The sequel to The Secret of Monkey Island, and arguably the greatest point-and-click adventure ever made. A rare better sequel, it seems to open up a wider, more colourful world to the player while retaining the beautiful art and music and hilarious writing. The art looks gorgeous remastered, or in the original pixelly style (which you can transition to seamlessly). It's rare to see this now but the jokes are hilarious yet clean, though this game leans more heavily on bodily fluids for humour than its predecessor (leaning on bodily fluids isn't something I encourage). Even the developer commentary is charming and fun to listen to as you wander around, though beware of spoilers if you're a first-time player.

The game is generally great to play but some holdovers from the old original game made it a bit frustrating: there was a lot of extra (unskippable to my knowledge) walking around which felt like padding, and the shock of the plot twist was dampened by an INFURIATING final boss. The puzzles were just enough of a stretch; I didn't feel like I was given enough information sometimes but the hint system tells you just enough while still letting you think. I also found some awkward technical problems, the worst being that the game doesn't capture the cursor so clicking off it can derail your experience, and if you're really unlucky you can end up unable to continue the game without re-launching it.

This is a masterful remastering of a classic video game, and as point-and-clicks go nothing really comes close. It has some frustrating issues, but for a fun 10 hours of puzzling and laughs, you can't go wrong with this one.

The sequel to The Secret of Monkey Island, and arguably the greatest point-and-click adventure ever made. A rare better sequel, it seems to open up a wider, more colourful world to the player while retaining the beautiful art and music and hilarious writing. The art looks gorgeous remastered, or in the original pixelly style (which you can transition to seamlessly). It's rare to see this now but the jokes are hilarious yet clean, though this game leans more heavily on bodily fluids for humour than its predecessor (leaning on bodily fluids isn't something I encourage). Even the developer commentary is charming and fun to listen to as you wander around, though beware of spoilers if you're a first-time player. The game is generally great to play but some holdovers from the old original game made it a bit frustrating: there was a lot of extra (unskippable to my knowledge) walking around which felt like padding, and the shock of the plot twist was dampened by an INFURIATING final boss. The puzzles were just enough of a stretch; I didn't feel like I was given enough information sometimes but the hint system tells you just enough while still letting you think. I also found some awkward technical problems, the worst being that the game doesn't capture the cursor so clicking off it can derail your experience, and if you're really unlucky you can end up unable to continue the game without re-launching it. This is a masterful remastering of a classic video game, and as point-and-clicks go nothing really comes close. It has some frustrating issues, but for a fun 10 hours of puzzling and laughs, you can't go wrong with this one.