Okay, perhaps my wonder with language has left some of you in the dark, or perhaps you just haven't been paying attention, because at no point have I dissed Oddworld 4 and claimed it will be rubbish. At no point have I judged what sort of game it will turn out to be. For the record, and bearing in mind that I'm getting tired of typing it out over and over again, I am disappointed with ONE aspect of what we have seen so far of OW4, and that is with SOME of the VISUAL DESIGN. Sorry for typing in capitals, but it seems to me a bit of highlighting had to be done. People who have judged the game prematurely are people like eponine who have already lost faith in what Oddworld 4 has the potential to become. Personally, I'm looking forward to OW4, and will no doubt enjoy it despite the poor character design, but there is no logic in any of you lot complaining about me disliking the visual design and airing my opinions. It's just plain sad that you can't accept that there can be something wrong. I know you can accept that: MojoMan, I've read that you dislike the salamanders, so why you're getting all uppity at me for disliking the chickens is totally unreasonable. If you think that the chickens are as unique, original and Odd as Scrabs and Paramites, well, there's nothing I can do or am going to try to do that will change that, but from where I'm sitting, they'd be far more comfortable in a cartoon, which Oddworld is not and should not be. At this point I'd like to re-emphasise that I'm talking only about the VISUAL design here - I heard those townsfolk on the X-Factor video, and I think they're funny in the right sort of way for Oddworld.
I don't want to say the same thing another time, so before you go to another topic and begin to get upset by what you believe is me pre-determining my view of Oddworld 4 as a whole based on everything I've seen so far at this early stage, just remember that I'm commenting on one aspect, and that my disappointment in this field is retained entirely within that field. And if you disagree, then learn to live with my views. Thank you to all those that have said they are retaining their judgement, because that's sensible, and is what I'm doing, and thank you to all those who defended my right to actually have an opinion.
Oh yes, and finally, I would like to tell Oddguy that I'm ever so apologetic if he mistakes my love of language for getting wound up by 'just a game'.
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