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Return to Monkey Island

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Return to Monkey Island
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"An adventure gamer's delight." 9/10 – IGN "Everything I wanted and more." 9/10 – The Gamer "A nostalgic, swashbuckling adventure you won’t want to miss." 9/10 – GamesRadar Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of t...
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3.8/5

( 161 Reviews )

3.8

161 Reviews

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2022, Terrible Toybox, ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+...
System requirements
Windows 10, AMD FX-4300 (4 * 3800) or equivalent / Intel Core i3-3240 (2 * 3400) or equivalent, 8 GB...
Time to beat
10 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
16.5 h Completionist
10.5 h All Styles
Description

"An adventure gamer's delight."
9/10 – IGN

"Everything I wanted and more."
9/10 – The Gamer

"A nostalgic, swashbuckling adventure you won’t want to miss."
9/10 – GamesRadar



Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games The Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge developed in collaboration with Lucasfilm Games.

It’s been many years since Guybrush Threepwood was last locked in a battle of wits with his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck. His true love, Elaine Marley, has turned her focus away from governing and Guybrush himself is adrift and unfulfilled, having never found the Secret of Monkey Island. Hip, young pirate leaders led by Captain Madison have shuffled the old guard from power, Melee Island has taken a turn for the worse, and famed businessman Stan has been imprisoned for ‘marketing-related crimes’.

Banter with old friends and new faces on familiar islands now under dangerous new leadership. Then, take to the high seas and explore the new and unknown as you work your way out of tough predicaments. Clever puzzles, bizarre situations, and devastating ripostes are all that stand between Guybrush and glory.

Return to Point & Click Swashbuckling

Bringing classic point and click gameplay to the modern-day, intrepid pirates will solve puzzles and explore the islands with a clever evolution of classic adventure game controls. Context-sensitive interactions, reactive dialog trees, and an easy-to-use inventory system make pirating a breeze.

Embark on Archipelago Adventures

Navigate the sometimes-friendly confines of Melee Island, a familiar place that finds itself under new management by leaders who have put the squeeze on old friends and new faces. Venture out into uncharted lands like the aptly named Terror Island and the chilling outposts of Brrr Muda to make allies and enemies alike.

Created by a Legendary Crew

The new chapter in the Monkey Island series marks the return of the iconic series’ creator Ron Gilbert, joined by game co-writer Dave Grossman, art director Rex Crowle (Knights & Bikes, Tearaway) and composers Peter McConnell, Michael Land, and Clint Bajakian (Monkey Island, Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge).
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Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
10 hMain
11.5 h Main + Sides
16.5 h Completionist
10.5 h All Styles
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Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.13+)
Release date:
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Size:
4.3 GB
Rating:
ESRB Rating: Everyone 10+ (Fantasy Violence, Mild Language, Alcohol Reference)

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Posted on: November 30, 2022

narcissus79

Games: 188 Reviews: 15

Hearkens to the halcyon days of the 90's

Wow, this brings back so many memories of fun point and click adventures from the 90's like Sierra and Lucas Arts during their peak. I had heard people were kicking up a stink over the new art style vs the old games, but I liked it. The actual gameplay and puzzles were fairly fun, nothing too difficult to rack the brain over. The humour and storyline were so much fun. I really hope they work on some new stuff. I will definitely be in for more!


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Posted on: June 27, 2023

It's really okay (if you ask me)

I'm not a big fan of the art style, but I don't mind it either. The game is not perfect (I disliked some puzzles and there could be more possible interactions with objects), but in terms of length it is okay for me. I don't think the ending is bad (actually I kinda like it) and most puzzles are okay or even good. My personal favourite Monkey Island remains part 3.


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Posted on: May 19, 2023

x_Vince_x

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Games: 1591 Reviews: 11

Back In Business

A great sequel. I played this for around 25 hours and unlocked all achievements. I really enjoyed replaying it and felt it a great addition to the Monkey Island series. The art style. Hmmm. I would have prefered all 2d. But Ron already went there with Thimbleweed Park so... But it's not a bad style. No worse than Escape... There are some wonderful throwback gags to the previous series. I was suprised to see Murray included as he wasn't in the first two games, but was a great addition to the others. It's a shame that Earl Boen didn't voice Le Chuck, but I understand his ill health stopped his participation. Third in my ranking of the games. 1.MI2 2.MI 3.Return to Monkey Island I really hope they make another one!


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Posted on: December 11, 2023

spirostsonas

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Games: 110 Reviews: 4

Laid back, relaxing old-skool adventure

I'm old now, and I keep fond memories of the lucasarts adventure games I so much enjoyed in my youth. Dialogues are great, modern UX is fine too, graphics I don't really care much about, story is pretty much in the same vein as the originals. Puzzles could be more challenging but they are just fine. This one might not invoke the same unforgettable feeling I got with MI1 and 2 but I found it quite satisfying. I really wanted to return to monkey island and this game took me back there. No complaints


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Posted on: November 28, 2022

neumi5694

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Games: 3339 Reviews: 138

This is it ... is it?

The journey is this game's true prize I wasn't thrilled by the idea that Gilbert made it sound as if he wanted to ignore the last three games for the story of this one. Good news: he didn't, he acknowledged their existence, there are some references to the later games as well ... and of course there's Murray. The story starts innocent, Guybrush is on a race with Lechuck, on his quest causing collateral damage like never before ... but in the end I felt something was missing. Remember that passage The Dark Tower where Stephen King tells you to stop reading before Roland reaches the tower? (Of course you don't, who reads books these days?) That might have been a good warning in RoMI as well. The whole time it's hinted that Guybrush and Lechuck are not so different after all, so one would think that they had a big scene together in the end, but that part was completely left open. In the end I was not like "Oh, he got me good! Haha!" ... it was more like "Oh no, not again ..." The riddles are mostly rather easy, I only had difficulties with a few of them. The controls are ok, except for somem minor issues with the inventory (and why the heck does the game menu open with 'o' instead of 'Esc'?). The voice acting is as good as we know it from the other games, the music is great. Like in Woodtick in MI2 the same track plays with different instrument when you wander around a scene. The variations of the old themes are nice as well. The graphics ... well, they are what they are. As probably everyone else I miss the pseudo realistic look from the first games, that tehy felt like right out of a pirate movie poster. So I was not all too keen of the new look, when I first saw it. When playing the game however, it's a different thing, they actually fit quite well, most of the time. It's the era of Switch games, we have to live with that. I thought about giving only 4 stars, but then I stuck with 5. After all I had a good time and most of the time the game had the right feeling.


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