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Secret of monkey island: Special Edition (360/PC out now)

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    #32
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Overheal wrote: »
    you know what really needs hints is Kingdom of Loathing. I got stuck very *very* early in.
    *Sigh*

    Ok, here you see the Kingdom of Loathing icon? Click it twice... No, click it twice quickly! There you go, first puzzle solved! :pac:


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    #33
    TinCool
    Registered Users Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭TinCool


    Purchased this last night and installed it this morning before heading off to work. I'm looking forward to getting home this evening and reliving the good old days in HD :D


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    #34
    awhir
    Registered Users Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭awhir


    will give it a blast later


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    #35
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,298 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    DamoElDiablo wrote: »
    *Sigh*

    Ok, here you see the Kingdom of Loathing icon? Click it twice... No, click it twice quickly! There you go, first puzzle solved! :pac:
    not that early. but early enough. i digress.


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    #36
    Coyote
    Registered Users Posts: 1,236 ✭✭✭Coyote


    Have to say i really don't like it. having to hit ctrl or alt to get options sucks.
    you would think that with HD it would not have been any trouble to have them
    at the bottom like it used to be. or at least give people the option.

    the voices are ok but the updated graphics are not nice at all, in the old game the
    movement of people was not great but now it looks silly like they are cutouts
    on stick being moved about.

    was so looking forward to it, I still play all the old scum games about once a
    year on pc and have them on my phone, I even like the new Screaming Narwhal
    monkey island more than this.

    I guess if you never played it before at it's core it's still the same great game
    just think they could have done such a better job

    Coyote


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    #37
    Liathroidi Dana
    Registered Users Posts: 261 ✭✭Liathroidi Dana


    Coyote wrote: »

    I guess if you never played it before at it's core it's still the same great game
    just think they could have done such a better job

    Coyote

    First time playing it on xbox, and finished just 20 mins ago, and I have to say it was brill!

    The humour was great, chuckled a bunch of times. My only fault with it is the length. As it took me almost 3 hours to beat the first chapter, but for the other 3 maybe 1 and a half. Like altogether it was grand, just didn't think it was paced out good.

    Still gotta play through for the cheese-mints!


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    #38
    ElBarco
    Registered Users Posts: 414 ✭✭ElBarco


    My xbox red ringed yesterday so I decided to fire up steam to pick this up.

    Really enjoying it - bringing back some good memories. It's amazing how the solutions float back as you're playing.


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    #39
    TinCool
    Registered Users Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭TinCool


    Coyote wrote: »
    Have to say i really don't like it. having to hit ctrl or alt to get options sucks.
    you would think that with HD it would not have been any trouble to have them
    at the bottom like it used to be. or at least give people the option.

    ....

    I guess if you never played it before at it's core it's still the same great game
    just think they could have done such a better job

    Coyote

    To be fair I am really enjoying it. I do agree having to hit i to bring up your inventory is a pain but there are keyboard short cuts for the various actions so you soon get used to it.

    I've just finished the first part so I'm now on the boat. Fun stuff.

    I'll give the monkey island tales a bash once I finish this.


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    #40
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    They've just released an iPod Touch/iPhone version on the App Store, €5.99.


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    #41
    Chumpski
    Registered Users Posts: 741 ✭✭✭Chumpski


    Stephen wrote: »
    They've just released an iPod Touch/iPhone version on the App Store, €5.99.

    Did you play the ipod touch version yet?

    Never played any monkey island games and i love adventure games. If its a rubbish port i might go for the PC version instead?


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    #42
    TinCool
    Registered Users Posts: 2,894 ✭✭✭TinCool


    I've read the few reviews of it up on the App Store and a lot of people are moaning about the controls having to drag and double tap to move and stuff. Just buy it for PC, least I did :)


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    #43
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Chumpski wrote: »
    Did you play the ipod touch version yet?

    Never played any monkey island games and i love adventure games. If its a rubbish port i might go for the PC version instead?

    Nah, bought the PC version. Which is lovely.


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    #44
    Kevster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,980 ✭✭✭Kevster


    0ubliette wrote:
    Anyone else picking this up? I literally have a boner here waiting to get out of work and play this
    Dude... ...Dude... ...what the hell!? You just gave me my first genuine laugh of the day. We all know that Escape from Monkey Island (Le Chuck's Revenge) was the best!


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    #45
    Star Lord
    Registered Users Posts: 30,123 ✭✭✭✭Star Lord


    Kevster wrote: »
    Dude... ...Dude... ...what the hell!? You just gave me my first genuine laugh of the day. We all know that Escape from Monkey Island (Le Chuck's Revenge) was the best!

    Ya seem a little confused...

    Escape From Monkey Island = Monkey Island 4, the 3D one.

    Le Chucks Revenge = Monkey Island 2: Le Chucks Revenge


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    #46
    Blisterman
    Registered Users Posts: 7,457 ✭✭✭Blisterman


    Downloading it on my iPhone. Can't wait. Although I played it so many times in the 90's I can pretty much remember the solution to every puzzle.


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    #47
    Volvagia
    Registered Users Posts: 1,119 ✭✭✭Volvagia


    Got it last week. I'm a very happy wannabe pirate.

    They've really done a good job on this.

    Anyone playing the Tales of Monkey Island games? 2nd one came out the other day.


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    #48
    ghouldaddy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 605 ✭✭✭ghouldaddy07


    As much as I hate games on the Itouch, they handled this one very well control wise, Why did lucasarts have to stop making funny adventure games?


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    #49
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Because they got fat and lazy milking star wars for all it was worth.


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    #50
    [Deleted User]
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    Is this iPod touch version good then? I'm considering buying a voucher later so I can download it from the iTunes stores. Checked out some videos on youtube and the quality looks pretty good.


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    #51
    ghouldaddy07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 605 ✭✭✭ghouldaddy07


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Is this iPod touch version good then? I'm considering buying a voucher later so I can download it from the iTunes stores. Checked out some videos on youtube and the quality looks pretty good.

    Aye tis grand so far, only one part gave me difficulty and that was
    scaring away that poxy bird at the back of the bar is fairly difficult on a touch screen.


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    #52
    [Deleted User]
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    Downloaded the iPod Touch version and it is fantastic fun. So many memories are coming flooded back. But does anyone know how to turn off the help hints? they're really annoying


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