History of Oddworld

Crashpunk · #1 09-20-2013, 04:55 AM

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The current issue of Retro Gamer has a six-page feature on the history of Oddworld, with the participation of Lorne Lanning and Stewart Gilray.

Did I mention it has exclusive Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty screenshots? Oh yes!

As you can see, we’ve got our copy. When are you getting yours? (You can order online if you like.)

I'm going to get my copy tonight hopefully.

Phylum · #2 09-20-2013, 05:10 AM

Scan it for us poor scrubs, yeah?

Jordan · #3 09-20-2013, 07:38 AM

Oh wow! I'll have to go and grab myself a copy.

STM · #4 09-20-2013, 08:59 AM

Is it all stuff we already know... or something that would justify me forking out for a magazine of which I shall read six pages of? >>

OANST · #5 09-20-2013, 01:18 PM

I can't wait for the new Art of Oddworld: The Second Ten Years book. Apparently it's a really nice diary. Or sketch pad. Or dream journal. Or grocery list. Stop me when the joke about all the pages being blank sinks in. Or stationary. Or coarse tissue paper. Or kindling....

***Wil*** · #6 09-20-2013, 01:55 PM

Pfft, I already made essentially the same joke from an official Oddworld account. You're lagging.

OANST · #7 09-20-2013, 02:04 PM

You've all become terrible people, and I'm less interesting now because of it.

V_O_T · #8 09-20-2013, 03:58 PM

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You've all become terrible people, and I'm less interesting now because of it.

I still think you're interesting

not really.

AvengingGibbons · #9 09-20-2013, 06:19 PM

For those wondering, included is a screen from Paramonia and a screen from what looks like one of the zulags after returning to rupture farms. They look nice. I don't feel like either of them beat that beautiful swinging balls teaser we saw a few weeks ago, but I love how nature-like the Paramonian environment looks. The trees are so organic looking!

V_O_T · #10 09-21-2013, 05:29 AM

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For those wondering, included is a screen from Paramonia and a screen from what looks like one of the zulags after returning to rupture farms. They look nice. I don't feel like either of them beat that beautiful swinging balls teaser we saw a few weeks ago, but I love how nature-like the Paramonian environment looks. The trees are so organic looking!

So you gonna post em or what?

abe is now! · #11 09-21-2013, 05:55 AM

Go slowly please, I'm not following you! What the hell is that?

STM · #12 09-21-2013, 06:25 AM

New 'n' Tasty is cancelled.

Varrok · #13 09-21-2013, 06:38 AM

Now that sad emoticon in the title is justified.

abe is now! · #14 09-21-2013, 06:51 AM

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New 'n' Tasty is cancelled.

Oh my god!

Crashpunk · #15 09-21-2013, 09:23 AM

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So you gonna post em or what?

I was going to. But I am not paying £5 for a magazine just for one article.

I was tempted to take a photo of them but that would of looked really dodgy. I was already standing in WHSmiths for 5 minutes reading the article.

Nepsotic · #16 09-21-2013, 10:03 AM

I love how people on the Oddworld Forums aren't even getting the magazine.

abe is now! · #17 09-21-2013, 10:41 AM

^^How the hell can I get that magazine?

Crashpunk · #18 09-21-2013, 10:47 AM

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I love how people on the Oddworld Forums aren't even getting the magazine.

I did really want to get it, but again, if only it was a bit cheaper. I consider £5 a lot for just a magazine

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^^How the hell can I get that magazine?

it's a UK magazine. However I think you can buy it online.

abe is now! · #19 09-21-2013, 10:57 AM

Please buy one for me and send it to me via mail. I'll love you.

Varrok · #20 09-21-2013, 11:14 AM

So you don't love us already?

