The wonderful LucasArts cut scenes we have got accustomed to are also there, and they are tied nicely to the story. Character animation is really smooth, and the graphics are overall just excellent.
The clouds and beautifully drawn rooms make the game so good looking that I could just stare at them, instead of playing the game. I have never seen such detailed background art in any computer game ( Riven? What Riven?).
Now that the interface doesn't take any space on the screen, the artists have put their talents to full use and they have succeeded. The new graphic style fits perfectly into the Monkey Island world, and that is why Curse of Monkey Island looks absolutely gorgeous. "If people say it looks like Disney, we have failed", says Jonathan Ackley, the co-project leader of Curse. Guybrush has grown twice as big as he was in Monkey Island 2 (and has shaved his beard), plus all the graphics are now in SVGA, drawn in a lovely cartoonish style that is similar to the style used in Discworld 2. The graphics have gone through a quite a change. LeChuck just can't seem to get used to the fact that he is supposed to be dead! New look and sound Guybrush has to find a way to get Elaine back and defeat LeChuck, who's now in the form of a burning demon, for the third time. But it's the usual Guybrush's luck: the ring was a cursed voodoo ring, and Elaine is transformed into a gold statue! And what happens when you leave a huge piece of gold unguarded on an island full of pirates? That's right, Elaine is stolen. On the beach Guybrush proposes to Elaine and puts the ring on her finger. LeChuck takes him as a prisoner in his boat, but Guybrush manages to escape (and sink LeChuck's boat) and steal a huge diamond engagement ring at the same time. Suddenly he floats into the middle of a ship battle, just outside of Plunder Island. So how does Guybrush Threepwood cope with life in SVGA? Story so farĪfter the weird ending of the last game, Guybrush Threepwood isn't really sure what happened: he is floating in the middle of the Caribbean in a bumper car (!?) with only a half-eaten corn dog for food. Back then in 1991, you didn't even have the game on CD yet (it came on 5 floppy disks), so there was: no voice, no such thing as a pre-rendered cut scene, no digital audio (but a very enjoyable midi soundtrack) and none of the other hoopla we have become so used to during the last few years. The five year wait is finally over: The Curse of Monkey Island, the highly anticipated sequel to the amazingly popular Monkey Island series we have all waited for, is finally here!!!Īs so many years have passed by since the release of Monkey Island 2, technology has gone through some big changes.
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