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Oddish 06-13-2004 07:06 AM

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Hey, August is my Birthday month (I hear the book is coming out in August)!
Looks like I'll have a happy 18th! WOOHOO! I am so gonna get this book!

Pronton-Liot told you, did'nt he?

Havoc 06-13-2004 07:24 AM

And right off he uses the image as a signature...

You go Oddguy!

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Oddish, even though you're named after a Pokemon...
LOL!!!!

Oddsville 06-13-2004 08:15 AM

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Hey, August is my Birthday month (I hear the book is coming out in August)!
Looks like I'll have a happy 18th! WOOHOO! I am so gonna get this book!

Hey this August is my 18th birthday aswell! It looks like were both gonna be getting some great birthday gifts. BTW, Which day is yours on?
:fuzsmile:

Edit: I realize that I could probably just check the calander here on the forums but Im too lazy at the moment so for the sake of discussion reply..Reply I say!!

Oddish 06-13-2004 08:23 AM

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Hey this August is my 18th birthday aswell! It looks like were both gonna be getting some great birthday gifts. BTW, Which day is yours on?
:fuzsmile:

Edit: I realize that I could probably just check the calander here on the forums but Im too lazy at the moment so for the sake of discussion reply..Reply I say!!

15 August.

oddguy 06-13-2004 08:29 AM

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And right off he uses the image as a signature...

You go Oddguy!

Yup...and I even made it letterboxed for effect! :D

-oddguy :cool:

sligster 06-13-2004 03:39 PM

omg... I have to get this book....

what is this? I don't belive I've ever seen it before...

atusiya@ 06-13-2004 05:16 PM

Oddworld Announces Artbook Retrospective
 
http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/0...id=185&tid=186

Alcar 06-13-2004 05:24 PM

That image has never been seen before. However, it features Munch, Abe and another Mudokon in an unknown environment. The concept is also done in an unfamiliar style, to any previous concept designs.

Alcar...

Wil 06-14-2004 04:03 AM

Wey-hey, OWF will finally let me post my thoughts. I was quite literally flabbergasted when I found out about the book! It's fantastic that OWI are allowing people to see their great work, and especially nice, of course, for those of us who love it so much. This is definitely something I'm going to have to save some pennies up for!

As for the new image depicting the statue, it looks rather Mudokon-esque, but has a huge crest on top of its head, and spider-like legs (that Xav and I think are used to hit the bells on the side of the creature). Interesting indeed!

Xavier 06-14-2004 06:23 AM

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That image has never been seen before. However, it features Munch, Abe and another Mudokon in an unknown environment. The concept is also done in an unfamiliar style, to any previous concept designs.

Alcar...


it look like Raymond's style mixed with Babbar's... realy strange
and if I learn Silvio worked on it then I don't understand anything anymore

Havoc 06-14-2004 07:41 AM

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That bottom picture is most likely Alf leading Abe and Munch to that wierd looking tree. But oh yes when it comes to art Oddworld is qaulity! I wounder how much the original art pieces are worth. Those pictures are paintings and for all we know Raymond Swanland at first did those paintings in the conventional method and then did them digital. Thats how it works most of the time. Infact all the art in Spectrum are photograghs of the original pieces. But some are directly from the computer. Won't it be soo cool to own a large painting of that Oddworld art and have it hanging in your room? Mann the thought of haveing that is just cool!

Paramiteabe... :fuzblink:


Well actualy... I believe I recall seeing a life size poster of Abe, Mullock and all the others in a local poster shop...
Yea, I know again! It had Abe on the forground, Drippik Aslik, and phleg behind him, Mullock was somewhere and behind all that where picture's of scrabs and paramite's on the rocks at the ending and beginning movie's of AO and AE.
I was thinking of buying the poster, but since my room is all tigers, it wouldnt realy fit :P. Anyway, it was a cool poster to see.

