Telltale Games

tmesis · 07/14/2009, 01:39 pm

So, where would everyone put Tales in their obligatory anal listing of Monkey Island: Best to Worst (or - Greatest to Least Great)?

After 1.2 plays of Tales I'd rate them in the following order:

1. MI1 SOMI
2. MI3 COMI
3. MI6 TOMI
4. MI2
5. The other one.

What about you guys?

Graywing · 07/14/2009, 01:41 pm

1, 3, tales, 2 , 4 (2 Didn't really do it for me, and 4.. well.. it wasn't bad, but not great either)

ivan11111 · 07/14/2009, 01:44 pm

1,3,4,2, TOMI is coming in second right now but i don't want to put it in 'till it's done. What if episode two is a stinker?

*Silverwolfpet* · 07/14/2009, 01:46 pm

1. ToMI
2. CoMI
3. MI2
4. MI1
5. EMI

lawrencek · 07/14/2009, 01:49 pm

1. The Curse of Monkey Island (For the art style)
2. Monkey Island 2 - LeChucks Revenge (For the settings)
3. The Secret of Monkey Island (For the originality lol!)
4. Tales of Monkey Island (For the revival (And succeeding!))
5. Escape from Monkey Island (For the Monkey Kombat (And not in a good way))

wezzy · 07/14/2009, 02:03 pm

1. MI2:LcR
2. SoMI
3. CoMI/ToMI (I can not deside)
4. EfMI

turingmachine604 · 07/14/2009, 02:30 pm

MI 2
CoMI
SoMI
ToMI
EfMI

And why did you list ToMI as MI 6? Really, that whole skipping MI 5 thing needs to die.

Bagge · 07/14/2009, 02:32 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by turingmachine604

that whole skipping MI 5 thing needs to die.

This

tmesis · 07/14/2009, 02:33 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by turingmachine604

And why did you list ToMI as MI 6? Really, that whole skipping MI 5 thing needs to die.

Next you'll be telling me Santa Claus doesn't exist.

Screw you!

turingmachine604 · 07/14/2009, 02:37 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by tmesis

Next you'll be telling me Santa Claus doesn't exist.

Screw you!

I'm Jewish.

maul_inc · 07/14/2009, 02:40 pm

1. SOMI These first
2. COMI games
3. MI2 are pure nostalgia

4. TOMI (A little early to rate the whole game, but Screaming Narwhal episode felt like a real Monkey Island game, Excellent Comeback for the series IMHO)
5. EFMI (For me this was for Monkey Island what Phantom Menace was for Star Wars, not utter shit but it didn't feel right)

tmesis · 07/14/2009, 02:48 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by turingmachine604

I'm Jewish.

Next you'll be telling me Thor didn't have a thunder hammer of sheer bloody awesome genius.

Corv · 07/14/2009, 03:02 pm

1. MI1
2. MI2
3. ToMI
4. EMI
5. CoMI (oh how I hate the art style!)

PariahKing · 07/14/2009, 03:04 pm

1. MI2
2. CMI
3. SMI
4. EMI

Rating TMI in comparison to the others is silly. And EMI is still a great game - it's the worst in a great series meaning it's still quality.

tmsmyth4 · 07/14/2009, 03:14 pm

MI2-nothing has or ever will come close imo. pure class
CMI-stunning artwork, replayed alot more than the others
TMI-providing the puzzles get harder, shaping up to be a classic
SMI
EMI

Paroxysm · 07/14/2009, 03:18 pm

1. Monkey Island 2: Lechuck's Revenge - Adventure gaming perfection.
2. The Secret of Monkey Island - It is where we all fell in love.
3. Curse of Monkey Island - Attractive and funny but too many elements are derivative of the first 2 games.

758. Escape from Monkey Island - Fuck Escape from Monkey Island

Can't rates Tales yet because it is incomplete but if the first episode is any indication it could probably push COMI to 4th place.

Ganon Sheik · 07/14/2009, 03:20 pm

Im putting tales somewhere between CoMI and MI1. So far its better than MI1, but can't match CoMI. But hey its only 1/5 of the way done, can't be too quick to judge.

