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This remake of the adventure game that helped to define an entire generation of gamers and shaped the gaming world as we know it will feature redrawn graphics, full voice acting and a remastered score, all courtesy of the best and brightest at LucasArts. As an added plus, nostalgic players will even have the option of disabling the new graphics in favor of the original art style.
The game is set to launch on July 15th on both the Xbox Live Arcade and Steam.
Here's a gallery of pictures to showcase the difference between unforgettable moments within the original Monkey Island and the new version.
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
Monkey Island 1990
Monkey Island 2009
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J4bb4 The Butt Jul 10, 2009 at 5:59 am
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What I've always struggled with is the fact that Monkey Island always seems to be credited with being the birth of adventure gaming. Space Quest 1 came out in 1986 if I remember correctly (that's 4 years earlier) and Roger Wilco was always far more of a childhood hero for me than Guybrush Threepwood. I love Monkey Island, but Space Quest will always be what it's all about for me and deserves more recognition I think. Plus, the text parser interface is amazing - much more adventurous than the Monkey Island interface...Roger > Guybrush.
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Pity me for I am a fool Jul 10, 2009 at 10:23 am
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J4bb4 The Butt said
What I've always struggled with is the fact that Monkey Island always seems to be credited with being the birth of adventure gaming. Space Quest 1 came out in 1986 if I remember correctly (that's 4 years earlier) and Roger Wilco was always far more of a childhood hero for me than Guybrush Threepwood. I love Monkey Island, but Space Quest will always be what it's all about for me and deserves more recognition I think. Plus, the text parser interface is amazing - much more adventurous than the Monkey Island interface...Roger > Guybrush.
About the screenshots, I think the close-ups look prettier in the original version... The new stuff looks all Clone-Wars ugly.
rage Jul 10, 2009 at 10:46 am
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J4bb4 The Butt said
What I've always struggled with is the fact that Monkey Island always seems to be credited with being the birth of adventure gaming. Space Quest 1 came out in 1986 if I remember correctly (that's 4 years earlier) and Roger Wilco was always far more of a childhood hero for me than Guybrush Threepwood. I love Monkey Island, but Space Quest will always be what it's all about for me and deserves more recognition I think. Plus, the text parser interface is amazing - much more adventurous than the Monkey Island interface...Roger > Guybrush.
Personally, Monkey Island, Loom, and Full Throttle were the three that really stood out to me and defined the 'Adventure Game' thang.
Agamemnon Jul 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm
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Guybrush Threepwood offers some sensible consumer advice there.
Guybrush Jul 10, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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The new "Tales of Monkey Island" from is the real "now". It's sweet!
Jim Jul 10, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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What, so now the graphics have been pointlessly re-stylized to be more palatable to the current generation of games consumers? Ugh. There's a certain charm to the original pixelated graphics that just seems to be missing from these new screens. We'll see...
Kzark Jul 10, 2009 at 6:56 pm
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@Jim - ...Which is why they give you the option of sticking with the original graphics. Good call by LucasArts it seems.
I'll probably play with the new graphics, though I agree that they're pretty "meh". The new graphics are a bit easier on the eye for the distance shots.
I think Monkey Island was a great game and one of the best adventure games, but I'm not exactly sure how it helped define a generation of gamers or helped shape the gaming world. Especially when the genre itself was basically gone by the mid-late 90's.
I'll probably play with the new graphics, though I agree that they're pretty "meh". The new graphics are a bit easier on the eye for the distance shots.
I think Monkey Island was a great game and one of the best adventure games, but I'm not exactly sure how it helped define a generation of gamers or helped shape the gaming world. Especially when the genre itself was basically gone by the mid-late 90's.
Enyu Jul 11, 2009 at 2:24 am
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I, for one, am not a fan of Guybrush's new short-on-the-sides haircut. If they had left his hair the same as the old version, I would be totally down with this new art style.
Sol Invictus Jul 11, 2009 at 3:03 am
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Yeah he looks a bit douchey. The opposite of how I'd imagine Guybrush to look.
Shudder Jul 11, 2009 at 6:36 am
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Ugh Agh Aaaa! - can we has more ugly pls? Someone really smart put the disable option in and someone (else) really dumb wasted a lot of money on the new graphics...well, 'worse' seems to be the new 'New' in Video games anyway
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