Xavier 06-14-2004 08:06 AM

hmmmm, never heard of it...
can you go to the store and make a photo of it? :p

Wil 06-14-2004 08:49 AM

Hello everyone,

You'll notice that the image Oddish found is no longer on the Forums. It seems there's a reason it was removed that CGTalk, and by recovering it and showing it around like a freshly killed prize, we've bumped into a couple of legal doo-hickeys. OWI asked us to remove it, so diligently we have.

Sorry, everyone!
Max (and the OWF team)

Oddish 06-14-2004 09:25 AM

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Hello everyone,

You'll notice that the image Oddish found is no longer on the Forums. It seems there's a reason it was removed that CGTalk, and by recovering it and showing it around like a freshly killed prize, we've bumped into a couple of legal doo-hickeys. OWI asked us to remove it, so diligently we have.

Sorry, everyone!
Max (and the OWF team)


Is there anything that's not ment to be kept a secret?

Xavier 06-14-2004 09:42 AM

hmmmm... yes:
a game is coming out.
ooopsy I maybe said too much.

anyway I bet that pic is going to be in the book! I'm so excited!

Havoc 06-14-2004 09:51 AM

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hmmmm, never heard of it...
can you go to the store and make a photo of it? :p

Yea right :P... then I get arrested! :fuzsad:

Xavier 06-14-2004 09:57 AM

hmmm, no prob, was there a main color?
does it look like an other picture you know?

Esus 06-14-2004 10:01 AM

That was one nice image, I suddenly regret not saving it to my hardrive.
Oh well, I'm sure it will be properly released by OWI when they are full and ready.

Zach Roy Wilson 06-14-2004 10:31 AM

Stares mindlessly at images with a stupid grin, shivering, saying eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
in a high-pitched voice.
Looks like someone's goin to Barnes and Noble when does it come out?

Oddish 06-14-2004 10:42 AM

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Stares mindlessly at images with a stupid grin, shivering, saying eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
in a high-pitched voice.
Looks like someone's goin to Barnes and Noble when does it come out?


That quite a few e's you have there. I bet there's going to be lots images that we hav'nt seen, this is just the taste.

Wil 06-14-2004 11:40 AM

It comes out in Fall/Autumn, but so far as I know you just order it off the website. I'm not sure who this Barnes and Noble is exactly though, so they may sell 'em there.

oddguy 06-14-2004 03:44 PM

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Hello everyone,

You'll notice that the image Oddish found is no longer on the Forums. It seems there's a reason it was removed that CGTalk, and by recovering it and showing it around like a freshly killed prize, we've bumped into a couple of legal doo-hickeys. OWI asked us to remove it, so diligently we have.

Sorry, everyone!
Max (and the OWF team)

Hmmmm. I have the image saved on my computer. Should I ret rid of it?

-oddguy :cool:

atusiya@ 06-14-2004 05:38 PM

:fuzsad: Don't cry!! Oddguy..hehe.. :)

sligster 06-14-2004 06:41 PM

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Hmmmm. I have the image saved on my computer. Should I ret rid of it?

-oddguy :cool:

which image was it? could you pm it to me?

Havoc 06-14-2004 09:30 PM

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hmmm, no prob, was there a main color?
does it look like an other picture you know?

Well it had the scrabs and paramite's on the background. That a pic we all know. Abe on the forground with his Oddworld neckless with his arms crossed, I think we also know that image.

All in all I don't think this poster was officialy oddworlds, since they just merged in a lot of diffrent pix into a poster. :).

Xavier 06-14-2004 09:54 PM

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Hmmmm. I have the image saved on my computer. Should I ret rid of it?

-oddguy :cool:


nope, just don't share it and don't publish it...
keep it for yourself.


Havoc, thank you very much for the description!

oddguy 06-15-2004 06:42 AM

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nope, just don't share it and don't publish it...
keep it for yourself.

That's what I thought...just checking.

Mwahaha! I have a secret image! I feel so special. :D

-oddguy :cool:

And sorry sligster...I can't distribute the secret pic until OWI releases it.

