I don't know. New 'n' Tasty seems like a pretty good idea to get Oddworld out there again if you ask me. It got really positive reviews and the majority of fan reaction seems to be positive. The reason they didn't make a new game, in the first place, is because they couldn't afford to make a new game. And fans voted, on their website, for OWI to remake Abe's Oddysee. If Lorne's to be believed he had no consideration for a remake of the originals, or a return to 2D sidescrolling games, until they got that fan response.
It's all about baby steps. They were able to afford the HD remakes with their digital releases of the originals. With that they were able to afford a remake of Oddysee. And if the ball keeps rolling they'll be able to afford to make a new title - which would require a lot more money than a remake (which already went way over budget).
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