It is notable that the upgraded bolamite has a unique texture that is colored similarly to a Black Widow spider.īrutal Ballad of Fangus Klot- Also known as Oddworld: Fangus, this was a cancelled game meant to run on the same engine as Strangers Wrath. One has a pale, mantis-like head and a tan colored body, which is only seen in the beginning cutscene, and one with bluish-grey color with a tan stripe on the abdomen, and a more spideresque head which is seen in game. In the game this is represented through Stranger embracing his heritage, helping the oppressed Grubs and freeing the water from Sekto.īolamite Remodel- In Stranger's Wrath, there are two alternate designs for the Bolamite in the game. Stranger's wrath in particular has themes of Prejudice, Unfair society, the privatisation of natural resources, the exploitation of indigenous peoples, displacement, environmental degradation, corporate greed, and even the increasing cost of healthcare in America. Understanding the Ending- Like all Oddworld games, Stranger's Wrath has themes pertaining to many real issues today. The player gets the Dirty Water achievement. Wolvark Secret Entrance- In the second half of the game, around the dock area, Stranger can access a secret entrance to Wolvark Barracks. This is only in the HD version of the game and was probably implemented as promotion for the then upcoming Oddworld: New n Tasty. Meat Barrels- I believe this refers to an easter egg in the game where some of the barrels along the Mongo River spill out packaged Mudokon Pops upon being broken. Clakker children are also seen prominently in Concept art for the game. Within this "Black Market", Stranger can purchase several items that would be otherwise unobtainable at that point in the game such as upgraded ammo types.Ĭlakker Kids- Right after the infamous de-pantsing scene, while Stranger escapes New Yolk City, young Clakkers can be seen fleeing from the ensuing chaos. Granted, we didn’t spend weeks trying to figure it out, so if you find a way, let us know.Here's my explanation of the Iceberg (POSSIBLE SPOILERS):īlack Market- In the New Yolk City area in the game, Stranger can access a secret shop via a password. Any attempt forced the game out of fullscreen and into windowed mode, where only a tiny portion of the screen was visible. We had no luck with downsampling using GeDoSaTo or by editing the game’s configuration files. The only way we were able to achieve this was by playing the game on an actual 4K monitor. If your monitor’s resolution isn’t available, try editing the config.txt file the game creates in Documents/Oddworld/Stranger’s Wrath HD. On a 4K monitor, all we had to do was select our monitor’s native resolution. Granted, we didn’t spend weeks trying to figure it out, so if you find a way, let us know. We had no luck with downsampling using GeDoSaTo (opens in new tab) or by editing the game’s configuration files. Unfortunately, the environments’ low res textures look terrible in 4K, but are easy enough to ignore thanks to the game’s overwhelming charm. The fidelity of the animation on these buggers shows well at this resolution, but those eyes will haunt me for a long time yet. Also of note are the haunting glass eyeballs on the critter ammo. In 4K, the Stranger character’s detail comes to the fore. The game was unique for its character design and animation, which both remain in tact. So, as a way to cope with our own wrath, we played some of the PC version in 4K resolution. That’s ten years without a new Oddworld game. Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath came out in 2005. Pixel Boost is our weekly series devoted to the artistry of games, and the techniques required to run them at high resolutions.
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