IGN writes: "They say that Tolkien didn't like the title "The Return of the King" because he felt it kind of gave away the ending of the story. So when the latest Monkey Island chapter arrived with the title "The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood," I sort of assumed that we were in heavy spoiler territory. While I won't confirm the ultimate fate of Guybrush in this review, I can say that the overall story arc is developed a bit more than in the previous installment and even includes the return of a few familiar faces. And though some of the story elements fell a bit flat, the game still retains the humor and smart puzzle grouping that have made the series so enjoyable for me so far."
Character Evolution - Guybrush Threepwood
.... he was just so great in Monkey Island 1 and 2, design-wise.
... and then they went all cartoony with him for MI3, they went cartoony 3D with him in MI4, and they went butt-ugly redrawn sprite for the remakes of 1 and 2. Sadly.
There's some fan-art out there which shows how Guybrush SHOULD look when you do a HD-remake, which sticks true to the original design of the character while still looking great for todays' gamers.
Guybrush is such a brilliant character, but he hasn't been done justice by Lucasarts since Monkey Island 2. Sadly.
I like the how the remakes look. You can't possibly expect there to be a definitive 'remade Threepwood' when the first ones came out in early 90's. You could hardly tell certain pixels apart back then.
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