Why would there be any need for Lorne to even consider that? The one thing Lorne Lanning is known for these days is that he is createing his very own styal of entertainment media. He is opening doors where others dare not go. If you ask me doing all the types of games you mentioned would mean he is sort of stepping back from his vision. They are great elements for Oddworld games but are they Oddworld? Consider this, each game OWI produces introduces us to whole new medium or styal of entertainment. If OWI were to lease to another company would that conflict with Lorne Lanning's vision? Lorne uses elements from other games out there like RPG'S etc etc and sort of warps it into his own styal and medium which creates his vision. He doesn't copy those other styals, he uses those styals to create his twisted vision as his own. In other words he is constantly re-inventing the wheel. To me simply haveing an Oddworld game become what you described just does not sound truely odd.
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