Curse of MI difficulty levs...
Per Bull Holmen
I just started playing comi, I have completed the other three MI games
and have been exposed to the pain inflicting question of difficulty
level. Of course I couldn't take the humiliation of choosing the
"standard" level so I started playing the mega-monkey level. I must
admit that things are going slooow... :-/ but I haven't been playing for
THAT long yet.
Manual says only the foolhardy should choose this level... :)
Anyway, what do you who have played it say? Is the mega-monkey strictly
for the masochist? Have I been submitting myself to endless hours of
torture and frustrations? Cause if so I better get to know already
rather than spending days or weeks finding it out... :)
How hard is the mega-monkey compared to MI4 and 2? Is there much
difference between the difficulty levels?
I am not an adventure expert, but have played many LucasArts adventure
games and Sierra.
Per
Kasper
Holmen) wrote:
>Manual says only the foolhardy should choose this level... :)
>
>Anyway, what do you who have played it say? Is the mega-monkey strictly
>for the masochist? Have I been submitting myself to endless hours of
>torture and frustrations? Cause if so I better get to know already
>rather than spending days or weeks finding it out... :)
>
>How hard is the mega-monkey compared to MI4 and 2? Is there much
>difference between the difficulty levels?
>
>I am not an adventure expert, but have played many LucasArts adventure
>games and Sierra.
Basically, if you don't choose Mega Monkey, you're cheating yourself.
The two difficulty levels share the exact same narrative progression,
but Mega Monkey just have more puzzles to solve - and who doesn't want
more puzzles? If you didn't want puzzles, why are you playing an
adventure game? eh? EH?!
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Kasper
ervaqre
|>Anyway, what do you who have played it say? Is the mega-monkey strictly
|>for the masochist? Have I been submitting myself to endless hours of
|>torture and frustrations? Cause if so I better get to know already
|>rather than spending days or weeks finding it out... :)
|>
|>How hard is the mega-monkey compared to MI4 and 2? Is there much
|>difference between the difficulty levels?
|>
|>I am not an adventure expert, but have played many LucasArts adventure
|>games and Sierra.
|
|Basically, if you don't choose Mega Monkey, you're cheating yourself.
|The two difficulty levels share the exact same narrative progression,
|but Mega Monkey just have more puzzles to solve - and who doesn't want
|more puzzles? If you didn't want puzzles, why are you playing an
|adventure game? eh? EH?!
I agree. Just play the Mega Monkey. Indeed, it has a few more puzzles and
some of them can be a bit difficult, but they really can be solved! And if
you are really, really stuck, then you can always come ask us and we will
try to give you a few subtle hints as to how to solve the puzzle you are
stuck on.
Good luck with it! ARRR!!!
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Per Bull Holmen
> On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 02:23:46 +0200, pbh_...@yahoo.com (Per Bull
> Holmen) wrote:
>
> >Manual says only the foolhardy should choose this level... :)
> >
> >Anyway, what do you who have played it say? Is the mega-monkey strictly
> >for the masochist? Have I been submitting myself to endless hours of
> >torture and frustrations? Cause if so I better get to know already
> >rather than spending days or weeks finding it out... :)
/.../
> Basically, if you don't choose Mega Monkey, you're cheating yourself.
> The two difficulty levels share the exact same narrative progression,
> but Mega Monkey just have more puzzles to solve - and who doesn't want
> more puzzles? If you didn't want puzzles, why are you playing an
> adventure game? eh? EH?!
Good point!
Yes, puzzles is what I want. What I, and fellow adventurers, DON'T want
is to spend days upon days wandering aimlessly around, checking and
rechecking the same rooms to see if you overlooked some tiny detail...
randomly trying to "use" everything you have with every little object
you see, only because you are completely out of clues... :)
But I will take your advise and go on playing the Mega Monkey level.
Everyone gets stuck every now and then, it's just healthy, as long as
it's not ALL the time!!
Thanks for your help,
Per
Sean
> Hi folks...
>
> I just started playing comi, I have completed the other three MI games
> and have been exposed to the pain inflicting question of difficulty
> level. Of course I couldn't take the humiliation of choosing the
> "standard" level so I started playing the mega-monkey level. I must
> admit that things are going slooow... :-/ but I haven't been playing for
> THAT long yet.
>
> Manual says only the foolhardy should choose this level... :)
>
> Anyway, what do you who have played it say? Is the mega-monkey strictly
> for the masochist? Have I been submitting myself to endless hours of
> torture and frustrations? Cause if so I better get to know already
> rather than spending days or weeks finding it out... :)
>
> How hard is the mega-monkey compared to MI4 and 2? Is there much
> difference between the difficulty levels?
