remake of a game to the original but is one I really like.
I played the game on launch and all the bugs permanently ruined my taste for the game. I just don't like doing future play thorughs. I have recorded many bugs if no clips. I am surprised caddy liked it alot. I give it a 5/10. It wasn't worth 50 euro
I don't think Soulstorm is like, fantastic or anything, but after playing it myself and seeing the feedback online afterwards...... ya'll overreacted a little, not gonna lie Yes there were times when the game was frustrating, but it was honestly such a good brain tester with stellar story telling visuals Not incredible, but not even CLOSE to bad
One of the very few times I disagree with Caddy. It doesn’t matter how much love the devs have for the series and the fanbase, the game is not fun to play
The dumb people not listening to what he has to say and just saying he is in denial. Just cause you dont like it or it was received poorly doesnt mean he wont like the game. God the internet is the worst thing to happen to us
Look I get it, Caddy's a diehard fan of this franchise (enough to get tattoos of it) and now he's friends with the developers and even participated in the production. Which is why it couldn't be more obvious how biased he comes off and how cowardly and defensive he's being here. "They're a small team with a grand vision" is not a valid excuse for much of anything. That kinda logic is what gets your team to suffer from crunch or going past a budget. It's not inspirational, it's unprofessional. The original Oddworld had 99 mudokens, nobody asked them to put near 1,400 mudokens to save in Soulstorm. They could've streamlined the experience, killed it with the level/puzzle design, and prolly kept all their main levels and environments and it would've been better for the team and the player. It's also really shitty to handwave all the bugs with "I personally didn't experience them" as if that changes the objective reality that numerous people DID deal with them and it made the experience frustrating; it's literally the #1 most consistent critique in almost every review. It's also kinda funny to see someone use the "they're still fixing it and updating the game cuz they care" excuse. Translation: They released a buggy, early access game and decided to fix it later. We've heard this same story from companies like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. except we don't take their excuses there. Also, I found it really funny how Caddy got super confrontational with Alizee by asking her for examples of issues she had, and everytime she named one he quickly handwaved it then proceeded to go on a 4 minute rant about the concept of "people not liking something shouldn't change your view" when it wasn't what anyone was talking about. She barely got into her opinions of the game, and with the direction he took it she would look like a total ass even if she wanted to talk more. Him ending with "I just don't care" was also really ironic and hilarious. You just went on a 4 minute rant justifying your opinion of something cuz some people didn't like it. I think that screams that you do care. And what's with that "I don't find reviews useful or entertaining anymore cuz I like what I like" crap? I literally didn't buy Soulstorm because of its reviews, cuz as much as I liked Abe's Odysee, I don't wanna play a chore game full of bugs. Also, Caddy, my dude, you're literally a UA-cam game reviewer. Why are you undermining your own career and content?! Lmao I do not understand how someone can interept the point "I don't care if you made good points, I still like it" as anything other than cope and defensiveness.
@@randomguy6679 He clearly does care with how defensive and ranty he got about it with his terrible excuses. Alizee didn't even get to talk about what she thought of the game despite being asked about it cuz Caddy just wanted to use it as an excuse to rant about game reviewers. Which really blows cuz it was pretty clear to me she was excited to talk about it with him but he just spent 5 minutes talking about how there's nothing to talk about. Like I get it, he wants more Oddworld and the negative reception of the game puts it at risk, but there is no other way to interpret this as blind fanboyism.
I love Caddy, but he was probably WAY too close to this one to be totally objective. Soulstorm is a gorgeous game... and it's also janky af, ignoring glitches, the controls are just bad and unnatural, the gamespeak has been stripped away, puzzles are non-existent, it's just a platformer with a double jump that can't pick between being too responsive or not responsive enough.
Just finished Soulstorm. Didn't impress me that much. Monotonous grinding and colourless. They should have just remade Exoddus and make it like New'N'Tasty. Exoddus is 10 times superior to Soulstorm. It's strange he hasn't reviewed this game yet.
if you a long time fan of this series,, you'll gonna be disappointed, the only one reason i liked and enjoyed oddworld games is the music and the atmosphere,, and there's nothing like this in soulstorm, for me there's no connection at all.
