LGR - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - PC Game Review

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[@morphman86]

I was 11 when this came out. It is the first game I remember buying on launch day, not because I was looking forward to it, but because I happened to be in the store and happened to have a bit of money in my pocket. Instead of the usual candy, I would sometimes save up my weekly allowance to buy a game. It took me 3 years to defeat the game and I loved every moment of it. Where did that patience go? I can't just sit down and do the same thing over and over again, like I could back then. I had the patience of a saint, now I have the patience of a primed grenade...

[@kummakummakummakummakummac8606]

Games are so much easier nowadays.

[@kortneys09]

I remember watching my parents play this when I was very young. My sister and I would say, “Follow me.” Just like Abe for the longest time.

[@eclatshwartzbaumcybertune2063]

Lol cool! I also knew people that kept saying that lol.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Hello. Hello. Follow me. Okay.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

And of course we can't forget which I'm sure that's why LGR got into it 😂

[@meatmobile]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 Stop it! Nuh-uh.

[@theopenrift]

That sounds adorable

[@urmomsbestfriend]

04:15 -Abe: Hello -Random Mudokon: Hello -Abe: Follow me -Random Mudokon: Ok I laughrd my ass off because of their voices.

[@urmomsbestfriend]

*laughed

[@bombaya85]

tehcornflakes Live Are no one aware that there are an edit button to the far right side of the comment?? Instead of adding the edit in the reply section. LEARN IT!!

[@urmomsbestfriend]

Nasty McJackass I use a tablet, it doesn't have a goddamn edit button.

[@bombaya85]

tehcornflakes Live Why am I laughing so hard at this? Not because of what you wrote, but how I mentally depicted the way it was said:p Have a good weekend^^^,

[@highestsettings]

What a delightful conversation.

[@LaviniaDeMortalium]

My brother and I played the crap out of this as kids, and one of our favorite pastimes was getting a group of Modokon, slapping one, and watching the resulting slap-war. Which.. usually killed a few of them. I didn't realize how much I missed this game. I think it was one of the few harder games that actually kept our attention span.

[@93simon1]

"Abe's Oddysee is something you'll probably love or hate, usually just both at the same time." A perfect description of this game. No more words needed.

[@CitizenKanevideos]

What a neat box. I guess it really is hip to be square.

[@willwade8050]

Huey agrees!

[@ninjamimealt]

I love and hate this comment so much. Well done!

[@UsrNmTkn]

Oh my freakin frakin God!!! For years I have been trying to remember what this game was called!! When I saw the thumbnail for this video I screamed!! Thank you LGR thank you!!!!

[@sleaf6]

Tobi Foxworth You were lost, and now you are found.... go forth my child, play this damn game.. cry, die, and die again; for you have a righteous calling, to GET THE GOOD ENDING!!! And in betweens time (between rage quits) you should play Psychonauts if you haven't already, much easier and the humor in both games are kind of sort of similar in a distant weird way.

[@damedrops8197]

+sleaf6 Just save yourself the sheer frustration of playing this and watch the endings on KZbin. You're not missing much by not playing it. Prince of Persia, Out of this World and BlackThorne are much better choices than this.

[@sleaf6]

Oh you're no fun

[@nonamebob8012]

Jane Doe just fyi they also made a complete remake (not just hd 60fps :) called New n Tasty or something like that...

[@DragonNexus]

Bit hard to google something you don't know the name of, dawg.

[@Artsandcraftsfanatic]

Abe's Oddysee and Abe's Exodus are some of my favorite games of all time. And Abe's Exodus improved upon somethings, like allowing you to save without checkpoints (but if you forgot to save you'd want to smash your head against the wall). I'd always take on the challenge of finding and saving every last sweet, hidden Mudoken. The puzzle aspect was awesome. I've been dying for a new Oddworld with new puzzles to solve. I'd even love to try new and tasty, but I don't have any playstation console. If I even had the original playstation, I'd be playing Oddysee and Exodus. I'm so glad you reviewed this, I'd actually been curious about your opinion on these since they are as I said, 2 of my favorite.

