Original KoTH came out in the 90's and was intended for adults who had grown up in the 70's and 80's and were living through the incredibly weird and wacky cultural change of the 90's

KoTH 2025 is intended for people who grew up on KoTH, many of whom weren't even alive in the 90's

Fans wanted more of the wholesome 90's camp, but instead we get an updated take where all the references are just aged up by 20-30 years

It was doomed from the start