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Originally posted by Max the Mug
Well alright, I relent, it's not as bad as I made out, but I still think it's poor. Those ears are just... wrong, somehow. Still, it is one monochrome picture with intentional degrading, so I'll continue, as I can assure you I always have been doing, to hope for the best.
And about being open-minded, I am being open minded about the game. I haven't tried to put it down at all, I've been very careful about that. True, I've suggested it may turn out to draw too heavily off Western cliches, but then that's a justified concern isn't it? The appearance of the characters is traditionally very important in Oddworld games, but then saying I don't like their design isn't at all saying I'm not looking forward to the game immensely.
I am aware that I haven't been putting forward much praise about the next game, and I apologise about that - I have been caught up in these small aspects of the game, like you say, but then they are just small aspects of the individual game. I'm also aware I haven't been conveying much excitement, other than disgust, but that in part is due to my own inhibitions. I remember when someone found artwork by Farzad for the Tremors TV series and I got over-excited. In retrospect I felt quite embarassed about it, and have built up a kind of philosophy not to get excited, or it'll hurt me later. Just trust me I am excited, and also that I'm not trying to flame the game.
I hope that you all understand. I just know I'm going to feel embarassed about this post later on.
Here endeth the melodrama, which I also apologise for.
EDIT: I changed my avatar to correspond with how I feel right now.
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Aww, I'm sorry Max. Don't worry, I still love you.
By the way, I just noticed your OddBlog uJournal in your sig. Very, very cool...I wish I would've noticed it earlier.
I want to start one up to document my progress on the Oddlympics and the flash webgame...but when I go to create an account, it says I need some account activation code from someone who already has a journal. Could you email me one? It says for you to go
here. If you could do this for me, that'd be great. My email address is
bighead2005@aol.com . Thanks!