How Mind Control Saved Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee | War Stories | Ars Technica

An episode of Ars Technica's War Stories on the making of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee. Lorne Lanning of Oddworld Inhabitants tells how the studio nearly failed and how the game's mind-control mechanic helped it succeed.

HN people recommend the War Stories series, and this episode in particular for Lorne Lanning's account of building the game.

“I also greatly enjoyed the Lorne Lanning (Oddworld) episode, he's a great hero of mine”