Oddworld a bit unique really. But I've always classed Oddworld as more of a Sci-Fi rather then a Fantasy. There's technology in Oddworld which defiantly fit the genre and the whole franchise is centered around alien species. But yeah like what people have said. It's like a mix of loads of stuff.
Anyway. I dunno. Female protagonists are all the range now. And I don't really see Oddworld doing it without it sounding painfully obvious that they're doing it to please those sort of people.
Oddworld isn't about gender. It's about the bigger picture of all species and the world being destroyed by greedy industrials. In terms of Lore. (as far as we know) Females aren't that common and are mostly queens.
I think Gender might be brought up in the future, but not in a huge way. Again, we know there are Queens for the Mudokons, Glukkons and Sligs and we might eventually see them. But I don't think the fact the queens are female will be a massive talking point.
It'll be more along of the lines of "This is the queen of our people" not "oh my gosh a female"
Look. I'm not super against females in Oddworld. I really do think the Queens could be some of the most interesting characters in the games and I really would love to see them. I just don't think a female lead could really add anything. People don't care that Abe and Munch sound like Males. it's a non issue in my opinion.
Also I've always imagined the Glukkon Queen having
this voice and that sound hilarious to me.