I guess that depends on what constitutes forced humour? I mean is Abe's slapstick moments with Looney Tunes sound effects in Oddysee forced humour? Most of the humour in Exoddus comes from character. I think it's all pretty successful in that regard. I also don't think it undermines the more serious themes.
I think Exoddus' biggest drawback, storywise, is that it's just a rehash of Oddysee's plot without the benefit of taking Abe, or the storyline, moving in any real interesting direction. It literally is just a bonus game in every sense of the word. It's just Abe going on a very similar tangent while we wait for the real story to continue (although Munch didn't deliver in that regard as we saw). However, it's blend of humour and dark themes is actually one of its saving graces I think.
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