I have vivid memories of watching my older brother playing a game, strange looking aliens, and simply the phrase "it was us!". Until today, all I remembered was that phrase and the Soylent Green-esque premise. It traumatised me as a child, I remember having recurring nightmares about it. Every time in the last twenty-something years that I have randomly remembered that phrase "it was us!", it brought back a chill. Today I had an epiphany of sorts and googled everything I suddenly remembered, and lo and behold, it wasn't a childish fever dream, it was real! The human brain is incredible.
I dont know how I managed to "play" this back in 97 or 98, but somehow I saw the intro as very young, not even teenager and I was traumatized by the intro, I still remember parts of this, especially the meat processing part. I remember someone was playing it and they didnt understand why I was so afraid of the characters. I guess this game was my first "horror" game so to speak for me. Not hating on the game, but I should never have seen the intro back then. I also remember the going through the dark door frames and re-watching the exploding enemies freaks me out abit haha, i remember as a kid I didnt understand anything of what was shown.
I was 3 in 1997, but I didn’t get the game until I was 7 and I don’t know why my parents bought it for me lol. It was so hard! I can’t wait to play the new one.
Oddworld is one of my earliest and best memories - the truth it turned out, now that would blow my mind - I am kinda grateful for the generation of kids this game traumatised
I remember owning the PC (Windows/DOS) port of this game. At first I wasn't expecting to like the game, but then I got around to playing it, and the game would be forever cherished as one of my favorite video game franchises. Now I just need to get Munch's Oddysee back on my Nintendo Switch...
Nostalgia filling my frickin veins. Listening to the startup of the game, and the sound effects and the music, makes me really remember being a kid. One of the best games ever.
I remember being about 7 or 8 years old and discovering this game, and its sequels later, and was really intrigued the way you can be when first discovering Tim Burton movies; There's a sort of morbid charm to them that really draws you in, that creeped you out because of the imagery but you also want to look more. Few things can pull that off like Oddworld.
These are my opinions on the Oddworld games. Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee - Great Nostalgia! Oddworld Abe’s Exoddus - Fantastic Adventure! Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee - Different but still great fun! Oddworld Strangers Wrath - Feels like a chore. Oddworld New & Tasty - Clearly a remake of Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee but decent none the less. Oddworld Soulstorm - Oh Boy! Looks like an experience!
How does Strangers Wrath feel like a chore it was really fun Munch felt like a Chore because it felt unfinished loads of levels but not a lot variety and Munch the Protagonist was useless.
@@Cyber_Smoke I like my Oddworld games to be puzzle solvers instead of shooters, I mean don't get my wrong. Stranger had a great story but it didn't win me over the same way that Abe did. However if you liked it, thats fine.
I played this once. Was so weird and hard to figure out for my early childhood mind to comprehend, that I never played it again. 😅 But now that the new one’s here, I’m getting reacquainted with the series.
I reccomend playing new n tasty. Very similar to the early ones but extremely polished. One of my favourite games from my childhood there was nothing else like it
This game is the inspiration for my own designs. Combining different creatures to make a new original creature, etc. I remember when I was rather young, I was too into Medal of Honour to enjoy it, but when I got past that phase, I fell in love with it. Then was introduced to Exoddus by my uncle. Then I got an X-BOX 360 JUST to play Munch. I eventually got the classic pack on Steam and recorded plays etc. Adored it...probably a bit much, perhaps. Made a few fanfictions of it that, while keeping to the serious tone, may be distracting to the watcher. What can I say? I love a good story, and that's exactly what these games are.
The fact that these cutscenes from 1997 are on par with and in some cases, better then those in New 'n Tasty is both a testament to just how good Oddworld Inhabitants used to be and just how lazy they've become...
I can't remember where, but I remember seeing a rather critical review of New 'N Tasty, and it made some pretty compelling points about how the remake missed the point on a lot of the original's subtlety and darker undertones. Probably the most damning change was the inclusion of billboards that advertised for other games. Including ads in a game is almost always a bad idea to begin with, but to include ads in a game that had pretty strong anti corporate and anti capitalist themes is particularly tasteless.
3:56- 4:00 If the big men kill Abe and his friends, then who would they have to work in their factories? (Another reason they can’t kill the Mudokons.)
I was so disappointed with the remakes. They lost track of what made the game special and just focused on fancy graphics. They had a message of anti-corporation views and then went ahead and advertised their other games in the game itself. Such hypocrisy and a spit in the face of the fans. I’m just glad I can enjoy this masterpiece on TH-cam, thanks for the upload.
Oh God this gonna sound stupid to hear my story but................. Abe's Odyssey? Wow when I was growing up back in 2001 or 02, my brothers used to called me Abe too, because my real name is Abel but they called me Abe even now. Because I used to think what if that's me in the game. But living in a sick and twisted world what Oddworld become? Hey, at least Abe is my favorite video game character even now because of my name. Thank you Oddworld.
