Lorne Lanning Interview Part 5: Glukkon History
 

So here’s another epic section of Nate’s interview with Lorne, and this part is even longer than the last. If you ever wanted to know more about Gorman Disenza, Lady Margaret, the Magog Cartel, and Squeek’s Oddysee, this is the part to read. My fancreas was doing somersaults when I read this, I hope yours do too.

1. Citizen Siege and Current Projects (discussion)
2. The Philosophy of the Abe Film (discussion)
3. The Plot of the Abe Film (discussion)
4. The Relationship Between Abe and Sam (discussion)
5. Glukkon History
6. Fangus and Stranger
7. Abe's Moon, Re-releasing the Games, Hair Gel and Other Topics
8. Miscellaneous Other Questions

Given the new information revealed in this part of the interview, I was compelled to update TOE’s article on Gorman Disenza.

No one listened to me so I have to do it myself. Beware people, it's full of heavy

SPOILERS!

you have been warned

Spoilers?

Anyway, brilliant part.

where does it say about squeeks oddysee? can't seem to see it.
overall great to read :p cant wait for the fangus/starnger part.

If Lorne telling you what will happen in the next two games (because we still haven't met Maggie yet) isn't a spoiler, I don't know what is.


Anyway this was the part I liked the best of the whole interview, by far!

Great to hear! Its good to get a glimps into the future and what we will hopefully be playing or watching one day.

.......WOW.

There's not much more I can say than that. From the unfolding of the power hierachy to the revleations about the disease to learning about Maggie to learning about the next games to everything else. That section was incredible. We've learned more about Oddworld in the last 5 weeks than we had in the previous 5 years (That's not a knock on Lorne by any means, just an observation). Incredible stuff.

Hehehehe another fantastic read for us forumers.

That was amazing to learn about things that we hadn't even dreamt of in the past 5 years! As munch's Master said, we are learing more about oddworld in these little interviews than we have ever before in any book or game or thread.

ABM

Wow, just wow!

We've had literally nothing, nothing new since Stranger, and now all this wonderful Oddworld loveliness is pouring out of Lanning's mouth. Beautiful.

Had no idea there was such a thing as Gorman Disenza before this.

Yeah, it's a shame this wasn't in the first post, then maybe I may have had some warning. :p But anyway, I can't say I'm disappointed I read it (in fact largely the opposite).

Nate, gotta commend you on such a great interview. You may have rekindled my love for Oddworld again.

Looking forward to future installments (and moreso to seeing more of the Oddworld franchise). :D

This is by far the most interesting interview! :D And reading it gave me chills!
Man I can't wait for all this stuff! A really great interview Nate!

I can't believe this stuff!
Everything just fits in so perfectl! Fantastic interview.

i love oddworld...

Wow lots of awsome info in there :D.

The guy sure likes to talk doesn't he? Damn what a wall of text.

Now I have a theory about Squeek being a Glukkon. And I thought Abe's goal was to kill Maggie. In the 4th part of the Quintology, there will probably be someone even more important, and in the 5th part, the most important characters in the Oddworld industry, probably the Khanzumerz.

MeechShrykull1029

It was a good read, but I was looking forward to learning about pre-Magog history. The Alchemy Age and such.

Well, you should have asked questions about that in the What Would You Ask Lorne If You Had The Chance thread. :p

Yeah, that's how it was for me also. It was so amazing to hear how detailed his plans are and the breadth of the story that is sitting in his brain.

Ha, yes. :D Can you imagine what it was like to type all of that, and keep track of the diverging trains of thought he zooms down?

I assumed someone else would have been curious enough to ask. I mean, how much do we really know in that area?

I haven't been on the forums in absolute ages (though I've still followed all the developments) but this interview series is so great its inspired me to get back on the boards :D

fantastic job Nate, I can't wait to read the rest.

Wow, glad to see you back Lantra, it's been a while.

Yeah I think Max used the same technique when we were to interview Lorne. I guess we will have to change of way to find inspiration next time, it would be too obvious.

Well, being transparent about it and letting people know person X is meeting Lorne and might actually ask your question(!) would probably get more responses to a "What Would You Ask Lorne If You Had The Chance" thread ...

I'm kidding of course, that would be CRAZY

Ehh, I'll just keep my eyes peeled next time 'round.

Thanks Xavier, its good to be back =)

The thing was that at the time we created the thread, I didn't know for sure that I would be able to meet him. I didn't want to get anyone's hopes up.


From memory, Max didn't even tell me that he was going to meet Lorne when he did. Though he was remarkably unsubtle when asking me what I would ask him, so I kinda figured it out.

That was awesome. Though I heard much of it way back in Spoony's, reading Lorne's own words make it that much more magnificent.

I'm so sad, I really want to read these discussions about Oddworld's "mysteries" but I'm not good enough in reading English texts and so I can't read them: it would take a very long time and I can't stay in front of the PC so much :(...

Print the text then... I remember I did so when I first tried to decipher Paul's designer diaries.

Lorne blows my mind every time he gives us a glimpse of the scope of his story. Considering how long it's been since anything directly related to the Quintology has been released, that last bit just about broke my heart....

Personally, I really just want to have the entire story of the Quintology told, in some form (be it games, movies, a 9,000-page novel one must assemble piece by piece by lining up unfolded 3" x 2" gum wrappers - whatever it takes, man). I am hard-pressed to come up with anything else so simultaneously entertaining, thought-provoking, and wonderfully... well, odd.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Hollywood, Scary Movie 19 is already being green-lit for production. GG, earth, GG.

Yes but... how many pages should I read :fuzemb: if I could choose my mother tongue, I'd choose English!!!

I'd say the whole thing, but part 5 is the most interesting I think, and part 4 too.

Thank you Xav!!! If you say it, I believe it :D!!! Now I'm printing them.

Excellent interview. Can't wait for the next few parts. (Does the "Hair Gel" have to do with Abe's hair?)