Some Germans have put together what they feel a Monkey Island 2: Special Edition should look like, complete with high-res backgrounds made from original concept art, along with a quasi-3D overlay.
Can’t say I like their inventory scheme as much as I like the environment effects, but I like the environment effects a lot, so that’s OK.
Monkey 2: Special Uber Art [Loneclone]
DerangedStoat
July 29, 2009 at 3:44 PM
This is incredibly good looking.
Report PermalinkI really like the art in the special edition too, except for Guybrush, for some reason his ridiculous hairstyle really irks me. Am I the only who finds this?
Stinky
July 29, 2009 at 7:31 PM
No, his stupid head really is irritating. But I get the feeling that the artist intended for Guybrush to look like a poncy cretin.
Report PermalinkLiam Arthur
July 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM
I much preferred switching back to the old style for when guybrush was talking and his facial close ups.
I love the SE but Guybrush comes off as camp and whimsical. I think his voice needed a harder tone and mroe seriousness just so I would respect him a bit more. But I have got to commend them for the Cannibals who I thought were incredibly funny.
Report PermalinkSteven Bogos
July 29, 2009 at 9:44 PM
yeah, i really didn’t like his hair either. Every other character looks similar to their 8-bit counterpart, but guybrush looked completely different, and almost out of place in his own game!
Report PermalinkTravis
July 29, 2009 at 11:40 PM
I’m just so glad they got Dominic Armato to do Guybrush – he’s done such an amazing job on the others. To me, Guybrush and Dominic are synonymous! :D
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