Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty Reviews

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty is ranked in the 83rd percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Jul 22, 2014

Just as Abe's Oddysee was a classic of the PlayStation era, so too should Oddworld: New n' Tasty be a classic of the modern age. More than just a remake, this is a contemporary puzzle-platformer that charms, exasperates, and delights. This is how you do a reboot.

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9 / 10
Jul 20, 2014

New 'n' Tasty! is angry because it holds a cartoon mirror up to the injustices of the modern world: to every clothes factory that falls down or blows up because corners were cut in the race to make 99p T-shirts, and to every water supply privatised in the name of hamburgers or fizzy drinks. Graphics lose their luster. Design tricks become predictable and then forgettable. Injustice, it turns out, rarely goes out of fashion.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 27, 2014

If anyone knows how to bring a classic onto modern stage, it's Just Add Water. Not just an excellent port of a great title, but a solid game in its own right, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is fully able to proudly rub shoulders with any puzzle-platformer released in the last ten years.

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Apr 1, 2015

Oddworld New 'n' Tasty tells a story of a world that contains a great amount of injustice, from the persecution of defenceless creatures to the tyranny of people who hold far too much power. It's a story that is just as relevant now as it was sixteen years ago. However, the title is also an ode to gaming from a forgotten era, when campaigns took a while to complete and violence wasn't the main objective. With a lick of HD paint and tweaks to gameplay to accommodate modern gamers, this title has found its place amidst the new generation of consoles and there is absolutely no reason why this type of game couldn't reclaim its crown. Long live Oddworld.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 29, 2014

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is an excellent example of how to remake a game. A must for returning fans and newcomers alike.

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9 / 10
Sep 8, 2014

New 'N' Tasty is exactly what it claims to be: a new experience still instantly familiar to anyone that played the original, and vital playing for those that didn't. Oddworld was a defining presence on the Playstation, and New 'N' Tasty will remain a defining experience on the new generation of consoles, too. It's a pleasure to see a remaster done so well.

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Game Debate
Joffy S
Top Critic
9 / 10.0
Jul 31, 2014

In terms of the quality of this remake Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is almost unrivalled. Just Add Water has gone above and beyond what fans of the series were expecting, and as a piece of fan-service it's second to none. It's the puzzle-platformer equivalent of remaking Baldur's Gate in Frostbite 3; a graphical and gameplay tour de force worth any fan of the genre's time.

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Aug 11, 2014

In the end, this makes New 'n' Tasty less difficult than the original, but more enjoyable and easier to access this time around. While there are plenty of platformers around, few of them place such a heavy emphasis on stealth and puzzle solving.

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Mar 16, 2015

More often than not, remakes fail horribly. Oddworld: New 'n Tasty raises the bar for all that follow

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9 / 10
Feb 23, 2016

Sadly absent on Nintendo's systems since Game Boy's Oddworld Adventures in 1998, Abe's heroics look slick as ever as he makes a welcome return in Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty. Porting niggles threaten to detract, but this sensational reboot deserves to be relived.

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9 / 10.0
Jul 28, 2014

All in all, in spite of its flaws, New 'N' Tasty is well worth a purchase. If you've never played Abe's Oddysee and have a PS4, go and buy this immediately. It's a chance to play one of the all-time classic platform games with up-to-date graphics, as well as keeping Abe's unique sense of humour and mischievous ways intact. It couldn't be clearer that the love and commitment to Abe at both of the teams at Oddworld Inhabitants and Just Add Water is huge, and this really is a remake that's worth picking up.

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9 / 10.0
Aug 16, 2014

The developers at Just Add Water have been working on re-creating the PS1 classic Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, now repackaged as Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty. It retains much of its original charm.

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4.4 / 5.0
Aug 3, 2014

Oddworld: New and Tasty is a painstakingly rebuilt example of how to breathe life back into beloved games. The game's satirical anti-capitalism message is still as relevant today and the dark and twisted humour and distinctive visual design serves to set the game apart from its contemporaries.

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IGN
Top Critic
8.5 / 10.0
Jul 21, 2014

New 'n' Tasty is a fantastic way to rediscover a cleverly designed, grotesquely beautiful puzzle-platforming classic.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jul 28, 2014

Yet what New 'n' Tasty does right overwhelmingly outweighs its few annoyances. The level of care that went into this remake will make you fall in love with Oddworld all over again and if you've never taken part, now is the perfect time to do so. Just Add Water has proven that we definitely need more Abe.

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8.5 / 10.0
Aug 5, 2014

Abe's first side-scrolling adventure has been faithfully recreated and visually enhanced, making for a thoroughly modern feeling platformer and puzzle experience

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8.5 / 10.0
Aug 6, 2014

With a likeable character, great puzzles and an intriguing world to explore, Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - New 'n' Tasty! may be the most compelling adventure game currently available on PlayStation 4. Unfortunately, some gamers will be turned off by the game's deliberate play mechanics and the steep asking price. If you can get past these problems, you'll be rewarded with a quest that is as funny as it is long.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2020

The remake of Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a success of style, fidelity and gameplay. Adding a few elements to the original, the game confirms itself as a milestone for a genre lost in time that finds a way to live anew.

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8.5 / 10.0
Jul 22, 2014

It's an excellent re-imagining of an old classic that will surely please both veterans and curious newcomers alike. Even if Abe was the reluctant hero of Oddworld, New 'N' Tasty! is giving him the attention he deserves.

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8.5 / 10.0
Oct 12, 2019

Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is a game that is sure to make faithful fans of the series happy and bring in new fans too. It's a unique 2D platforming puzzle adventure that the community needed a good reminder that it exists. Although the controls can get a little out of hand even after playing for a while, the story and gameplay give the game a unique charm that I haven't seen in most platforming games for a long time. Abe and the Mudokons are some wacky characters that I won't be forgetting anytime soon.

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