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alf's brother's mate 08-18-2007 07:24 AM
WHY?
 
WHY ISN'T MUNCH'S ODDYSEE FOR PC?????!!!!!!!!!!

Nate 08-18-2007 07:58 AM
Because OWI made a decision that it would be more practical to only code it for the Xbox and thus got a nice exclusivity deal. End of story.

Paul 08-18-2007 08:56 AM
because m$ had xbox exclusive deal with OWI

Nemo 08-18-2007 10:46 AM
Because the controls would suck on the PC.

alf's brother's mate 08-18-2007 11:02 AM
yes, but surely more people have PC's than x box's, so more would sell?

Xavier 08-18-2007 11:34 AM
heh it's too late to do something about it anyway :p

Jordan 08-18-2007 12:10 PM
A BETTER QUESTION WOULD BE WHY DO YOU POST IN CAPITALS?

Because OWI didn't want to do it.

Zerox 08-18-2007 12:21 PM
Even though that exclusivity deal is weird, surely Microsoft would be making or whatever the PC's anyway? Stupid Microsoft.

skillya_glowi 08-18-2007 12:56 PM
Also most likely because in that day, the standards that OWI had set for Munch's Oddysee simply would not work on a PC. Even the Xbox barely pulled it.

Wil 08-18-2007 02:29 PM
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Even the Xbox barely pulled it.
By Lorne’s own admission, MO used only about a quarter of Xbox’s capabilities.

Jordan 08-18-2007 04:42 PM
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By Lorne’s own admission, MO used only about a quarter of Xbox’s capabilities.
Would that mean MO could pull off a lot more features, like better graphics, and longer gameplay?

skillya_glowi 08-18-2007 04:59 PM
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Would that mean MO could pull off a lot more features, like better graphics, and longer gameplay?
It COULD but it didn't. That's what I meant...

Nate 08-18-2007 06:55 PM
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Would that mean MO could pull off a lot more features, like better graphics, and longer gameplay?
The game engine was a gaffer-taped hack of their original PS2 one. If they'd had the time to start it from scratch (as they did with SW) it would have been much, much better.

alf's brother's mate 08-19-2007 03:05 AM
okay, thanks

DarkHoodness 08-19-2007 04:25 AM
MO's probably the reason why OWI eventaully stopped making games. . . The X-Box exclusive thing was a bad decision IMO. MO was rushed because of this. Patched together concept. . . :S

Yes I've played it now, finally. :P (Thanks to Alector) I mean, even a real concept looked better, and I sat there thinking "WTF?! Is this an Oddworld game?!". But at least OW Stranger was 100% better. :)

Lemme just say that you're not missing much with MO not being on the PC. But you're definately missing a lot with SW not being on the PC. . . I really wish it was. OWI could've made a lot more profit and had more fans if they ported thier games to more platforms. . . I don't care what you guys think. Putting games on one console exclusively isn't a good idea.

Zerox 08-19-2007 05:00 AM
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MO's probably the reason why OWI eventaully stopped making games. . . The X-Box exclusive thing was a bad decision IMO. MO was rushed because of this. Patched together concept. . . :S

Yes I've played it now, finally. :P (Thanks to Alector) I mean, even a real concept looked better, and I sat there thinking "WTF?! Is this an Oddworld game?!". But at least OW Stranger was 100% better. :)

Lemme just say that you're not missing much with MO not being on the PC. But you're definately missing a lot with SW not being on the PC. . . I really wish it was. OWI could've made a lot more profit and had more fans if they ported thier games to more platforms. . . I don't care what you guys think. Putting games on one console exclusively isn't a good idea.
The concept was/is there, just not the time for it to be implemented properly.

SW could work great on PC...online multiplayer, too. It's an FPS, and I play Halo on line all the time...that would be sweet, no?

Xavier 08-19-2007 05:36 AM
I realy can't see SW in a multiplayer mode at all, I don't think it would work

And I agree, stop the exclusivities, multiplatform is much much better.

Jordan 08-19-2007 06:21 AM
I also agree. Stop with the exclusives, and stop with the freaking Xbox 360/PS3 only stuff.
When will the Wii get something good? By then I'd probably have a 360 so I'm happy.

LIJI 08-20-2007 12:15 AM
http://microsuck.com - This will answer all your questions. :)