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How is this game?

chaos789chaos789
edited July 2010 in Tales of Monkey Island
I am thinking of buying it, PSN has it rated 5 stars (the rating system came with todays update) but I am unsure, what do you all think?

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  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited June 2010
    This game is amazing. At least on the PC. I don't know about the PS3, but I really enjoyed playing it.
  • eMKayeNeMKayeN
    edited June 2010
    Pretty fun, quite long though a bit easy, not as good as the older Monkey Island games if you've played them, but still worth a go.
  • chaos789chaos789
    edited June 2010
    ok, cool, I havn't played the others, maybe I should play the demo first, so I can get an idea of gameplay and stuff.
  • eMKayeNeMKayeN
    edited June 2010
    I'd recommend getting ''Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition'' first then. That's also on PSN, is the first game in the series, and is better than this game.
  • jaden551jaden551
    edited June 2010
    BUY iT!
  • chaos789chaos789
    edited June 2010
    ok, I will check it out. by the way, about secret of monkey island, I here people saying that the game is extremely bugged, is this true?
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited June 2010
    Both are great on the PS3... I have both on PC and PS3.
  • zwolliezwollie
    edited June 2010
    Tales is great on PS3, I wouldn't suggest the special edition of Monkey Island on PSN though, I personally can't get over the controls.
  • doodinthemooddoodinthemood
    edited June 2010
    Secret of Monkey Island is not bugged in any way that you're likely to come across in your gameplay.

    As for Tales, it's a good series. If you like adventure games, then Tales is funny, gripping, and very well produced. There are niggles that people have with it, myself included, but ultimately, nobody thinks that Tales was a bad series.

    If you don't like adventure games though, not much point ;)
  • Macfly77Macfly77 Moderator
    edited June 2010
    I noticed that a lot of your other posts are related to The Devil's Playhouse.
    How do you like that game?
    While I bought The Devil's Playhouse, I haven't had a chance to play any chapter yet (having had a baby in April and all ;)) but there is a good chance other people in the forums could tell you how TOMI compares to The Devil's Playhouse gameplay-wise.
    Not having played The Devil's Playhouse yet, I can still tell you that I loved TOMI (played on Mac, not on PS3, though) and for reference, I've played every Telltale game that came before it (except CSI) and loved them all.
    As a final disclaimer, I'll add that I've played all four previous Monkey Island game in the past (some of them several times) and enjoyed them all thoroughly (even Escape, albeit to a lesser extent), but I don't believe it's necessary to have played them to enjoy TOMI (they're terrific games, though!).
  • doodo!doodo!
    edited June 2010
    Macfly77 wrote: »
    I noticed that a lot of your other posts are related to The Devil's Playhouse.
    How do you like that game?
    While I bought The Devil's Playhouse, I haven't had a chance to play any chapter yet (having had a baby in April and all ;)) but there is a good chance other people in the forums could tell you how TOMI compares to The Devil's Playhouse gameplay-wise.
    Not having played The Devil's Playhouse yet, I can still tell you that I loved TOMI (played on Mac, not on PS3, though) and for reference, I've played every Telltale game that came before it (except CSI) and loved them all.
    As a final disclaimer, I'll add that I've played all four previous Monkey Island game in the past (some of them several times) and enjoyed them all thoroughly (even Escape, albeit to a lesser extent), but I don't believe it's necessary to have played them to enjoy TOMI (they're terrific games, though!).

    LOL, Sam and Max.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited June 2010
    ToMI is fantastic. It's a must-have for any adventure game fan.

    No, SoMI:SE isn't buggy. There are a few places where the backgrounds still need a little more work (which LordTrilobite and Khar have been fixing: click here), but on the whole, it's a great update.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2010
    ToMI is good, but you should try Escape from Monkey Island for the PC if you want true adventure game almost-perfection (Monkey Combat ruins the perfect experience)
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited June 2010
    thin029 wrote: »
    ToMI is good, but you should try Escape from Monkey Island for the PC if you want true adventure game almost-perfection (Monkey Combat ruins the perfect experience)

    this guy is plainly joking. Don't play Escape. It's crap.
  • VeronicanPlayVeronicanPlay
    edited June 2010
    jaden551 wrote: »
    BUY iT!

    ^This

    No more to it, the game is great.
    The story is great, animations is great, voice acting is great, music is great... Well you should get the idea by now. :)
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited June 2010
    thin029 wrote: »
    ToMI is good, but you should try Escape from Monkey Island for the PC if you want true adventure game almost-perfection (Monkey Combat ruins the perfect experience)
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    this guy is plainly joking. Don't play Escape. It's crap.

    If he's not joking, then he has become mentally unhinged.
  • priznaprizna
    edited June 2010
    I wouldnt say EMI was crap, but it was still my least favourite.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited June 2010
    I'd moreso say he's trolling than joking.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited June 2010
    prizna wrote: »
    I wouldnt say EMI was crap, but it was still my least favourite.

