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I think i changed my mind ^^:p
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Fangus really looks awsome, I love him :D
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Surely his toes (no hooves), his tail, the fact his upper arms are as strong as his lower arms (no gorilla arms) and they're more in 'proportion' to his body show that he is not a steef? No? Ok.
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wait, those bullet holes look like teeth marks, maybe he was bitten and got the dieseiese transmitted to him (that already is clear isn't it?) and also, i doupt this but, these could be the old pictures of stranger. one more thing, is that a parrishute and one of those blimp ships from muches oddesy or a ship the wolvarks use in strangers wrath? maybe they are from the invader? well, i do not think this is an april fools joke!
*edit* he could be some kind of were-wolf creature or somthing like that, maybe it comes with the deasiease. i hope we get info on this game soon! |
i think Alf will be bombarded with questions...
anyone else send him an email?? i did |
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Just went through 100+ posts to get updated since posting on the first page of the thread. Wow, image confirmation on Fangus, my very first impression I got when I saw the pic was Stranger on steriods. Can't say much more except that Fangus is carrying alot of guns (well 3, but he would probably get more or has lots of them hidden like in his shoe or something...) untill more infol is released, like in a April update to Oddworld.com, I hope that Alf does not go crazy from all the Fangus question his bond to get. Anyway if this game does make it by next year I'm going to be real happy. |
I'm still not sure what to make of this... I think I will reserve my judgement for when we have have some official info. If it is true then something tells me that it will be somehow connected to Strangers Wrath (whether it be a sequel, prequal or whatever). BTW, "Fangus" sounds so familar to me, has it been mentioned in an edition of the daily deception before or something?
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what do you think if Fangus has a relation with Stranger
Woulnt Fangus will be the Outlaw?? |
outlaws are a speacies Tim H. C. and fangus ( if that is his real name) is trying to save his race (or is going to) and others, so, therefore he is a hero. however, i don't think strangers opinion on guns is the same as his opinion about people. hemight think fangus as a betralar but maybe he has his reasons. sheberds do not uasly have guns, do they? ( i mean, how did fangus get those guns? does this suggest the quote about him being put into a role to save the races of oddworld? only time will tell.)
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The image looks extremely cool, but I still have my suspicions. Oddworld have not trademarked 'fangus' or anything similar - yet they trademarked 'Citizen Siege' almost immediately, among other things.
Alcar... |
Max or Xav how can it be that Oddblog isnt updated yet??:p
or are you waiting for confirmation?? EDIT : just discovered Max is on vacation:p |
The tail as some have called it looks more like a horn to me, for hearding the sheep things probaly.
As for his feet, i dont know, perhaps he isnt steef. And when people keep asking why he has guns, the answer is in the article. They say he leads his sheep things to a prophecy land while fending off powerful and dangerous predators, therefore he uses his guns to shoot the cr*p out of any big things with teeth in order to protect his demonic sheeplings. Oh and if "Outlaws" is the name of species for all the outlaws in the game, i will loose 30% of my respect for OWI creativity when it comes to characters. Outlaws refers to what they are and do, not their species, and despite that there are obviously 4 distinct different types, species share characteristics and physical traits, so they cant all be the same race. |
Simply brainstorming:
Stranger's story hasn't been wrapped up yet. And that 'Fangus' character does look a lot like Stranger. Perhaps it is another Steef? Living in a similar predicament to Stranger - and eventually, the two's paths will cross? Still, one of the biggest giveaways for its (supposable) fakeness, is the name of the character, and its similarity to the area he inhabits: 'fangustan'. Alcar... |
I also think Fangus is a steff of some kind, cause the team behind SW would not make another character that looks so much like stranger and then have nothing to do with him, and if you look at the picture his face is hidden.... maybe we are not suppose to see the features of the face, but you can almost hint steff likeness even in the face
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also his hands look alot like Strangers i am remind where Stranger gets mad at doc, and slides his hand across the table i must say it looks alot like the kind of hands Fangus has....
ok on something else what is that thing in the sky??? the one on the right looks like somebody in a parachut and i dont know what the other thing is almost looks like a vykker |
Image looks very cool, but i thought oddworld weren't going to make stright blood and guts shooters? I remember reading that Sherry was against extreme violence in games!
I wonder in this is the new IP Lorne was talking about in an interview a while back, he said this character would issues. Can't wait until this stuff gets confirmed or denied by Oddworld!! Fangus what a name though, soo cool! |
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But, I don't want another Steef Hero :/ I want new Hero, with new speacies and story :) |
Well folks, its been one crazy ride, I'm glad I could finally bring you a scan, and even more glad someone found a more stable server, as my ripway one blips in and out a lot...
As I had said before, I'm heading out for a few days, so burn the fuels of speculation and I shall see you again... |
"Developer Oddworld Inhabitants has announced the follow-up to Oddworld Stranger's Wrath, titled Fangus."
Didn't Oddworld want to keep the same style in all the names of the games? It can't be just 'fangus'. And what if Fangus isn't the name but the species? |
That's what I was thinking, which would make the area name of Fangustan much better.
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I guess fangus is just the working title...
I hope it will be "Oddworld Fangus' something" :p |
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hmm Oddworld Fangus would sound cool:p
we might end up with this:) http://x2.putfile.com/3/7708403094.jpg Notice this is FAN MADE by me and just quick made for fun Thanks to Putfile for hosting http://www.putfile.com Thanks to TOGG for Logo http://www.oddworlduniverse.com/togg |
I wonder why a Sheep Herder would have so many guns? And be so well built...
