Posted on: March 23, 2017
ComradeAart
Verified ownerGames: 471 Reviews: 30
Okay remake of a great classic
Back in the day I really enjoyed the original Monkey Island 2. So when I saw this version on GOG I was sold; I wanted to see what things I still knew and how the game was made differently. As a kid I had the floppy version of the game, so without any voice acting. I have to admit it is actually pretty good. The voices suit the characters and it is only cheesy when it needs to be. What really bugged me were the new graphics. It is poorly animated and I didn't envision Guybrush to look like that, so it was impossible to play. Luckily you can switch to the old graphical mode, so I kept it on. Occasionally I would switch to the new graphics to see how the current screen was interpreted by the new artist, but then quickly switch back. The one thing that was unforgivable in this remake is the absence of the dancing monkeys in the credit sequence, which was in the intro of the original game! This is the moment I loved the game when I was a kid. In conclusion the remake is okay, but does not improve in any way on the original. If you never played this game before and love adventure games, you should totally give it a try.
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