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The polls are open again! Our first question is the classic Which is the best Monkey Island game?, so go ahead and vote for your favourite!
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MarioColbert
The Tingler
Don't quite understand what not being able to read has to do with liking EMI...
the poll clearly states "WHICH IS THE BEST MONKEY ISLAND GAME?"
By those criteria you gave though, it's definitely the best. It has a duck in it for a start.
The Tingler
MarioColbert
So far, two people can not read.
That's the thing, though - I like EMI more than most people around here, and I think it's constantly knocked way harder than it deserves (though the thing with Herman being Grandpa Marley is entirely and thoroughly a huge snafu that is inexcusable). But the poll clearly states "WHICH IS THE BEST MONKEY ISLAND GAME?"
It doesn't say "what is YOUR FAVORITE Monkey Island game," in which case I wouldn't complain about reading comprehension. It asks for the BEST GAME, and I find it exceptionally difficult to make a case for "not 2." It wins over EMI by the virtue of interface alone.
I wasn't trying to be all flamewar starting, though... I just like monkeys and islands, especially whenever LECHUCK'S REVENGE and Arabic numeral 2 is involved, like the fanboy moron that I am.
MarioColbert
I see how some might go for 1 over 2, because nostalgia-laden memories of the original discovery of Guybrush and everything he stands for could alter your judgement away from (quite obviously) the supremest game in the series.
If you're being totally objective, then 2 might just be a better game than 1, maybe, but when it first arrived MI was totally fresh, original, and unexpected, and it blew the pants off anything that had come before it. MI2 was awesome, but it didn't have quite the same impact (on me at least) as the first. I dunno, maybe you're right. Maybe it is just nostalgia.
I also understand why some people might vote for CMI -- the voice acting was great, Murray was a work of genius, and it was worth playing just to get to the 'Monkey In My Pocket' nursery rhyme.
It's all academic anyway, because as somebody else pointed out, Ron Gilbert has suggested Monkey Island 3a was the best of the series, and I suspect he's right.
The Tingler
Jason
This post fails to mention the post important update to the site, the restoration of "The International House of" in the logo.
I also like it because it means I can abbreviate the site to "International HoMo". *titters like a school girl*
"Mix-n-Mojo (@mixnmojo) has a poll on the best Monkey Island game. The correct answer is Monkey Island 3a: http://bit.ly/hXnvjD"
MarioColbert
So far, two people can not read.
Jason
This post fails to mention the post important update to the site, the restoration of "The International House of" in the logo.
Maybe the poll would have looked different if we had allowed multiple choices.
I see how some might go for 1 over 2, because nostalgia-laden memories of the original discovery of Guybrush and everything he stands for could alter your judgement away from (quite obviously) the supremest game in the series.
So far, two people can not read.
Zaarin
Or you could see that your favourite is taking a beating and that'll motivate you to vote.
That's true.
Haggis
valkian
The user prefs is not allowing me to make any changes.
Same here.
Also, would it be possible to hide the number of votes until you've clicked an option? The way it is now could influence voting.
Or you could see that your favourite is taking a beating and that'll motivate you to vote.
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adrian.oconnor
Zaarin
Some think it's Escape from Monkey Island.
Not true! Some usually means more than 1, but currently it's just you.
I'm glad Tales of Monkey Island is getting votes, I really did love it.
Zaarin
Some think it's Escape from Monkey Island.
Not true! Some usually means more than 1, but currently it's just you.
Besides, everyone knows the original was the best, of course.
valkian
The user prefs is not allowing me to make any changes.
Same here.
Also, would it be possible to hide the number of votes until you've clicked an option? The way it is now could influence voting.
Ascovel
You need a poll to have answer for that question!? Everyone knows it's LeChuck's Revenge.
Some think it's Escape from Monkey Island.
valkian
The user prefs is not allowing me to make any changes.
Odd. You may want to log out and then log in again if you were logged in from before the update.
Or just do it anyway. Just in case. :)