Ooblets

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Ooblets
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Developer(s)Glumberland
Publisher(s)Glumberland
Designer(s)Ben Wasser
Programmer(s)Rebecca Cordingley
Artist(s)Rebecca Cordingley
Engine
Platform(s)Microsoft Windows, Xbox One
ReleaseJuly 15, 2020 (early access)
Genre(s)Life simulation
Mode(s)Single-player

Ooblets (previously known as Moblets[1]) is a life simulation video game developed by Glumberland. It was released via early access on July 15, 2020 for Windows and Xbox One.[2][3]

Gameplay[]

The game combines the farming elements of Story of Seasons with the creature collecting and battling mechanics of Pokémon.[4]

The player arrives in Badgetown, a seaside town in Oob, where they are greeted by Mayor Tinstle and given a basic starting farm. In Badgetown there are several shops including Meed's Seeds, Kibbonbon, Manatweee and Cuddlecups Cafe. Players can purchase furniture and decor for their house, as well as seeds to grow on their farm.[5] There are different quests that can be performed to unlock new shops and buildings, as well as improve the player's friendship level with the other residents.[6] Players can also join one four clubs including Frunbuns, Peaksnubs, Mossprouts and Mimpuns.

Ooblets, little creatures that the player befriends, can be grown from seed and used to perform tasks, like farming and machine operating, or dance-battle with other Ooblets. Unlike other life simulation games such as Stardew Valley, Ooblets replaces combat with a card-based dance-off system[7] allowing new Ooblet seeds to be won and Ooblets to be levelled up.

Updates[]

Ooblets has received frequent updates to fix bugs and introduce new features and locations. On June 12, 2021, the Port Forward update was released bringing a new region and new Ooblets.[8][9] As of July 2021, there are five locations in the game: Badgetown, Wildlands, Mamoonia, Nullwhere. Port Forward, and Pantsabear Hill.

The game is still in Early-Access, expected for full launch in late 2021 / early 2022.[10]

Development[]

Ooblets was developed by a two-person indie game development studio composed of artist/programmer Rebecca Cordingley and designer Ben Wasser, since 2016.[11][12]

Controversy[]

The game was due to be published by Double Fine, but following that company's acquisition by Microsoft in June 2019,[13] the Ooblets developers announced that they would instead self-publish the title.[14] On August 1, 2019, it was announced that Ooblets would be an Epic Games Store exclusive.[15] In the announcement by Glumberland's Ben Wasser, he included what he felt had been joking language related to criticisms of the Epic Games Store, calling those who threatened to pirate Epic Games Store exclusives "immature, toxic gamers", but that the situation was "nothing to get worked up about". The announcement then lead to massive backlash, including individuals sending threatening and abusive messages to the developers as well as false narratives being spread via platforms like Reddit. Wasser also engaged in hostile conversations with trolls and a small number of fans on their Discord server. The conversations were then screenshotted, taken out of context or rearranged to change the context, and spread across platforms like Reddit. A small number of individuals also fabricated fake conversations, including one which showed Wasser claiming that "gamers should be in gas chambers." Wasser later compiled his thoughts on the matter in a Medium post in August 2019, apologizing for acting in a hostile manner.[16] Several fans who were shown in the screenshotted conversations being spread clarified that they held no contempt towards Wasser, but noted that his responses on Discord were poorly worded.[17][18][19]

Further reading[]

  • Fenlon, Wes (June 12, 2017). "Ooblets trailer shows off exploration, dancing and fashionable poop hair". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Jarman, Casey (September 2, 2020). "Pedro Silva's 'Ooblets' Score Exudes Cuteness Through Far-Flung Future Funk". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  • Plunkett, Luke (February 22, 2017). "Ooblets Is About Farming And Collecting Cute Animals". Kotaku. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  • Priestman, Chris (February 7, 2017). "Building audience early with visuals-first development in Ooblets". Gamasutra. Retrieved September 4, 2020.

References[]

  1. ^ Carpenter, Nicole (August 22, 2016). "Moblets will let you catch creatures way cuter than Pokémon". Kill Screen. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  2. ^ Caldwell, Brendan (February 22, 2017). "Cuteness overwhelming in Ooblets trailer". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ooblets is still the cutest game at E3". The Verge (11 June 2018). Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  4. ^ Frank, Allegra (March 6, 2017). "Ooblets is a Pokémon and Harvest Moon lover's dream game". Polygon. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  5. ^ Ooblets Farming Guide - Ooblets Wiki Guide - IGN, retrieved July 18, 2021
  6. ^ June 2020, Sam Loveridge 23 (June 23, 2020). "Ooblets will be so much more than the indie Pokemon you're expecting". gamesradar. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "Ooblets shows off new card-based dance battles". Rock Paper Shotgun. September 2, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  8. ^ Bolding, Jonathan (June 12, 2021). "Ooblets goes to the arcade in the Port Forward update". PC Gamer. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ perplamps. "v0.8 Port Forward Update". Ooblets. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  10. ^ "Roadmap". Ooblets. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Marks, Tom (January 20, 2017). "How Stardew Valley inspired the creator of Ooblets to quit her job". PC Gamer. Retrieved August 20, 2017.
  12. ^ Grayson, Nathan (August 6, 2019). "Epic Store Rage Has Gotten Out Of Hand". Kotaku.
  13. ^ "Microsoft acquires Psychonauts-maker Double Fine Productions". TechCrunch. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  14. ^ "Very exciting Ooblets news! | Rebecca Cordingley on Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved June 10, 2019.
  15. ^ Grayson, Nathan. "Ooblets Is Epic Exclusive, Developer Puts Expected Backlash In Perspective". Kotaku. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  16. ^ Perplamps (August 6, 2019). "Regarding what's been happening". Medium. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "Ooblets dev received thousands of "hateful, threatening messages" over Epic exclusivity". GamesIndustry.biz.
  18. ^ "Ooblets Epic exclusivity results in thousands of hate messages, claims dev". GameRevolution. August 5, 2019.
  19. ^ "Ooblets: The Story So Far - What's with the outrage and fake screenshots?". PC Invasion. August 6, 2019. Retrieved July 21, 2020.

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