Okay, so I have a few questions about the games. I'm sure you've talked about this earlier in here, probably many times, but I can't possibly go through all the threads I've missed.
So.. What ever happened to Hand off Odd? Is it ever coming out? I was really expecting it.
I hope I got the name right. The one with the hippy mudokons versus the big bad corporate monsters and you could choose which side you're on. I LOVED the idea and was excited about it but now I haven't heard anything about the game for a few years already and I doubt it'll ever come out. Do you know something? Has it been postponed or cancelled? Maybe because of the transfer to EA? I found nothing from the official site.
And another thing - Stranger being the 3rd part of the quintology will there ever be Munch's Exoddus? Well, that's what everyone kept saying the second Munch game would be, too, but whatever it might be called, will there ever be an extra game to Munch? I always thought there would be and I'm disappointed if there won't, because Munch's Oddysee wasn't too good and the explanation was it was made in a hurry. I really hoped they'd make the extra with enough time and Munch would get the game he deserves. I also would've liked a game with just Munch. Abe together with him was a fun idea and tied the game to the older games of the series, but Abe was a hero on his own, so should've Munch been. What made that hard, though, was his inability to walk properly and it was a fun idea they were both needed : Munch doing the swimming and Abe the walking/running etc. So it would be hard to make a game where Munch'd have to stand on his own. But he could learn new skills, get a leg implant, whatever. I was just expecting more Munch. But will there be any? Of course they could make extras afterwards but with Stranger it feels like they're moving on and leaving the old games behind.
I'm really excited about a new Oddworld game, but I really don't know what to think about Stranger.. An Oddworld first person shooter.. I really loved Abes for the game type (well, I loved EVERYTHING about Abes) and I'm not a huge fan of fps's, so I don't know how I'll like the game. But it's Oddworld, so I'll have to love it anyway. I'm just a bit worried about where the series is headed, too. The meaning was to introduce us to Oddworld and all it's inhabitants from different angles, yes. And that is good. New heros, new species, new environments, even new game genres. I really do think it's all good but also I'm worried if they'll ever be as good as the best one so far - AO.
Which brings me to my next worry. Will there even be more Oddworld games? I mean.. the series is really popular, they have many fans and they're known to care for them as well, plus the passion they have for Oddworld themselves.. But still the new series they're planning concerns me. At least the games will take
even longer to come out and I'm also concerned the other series will take their time so much the Oddworld games' quality will suffer over it. Or, the worst scenario possible, the Oddworld series might be cancelled. I don't really believe it, but I'm a pessimist.
Oh well, I just got my lovely art book and I'll just have to look at the cover and put the emphasis on the "
First ten years"
There'll be many more to come, I hope. Now I'll just need to wait for Stranger, but I'd also love the extars. So, any info on their coming? Or are there any others in progress?
Upcoming games
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Thanks anyway.
