It also has the worst story of the Monkey Island games. I understood the idea behind it (apparently, the words were so primitive that the insult hurt you regardless of wether you understood it or not). It's supposedly meant as insult kung fu, but missed the point entirely by having the clever insults of the other variants completely removed, and instead have the meaningless gibberish. It didn't really make sense, to be honest. It's got some good parts, and some bad parts. Yeah, CMI was good too, but nothing can top MI2.ĮMI, I don't really hate it. Possibly the best soundtrack ever in an adventure game. The headphones will help you get into the atmosphere and mood and really enjoy the rather spectacular soundtrack. The graphics don't look so pixelated (on large LCD monitors it can be a little messy) and generally looks like it originally did on a CRT from that time. But MI2 is probably on top.Īlso, to really enjoy Monkey Island 2, I think headphones and playing it on the PSP is perfect. Other two are Final Fantasy VII and Sensible World of Soccer.

Music, atmosphere, story, gameplay, humour, graphics - they're just insanely good, and still among the top three games I've ever played. What makes Monkey Island 2 so good is that it's (imo) as close to perfect on just about every level. Of course compared to Curse or Revenge is a very large fall. Still writing was good (mostly), voice acting was also good (whether you like some particular actor/change or not), the overall story was more than average. It's the least modern computer/OS compatible of the games. Graphics were alright for that time, but nothing spectacular (just look at Hilary Threepwood-Clinton) I didn't buy his motivation, but he is an alright villain (but not for main) Some areas and puzzles are troublesome (time-based puzzles probably not a good idea) The inventory system is not obvious and it's cumbersome to interact A core part of MI is LeChuck as the main villain (at least at the end) Monkey Combat (This actually counts as 3 reasons on its own right) OK, I'll be a bit more diplomatic and less 'dashing' to give my two cents:

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