Return to Monkey Island

This is exactly what a modern point and click adventure should be. The story is engaging. The graphics are impressive (assuming you're okay with the changed look from prior games). The puzzles are logical. It's long enough without feeling repetitive. It presents a good challenge. It can be funny and heartwarming. If you're a point and click adventure fan, this is one to experience.

This part is as good as the other Monkey Island parts, in my opinion. I actually love the ending, maybe even more than the game itself. It is also fantastic they added german voice sync. This way I could play it with my kids who do not understand english.

First things first: If you like point and click adventures, this is a must play. The artwork IS weird but trust me, it will grow on you. Or at least fade into near non-noticeable regions after a while. Day of the Tentacle had weird artwork, so had Grim Fandango and a few others that grew to be timeless classics. So yeah, don't let that get between you and the game and take the plunge. The longer version: I'm one of those old farts who grew up with the series, so it pretty much hits the mark for me, but yeah, I can see that this might not be everyone's cup of tea. There are a few really sweet moments that I found nice and touching. Again, probably because I'm old and sentimental. But if you're the kind of person who gets in a 30 min. session of DOOM Eternal everyday before breakfast... well, then you might find this borderline romcom trash. My main beef with Ron Gilbert is how he always manages to make the story his personal brand of weird. If you remember the endings of Monkey 2 or Thimbleweed Park, you know what I'm on about. This is actually what keeps me from giving it a solid 5 stars. Overall, my reasoning would be that this game should be much more polarizing and thus get a lot more mixed reviews. But I can see that it gets more love than I thought it would and I guess that's a good thing too. And probably well deserved. It seems to be just the right kind of weird.

I bought this game mainly for my kids. They love it. I personally think it has some lenghts and the references to the old games are only useful for fans but not for the story. The game is a bit on the easy side but that might be a good thing for some (like my kids). Linux version works perfecly fine. Run installer, run game, enjoy. That plus nostalgic reasons alone is enough to buy the game.

Love it! I was not sure about the new graphic style at first, but my fears vanished just after a few minutes. The new style fits perfectly and the beloved monkey island feeling comes up immediately! The unique backgrounds, the detailed animations and the as always perfect musical background also contribute to the great atmosphere. Ron Gilbert and his team managed to give that game a modern touch without losing the charm of the classic games!