The Xbox is certainly showing off its power side with its initial launch of titles and Oddworld is certainly one of them. And I mean too dark to the point I couldn't tell where I was going and couldn't tell if I was even moving anymore. Also, I must say that several parts of this game were way too dark. Using his powers, Abe adventures toward the now resistance-fighter/Fuzzle liberator Munch in the hopes that they can team up and save the Gabbit lineage before it ends up on someone's cracker.Īs I played the game, I found myself enjoying the wackiness for the most part, but a little side of me thought that this game was a little too mean for younger children who might wander into the room, the scene with the friendly creatures with their eyes sewn shut stands out the most. While this is happening, Abe has started his own search for Munch, as he knows that no creature should be oppressed by the evil Industrialists. Thinking that Munch could be used to find other Gabbits, the Vykkers unknowingly give him a telekinesis type power which Munch uses to escape his confines and start rescuing the other creatures in the lab that are being experimented on. Here, Munch is experimented on by his captors, the researchers (Vykkers), and outfitted with a metal plate that gives him sonar capabilities. Hopping on his one foot, Munch discovers too late that it was a trap and that he has been captured. Munch, thinking he is all alone, finally hears what appears to be another Gabbit a little ways inland. The Industrialists have snatched up all of his kin and used their organs and unhatched eggs for commercial gains. So fast forward to this game and we find the lonely Gabbit, Munch, swimming in the sea. It's enough to make a lowly floor-waxer take a stand and use his natural leadership and clever psychic power to out-think his oppressors and save the day. So's to not let the other Mudokons (Abe's people) know what it is exactly they are digging up, they had their eyes sewn shut. Well, it is here that we discover that Abe, the gentle floor-waxer in one of these 'facilities,'? overhears the nefarious plans of the Glukkons (Upper management of the Industrialists) to use the bones of the long since buried ancestors of Abe.
#The art of oddworld inhabitants pdf series
They mercilessly torture their slave labor into working themselves to death and then turn them into the primary ingredient in a really strange series of commercial products. You see, these Industrialists (the bad guys) are hell-bent on turning a profit for whatever strange universe this game takes place in. Well, let me tell you, this game is cleverly written and injected with a sicko/twisted humor. As this is my first venture into the very strange series, I felt compelled to watch and learn what has happened in the past. If you are like me, you will want to watch the 'story so far' section on the title menu. The links below are affiliate links, which means I earn some commission from each purchase, but at no extra cost to you.Ī | Amazon.ca | .uk | | | | Amazon.es | .jp | Amazon.cn | Bookdepository.Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee is the third installment of the Oddworld series. The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants is available at Amazon ( US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP | CN) and Book Depository This book is recommended more for Oddworld fans and game artists. If you're getting, get the hardcover because the binding on the paperback isn't that great, and this book is thick at 256 pages. There are both paperback and hardcover versions for the normal edition. They have recently released a limited 100 copies folio edition for this book priced at (a whopping) US$170.
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This is a paperback book published by Ballistic Publishing. The writeup is great and there's something to read on every page. It talks about changes in designs, such has the requirement of a three-finger character instead of four fingers because of negative connotations in the Japanese market.
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The captions provided describe the world of Oddworld and the ideas behind.
#The art of oddworld inhabitants pdf full
There are extensive sketches with scribbled notes, 3D renders and full colour illustrations.Īlso included are concept paintings for the backgrounds, weapons, vehicles and other props for the game. That's on top of other concept designs included for all other characters that feature in the games. There's extensive character coverage with chapters devoted to Abe, Munch and Stranger. This art book covers a decade of art work spanning a few game titles which are Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee, Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee. Oddworld is a comprehensive fictional universe presented in video game form, created by game developers Oddworld Inhabitants under the direction of Lorne Lanning. The full title is The Art of Oddworld Inhabitants: The First Ten Years 1994 - 2004. When I saw it at a local bookshop, I grabbed it immediately. This is a book published in 2005 and is in very limited availability at sane prices.