Fangus was cancelled. And what amkes Oddworld gtames odd isn't Abe, it's the rich and creative storylines, creatures, and characters (besides Abe) they put into them that make the games what they are. Look at Stranger, he was a great character (savor that stupid jumping noise). And OWI has never made a game having an industrial as the protagonist(which would take away the indieism of the plot, but :P).
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