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kjjcarpenter 10-20-2017 03:12 PM
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this just raise another question if this was a R&D run of the pops why did they have the Finished label on them if this is the original time line shouldn't everything before the board meeting have a Muds head on a stick for the packaging?
The severed head Mudokon Pop was retconned by Abe's Exoddus, as seen during Abe's entry into FeeCo. It was never meant to be a severed head, as it clashes horribly with the other tasty treats product labels.

[See Vlam's post above.]

Havoc 10-20-2017 04:12 PM
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The severed head Mudokon Pop was retconned by Abe's Exoddus, as seen during Abe's entry into FeeCo. It was never meant to be a severed head, as it clashes horribly with the other tasty treats product labels.

[See Vlam's post above.]
The reason the head on a stick was retconned was because of an incident in Japan close to AO's release there. Some kid at a school decapitated a fellow student and put his head on a stick/fence. Originally the design was only changed in the Japanese version of AO, but later it was applied to all versions of all Oddworld games.

http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Mudok...#Design_change

I think the original head on a stick design was meant to shock the player, and drive home the connection between Abe's appearance and the graphic. That effect is basically absent from the newer design.

kjjcarpenter 10-20-2017 05:16 PM
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The reason the head on a stick was retconned was because of an incident in Japan close to AO's release there. Some kid at a school decapitated a fellow student and put his head on a stick/fence. Originally the design was only changed in the Japanese version of AO, but later it was applied to all versions of all Oddworld games.

http://oddworld.wikia.com/wiki/Mudok...#Design_change

I think the original head on a stick design was meant to shock the player, and drive home the connection between Abe's appearance and the graphic. That effect is basically absent from the newer design.
Lanning also didn't like it.

Nepsotic 10-20-2017 06:03 PM
Citation needed

CravenKnight 10-20-2017 07:04 PM
i have citations for my dog theory if anyone CARES

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The reason the head on a stick was retconned was because of an incident in Japan close to AO's release there. Some kid at a school decapitated a fellow student and put his head on a stick/fence. Originally the design was only changed in the Japanese version of AO, but later it was applied to all versions of all Oddworld games.
that's all well and good, but is there a reason why japanese schoolkids are so fucking psychopathic?

Mod edit: removed offending part of post.

Xavier 10-20-2017 07:48 PM
CravenKnight, stay on topic please.

Nate 10-21-2017 09:38 AM
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Citation needed
Citation provided on the previous page.

Nepsotic 10-22-2017 02:15 AM
Where? Pretty sure Lorne actually told us in person that he liked the original Mudokon Pop design when we were speaking to him after the talk. Either way, it's not really important.

Nate 10-22-2017 10:35 AM
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Where?
http://www.oddworldforums.net/showth...035#post635035

Nepsotic 10-22-2017 10:52 AM
Oh right, maybe I'm misremembering.


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