The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition

Modern adverture games are measured up to this game.

I never wanted to be a pirate as a kid! I don't like pirate movies (except Pirates of the Caribbean), games etc., but when I stumbled upon Monkey Island I fought: let's give it a go! I'm not sure whether Curse of Monkey Island or this episode I played first. In my opinion the first episode along with third the best Monkey Island adventures. Back to Secret of Monkey Island: Melée Island with Scumm Bar is gorgeous! Guybrush keeps his silly optimizm even at the worst situations. Not to forget about LeChuck... the baaad guy. To me he's like Kevin McCallister left unattended from his parents, with some of his evil plan. I am sure you'll never forget Stan's merchandise, Meathook vicious Beast, the shopkeeper on Melée, or the verbal fighting! Voice acting is up to most animated films. Dominic Armato get a hang of his character completely and others as well. Soundtrack say memorable fit into the game. Has anyone found out what the secret of Monkey Island?

This is THE classic adventure game. If you had to play only one adventure game, this should be it. If you had to play only two, Monkey Island 2 should be the second one. There were many adventure games before Monkey Island and there are many after it, but this is where, in the words of it's creator Ron Gilbert, he "learned what an adventure game really is". And the players learned with him. Monkey Island invented so many genre tropes that is almost impossible to find an adventure game that doesn't draw something from it. Even compared to Monkey Island 2, this one has something over it, the sort of simplicity that makes it so accessible. The remake is somewhat flawed as stated in other reviews. It was obviously done in a hurry on a tight budget. Monkey 2 SE is much more carefully crafted game. But you can switch between original and new graphics during the game, so nothing prevents you to enjoy the game as it was originally intended. And GOG, could you please find the means to include the first version of Monkey Island in this package, like you did with Sierra adventures? The first version of the game which had EGA graphics and PC speaker sounds. It would be nice just for historical value of the package. In any case, Monkey Island is the undisputed classic and no game library should be without it. -------- PS: You all fight like dairy farmers.

The Secret of Monkey Island is one of those classic point and click adventure games that were hugely successful on PCs in the 90s, and that belong to a genre that was kind of forgotten as technology advanced and changed the games that always entertained us. So, when adventures returned to activity with the success of Telltale's games, it naturally reignited the flame and curiosity I had to seek more experiences with this genre, and then I saw in The Secret of Monkey Island, considered one of the great pearls of the adventrures, the opportunity to enter the universe of LucasArts games and I can say with certainty that I understand all the cult appeal that this title has. I loved everything here, from the puzzles that make you think outside the box to the sarcastic humor with occasional fourth wall breaks that were brilliantly fitted by its writers. It is worth remembering that this is the special edition, a remake that contains updated graphics and menus, which even remove the famous and nostalgic box of verbs, and I particularly liked that, giving more space to the scenarios and redone art that in my opinion made the game very beautiful, remembering that you can switch to the classic graphics just by pressing F10 at any time. I highly recommend!!!

Yet it still has its own magic. I just wish there was a better option to skip through the dialogues...