Just beat the second level. Man, this game controls just as shitty as the rest of the games in the series, and I've gotta say - it's pretty tedious! I've had to re-play several sections because the controls just feel that sloppy.

It's also weirdly inconsistent. For instance, why can I only sometimes tie up the bad guys? If I knock one unconscious, it lets me pickpocket them, but it's not always possible to tie them up. I just don't get why I can't tie up in this certain situation, and it requires so much waiting and trial and error before the enemy movement syncs up in such a way that I can pass by.

Kiiind of frustrating. I'm pressing onward because the game was free with my PS+ subscription. Which thank god for that, had I spent full price on this, I would have gotten pretty annoyed already.

This kind of thing doesn't bother me really, as I don't care about graphics, but it looks nowhere near as nice as it did in the ads.

One of my most looked-forward to game this year. I adore the Oddworld universe, it's so bizarre (one might even say.... odd) and funny, and yet even on PS1-era graphics they somehow captured such a unique vibe around the characters.

I am probably alone in this camp but my favorite one so far has probably been Munch's Odyssey, but I had a lot of fun (despite never finishing) New n' Tasty and Stranger's Wrath. It's really amazing how they managed to make excellent games, all with completely different gameplay styles. Says a lot about the talents of the development team as well as the creativity of Lorne Lanning, the man behind the series.

Unfortunately the release date coincided with a family tragedy so I haven't had much time to play this yet, but I just scraped through the first level before work and I can already tell this is going to be a favorite of mine this year. Definitely check this one out if you have PS+!