MI1: Mainly just little niggles really, like having to pixel hunt in a couple of places. Bland scenary in Melee that look strangely half-finished (probably to free up space).
MI2: Same as 1, except that background scenary was alot better and didn't have the half-finished look.
MI3: I personally did not like the art style nor how some of the characters were portrayed, but that's my personal opinion and so isn't really a flaw of the game. I felt that they should not have the sailing bit in, as it was basically just a minigame version of Pirates!, which meant that it was unnecessary (as if I wanted to play something like that I'd have played Pirates! instead for a more full game experience) and the Insult Swordfighting did not have any memorable insults for me. The ending was too abrupt and sudden too, and felt a bit of a let down after all that.
MI4: Never played so I can't say anything about it.
ToMI: As I have only played Chapter 1 so far and would prefer to judge the whole season as a whole (since something I might not like in Chapter 1 for instance might have an explanation in Chapter 2) I will not comment on either, though it's looking good to me anyway.
and the Insult Swordfighting did not have any memorable insults for me.
I have to disagree with this, but what I'm about to say will make me very unpopular here, ..., I found the insults in Curse better than Secret! The whole Rhyming whilst at Sea thing made it fresh (and of course we got a song about it ) and because of that, the insults just seemed to me, more punchy and sarcastic and, well, more "OH SNAP!", the first time I heard "You're as repulsive as a Monkey in a Negligee" countered with "I look THAT much like your Fiancee!?" I just couldn't stop laughing. Plus others that stuck with me like "I'll Hound You Night and Day!" - "Then be a good Dog, Sit, STAY!"
As for the ending, sadly we all know the ending was rushed, cutting an entire cutscene between the last two levels and other little bits made the ending flash by really, shame to as one of the complaints was that Elaine didn't seem strong in Curse, when funnily enough, the cutscene that didn't make it was suppose to show Elaine fighting off the Skelton guards with ease and kicking LeChuck into one of the Rollercoaster Carts!
I have to disagree with this, but what I'm about to say will make me very unpopular here, ..., I found the insults in Curse better than Secret! The whole Rhyming whilst at Sea thing made it fresh (and of course we got a song about it ) and because of that, the insults just seemed to me, more punchy and sarcastic and, well, more "OH SNAP!", the first time I heard "You're as repulsive as a Monkey in a Negligee" countered with "I look THAT much like your Fiancee!?" I just couldn't stop laughing. Plus others that stuck with me like "I'll Hound You Night and Day!" - "Then be a good Dog, Sit, STAY!"
As for the ending, sadly we all know the ending was rushed, cutting an entire cutscene between the last two levels and other little bits made the ending flash by really, shame to as one of the complaints was that Elaine didn't seem strong in Curse, when funnily enough, the cutscene that didn't make it was suppose to show Elaine fighting off the Skelton guards with ease and kicking LeChuck into one of the Rollercoaster Carts!
the insult swordfighting in both games are AWESOME, just the way you need to learn all the replies is boring.
MI1: sword fighting can be a little boring, especially if you get lots of pirates than can´t help you. Also the stan puzzle was annoying, though I love Stan.
MI2: nothing. perfect game for me.
MI3: hate how the game looks. It's just too much of a cartoon. I'm forcing myself to play through the game, haven't even finished it. The controls suck as well.
MI4: monkey kombat.
MI5: only first chaper so far. Maybe a little too easy?
SoMI SE: The pause in the dialogue between lines due to the old engine not being timed for voiceovers.
That can be fixed by going into classic mode (F10) and increasing the text speed by pressing +.
Put speed at max, go back to new mode and the dialogue issue is fixed.
SoMI - Close to none laugh-out-loud moments for me, but I still love the atmosphere of the game, though..
MI2 - That there has not been made a remake of it yet? HELLO!!!
CMI - I could play this game forever, but if I had to pick something, it's gotta be the abrupt ending.
EfMI - Monkey Combat.. nuff said.. Other than that, its a pretty decent game, and a wonderful tribute to SoMI's locations and characters.
ToMI - The only thing that's irritating is the re-use of character models and the sound compression (Please don't throw bananas at me), but other than that, its a pretty perfect first chapter of a MI game!
Comments
1: Too much running around Monkey Island
2: Can't think of anything right now, MI2 is awesome.
3: The sailing went on a bit too long.
4: Monkey Kombat...sigh. Actually, the entire shipwrecked on MI part was too dependent on timing puzzles and other tedious stuff that I hate.
Tales 1: The jungle stuff was somewhat boring.
MI2: Same as 1, except that background scenary was alot better and didn't have the half-finished look.
MI3: I personally did not like the art style nor how some of the characters were portrayed, but that's my personal opinion and so isn't really a flaw of the game. I felt that they should not have the sailing bit in, as it was basically just a minigame version of Pirates!, which meant that it was unnecessary (as if I wanted to play something like that I'd have played Pirates! instead for a more full game experience) and the Insult Swordfighting did not have any memorable insults for me. The ending was too abrupt and sudden too, and felt a bit of a let down after all that.
MI4: Never played so I can't say anything about it.
ToMI: As I have only played Chapter 1 so far and would prefer to judge the whole season as a whole (since something I might not like in Chapter 1 for instance might have an explanation in Chapter 2) I will not comment on either, though it's looking good to me anyway.
MI 2- Perfect
MI 3- Very good
MI 4- Plastic
MI 5- Too easy, but good
I have to disagree with this, but what I'm about to say will make me very unpopular here, ..., I found the insults in Curse better than Secret! The whole Rhyming whilst at Sea thing made it fresh (and of course we got a song about it
As for the ending, sadly we all know the ending was rushed, cutting an entire cutscene between the last two levels and other little bits made the ending flash by really, shame to as one of the complaints was that Elaine didn't seem strong in Curse, when funnily enough, the cutscene that didn't make it was suppose to show Elaine fighting off the Skelton guards with ease and kicking LeChuck into one of the Rollercoaster Carts!
the insult swordfighting in both games are AWESOME, just the way you need to learn all the replies is boring.
MI2: nothing. perfect game for me.
MI3: hate how the game looks. It's just too much of a cartoon. I'm forcing myself to play through the game, haven't even finished it. The controls suck as well.
MI4: monkey kombat.
MI5: only first chaper so far. Maybe a little too easy?
That can be fixed by going into classic mode (F10) and increasing the text speed by pressing +.
Put speed at max, go back to new mode and the dialogue issue is fixed.
MI2 - That there has not been made a remake of it yet? HELLO!!!
CMI - I could play this game forever, but if I had to pick something, it's gotta be the abrupt ending.
EfMI - Monkey Combat.. nuff said.. Other than that, its a pretty decent game, and a wonderful tribute to SoMI's locations and characters.
ToMI - The only thing that's irritating is the re-use of character models and the sound compression (Please don't throw bananas at me), but other than that, its a pretty perfect first chapter of a MI game!
*gets in front and opens wide*
By the way, who was the author of insults in Curse and Escape? It wasn't Orson Scott Card, like in the first game?