Board Thread:Movie discussions/@comment-252417-20181020105733/@comment-11461452-20200203140808

If I'm going to be honest, the only real nitpick I have about this special was that, even before the ghost came into the picture, it kinda became obvious who the party crasher posing as Fortius was going to be. Something that I frankly blame on the writing, really. I won't be giving away who the culprit is because I don't think that'd be fair, but I have a feeling it's something you guys will find out if you see this episode.

Other than that nitpick, though, this was another Scooby-Doo special that proved to be deeply enjoyable.

The direction by Curt Geda, and the story by Mark Banker, were all quite spot-on. Yes, I know I mentioned that the episode was flawed, but I thought Geda and Banker did a perfect job at capturing the spirit of the classics. The mystery revolving around Fortius was still quite intriguing and suspenseful, and the overall humor was fun too.

The animation of this special was likewise marvelously accomplished. In every way, Geda and the animators gave the animation an excellent comic book-vibe and look that matched that of the classics, only much more advanced. Along with that, it was combined with an impressive cinematic-feel.

Finally, the voice acting and characters were as amazing as ever. This episode being the third Scooby-Doo installment I'm reviewing that stars Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, and the second that's animated, I really must say that I believe Lillard gave one of his best performances as Shaggy yet, supplying tons of great comedic-timings and offering tons of talented surprises along the way. Shaggy and Fred also had great character development throughout the episode.

In the end, "Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games" isn't perfect, but it's still pretty enjoyable and worthwhile.

So, I rate "Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games" 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.