Monkey Island 5 SUCKS!

[darknessofheart]

The only good thing I liked about the game was that it brought back Largo Lagrande. But then they messed that up too by saying he pushed Grandpa Marley down a whirlpool. Another plot hole; LeChuck, Ozzie, Largo, how many times did that old man get pushed down a whirlpool?

[LuigiHann]

At least it was better than Monkey Island 1.5, where all you got do do was buy a coat, grow facial hair, and find LeChuck's still-wriggling beard. Having to collect all that money just to not use it in the end was so dissatisfying. That scene where Guybrush and Elaine broke up almost made me cry, though.

[CaptainWicket]

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

At least it was better than Monkey Island 1.5, where all you got do do was buy a coat, grow facial hair, and find LeChuck's still-wriggling beard. Having to collect all that money just to not use it in the end was so dissatisfying. That scene where Guybrush and Elaine broke up almost made me cry, though.

That part where you had to tell every pirate in the Caribbean about your LeChuck-exploding story was kind of tedious though.

[Timmeh2006]

For me, the now obligatory vehicle section and cover mechanic ruined the game.

Anyway, the Guybrush-Elaine sex scene was nothing, now Guybrush's Man on Manatee action on the other hand.... You'd have thought Telltale would know better after the flak that Bioware got for Mass Effect's cross species intimacy.

[Cortez]

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

At least it was better than Monkey Island 1.5, where all you got do do was buy a coat, grow facial hair, and find LeChuck's still-wriggling beard. Having to collect all that money just to not use it in the end was so dissatisfying. That scene where Guybrush and Elaine broke up almost made me cry, though.

Good point, but I'm surprised nobody mentioned Monkey Island 3.5 yet. I mean, a whole game based on Guybrush's and Elaine's honeymoon? And finally at the first hint of an actual storyline when the ship gets attacked and Guybrush is tied to the mast the game ended abruptly? It was really frustrating!

[Mad Mary]

What about 2.5? Now that one was entirely pointless. Eating all that cursed ice cream just to grow a few inches and lose twenty or thirty pounds. I also didn't like the puzzle where Guybrush had to shave his beard over and over again until it was entirely gone (after you used the jinxed popcorn with the hexed lemonade). Some people might find it funny that Guybrush had to play a female top model after he had joined the actor's club, but I don't. There was no real story in that game, it was just confusing and - as I said before - pointless.

[Cortez]

Originally Posted by Mad Mary

What about 2.5? Now that one was entirely pointless. Eating all that cursed ice cream just to grow a few inches and lose twenty or thirty pounds. I also didn't like the puzzle where Guybrush had to shave his beard over and over again until it was entirely gone (after you used the jinxed popcorn with the hexed lemonade). Some people might find it funny that Guybrush had to play a female top model after he had joined the actor's club, but I don't. There was no real story in that game, it was just confusing and - as I said before - pointless.

Granted, but at least we found out the actual secret of Monkey Island in that one and how the ending of LeChuck's revenge made perfect sense. Too bad it's out of print now...

[Mad Mary]

Originally Posted by Cortez

Granted, but at least we found out the actual secret of Monkey Island in that one and how the ending of LeChuck's revenge made perfect sense. Too bad it's out of print now...

Alright, and I must admit that that search-the-magical-bottle puzzle was kinda cool. Guybrush got a beautiful voice for solving it.

[Tacobob]

Worst use of nude codes EVER!

[plrichard]

I can't believe nobody has brought up Monkey Island: The Prequel where Guybrush is actually the most feared pirate on the seas and then suddenly his ship crashes and everyone assumes he's dead. Worst ending ever, even MI2's ending was better than that. But I have to admit, it was really strange that they made a kid that looked maybe 13 be "the most feared and powerful pirate ever." Just seemed kinda dumb to me.

[tredlow]

C'mon, I know some jokes didn't work, and the part with the manatee voiced by Ted Levine wasn't everyone's cup of tea, but I think the game is pretty good at some points.

Favorite parts:

The part where Guybrush fell into that portal and wound up in a world where everyone looks like him, and they can only say "Threepwood! Threepwood! Threepwood!".

Tricking the ice-breathing accountant into marrying that werewolf drag-queen.

The all-out brawl between the Pirates of Barbary Coast and the Men of Low Moral Fiber.

Least favorite parts:

Monkey Combat II. The one with 25 moves and 200 different monkey sounds? Gets old real quick.

Deciphering that damn map to Flojo Island, which took me eight hours, even with the walkthrough.

That gratuitous sex scene, both the one with Elaine and Teddy the Talking Manatee.

The UFO alternate ending, which I got in the first playthrough, which was confusing.

Anyway, my least favorite MI games are Monkey Island Skateboarding, and Lego Monkey Island.

[Mike Haley]

Was anyone else creeped out by the Voodoo Lady's attraction to Guybrush Threepwood, the Masterbating Overzealous Monkey, the Flying Doodo!, or Herman Toothrot's offerings of "things stuck in my teeth?" *shivers*

[walshy]

i just thought the monkey sea monster was a bit much my favorite part would be guybrush renewing his marriage vows with elaine in las veagas

[Secret Fawful]

I really loved the puzzle where you had to do the Hula of Hades while riding a tricycle through a volcano, using items along the way to ensure you weren't burned to a steaming crisp.

But when you had to escape the bar filled with Angry Smelly Cursed Leper Gorilla Pirates by using the same tricycle on the clothesline to get across the rooftops, followed by having to signal for your horse by forcing a parrot in your inventory to swallow the Bullhorn of Singood? How could anyone figure THAT out? Worst puzzle in the series.

I quite liked the puzzle where you used Guybrush's bald spot caused by the singing fires from that evil juggling fire-breathing pirate clown you stole the tricycle from, plus Wally's lens, to blind the two-headed cyclops guarding the entrance of the caves where Lechuck had stashed Elaine's pirate ship. That one was fun, especially watching the cyclops fall off the cliff into the sea like Wile E. Coyote.

[walshy]

i hated the way it was around 60 hours but 15 were spent with guybrush talking dinner plans with elaine

[LuigiHann]

Originally Posted by tredlow

Anyway, my least favorite MI games are Monkey Island Skateboarding, and Lego Monkey Island.

I loved lego monkey island. the cannibals are adorable there

[walshy]

i liked the part where the voodoo lady and lechuck talked about their high school days together

[walshy]

Originally Posted by walshy

i liked the part where the voodoo lady and lechuck talked about their high school days together

and the part where the voodoo lady blew up half the school because she practiced voodoo in the science lab

[adventureaddict]

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

I loved lego monkey island. the cannibals are adorable there

I agree. And the way you could pop Murray onto any other lego body made for amusements.

[Leak]

I'll bet someone at Telltale is sitting there crying over all these great plot ideas that have been spoiled, errr, already been used before they could put them in, like that pirate wet T-shirt contest...