😢this game was Racist Based on a black slave the Ending Had a African mask on the Character and how to hell you suppose beat game as a 6yr KID GAME WAS HARD AS HELL FOR A KID TO PLAY EVEN FOR ADULTS GAME WAS HARD
You missed the whole point the game is a social commentary on Slavery,Capitalism,Corporate greed, Communism,socialism,Oppression of Nature and Spirituality and ultimately it's says all of this is wrong and we should be free from it all.
Every character in this design has such a cool designs. They're all just so so creative.
ikr
and delicious
Tasty even
I remember me and my brother staying up late to watch our dad play this. I only know a couple of secret levels by heart thanks to watching him play.
3:38 iconic part of my childhood
8:34 he said he was pissed 😂
I have vivid memories of watching my older brother playing a game, strange looking aliens, and simply the phrase "it was us!".
Until today, all I remembered was that phrase and the Soylent Green-esque premise. It traumatised me as a child, I remember having recurring nightmares about it.
Every time in the last twenty-something years that I have randomly remembered that phrase "it was us!", it brought back a chill.
Today I had an epiphany of sorts and googled everything I suddenly remembered, and lo and behold, it wasn't a childish fever dream, it was real!
The human brain is incredible.
I dont know how I managed to "play" this back in 97 or 98, but somehow I saw the intro as very young, not even teenager and I was traumatized by the intro, I still remember parts of this, especially the meat processing part. I remember someone was playing it and they didnt understand why I was so afraid of the characters. I guess this game was my first "horror" game so to speak for me. Not hating on the game, but I should never have seen the intro back then. I also remember the going through the dark door frames and re-watching the exploding enemies freaks me out abit haha, i remember as a kid I didnt understand anything of what was shown.
I was 3 in 1997, but I didn’t get the game until I was 7 and I don’t know why my parents bought it for me lol. It was so hard! I can’t wait to play the new one.
@@bunnyboo78730 Haha im glad to hear you took it better than me! I was 7 in 1997.
Oddworld is one of my earliest and best memories - the truth it turned out, now that would blow my mind - I am kinda grateful for the generation of kids this game traumatised
@@OnufrievS I dont understand what you mean with kids being traumatised and you being grateful for it? Are you just being edgy?
@@croissantlover1 We live in a world more absurd than the satire of oddworld, this game raised important themes that I'm forever grateful to them for
Man I was born in 97. This, bioshock and JetSetRadioFuture were my first games no wonder I'm so serious lol
I remember owning the PC (Windows/DOS) port of this game. At first I wasn't expecting to like the game, but then I got around to playing it, and the game would be forever cherished as one of my favorite video game franchises. Now I just need to get Munch's Oddysee back on my Nintendo Switch...
Welp, its possible to get oddworld even on PC... once again. There was this one time a long time ago it was a free game on epic games store
Luckily all the games are available on Steam. Can't say that fo rmany old series considering how common it was to just ignore PC
*The greatest game of all time. What an absolute masterpiece in every conceivable way. Both this and Abes Exoddus are so damn incredible*
I really could go for some scrab cakes
but they cost ya an arm and an leg!
Nostalgia filling my frickin veins. Listening to the startup of the game, and the sound effects and the music, makes me really remember being a kid. One of the best games ever.
Don’t forget the farts
I remember being about 7 or 8 years old and discovering this game, and its sequels later, and was really intrigued the way you can be when first discovering Tim Burton movies; There's a sort of morbid charm to them that really draws you in, that creeped you out because of the imagery but you also want to look more. Few things can pull that off like Oddworld.
I watched this video due to how garbage my computer is, it couldn't properly play the cutscenes.
It's a good thing lads like you exist, thanks m8.
I very like this cutscenes of original Abe's Oddysee, looks more better than New'n tasty version.
Sorry to be that but “more better” is incorrect grammar also you’re on crack if you think this looks better than New N Tasty!
I like both. Because these 2 games are my favourite childhood. Even though I haven't played Abe's Oddysee. I only played New 'N' Tasty
These are my opinions on the Oddworld games.
Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee - Great Nostalgia!
Oddworld Abe’s Exoddus - Fantastic Adventure!
Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee - Different but still great fun!
Oddworld Strangers Wrath - Feels like a chore.
Oddworld New & Tasty - Clearly a remake of Oddworld Abe’s Oddysee but decent none the less.
Oddworld Soulstorm - Oh Boy! Looks like an experience!
How does Strangers Wrath feel like a chore it was really fun Munch felt like a Chore because it felt unfinished loads of levels but not a lot variety and Munch the Protagonist was useless.
