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03-21-2004, 01:43 PM
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If you take a look at the site and look up character biographies underneath it are inspirational links that helped to the intire story.
The Oddworld Quintoligy ofcourse has many true facts in it allthough the characters are all made up.
Religion for example plays an important role in the games, slavery is still a big isseu in some country's and ofcourse mankind who is distroying Nature is likely to be compared with the glukkons destorying the sacred lands only for profits making them look pretty much human (in an overdone kinda way since glukkons will dispose of anyone willing to achiefe their goal).

But not only earth problems are an inspiration, there are some hidden in the story as well.
The plot of chopping up the workers of a meat factory actualy is a true story which happand durring some wars when animal import was no longer available. (happand mainly during WW 1 but I can be mistaking).

Digging up bones makes a small connection to animal killing for bones (think of Elephants and Tigers) for religieus reasons or just being a sourvenir.

Soulstorm Brew Makes a verry obvios connection with alcohol addictment which is getting a bigger problem every year.

Munch being the last gabbit around makes you think of earth species getting close to extinction and what we try to stop it.


And last but not least... the nice name changes:
Slog > Dog
Meep > Sheep
Sea-rex > T-rex

There... this post became a little longer then intended.
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