mcfly
02-22-2002, 07:50 AM
Very interesting that there might be another Monkey Island adventure on it's way. I'm looking forward to it. However, I must confess I belong to those old farts who still consider the first two games to be masterpieces but the last two only mediocre.
The biggest misstake was letting Guybrush marry Elaine. That was part of the fun in the first two games - the tension and mixed feelings between those two. It's really not that interesting anymore when you know Guybrush is pretty much set already. Rather than feeling like an adventure-seeking-wanna-be-pirate on a quest for love and treasures I felt like playing a family guy who will soon be home for dinner with his beloved 'dear'. It's really not that exciting.
I didn't find the last two to be really that funny either. I found the jokes to be a little too relaxed and cute. I think there's plenty of space here to take it to a higher level. Don't stop - joke about the joke! Take note of Matt Groening's technique he shows in The Simpsons and Futurama!
The later plots were rather dull and boring as well. I felt it was more about politics and real-life situations which I don't think belong in a pirate adventure game. What I find more interesting is the actual pirate story telling - the myths, treasures, ships, voodo and so on.. combined with the excellent twisted humour of course.
Well, this letter turned out to be more like a rant but it can also be taken as a 'don't do' suggestions for the fifth game. Anyway, comments are welcome!
/McFly
The biggest misstake was letting Guybrush marry Elaine. That was part of the fun in the first two games - the tension and mixed feelings between those two. It's really not that interesting anymore when you know Guybrush is pretty much set already. Rather than feeling like an adventure-seeking-wanna-be-pirate on a quest for love and treasures I felt like playing a family guy who will soon be home for dinner with his beloved 'dear'. It's really not that exciting.
I didn't find the last two to be really that funny either. I found the jokes to be a little too relaxed and cute. I think there's plenty of space here to take it to a higher level. Don't stop - joke about the joke! Take note of Matt Groening's technique he shows in The Simpsons and Futurama!
The later plots were rather dull and boring as well. I felt it was more about politics and real-life situations which I don't think belong in a pirate adventure game. What I find more interesting is the actual pirate story telling - the myths, treasures, ships, voodo and so on.. combined with the excellent twisted humour of course.
Well, this letter turned out to be more like a rant but it can also be taken as a 'don't do' suggestions for the fifth game. Anyway, comments are welcome!
/McFly