It’s over a decade on from Escape from Monkey Island, the last – and weakest – game in the series; aside from having a counter-intuitive interface, the game had an air of sterility which suggested Guybrush wasn’t meant for the 21th century. Thankfully Telltale Games disagreed, as Tales of Monkey Island marks a rumbustious return for series. It’s been out on the PC and WiiWare for over a year, and now PlayStation owners have a chance to enjoy its piratey goodness. But while it’s better than its predecessor, does it live up to the high points in the series?
Cultured Vultures: We’ve taken into account every monkey, every eye patch and every undead pirate, so without further ado, here are the Monkey Island games across the franchise’s history ranked from worst to best.
The Humble Tales of Love & Adventure Game Bundle just launched today. It features Indivisible, Blacksad: Under the Skin, and Telltale Batman Shadows Edition, Tales of Monkey Island, and more. As usual, you pay what you want. A percentage goes to support charity.
HPP's I Coleman takes a good hard look at the Monkey Island series, and why the third, fourth, and fifth games in particular are so unfairly maligned.