I like that idea expressed earlier, that Oddworld, if it were actually a moon, has an orbit that constantly keeps mudos facing away from the "master planet". That would explain the lack of it's enormous presence in the sky, as well as provide for a very cool dramatic moment if you ever get to the other hemisphere- "oh, look, the sky is dominated by an enormous spiraling purple and orange thing here. How quaint". And, you're right, a lunar cycle would be a day. Interesting...
Now, I hate to question authority, but, actually, oddworld being a very large planet/moon/whatever wouldn't make for irregular lunar orbits, but instead quite the contrary. The larger a planet is, the much harder it is for outside forces to affect its gravitational influence, so something as big as oddworld would actually be much less likely to have orbital anomolies in it's sattelites. Just a thought.
Also, I don't know if I would call Oddworld fantasy instead of Sci Fi. To me, it's awlays been the textbook example of "hard to define" (If that sentance makes any sense at all, that is). The line between fantasy and scifi is a fuzzy one, and I think it's nice to have something that sits right on top of it, but doesn't involve robots riding dragons in space or anything insanely stupid like that. Of course, this is all a matter of opinion, and it all comes down to OWI's. With all the twists in style from Abe's adventures to Munch's, I've given up all hope predicting what will or won't happen in future editions. Space stations, moon moons, pro wrestiling levels, who knows? They're all feasible if you have enough imagination. Only time will tell.
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