    I kind of enjoyed it the first time through. I just had to see how it ends. But I really cannot go back and play it a second time. There are always parts in it that annoy me too much to get past them. And the end is so unrewarding.
  • priznaprizna
    edited June 2010
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    I kind of enjoyed it the first time through. I just had to see how it ends. But I really cannot go back and play it a second time. There are always parts in it that annoy me too much to get past them. And the end is so unrewarding.

    yea i agree the ending was pretty poor, plus the whole Herman/Horatio thing.
  • OzzieMonkeyOzzieMonkey
    edited June 2010
    prizna wrote: »
    yea i agree the ending was pretty poor, plus the whole Herman/Horatio thing.

    Quick, someone make a CSI photoshop!
  • KolgaxKolgax
    edited June 2010
    You would have to like this genre of game. If you do, it's awesome. If not well, it won't be your cup of tea. I'd recommend getting the first epi, and trying it out to see.

    If you do like this genre, yes it's awesome. :)
  • chaos789chaos789
    edited June 2010
    ok, and ya, I enjoy Sam and Max, that is the first series I play from Telltale, and I only played season 3 of Sam and Max. I also enjoy adventure games, the monkey island series is also cheaper then Sam and Max, secret of monkey island is $10 on the PSN and Tales of Monkey island is $20. you all say it is good, so I will check them both out. thanks for all the info.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited June 2010
    I would recommend playing the games in order, starting with Secret.
  • VitonerVitoner
    edited June 2010
    Obviously not as good as Secret Of Monkey Island and LeChuck's Revenge, but strongly superior to Curse and (specially) Escape!
    Buy it!
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited June 2010
    strongly superior to Curse?

    Surely you jest. Curse is awesome.
  • Ash735Ash735
    edited June 2010
    I too would recommend playing in order, Tales is the latest game in the series and shares a lot of jokes from the first three games, you can play Secret now on the PS3 and LeChucks Revenge (the second game) is being released on PSN first (for a day), that way you'll at least get a handful of the jokes and references in Tales.
  • doodinthemooddoodinthemood
    edited June 2010
    I think part of the awesome feeling from playing tales can only be experienced if you give yourself a 9 year break after playing escape.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2010
    I was not joking AT ALL.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited June 2010
    We know. You were trolling.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2010
    That is my opininion from the bottom of my heart. I admit I was expecting this and posted it just to watch you guyz get all worked up, though.

    But I am really serious about Escape being my all-time favorite adventure game. It just can't beat Grim Fandango.
  • Chyron8472Chyron8472
    edited June 2010
    I played Grim Fandango, and it was okay. It was decent. However there are a whole slew of adventure games that are better.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2010
    Well, that's your opinion. Mine is that Grim Fandango is the best GAME out there. Of all genres.

    I love everything about it, there isn't any part I don't love playing over and over again.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited June 2010
    He never said it wasn't his opinion.
  • thin029thin029
    edited June 2010
    I know I replied because he seemed to be replying to me. Hehe
  • StarEyeStarEye
    edited June 2010
    Play them in order, and now is the perfect time for you to be able to do so, with the original remake out already, and the sequel coming out in a week. Curse is no challenge to get running, and it needs no update (althought to be honest, for me the originals didn't either, they're just great bonuses), Escape is something you can skip if you want to since Tales more or less pretends it didn't exist (or at least, there's very little connection between them, if any). That said, Escape is worthy of a playthrough at least once, and either you like it or you don't. To me it's the weakest in the series, but not nearly a bad game at all - just bad by Monkey Island standards. :D

    Oh, and Grim Fandango is awesome and one of the best adventures of all time. But then, I could say that about almost every LucasArts adventure game. Apart from Maniac Mansion and Sam and Max - which were weak compared to the others. And I think Escape is better than those.
  • zhebricazhebrica
    edited July 2010
    StarEye wrote: »
    Apart from Maniac Mansion and Sam and Max - which were weak compared to the others.

    I don't care for MM either, but what didn't you like about S&M? I'm just curious, since I've rarely heard anyone pick it out as a weaker game.
  • StarEyeStarEye
    edited July 2010
    The game's too short, the puzzles were weak, the story was boring. I just didn't held up. Also, I'm not into S&M (this can mean two things, pick whatever you like). :D

    Oh, and I hated the fact that they took away my beloved 9 verb interface and replaced it with something Sierra might've made. That itself isn't so bad, but going from Day of the Tentacle to Sam and Max was something of a disappointment.

    Full Throttle is also way too short, but it's good, and a better experience overall, despite the terribly amusing, but annoying mine puzzle, the god awful road rash elements and the even worse demolition derby event.

    Zak McKracken gets kudos for being original, completely zany and utterly hilarious and have a two headed squirrel in it (I suspect Ron wanted to be even better, and decided to one-up that by including a THREE headed MONKEY in his MI games). The gameplay was unfortunately unforgiving and is the hardest game of them all, probably, because of the seemingly free roaming nature of it. Problem was, following your curiosity often lead to bankruptcy, with the game becoming incompletable.
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