Abe's games are very different from Munch's game and Stranger's game is very different than Munch's. Oddworld Inhabitants has only made four games, the first two being released almost at the same time and being tied together.
Point being, I don't think there's a type of "Oddworld" game. I think that OWI intended to make each of the installments play differently than the others intentionally. In anycase, Oddworld is about the size of Earth and SW takes place in an entirely different area than the other three, which explains the difference in environment and species.
I understand where you're coming from, but I felt story and themes to be very 'Oddworld' to me. Plus I greatly enjoyed the game and I normally hate shooters. Different strokes and all that.
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