Nath · #21 09-21-2013, 01:39 PM

Bought it today just for that article. Good read. And that pic of Paramonia is sweet. Small but looks really nice. it's getting me ready for this game. Pointless taking a picture of it as it wont do it justice.
At one point the journalist said the most unoddworldy fan thing and said that stranger was the 4th game of the quintology. Up to that point it was going so well.
It then listed the other games that Lorne had planned like Hand of Odd, SligStorm, Klot, Squeek's Oddysee, Munch's Exoddus and Oddworld: Slave Circus <-Never heard of that last one. Anyone else know?

fyi the rest of the magazine was good too.

STM · #22 09-21-2013, 01:55 PM

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Please buy one for me and send it to me via mail. I'll love you.

I'll do it for shirtless pictures.... >w>

AvengingGibbons · #23 09-21-2013, 03:56 PM

Discuss.

STM · #24 09-21-2013, 05:16 PM

Okay, so I know it's low quality...but wow. =I

Nepsotic · #25 09-21-2013, 07:39 PM

Rupture Farms is the wrong green D:

AvengingGibbons · #26 09-21-2013, 10:33 PM

When I saw the trees, I was thinking theyre a bit too Earth like and not odd enough. What do you lot think?

Same with the path that looks like its made of cobblestone. Isn't Paramonia meant to be very 'natural'? If there are built structures there, they're all made from raw wood (logs). They're not shaped, just straight-from-the-tree branches. The cobblestones look too deliberately places. If there's a path like that, shouldn't it look less refined? Those stones look awfully smooth... what do you think about this?

EDIT: I couldn't see the image whilst I was writing this post. I looked back at it after, and I think I'm being overly critical. So I retract what I've said. I think it's difficult to accept the different look when I'm so in love with the game I played 10+ years ago as a kid.

Any way, the screens do look impressive

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Crashpunk · #27 09-22-2013, 02:46 AM

Thank you AvengingGibbons. ^_^

The trees in Paramonia were always earth like. In fact Paramonia is the most earth like setting in Oddworld.

Having stone platforms instead of wood is actually makes it more natural. It looks to me the path is untouched and has Mudokon structures around it instead of the whole path being Mudokon made. I kinda like it.

Can't complain about the second image, I'm always impressed by Rutpure Farms images and this one is no acception. I would love to see more of the Slog.

Connell · #28 09-22-2013, 03:19 AM

When you compare the HD paramonia image to the one Crashpunk posted, it makes me feel like a better suited name for NnT would be Oddworld: Abe's Super Fun Cartoon Adventure HD. Real letdown after the beautiful swinging boulder shot we had the other day.

Am I being too picky once again? Probably. Rupture Farms is looking decent though.

AvengingGibbons · #29 09-22-2013, 03:24 AM

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Thank you AvengingGibbons. ^_^

The trees in Paramonia were always earth like. In fact Paramonia is the most earth like setting in Oddworld.

Having stone platforms instead of wood is actually makes it more natural. It looks to me the path is untouched and has Mudokon structures around it instead of the whole path being Mudokon made. I kinda like it.

(IMAGE, SEE ABOVE)

Can't complain about the second image, I'm always impressed by Rutpure Farms images and this one is no acception. I would love to see more of the Slog.

You're welcome, CrashPunk.. I have to disagree: The rocks don't make the structure look more natural. Like I said, they look like cobblestone to me, like they've been put there purposely. And imagine the hard work it would take to get those stones up there. Looking at the original screen, the paths looks to me like it's perhaps made from tree branches coated in mud, which is far more natural. Carting stones up into the tree would have been a job more suited to sophisicated lifting equipment, giving the feelig that this redesigned screen is not 'untouched' and organic.

Varrok · #30 09-22-2013, 03:49 AM

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When you compare the HD paramonia image to the one Crashpunk posted, it makes me feel like a better suited name for NnT would be Oddworld: Abe's Super Fun Cartoon Adventure HD. Real letdown after the beautiful swinging boulder shot we had the other day.

Nah, it's just the colours, turn down gamma and it will be fine.