[@indeimaus]

Now do Exodus! :D

[@v1ncn7]

indeimaus *ExODDus :P

[@LGR]

indeimaus Planning to someday!

[@naymanpro]

@@LGR Still waiting on that exodus review xD

[@warhammernerd52Daxx-Lorenzo898]

We *need* that video, man

[@nicolasdenis6233]

@@LGR Ello

[@bummer6]

Loved this game when I was young! You should totally review the rest of the oddworld titles as well. Especially Stranger's Wrath.

[@amshermansen]

bummer6 Ugh... Stranger's Wrath. Such a sad story for the company. :(

[@bummer6]

justacomedian You're asking if Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath and Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee are part of the same series? :P

[@amshermansen]

***** Yes they were.

[@amshermansen]

***** Not only do you post superfluous commentary - You're also blind as a bat it seems. Protip: Read up on the concept of "rhetorical questions"

[@LilyArciniega]

bummer6 To be fair, reviewing Abes Exoddus would be singing much of the same tune as this video, But I wouldn't mind a Stranger review.

[@amandaagnew6787]

I freaking love this game. Bring me back to my childhood when my mom and I would fight over who gets to play it lol

[@SamSpain]

This game is pretty much solely responsible for getting me into gaming when I was a kid. Before then I hadn't really encountered such an amazing world to explore. Now I'm in my second year of university studying computer science and making my own games too.

[@e_paige]

Oh god. This game used to freak me the fuck out as a kid. Nightmares.

[@Eedelia01]

Man, as soon as I hear that bass wub from left to right, it takes me right back to this era of games.

[@timsot]

A classic. And one of the best in its genre.

[@leejordan001]

I remember buying this gem for my play station in a used ps game store. It's demo was on the demo disc for ps. I immediately fell in love with Abe's Oddworld. First I got the bad ending, then I saved enough mudokons for the good ending. It was back then with that torturing checkpoint save system a real PAIN. Friends came together and watched me playing it. It was the predecessor of online playthroughs. But I did it. I saved all of them. And it was a huge achivement for a 13 years old kid. The game's athmosphere is incredible. I still love this game today. It is a part of my childhood and me. I loved how it isn't about mindlessly killing enemies but it is about save others and planning carefully every step. My big brother called this game: "that stupid whistl game." He didn't understood what I loved in it.

[@witchywoman2008]

My partner and I recently decided to try to complete Abe’s Oddysee, something neither of us achieved as kids. We managed it, but I’m pretty sure we both need counselling now.

[@amyjones343]

Looking at the comments i have a similar experience of watching my dad play as a 5 year old. The thud of metal as they walk along is so nostalgic

[@fuzzydunlop1753]

I always loved how you could possess the enemies and make them kill each other, that and this game's amazing visuals completely blew my ten year old mind, good memories..

[@Kev0n05]

Someone should hire you for voiceover work

[@MegapiemanPHD]

kevin wyatt He did his Duke Nukem impression for the game Gas Guzzlers if I remember correctly. It was a car combat game.

[@Kev0n05]

Nice!

[@SpAMCAN]

Clint will appear in my upcoming Portal addon, should he still be up for it :3

[@smkanim2009]

SpAM_CAN TELL ME MORE

[@coasterforcedivvie]

I found this game insanely scary when I was younger :/ Because of this, I'm still a little on edge when watching it here haha!

[@coasterforcedivvie]

David Taylor Saying that, I also used to find the original Worms game scary.

[@BSI4455]

thank you soo much for doing this video i have been waiting for this for a long time. i fear if i hadnt of said anything the other day this would have never been uploaded

[@lulzwhatehphuxor3341]

In the early days we spent so much time and effort on one game, trying over and over again. Nowdays you fail once and you never come back to your game and just get another one. I remember putting so much time into this game, but it was awesome and Oddworld is one of the best! Very well worth it :).

[@trentonfowler4169]

This game was my childhood. Me and my brothers would watch my dad play this on our old PC. It scared the shit out of me, but I loved it.

[@utubeviewer2550]

One of my all time favorite games. wonderful review man. keep up the good work.

[@realGilby]

I've been waiting for this ever since the first time I saw it on your shelf.

