Fangus Klot article in the new GI.
 

Just got the new GameInformer and there is an article on Fangus Klot in the back. It talks about how the game came up and why it was canceled. They were inspired by alot of Cold War cities in Russia, that acted like prisons. The people in them had little rights. Fangus would essentially be living in one of these being oppressed by a new government. They would take his kind in labs and would make them fight for entertainment. Fangus fought back, Ill post more as I read and try to get scans.

Thanks for the info!

Super find, thanks Daxter King! Looking forward to more info, and definitely scans! =D

I wonder why they made a Fangus article... Maybe because they know that this year OWI returns! I'm sure of Oddworld at E3 after this.

This is cool.

Neat.

No, at the end of the article Lorne said that they plan on doing their titles on digital distribution because of the success they had on Steam. When asked if they would return to Fangus, the answer was no. They don't want to make $60 games anymore, they said lisencing it out to a trusted dev was not out of the question though. They want to make rich mythos, but in games that don't cost too much for the consumer. Their old games aren't the way they are doing it anymore.

As for Fangus, it started with the team wanting to make a more traditional shooter on the Stranger engine. As time went on though, the designs became far less Oddworld. Alot of the artwork in the article shows this, and they compred them to bald humans. The company became spilt on whether to keep it Oddworld or not. And we know a short time after that, they pursued the movie industry. Here is the story in short, directly from the article:
I should be able to get some scans later tonight.

Yes, I know that, but Oddworld Inhabitants would still create the game, they just wouldn't exactly develop it.

Never heard of this Fangus game before. It was supposed to be the next oddworld game? I thought they shut down immediately after the release of Stranger, had no idea they were even working on something else.
Looking forward to those scans!

If an Oddworld WiiWare game came out, I would buy it instantly.

Scans by someone called Waterborn on 2old2play.com:
http://www.2old2play.com/Blog/Permalink/3939/33868

very interesting.

The Brutal Ballad of Fangus Klot art is here in TOGG, Zukan.

http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...php?menu=CABB1

EDIT: sorry, Max beat me.

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this character looks ace.

Did I beat you to posting that link? Soz. =P

Also, Zukan, check out TOE’s article on the game for further info. Hopefully there’ll be some stuff to update it with when we get to read GI’s piece, but I don’t think I have the time to do that soon. I’ll find a few minutes tonight to report it on OddBlog, though. =P

Looks like I have some reorganisation to do on TOGG, some pics form here are apparently from TBBOFK

Anyway thanks for the scans, it's a shame this game was cancelled. I think I'm going to pick up a GI in the next few days.

We already strongly suspected those to be Vamps, based on Alcazar Entertainment’s animations, didn’t we?

Yeah we sure did :p

I really hope they end up doing this game one day

fangus klot was cancelled a year ago soz to be bringer of bad news

sorry 4 the duble post (spelling) but is the store and citizend siege coming out this year cuz i want to see / buy it

Fangus Klot was cancelled four years ago. This is not news. Citizen Siege will not be coming out this year. There is no store.

Well I guess were not going to see an Oddworld game any time soon, or ever.

Has anyone got the full scans?

I think you're not seeing the big picture. It looks like Oddworld may be headed towards the digital distribution market instead. WiiWare here we come :D

It doesn't necessarily mean they will turn to WiiWare. I think OWI would rather go for the the 360, PS3 and PC. They have worked most with those consoles previously, and they offer a lot more than the Wii does.

Even worse news :p


Anyway I'd love to get my hands on full scans too.

Do you think after Citizen siege and Fangus they Will they make Sligstorm and Munch's Exoddus? I just want a amazing surprise at E3

Nothing is going to happen at the E3 this year...

Everything is of course possible for those projects, but I wouldn't keep my hopes to high.

Okay, I just read the article., and even though it was nice to hear something from OWI, I'm pissed off. No more story games? They have to be joking. If they feel it's unfair when someone spends $60 on a game, why don't have demos? A small demo can be for free, a larger one for $10, an even larger one for $15, and the full game for $60.

If you have to pay for a larger demo you might as well pay for the full game. why pay for a larger demo when you can just pay full price to play the full game. and honestly $10 for a demo, that's way overpriced.

Experience with a console doesn't mean a lot to professional games companies who can pick and choose. Look how quickly they ditched PS1 and Xbox :p.

OWI were originally going to release MO and SW on PS2, but it was cancelled because of the PS2's hardware, so they went over to the Xbox because it offered them a lot more. And to be honest, the Wii is a bit... eh. Sure it has the controls and all, but everything else is a bit naff. I'd absolutely love the next Quintology title to be free-roaming. OWI could make it so beautiful. Then maybe a bonus/spinoff to go on the DS, Wii and PSP.