(This review is mainly focusing on the Special Edition of the game that was released in 2009)

As a kid, I was never really a diehard fan of point and click adventure games, I never played much of them. However, this game, and the sequel, was an exception, my dad bought it (idk whether he bought it for me or not, lol) and decided to let me have a go at it. Needless to say, my 5 year old self was mind-blown when he saw it, I wasn't particularly good at the game because I was so young at the time, and it took me YEARS to figure out how to actually beat the game (for the record, I first played this all the way back in 2010, and it didn't take me til 6 years later when I finally finished the game), and when I finally did finish the game, I wasn't disappointed in the absolute slightest.

The first thing that caught my attention was the game's humour which consists of witty dialogue, verbal humour, and hilarious antics, with a little silliness and self-awareness added to the mix. This is the type of humour I adore, every scene in the game never failed to make me smile, chuckle, or burst out in laughter. I enjoyed every single character in this game, Guybrush is a charming protagonist, and his quirky personality and interactions with the people around him entertained me thoroughly, and LeChuck is an excellent villain, he's both completely and utterly evil and also threatening for the characters ingame whilst also being funny and unforgettable for the viewers. I could go and on, and on, and on about each individual funny moment that the excellent dialogue and writing has to offer, but that would take up the entirety of the review.

Another thing I enjoy is the problem solving. The main reason why I was never a huge fan of problem solving video games in general is mainly because a majority of games way too hard to make them as cryptic and hard to figure out as possible, and as an autistic person myself, my attention span is pretty bad, and I am simply not good as memorising shit or figuring out puzzles like that. Monkey Island, however, doesn't try that; the puzzles, while not super obvious to figure out, are not too difficult to solve, they demand creative thinking and never veer to the realm of them being just frustrating, it has the right balance. When I was a kid, I never could solve any of them, but as I got older, I started to memorise them much more, to the point where I managed to get it down to a T, and figure out exactly how to solve everything and to beat the game.

Not to mention, can I just also comment about the music and sound environment? It's beautiful, they perfectly set the tone and mood of the action that takes place (the theme song is absolute banger and you can’t convince me overwise). I especially love the ambience in places where the music is faded away, and the game allows you to have this feeling tranquility as you listen to the sounds of the peaceful ambience in the area that you're in (honestly surprised there has never been hour long chill out YouTube videos of the video game's ambience).

The Secret of Monkey Island is a timeless classic, an absolute gem in the world of point-and-click video gaming. If you somehow didn't understand my feelings of the game, just go buy it yourself, and make up your own mind, you won't regret it, trust me.