I could see the locks getting a little makeover.
It's definitely a very fine line between comedy and serious-business and they'll have to find that perfect sweet spot in Soulstorm. The dark comedy is the essence of Oddworld but I think New 'n' Tasty focused way too much on slapstick goofiness, which maybe made it harder for newcomers to take the themes more seriously. If Soulstorm goes too far in the opposite direction then people will probably think that it's just full of itself, a bit like an arts graduate who likes to be overly philosophical about everything. I doubt OWI will go that far though - after all, they have a character named "Ass-lick".
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