Its the same game with updated graphics, redone music, and it is now fully voiced. How could it not be better?

Awwww c'mon! It doesn't animate poorly. It animates the same. It just looks odd with crisper graphics and old framerates. But they did it this way so you can switch between old and new on the fly. But you're right: It's a bummer that you can't mix as you please.

I like the new art style and Dom Armato is spot on as Guybrush as always. I have only played the trial so far because I don't have any points on my Xbox Live account, so I don't know how the fight against Fester works out. Just can't imagine it being as funny with voice over.

If they do that thang for MI2 then yay me.

I have only played about one hour of the special edition and so far it is excellent. I have no complaints whatsoever

On xbla - controlwise I'd go for classic, I like seeing inventory and verbs on screen. Are these hidden on PC the same way?

"Awwww c'mon! It doesn't animate poorly. It animates the same. It just looks odd with crisper graphics and old framerates. But they did it this way so you can switch between old and new on the fly. But you're right: It's a bummer that you can't mix as you please. I like the new art style and Dom Armato is spot on as Guybrush as always. I have only played the trial so far because I don't have any points on my Xbox Live account, so I don't know how the fight against Fester works out. Just can't imagine it being as funny with voice over. If they do that thang for MI2 then yay me. "

The thing is it is only like a few frames off being good, and it would not change game play in a point and click game. I mean add about 3 or 4 more frames to everything and bam awesome!

I think we should all be lucky that Monkey Island even gets this treatment. If you asked me like half a year ago I would have put all my money on not ever seeing the series again. I couldn't care less about missing frames or giant hairdos. It's Guybrush in HD!! But I agree on the "options > no options".

And although I like the new art style: I'm not changing my avatar! Just wanted to get that out there.

"@The_A_Drain: And we all know that Lucas really have no money as they are so small, I know I am pissed over small things, I was just hoping for this to be really awesome and not the mess it is."

It's the same game but the voice acting really adds a lot to the game. I'm also a fan of the new art style but the classic graphics are still great to look at, probably because of nostalgia more then anything else.

SE is great. The art style is fantastic, the voice acting is fantastic, the music is fantastic. And you can switch back to the original at the press of a button.

Yeah I too want to jump on the bandwagon and comment on the music, it's so stylish i've found myself sitting in the menu and listening to it while I find out how to get the last 2 achieves I missed :D It's so well done I wouldnt mind the chance to purchase it.

The new spit and polish is cool, but I can see where Dante_the_Jedi is coming from. The way they've done it is a design choice that is very limiting. By simply adding a 'looks and sounds cool' layer on top of the original, they can do the awesome 'switch between old and new' thing, but the animation can look a little janky for a game that looks so great in all other aspects. It's nothing that makes me think the game is any worse than the original, I just can't help but wonder what it'd be like if they re-did the game from the ground up with extra frames of animation for the characters and just added the classic as an unlockable extra instead. It's great to see Stan's amazing plaid shirt effect is faithfully intact from the original though, and staying underwater for over 10 minutes nabbing you an achievement was delightful.

If I had the points, I would easily buy this.