You have one button for talking and one for interacting with items – the game decides automatically whether you can look at, use or take the item in question.
Return To Monkey Island begins with a tutorial that runs through the game’s rather simple systems. But it’s also very much a game that tries to capture the essence of a journey that started all the way back in 1990, a story it’s now set to finish. A Monkey Island with a controller setup that won’t break your fingers. This is a Monkey Island that has a hint system. 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).The gag, involving two pirates vehemently denying any of the so-called ‘science’ on scurvy, shows that designer Ron Gilbert wants his game to fit in the present day. Venture out into uncharted lands like the aptly named Terror Island and the chilling outposts of Brrr Muda to make allies and enemies alike. 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. Context-sensitive interactions, reactive dialog trees, and an easy-to-use inventory system make pirating a breeze. Clever puzzles, bizarre situations, and devastating ripostes are all that stand between Guybrush and glory.īringing 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. Then, take to the high seas and explore the new and unknown as you work your way out of tough predicaments. 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’.īanter with old friends and new faces on familiar islands now under dangerous new leadership. 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. It’s been many years since Guybrush Threepwood was last locked in a battle of wits with his nemesis, the zombie pirate LeChuck. 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.
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