Oddworld outside gaming?
Last year I was overlooking the guy sitting next to me in Maths. He was drawing Stranger, I flipped back and saw he'd drawn other characters from the series too. I asked him if he liked the games. He stared at me with a blank face. "They're video games now?" I asked him how he found out about Oddworld he said he found the Art of Oddworld book at his uncle's house. Not knowing that it was a game he became fascinated with the series without ever playing the game.
This intrigued me, Is the Oddworld series really that good a narrative? How could someone become so passionate about a story without even playing any of the games? It's like knowing all there is to know about Football, without playing it or seeing a match. Leave your thoughts below. |
hm the book might of been so good(i must buy it too :D ) that probably fascinated him and he started to draw it. thats what i think
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My question is how can someone read that book without realising it's a game series?
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Maybe they didn't read, they only looked at the pretty pictures.
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Did you at least introduce him to the games? I know there aren't standard procedures for getting an Oddworld fan into Oddworld gaming, but it seems like a necessary endeavour.
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I think that is so awesome! A bit weird but awesome!
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Funny. Kind of how people see the Metal Gear and Assassins Creed drawings before ever being introduced to the game!
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Most people do actually... They simply see the art like it and want to see more of it, so they turn the page without reading.
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That kind of makes me sad. I know if I picked up an art book I'd want to read about the art, not just look at it, but maybe that's just me.
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Well about oddworld, the art is amazing so i kind of understend him losing his reason:happy:, though that being said the concept behind the art in oddworld is essential to understend it.
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He moved away though and took the games with him. :fuzmad: |