Posted on: June 13, 2024

danish80
Spiele: 466 Rezensionen: 13
Sad on many levels
I preordered it on steam. I‘m a Monkey Island fan since 1990 when I played it on my Atari ST. What stood out in this series used to be that deep rich atmosphere of being a wannabe pirate in the carribean going on a ridiculously fun adventure. To me, the second game was the pinnacle of the series, for many it’s the third part as it’s basically a mix of the 1 and 2nd part. Anyways, the franchise lost momentum after the third part snd came to a halt after the series. What came were years and years of a rollercoaster ride of feelings whether the series was buried or not. For years we listened to a grumpy old gamer yapping how shitty and evil disney is etc. All of a sudden then THIS! And it was about to be made by the man himself, the grumpy old gamer! It couldn’t get any better, well that’s what we thought…. The really bad part is basically the game itself. The puzzles are way too easy. The atmosphere is next to non existent. It feels you just rush from one puzzle to another as there isn’t really any challenge. I played it through in 10hrs and it just took that long because I always listened to all dialogues. The next issue: everything is leading to the end. As a die hard Monkey Island fan I was almost weeping the whole game as I knew how it will end. The game itself is a „goodbye“. Ron Gilbert got the „I‘m getting old and depressive and have to tell everyone that my wife and kids saved me“ syndrome. Just like Tim Schäfer with his Double Fine Children’s Book Adventure. Ron buried the franchise for good so noone can make money out of it anymore. Probably he now owns the rights of it, so RIP Monkey Island, you deserved so much more. And hey, the price was more than 20 bucks, so I did overpay, right? I should stick on that advice and never buy a game from Ron Gilbert again. I give this game 2 Stars anyways as I think it will be tough as nails for GEN-Z gamers and yeah, I like the art-style, bite me.
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