BIZARRE statements at the end here from a guy with a review channel. Caddie, people watch reviews not so much to decide whether or not to buy a game, but to get new perspectives on it from other gamers. Aspects they like, aspects they don't like, part of the entertainment is that they're engaged in a person's perspective on something they mutually care about. There's an entertainment aspect to it too sometimes, but a bigger thing is it helps add to ongoing discussion surrounding a particular game or series. That's the nature of being in an online community, fandom, or just sharing what you like with someone else. Even if it's hard to agree with, if someone is being honest and backing up their points somehow, it gives me some insight in how other people see a game I like, and something I can shape how I describe a game to others. Ultimately how you feel is how you feel, but things don't exist in a bubble and the narrative surrounding stuff is what colors people's perceptions. How the fuck else do you start talking about the Crash 4 redux without acknowledging how Wrath of Cortex turned out? How do you talk about Crash 5, *at all*, if your pretend-attitude about reviews is "who cares"? A great review can really put into words and highlight what people finding endearing, or infuriating, about a game. And I'm pretty sure he actually does know this shit since that's what his whole fucking channel is built on. This dude's coping *hard* with how Soulstorm turned out, holy *shit*
"Caddy isn't making a review video on the game cus he's in denial about how bad the game is" No he's not doing a review of the game cus he stopped doing game reviews YEARS AGO. And he's stated partially why is cus what matters to him isn't the OBJECTIVE goodness of a game, but whether or not he enjoyed it, which VERY much lines up with what he says here, and he wants to make videos to just express his opinions and have fun without it being too serious. Stop making up conspiracy theories because a guy liked a video game you didn't. Jfc.
I think we're just not going to get a real soulstorm critique cause there's just too much bias here: it's difficult to talk about something that people worked on when you know them to the degree caddy does, on top of that having a voice acting role in it. He likely wants to keep having friendly relationship with the team, so he's going to see all their decisions in the best faith possible. I think Soulstorm looks cool and I see where they were going with it. In terms of world-building and storytelling it's fantastic but the gameplay changes has two problems working against it: 1) it's lacking a lot of the aspects from Exoddus that people would naturally expect in a remake or reimagining, so their omissions are being taken as a downgrade. No emotion puzzles, no blind mudokons, lacking some of the new enemy types, missing Bonewerkz, lacking music tracks, missing characters, controlling exploding farts. Are these aspects the most amazing things in gaming ever created? No, but they were what people experienced back in the day and the kind of things that would spark excitement in hearing about a remake, like the idea of possessing a glukkon and going through speaking puzzles. Deliberately not working them all in is, inherently, going to disappoint fans of the original. 2) The mechanics they did roll with aren't exactly groundbreaking either, with the whole item management and "crafting" system. It feels like that reduce the types of puzzles you have rather than increasing them since so much of it involves scavenging the environment so you can knock out some Sligs.
i dont think he cares. i didnt like it, they changed too much for me. the throwing water n all that was too much. i wasnt feeling the flow of the game at all and i hate that sligs wouldnt just straight up die
that's not a bad game, you need to think about it. It's not by just playing the first level that it's a bad game, you have no argument. Play the game, finish it and make a real critic
Well damn, imagine telling someone how they should feel about something they liked and others don't. You wanna know something? I like the Mario movie. Not talking about the new one, although that one is incredible too. Not talking about the very first anime one, which I also think is a fun time. I mean the Mario Bros 1993 one. It was weird as hell, but dammit, I liked it. It went all out with the weirdness and atmosphere, the action was fun, the setting was interesting, all that stuff. Like I've heard folks say, "it's a bad Mario movie, but it's a fun action movie", and that's the thing. To me, it's just a different take on the Mario series. A lot more people also enjoy the movie, and even some of its haters ended up growing a soft spot for it. What I'm trying to say is, while a game being bad or good is _mostly_ an objective fact and analysis of the game itself... whether people will still like it or not is purely subjective. There are great games some people don't like, and mediocre or even straight up bad games that some people genuinely like. It just how it do be.
Not to be That Guy but like If you cant comprehend the idea that other people like things you dont it's time to maybe go outside and talk to people in real life
![[OLD] Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty! - TINKER TIME!](/img/n.gif)
Soulstorm was a game I desperately wanted to like, but what the team absolutely NAILED, was the cutscenes and its animations. The things I'd do for a feature-length oddworld movie in that CG style...
Yeah. Cause as a remake, it's a massive let down. It removes so many of the gamespeak mechanics and puzzles that it's kinda a shell of its former self gameplay wise.
In this case, I agree. If they focus on story, writing and animations, they could make a masterpiece.
Now, I love the Oddworld games. But this latest attempt was a massive let down. The tower defence sequences doesn't really feel right in this type of game
This actually blows my mind - I worked on Soulstorm as an Environment Artist, and I've been watching both you and Caddy for years and had no idea you both talked about Soulstorm together like this!
