Comment on Let's discuss: Monkey Island
chloyster@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Monkey island is a series I got into relatively recently and I absolutely adore it.
I mentioned in another thread recently how humongous games was a huge part of my childhood. Pajama Sam especially was and remains some of my all time favorite games.
As I got older and learned more about Ron Gilbert (the creator of humongous and all of those things) I learned about Monkey Island and knew I had to play. I have yet to play the non Gilbert games (I know curse of monkey island is beloved by many) but the 3 Gilbert ones are all masterclasses of point and click in my opinion. I think they hold up very well, and the recent return to monkey island was a delight to play. I know some didn’t love the art style of the new one but I really enjoyed it.
Also have to say that monkey island 2 has one of my all time favorite OSTs. (youtu.be/pCWkOudkzu4?si=kh4e1g6elJDmvwOB)
knokelmaat@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Love that piece of sountrack you shared! Such a nice and melancholic melody!
Killer_Tree@beehaw.org 2 months ago
I had the Secret of Monkey Island on a CDROM as a kid and the soundtrack of the original is burned deep into my brain.
Fun fact: you could put the game CD into a normal CD player, skip track 1 (The data track) and just vibe listening to the entire soundtrack while rollerblading.
Time for me to give it another listen, I hope it holds up!