Ideas about the suppression of civil liberties and commercialisation are at least decades old. Big business and crooked government aren't exclusively contemporary. Add a unique style, and Citizen Seige could easily stand the test of time as a piece of art, if not necessarily a suspected future.
I'm sure 2001: A Space Odyssey is still a good story.
Still, I couldn't describe Oddworld as dead, even if I was incredibly pessimistic. I think it's high time Lorne said something if only because of the number of ungrateful, impatient people getting all riled up at the silence. I think people need to consider this silence as a chance to loosen up their fandom and concentrate on other things.
On the other hand, if Oddworld is dead or will be by the time we hear anything, I don't regret a thing. Lorne doesn't owe me shit.
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