Monkey Island - Best to Worst (Rankings)

Hey gang, so I've decided to find a way to rank the games best to worst on the most possible qualities so we can FINALLY get an idea of what the fandom thinks about the games. I'll keep this open for awhile until we get a significant amount of responses then tally them up and put the matter to rest.

Rank each category 1-10, I've made it so you can simply copy and paste and fill in.

MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

ART (BACKGROUNDS)

SMI:
MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

ART (CHARACTERS)

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

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MI2:
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EMI:
TMI:

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

VOICE CASTING CHOICES

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

PUZZLE VARIETY

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

PIRATE FEELING

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

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MI2:
CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

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CMI:
EMI:
TMI:

OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

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EMI:
TMI:



SCORE AWAY!!

Comments

  • edited June 2010
    I guess I'll go first

    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 7

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI: 6
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 4
    TMI: 8

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 5

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 10

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI: 6
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 9

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 9 (Morgan, Demon LeChuck on release)

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 8

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 8

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 8

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 9

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 8

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 2
    TMI: 8

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 9

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 4
    TMI: 8

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 9
  • edited June 2010
    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI:10 (se 7)
    MI2:10 9(se 8)
    CMI:10
    EMI:6
    TMI:9

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI:N/A
    MI2:N/A
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:8(for not using earl boen straight away)

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI:10
    MI2:8
    CMI:10
    EMI:6
    TMI:10

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI:8
    MI2:7
    CMI:9
    EMI:3
    TMI:10

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI:8
    MI2:8
    CMI:8
    EMI:10
    TMI:6

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI:100
    MI2:100
    CMI:100
    EMI:5
    TMI:1001

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI:100
    MI2:100
    CMI:100
    EMI:5
    TMI:100

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:7
    TMI:10

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:4
    TMI:9

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:6(for re-use)
    TMI:8

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10


    As you can tell i love monkey island.
  • edited June 2010
    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI: 7
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 4

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI: 9
    CMI: 6
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 1

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI: 6
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 8 (Stan is bad!)

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI: 7
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 8

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 8

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI: 7
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 5 (Murray saved this)

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 4

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI: 8
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 3
    TMI: 10

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 2

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI: 9
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 10000001
    TMI: 8

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10


    EDIT: Why no Soundtrack rating? :(
    EDIT 2: I'll add it on my own!

    SOUNDTRACK QUALITY

    SMI: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 3
  • edited June 2010
    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 8

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 8

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 9

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 7

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 9

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI: N/A
    MI2: N/A
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 9

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 8

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 9

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 9

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 9

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 8

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 8

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI: 10
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 7

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 9

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 10
    EMI: 10
    TMI: 10
  • edited June 2010
    My one weakness! Big long surveys....


    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI: 6
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 8

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI: 4
    MI2: 7
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 2
    TMI: 7

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI: 8
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 1
    TMI: 5

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI: 4
    MI2: 7
    CMI: 6
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 8

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 8

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI: 8
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 8

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI: 9
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 8

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI: 6
    MI2: 7
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 8

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 7
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 7

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI: 8
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 6
    TMI: 7

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI: 8
    MI2:9
    CMI:8
    EMI:5
    TMI:7

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI: 8
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 3
    TMI: 7

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 8
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 7
    TMI: 9

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 5
    TMI: 8

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 9
    CMI: 8
    EMI: 8
    TMI: 8

    SOUNDTRACK QUALITY

    SMI: 7
    MI2: 10
    CMI: 9
    EMI: 9
    TMI: 7
  • edited June 2010
    How come you guyz think there was little innovation in art for EMI if it was the first to have 3D-model characters and beautiful backgrounds.
  • edited June 2010
    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI:8
    MI2:8
    CMI:10
    EMI:8
    TMI:8

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI:7
    MI2:8
    CMI:10
    EMI:7
    TMI:9

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:10
    TMI:10

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI:8
    MI2:10
    CMI:9
    EMI:9
    TMI:8

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI:8
    MI2:9
    CMI:8
    EMI:9
    TMI:9

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI:8
    MI2:8
    CMI:9
    EMI:9
    TMI:7

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:9
    TMI:9

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:9
    TMI:9

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:9
    EMI:8
    TMI:9

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI:9
    MI2:8
    CMI:9
    EMI:8
    TMI:9

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI:8
    MI2:8
    CMI:10
    EMI:9
    TMI:9

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI:7
    MI2:8
    CMI:9
    EMI:8
    TMI:10
  • edited June 2010
    thin029 wrote: »
    How come you guyz think there was little innovation in art for EMI if it was the first to have 3D-model characters and beautiful backgrounds.

    Sure, it changed monkey island, but it still looked pretty bad. I didn't think the backgrounds were very good, and the 3D was not particularly good, even for the time, and it was re-using the Grim Fandango engine (which used the 3D to much better effect) so that's why I rated it as I did.
  • edited June 2010
    Hey guys keep it up, I'm gunna keep it open for a day or two more I think
  • edited June 2010
    MONKEY ISLAND SCORE CARD

    ART (BACKGROUNDS)

    SMI: 7
    MI2:6
    CMI:6
    EMI:5
    TMI:8

    ART (CHARACTERS)

    SMI:7
    MI2:6
    CMI:8
    EMI:5
    TMI:9

    INNOVATION IN ART (for the release year)

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:8
    EMI:7
    TMI:7

    CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT

    SMI:9
    MI2:8
    CMI:8
    EMI:6
    TMI:9

    DIALOGUE (delivery and believability)

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:5
    TMI:9

    VOICE CASTING CHOICES

    SMI:Ummm
    MI2:Yeah...
    CMI:9
    EMI:8
    TMI:9

    PUZZLE DIFFICULTY (compared to your preferred difficulty)

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:5
    TMI:8

    PUZZLE VARIETY

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:8
    TMI:8

    ITEM USAGE and VARIETY

    SMI:8
    MI2:9
    CMI:8
    EMI:7
    TMI:9

    LAUGH OUT LOUD MOMENTS

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:4
    TMI:8

    SUBTLE HUMOR OVERALL

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:3
    TMI:9

    PIRATE FEELING

    SMI:10
    MI2:10
    CMI:10
    EMI:4
    TMI:10

    SUPPORTING CHARACTERS

    SMI:9
    MI2:8
    CMI:8
    EMI:7
    TMI:10

    LOCATIONS / ISLANDS

    SMI:9
    MI2:9
    CMI:9
    EMI:3
    TMI:8

    OVERALL LENGTH (for you when playing)

    SMI:8
    MI2:8
    CMI:9
    EMI:7
    TMI:9
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