I'd say Mega Monkey is harder than MI4, but pretty much on the same
level as MI2 (unless you played the easy mode on that too), in which
some of the puzzles had surprising solutions that might at first have
seemed comepletely illogical and would drive you mad when you finally
worked out what cruel, insane pun the game designers had in mind.
...stupid monkey wrench...
Actually, Mega Monkey is probably even easier than MI2. So go for it!
Not only will you be seeing more puzzles, those puzzles all come with
extra dialogue, and who doesn't want to hear Dominic Armato do as much
of his thing as possible?!
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>I'd say Mega Monkey is harder than MI4, but pretty much on the same
>level as MI2 (unless you played the easy mode on that too), in which
>some of the puzzles had surprising solutions that might at first have
>seemed comepletely illogical and would drive you mad when you finally
>worked out what cruel, insane pun the game designers had in mind.
>
>...stupid monkey wrench...
>
>Actually, Mega Monkey is probably even easier than MI2. So go for it!
>Not only will you be seeing more puzzles, those puzzles all come with
>extra dialogue, and who doesn't want to hear Dominic Armato do as much
>of his thing as possible?!
Someones who doesn't like Dominic Armato?
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Kasper
Sean
>>I'd say Mega Monkey is harder than MI4, but pretty much on the same
>>level as MI2 (unless you played the easy mode on that too), in which
>>some of the puzzles had surprising solutions that might at first have
>>seemed comepletely illogical and would drive you mad when you finally
>>worked out what cruel, insane pun the game designers had in mind.
>>
>>...stupid monkey wrench...
>>
>>Actually, Mega Monkey is probably even easier than MI2. So go for it!
>>Not only will you be seeing more puzzles, those puzzles all come with
>>extra dialogue, and who doesn't want to hear Dominic Armato do as much
>>of his thing as possible?!
>
> Someones who doesn't like Dominic Armato?
Haha, good one, yes! "Someone who doesn't like Dominic Armato" would NOT
want to hear as much of it as possible. Haha, yeah!
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>>>Actually, Mega Monkey is probably even easier than MI2. So go for it!
>>>Not only will you be seeing more puzzles, those puzzles all come with
>>>extra dialogue, and who doesn't want to hear Dominic Armato do as much
>>>of his thing as possible?!
>>
>> Someones who doesn't like Dominic Armato?
>
>Haha, good one, yes! "Someone who doesn't like Dominic Armato" would NOT
>want to hear as much of it as possible. Haha, yeah!
For some reason he reminds me of Matthew Porretta of the incredibly
bad "The New Adventures of Robin Hood". And how the hell they manage
to recast Robin Hood in the middle of the series, I don't know.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115289/
""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
--
Kasper
Sean
God, that sounds awful.
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>> For some reason he reminds me of Matthew Porretta of the incredibly
>> bad "The New Adventures of Robin Hood". And how the hell they manage
>> to recast Robin Hood in the middle of the series, I don't know.
>>
>> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115289/
>>
>> ""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>> light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>
>God, that sounds awful.
TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
where you can't fall asleep!
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Kasper
Pixel "#~
>>> Someones who doesn't like Dominic Armato?
>>
>>Haha, good one, yes! "Someone who doesn't like Dominic Armato" would NOT
>>want to hear as much of it as possible. Haha, yeah!
>
>For some reason he reminds me of Matthew Porretta of the incredibly
>bad "The New Adventures of Robin Hood". And how the hell they manage
>to recast Robin Hood in the middle of the series, I don't know.
>
>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115289/
>
>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
Is that a cartoon or real life acting series?
Because I am getting horrible flashbacks to a Robin Hood tv-series,
from a few years back. With horrible props, bad acting and no vibe.
You know, in the trend of Hercules or Xena only then a thousand times
as bad.
Anyway, Robin Hood will always be this to me:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086791/
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Sean
>>>For some reason he reminds me of Matthew Porretta of the incredibly
>>>bad "The New Adventures of Robin Hood". And how the hell they manage
>>>to recast Robin Hood in the middle of the series, I don't know.
>>>
>>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115289/
>>>
>>>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>>>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>>
>>God, that sounds awful.
>
> TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
> where you can't fall asleep!
Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
Kasper
<jjwwe...@phil.uu.nl> wrote:
>Is that a cartoon or real life acting series?
>Because I am getting horrible flashbacks to a Robin Hood tv-series,
>from a few years back. With horrible props, bad acting and no vibe.
>You know, in the trend of Hercules or Xena only then a thousand times
>as bad.
Yes, exactly.
>Anyway, Robin Hood will always be this to me:
>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086791/
YES, yes, exactly! With the theme song by Clannad. Mmmm. Now I must
listen to it.
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Kasper
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>>>>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>>>>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>>>
>>>God, that sounds awful.