Nate 06-15-2004 12:28 PM

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As for the new image depicting the statue, it looks rather Mudokon-esque, but has a huge crest on top of its head, and spider-like legs (that Xav and I think are used to hit the bells on the side of the creature). Interesting indeed!

Going back to talk about this pic, Is it just me or are the 'spider legs' actually a part of the bell thing - handles that control it. If you look, there are three bells on the side facing us and three handles either side of it. I'm not sure what that creature could be. The head does look a bit insectish. I wonder if it is something alive or just a huge statue.

MojoMan220 06-15-2004 01:18 PM

I'm so glad they have decided to do this, I've been trying to find concept art all over the net, but hardly came up with anything. I can't wait to see all the old artwork they have not released and the new stuff as well.

Alcar 06-16-2004 10:25 PM

I'm guessing, and hoping at the same time that each image is presented beautifully, with information about the image, the date it was created, the creator, and anything else interesting or relevant :D The book would SO rock! But, like I mentioned, that stuff is probably going to be included, so yay!

Alcar...

Xavier 06-16-2004 10:30 PM

oh, yeah that would be absolutly sweet!!!
anyway I hope there will be some infos about the original plots and stories if they are going to include prod art of plots that weren't included in the final games, that would be awesome

Perhaps even art of "in-coma" projects like Hand Of Odd or even SligStorm!

Havoc 06-16-2004 10:49 PM

What im realy hoping for, exept for the pics, is some never released info on the game's story's. Both of the game's we already know and played, as one's of yet to come.

Im pretty sure Abe's oddysee had gone trough a big serie's of storyline's before they eventualy cam up with the shrykull thing, and the entire cutting up worker thingy. And maybe Abe wasnt called Abe in the beginning of the procces :D. And... maybe... just maybe we will see some screenshots from movie storyboards that never where used. Those will undoubtly be there!

Man... august and september are certainly some exiting months!!
- I have a new book called Lionboy 2 thats coming out then, which im dying to read!
- Around august I will send in my own manuscript to a publisher.
- This Oddworld book will be in the store's!!
- The Sims two is released!
- The main site of my forum will have its grand opening around this time...

Busy time's!! :D:D:D

Wil 06-16-2004 11:47 PM

Maybe a shot of this ellusive meteor strike that created the Mudokon paw print on Abe's Moon. :p But yes, pictures of material that never made it into the games could only expand our understanding of Oddworld, which is something I know we're all fascinated by.

I also specifically wonder if there'll be the Mudokon skeleton in there that seems quite sought after. I have it in a magazine, but it's terribly small.

Havoc 06-16-2004 11:51 PM

You mean the one from the AE intro?

Wil 06-17-2004 12:11 AM

Yes, dumdedum.

Havoc 06-17-2004 01:50 AM

This one?
http://www.gamesfirst.com/reviews/Sh...us/oddlogo.gif

paramiteabe 06-17-2004 02:04 AM

Most likely the information about the pictures will be:
1.Title of the piece
2. Name of the client
3. Name of art director
4. Size of the original
5. And what medium it was done in like: Acrylic, Oil, Water Color, Digital, etc etc. And a little bit of info regarding on how the artist went about doing the piece.

Thats to say if they do this book like Spectrum or any other art book out there. The one thing about art books that differs from other books is that its more or less a picture book. But there is the acception.

Wil 06-17-2004 02:29 AM

No, Havoc, I meant the FMV of meteors striking the moon that was excluded from the opening movie of Abe's Exoddus. The Mudokon skeleton is a proper blueprint. That skeleton isn't really a proper one, as you can see the ponytail. :p :p

Xavier 06-17-2004 02:52 AM

hmmm, you mean the one we can see it the universe section, where we have to choose native, wildlife or industrial?

anyway I have a cg pic of a mud skeleton :p

atusiya@ 06-17-2004 05:39 AM

that one ..
 
that one..maybe..