Confirmed: Lucasarts releasing Monkey Island 2: Special Edition! - Page 2

Platyphyllum · 03-10-2010, 07:56 PM

I'm very happy with this news! I really enjoyed The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and having the opportunity to play a Special Edition of the 2nd game is just great!

D.C. · 03-10-2010, 08:02 PM

There's some high res screenshots at mixnmojo. Be careful, though. The site's had some malware problems recently. It looks stunningly awesome!

XiaNaphryz · 03-10-2010, 08:17 PM

Hi-res shot mirrors:

Roper Klacks · 03-10-2010, 09:00 PM

Yey! Looks even better than the first special edition.

terhardp · 03-10-2010, 11:32 PM

All right!! So it's official, then. Can't wait to play it. Screenshoots looks beautiful.

Antaios · 03-10-2010, 11:46 PM

Looks beautiful! Wow. Best news since, well, the announcement of the first SE.

RockNFknRoll · 03-11-2010, 12:12 AM

awesome!! it lacks a bit of the magic, especially in the color schemes and grittiness of the original look. it's just a bit too smooth and round looking, but it's a damn exciting nonetheless.

i can only hope this is lucasarts' way of testing the water for new AGs

DustCropper · 03-11-2010, 12:38 AM

Amazing!

I greatly enjoyed SoMI:SE, though it had some small faults. But, at least at first glance, it appears as though LucasArts has listened to its fans and has addressed many of the issues that people complained about. The backgrounds are true to the original. Guybrush's hair is less funky. Voices are included in the original version. The interface will be more streamlined (or so they say).

But what I'm most excited about are the commentaries! That's awesome! Has that ever been done in a computer game before?

I'd love to see more special editions, from LucasArts and other companies too.

Very exciting!!!!

taurus82 · 03-11-2010, 01:42 AM

BeST NeWS eVeR!! Coming from a PS3-only gamer, you can understand my elation.

Is there any chance that Revolution will follow suit with Broken Sword DC?

MikeLXXXVIII · 03-11-2010, 01:46 AM

This is so awesome! I can see that the artstyle has improved a lot which I am excited for and most importantly voice acting in classic mode! So if I get disgusted by the lazy style I can always switch and enjoy the original

Largos voice acting better be good!

Phaid · 03-11-2010, 02:08 AM

MI2 still looks gorgeous, it's incredible how little had to be done to ensure the new visuals are faithful to the source material.

Voice-over in the classic mode - yay.

I wish they would patch that feature in as far as the remake of the original is concerned.

Ugignadl · 03-11-2010, 02:10 AM

This looks great. Do we have any dates for the various platforms??

D.C. · 03-11-2010, 02:12 AM

I'm looking forward to being able to download the first instalment from Telltale's store too. I've never been a fan of Steam so this is extremely good news.

Maquisard · 03-11-2010, 02:19 AM

Looks like the baddest-ass Guybrush yet!

J.H · 03-11-2010, 02:48 AM

[randy marsh] Oh my gyaaaad [/randy marsh]

definitely very very good news

Little Writer · 03-11-2010, 03:01 AM

I guess it's too early yet to up the Paypal account?

Keregioz · 03-11-2010, 03:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DustCropper

But what I'm most excited about are the commentaries! That's awesome! Has that ever been done in a computer game before?

Games that come to mind with commentaries are dave gilbert's blackwell series and Shivah and Half life 2 episodes. I'm sure there are others. Cool feature indeed.

I'm really excited for this, the only thing that bothered me in the first one were the controls, I hope they improve that.

eriq · 03-11-2010, 07:33 AM

You gotta give props to LucasArts for doing these remakes the right way - in full, hand-drawn 2-d frame by painstaking frame!! THAT's art for you.

Looks incredible. They're really taking care with everything - even the cute flash site. The whole thing just reeks of classic adventure game class all the way.

I'm hyped!

[toj.cc]Phantom · 03-11-2010, 08:39 AM

Gamespot Article

Lupin The Third · 03-11-2010, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by taurus82

BeST NeWS eVeR!! Coming from a PS3-only gamer, you can understand my elation.

Is there any chance that Revolution will follow suit with Broken Sword DC?

While I personally significantly prefer the 360 this is one of the times when I want something to be on every platform possible. We need more adventure games on ALL the consoles. I know that developers love the similarity of the Wii interface to a mouse but honestly all it takes is a little effort to make these games work well on the 360 & PS3 and you're accessing a much larger market of core gamers. Many of us "evil" console gamers did grow up on these kind of games; because we now prefer to enjoy our gaming on a 57" HDTV while seated comfortable on a couch or bed, instead of hunched up in front of a PC, doesn't mean that we shouldn't be invited to the party!

I too would love to see Broken Sword get ported to 360/PS3. Too bad Revolution is spending all their time complaining about how it would be too much work to convert the backgrounds to HD. It's a complete BS excuse and hopefully, as they realize how much opportunity their missing out, on they'll wise up and make a proper HD quality version of BS 1 & 2.

03-10-2010, 07:56 PM	#21
Platyphyllum Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 3	I'm very happy with this news! I really enjoyed The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and having the opportunity to play a Special Edition of the 2nd game is just great! Share Share this post on Twitter

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D.C. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,773	There's some high res screenshots at mixnmojo. Be careful, though. The site's had some malware problems recently. It looks stunningly awesome! Share Share this post on Twitter

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Roper Klacks Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 344	Yey! Looks even better than the first special edition. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Favorite Adventures: Gabriel Knight series, The Longest Journey, Still Life, The Last Express, Shivers.

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RockNFknRoll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: From Bay Area, live in LA Posts: 164	awesome!! it lacks a bit of the magic, especially in the color schemes and grittiness of the original look. it's just a bit too smooth and round looking, but it's a damn exciting nonetheless. i can only hope this is lucasarts' way of testing the water for new AGs Share Share this post on Twitter

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DustCropper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,117	Amazing! I greatly enjoyed SoMI:SE, though it had some small faults. But, at least at first glance, it appears as though LucasArts has listened to its fans and has addressed many of the issues that people complained about. The backgrounds are true to the original. Guybrush's hair is less funky. Voices are included in the original version. The interface will be more streamlined (or so they say). But what I'm most excited about are the commentaries! That's awesome! Has that ever been done in a computer game before? I'd love to see more special editions, from LucasArts and other companies too. Very exciting!!!! Share Share this post on Twitter

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taurus82 rebmeM roinuJ Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Purple Armchair, Hoveton, England, United Kingdom, Earth-2 Posts: 12	BeST NeWS eVeR!! Coming from a PS3-only gamer, you can understand my elation. Is there any chance that Revolution will follow suit with Broken Sword DC? Share Share this post on Twitter Last edited by taurus82; 03-11-2010 at 01:49 AM.

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MikeLXXXVIII Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: By the Norse Fjords Posts: 348	This is so awesome! I can see that the artstyle has improved a lot which I am excited for and most importantly voice acting in classic mode! So if I get disgusted by the lazy style I can always switch and enjoy the original Largos voice acting better be good! Share Share this post on Twitter

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Phaid Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 82	MI2 still looks gorgeous, it's incredible how little had to be done to ensure the new visuals are faithful to the source material. Voice-over in the classic mode - yay. I wish they would patch that feature in as far as the remake of the original is concerned. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Ugignadl Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 97	This looks great. Do we have any dates for the various platforms?? Share Share this post on Twitter

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