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Galaxy Brain

Vivarium – I think Beth might have chosen to watch this near St. Patrick’s Day (yes, I’ve had this review in the works for a while) because it’s set in Ireland, even if neither of its leads, Imogen Poots and Jesse Eisenberg, … Continue reading

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The Final Insult

Escape from Monkey Island – While I can’t speak to other ports of this game, the version that comes with Steam doesn’t have mouse support at all, so I used the keyboard for everything. Guybrush moves with what I’ve seen … Continue reading

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A Pirate I Was Meant to Be

The Curse of Monkey Island – The third game in the series was also the first not to be designed by Ron Gilbert, who had left the previous installment with a weird ending in which LeChuck was Guybrush’s brother, and … Continue reading

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Big Whoop

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge – I noticed what appeared to be Monkey Island references in both of the last two games I finished, The Legend of Kyrandia: Hand of Fate and Simon the Sorcerer. The developers of these games … Continue reading

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You Fight Like a Dairy Farmer

The Secret of Monkey Island – This seems to be one of the better remembered LucasArts adventure games. I’ve seen its jokes referenced online, as well as in later games. But I hadn’t played it until this week, and it … Continue reading

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