History of Oddworld

August 28th, 2008

One of my favorite series of games is this odd eco friendly world by Oddworld Inhabitants. The series debuted on the PSOne and continued on to the Xbox, where it released a couple of good games…then the company decided to get out of the game business.

Abe from Oddworld

Recently I’ve heard that they are getting back in to game making; hopefully they do.

However The Edge game site has a good write up of the making of the Ooddworld series.

Sauntering between puzzles, cutscenes and ethically sound combat, Abe’s Oddysee sits in the allowed company of games like Another World and Flashback, feeling thoroughly adventurous despite being, essentially, a platformer. And that, says Lanning, is no coincidence.

You can find the full article by clicking here.

Good read ;)

- Warren

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