New secret from the OWI site..

[Bullet Magnet]

I don't see anything wrong with the new poster.

Want I want to know is, how will those aspects be incorporated into the new title? You know they will.

[Varrok]

Frankly, I kinda like the new poster. But it looks a little Y-axis stretched, but it might be just me.

[Sekto Springs]

There's nothing really different, about it, though. Did you not like the original?

I like the bubble letters on the old one more. The shadow masking I can take or leave, but it does look more professional to have the shadow overlay pinned to the point of perspective as opposed to just off to one side.

I wasn't referring to this poster in particular though, I was talking about his other work.

[Jbot123]

I was talking to the guy who made them on the subject of official posters (on deviantart) and he said that he has some oddworld posters, one of which he mentioned to be on the oddworld blog, so these are probably physical real life posters.

[Sekto Springs]

Well, he's made several oddworld posters that JAW has prints of in their office.

[Nate]

Assuming this poster is going to appear in-game, it seems odd that Rupturefarms would spend money making a polished poster to promote a product they hadn't announced yet and that didn't even contain the actual product name.

By which I mean to say that whilst the new poster is pretty, I prefer the older, plainer one.

[Jbot123]

Well, he's made several oddworld posters that JAW has prints of in their office.

That's what we were talking about. I asked him if they were official because I saw them in pictures of JAW offices. He said they were fan art, but he gave them as a present when he visited JAW. But then he said he was working on an official oddworld poster that he said was on the blog. The way he said it made it sound like it was not exclusively in-game. And then I complimented him on his work.

[Wil]

Fun Fact: Jonny visited the old OWI studios in San Luis Obispo back in 2003 and is a fellow former Fan of the Month.

[Bullet Magnet]

Assuming this poster is going to appear in-game, it seems odd that Rupturefarms would spend money making a polished poster to promote a product they hadn't announced yet and that didn't even contain the actual product name.

By which I mean to say that whilst the new poster is pretty, I prefer the older, plainer one.

Apparently the marketing department thought it was worthwhile. The have a budget and this is how they chose to spend it. Chances are if they didn't spend it all each quarter they'd get a smaller budget after review.

[Xavier]

Apparently the marketing department thought it was worthwhile. The have a budget and this is how they chose to spend it. Chances are if they didn't spend it all each quarter they'd get a smaller budget after review.

Exactly what I was thinking...

On the other side I've seen plenty of nice commercials IRL teasing for products without the actual product being displayed in it or it being even revealed yet. So this behaviour does not surprise me at all in a fictional universe.

[JayDee]

JAW's marketting should look me up.

[Josh]

Abe looks like a shitey version of the forever alone face

[Nate]

I feel like Leto has been reincarnated.

[MeechMunchie]

slurgs lol

[Jbot123]

Anybody else see the new poll on the OWI blog? Nobody has mentioned it.

[Varrok]

Nobody cared

[Nepsotic]

There's an image for that.

[Varrok]

I don't use forced memes. I'm not OANST

[Slog Bait]

Plot twist: No I don't.

[Vyrien]

Did not see that coming, what a twist.

The new poll isn't particularly exciting, I'm pretty sure we've already discussed buying the New 'n' Tasty poster anyway.

[Xavier]

I would probably not buy it on its own but as part of a set of RF products posters, definitely.

[Josh]

ehhhh it just doesn't seem like the type of thing that'd look nice on a bedroom wall
Like, it's great a teaser poster for a product, but it just doesn't seem very... postery

[Nate]

ehhhh it just doesn't seem like the type of thing that'd look nice on a bedroom wall
Like, it's great a teaser poster for a product, but it just doesn't seem very... postery

Yeah. Josh put in to words what I was struggling to express.

[Slog Bait]

It'd be perfect if you wanted to completely replicate the hall we see Abe in at the beginning of AO

I have a new goal in life to never accomplish.

[Xavier]

I also want to add, OWI has such a huge library of stunning artwork it would be a shame to make a poster only of one of their most dull pieces.

The AE movie posters is just one example of the awesomeness they can come up with

[Cloudman]

It's very bare for a poster. Something a graphic design student could conjure up relatively easily (and I don't mean that as an insult to whoever did it up). And there's very little that says 'Oddworld' about it either.

[Wil]

It's very bare for a poster. Something a graphic design student could conjure up relatively easily (and I don't mean that as an insult to whoever did it up).

In what way is that not a put down?

[Cloudman]

In what way is that not a put down?

Cos' graphic students still have to spend time learning the software, tricks and general know-how? I'm just saying it's okay as an advertisement, but it leaves a lot to be desired as something you'd hang on your wall.

Again, I didn't mean it as a put-down and am sorry if it came off that way.

[Manco]

You guys are aware it's basically confirmed we'll be seeing more posters, right?

[MeechMunchie]

Well duh. I don't think OWF would have survived long without posters.