As I understand it, the original concept for Munch's Oddysee bears little resemblance to the product that was released for the Xbox. With that in mind, I'd expect a reboot of MO to be an almost entirely new game.
As far as the 2D vs 3D argument is concerned, even though I've grown to love the original games (much more so than the MO that ended up being released if I may say so!) I have to disagree with the people looking toward the quintology being continued in 2D, even if only as far as MO is concerned. It's understandable that at this point in the series people find themselves preferring the older games but IIRC Lorne himself stated at one point or another that the reason he chose this format in the first place is the limitations that existed within late 90s console hardware. In a nutshell, Oddworld may have succeeded at being 2D but it was not meant to be 2D and as far as world-building and general expansion of the series is concerned I can see these goals being accomplished far more effectively in three dimensions.
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