| