Tuybrush Greepwood Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 Though at first the critics roared about it, Escape From MI is getting some pretty bad reviews now. I for one think it's the 2nd best Monkey Island game ever, second only to the original, which i've played 20-some times. What are your rankings for the Monkey Island series? Tuybrush Greepwood's Ratings: 1.) The Secret Of Monkey Island 2.) Escape From Monkey Island 3.) Curse of Monkey Island 4.) Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge ------------------ ~Tuybrush Greepwood~ "Goodbye, horrible adventure game! Ahh, forget it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Shrimp Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 Well, to be honest I *DO* find the no mouse controls of MI4 to be a bit trying, but I otherwise like it. Still, I miss the mouse driven ability to look at every item possible, and instead of a measly few. Order of my favs? MI1 & MI3 are tied for first place MI 4 comes in at a close second MI 2 comes in last (because it doesn't even meantion MONKEY ISLAND!) Bob Shrimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Threepwood Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 MI4's my fav so far. I didnt like Curse. ------------------ This mighty pirate is also known as: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush UK Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 Originally posted by Bob Shrimp: MI1 & MI3 are tied for first place MI 4 comes in at a close second MI 2 comes in last (because it doesn't even meantion MONKEY ISLAND!) err... where do you think the carnival at the end of MI2 is... its LeChucks carnival of the damned... ------------------ LUA Bar... Whats a LUA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoClown1587246265 Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 It wasn't really the Monkey Island we knew and love, and that was only explained in Curse. I still liked MI2 though. The writing was good. The only bad review of EMI I've seen so far was JustAdventure's. I thought that was a bad (as in badly formulated) review though (I think the author had previously written an article on how he wasn't looking forward to EMI after it was announced), as the author had seemed to have made up his mind before he played the game. He also didn't know about the 'Page Up/Page Down' keys to change the highlighted option. God, I can imagine how frustrating playing the game without those would be. Still, he's entitled to his opinion. I just disagree with it on all counts, that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jojo Jr Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 My ranking: 4 is my favourite: harder than 3, better graphics and yet funny. 1 and 3 second: 1 is a better quest, but without the sound it is not the same 2 on third place: not because it's not a good quest, it's exellent, but from all the others it is the least funny... ------------------ ------------------------- Aak Eek Chee for you, from Jojo Jr.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush UK Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 yeah... MI2 DID take itself a little seriously... except for the start, where Guybrush was hanging ------------------ LUA Bar... Whats a LUA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blondbeard Posted December 4, 2000 Share Posted December 4, 2000 1.Monkey Island 2:LeChuck's Revenge 2.The Curse Of Monkey Island 3.Escape From Monkey Island 4.The Secret Of Monkey Island Iam not saying i didn't like secret but that is my favourite order ------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellbeard Posted December 5, 2000 Share Posted December 5, 2000 My fav in order: MI4 (I love Stemmle and Clark don't you mate?), MI2 (GENIUS! not sure about the ending though), MI1, MI3 (a bit cheese apart from the Blood Island act and Murray and Stans' appearance, which was GENIUS! again.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr show Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 how do you control the game if not by mouse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoClown1587246265 Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 Don't know about the rest of you, but I used a light gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple Tentacle Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 My order is: [*] MI2 - LeChucks Revenge (top-notch puzzles and ending was best ever) [*] COMI (crap ending but Murray ruled) [*] EMI (don't like no-mouse control and characters have really dodgy edges but puzzles are fantastic) [*] SOMI (maybe i should be sentimental about it but this game is just way too short) [/list=a] I would be happy with any of them if stuck on a desert island though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin1587246273 Posted December 6, 2000 Share Posted December 6, 2000 Merlin's Chronicle order is as follows: 1. Monkey Island 2: (Great Puzzles, Lots of brand new characters and i loved the ability to move from island 2 island) 2. Curse of Monkey Island: (Great comedy, good graphics and Murray.) 3. Monkey Island: (Good story, story a bit easy though...) 