1. CoMI
2. MI2
3. Tales
4. MI1
5. EMI

Rather Dashing · 07/14/2009, 03:25 pm

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge suffers from very few flaws. It has some obscene puzzle design for a LucasArts adventure, but it's nowhere near as bad as a Sierra or Infocom classic. And it does so much else just perfectly. It's just an amazing piece of work.

I'd say that Secret of Monkey Island goes next. It does a lot more right. It's not bogged down with exposition at the start. There's "I want to be a pirate!" and a general pointing towards the right direction. You aren't given a long intro movie like Day of the Tentacle, you're dropped straight into the world and told where to go. From there, you're given a lot of freedom of exploration. From there, the puzzles aren't too bad but also great brain teasers, and the overall sense of adventure and an overall story wows you in such a ludicrous game.

Monkey Island 3 is next, but a definite step or two below the classic originals....with flaws like character animation, not having the right feel fro a Monkey Island game, and an overly cartoon style in many places. It's like I picked up Day of the Tentacle rather than Monkey Island, and that's by no means a compliment. And the sailing game is tedious. Still, it gets a lot right, the backgrounds and music are beautiful, and the story does ramp up near the end. Puzzle design isn't always perfect, but usually good or great. Voice casting is great, and it is quality work too. Overall it's a solid, fantastic adventure.

Few will disagree with dropping Escape on the bottom, so I don't feel like I should elaborate.

Oh, and I'm gonna wait until the Season is over to stick Tales in. However, from what I've played it has a lot of potential. I could see it surpassing Curse easily, and Secret with a good bit of difficulty.

hansschmucker · 07/14/2009, 03:34 pm

2>5>3>1>4 for me.

Monkey Island 2 is still my gold standard for reasons that I am unable to explain. It's not really the puzzles or the graphics... Maybe it's the music?
Probably all of the above.

nextnx · 07/14/2009, 03:34 pm

1. The Curse of Monkey Island
2. LeChucks Revenge - Monkey Island 2
3. The Secret of Monkey Island

Below didnt qualify, sry but didnt feel MI like.:
Escape from Monkey Island
Tales of Monkey Island

07/14/2009, 01:39 pm	#1
tmesis Up quark Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 25	Rate Monkey Islands: Best to Worst So, where would everyone put Tales in their obligatory anal listing of Monkey Island: Best to Worst (or - Greatest to Least Great)? After 1.2 plays of Tales I'd rate them in the following order: 1. MI1 SOMI 2. MI3 COMI 3. MI6 TOMI 4. MI2 5. The other one. What about you guys?

07/14/2009, 03:04 pm	#14
PariahKing I Have Arrived Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,327	1. MI2 2. CMI 3. SMI 4. EMI Rating TMI in comparison to the others is silly. And EMI is still a great game - it's the worst in a great series meaning it's still quality. __________________ It's OK to eat fish - they don't have any feelings.

07/14/2009, 03:20 pm	#17
Ganon Sheik Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oregon USA Posts: 4	Im putting tales somewhere between CoMI and MI1. So far its better than MI1, but can't match CoMI. But hey its only 1/5 of the way done, can't be too quick to judge. 1. CoMI 2. MI2 3. Tales 4. MI1 5. EMI __________________ "I don't think that a U-Tube would be useful there" The new "Skeleton arm" is the U-Tube....

