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diego - 15 January 2015 07:39 AM

Detective Mosely - 15 January 2015 07:21 AM

whereas I’d say bracket 4 has 3.  (MI3, GK1, and GK2)

Fix’d.

Edit: Oh, you mean only bracket 4. Nevermind.

Ha, yeah.

You think Curse would beat Monkey Island 2 if they got to the finals of their bracket?  I don’t think it would.  I’m not even sure it’ll get past Pandora Directive given how well Tex is performing.

But I’d consider all of those games serious contenders to win this.  And I would’ve considered TLJ one as well, but given how it’s struggling against UTKM it seems like it won’t really have much of a chance against the heavyweights.

I can sign now that GF will win the whole thing. It seems that people simply have the least grudge against it, something like Shawshank Redemption

Bogi - 15 January 2015 07:57 AM

I can sign now that GF will win the whole thing. It seems that people simply have the least grudge against it, something like Shawshank Redemption

That’s a good point.  You may be right.  You don’t really hear about GF having any serious detractors.  Just maybe some people that don’t think it’s deserving of #1 status, ala Shawshank.

And while we’re on that tangent, while I definitely don’t think Shawshank is close to being the best movie ever made I recently went back and watched that again for the umpteenth time, and man, that is still a damn fine movie.  Really well made and the last scene gets me every time.

At least the #1 rated movie on IMDB isn’t something like Lord of the Rings.  That gives me a bit more faith in humanity.    (Although not too much, because all of the LOTR movies are rated in the top 16 )

Iznogood - 15 January 2015 08:11 AM

I also don’t think the GK games will have much chance when it comes up against some of the heavyweights, if for no other reason than because no one agrees which is the best, and everybody hates at least one in the series. Only GK1 really stands a chance as no one only few seems to outright hate it.

We’ll have to see.  Even I can’t decide which is better between GK1 and GK2, but I’ll still vote for those two above anything else because they’re my favorite two video games of all time.  (not just adventure games)

I think any GK 1/2 vs. MI 1/2 matchup will really be decided based on whether people prefer serious games or lighthearted comedy games.  And I’m not really sure what side of the fence most people fall on on that.  It seems pretty split.

Bracket 4 will be pretty epic going forward, in any case, because both those questions will be answered within it.  (assuming Indy doesn’t pull the upset on GK2)

Match 1 - Machinarium
Match 2 - GK3
Match 3 - Broken Sword 1
Match 4 - Syberia

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diego - 15 January 2015 09:04 AM

Detective Mosely - 15 January 2015 07:54 AM

You think Curse would beat Monkey Island 2 if they got to the finals of their bracket?

Perhaps not, but I’m already looking at these forums in different light. Didn’t know that. The Curse is really a big love-hate thing, even among the MI fans. I mean, ESPECIALLY with MI fans. - it was “goofier” (Look what they’ve done to my Guybrush, Ma!), and it was “short”. SHORT?! Give me Curse’s length today and I’ll be a happy panda.

I think the thing with Monkey Island games is which one someone played first. I would say 9/10 people that played Curse first consider it the best in the series and on the other hand those who played original games first (especially when they were just released) tend to prefer them, but maybe not in such high percent. On the other hand there is even a minority that considers that Curse derived a way to much from the originals and that the change in tone was “betrayal” of the series in a way and still pray for the “true” Monkey Island 3 from Ron Gilbert

Grim Fandango
Broken Sword
Syberia

1. - (haven’t unfortunately played Discworld Noir)
2. Grim Fandango (I really think GK3 is a brilliant game, with a great story and some of the best and most innovative adventure gameplay ever, but GF is just GF)
3. Brokwn Sword (although I don’t and never will really like Georgey Stobbart, he is just so uninteresting)
4. Syberia (one of the most atmospheric games)

M1: Discworld Noir
M2: GK 3
M3: Broken Sword
M4: Syberia