No, Munch's Oddysee definitely lost the dark theme of Abe's Oddysee. However, compared to the cinematics in Abe's Exoddus it's creepy enough to raise the dead and scare them to death again.
But I don't really think the strong current of sinister backtones is ever going to run strong through Oddworld again. Not to say we'll never see it again, in some shape or form, but we're all used to Oddworld now - it's just not easy to get scared to death by a mummbling octopus or a robot slug any more.
However, Munch's Oddysee does deliver fantastic emotional scenes, 'Caught', 'The Gabbiar Auction', 'Fuzzle Fury' and the first part of 'Under the Knife' being the best.
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