Return to Monkey Island

After some time in the drawer, I finally decided to play this adventure. Once finished, I understood the opinions of other players: from those who have rated it with 5 stars to those who only gave it one star. And it is not an easy game to rate, as it depends on your previous experience with adventure games, and with the Monkey Island saga in particular, and even the vital moment in which you find yourself. This game is a traditional point and click adventure game very easy to handle. Technically speaking, the game has no problems at all. You can save the game at any time or continue the game the instant you quit. And what I liked the most: if you stopped playing for a while, returning to the game offers you the possibility to make a summary of what you have done so far. This is very very useful in adventure games. Compared to other adventure games, or even to other Monkey Island games, this adventure is relatively easy. You can consult the hint book in your inventory in case you get stuck. The puzzles are simple or merely entertaining. That is to say, they will not generate any stress or anxiety. The soundtrack is spectacular and follows the style of previous Monkey Island adventures. What's more, if you've played the previous ones, you'll find yourself humming along to the music on more than one occasion. The graphics, oh the graphics. They have a very peculiar style, very cartoon, which have not been liked by everyone. However, despite its very square style, it is incredibly surprising how expressive all the characters are. Whoever hasn't stared at Guybrush in the final scene, has no soul, no heart, or doesn't even know what has played. Perhaps the main problem with this adventure, is that it may rely too much on nostalgia and memories of other adventures in the saga. If you have played the entire saga, you probably will like this one. If you're not a fan of classic adventure games, it probably won't tell you anything.

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.

If you loved the previous Monkey Island games you'll love this. If you hated them, you might still like this, as it now has an Easy Mode to help you with the harder puzzles, plus a hint system. This game doesn't really push the envelope much beyond the previous entries, so it doesn't get five stars, but aside from that it's a great game.

I have not played the other games in this series, I may check some out for comparison. I did not like the art work in this game, without giving anything away, I thought Threepwood was a selfish jerk, but the real clincher was the empty vapid ending. It was like your at this crowded party having fun and the lights went off for a second and when they came back on no one was there and your just sitting ther staring at an empty room (screen). Wait till it is $5.00

Where should I *beeping* begin? Atrocious and soulless "art", awfully designed characters with hideous animation, island maps that look like a *beeping* Facebook farming simulator, simplified-ugly zoomer/tablet friendly UI and descriptions that guide you on what to do (forget about experimenting with the wrong actions to get funny responses), ridiculously easy *beeping* puzzles, nostalgia-bait cheap *beeping* jokes, cringe/uninteresting characters, insulting middle finger ending. I could go on and on, but it's pointless and a waste of my *beeping* energy, and hey, I also have a circus to run! What uncle-a-who Ron did to my cousin Guybrush, is despicable. I don't even want to think what his perverted intentions are for the poor crew of Maniac Mansion. And Thimbleweed Park 2? God *beeping* help us if I have any role in this... A friendly warning - Try to be kind with your reviews. While uncle-a-who Ron is a well known attention *beeping*, he's also sensitive as a snowflake and a "beeping" butthurt to the mega! We surely don't want to upset our beloved uncle-a-who and make him quit the *beeping* Twitter-a-reno permanently (again). Yours sincerely, Ransome the clown P.S - If it helps, I can re-write this uncensored