Monkey Island 2 was the first game I ever bought with my own money. I tremendously enjoyed it back then. Same with 1 oder 3 to a slightly lesser degree. 4 and Return disappointed me personally. This one ... for me it is a satisfying conclusion to the saga, although not all puzzles make sense and I usually prefer 2D over 3D adventures. The stakes are quite high, there are some intriguing locations and I liked most of the characters (Morgan especially). It is not a legendary point and click, but I vastly prefer it over Return.
If this had included the german version I would have given it four stars like the first game. The english one is ... fine, but I prefer the german voice actors and not every joke lands.
One of the easier point and clicks I've played. I don't mind that though since I value story and characters more than puzzles, especially when I eventually replay them. And those are quite alright. Wouldn't mind learning more about them in a potential sequel. I wouldn't have minded skipping one or two mechanical puzzles, there are QUITE a few, but they are beatable, so it's okay all in all.
I cursed quite a lot while playing this game. The LONG loading times, the clunky real-time sneaking, important details that aren't explained to you (like that the game DOESN'T immediately end when one of the doomsday clocks reaches full circle), some bonuses/cards VASTLY more useful than others ... but there have also been many satisfying moments, like when a new card had a huge effect or when a certain tactic worked like a charm in the round-based parts. And I must say, I really, really love the 1930s Indy/Cthulhu/steampunk setting and also the different character interactions. I wish the game was a bit more polished and the addon features were there (underground temple setting, trapper character, new enemy faction as I recall), but I've already played it to the end four times, so I guess I still like it more than many other games I own. True diamond in the rough.
Hab über 1000 Stunden hierin versenkt ... aber hauptsächlich, weil es ein Spiel ist, dass man wunderbar nebenher spielen kann (während man ein Video anhört oder so), auch weil nichts passieren kann, wenn du mal wegschauen musst. Ansonsten mag ich die ansteigende Schwierigkeit nicht so, aber ich bin auch kein kompetitiver, sondern ein Entspannungsspieler.
Ich würde das Spiel als Edna bricht aus, das in Terry Pratchett's Reich des Todes spielt, beschreiben. Ich bin bis jetzt gut unterhalten. Nicht allzu lang, aber gerade die Charaktere haben mir gut genug gefallen, dass ich einen zweiten Teil kaufen würde.
... then you might like the setting of this game. I'm okay with it, although I like the more serious one of Shadow Tactics a little better. I've played 10 hours so far and I like the characters with their small mini-quests, although I doubt they'll become deeper than John or Mugen. It's kinda like watching an epic drama (Shadow Tactics) or something like PotC (Gambit) - I like both, and so I've enjoyed each Mimimi game, but I can see why someone may prefer a more serious story or characters. The mechanics work well, if there's anything that I'd currently critizise it's that I personally find the game a little easier than the predecessors due to the far-reaching magical skills of the characters, but that may be subjective (as said, I've only played 10 hours yet and I usually reload until I get an unseen perfect kill). Overall, it's what I wanted from Mimimi, I'm satisfied. And if we get an equivalent to the Baron challenges from Desperados 3 then I'll spend a VERY long time in this game too.
