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This time Lorne Lanning speaks about the pressure of creating a sequel to the well-received Abe's Oddysee and reveals the message he hopes all Oddworld players take from his games.
[url=/en/editorial/editorial_oddworld_abes_exoddus][/url]Regardless of positive reviews and multiple awards (...) a sequel to [url=/en/gamecard/oddworld_abes_oddysee]Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee[/url] was inevitable. To Creative Director Lorne Lanning and CEO Sherry McKenna, co-founders of Oddworld Inhabitants, Abe's tale had always been envisioned as a quintology. Each of the five planned installments would have to be a careful balance between the attention to detail that had made Abe's Oddysee a critical and commercial success, and the seamless insertion of new features that would make each game stand out from its predecessors and successors.
Cool... always interesting to read about stuff behind the scenes. On a sidenote, anyone else think that the movie Fifth Element completely ripped off the bad guys from these games (for example, see the main advert on the home page) as their evil soldier/grunt aliens that worked for the main bad guy? They look very similar...
Great aricle as always, keep em coming :)
Great article! Given me some ideas for an article I'm writing for http://TheReticule.com
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StalinsGhost: Great article! Given me some ideas for an article I'm writing for http://TheReticule.com

Write it for GoG, I'm sure they'll appreciate it ;-]
keep em coming.
"Star Wars, back when it still had a glimmer of integrity" ... he's my new media hero..
Good editoral! I like a nice read...
"Frankly, I think its what we all need to do in the world today: Stop taking the shit being handed to us by blatant (albeit powerful) liars and thieves, including those in the White House, those on Wall Street, and those running or supporting oppressive regimes."

too right!
I always thought that Lorne's views on things were a bit extreme. However, when he mentioned being a big fan of Ghandi's, but disagreeing on his extreme pacifism and the need to kick ass when bad guys are kicking your ass, my opinion of him changed dramatically.
Even though I'm a huge twitch shooter fan, I can appreciate the Oddworld games' ability to make you stop, think and enjoy the pursuit of figuring out the optimal route or solution to a challenge.
Please Oddworld Inhabitants, PLEASE RELEASE MUNCH's ODYSSEY AND STRANGER'S WRATH FOR THE PC!!!!
I would like him to explain why his company abandoned the PC with Munch's Odyssey and Stranger's Wrath.
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thesaxmaniac: I would like him to explain why his company abandoned the PC with Munch's Odyssey and Stranger's Wrath.

I know. I would love munch or stranger on the pc. I bought the xbox when it first came out for halo and munch(well those were like the only games for it in the first place).
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thesaxmaniac: I would like him to explain why his company abandoned the PC with Munch's Odyssey and Stranger's Wrath.
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timetopat: I know. I would love munch or stranger on the pc. I bought the xbox when it first came out for halo and munch(well those were like the only games for it in the first place).

I thought Microsoft bought them or something...?
I just hope Munch's Odysee comes to xbox originals :D
I wrote an article at [url=]http://thereticule.com/2009/01/06/theworldweliveinastoldbygaming/#more-977[/url] discussing socially aware gaming that may interested people who found these editorials interesting :)
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mastersmith98: Please Oddworld Inhabitants, PLEASE RELEASE MUNCH's ODYSSEY AND STRANGER'S WRATH FOR THE PC!!!!

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