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seriouslyoddfan 10-10-2013 08:11 PM
CVG: "To Oddworld and back: Why Lorne Lanning quit games and returned with a plan"
 
Computerandvideogames.com has an interview with Lorne Lanning.
full article


I enjoyed this comment by Lanning:

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I remember the subtle propaganda of Spielberg's ET, where the students have to dissect a frog in class. There's a history of that, of desensitisation, in the American system. A child doesn't learn anything by cutting open a frog - what he learns is to not care about killing. What he did beautifully is that, because the kids have got ET at home, they start associating these lifeforms with a certain perspective, so they set all the frogs free. That's a huge propaganda moment, a huge anti-Western public education moment.
I really appreciate Lorne's own propaganda -- a word I use non-pejoratively: he endeavors to open the eyes of those who take the labors and sufferings of the voiceless and unappreciated for granted.

Phylum 10-11-2013 12:08 AM
http://cdn.medialib.computerandvideo...54_fit_940.jpg

GUYS THEY MADE ABE'S RIGHT HAND WHITE QUICK EVERYONE PANIC

Bullet Magnet 10-11-2013 12:10 AM
Screw that, I like biology. Ethics is a big part of that.

Xavier 10-11-2013 01:46 AM
Very good article, I liked it a lot.

I had no idea Slave Circus was such an important project to Lorne.

StrangerEastwood 10-13-2013 08:01 PM
As always, I enjoy his world view and opinion. Even if it is pretentious as hell at times. I never thought I'd see Oddworld compared to Star Wars.

Wil 10-14-2013 07:33 AM
Lorne has been listing the integrity, depth and hopefulness of Star Wars as a key inspiration for fifteen years.

Manco 10-14-2013 08:48 AM
...He does know about the prequel trilogy, right?

Crashpunk 10-14-2013 10:20 AM
Munch's Oddysee is like the Star Wars prequels. Sure it's not as good as the originals, but it's still pretty decent.

Yes I called the prequels decent. What of it?

Wil 10-14-2013 10:39 AM
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...He does know about the prequel trilogy, right?
Yeah, the original trilogy specifically. I think he clarified that in an interview somewhere recently.

Varrok 10-14-2013 10:45 AM
Munch's Oddysee was like Star Wars prequels. The next step is OWI being bought by EA Disney.

Xavier 10-14-2013 11:09 AM
Somehow I have the impression no one will ever be able to buy Oddworld from Lorne :p

Wil 10-14-2013 11:49 AM
I don't think EA will try again.