Thu, Apr 12, 2012 | 15:46 BST
Just Add Water teases Oddworld: Hand of Odd
Just Add Water’s opened up a teaser site for something called Oddworld: Hand of Odd. Nothing else there besides just a logo. Get a look at it here. JAW’s been working on revitalising the series since 2010. It released a PS3 HD version of Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath. It’s now working on a Vita version of that game, as well as a HD redeux of Abe’s Oddysee.
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Tags: just add water, Oddworld: Hand of Odd
9 comments
#1
LOLshock94
12/04/12, 3:44 pm
release odd world strangers wrath on xbox you freaks
#2
The_Red
12/04/12, 3:51 pm
Wait, wait, wait. There is a Vita version of Stranger’s Wrath in the works? HD remix of Abe’s Oddysee!? And now the possibility of a new Oddworld game? Where do I sign up?
#3
killercow
12/04/12, 4:11 pm
Wow no way??? Johnny you can add in your article that Hand of Odd is a cancelled rts game that was being develloped right after munch’s odysee. The goal was to have at least two factions (nature vs industrial) and all the standards rts features like base building.
If jaw is really doing it then… Fuck yeah! Likely going to be pc/Ios/Android game with freemium elements but i’ll be optimistic about a new oddworld title
http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Hand_of_Odd
#4
Gekidami
12/04/12, 4:34 pm
Dont get your hopes up, JAW already said that this was going to be a Facebook game like Farmville:
http://www.vg247.com/2011/04/29/oddworld-hand-of-odd-announced-for-tablets-munches-oddysee-hd-revamp-hitting-psn/
#5
The_Red
12/04/12, 5:16 pm
@4
So, FREAKING lame. Still, thanks for the update.
#6
Buncible
12/04/12, 5:21 pm
From the Oddworld FAQ :
“When we talk about taking inspiration from Zynga, we are talking about the ‘freemium’ business model, NOT their games. Hand of Odd will NOT be like FarmVille or CityVille.”
#7
The_Red
12/04/12, 7:55 pm
@6
Doesn’t matter. Facebook games are crap in my book but tablet release though would be acceptable. The BIGGER problem is “freemium”. They are worse than Zynga and dog shit combined. God, I want to destroy that word and every game that uses it.
#8
Gekidami
12/04/12, 8:07 pm
@6
They’ve changed their tune (no doubt due to negative reactions), they were quite clear here:
“RTS games and Command & Conquer don’t particularly do well today,” Gilray told Eurogamer. ”Why don’t we look at it the other way round and say, ‘What is today’s equivalent?’ I hate to say this, but it’s the CityVilles and the FarmVilles. We’re going to try and apply a bit of that mechanic and see where that takes us.”
Calling the game “casual rather than more intense,” Gilray said [...]
Thats clearly talking about gameplay itself, not a business model.
#9
lunayasha
13/04/12, 8:15 pm
I remember Oddworld, when it was epic! Abe Odyssey’s, Abe Exodus, and then what happened? MIRCOSOFT! BLEH they ruined it! RUINED IT!