07/14/2009, 03:25 pm	#18
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,809	Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge suffers from very few flaws. It has some obscene puzzle design for a LucasArts adventure, but it's nowhere near as bad as a Sierra or Infocom classic. And it does so much else just perfectly. It's just an amazing piece of work. I'd say that Secret of Monkey Island goes next. It does a lot more right. It's not bogged down with exposition at the start. There's "I want to be a pirate!" and a general pointing towards the right direction. You aren't given a long intro movie like Day of the Tentacle, you're dropped straight into the world and told where to go. From there, you're given a lot of freedom of exploration. From there, the puzzles aren't too bad but also great brain teasers, and the overall sense of adventure and an overall story wows you in such a ludicrous game. Monkey Island 3 is next, but a definite step or two below the classic originals....with flaws like character animation, not having the right feel fro a Monkey Island game, and an overly cartoon style in many places. It's like I picked up Day of the Tentacle rather than Monkey Island, and that's by no means a compliment. And the sailing game is tedious. Still, it gets a lot right, the backgrounds and music are beautiful, and the story does ramp up near the end. Puzzle design isn't always perfect, but usually good or great. Voice casting is great, and it is quality work too. Overall it's a solid, fantastic adventure. Few will disagree with dropping Escape on the bottom, so I don't feel like I should elaborate. Oh, and I'm gonna wait until the Season is over to stick Tales in. However, from what I've played it has a lot of potential. I could see it surpassing Curse easily, and Secret with a good bit of difficulty. Last edited by Rather Dashing; 07/14/2009 at 03:40 pm.

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07/14/2009, 01:41 pm	#2
Graywing Munior Jember Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Netherlands, the Posts: 80	1, 3, tales, 2 , 4 (2 Didn't really do it for me, and 4.. well.. it wasn't bad, but not great either)

07/14/2009, 01:44 pm	#3
ivan11111 Mighty Pirate Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 178	1,3,4,2, TOMI is coming in second right now but i don't want to put it in 'till it's done. What if episode two is a stinker?

07/14/2009, 01:46 pm	#4
Silverwolfpet Wolfy Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 3,042	1. ToMI 2. CoMI 3. MI2 4. MI1 5. EMI

07/14/2009, 01:49 pm	#5
lawrencek Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 14	1. The Curse of Monkey Island (For the art style) 2. Monkey Island 2 - LeChucks Revenge (For the settings) 3. The Secret of Monkey Island (For the originality lol!) 4. Tales of Monkey Island (For the revival (And succeeding!)) 5. Escape from Monkey Island (For the Monkey Kombat (And not in a good way))

07/14/2009, 02:03 pm	#6
wezzy Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 25	1. MI2:LcR 2. SoMI 3. CoMI/ToMI (I can not deside) 4. EfMI

07/14/2009, 02:30 pm	#7
turingmachine604 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Future Posts: 192	MI 2 CoMI SoMI ToMI EfMI And why did you list ToMI as MI 6? Really, that whole skipping MI 5 thing needs to die.

07/14/2009, 02:40 pm	#11
maul_inc Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 17	1. SOMI These first 2. COMI games 3. MI2 are pure nostalgia 4. TOMI (A little early to rate the whole game, but Screaming Narwhal episode felt like a real Monkey Island game, Excellent Comeback for the series IMHO) 5. EFMI (For me this was for Monkey Island what Phantom Menace was for Star Wars, not utter shit but it didn't feel right)

07/14/2009, 03:02 pm	#13
Corv Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 27	1. MI1 2. MI2 3. ToMI 4. EMI 5. CoMI (oh how I hate the art style!)

07/14/2009, 03:14 pm	#15
tmsmyth4 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 364	MI2-nothing has or ever will come close imo. pure class CMI-stunning artwork, replayed alot more than the others TMI-providing the puzzles get harder, shaping up to be a classic SMI EMI

07/14/2009, 03:18 pm	#16
Paroxysm Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8	1. Monkey Island 2: Lechuck's Revenge - Adventure gaming perfection. 2. The Secret of Monkey Island - It is where we all fell in love. 3. Curse of Monkey Island - Attractive and funny but too many elements are derivative of the first 2 games. 758. Escape from Monkey Island - Fuck Escape from Monkey Island Can't rates Tales yet because it is incomplete but if the first episode is any indication it could probably push COMI to 4th place.

07/14/2009, 03:34 pm	#19
hansschmucker Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 945	2>5>3>1>4 for me. Monkey Island 2 is still my gold standard for reasons that I am unable to explain. It's not really the puzzles or the graphics... Maybe it's the music? Probably all of the above.

07/14/2009, 03:34 pm	#20
nextnx Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 29	1. The Curse of Monkey Island 2. LeChucks Revenge - Monkey Island 2 3. The Secret of Monkey Island Below didnt qualify, sry but didnt feel MI like.: Escape from Monkey Island Tales of Monkey Island

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