I was aware of that, and I am aware of and fascinated by the inspirations behind Oddworld, from the names of the characters (Mudokons being a corruption of 'mod cons' is one I like) to the deeper issues involved in the plots (alien abduction, driving out smaller businesses), through character design (Gabbits seem to be the most intriguing hybrid ever, comprising parts of the rabbit, catfish, frog, aligator, coelocanth, tuna and dolphin anatomies) and so on. However, I did think this topic leaned more toward humourous parallels with Earth than such background knowledge, looking at amusing, often tenuous connections with what we're already familiar, and indeed not so familiar with. But I do find that just as interesting.
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