Caddy is right, the team was tiny. The Environment Art was created by myself and my lead mostly, with some outsource dipping in to help towards the busier periods. The animations were done solo by Tom Bramall, who's an absolute beast - we both work together at a new company now. :)
I do agree with you though, as an Oddworld fan it pained me to see the design direction it ended up taking in the end. I actually said it'd probs get a Metacritic score of ~65 and was told I was being pessimistic lmao
I joined Soulstorm as my first art gig, so the imposter syndrome was absolutely killer - especially given the pressure I was under to create so much work in a few months, during the pandemic... So pretty much all alone. 😂 Caddy's words on acknowledging the team size really gave some perspective for me - I always told myself the things he mentioned, but it's awesome to hear it from a tuber that I respect.
Thanks for doing this guys ❤
you did an amazing job!!!!! i absolutely love this game! best graphics ive ever seen on the switch! 👏👏👏
I can't imagine the pain of having to help butcher a franchise you love
Still look back and can't believe this crossover even took place. I loved Cadicarus back when I lived in Mexico. He will go down as my Goat
this dude is my gaming spirit animal!!! i agree with everything he says!!!
I finish it today on nov 2023 and its still have glitches.
I got to say that I agree with what he said about not carrying for the reviews. I noticed sometime ago that I have a tendency to like "bad games", I play it, I enjoy it a lot and then later I see the reviews and other people saying that it sucks and that no one should like it. I do watch some reviews tho, because I think you should acknowledge to yourself the problems of the things you like, so you don't just blindly like it, but I still don't change my mind just because a review says I should or because someone else don't like what I like.
Exact same thing happens to me!
I think some games that are deemed bad are actually not that bad by themselves... they just play less greatly than some of the juggernauts of the same genre they're often compared to, and that makes them look worse by comparison.
I think the people who make glitch compilations of SoulStorm and say "oh this game is a rushed mess", remember that Caddy said he had a Slig walking through the air as the main glitch he remembered having.
I can replicate that glitch, CONSISTENTLY, in the original Exoddus. To me, that says the "fans" really need to be less subjective. The original is flawed too, sometimes in ways almost mirrored by SoulStorm - it seems unfair to mock one but ONLY praise the other.
I love SoulStorm and think it's the truest revisit to what Lorne wanted to do with this tale in the first place. We're talking a small team which took 4 years rather than being given only 9 months. And to me, that just further confirms Exoddus HD isn't happening, because why double hand the work to recreate a second version of a circumstantial game because fans don't like the changes?
Exoddus is the way it is because of dev crunch, the time it came out, and a scope that didn't compliment the story they wanted to tell. And I completely agree with Caddy's perspective. 🎉
But also, it's not for everyone, that's also true. So to each their own, I personally love it - new favourite in fact, New n Tasty has been dethroned. 😊
I wonder if Caddicarus will ever do a video review of oddworld soulstorm or he isn't allowed/doesn't want to
Either
A. Entrenched in too much denial to objectively address the many MANY things they screwed up on (but subconciously knows he's in denial)
B. He knows the truth and the reality of how poor it was and wants to pretend it didn't happen
One thing is for sure though, if he actually liked it as much as he claims. You wouldn't be asking this question. The video would have been out years ago.
@@darthkahn45None of those things actually. He just doesn't like making reviews on individual games anymore. He says it all the time on his live streams. There's no soulstorm video because he doesn't do that anymore, and he's allowed to like something you didn't like
Tf are you on about? 😄
@@SplontonThey call him Caddy because he's really good at carrying Lorne's balls around
@@Ezio999AuditoreHe's not going to be honest because he wants to maintain a good relationship with the industry. This is how capitalism works
People say he’s in denial or licking boots. I disagree.
Like he said, he’s had a more broad perspective on it. He met the team, and understood some events that would’ve set the team back. With that in mind, it likely lowered his expectations, which is why he found it enjoyable compared to others. He doesn’t insult others who *didn’t* like it, or were left disappointed. Since he understands the long wait for it, and why people would be let down by it.
The “no bugs” thing is plausible. Depending on the copy they gave Caddy, he could’ve gotten a version that actually had most of the bugs and glitches fixed (though minor ones still persisted, which even he states).
Aye, sounds about right to me. Caddy is a very considerate person, and knowing a dev team's situation, it always grounds our expectations, which to me, is always better and keeps things less subjective to overhype or disappointment.
