![]() But now, in collaboration with British studio Just Add Water, the franchise is back in a big way. ![]() The developer's third game, the critically-acclaimed but criminally under-marketed Stranger's Wrath would be the studio's last release before receding to the sidelines in 2005. The first title, Abe's Oddysee launched on PSone in 1997. Initially planned by co-creators Lorne Lanning and his partner Sherry McKenna as a five-game series, the Oddworld Quintology only saw the release of three core games - not counting the originally unplanned sequel Abe's Exoddus. The Oddworld series goes against the grain so defiantly that it was always going to run into trouble at some point in its lifespan. Money talks and bullshit walks, but unless you're a million dollar entity, success in this market is never guaranteed. There are many truths of the game industry that ring true no matter what year, generation or country you look at, but few resonate quite so profoundly as new IP being a huge financial risk. ![]() Lanning is now working with Just Add Water on Oddworld: New N' Tasty! Released Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee on PSone in 1997 to critical acclaim ![]() VG247's Dave Cook spoke with creator Lorne Lanning about its origins and future.įounded Oddworld Inhabitants in 1994 with Sherry McKenna. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is one of the most unique games of our time. ![]()
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