As far as story goes, MO has a better story and more emotion than the other 2 games. Of course this is all OPINION and does not say which game is better.
But I can see where OWI is going.....what they have done and where they want to go. AO was a strange game.....odd to say the least. It's structured around tradition 2D platforms, but it has very good art, fantasy art that cannot be beat...only matched, and the tasks you must do in the game, while becoming familiar over several attempts, leaves the player enthusiastic in coming back to the same task . And you have such interesting characters......odd as they may be, you feel for them, so you will be ready to get them across that pit or meat saw on the first try next time because oyu can't possibly see them cut into little piece and fly all over the place (though these physics do look cool and don't get old themselves)
The character design is Oddworld's strong point....that and the art. The characters are the best characters I have ever come across. (granted I dont play games too much anymore, but from what I do play, Oddworld is the best) When I first saw the opening movie for Munch, I was moved. I felt so bad for the gabbits and for Munch. That really never happened before from a video game. (No, sorry, none of the Final Fantasy games really moved me.....just had to stretch after a while
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The dark, deviant art left with the 3D conversion, which was a disappointment, but the brightly colored world and cleaner factories still offered awe. The griminess of the 2D games may return later on, but that griminess is most suitable to a 2D backdrop.....like a painting. The art in AO and AE were paintings of grime. The art in MO were painitngs that got a 3D face lift and became art with depth. It's really a matter of opinion, but I liked the 2D grime better than the 3D crispness. I hope OWI can find a way to make the 3D crispness as grimy as possible in the future.
And the motif of Oddworld of greedy industrialists fighitng fanatical environmentalists parrallels todays world all too well. PLus you have the mysterious "Khanzumers" who are not yet revealed. They are the drive behind the industry.......Abe is the leader of the movment against the industrial force. The world of Oddworld is a fantasy world, but one that is modeled ofter our own world, and it's a big allegory that really makes you think in terms of our own technologically advancing world.
so whihc do I like better? AO and AE, just because I'm grimy
