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Which is your favourite island and why?

alkapelalkapel
edited August 2010 in Tales of Monkey Island
Which is your favourite island and why? I chose Plunder Island because with that island I introduced myself in the Monkey Island world..
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  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited June 2010
    This was a tough one. I almost chose Scabb just because of Woodtick, but I decided that I had too many fond memories of Curse. And choosing between Plunder and Blood was hard, but I eventually chose Blood Island. Not sure if it was the right choice, though...
  • jeeno0142jeeno0142
    edited June 2010
    I too decided on Blood Island, though it was a major difficult choice. They are so different.
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited June 2010
    Scabb Island. It has a brilliant dark, piratey atmosphere to it, and looking at the SE pics, it looks even better.
  • EduardoEduardo
    edited June 2010
    Nitpicking: Hey, it is missing LeChuck's Fortress as a poll option! ;)
  • GryffalioGryffalio
    edited June 2010
    I did a thread like this about a year ago in which I posted:
    Gryffalio wrote: »
    I've always loved Blood Island and I can see what people see in it; it was the first Island I ever played (gimme a break i'm only 20 now :)) but I find it was really hard to choose between Blood Island, Lucre Island, and Booty Island.

    Why Lucre?! You cry in dismay? Well, I.Honestly.Don't.Know :|
    It just all came together for me. MI4 had many flaws, but I think if you take them into account, the island itself came good. It was almost as if Lucre Island was the twinkle in the designers' eye and then the game slowly petered out after this.

    Blood Island; obvious. But Booty Island? Well, I liked the whole atmosphere. The shop selling junk, the grandiose nature of the mardis-gras party and mansion, we didn't get an awfully developed sense of Elaine's importance before or since, and the costume-shop thing... I could blather on, but basically I just loved the depth and size of the island. Others felt too sparse for me, others too small, etc. Blood Island and Booty Island are the only two I think really got it bang on.

    Having said that, I find myself warming a bit more to Blood Island with Plunder Island coming up for 2nd place in my estimate. I like Booty, but I think i'm going to reserve judgement on it until the SE of LCR comes out.
  • VeronicanPlayVeronicanPlay
    edited June 2010
    Mêlée Island, it was there the magic of Monkey Island started.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited June 2010
    How can you possibly choose? I love them all. Plunder was the first Island that I experienced, so that one is actually quite special to me, and I would vote for it... but the others are all just as good and have just as much character. I would feel bad about just picking one, because there is no obvious winner in my mind. Therefore I cannot choose.
  • doodinthemooddoodinthemood
    edited June 2010
    Scabb Island. The first Island I ever came to. Man... what an Island that was.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited June 2010
    Isn't it funny how, at times, it actually sounds like we're talking about real places. It just goes to show how much character and soul the Monkey Island world actually does have.
  • eMKayeNeMKayeN
    edited June 2010
    I agree with Blood Island, really loved that place. Loved the map music too:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD-94rCGjdA
  • StarEyeStarEye
    edited June 2010
    I'm not the first to say I prefer Monkey 2 out of all the games in the series, but I gotta say, Blood Island was brilliant in atmosphere and mood. But then again, it's easier to pick that, since i honestly can't say which island in Monkey 2 I love the most. It's much easier to pick out favourite locations in the games, and not whole islands. Scabb Island had the fantastically creepy graveyard and swamp, Phatt Island had Rum Roger's place, Booty Island had the main town.

    And I agree Lucre Island was the highpoint in EMI, but I hated some of the puzzles there. On the whole though, the game started out pretty well with Melee Island, which felt the most piratey island in the game - unfortunately, that changed when they came back with the horrible Lua bar.

    So, yeah, I'm gonna stick with Blood Island - even if it's part of the "not-really-Monkey-Island-3" game... ;)

    /coat
  • jaden551jaden551
    edited June 2010
    Mêlée Island because I love the beautiful forests and undergruond tunnels that lead absoulutly nowhere.
  • zhebricazhebrica
    edited June 2010
    I voted for Monkey, purely for sentimental reasons. I played the first game when I was pretty young, and I was stuck on the recipe puzzle for a while. When I figured it out and saw I'd made it to the island, I was *really* excited. When I get there on a replay it still makes me smile.
  • SpadgeSpadge
    edited June 2010
    Jambalaya. Before you grab your torches and pitchforks here's why: It's the only island I want to revisit in a future game. Why? We never see that island without the tourist traps and I'm just very curious to see how it would look like. You know, once the tourists loose interest and the pirates come back... I even wish Captain Smirk became Governor of Jambalaya after EMI. Poor guy deserves it.
    Plus, riding the manatee is one of my favorite moments in EMI.
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited June 2010
    I'm afraid this would have to be a multiple choice poll, otherwise I can't vote!

    In no particular order, I like:

    Mêlée Island
    For it is where everything started, it's mysterious because it's always shown at nighttime and especially in SOMI there's so much to do on it in the first part.

    Monkey Island
    Because it's the island of the islands.

    Plunder Island
    For it's caribbean feel, it's colors and Puerto Pollo.

    Blood Island
    For its mystery, the history it was given, the volcano that adds a nice contrast to the dark blueish nighttime island

    Then again: I like Scabb, Phatt and Booty Island too. :-)

    Well, at least I can say that I didn't care much about the tiny islands and for me neither Flotsam Island nor Spinner Cay had much of an atmosphere (might be due to 3D style).
  • onlyamonkeyonlyamonkey
    edited June 2010
    Scabb. I want to go back.
  • PoppycockPoppycock
    edited June 2010
    I voted for Booty Island. I loved everything about it - for all who may have forgetten the locations on Booty, http://www.miwiki.net/Booty_Island.

