I can't see Oddworld working as a novel series. It wouldn't stimulate the senses at all. Games have worked great in that regard because they offer visuals, sounds, music, etc. I'm sure there are people who'd disagree with this, but the atmosphere of something is always way more powerful if it's actually directly displayed to the audience, rather than just described in detail in a novel. Losing that aspect of Oddworld would kind of just...kill a lot of it, at least for me.
Movies would obviously be a much better alternative but that's more than just a little ambitious at this point, as is the quintology. Maybe eventually we'll get to that point but right now, it seems out of reach.
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