Before I say anything else, I think it might be worth noting that this could be perceived as a breach of rules for the Fan Corner, but since this place is a little dusty, it might also be fine.
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5. Do not post requests for people to make a game you cannot make yourself.
It would be nice to have some huge, epic Oddworld fangames to make up for the lack of official games, but these ideas are rarely practical-if-possible within the limits of amateur ability and copyright law. Very, very few people would be interested in commiting themselves to a huge product that would take up most of their free time and energy just at the request of a member who has little or no skills in making fangames themselves.
So do not post a thread about a fangame that you have no intention of making yourself. If you do not have the skills or abilities to make a game, then do not ask other people to do so for you. If you are working on a game and would be able to complete it to some extent yourself, but need help with a certain aspect of the project, you are free to ask for assistance or advice. But do not post just to ask someone to make a game on your behalf because the odds are no one will be interested and your idea probably isn't possible.
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You're not exactly making a request for a game though, so much as you are just promoting a discussion of an idea for a game, but you're sort of in a grey area.
Now, there's a lot of this that I really do like. I like the idea of a sort of multi-armed fighting style; I think that'd just flat out look amazingly cool. I also like the setting you've described, which sounds exactly like something an Oddworld game might have, and I really enjoy the quiet mix of Hindu ideas and Indian flair. In particular, the growing multiple arms as a sort of sign from god is something I really like.
But there are a few things that bother me. I think Devine being very old makes it hard for me to buy that he'd be doing all this extreme tough work. I also find it hard to believe that he'd have time to hone his combat skills if he's forced to work so much. There's also something about it that doesn't seem quite right, but I can't put my finger on what exactly. Still, it'd be cool to see.