Posted on: November 29, 2022

maladroid

Games: 1866 Reviews: 11

Good enough as the 4th best MI game

Try to soldier through the first chapter(s): everything that happens before you first board the ship is jarring, childish (literally and figuratively) and quite off-putting. I was setting myself up for frustration. Thankfully, the game's plot and humor start to click after that. There's plenty of nostalgia baiting and some of the returning characters are not used to their full potential, but what's there is at least entertaining enough. I didn't mind the simple puzzles, in fact I was glad to see a game that finally respects your time and does away with unnecessary padding of any kind. The story makes an attempt at giving the universe (and its protagonist) a coherent meta-narrative that also speaks to its creators' sensibilities and changed life perspectives. I wasn't fully sold on the ending or the "emotional" beats it tries to deliver, but I respect the effort. The art style is certainly different and some things (mainly Guybrush's design) never clicked with me, but it has a certain wild charm. The voices are consistently good, though LeChuck never sounds quite "right" despite the new actor's noble efforts. All in all, it is an entertaining 10-12 hour adventure that, weirdly, is at its best when it's not desperately grasping at its roots for easy nostalgia points. This is more of a 3.5/5 game but since you can't do half stars and I was in a charitable mood, I decided to round it up.

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Posted on: September 22, 2025

wilyubertrout

Games: 479 Reviews: 1

Melancholy and Beautiful

So, I've been a fan of the Monkey Island series for about 32 years as of the writing, and as such I was pretty much the exact audience for this game. If you were waiting for the next adventure of Guybrush Threepwood it's a bit of a mixed bag I'm sure, but if you understood Guybrush was always more of a comic avatar than a fully realized character you'll love it. If the original game was capturing the experience of the Pirates of the Carribean ride as a child and the sequel was about starting to see the cracks in the constructed reality as you're a bit older, this game is about taking the same ride as an adult and the different ways we experience it. I personally enjoyed the puzzles but I'll admit the game as a whole is easier than the originals. Whether you find that refreshing or annoying is going to depend. I personally don't have the endless time I had as a kid playing the originals but if you're looking for a hardcore puzzle game I agree it's going to be disappointing. But if you grew up with the originals and can see what the devs are going for I think it's enchanting.

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Posted on: September 27, 2025

biberaffe

Verified owner

Games: 89 Reviews: 2

It's Monkey Island(tm)

Yes, really! Well, kind of....

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Posted on: June 13, 2024

danish80

Games: 467 Reviews: 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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Posted on: August 15, 2025

hujikogari

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Games: 534 Reviews: 1

Quite fun, but we all have grown up

I'm writing this review after finished the game with my 2y old daughter sleeping right beside me. I think I was 6y old when I finished the first game. It's been a good ride. For the game, I found the art very charming and beautiful. And for the puzzles, a little empty sometimes. But I think that for the nature of this game, it's quite good.

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