He’s clearly eating up dat leather.
@@Ezio999Auditoreand you're clearly eating shit
He did a voice in it, which is great for him, but he's licking boots.
The cut-scenes are amazing, but as a game, Oddysee is way more fun.
I sucked so bad at Soulstorm that I never got past the first level. I don't think the game was designed for me lol. Still, I love Oddworld so I hope we get more games!
Wait, what?
I gave up on soulstorm. Absolutely hated it. Just picked it up again and I must say it’s got me a little. Still very janky! But I’ve given it a chance.
For context I’m a hardcore fan of the series. Grew up playing the first 2 games religiously. Was looking forward to soulstorm for years. It’s not the game I wanted but it’s the game they thought the community needed. It’s too easy I just admit. I want the hardcore challenge that the first two gave you.
Oh no, you didn't give it a good chance if you find Soulstorm easy. It gets tough the further you go.@@CR-ov9vk
My suggestion, is slow down. Don't try to blast/sprint thru the levels. You will always get fucked by the controls. I was getting wrecked over and over, but when I slowed down a bit I aced the area no problem.
@@CR-ov9vkmight I also suggest, if you play on PlayStation, getting at least Abe's Exodus. It has a trophy list to go for that isn't brutally hard like soulstorms is and it's the originally second game
@EvelineE-001 already way ahead of you got both of them ready on my playstionn
From the perspective of a lifelong oddworld fan, Soulstorm was a huge disappointment.
agreed,, especially the music and the atmosphere.
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That is what killed me the most. I wouldn't even have cared if it was glitchy, but the music and atmosphere was horrible. I don't understand Caddy. Is he in denial? Is he just protecting the guy who gave him so much joy? I genuinely don't understand.
It was the most disappointing thing since my son
@@hououinkyouma3864 "Omg, someone likes something i dont, they must be out of their mind or protect someone" people have different opinions
No
I wish you guys would have a podcast together. 😆
I wish more people followed the mind set Caddy talks about, of not caring so much about other people's opinions on games and media in general. Case in point, I really, really didn't like Hollowknight. Just didn't care for it. My girlfriend is baffled by that opinion and doesn't understand why. I just don't like it. I wasn't the best at the game, but I wasn't the worst either. Just didn't like it. Good mindset to be in for sure.
He’s afraid to adimt it sucks.
@@Ezio999Auditorehow dare people have different opinions
I have a love hate relationship with soulstorm the crafting system is great but just needed more work and its story is fantastic but I feel to much stuff that was in exoddus should have been here like the fleeches and the boneyards
I genuinely didnt enjoy the first 6 levels but the more i played the more i enjoyed it and the story started to become more familiar, i understand exactly what she is saying, i got every platinum possible before i put the game down but the issue everyone is having is the same, which is the lack of immersion, theres no scrabs and paramites, the experience is not seamless like oddessy and exodus, and though getting medals makes the game more challenging and replayable, it does segment the gameplay in a unfun and forced way and often you focus too much on making sure you open 50 lockers rather than taking in the scenes, plot and characters which are the games best features - there are many aspects that made the originals masterpieces timeless that were sadly missing in soulstorm, more does not always mean better and if it is not broken do not attempt to fix it - but needless to say its not a bad game, it just didnt meet our expectations because they needlessly over delivered and added to much seasoning to a perfectly crafted home recipe
Great take!
"Added too much seasoning to a perfectly crafted home recipe" is a phrase I didn't expect to read when comparing a remake of a game to the original but is one I really like.
I played the game on launch and all the bugs permanently ruined my taste for the game.
I just don't like doing future play thorughs. I have recorded many bugs if no clips.
I am surprised caddy liked it alot. I give it a 5/10. It wasn't worth 50 euro
that woman was making me form my opinion of a 2/10 but caddy is now making me give it a 7/10
thank you both for guiding my opinion.
You shouldn't let anyone on the Internet guide your opinion on entertainment. You should just play it yourself and form your own opinion.
@@cookiesontoast9981 That's right. It is ridiculous how kids these days dangle on the lips of those youtube propagandists.