[@Mainstreamgamer257]

Played this one and the Exodus too as a child. Loved it ! Still love it ! Great review LGR. Keep up the good work. It´s nice to see all these old good games from my childhood. :)

[@LGR]

Mainstreamgamer257 You're quite welcome :) Lots more to come!

[@Alshoff]

0:05 Shadows of Cairn. "Groundhog Day game" certainly describes that particular game...

[@OnekiKai]

My grandma bought my first new computer that wasn't horribly obsolete for Christmas in 1998. It as a Packard Bell 333MHz K6-2 with 64 MB and Rage II graphics. Quite a deal for my poor family. This was one of the pack in games included. I played it. A lot.

[@user-rs1990]

As a small kid, I was curious about those 'Spinning Things with Handles on the side and blink red/green' until I made a Mudukon tread on one and it exploded!

[@LiteraryStoner]

Dude just watched your review on Sanitarium and now this, both games i've never heard of. I'm starting a list of games to get XD Thanks to you! Must...watch...more...reviews... :) Let's hope I don't break my computer in rage when I play!

[@Iivaitte]

This was one of my favorite games as a kid, my dad would get so aggravated at it, he would leave the room and I would pick up the controller and attempt to try. It was the first time I ever saw a game that felt so incredibly otherworldly and artistic. I never found it that hard, but probably because I had grown so accustomed to it. One of my favorite parts were when he rediscovered himself after he escaped the factory.

[@assassinsden7478]

I remember reading a walkthrough of this in Gamepro back in the 90s, and thinking "What a quirky game!" Glad I'd never tried to play it, because of the frustrating gameplay LGR has showcased, I'd have absolutely hated it. In fact, I would today, because I don't go "tearing my nonexistent hair out hard" games. Still, props for those who do, and gave this beautiful looking game a chance.

[@crescentfresh8001]

Retailers *must* have hated that box, because I got a copy of it for a dollar(!) less than a year after release. Also, Scrab Cakes always looked delicious to me. Somebody needs to make Scrabs exist and then make cakes out of them so that I can finally satisfy my craving.

[@LGR]

Robert Seale Ahh, I always felt the same about Scrab Cakes. I'd so eat them, they look scrumptious.

[@willm5032]

I played this game SO MUCH as a kid. How have I not seen this video in the 4 years it's existed

[@wolfexer8250]

Game of my childhood. Such a memories. Beautiful game.

[@cmmmmmmmw]

This game aged so well graphically. And does everyone think this game is as hard as Clint says? I had trouble as a kid but when I went back to play it a few years ago, it wasn't too tough.

[@wizard7314]

I miss when real artists made games. Not AAA money-hungry studios. Ars Technica did an interview with the creator of Oddworld, he was a real artist and in it for the passion, not the money. I also replayed it recently and did not find the game anywhere near as difficult as LGR says. I saved all 99 without too much trouble. Challenging at times but not enough to be frustrating.

[@JackooGrayhan]

Love Oddworld, love LGR, Saw the thumbnail on my youtube front page. jumped with joy! X)

[@TheGameTripleH97]

Bring back memories ! Thanks for reviewing !

[@pizza4321123]

This review is so spot on with how I feel playing Abe's Oddysee.

[@anthonybradley1555]

lorne lanning and the guys at oddworld inhabitants are geniuses!! one of the most unique games ever, truly worth a play every now and then.

[@jonbourgoin182]

300k any day now. Congrats Clint!

[@shadoom]

Still got the cds of all the games here for pc. This was a game that I probably played the most during my childhood. Loved nearly everything about it. 'ELLO

[@malikaadel2345]

my favorite game on my childhood

[@Roflcrabs]

Call me a hipster douchebag but I still think this holds up. I appreciate New 'N' Tasty but the lack of grids is hard to get used to.

