GrE writes, "Screaming its way back into the lives of adventure gamers, Tales of Monkey Island launches on the PC, riding a sea-borne unicorn.
If you groaned at the opening sentence, then you'll likely do the same to many of Monkey Island's puns. If you grinned or giggled, then you may have a chance of liking what this title has to offer or you have a type of progressive neurological disorder. Just saying, those people grin and giggle at just about anything, even my poor attempts at humor..."
Dan McKenney – Back in the day, LucasArts's Monkey Island games were distinctly known for their charm, wit, and graphics. When the genre began to slow down and its popularity decreased, so did the production of Monkey Island games, with the latest entry in the series being released back in 2000. However, with Telltale's recent revival of the point-and-click adventure games, LucasArts has decided that perhaps it's time to bring back Monkey Island, and give Telltale the reigns to create a five-episode Monkey Island adventure series. So, will playing Episode One be like finding buried treasure, or should Telltale walk the plank? Read on to find out.
Get some classic point and click action for super cheap thanks to pirates and silly sales.
El33tonline writes:
"Tales of Monkey Island is divided into five chapters, each continuing the story from the previous chapter and each perfect to play in one sitting of between two to four hours. The first episode is titled ‘The Launch of the Screaming Narwhal’ and sees Guybrush Threepwood, the famous Mighty Pirate, facing his arch nemesis, the evil demon pirate Le Chuck, once again. Threepwood is seeking to rid the world of Le Chuck for good and save his wife Elaine, who has become Le Chuck’s hostage."
I have really been looking forward to the game. I hope it is good.
Episode one is...like the old ones, apparently. Corny, subtle as a slap with a trout, and full of humor that pleases theater majors. If you dig that, you'll dig this game.
I'm ashamed to admit I've never played a Monkey Island title, should probably rectify it asap!
Playing this one makes me want to play the remake of Secret of Monkey Island. I want to know what to do with that rubber chicken with a pulley in the middle.
This is one of the most satisfying games in my life.
Monkey Island series is one of the best. :)