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I would really like to see the topic of alternative lifestyles explored. Such as homosexuality, transgenders, etc. I think Oddworld could do a marvelous job on the subject - and it is a contemporary issue.
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I love this quote from Lorne Lanning in an interview with the GT Marketing Slig in 1999.
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The nature of our characters' sexuality has a tremendous amount to do with the storytelling. But this has yet to surface in our games as of yet. The beginnings of this will become revealed in Munch's Oddysee. The purpose is too complicated to describe just yet; in time it will make much more sense. With regard to controversy, I think that where we are going with sexual relations will be far more controversial than conventional sex could ever get. However, the classic boy meets girl story doesn't stand a chance on Oddworld. It just won't happen.
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My own personal favourites:
- Hunting (we thought this would be in
Stranger, maybe it will still be brushed on)
- Forced performing (e.g. circus animals, bear bating)
- Branding and luxury goods (á la Nike and Jäger le Coultre - Purdey would lend itself to hunting, too)
- Urbanisation and those stupid people who live on flood plains
- The ghastly trend of suing people over every little thing
- Glorification (of supposed war heroes and so on)
- SPAM!