Which game is the funniest in the series?
Which game do you think is the funniest in the series and has the best voice acting and why?
The Secret Of Monkey Island(yes I know, no voice acting in the original and number 2, but thare are in the newly released versions)
Monkey Island 2: Lechuck Revenge
The Curse Of Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island
Tales Of Monkey Island(all 5 seasons, which I consider a whole game)
List them in order, so the first is the funniest in your opinion and state your reasons.
The Secret Of Monkey Island(yes I know, no voice acting in the original and number 2, but thare are in the newly released versions)
Monkey Island 2: Lechuck Revenge
The Curse Of Monkey Island
Escape from Monkey Island
Tales Of Monkey Island(all 5 seasons, which I consider a whole game)
List them in order, so the first is the funniest in your opinion and state your reasons.
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Tales
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Part of that is probably becuase Curse and escape were the first two I'd played, and have a different humour style to the originals. Plus, through refferences, and discussion on forums, I had most of the jokes on the first two ruined for me.
Tales was pretty funny aswell, but not as funny as Curse/Escape, for me. Close call between Escape and Tales though.
Curse
Tales
Secret
Revenge
But I think all of them are the funniest games ever!
Escape
Tales
Revenge
Curse
Secret
When was Tales seasons 2-5 out? All I remember is Tales Season one being released which consisted of 5 chapters.
2.Tales
3.Lechuck's Revenge
4.Escape
5.Secret
Curse stands out for me as the funniest mainly because of the cartoony style of it, which is the style of humour I tend to lean towards more. The game cracks me up on almost every screen, and that says something to me about how funny the game is. Tales falls shortly behind, what with all the map jokes and "like a volcano!" it is also really funny. Lechuck's Revenge to me is made funny mainly due to the facial expressions guybrush has towards certain things in the game. That game is a lot more serious, but it's still really funny to me. Escape is still funny in some parts, but overall isn't really a laugh-a-minute affair like the other 3. I put Secret last because I actually found it less funny than any of the games, although Escape is my least favourite game in the series.
I never played Curse or Escape, but Tales is REALLY funny.
2. Curse
3. Escape
4. Revenge
5. Secret
I'm still impressed that Tales managed to be both the funniest and possibly darkest game in the series.
2. Tales
3. Secret
4. Escape
5. LeChuck's Revenge
Curse was my first MI game and it just hit so many high points that I honestly couldn't rank it any lower. The voice acting, art style and puzzles had me chuckling just about every time I did something ("You fool, you just gave cheese to a lactose intolerant Volcano God!" is the one line that I remember most, probably because I'll randomly shout it during lulls in conversations). Tales ranks slightly lower, but it did hit a great mix of comedy and serious plot.
Secret, the insult swordfighting and the whole governor's mansion thing just slays me every time, but the slogging through the woods bit and the hike through the caverns of Monkey Island drags it down for me. Escape was actually quite funny and I'll readily admit I enjoyed it, but it did feel like the game lost focus at points. LeChuck's Revenge ranks last because it always felt like the most serious Monkey Island game to me for some reason, though I know Tales' content is much darker in places.
2. Tales
3. LeChuck's Revenge
4. Secret
5. Escape
2. Tales
3. Curse
4. Escape
5. Secret
On that note, I resent that trailer for the first Special Edition on this site for spoiling things for me. Especially at the end, there were a couple things that I can only hope I forget about by the time I get to playing again. Seriously, I feel hella miffed.
Curse
Tales
Revenge
Escape
I remember one line specifically from Secret when Guybrush was talking to Meathook. After you apologize for calling him bald, Meathook says something like, "It's okay. At least I don't wear a ponytail." One of the dialogue options are "Ha ha ha." and the other is "I meant to say chrome dome." I thought the way they carried on with the bald jokes was hilarious.
Curse was just... amazing in every way. "Open up! Open up! I need chicken!". In Tales, I liked how Guybrush didn't necessarily say the exact thing on the dialogue options.
Guybrush's sarcastic snarky-ness in Revenge wasn't really my preferred type of humor, though generally, I thought it was pretty funny. And I loved Freddie and the Myst o' Times in the fourth, but other than that, it wasn't really as funny as the others.
Innovative, original feeling. Full of life. Murray. Clean, coherent, low stress level playing, fun, inspiring. Yet still has CREATIVE AND CHALLENGING puzzles which are humorous.
Tales = Escape (The graphics have ups and downs. The jokes are plenty, some are hilarious. The vocals are rich, the colors are great, but some times a little bland...the animation is a little unbalanced, too technical, not very organic, some times mechanical... Though Tales definitely improves on animation. Tales is full of life, new characters, innovations. Escape is refreshing in the same right with it's shocking plot twists. Tales has all those damn maps at the beginning, it's sort of bitter and stressful. Escape has a few really crazy puzzles too like the time clock puzzle.
Still their creative and humorous puzzles in the games.
MI 1-2 (4-5)
Yeah, well...
The humor is dry in the first game, I laughed a few times. For the time they keep up with the others though. Going back to them, I would rate them where they are at on this list. I am considering special editions but Largo from the demo turned me off really quick.