I don't think Soulstorm is like, fantastic or anything, but after playing it myself and seeing the feedback online afterwards...... ya'll overreacted a little, not gonna lie
Yes there were times when the game was frustrating, but it was honestly such a good brain tester with stellar story telling visuals
Not incredible, but not even CLOSE to bad
One of the very few times I disagree with Caddy. It doesn’t matter how much love the devs have for the series and the fanbase, the game is not fun to play
The dumb people not listening to what he has to say and just saying he is in denial. Just cause you dont like it or it was received poorly doesnt mean he wont like the game. God the internet is the worst thing to happen to us
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Soulstorm's such a good game, and I just started it
sadly it isn;t
That's your opinion. I found Soulstorm a great game.@@mihaimercenarul7467
Look I get it, Caddy's a diehard fan of this franchise (enough to get tattoos of it) and now he's friends with the developers and even participated in the production. Which is why it couldn't be more obvious how biased he comes off and how cowardly and defensive he's being here.
"They're a small team with a grand vision" is not a valid excuse for much of anything. That kinda logic is what gets your team to suffer from crunch or going past a budget. It's not inspirational, it's unprofessional. The original Oddworld had 99 mudokens, nobody asked them to put near 1,400 mudokens to save in Soulstorm. They could've streamlined the experience, killed it with the level/puzzle design, and prolly kept all their main levels and environments and it would've been better for the team and the player.
It's also really shitty to handwave all the bugs with "I personally didn't experience them" as if that changes the objective reality that numerous people DID deal with them and it made the experience frustrating; it's literally the #1 most consistent critique in almost every review. It's also kinda funny to see someone use the "they're still fixing it and updating the game cuz they care" excuse. Translation: They released a buggy, early access game and decided to fix it later. We've heard this same story from companies like EA, Ubisoft, Activision, etc. except we don't take their excuses there.
Also, I found it really funny how Caddy got super confrontational with Alizee by asking her for examples of issues she had, and everytime she named one he quickly handwaved it then proceeded to go on a 4 minute rant about the concept of "people not liking something shouldn't change your view" when it wasn't what anyone was talking about. She barely got into her opinions of the game, and with the direction he took it she would look like a total ass even if she wanted to talk more.
Him ending with "I just don't care" was also really ironic and hilarious. You just went on a 4 minute rant justifying your opinion of something cuz some people didn't like it. I think that screams that you do care. And what's with that "I don't find reviews useful or entertaining anymore cuz I like what I like" crap? I literally didn't buy Soulstorm because of its reviews, cuz as much as I liked Abe's Odysee, I don't wanna play a chore game full of bugs. Also, Caddy, my dude, you're literally a UA-cam game reviewer. Why are you undermining your own career and content?! Lmao
I do not understand how someone can interept the point "I don't care if you made good points, I still like it" as anything other than cope and defensiveness.
But aren’t there times where you don’t care if people don’t like what you like?
@@randomguy6679 He clearly does care with how defensive and ranty he got about it with his terrible excuses. Alizee didn't even get to talk about what she thought of the game despite being asked about it cuz Caddy just wanted to use it as an excuse to rant about game reviewers. Which really blows cuz it was pretty clear to me she was excited to talk about it with him but he just spent 5 minutes talking about how there's nothing to talk about.
Like I get it, he wants more Oddworld and the negative reception of the game puts it at risk, but there is no other way to interpret this as blind fanboyism.
I love Caddy, but he was probably WAY too close to this one to be totally objective. Soulstorm is a gorgeous game... and it's also janky af, ignoring glitches, the controls are just bad and unnatural, the gamespeak has been stripped away, puzzles are non-existent, it's just a platformer with a double jump that can't pick between being too responsive or not responsive enough.
I get Caddy's opinion just fine, but he doesn't need to be so standoffish about it.
He doesn't want to upset daddy Lorne
I only read the script of Don't Breathe and it was awful. Still haven't watched the actual thing :D
Ive never fallen asleep in a movie but this was damn close
Just finished Soulstorm. Didn't impress me that much. Monotonous grinding and colourless. They should have just remade Exoddus and make it like New'N'Tasty. Exoddus is 10 times superior to Soulstorm. It's strange he hasn't reviewed this game yet.
But he did...?
@@bonebag1961 When? There's nothing on his channel.
Dooley Points
if you a long time fan of this series,, you'll gonna be disappointed, the only one reason i liked and enjoyed oddworld games is the music and the atmosphere,, and there's nothing like this in soulstorm, for me there's no connection at all.
BIZARRE statements at the end here from a guy with a review channel. Caddie, people watch reviews not so much to decide whether or not to buy a game, but to get new perspectives on it from other gamers. Aspects they like, aspects they don't like, part of the entertainment is that they're engaged in a person's perspective on something they mutually care about. There's an entertainment aspect to it too sometimes, but a bigger thing is it helps add to ongoing discussion surrounding a particular game or series. That's the nature of being in an online community, fandom, or just sharing what you like with someone else. Even if it's hard to agree with, if someone is being honest and backing up their points somehow, it gives me some insight in how other people see a game I like, and something I can shape how I describe a game to others.