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If you look closely to Fangus' skirt (another Scottish thing!), you'll see etched marks in the woodeen plating (like in prisons, but there they'se on the wall). It reminds me of the icons fighter pilots used to put on their planes, indicating how many enemy fighters he/she had taken down.
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It said that the game would be rated M for "darker content". That doesn't necessarily mean an M-level of violence and gore. It could simply mean that the story would be way too disturbing for younger players. I mean, a peaceful shepherd who's driven to become a killing machine due to a rabies outbreak? A lot of room for psychological horror there.
These invaders, I wonder if they're the ones spreading the rabies? Perhaps the phrase "all the nations of Oddworld" means that Fangus has to stop a disease outbreak before it starts spreading to other lands? Maybe his quest is to blast all the infected before a plague sweeps Oddworld, although in the end that would mean he has to kill himself and his flock. |
Think about it guys... the only similarity between a Steef and "Fangus" are the fact that they're both beefy and they have "lionesque" features. Steefs hate guns (yes the race) beause Stranger hated guns, and he was the least loyal to his heritage. The Steefs protected the Grubbs with crossbows (I forgot where I heard that) and so it would be silly if Fangus was a Steef. Also, Fangus has claws and two legs, and his body is covered in skin, not fur.
Plus, as I mentioned before, think about Fangustan. It's a totally different place, probably loaded with different species. I highly doubt there will be Steef on another continent of Oddworld. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's just my $.02. |
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it may be just a specie that looks like steefs like humans and monkeys for example PS: anyone is going to give comments on my artwork?:p |
I'll do it. Ahem:
Good job, Tim H.C.! |
Yeh, t'is quite a good interpretation of what we could be seeing if this isn't an April Fools joke.
Out of intrigue, are Slegs a different breed of Slog? Because there was one picture i saw that actually looked like a Rottweiler, and it had been titled 'Slog' near the corner somewhere. Also, what exactly is this? http://media.xbox.ign.com/media/568/...g_2503634.html |
Ok, this is my Idea:
In real world, sheeps, are protected with shepherd from wolfs. So, I think, The Fangus is some kind of Dog Creature (not Steef), his mission is Protect the Sheeps, and his enemy (and ships enemy) are some kind of Wolf Predator Creatures. Think about it :) Btw. LOOK AT THIS! He have a tail! Yeah! Fangus is not a Steef! :) |
I certainly do like the artwork of Fangus. To me he resemble's more of a wolf like creature. And the sheep/ram like creatures do look very sadistic but cool. However It doesn't feel like it's a 100% Oddworld to me. I mean, lets look at what we know.
Oddworld is signed with EA, and now they're supposed to be with Majesco? The character has guns. It could be that they don't shoot manmade ammo such as bullets, or the character could be the enimie, or was/still is the hero and now becomes engulfed by a disease. Or it's not an Oddworld character? The sheep/rams actually do look sheep/rams, a little too earth like. However they are small looking things, and very evil in appearance, so could still be OWI work, or not? And after reading my own post, its clear that we know absolutely nothing. ha. lol We can only hope that Gameinformer are telling us the right info and that it's not been distorted in anyway. |
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But please...PLEASE don't let Fangus be a canine of any kind, or the enemy for that matter. God, I hate wolves. And making him a wolf would send Oddworld's origonality down the shitter. Don't tell me "Oh, but we had Clakkers!" Clakkers resembled chickens in a very small way. And they weren't the main character. Besides, Fangus looks more like a cougar anthro to me. PLEASE, don't let this be the final design for him! What about a hulking insect? That would look awesome! |
I think the big question I have to ask of this new character, is that if he has the same 3rd/1st person gameplay, will he also have the gallop move like Stranger? I mean, it would seem logical with the amount of power in those legs of his, but then again, do OWI really want to make a Stranger look-alike? I mean, it would seem that he is just as badass as Stranger is, but he has a different weapons, more hulk-like physique, and he's a different species altogether. I mean, with so much similarities to Stranger, it's hard to distinguish them, even with hooves and other differences because they act the same way.
That being said, I wonder if he'll also be able to ram into enemies in his way. Also, if he is more hulk-like in physique, wouldn't it be logical to assume that he could just plow through whoever's in his path, unlike Stranger? Also, since he looks so powerful, I wonder if he'll be able to cause more mass destruction to the environments than Stranger could. I mean, the way he looks, he could plow a whole house to the ground by ramming right into it. I hope he can cause that kind of destruction. Finally, I wonder if OWI will finally put in a multiplayer mode for us to have some extra replay value in. Some bots would be nice too. |
I think it's likely he is based on a sheep dog. You can totally see a dog-like resemlence, and he's a shepeard after all. He could also be related to the steef species, much like how glukkuns are related to octigis.
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that is NOT a steef, that thing is too evil looking, whatever it is...*shudders* i do NOT like the looks of this dude lol
hes kinda cool looking in his own way...but do you all really think this "fangus" is oddworld material, as far as heroes go...a bad guy yeah...but a hero??? |
Mass enviroenmental destruction would be AWESOME, and it's not an unrealistic goal, especially if the article's wrong and it's being planned for a next-gen console.
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