I never had any single problem with DOS 1 humor or weird overall style, to begin with.
it was their own setting, so they had every right to give it their own vibe.
And I don't even think that something being purposefully bizarre, cartoony or whimsical should necessarily count as a negative in general terms.
It's a different story when you are dealing with someone else's IP. In that case you are expected to match the vibe and tone of the universe you are becoming a part of.
Unless your work is explicitly meat to be some sort of spin-off/parody.