[@BOYD1981]

This is one of my absolute favourite games for the PlayStation, I finished it in a 5 hour sitting the day I got it and then when Abe's Exoddus came out a few weeks later I popped down to Woolworths, bought it and then returned home to play it for 8 hours straight then immediately started it again. I could never get on with the PC versions though so I gave them to LaserFrog :D

[@AmyraCarter]

I loved this game back in the 90's. I love it now (I have it on Steam). It is as difficult as it was back when I was a pre-teen twat, and that hasn't changed, nor has the fact that I am still a pre-teen twat. lol

[@gregmurphygraphics]

New n Tasty is certainly an updated version, and will hopefully bring a new generation in on this awesome franchise, but the gritty corridors of the factory, dusty plains of the deserts, all those awesomely detailed screens of digital art are lost, and replaced with really forgettable screens! I'll take this childhood nostalgia over fully 3D abe any day!

[@x10tonBRICKx]

I had the psone version.. never had alot of experience with Dos.. I like your reviews dude they help me sleep at night.

[@GraceofGod247]

man the first two oddworld games are fantastic Oddworld and Neverhood are fantastic games that are still fun to play to this day.

[@zaparrastrosa]

one of the first games I played on the psx, and today it keeps impressing me, incredible art design, delightfull and creative character design, awesome platformer, and brutally rewarding when you finish a puzzle

[@Xeotroid]

I prefer Abe's Exoddus, not only it was the first game I played in the Oddworld series, I like its scenery diversity better (although I loved Scrabania and Paramonia in the first game) and it's also easier. Not easy, it's still difficult, but not enough for you to want to break your keyboard (Well, in most cases...). Great video, though!

[@ellisjackson3355]

This game brings me back to a time of purity. I thought those scrolling marquees were so unique. And I loved that industrial environment. I just want to explore those levels.

[@mcspankyweinerjohnson1974]

I've always wanted you to do a review of this game! I seen it so many times in your videos I eventually lost hope lol

[@a.wosaibi]

Still scares the living crap outta me when you're being chased by a Scrab and those drums hit and you've got no choice but to run for you life....I'm 23

[@purteatin]

You know whats really strange about abes oddessy, i was told by my sister that loved that game that it was impossible to beat but i beat it and enjoyed every moment, the art style and the easy not overly complicated gameplay was a joy for me and i loved it all! It was pleasing to work so hard and inch little by little through every loss life as i progressed. It was amazing!

[@brentstyle]

great review. played this when a was 17 years old. great memories!

[@CrushOfSiel]

OMG I loved this game. It ate my summer break between freshman and sophomore year.

[@daveKoRnfan]

As a mudokon myself I must say Great review!! Ive always wished I owned the big box version of this. I dont own many big box games I only have Resident Evil 1 2 and 3 in big box but this is definitely another one for the shelf.

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Back when this came out 13 year old me thought it was the most amazing thing he had ever played. It's still a great game.

[@steveaustin4118]

Loved the ABE games when they came on steam I couldn't resist. Along with Cinemawares Wings

[@Mariofan7]

I share your exact same feelings: I do like the aesthetic, I WANT to enjoy the game, but it's so much tense I can't even start it again after all those years :p

[@SpartanD63]

I remember this game from when I was a kid. I still, to this day, have not completed it. It's old-school hard.

[@BackPainGarage]

Oddworld will always be a childhood favorite. You could call it, oddly satisfying.

[@DemienC.]

Old dilemma: How animal extinction even possible? Have you seen Oddworld map? It's freaking huge!

[@thedantschubros]

I seriously would recommend the remake to anybody who is deciding to play this. The remake fixes a lot of problems, and rids of the frustration factor. It also enchants the environment and atmosphere. The remake does a lot of great things like removing the square based movement (making platforming a whole less aggregating). It removes the grid based map system (if I remember correctly) making exploring more smooth. And, well, it's just the same but better.

[@RagnarokiaNG]

Outside of some of the more devilish secrets most of the normal path in this and Exoddus are more methodically enjoyable rather than annoying (as I am that type of slow paced person). But I do recall some of Paranomia Temple being particularly gruelling when I played through it again, and the screen with the swinging boulders and bats which you needed to backtrack through a couple of times was maybe the nastiest single screen of all considering you had to do all 2-3 passes without dying.

[@nokiot9]

I don't know if you ever had that one game that just wouldn't work on your computer and just sat on the shelf mocking you, but oddworld was that game for me.

