[Wil]

This was probably done for realism.

I suspect it was more for suspense than for realism.

Why Slogs now?

No real reason, except that it shows Abe’s powers are growing. It adds virtually nothing to gameplay, just like possessing Scrabs and Paramites.

I suspect that if the orginal storyline of MO does come out, then this idea would be changed, due to the fact that you are suppose to control Lulu for exceptionally long periods of time.

It might not be entirely down to the curtailed development of Munch’s Oddysee that Lulu’s role was reduced from what previews suggested would be in the final game. Early reports from OWI (exactly who and where I can’t remember or find back right now) mentioned that they were still evaluating just how much of a role Lulu should play to make sure he doesn’t become as important a character as Abe and Munch.