4. Escape from Monkey Island (Like the 3D effect but hate the keyboard control!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C Shutt Posted December 7, 2000 Share Posted December 7, 2000 1-Secret of Monkey Island-Cla<em></em>ssic, one of the best games ever. 2-Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge-Another great game, but a terrible ending. 3-Curse of Monkey Island-Graphically great, but weak story and slightly geeky humour. 4-Escape from Monkey Island-Just terrible. Bad story, moronic attempts at humour, bland graphics and ridiculous puzzles. ------------------ "You want me? Fu<em></em>cking well come and find me, I'll be waiting, With a gun and a pack of sandwiches." -Talk Show Host, Radiohead. [This message has been edited by C Shutt (edited December 06, 2000).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillBrush Sheepgood Posted December 8, 2000 Share Posted December 8, 2000 1. Monkey Island 2 2. Monkey Island 3 3. Monkey Island 4 4. Monkey Island 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarEye Posted December 8, 2000 Share Posted December 8, 2000 My favourites are as following: Monkey 1&2 is rated number 1 Monkey 3&4 is rated number 2 EMI and CMI was equally good, and so was Secret and LeChuck's Revenge, but EMI&CMI was not as good as the two first games. Monkey will always be a Ron Gilbert game, he is second to none. (Oh.. how I wish he'd give us the story for his version of Monkey 3) ------------------ If only we had as much graphic adventure games as Star Wars Games!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Dodson Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 1. MI2 2. MI1 3. MI4 4. MI3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush UK Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 time for my opinion LCR SMI EMI CMI the first 2 are da best, EMI is actually very good (with a **** control system) & CMI was good, but the humour was mostly misfiring... ------------------ LUA Bar... Whats a LUA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoClown1587246265 Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 I tried ranking them, but I couldn't get anywhere. I just can't bear to put any of the games in 4th position.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Shrimp Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 Personally I'm suprised that MI2 is getting on the top of some ppl's lists. I mean it isn't that I didn't find it funny, but I felt the "Nice Insert-Name-Here" response you got to just about *EVERY* object or item you couldn't pick up. Plus, I find the water-colored backgrounds of MI2 to be just too dreary and depressing (Particullarly Scab Island). Not exactly what I want from a Monkey Island game. As for the ending, it left me unfullfilled, and wanting for something better. Bob Shrimp ------------------ You: What is the Secret of Monkey Island? Me: The secret is, is that there is no secret. You: Huh? But what about Big Whoop, the Three-Headed Monkey, and/or The Big Honking Monkey Robot? Me: Oh *THOSE*. Well you really can't call them secrets now, can you? You: Huh? Me: Well everyone knows about them now, don't they? You: Well I guess... Me: See, there you go. Since they're not secrets anymore, there is *NO* Secret of Monkey Island. So what has this taught you? You: Never to spend, $39.99 on a computer game. Me: Tsk, Tsk, BAD MONKEY!!! *Whack!* Besides, that was more or less a direct steal from an answer to the first Monkey Island game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Corr Posted December 9, 2000 Share Posted December 9, 2000 I understand that the whole mi community is split ove r this... I think mi2 was a LOT harder than the others, some people like that. However, it wasn't as funny. Some people prefer humour. I personally rank them - 1:mi1 1:mi2 1:mi3 1:mi4 IMPOSSIBLE to put one behind another ------------------ "So, how di you get up there?" "Through sheer force of will." "Uh-huh." "Oh, alright, it was some of those damn voodoo kids. They found me washed up on the beach and stuck me up here, all the time thinking they were SOOO funny..." Murray, Guybrush Threepwood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoClown1587246265 Posted December 10, 2000 Share Posted December 10, 2000 That's how I feel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Threepwood Posted December 10, 2000 Share Posted December 10, 2000 Are you insane C shutt? ------------------ This mighty pirate is also known as: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest C Shutt Posted December 10, 2000 Share Posted December 10, 2000 No, not particularly. Why do you ask? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CocoClown1587246265 Posted December 10, 2000 Share Posted December 10, 2000 Their just his opinions. They might seem crazy to us, but he's still (technically) entitled to them. Provided he remembers that they are just that, personal opinions (as oppose to concrete facts). Besides, what someone else thinks of the games won't affect your own enjoyment of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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