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Originally posted by eponine
We just finished watching the X-Factor on Discovery Channel and all I can say is how disappointed I am with the new Oddworld. What did they do? Oddworld isn't about first personal shooting Western characters! It's about Abe and puzzle solving.
I was a complete fan of Munch's Oddysee and was so looking forward to the next in the series. Now, I am loathing the decision makers for the new one. What did you do?
My faith in Xbox and Oddworld is destroyed. It's unfortunate that they feel that they need to appeal to the first personal Halo shooters. Munch's Oddysee rocked and though the audience may not be as large as Halo, the game was hysterical and I enjoyed every moment. Munch in a wheelchair and Abe with his bodily sounds made the game interesting.
Too bad they crossed over to the "other side". My craving for the new Oddworld is lost.
Oh well.
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I think perhaps you were mostly put-off by the in-game footage that was shown, and by the comments Ed Fries made.
The footage shown was very early, animation, lighting, etc. was not yet fine tuned. The game will most definitely become more in touch with Oddworld as the production progresses. You might get a better idea what the game will look like by checking out the FMV's, but with obviously less detailed graphics. Oddworld is not becoming an FPS, only when Steef takes out his crossbow will it go to that view.
Ed Fries over-simplified many of the games aspects, calling it a western FPS. Steef and the town are only based off of western culture, not mirror images. A lot of what Ed said was only speculation, we don't know if they are actually leaving puzzles behind.
Also, many of the characters and ideas are going to change, and probably some already have. Everything that was shown was a year old, so I wouldn't expect to see the same today.
By the way Max, Munch's Oddysee was not a bad game in general to lots of people, EGM gave it Xbox game of the year, OXM gave it a 9.0, Tech TV gave it five stars, etc. Munch's Oddysee was much more of a bad game in the Oddworld series. Like Lorne said, it got a lot of acclaim and won many awards, but it wasn't up to Oddworld's standards (dissapointing many fans). It has to do with opinion, so I don't understand why you find it hard to believe that people like it.
We don't have much to go by, I think it's a little too early to be so overly critical.