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top 20: #2: The Secret of Monkey Island
"My name's Guybrush Threepwood, and I want to be a pirate!" But what immortalized Monkey Island was the sheer insanity of the game. From the moment Guybrush Threepwood steps onto Melee Island(tm), greets the blind lookout, and reads Governor Marley's campaign poster ("when there's only one candidate, there's only one choice!"), it's an unstoppable onslaught of humor. Who will ever forget the sword fights, in which you had to develop a repertoire of insults and proper comebacks? Or the boat salesman, a perfect car dealer satire long before satire was a feasible idea in a computer game. I, or anyone else who has played the game, could go on forever. The game never lets up. The humor is at times devious and subtle, and at times overt and absurd, but I can't remember one single joke that failed from the first Monkey Island, and I don't think I can say that about the three sequels. But beneath all the laughs and all the hilarity, is an almost tender love story. Well, as tender as you'd expect. Guybrush Threepwood is right up there with Tex Murphy and Gabriel Knight as the most beloved adventure hero because even through the laughs, he was given a very human element. Other games in this countdown have been largely forgotten over the years (yesterday's entry is a perfect example). That is not the case with this game; every adventure gaming fan remembers the first time they played it, and can discuss it at length. I can imagine another ten or twenty years will go by and we'll still all remember this game. Monkey Island fans are the most loyal fans of any adventure series (I sure felt their wrath sixteen days ago), and for good reason. This is a series that, even if sequels stop coming, will never die. For jumpstarting the golden age of adventure games, for inspiring a legacy, and most importantly for being the funniest adventure game ever, The Secret of Monkey Island is the #2 adventure game of all-time, and could be topped only by... Click here for the complete top 20 of best adventure games of all time! Where to Buy [affiliate links]
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