>>
>> TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
>> where you can't fall asleep!
>
>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
With Children.
--
Kasper
Pixel "#~
>>Is that a cartoon or real life acting series?
>>Because I am getting horrible flashbacks to a Robin Hood tv-series,
>>from a few years back. With horrible props, bad acting and no vibe.
>>You know, in the trend of Hercules or Xena only then a thousand times
>>as bad.
>
>Yes, exactly.
>
>>Anyway, Robin Hood will always be this to me:
>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086791/
>
>YES, yes, exactly! With the theme song by Clannad. Mmmm. Now I must
>listen to it.
I have that soundtrack on cd.
The cd is called "Legend", and it's by Clannad yes.
I could rip the theme song if you want it.
Sean
>>>>>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>>>>>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>>>>
>>>>God, that sounds awful.
>>>
>>>TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
>>>where you can't fall asleep!
>>
>>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
>
> Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
> With Children.
Haha, terrible Robin Hood programme! Glad I don't have to watch THAT
horrible old thing!
Hahaha!
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>>>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
>>
>> Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
>> With Children.
>
>Haha, terrible Robin Hood programme! Glad I don't have to watch THAT
>horrible old thing!
>Hahaha!
You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
--
Kasper
Kasper
<jjwwe...@phil.uu.nl> wrote:
>>>Anyway, Robin Hood will always be this to me:
>>>http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086791/
>>
>>YES, yes, exactly! With the theme song by Clannad. Mmmm. Now I must
>>listen to it.
>
>I have that soundtrack on cd.
>The cd is called "Legend", and it's by Clannad yes.
>I could rip the theme song if you want it.
Oh, I already have it. Right here in the folder with the Transformers
and the Danger Mouse theme.
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Kasper
Pixel "#~
>>>YES, yes, exactly! With the theme song by Clannad. Mmmm. Now I must
>>>listen to it.
>>
>>I have that soundtrack on cd.
>>The cd is called "Legend", and it's by Clannad yes.
>>I could rip the theme song if you want it.
>
>Oh, I already have it. Right here in the folder with the Transformers
>and the Danger Mouse theme.
Transformers! Robots in disguise!
Sean
>>>>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
>>>
>>>Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
>>>With Children.
>>
>>Haha, terrible Robin Hood programme! Glad I don't have to watch THAT
>>horrible old thing!
>>Hahaha!
>
> You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
True. But that doesn't stop me from making fun of it, does it?
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>>>Haha, terrible Robin Hood programme! Glad I don't have to watch THAT
>>>horrible old thing!
>>>Hahaha!
>>
>> You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
>
>True. But that doesn't stop me from making fun of it, does it?
Yes it does!
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Kasper
Kasper
<jjwwe...@phil.uu.nl> wrote:
>>>I have that soundtrack on cd.
>>>The cd is called "Legend", and it's by Clannad yes.
>>>I could rip the theme song if you want it.
>>
>>Oh, I already have it. Right here in the folder with the Transformers
>>and the Danger Mouse theme.
>
>Transformers! Robots in disguise!
I think I had the movie once, too.
--
Kasper
Sean
>>>>Haha, terrible Robin Hood programme! Glad I don't have to watch THAT
>>>>horrible old thing!
>>>>Hahaha!
>>>
>>>You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
>>
>>True. But that doesn't stop me from making fun of it, does it?
>
> Yes it does!
Curses!
Kasper
<sg...@hotspammeallyouwantpop.com> wrote:
>>>>You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
>>>
>>>True. But that doesn't stop me from making fun of it, does it?
>>
>> Yes it does!
>
>Curses!
Now go bake me a cake.
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Kasper
Per Bull Holmen
> ...stupid monkey wrench...
Hahhah... since I'm not english or american, and played it long before
the Foo Fighters, I had never even heard the expression. I figured it
out by trying to use *every* little thing I had with the pump... imagine
my wrath when I figured it out, and still couldn't see the logic... :)
I remembered that one for about ten to fifteen years or so, when I tried
to replay the whole game. Still I can't understand that when I was so
young (17), I managed to figure out all those puzzles without ONCE
resorting to hints or help from my friends?!?! I must have been a
genius. The second time I played it I had to use the UHS-hints every
second hour or so... :)
I have now completed the Curse of Monkey Island, but I used hints three
times... :(
Once when I couldn't get the jawbreaker (that was easy), second when I
couldn't get the tooth out of the restaurant (I figured it all out
except that I had to take in helium before chewing the gum with the
tooth), and third when I couldn't get the barkeeper to recognise me as a
Goodsoup. And every time I use these hints I wish they weren't there
cause "sure I could have figured it out".... :)
Well, COMI was brilliant, but it just ended so damn soon... :( I thought
it would be a little longer. My favourite in the series is still the
first one, though it was a bit too easy.
