[Review] The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
As mentioned in a previous post, I said there may be some non-code related content coming, and you’re looking at the first piece. Anyhow, onto the review.
The Secret of Monkey Island (TSMI) was originally released in 1990 by Lucasarts, it was a very popular point’n'click adventure game about Guybrush Threepwood’s quest to become a “Mighty Pirate”. Fast forward to today and we have the release of TMSI: Special Edition.
What’s so “Special” about it you ask? Well, TMSI:SE is not only a re-release but a remake of the original game.
Now, remakes tend to be a bit of a dirty word. Rarely is a remake well done, nor does it hold true to the “feel” of the original, although not exclusively due to the remake lacking the good memories and nostalgia of the original.
I’m glad to say though TSMI:SE is not like this, not only can you switch between Remake/Original at any point in the game, but the changes made in the remake stay true to the feel of the original. The art-style and soundtrack are a perfect recreation of their 1990’s pixelated/MIDI counterparts.
To wrap up this review, TSMI:SE is definitely worth it if you’ve never played TSMI before, or any of the other games in the series, if you’re a fan of the series then you’ve already bought TSMI:SE or if you’ve been living under a rock and you’re a fan, then you are probably hammering in the title into google as we speak. I picked up my copy from Steam for £7, and I would recommend you do too.