We are waiting, in the shadows, for.Guybrush Threepwood
Absolutely adore Monkey Island 1 - 3.
Controversially, I think 3 is my favourite! (Murray!)
Watch out, Look behind you, a Three-Headed Monkey!
Also, Im selling these fine leather jackets. Any takers?
I've always been a die-hard fan of these games, especially because the italian translation at the time was top-notch! I still love 1 and 2, and still play them once in a while (not to completion). I liked 3 at the time, but in retrospect it is definitely a product of its time.
Ok I can understand people liking 1 or 2 better but 3 still holds up today with the art, music and VO. Are you talking about 4?
imo 3 killed it off. 2 had the most amazing ending and they just completely dropped the ball w three. if only Ron Gilbert was given the chance to make his original story - the actual - Monkey Island 3.
Tales killed a lot of my enthusiasm for the franchise tbh. Curse is still my GOAT.
Disney obviously can't think of a way to derive a ton of profit from it right now.
imo 3 killed it off. 2 had the most amazing ending and they just completely dropped the ball w three. if only Ron Gilbert was given the chance to make his original story - the actual - Monkey Island 3.
Worth noting "Ron's actual MI3" didn't become a thing until Cavedog folded, which seems a bit disingenuous. In interviews before that Gilbert seemed to think COMI was a fine sequel.
that's fine if he thought it was a fine sequel. it was an ok sequel but a huge drop in quality from MI2.
i thought he had something written for 3 back in the day like while they were still making 2. maybe not fully fleshed out but an idea of where things are going. what do you meant it didn't "become a thing" until later?
i thought he had something written for 3 back in the day like while they were still making 2. maybe not fully fleshed out but an idea of where things are going. what do you meant it didn't "become a thing" until later?
I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
What? I managed to play it on a modern PC just fine with ScummVM. What was the problem?I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
I was once big into adventure gaming in the Sierra/Lucas Arts days. Then I played Monkey Island and Star Trek a few years back.
oof
They had not aged well at all. The confusing PowerPoint (or HyperCard if you will) gameplay. The often terrible art. I'm a nostalgic person, but unlike other genres - those old adventure games nothing to point at as good by today's standards.
I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
Because they've already been remastered...?
Franchise will be revived once Ron is allowed to make MI3.
I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
Tales killed a lot of my enthusiasm for the franchise tbh. Curse is still my GOAT.
Disney obviously can't think of a way to derive a ton of profit from it right now.
All I wish is I could at least buy Curse (mainly this) and Escape digitally. Steam, PS4/XB1. Whatever.
Oh shit... I've done some research, and things seem way more complicated than I thought:
https://www.telltalegames.com/community/discussion/comment/2459703/#Comment_2459703
I didn't know Sony actually has the rights for all LucasArts adventures.
Also, stop breaking my heart - Tales of Monkey Island was great
I wish Disney calls Bill Teller to remaster MI3. I'd be in heaven.
To be honest Monkey Island is my favourite series and the amount of games is fine. Tales of Monkey Island was an awesome entry and felt satisfying.
A new MI can wait.
I've always wanted to play only Curse of Monkey Island and have tried and failed for years. Going through all those fucking hoops to try and run the ancient game on a modern system is frustrating.
"PC games are forever, unlike console games" my ass.
I'm waiting on Curse of Monkey Island and Escape from Monkey Island remastered
Monkey Island is the game series that turned me into a gamer and Curse is in my top three games of all time, but I just can't play point and click adventure games anymore. They are too slow. I'd like to see a Curse remaster then I am OK with Monkey Island going to the museum of gaming history.
It still amazes that parts of the Monkey Island movie script were repurposed for Pirates Curse of the Black Pearl. That's really the monkey island most people know these days.
Count me in as someone who considers 2 and Tales two be the best entries in the series.
The series was at its peak in the 90s, and the 90s were a long time ago. Secret is 26 years old, Curse is 19. "Dead" is a harsh word, but yeah.
MI1 (specifically a demo included in a pack of blank floppies my dad got) is the earliest game I have memories of playing when I was four or five. I love 1 and 2 to death, and I love Curse as well. A lot of my sense of humor, personality and taste in storytelling can be traced back to 90s point 'n clicks, Monkey Island possibly more than any of them (DOTT and Full Throttle close behind).
I was going to say their time has passed, and while it has, the Double Fine remasters seem to have been received pretty well, so I suppose there's at least something left there (though I imagine a new game like MI 3a would still never happen). It's a shame the MI1-2 remasters came out when they did and weren't handled with a bit more care.
Tales gets too much shit, it started out rough but it began to turn around in ep3 and was pretty strong by the end.
Edit: I don't think the "PotC writer had been on the Monkey Island project" thing is true, unfortunately, or at least there's no evidence of it that I've ever seen. Still, even without that, there's an amusing thread between PotC, On Stranger Tides and Monkey Island, the former two (ride and book) having influenced the latter.
Edit edit: It warms my heart whenever John Vignocchi mentions Monkey Island re: Disney Infinity dream characters.
Yeah, having the original VGA games with the new voicework is absolutely the best thing to happen to the franchise relative to anything else. The new artwork was really bad but their foresight in letting us toggle it away and still keep the voices was great.I've got half decent remakes I can toggle back to original mode via hotkey, I've got Scumm VM with QOL improvements that runs on every device mankind has ever constructed. I'm content.