History YMMV / Oddworld

* PortingDisaster: The PC Oddbox version of ''Munch's Oddysee'' and ''Stranger's Wrath'' were this pre-patching. When a fantastic spec computer struggles with broken textures, water that doesn't render right, random crashes, and control problems with a HD re-release of a five-year-old UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} game, ''something's horribly wrong''...
*** The [=PS3=] version of ''New N Tasty'', while still playable, suffers from longer load times, sound glitches, occasional frame rate issues, and FMVs that can occasionally glitch out.

* DracoInLeatherPants: Sekto, surprisingly, has fangirls.

* TheBusCameBack: The franchise ''as a whole'' was this for a lot of fans once New 'n' Tasty and Soulstorm was released. After the dissapointing sales of Stranger's Wrath and a ''metric ton of cancelled titles'', there was a strong and sad feeling amongst fans that the [[Main/FranchiseKiller entire franchise has quietly died off, and that the planned pentology would never come into existence.]] This feeling of sad melancholy persisted as other than a HD remake, no news came out of the franchise for over a ''decade'' since the last game's release. So when New 'n' Tasty was first announced, a lot of old guzzled fans erupted in joy as their childhood memories somehow miraculously came back to life.

* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: Or in this game's case, "Do Not Do This Funny Thing". Some have had a lot more fun watching their fellow Mudokons die in creative ways just for the sheer hilarity.

* BreatherBoss: Elboze Freely has a predictable pattern, is generally easy to bag alive, and doesn't have Outlaws getting in the player's way.

* ContestedSequel: While ''Munch's Oddysee'' has its fans, some complained about how repetitive it can get and how much easier it is compared to the Abe games.

* MainstreamObscurity: ''Oddworld'' achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe became an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, ''Oddworld'' remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as publically famous in the mainstream as the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' games.

** ''Stranger's Wrath'' for the Xbox Games. While ''Munch's Oddysee'' has its fans, some complained about how repetitive it can get and how easier it is compared to the Abe games.

* FranchiseKiller: Stranger's Wrath was in no way a bad game. In fact, a lot of fans agreed that it was a fantastic addition to the franchise. Unfortunately, the poor sales due to poor marketing and the resulting slews of cancelled titles meant that Stranger's Wrath was responsible in kicking the entire Oddworld franchise into a near-death coma for almost a ''decade''.

** Phleg screwed everything.[[labelnote:Explanation]]It's become somewhat common in WebAnimation/YouTubePoop videos to take the "I am totally screwed!" line from above, cut out the "am totally" part, and then put a random clip afterwards.[[/labelnote]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: ''Abe's Oddysee'' had a problem with only having one Mudokon at a time follow, which was fixed in the sequels and the remake.

** Starlord from Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy referred to a Kyln guard as a "big blue bastard".

** And when ''Soulstorm'' finally released, this trope found itself in even ''fuller'' effect. ''Soulstorm'' was such a ''radical'' departure from the original ''Exoddus'' in terms of story, tone, and gameplay that, for most fans, it was hard to believe it was even supposed to be the same game... and general consensus was that few, if indeed ''any'', of the changes were for the better. The differences were so drastic that it retroactively made the aforementioned changes in ''New 'n' Tasty'' seem ''negligible'', and the backlash was immediate and swift. If the ''Oddworld'' series wasn't dead before, chances are fairly high that ''Soulstorm'' murdered any chance it may have once had of a proper revival.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: With ''Abe's Oddysee'' being such a classic, it was inevitable that ''New 'N Tasty'' wouldn't live up to everyone's expectations. But the changes to the controls and the glitches at launch (both of which were partially rectified by patches) were scratching the surface; the entire audio and visual presentation, and even various cutscenes, were significantly overhauled or completely altered outside of the music. [=RuptureFarms=] got hit the hardest, going from a grungy and dirty environment to something a lot more brighter, polished and sci-fi looking. Opinions were rather mixed, and the lukewarm reception has put the planned remake of ''Exoddus'' squarely into DevelopmentHell until Spring 2021.

** Averted as of Soulstorm. It's first teaser trailer shows the Vykkers performing horrifying experiments on Mudokon slaves while developing Soulstorm Brew. The whole sequence heavily invokes imagery of Dr. Mengele and UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust. The game itself has the Glukkons treated with a similar level of respect how they were in the first game.

* ValuesResonance: The series features a strong anti-corporate message where business is conducted by [[CorruptCorporateExecutive utterly immoral execs]] who are butchering entire species into extinction, enslaving and torturing their employees with zero regard for their rights, and polluting and destroying the natural world. With increased concern around creeping corporatism in modern American culture, corrupt practices and sleazy laws that value profit over people, and veganism becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle choice amid concerns about animal welfare and the meat industry's contributions to an impending climate change crisis, the game's messages are more relevant in TheNewTwenties than ever before. Furthermore, the game underscores why these big corporations came into power in the first place: the apathy of the people who could have stopped them.

* ValuesResonance: The series features a strong anti-corporate message where business is conducted by utterly immoral motherfuckers who are butchering entire species into extinction, enslaving and torturing their employees with zero regard for their rights, and polluting and destroying the natural world. With increased concern around creeping corporatism in modern American culture, corrupt practices and sleazy laws that value profit over people, and veganism becoming an increasingly popular lifestyle choice amid concerns about animal welfare and the meat industry's contributions to an impending climate change crisis, the game's messages are more relevant in TheNewTwenties than ever before. Furthermore, the game underscores why these big corporations came into power in the first place: the apathy of the people who could have stopped them.

** Abe and Stranger have similar designs to the possible UncannyValley victims of [[Film/{{Aladdin2019}} Genie]] and [[Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017 Beast]].

* MainstreamObscurity: ''Oddworld'' achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe was became an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, ''Oddworld'' remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as publically famous as the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' games.

* MainstreamObscurity: ''Oddworld'' achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe was considered to be an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, ''Oddworld'' remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as publically famous as the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' games.

* MainstreamObscurity: ''Oddworld'' achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe was considered to be an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, ''Oddworld'' remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as well-known to the general public as the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' games.

* MainstreamObscurity: Oddworld achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe was considered to be an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, Oddworld remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as well-known to the general public as the ''Crash Bandicoot'' and ''Spyro'' games.

* MainstreamObscurity: Oddworld achieved great critical and financial success on the Playstation, to the point that Abe was considered to be an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, Oddworld remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as famous as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro.

* MainstreamObscurity: Oddworld achieved great critical and financial success on the PlayStation, to the point that Abe was considered to be an unofficial Playstation mascot alongside Crash Bandicoot and Spyro. Despite this, Oddworld remains a relatively obscure video game series, and it isn't quite as famous as Crash Bandicoot and Spyro.