@@Cyber_Smoke I like my Oddworld games to be puzzle solvers instead of shooters, I mean don't get my wrong. Stranger had a great story but it didn't win me over the same way that Abe did. However if you liked it, thats fine.
Stranger and munch are my favorites.
Stranger was probably a chore to you because of PAK RAT POLOOKA
I played this once. Was so weird and hard to figure out for my early childhood mind to comprehend, that I never played it again. 😅 But now that the new one’s here, I’m getting reacquainted with the series.
I reccomend playing new n tasty. Very similar to the early ones but extremely polished. One of my favourite games from my childhood there was nothing else like it
Poor abe..
This game is the inspiration for my own designs. Combining different creatures to make a new original creature, etc. I remember when I was rather young, I was too into Medal of Honour to enjoy it, but when I got past that phase, I fell in love with it. Then was introduced to Exoddus by my uncle. Then I got an X-BOX 360 JUST to play Munch. I eventually got the classic pack on Steam and recorded plays etc. Adored it...probably a bit much, perhaps. Made a few fanfictions of it that, while keeping to the serious tone, may be distracting to the watcher. What can I say? I love a good story, and that's exactly what these games are.
The fact that these cutscenes from 1997 are on par with and in some cases, better then those in New 'n Tasty is both a testament to just how good Oddworld Inhabitants used to be and just how lazy they've become...
I think its more of an Apollo syndrome. They tried to make the best of what they had. Now due to superior graphics they take realism for granite
@@zackgraymes3665 what are you a rock zack?
@@timbuckthe2nd642 wow, you like that, I bet it really blows your mind !
I can't remember where, but I remember seeing a rather critical review of New 'N Tasty, and it made some pretty compelling points about how the remake missed the point on a lot of the original's subtlety and darker undertones. Probably the most damning change was the inclusion of billboards that advertised for other games. Including ads in a game is almost always a bad idea to begin with, but to include ads in a game that had pretty strong anti corporate and anti capitalist themes is particularly tasteless.
dude i remember playing this when i was super young and the cutscenes were hella scary for some reason
3:56- 4:00 If the big men kill Abe and his friends, then who would they have to work in their factories? (Another reason they can’t kill the Mudokons.)
Good job !!! Now can you do the others oddworld ?
I wanna hit the like button but I don’t wanna ruin the 420
You tend to forget that the opening just started off normal and then afterward Abe just rhymed for no reason.
great game, I only had the demo
Then
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Buy
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It's
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Awesome
BUY IT IT'S JUST 1 DOLLAR IMAGINE WITH SALES I GOT ALL OF ODDWORLD GAMES EXCEPT MUNCH AND EXODDUS FOR 3-4 $
go out, & but the stinkin’ game
Wow, I love it!
I was so disappointed with the remakes. They lost track of what made the game special and just focused on fancy graphics.
They had a message of anti-corporation views and then went ahead and advertised their other games in the game itself.
Such hypocrisy and a spit in the face of the fans.
I’m just glad I can enjoy this masterpiece on TH-cam, thanks for the upload.
Bro what are you yapping about
@@FluffyIronGolems my bad lemme translate for your Gen z brain.
Old game good. New game bad. Old game mr beast. New game no rizz.
Это одна из самых крутых игр на PS1.
101 Mudocon find!
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Oh God this gonna sound stupid to hear my story but.................
Abe's Odyssey? Wow when I was growing up back in 2001 or 02, my brothers used to called me Abe too, because my real name is Abel but they called me Abe even now. Because I used to think what if that's me in the game. But living in a sick and twisted world what Oddworld become? Hey, at least Abe is my favorite video game character even now because of my name. Thank you Oddworld.
aaaah old ps1
7:58 How Come Abe’s Monster Power is Not In Munch oddysee?!
it can only be used under very specific circumstances, they get rarer as you go along as its mostly for important moments
@@notbop9744 he could use it For LOTS of guards some Levels!
2:12
8:42 😂😂😂😂
Whats the name of the second cutscene after rupture farms
The audio is veeeery crackly my dude
Man it's in game audio in max quality
This is 1997 game🤦♂️
25 year old game might just explain the audio being veeeery crackly my dude.
Bruh i hate Bad ending.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 FIRST
😢this game was Racist Based on a black slave the Ending Had a African mask on the Character and how to hell you suppose beat game as a 6yr KID GAME WAS HARD AS HELL FOR A KID TO PLAY EVEN FOR ADULTS GAME WAS HARD
Has nothing to do with blacks or human race.
But it is art. If that’s your interpretation I can’t really argue, but I disagree wholeheartedly.
You missed the whole point the game is a social commentary on Slavery,Capitalism,Corporate greed, Communism,socialism,Oppression of Nature and Spirituality and ultimately it's says all of this is wrong and we should be free from it all.