I am a firm believer that Oddworld needs to return to its darker nature as soon as possible. The biggest problem I had with MO was that it had started to try and attract new fans by being 'cool'. It's latched on to popular catchphrases (One up! Yeah, whatever...), put stereotypes and more familiar images in place of interesting characters (the Glukkons, Paramites and Scrabs), and tries to get the player involved by having characters look at the camera in bemusement instead of having something we truely feel sympathetic for.
Not to say that Oddworld can't be light at places, it should just stop trying to be something it's not.
And welcome to the Oddworld Forums, MindFlare.
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