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While I agree, I don't think a remake of Munch would be particularly remunerative. It would be far better to take the story threads that are worthwhile, and weave them into a far more lucrative and entertaining experience.
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That's kind of what I was getting at - I think they should give it another shot, but it should barely even be worth calling a "reboot" or a remake - more of a re-imagination. If they remake it, maybe its basic plot will still have the same principle - like it'll be about a Gabbot named Munch who finds himself lost in a world that's alien to him, and he has to save his race from extinction somehow. And maybe there'd still be the dynamic of the Glukkon queen wanting his lungs because...lungs. But then to make it a more worthwhile game I think they'd have to throw in a lot more dynamics and change some things. The idea of Abe and Munch working together to actually help one Glukkon rise to power for the purpose of manipulating him was interesting, but rushed. Also I think they should give Abe more of a reason to shoe-horn himself into Munch's life besides "LOL you are the hero you have to help him". The Raisin mystic blob thing was basically just a giant plot device after all.
Truthfully you can take all of this and make a completely different game out of it, even if this technically describes the whole game. It just depends on how you execute it. The original game wasn't executed very well. One way or another, I just think the idea of a 3D Oddworld game still has potential, so long as it's not done in the uber kid-friendly style this game was.