Definitely the weakest in the series, but it's still a very well crafted game with its own sense of style; the 2d backdrops are gorgeous and yeah the 3d models aren't the best but they still have a wackiness that can be appreciated. The plot takes a daring risk with a new villain taking center stage and is arguably the most interesting in the series. Puzzles can be brutal but they still make sense in that zany Monkey Island fashion, plus GOG have kindly provided a hintbook with the game so you can't really complain there. As a follow up to the amazing epic that was The Curse of Monkey Island, it was never going to measure up, but it's still a worthy entry in the series and definitely memorable with plenty of funny moments.
This was my introduction not just to LucasArts, not just to point and click adventures, but to gaming. What an introduction too! There's a good reason this game has been so high on the votes for so long, it's a classic, even coming close to surpassing the cult following the original has. This is a sequel that manages to capture everything you loved about the original while delivery its own unique flavor. Dominic Armato as Guybrush was an amazing find, this being the first time he voiced Guybrush ever in the series. The cartoony art style is a perfect fit for the franchise and to this day has aged well. Even the puzzles are a lot more memorable and less head-scratching (although GOG has graciously supplied a strategy guide with a really creative way of writing a walkthrough that tells the whole story of the game through Guybrush's perspective journal-style). Most importantly, this game has some of the most memorable characters in the series (you'll never see the name Murray the same way again). Incredible music with a funky Caribbean vibe, hilarious dialog, the list goes on. It's a highlight of LucasArts Golden Era and an experience not to be missed by any gamer.
This is what Kingdom of the Crystal Skull should have been; a true adventure story that follows the history of a real world myth, on par with the scale of the holy grail or the ark of the covenant. The dialogue is witty and engaging, the art style, while old, is detailed and rich, it has a score that competes very well with the film soundtracks, plus the multiple puzzle solutions and the nature of the three-way paths give this game vastly more replay value than the other LucasArts titles. A true classic that has withstood the test of time and is just as fun to play in the modern era.
