X-Wing was awesome and this game even improves certain things. However, I can't do it. I can't. I'm sorry. I cannot fight against the rebels. I just don't believe in the cause of the empire. I tried. I really tried! I desert! I defect to the rebels! Bye evil empire!
Monkey Island is, without a doubt, one of the best adventures of all time. Seriously, it's probably among the Top 5! And, personally, I like it a lot more than the second game. I do not, however, like tha graphics style of this remake but that's probably just me. I love everything else: the enhanced music and, of course, the voice acting. Thankfully, there is a way to extract the old graphics and play the game with new music and voices through ScummVM, which is much better than the awful "switch to old Monkey1"-mode that is included (but thanks to this mode it is extractable). Anyway, whether you enjoy old or new graphics, this is a game where you certainly can't go wrong. Thank you, GOG!
Consider this: The original game is one of my personal Top 20 advnture games - perhaps even one of the Top 10. Of all time! Making a remake is always something very difficult: There are those who feel it has gone too far from the original and there are those who feel that it didn't go far enough. Finding the perfect balance is almost impossible. In a way I am thankful that a remake often means that new players will have less of a hurdle to give such an awesome game a chance. You know, pixels and such are apparently a huge obstacle to overcome. And the story of Sins of the Fathers is awesome. It deserves more people to experience it. However... Many design choices for this remake are - to me at least - disappointing. I really don't understand the reason why Jane Jensen did some of the things she did: The backgrounds - while essentially pretty nice - do not fit the story's atmosphere. Gone are the dark and cold (dare I say: brooding) hand painted graphic novel backgrounds. Now they are generic, pre-rendered, and bright with lots of bloom and color. The characters are now, of course, 3D models which went through some changes: Gabriel no longer has his wild red hair but looks like his Part 3 incarnation. I don't like most of the changed (Grace doesn't wear a skirt anymore, for example) but that is personal taste. The voice acting is not as good as in the original. Painfully so in case of Gabriel himself. And I loved the original narrator but I confess, that the new one is not quite as slow, which is nice. Still prefer the original one, though. And the music is great as it always was. Even though I confess, I enjoy the arrangements of the original a bit more. Again, that is personal taste. Gameplay has been slightly "dumbed down". It makes the game easier but renders Gabriels world a little less lively. It feels more episodic which, I think, doesn't fit the game very well. Honestly, I don't like the game engine Phoenix uses a lot. Play the original!
