Secret of Monkey Island (and 2)

[Jasandjules]

Now, I played Monkey Island years ago and loved it, so got it on the PS3 and it's rather good fun still. Managed to complete it (needed to cheat just once as I got stuck) finally.

Started playing Le Chuck's revenge, and it is soooo different. The tasks don't make logical sense (I've had to cheat half a dozen times already as I have no idea what to do).

Anyone else find the same thing?

[davepoth]

Are you playing on normal, or super-hard mode? I could do normal, but the hard one was impossible.

[CurvaParabolica]

Oddly I played LeChuck's Revenge before I played the original so the puzzels seemed normal to me (once you got your head around them like). Haven't played it in years mind; caught myself watching a walk-thru on youtube a few months ago; I was mesmerised!

[Jasandjules]

davepoth said:

Are you playing on normal, or super-hard mode? I could do normal, but the hard one was impossible.

Normal.

I found LeChucks challenges just utterly illogical (well, so far, I now have all four map pieces so will how I get on with the next bit!!). I would never have thought of sawing off a pirate leg for example to get a woodsmith out of his room. I tried giving him all sorts of stuff etc as would be normal and there was nothing to make him leave apart from that. It just seems like some of the challenges are not "normal" types and just so illogical/off the wall. Don't get me wrong, things like removing an alligator to get into a room etc are fairly easy, using a dog to find a map piece etc again is fairly logical as he knows the smell BUT putting a leaflet in a wanted poster to get someone arrested so you can get some grog!?!?? Hell no, I'd never have come up with that either.

Whereas the normal monkey island I found was almost completely logical and you could at least have an idea what to do and how to get around something, once you'd spoken to people and looked around etc.

[toasty]

I downloaded this as I missed out the first time.

I last about 15 minutes before giving up and going back to the xbox.

This one's past its sell by date.

[Jasandjules]

Why?

[toasty]

I can handle the dodgy graphics but the clunky interface and gameplay belong in the last century.

I still occasionally play Paradroid or Civ II for the retro kick.

If given a choice of Monkey Island or Skyrim then there's no competition whatsoever.

Maybe I'm just not a fan of that particular genre.

[Jasandjules]

toasty said:

If given a choice of Monkey Island or Skyrim then there's no competition whatsoever.

Is Skyrim funny though?

[davepoth]

I fell off my chair a few times playing it. Funnier still though is the original Sam and Max Hit the Road. I nearly cried.

[AlexC1981]

toasty said:

I still occasionally play Paradroid

Super game. I had it on the C64 then Paradroid 90 on the Amiga.

[Si_steve]

I had these (and still do) on Amiga...Still play them .

[Jasandjules]

Hmm, is there a good emulator out there I can install on a laptop? Ideally I want games on the PS3...

[ArsE92]

Jasandjules said:

Hmm, is there a good emulator out there I can install on a laptop? Ideally I want games on the PS3...

I thought the original Monkey Island games were on PC so you shouldn't need anything an emulator?

[TheGroover]

Jasandjules said:

Hmm, is there a good emulator out there I can install on a laptop? Ideally I want games on the PS3...

http://www.scummvm.org/

[Jasandjules]

ArsE92 said:

I thought the original Monkey Island games were on PC so you shouldn't need anything an emulator?

Yes I've completed Monkey Island and Le Chuck's revenge, both on the PS3 (I used to have both on my Amgia 500 mind!).

Now I want more similar games, ideally on the PS3 but on PC if needs be..

[Zad]

If you liked those, try the Broken Sword point-and-click adventures too. The early ones were particularly atmospheric.

[Oakey]

you guys are aware that there is a HD rerelease available from all the usual places?

[MrBrightSi]

I found myself playing both 1 and 2 on xbox arcade in the old graphics mode. The amount of memories of my old amiga it brought to me.

[Jasandjules]

MrBrightSi said:

I found myself playing both 1 and 2 on xbox arcade in the old graphics mode. The amount of memories of my old amiga it brought to me.

Yes it was a blast from the past........... And amusing still too..

[Neil H]

toasty said:

If given a choice of Monkey Island or Skyrim then there's no competition whatsoever.

Yeah I know what you mean, I went and played that Space Invaders the other day - don't know what all the fuss is about, Call of Duty is way better. Seriously, that is the most absurd sentence I've ever read.

It's a 20 year old game, if you never played it first time around then I'm afraid it will not be the same.

Personally I think they're some of the greatest adventure games ever made (and yes they can be pretty tough).