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* Host: Videogames.com
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* Author: Paul O’Connor
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= The Designer Diary=
= The Designer Diary=


Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus
Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus<br>
By Paul O’Connor, Lead Game Designer
By Paul O’Connor, Lead Game Designer


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Many of the former enemies, such as Scrabs and Sligs, will return. However, Fleeches, Slurgs, Necrum Spirits, and Slogs will also attempt to keep you and your kind from safety. And while saving the Mudokons is foremost, there will be lots of chores for Abe along the way, so to speak. Abe’s Exoddus is expected for the PlayStation in the fourth quarter of ’98. Until then, the developers at Oddworld Inhabitants will be contributing diaries to videogames.com every two weeks to keep our readers up on its progress. Enjoy.
Many of the former enemies, such as Scrabs and Sligs, will return. However, Fleeches, Slurgs, Necrum Spirits, and Slogs will also attempt to keep you and your kind from safety. And while saving the Mudokons is foremost, there will be lots of chores for Abe along the way, so to speak. Abe’s Exoddus is expected for the PlayStation in the fourth quarter of ’98. Until then, the developers at Oddworld Inhabitants will be contributing diaries to videogames.com every two weeks to keep our readers up on its progress. Enjoy.
Entries
* [[1998/11/16_-_This_Is_the_End | 11/16/98]]
Paul O’Connor signs off with the final entry of the Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus Designer Diary.
* [[1998/11/02_-_Paint%E2%80%94By_The_Numbers | 11/02/98]]
The lost entry! The developers look at the graphical aspect of Abe’s Exoddus.
* [[1998/10/27_-_The_Rock | 10/27/98]]
Software Engineer Todd Johnson explains the big differences between this and the last Abe game.
* [[1998/10/02_-_Testing_1,_2,_3 | 10/02/98]]
Abe shifts into test mode as the end approaches.
* [[1998/09/24_-_Beta! | 09/24/98]]
Abe’s Exoddus has gotten as far as the beta stage. Find out what’s going on with developers Oddworld Inhabitants at this point.
* [[1998/09/11_-_Convergence | 09/11/98]]
The convergence between movies and games, and Abe’s part in that, is discussed.
* [[1998/09/01_-_Virtual_Hollywood | 09/01/98]]
The Oddworld Inhabitants describe the process of putting Abe in pictures.
* [[1998/08/19_-_Barriers_to_Entry | 08/19/98]]
Paul takes a look at the state of video game production today.
* [[1998/07/30_-_Alpha_Hell | 07/30/98]]
Paul describes what’s going on with production as the game’s alpha mark is reached.
* [[1998/07/15_-_Making_Sausage_and_Law | 07/15/98]]
The art of video game production is discussed, as well as herding cats.
* [[1998/07/02_-_Show_Me,_Don%E2%80%99t_Tell_Me | 07/02/98]]
Paul O’Conner introduces more of the team at Oddworld Inhabitants and describes the philosophy that drives them.
* [[1998/06/15_-_Designers_on_the_Ledge | 06/15/98]]
More on the secret origin of Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus.
* [[1998/06/04_-_Exoddus | 06/04/98]]
The secret origin of Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus begins.
* [[1998/05/15_-_Culture_Shock | 05/15/98]]
O’Conner writes about the slog-eat-slog world of video game development.
* [[1998/05/05_-_Slog_Days | 05/05/98]]
Lead Game Designer Paul O’Connor files his first diary entry and tells what will lie ahead.
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Description

About

  • Published: 05 May 1998
  • Host: Videogames.com
  • Author: Paul O’Connor
  • Format: Published Online

The Designer Diary

Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus
By Paul O’Connor, Lead Game Designer

It’s an Odd, Oddworld, once again. Abe, the absinthe-skinned Mudokon and star of GT Interactive’s Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee title, will soon be embarking on his second journey, picking up precisely where his last mission left off. This game, Abe’s Exoddus, is more of an offshoot of the first title, while Munch’s Oddysee, the next game set for release, will actually continue the ‘quintology’ the developers have planned for the series.

The story begins at the point where, by destroying the factory and all the Mudokon bones stashed inside (during the end of the first game), Abe has given the Glukkons reason to need another cache of bones so they can continue making their carnivorous beverages. In Exoddus, you will again venture into the mission as Abe, only this time, with more feeling. Not only will Exoddus include more gamespeak, you will also reportedly discover more intelligent AI, and fellow Mudokons will wear their emotions on their skin, literally, as blue will depict melancholy, red will display anger, and so on. As Abe, you will have to interact with the Mudokons, by hugging and so forth, to keep them from committing suicide and even taking advantage of your kindness. Zombified Mudokons, notably Mudombies, will need Abe’s assistance in finding their way to safety as well.

Many of the former enemies, such as Scrabs and Sligs, will return. However, Fleeches, Slurgs, Necrum Spirits, and Slogs will also attempt to keep you and your kind from safety. And while saving the Mudokons is foremost, there will be lots of chores for Abe along the way, so to speak. Abe’s Exoddus is expected for the PlayStation in the fourth quarter of ’98. Until then, the developers at Oddworld Inhabitants will be contributing diaries to videogames.com every two weeks to keep our readers up on its progress. Enjoy.

Entries

Paul O’Connor signs off with the final entry of the Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus Designer Diary.

The lost entry! The developers look at the graphical aspect of Abe’s Exoddus.

Software Engineer Todd Johnson explains the big differences between this and the last Abe game.

Abe shifts into test mode as the end approaches.

Abe’s Exoddus has gotten as far as the beta stage. Find out what’s going on with developers Oddworld Inhabitants at this point.

The convergence between movies and games, and Abe’s part in that, is discussed.

The Oddworld Inhabitants describe the process of putting Abe in pictures.

Paul takes a look at the state of video game production today.

Paul describes what’s going on with production as the game’s alpha mark is reached.

The art of video game production is discussed, as well as herding cats.

Paul O’Conner introduces more of the team at Oddworld Inhabitants and describes the philosophy that drives them.

More on the secret origin of Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus.

The secret origin of Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus begins.

O’Conner writes about the slog-eat-slog world of video game development.

Lead Game Designer Paul O’Connor files his first diary entry and tells what will lie ahead.