[@sinephase]

I always loved that old pre-rendered 3D art :)

[@TheZeroNeonix]

I've always wondered what Oddworld was about. Might give it a shot sometime.

[@jonsilva7059]

The chants can also allow you to control enemies you can then cause them to explode

[@abedekok322]

Everytime I hear about this game, I'm like Hey, that's my name and Hey, this game is pretty damn nifty and cool as balls.

[@BrainBurnStudios]

Favourite game of my childhood!

[@simonemyszkowski8153]

In my opinion LGR didn't do this game justice. I could talk for hours about it's uniqueness and capabilities. True nostalgic for me. I would give it 20 out of 10. I was in primary school when played this and was fascinated by the design, not scared.

[@LiEnby]

i played abe 1 and 2 all the time on the original PlayStation as a kid, and still play them to this day i own both on steam now too :d

[@jayuu8380]

the opening cinematic of this game scared the fuck outta me as a kid

[@SuperSmiley1981]

I love this game! If you think it's hard to play for the counsel it must be hell to play on the computer! I wouldn't even try that(lol)

[@Adam-wl8wn]

The greatest game ever made. I bought this on the PS1 when it came out.

[@angelocruz3577]

I saw this on GOG and thought about purchasing it. I now change my mind. I like my computer.

[@mavrick45]

speaking of Flashback, you ever consider doing a review of that game? I vaguely recall enjoying it

[@internetcomputer1009]

Great video, Clint. Thanks!

[@retrovideogamejunkie]

yep, i remember spoiling myself the story watching those awesome cg cinemas putting my ps1 disc game in my pc....yep, not "fullcinemas of" video on youtube in 1997

[@JwpGaming]

PlayStation demo 1.

[@coalmahn891]

Would love to see a Much's Odysee review, never even knew Abe's oddysee existed

[@CooperMcKay]

I never played this or any game in the series, looks cool though. I remember seeing the big box in the store when I was a kid.

[@Modenut]

This was the first title I ever beat on the PS1. Loved it. =)

[@skvaderarts7009]

This would be *AWESOME* on the Switch!

[@DJ_BoomBear]

Oddworld was my very first Playstation 1 game!

[@googleboughtmee]

Expected a Prince of Persia mention but at least Flashback got one :)

[@birdmasterthecaffeinatedowl]

I freaking LOVE the oddworld series

[@jackashworth3956]

My 10yr old self loved this shit.. Such a beautifully strange universe to desperately traverse

[@thedude1671]

The best game I never finished. I think you mentioned that it's a difficult game a couple times. It really, really is. You have to have to be a Tibetan monk to not get pissed at this game every time you play it.

[@bobthebuzztard]

It took a couple of broken PlayStation controllers for me to finish the game back in the day

[@Chickabon008]

This game reminds me of SkullMonkeys by DreamWorks Interactive! Great Review!

[@vincentlake]

I loved this game. It had such a unique vibe.

[@AgsmaJustAgsma]

Abe's Oddysee is better player with a controler than with a keyboard, however there's an odd issue, pun intended, about using my Logic3 PS2 to PS3/PC adapter. Mapping all buttons is nice an easy and it makes it more comfortable selecting the actions, my problem has to do with the fact of the game recognizing the left analog stick and not the D-Pad, and in a game like Oddworld, doing some platform with an analog stick is a complete pain. I'm not sure if it's the Steam version which has the control input file broken or something, but I haven't found any solution online. And it's because of that that I haven't finished this gorgeous-looking game.

[@korvasterindar9672]

I actually have completed Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. It was hard...but rewarding when I finally did it :3

[@leavemealone6969]

OMFG ABE IS TOTALLY MY CHILDHOOD

[@hebrew26commandmentspower55]

This game was ahead of it's time ..

[@TimeBunny]

Not gonna lie - back in the day this game kicked my butt so hard I wanted to cry a majority of the time.

[@Wayoutthere]

Still one of the best games ever made. The atmosphere is unique, the music VERY good, and the scenery captivating. Only those unfair F!@# tap-mines stopped me from playing it. Is there a hack somewhere that disables these?