I actually loved how complex the gamespeak was in AE. I remember when I first played it in '98, and I could never get past slig locks because I couldn't remember what button said what
Games are too easy these days- I say bring back crippling, controller-breaking difficulty!
Related to gamespeak though, if Abe HD is in fact both Oddysee and Exoddus in one, then there are going to have to be some changes. In AO, whistling was used a great deal. In AE, Abe couldn't whistle, and I can't imagine how they could have included any more speech since all the buttons were used up.
What do you think? Would it be better to combine some phrases to free up buttons, to have Abe only able to whistle for the AO sections of the game, or to remove whistling (or some other speech) altogether?