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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - WON!
written by Aperama … I was at my wit's end. Was this even a game? There were so many ways it could have actually gone. Was it possible that the game was actually designed as a brainwashing tool to get...
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Maupiti Island - The Cast and Events
By IlmariI pondered long time what would be the best way to present these investigations. If I had just written down what I have been doing, it would have made for a boring story: “Stood on a beach for...
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Les Manley in: Lost in L.A. - Final Rating!
written by Aperama A harkening back to the best part of the game – the down-right impressive Boris Vallejo box artLes Manley was a terrible game. Les Manley 2? I'm honestly not sure. The game had...
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Maupiti Island - The Physical Evidence
By IlmariLast time, I had just concluded with interrogating everyone and finding out what happens in the course of two days. Now, it is time to investigate the surroundings. Before I go on to...
View ArticlePoll results: Should we change our colours?
By TAG teamPoll results seem quite clear - majority of our respondents were satisfied with the black background. Thus, we won't be changing it.Since there was a big minority who still wanted a...
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Maupiti Island - Won!
By IlmariLast time I had just finished examining all the physical evidence and I was pretty certain what was going on in the island, who had killed Juste (Roy) and who was the disfigured body (Lucie)....
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Maupiti Island - Final Rating
By IlmariI think I have not yet faced any game, not regular nor a Missed Classic, that I would have so ambivalent feelings for. The game had many things I really liked, but also important elements that...
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The Year Ahead - 1992
By IlmariSomething really special is cooking up on the Adventure Game -blog, and we might have more time than usual to wait before the surprise is ready. In addition, the first ever gaming year with...
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Game 70: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (1991) - Introduction
Written by The TricksterI'm excited. Are you excited?If you’d asked me five years ago whether I’d end up writing guest posts for The Adventure Gamer, I would have told you that you were completely mad....
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - The Largo Embargo
I often find that having high expectations of a game leads to hindered enjoyment. What I find tends to happen is that I come up with what in my mind would be the ultimate experience, and when the game...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Where's the Cheese?
Written by The TricksterMy first Monkey Island 2 session covered my initial exploration of Woodtick. By the time I’d finished I really only had one lead, which was to go and purchase some wood polish...
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Missed Classic 21: Impossible Mission
After we came up with Panthro's Law, allowing us to play non-traditional adventure games, it occurred to us that we missed a lot more classics than we'd thought. So to rectify that we're doing a Missed...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Pride Before a Fall
Written by The TricksterThose of you that have played Monkey Island 2 would have had a good laugh at the end of my last post. I’d been pretty certain that I was going to find some form of cheese in the...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - It's Always Mardi Gras
Written by The TricksterWhile I have no idea how many parts there are to Monkey Island 2, I was feeling pretty happy with myself for having defeated Part I without too much trouble. It did seem odd to...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Cheaters Always Win
With my exploration of Booty Island complete, it was time to go visit the third and final island…Phatt Island. I knew from a conversation with Captain Dread that Phatt Island is ruled by a fascist...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Pretty in Pink
OK, where was I? That’s right, I’d just finished exploring Scabb Island, Booty Island and Phatt Island. It’s these moments that I both look forward to and dread in adventure games. On the one hand,...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - Let's Go Shopping
My last post finished with Elaine throwing her Big Whoop map piece out of her mansion window. It was clear that I was going to have to put some serious effort into repairing her and Guybrush’s...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - The Joy of Hex
This session began with me saving Captain Kate Capsize from the prison cell I’d indirectly placed her in. It was pretty easy really, as I had the key in my possession after my own incarceration....
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - 3 Down, 1 to Go
When I started this session, I’d just gotten my hands on the Ashes-2-Life potion from the Voodoo Lady and the fishing rod from the fisherman. I was fairly certain that I would be able to use the...
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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge - LeChuck's Fortress
I was so determined to complete Monkey Island 2 without requiring assistance. One of the tricky things about blogging through adventure games is that there’s always a bit of pressure to make solid...
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