Like Oddguy said OWI can make their own version of space.
I understand how the idea of space doesn't look good with Oddworld. And thats true Oddworld and the classic space adventure does not work. But this is Oddworld it would be really different and it won't be your typical classic space adventure.
It would be something disturbing but yet beautiful in the sense of conceaving the idea. Eye candy pretty much. See the problem I think is that we are afraid to explore different plots and fronters for Oddworld. We want to stick with the saveing your race scenero and being at the bottom of the food chain. When Oddworld is so much more than that. Space and Oddworld can work if one its done right and two if it consist of things that otherwise you could not imagine existing in space or on Oddworld.
That would make it original.
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