I definitely have a great deal of appreciation for originals. I will oftentimes lean towards an original even when given the option of a remake/re-imagining/etc. My first bit of scoffing came with the special editions of Star Wars. This was revisited later when the DVDs came out and the only option for the trilogy was a set of 1997 special editions. I to this day have not bought Star Wars on DVD (despite the "bonus" copies of the original cut of the films on DVD). I only own the original trilogy on Laserdisc. It may not look good, but it certainly looks right. (If that makes sense...)
I eventually adopted a different philosophy when it came to this sort of thing. I stand by the word "choice." So long as I am not forced into a remake, redo, etc, I can accept it. As I watched the video for the special edition of The Secret of Monkey Island, I felt the rush of nostalgia for my game once again. I still have the originals sitting almost within arms' reach, and I know it is extremely easy (thanks to ScummVM) to play it once again on my PC.
With that in mind, I greatly look forward to the remake of The Secret of Monkey Island. It is the closest I can ever get to experiencing it again for the first time. While I commented that I thought it was awesome to be able to switch back and forth between the new and classic graphics, I probably won't do that while playing the game unless I want to do an on-the-fly comparison of the screens. Even then, that original artwork is burned into my brain. I probably will not need to flip back and forth.
Dominic Armato's Guybrush voice is not the voice I heard in my head as I played through the first and second games. That said, I am interested to see old meet new (relatively speaking as it has been nearly a decade since the last game was released). I want to hear the voices say the lines that I laughed at loud at over 15 years ago. I want to experience it in a different way. I want to critique it and see how well it keeps with the memories I have of the original.
But nobody will take the original game away from me. Nobody.
Hey Matt -
I definitely have a great deal of appreciation for originals. I will oftentimes lean towards an original even when given the option of a remake/re-imagining/etc. My first bit of scoffing came with the special editions of Star Wars. This was revisited later when the DVDs came out and the only option for the trilogy was a set of 1997 special editions. I to this day have not bought Star Wars on DVD (despite the "bonus" copies of the original cut of the films on DVD). I only own the original trilogy on Laserdisc. It may not look good, but it certainly looks right. (If that makes sense...)
I eventually adopted a different philosophy when it came to this sort of thing. I stand by the word "choice." So long as I am not forced into a remake, redo, etc, I can accept it. As I watched the video for the special edition of The Secret of Monkey Island, I felt the rush of nostalgia for my game once again. I still have the originals sitting almost within arms' reach, and I know it is extremely easy (thanks to ScummVM) to play it once again on my PC.
With that in mind, I greatly look forward to the remake of The Secret of Monkey Island. It is the closest I can ever get to experiencing it again for the first time. While I commented that I thought it was awesome to be able to switch back and forth between the new and classic graphics, I probably won't do that while playing the game unless I want to do an on-the-fly comparison of the screens. Even then, that original artwork is burned into my brain. I probably will not need to flip back and forth.
Dominic Armato's Guybrush voice is not the voice I heard in my head as I played through the first and second games. That said, I am interested to see old meet new (relatively speaking as it has been nearly a decade since the last game was released). I want to hear the voices say the lines that I laughed at loud at over 15 years ago. I want to experience it in a different way. I want to critique it and see how well it keeps with the memories I have of the original.
But nobody will take the original game away from me. Nobody.
Chris Kennedy, Editor
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Email: chris@armchairarcade.com