[Nate]

Just to compare and contrast, here is a quote from Toblix at the idlethumbs forum from someone who had all the same issues with AE, and yet decided that the problem came from within himself, not with the game:

Jesus, this is the ultimate confirmation that I suck at gaming (or that gaming used to suck). These Oddworld games are awesome. I loved them back when I played them on the old Pentium 90, and I remember imagining a never ending series of these awesome 2D puzzle platformers. When I play them today, though, there's one single element that I lack, that I apparently didn't back then -- patience. I remember the first time I died, I expected to just pop back a screen or two and continue playing, because hey, I loved these games, and that happening is something I would've loved. Or so I thought. What happens is a death animation, then a couple of seconds of loading, and then a new animation as I pop back four or five screens back. I get annoyed at this, and it's fucking pathetic. The game challenges me slightly and I feel all... offended or something. This is bullshit, I'm going to finish this and cure my gaming shitness.

Oh, and I have to repeat this: Although it's obvious these games aren't new, they play like gold and chocolate. They're an awesome mix of platforming and puzzles and if you don't buy them you deserve to die. Just like those privacy fags who complain about Google Maps Street View.