Ooblets and giblets

In the sizzle reel near the end of Microsoft’s press conference yesterday,Oobletswas one of several that jumped out at me. Double Fine is bringing this Glumberland game to Xbox One and PC via Steam in 2018.

Described as a mix of “Pokemon, Harvest Moon,andAnimal Crossing,” you farm and train your ooblets, run a shop,and “unlock the mysterious of the Oob.”

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Theofficial websitealso lists the following features:

Live a simple life working the land (and battling magical creatures)

Customize your character’s clothing, hair style, and general look

The ghost at the end of the hallway

You get a little house you can decorate, furnish, and expand

Play at your own pace. Leave the stresses of city living behind you

Picking up the smiley face post-it off the broken mirror

Take part in a bustling little town full of characters

Explore a variety of locations across Oob, all with their own biomes, plants, characters, and unique ooblets

John and Molly sitting on the park bench

Automate production with things like sprinklers

Run a shop!

Upgrade your dudes because I guess they’re not good enough for you

Join an Ooblet club. Feel wanted and appreciated. Distrust other clubs’ members.

Close up shot of Marissa Marcel starring in Ambrosio

Unlock new shops and buildings in town as you complete quests and explore

Collect seeds, items, furniture, machinery, badges, and friends along the way

Kukrushka sitting in a meadow

Lightkeeper pointing his firearm overlapped against the lighthouse background

Overseer looking over the balcony in opening cutscene of Funeralopolis

Edited image of Super Imposter looking through window in No I’m not a Human demo cutscene with thin man and FEMA inside the house

Looking at the ghost of Jackie inside the lighthouse