by JC Fletcher 
{ Jun 2nd 2009 at 5:00AM } 
Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond (11/30/09)
PlayStation Home Winter Wonderland (PS3)
Transformers Avatar items
Uncharted 2: Battle of the Doughnuts
Shiren the Wanderer (Wii)
Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
Star Wars: Trench Run (iPhone)
No More Heroes: Heroes' Paradise (PS3/Xbox 360)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (WiiWare)
All contents copyright © 2003-2009, Weblogs, Inc. All rights reserved
Joystiq is a member of the Weblogs, Inc. Network. Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, Notify AOL
Get a WordPress.com Blog
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Vazquez @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:14AM
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
mark @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:27AM
Ahhh the memories!
They just don't do games like they used to!
Boff @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:31AM
Wow!! My day just keeps getting better!!
This takes me waaaay back. Ah, the golden age of computer gaming on my trusty Amiga 500 (with the half meg upgrade no less).
Sadly they don't make games like this any more. I used to love me some point 'n' click action!!
Parabolee @ Jun 2nd 2009 9:55AM
Well actually they do make games like this still, check out Telltale Games! Ex-Lucasarts employees started their own company to make point-and-click adventures!
Made Sam & Max, and Wallace & Grommit and now making Tales of Monkey Island!
Paul @ Jun 2nd 2009 10:33AM
:Note to Telltale games:
The 2d hand drawn animation from Curse of Monkey Island was the pinnacle of the series. Go back to that format...please...
dukeluke @ Jun 6th 2009 6:52PM
This man speaks the truth! I hope the "40hr blockbuster Monkey Island 5" will return to that style. I know cel shading tends to look a little angular, but if they work out how to make the outlines more comic-y I certainly wouldn't mind.
jpxdude @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:32AM
Seems like a HD overlay, just like SSF2T. I'm mildly excited about this, even though i've completed it probably over 100 times. I look forward to doing it over again with HD graphics, and talky characters, yay!
Snowblind @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:36AM
It is just an HD overlay, which is why the animations are a little odd. But that at least means it's identical to the original and we can even switch back to the old graphics. I'm very happy the got the original cast to do the voicework too.
I'll be buying this immediatly, even though I'll be able to complete it in 15 minutes :)
Onomah @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:35AM
Insult sword fighting, with voice acting. Oh yes.
Snowblind @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:36AM
You fight like a diary farmer!
Onomah @ Jun 2nd 2009 6:28AM
How appropriate, you fight like a cow!
Mriceguy @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:36AM
Best announcement of 2009!!! :D
Ethan @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:45AM
I was sort of hoping it'd look a bit like Monkey Island 3.
dark_inchworm (on Steam!) dark inchworm (on XBL!) @ Jun 2nd 2009 10:00AM
Me too, but I've decided I'll take stoner Guybrush over no Guybrush at all. (That's what he looks like in Tales, anyway... haven't decided what exactly he looks like in the remake)
Ozzpot @ Jun 2nd 2009 5:46AM
I'm glad you can switch back to the old graphics. The new artwork is beautiful yet remarkably faithful to the original, but still, this game largely is about reminiscence for me, and it won't feel quite the same without the old graphics.
It was one of my favourite games back in the day, I completed it several times. It was engaging, full of character (which modern games sadly lack most of the time), and relentlessly funny.
What I'm looking forward to is playing it without disk swapping. I had it on Atari ST and for one reason or another it came on 8, yes, 8 disks! Sometimes you had to swap disk 3 times in one minute! O.o
Chris_Mac @ Jun 2nd 2009 9:13AM
Looks good, have they changed the interface? I never played this because of that, I much preferred the ring style of Curse (I know, i'm a cretin).
Parabolee @ Jun 2nd 2009 9:55AM
I have a HUGE grin on my face right now! So happy, so very very happy.
A beautiful remake of one of the greatest games ever made. Now with full first class voice overs and fantastic HD graphics (plus a GUI upgrade).
Please everyone buy this when it comes out because I want Monkey Island 2 Special Edition. The the full Monkey Island Saga will be complete and fully voice acted!
And the news of an all new Monkey Island game at long last! Colour me ecstatic!
I'm still not in-love with the 3D graphics style of Tales of Monkey Island though. Don't get me wrong the game looks great and as long as it's funny it will be fantastic. I just wish they went with the more animated style of Curse of Monkey Island than the 3D style of Escape from Monkey Island. To me the special Edition looks nicer than Tales of Monkey Island.
But hey I'm nit picking for no reason really.
For me Monkey Island is the Star Wars of video Games!
Ghaleon @ Jun 2nd 2009 9:56AM
Wow, I'm pretty sure that's the original LeChuck and Guybrush. Definite purchase, I love those guys.
tabicat @ Jun 2nd 2009 10:53AM
They're going to sell each "episode" for $15, and there will be at least four of them. By the end, you'll pay more than you would for a retail game disc, but since there's no multiplayer it will have limited replayability, and you won't be able to sell it when you're done either.
I think I'll pass.
Gregorius @ Jun 2nd 2009 11:10AM
Actually it's only 34.99 for the whole season. 5 "episodes" If you buy them individually, they are 8.95. I don't know where you got your prices, but go to Telltale Games website. You can pre-order it now and get a free episode from one of their other games.
tabicat @ Jun 2nd 2009 11:27AM
That's the PC version. I'm talking about the Xbox version. You can't pre-order that.
My prices are from experience. This is how much games like this cost on XBLA.
I'll wait until after all five episodes are released. If they offer the games on a retail disc, I'll buy it.
Shadow Hog @ Jun 2nd 2009 2:04PM
But, it's... not ON Xbox. Wii, yes, Xbox, not yet (if ever).
And it'd be $10 per episode, not $15. Precedent being Strong Bad and Wallace and Gromit, both of which sell the episodes individually (on the consoles, anyway) for $10.
tabicat @ Jun 2nd 2009 2:24PM
What are you talking about? It was just announced that "Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition" is coming to XBLA!
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/01/the-secret-of-monkey-island-special-edition-coming-to-xbla-pc/
obagelista @ Jun 2nd 2009 9:05PM
Tabicat, SOMI:SE isn't going to be split. It's one game. Tales of Monkey Island is the five-part episodic series. The PC is getting both of them; Wii is getting Tales of Monkey Island; and Xbox is getting Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition.
But yeah, I expect SOMI to hit $15-$20. Doesn't matter. I'll buy both.
Shadow Hog @ Jun 2nd 2009 10:31PM
What obagelista said. You're talking about this as if it was an episodic series, which it's not - that's Tales of Monkey Island, and that's not coming out for the Xbox.
$15 for the Special Edition sounds about right. After all, you should never pay more than $20 for a computer game.
Sinister Rouge @ Jun 2nd 2009 11:20AM
Soooooo excited. I thought Monkey Island was only something in my memories, but now they are back!! Could this be a kind of resurgence of the genre? Sweet god I hope so.
dukeluke @ Jun 6th 2009 2:15PM
This man speaks the truth! I hope the "40hr blockbuster Monkey Island 5" will return to that style. I know cel shading tends to look a little angular, but if they work out how to make the outlines more comic-y I certainly wouldn't mind.
Kalamarr @ Jul 7th 2009 4:30PM
Awesome! I'll buy this and the new Tales from Monkey Island. :)
http://www.telltalegames.com/