Per
Sean
>>>>>You don't even know what it is, you lunatic.
>>>>
>>>>True. But that doesn't stop me from making fun of it, does it?
>>>
>>>Yes it does!
>>
>>Curses!
>
> Now go bake me a cake.
You're not the boss of me!
Sean
I think one reason why CoMI seems to have such an abrupt ending is that
a lot of stuff was cut from it at the last minute. There was, for
instance, supposed to have been a whole cutscene of Elaine overpowering
her undead guards and rewiring the monkey-coaster. As it is, it just
sort of happens off screen, and we never even find out how they get off
Monkey Island. That just sort of happens too. A little hectic dash
through the burning theme-park wouldn't have come amiss, I daresay.
ervaqre
|>YES, yes, exactly! With the theme song by Clannad. Mmmm. Now I must
|>listen to it.
|
|I have that soundtrack on cd.
|The cd is called "Legend", and it's by Clannad yes.
|I could rip the theme song if you want it.
BREIN is watching you!
Per Bull Holmen
> Per Bull Holmen wrote:
>
> > Well, COMI was brilliant, but it just ended so damn soon... :( I thought
> > it would be a little longer. My favourite in the series is still the
> > first one, though it was a bit too easy.
>
> I think one reason why CoMI seems to have such an abrupt ending is that
> a lot of stuff was cut from it at the last minute. There was, for
> instance, supposed to have been a whole cutscene of Elaine overpowering
> her undead guards and rewiring the monkey-coaster. As it is, it just
> sort of happens off screen, and we never even find out how they get off
> Monkey Island. That just sort of happens too. A little hectic dash
> through the burning theme-park wouldn't have come amiss, I daresay.
Yeah, you have a point. I was a bit startled that this was really the
end...??
But also, since I knew that there would be six parts, and the second one
was so complex, I had been looking forward to far more hours of play...
then it turned out that four of these six parts are short ones. I always
get a little melancholic when a fun adventure game like that is ended,
and it just happened too soon this time... :-/ but then again I have
been sick this week (no, really!!) and have had five full days to play
it... :)
Wouldn't it be fun to control Elaine as she overpowers her undead guards
etc. in the end... :) We really should get the chance to control Elaine
some day.
Per
Rasmus Bøg Hansen
Afterwards the following was on the screen:
Everyone knows that those Simpsons are reruns from TV3+ earlier in the
evening!
Oh, I did it. First post after lurking some time...
I DEMAND TRIALS!!!
/Rasmus
/me wonders if *that* was a good idea...
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Sean
>>>>>>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>>>>>>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>>>>>
>>>>>God, that sounds awful.
>>>>
>>>>TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
>>>>where you can't fall asleep!
>>>
>>>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
>>
>>Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
>>With Children.
>
> Everyone knows that those Simpsons are reruns from TV3+ earlier in the
> evening!
>
> Oh, I did it. First post after lurking some time...
>
> I DEMAND TRIALS!!!
>
> /Rasmus
>
> /me wonders if *that* was a good idea...
Holy MONKEYS! A newbie! What do we do, what do we DO?! Reinder, who's in
charge of trials these days? SOMEONE TELL HIM TO TURN BACK!
The Triad
news:W2YCe.60882$Fe7.1...@news000.worldonline.dk...
Hey, /we/ never got any trials. Or did we get them, and nobody told us?
Hrm.
--
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Sean
>>>>>>>>""The new adventures of Robin Hood" can be described as a
>>>>>>>>light-hearted, silly piece of recorded live role-playing."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>God, that sounds awful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>TV3 sends it in the middle of the night. Damn those hot summer nights
>>>>>>where you can't fall asleep!
>>>>>
>>>>>Haha, I don't get TV3 here! In your face, crazy LARP show!
>>>>
>>>>Well, it means you're missing Seinfeld, 2x Simpsons and 2x Married
>>>>With Children.
>>>
>>>Everyone knows that those Simpsons are reruns from TV3+ earlier in the
>>>evening!
>>>
>>>Oh, I did it. First post after lurking some time...
>>>
>>>I DEMAND TRIALS!!!
>>>
>>>/Rasmus
>>>
>>>/me wonders if *that* was a good idea...
>>
>>Holy MONKEYS! A newbie! What do we do, what do we DO?! Reinder, who's in
>>charge of trials these days? SOMEONE TELL HIM TO TURN BACK!
>
> Hey, /we/ never got any trials. Or did we get them, and nobody told us?
> Hrm.
Oh, weird. Did you ever officially demand them? Sometimes that's what it
takes.
We are falling behind on trials! Aaaaaah!