    What I loved most was randomly taking out the numerous comedic books (yes, I had a lot of time!!) and bothering the librarian, my favourite character.

    The spitting contest is one of the most memorable games in the MI series. Once you get the knack of the game, it's quick to finish. However, I remember having trouble with that game and feeling like a dolt when I figured it out. Now, Monkey Kombat on the other hand - what a horrible game. I never figured it out and blame the game, not myself lol

    Does anyone care to argue about Monkey Kombat being a fun game? It was ridiculously annoying!
  • ThorbieThorbie
    edited June 2010
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    Am I the only one who liked "Skull Island"? THAT'S A DUCK! You gotta squint and turn your head to make it scary.
  • JennyJenny
    edited June 2010
    It was between Melee and Booty for me, but I went with Booty Island. I like the atmosphere, and the Governor's mansion. Also, I enjoy the seaport area. I remember it as the island I always wanted to go back to when I played MI2.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited June 2010
    Monkey. From Secret. Such a great feeling of adventure, exploration, and discovery. What a great location.
  • Bobbing BaboonBobbing Baboon
    edited June 2010
    Plunder Island. Because I want to live there.
  • Ash735Ash735
    edited June 2010
    Blood Island, the atmosphere, the art style, the music, the characters, the history, all packed into one brilliant chapter in the MI Series.
  • PoppycockPoppycock
    edited June 2010
    Thorbie wrote: »
    Am I the only one who liked "Skull Island"? THAT'S A DUCK! You gotta squint and turn your head to make it scary.
    If you squint and turn your head, it looks like a rabbit.
  • Debbie82Debbie82
    edited July 2010
    I kind of like Flotsam Island
    (where it's also the first time where Guybrush dies at the hands of LeChuck after curing everyone of the Pox of LeChuck)
    , Plunder Island, and Blood Island, but for me, I'm going with Blood Island because of its Volcano Shots,
    the history of the Goodsoup Family, and the scary, inevitable part where you may have to die alone... or at least fake your own death. Plus, I hear dead celebrities on this island and on Plunder Island. As Stan would say, "Nothing sells like dead celebrities."
  • FriarFriar
    edited July 2010
    I really couldn't say. Every Island from Curse is a contender, along with Jambalaya island/Knuttin Atoll and Booty Island.
  • tabstistabstis
    edited July 2010
    DINKY ISLAND - what an awesome ending to LeChuck's Revenge....
  • techie775techie775
    edited July 2010
    I went with booty island. It seemed so pleasant and in such a party state even though you were in a hurry to get those map pieces. Melee and Plunder would be #2 and 3.
  • The HighwayThe Highway
    edited July 2010
    Isle of Ewe!
  • HaydenHayden
    edited July 2010
    The Highway wrote: »
    Isle of Ewe!

    Because of it's name alone? I can't see anything else that that little patch of dirt has going for it.
  • SubSidalSubSidal
    edited July 2010
    Scabb Island. Woodtick was reason enough but also love the swamp and the atmosphere at the pirate campfire.
  • The Green RangerThe Green Ranger
    edited July 2010
    Melee Island just seemed like a cool place also that's where it start's, for some reason I just really like playing it
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited July 2010
    Between Melee, Blood and Plunder for me.

    In the end, I vote Melee because
    VeronicanPlay wrote: »
    Mêlée Island, it was there the magic of Monkey Island started.

    Let me specify by saying I mean Secret's Melee Island, not Escape's.
  • VeronicanPlayVeronicanPlay
    edited July 2010
    The same one, never really played MI4, just seen my brother play it years ago.

    And besides, it was in Secret that Mêlée first appeared and where the magic could start. :)
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited July 2010
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    Let me specify by saying I mean Secret's Melee Island, not Escape's.

    MAJOR difference, agreed!
  • Psychotron7x2Psychotron7x2
    edited July 2010
    Its a tough choice between Melee and Blood Island but I gave it to Melee because of the SCUMM bar.
  • srsly7srsly7
    edited August 2010
    It's been about 6 years now and I can't remember which Island it was in MI3 with the volcano where you throw the cheese in it. I loved that one. I never liked Monkey Island (the actual Island) though.
  • HaydenHayden
    edited August 2010
    srsly7 wrote: »
    It's been about 6 years now and I can't remember which Island it was in MI3 with the volcano where you throw the cheese in it. I loved that one. I never liked Monkey Island (the actual Island) though.

    Blood Island, man. Yeah, I really liked Blood Island as well, it had a really nice atmosphere, like most of the night-time locations in Monkey Island. It was quite reminiscent of Scabb Island, actually - just a little more posh, and with less of a piraty feel.
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited August 2010
    I rly wish in CMI you get to explore Big Woop it looks so intresting and you get one lane then the ride T_T
  • JessicaJessica
    edited August 2010
    Gee I´m not sure I know exactly all the islands but Knottin atoll, is that the island where GB sits in a class and with the teacher and all that?
  • coolsomecoolsome
    edited August 2010
    Jessica wrote: »
    Gee I´m not sure I know exactly all the islands but Knottin atoll, is that the island where GB sits in a class and with the teacher and all that?

    yh its where Ozzie put all the jambalaya pirates
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