And as if by Majic, a responce was given.
http://boards.ign.com/Oddworld/b6079/64432074/?1
For those not willing to click links, I'd say the most notable points are:
- Oddworld: Stranger will attempt to "blur the line" between movie and game.
- The "western" setting and feel is more of an initial setup; there will be other varied locations and the ending will be a surprise.
- Whereas some games use things like "normal mapping" to make little details look good in small areas, Stranger will focus more on vast environments and scale.
Everything has already been said pretty explicitly. Credit to
syrusnakku for being generous enough to donate these points (I copy/pasted from him, tragically).