The Curse of Monkey Island Forum

The Curse of Monkey Island is a video game that consists of 3 releases

Never played the first two

Topic started by Kung_Fu_Viking on Aug. 30, 2009. Last post by MattyFTM 2 months, 3 weeks ago.

Post by Kung_Fu_Viking (147 posts) See mini bio

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I have never played "Secret of Monkey Island" 1 or 2 so I was wondering if I can play this one without any background knowledge of those two previous games?

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Absurd (2,457 posts) See mini bio

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That's where I started, I'd say you'll still enjoy yourself.

Edited 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by L33tfella_H (388 posts) See mini bio

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the first 2 games tie in with the story a bit, but other than that...you'll just miss some in-jokes and characters/events from previous games. So it's not that big a deal.

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Kung_Fu_Viking (147 posts) See mini bio

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OK sounds good. As long as it won't prevent me from making it through the game then that's fine. Perhaps I'll play the first two after this one.

Cheers.

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by Jimbo_N (278 posts) See mini bio

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You´ll miss out on characters and references that heighten the game experience but its not vital for your enjoyment of the game.
You really should not miss the other two tho. Great great games.
The best way would really be to start out with the recent remake of MI1, then try to get your hands on the 2nd one, but if you cant, go on to the third one.
As a big fan I really recommend playing the first one before you go for MI3.

Posted 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Post by MattyFTM (6,736 posts) See mini bio

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I played curse before I played the first two, an was fine but with Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition being out, I'd suggest playing that first.

Edited 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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