JAW has been working on Oddworld for about one year now, and they announced from the beginning that we would be seeing multiple projects from them. A remake isn't a bad way to start. It gets Oddworld back on the minds of the people who aren't diehard fans following it, it gets new fans in, and since it is adding and changing things with new graphics and controls, it gives old fans a reason to play it again.
It's a good first step before releasing new material. Especially because it also gives them more time and money to make the new games the best they can be. Yeah, we have been waiting a long time, but I'd much rather wait longer and have a great new game than have them rush out a new game just to shut up a small annoying part of the fanbase. Don't you people remember Munch's Oddysee? We know what happens when Oddworld gets rushed out.
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