Ultimately how you feel is how you feel, but things don't exist in a bubble and the narrative surrounding stuff is what colors people's perceptions. How the fuck else do you start talking about the Crash 4 redux without acknowledging how Wrath of Cortex turned out? How do you talk about Crash 5, *at all*, if your pretend-attitude about reviews is "who cares"?
A great review can really put into words and highlight what people finding endearing, or infuriating, about a game. And I'm pretty sure he actually does know this shit since that's what his whole fucking channel is built on.
This dude's coping *hard* with how Soulstorm turned out, holy *shit*
My ranking of Oddworld:
1. Stranger’s Wrath A
2. Abe’s Odyssey/New N’ Tasty A-
3. Soulstorm B+
4. Abe’s Exodus B
5. Munch’s Odyssey C
Factually speaking Abe's Exoddus is better than Oddysee, but New N Tasty was a huge miss, and Soulstorm was just a tad worse than Oddysee.
"Caddy isn't making a review video on the game cus he's in denial about how bad the game is"
No he's not doing a review of the game cus he stopped doing game reviews YEARS AGO.
And he's stated partially why is cus what matters to him isn't the OBJECTIVE goodness of a game, but whether or not he enjoyed it, which VERY much lines up with what he says here, and he wants to make videos to just express his opinions and have fun without it being too serious.
Stop making up conspiracy theories because a guy liked a video game you didn't. Jfc.
Delicious cope.
@@Ezio999Auditore Deliver an argument you silly bot.
I think we're just not going to get a real soulstorm critique cause there's just too much bias here: it's difficult to talk about something that people worked on when you know them to the degree caddy does, on top of that having a voice acting role in it. He likely wants to keep having friendly relationship with the team, so he's going to see all their decisions in the best faith possible.
I think Soulstorm looks cool and I see where they were going with it. In terms of world-building and storytelling it's fantastic but the gameplay changes has two problems working against it:
1) it's lacking a lot of the aspects from Exoddus that people would naturally expect in a remake or reimagining, so their omissions are being taken as a downgrade.
No emotion puzzles, no blind mudokons, lacking some of the new enemy types, missing Bonewerkz, lacking music tracks, missing characters, controlling exploding farts. Are these aspects the most amazing things in gaming ever created? No, but they were what people experienced back in the day and the kind of things that would spark excitement in hearing about a remake, like the idea of possessing a glukkon and going through speaking puzzles. Deliberately not working them all in is, inherently, going to disappoint fans of the original.
2) The mechanics they did roll with aren't exactly groundbreaking either, with the whole item management and "crafting" system. It feels like that reduce the types of puzzles you have rather than increasing them since so much of it involves scavenging the environment so you can knock out some Sligs.
i dont think he cares.
i didnt like it, they changed too much for me. the throwing water n all that was too much. i wasnt feeling the flow of the game at all and i hate that sligs wouldnt just straight up die
Caddy stop lying to youself, it was a bad game. If it wasnt bad you would have made a review video on it already, you are in denial.
that's not a bad game, you need to think about it. It's not by just playing the first level that it's a bad game, you have no argument. Play the game, finish it and make a real critic
i loved it!
Well damn, imagine telling someone how they should feel about something they liked and others don't.
You wanna know something? I like the Mario movie. Not talking about the new one, although that one is incredible too. Not talking about the very first anime one, which I also think is a fun time.
I mean the Mario Bros 1993 one. It was weird as hell, but dammit, I liked it. It went all out with the weirdness and atmosphere, the action was fun, the setting was interesting, all that stuff. Like I've heard folks say, "it's a bad Mario movie, but it's a fun action movie", and that's the thing. To me, it's just a different take on the Mario series. A lot more people also enjoy the movie, and even some of its haters ended up growing a soft spot for it.
What I'm trying to say is, while a game being bad or good is _mostly_ an objective fact and analysis of the game itself... whether people will still like it or not is purely subjective. There are great games some people don't like, and mediocre or even straight up bad games that some people genuinely like. It just how it do be.
People have different opinions ya know
Not to be That Guy but like
If you cant comprehend the idea that other people like things you dont it's time to maybe go outside and talk to people in real life
What is this some sort of cross over episode **insert canned laugh track**