>comedy point-and-click adventure games will never be as good

I thought Ben There, Dan That was a pretty fun homage to the old adventure games.

>>3703914
They suck because, as with many games, imitators only know how to copy the superficial aspects.

>Oh, dialogue trees! That's where I fill all the writing with jokes, right?
>Oh, animated scenes! That's where I make something wacky happen, right?

Insult swordfighting is a good example. Yes, it became a meme, but it's also a legit puzzle where you have to use the lines in new contexts at the end. And a lot of Guybrush's dialogue contained detail about the world or subtle hints about what to do, it wasn't just witty quips.

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>>3704719
The sequel was pretty good too. They really captured the spirit of the old monkey islands without seeming like a nostalgia wank.

only ever played Curse of Monkey Island, should I try the MI special editions?

>>3705049
It's not as wacky, and the plot is much more serious, but Primordia has a good Sam & Max style banter going.

>>3705648
I'd play the originals just for the graphics. The special editions have this cheap, sterile look to them. it's missing a lot of the charm.

>>3705648
You can toggle between old and new graphics in the special editions on the fly. It's bound by default to one of the F keys. And for MI2, you can set it to use the old graphics but still keep the voice acting (original MI 1 & 2 were not voiced at all in any version).

>>3706285

There's a hack out there that puts the voice acting (and music if you want) into MI1 too, play that via ScummVM and you have the best way to play both games.

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>>3706285
I remember having a flat out screaming match with a kid at school who kept claiming the Sega CD Monkey Island had voice.

DON'T DIE, THREAD

>>3706271
The special editions of Monkey Island are actually pretty good compared to DOTT. The soundtracks and voice acting are quite good.

I want to play Space Quest. What's the best one?

>>3706293
Correct.
http://www.gratissaugen.de/ultimatetalkies/monkey1.html

Best way to play.

>>3708792
None of them.

>>3708792
3 or 4.

>>3708268
Soundtrack is good, but voice acting other than Dom Armato's and whoever voices lechuck is a complete trainwreck. Play the originals on SCUMM with MT-32 soundtrack and never look back.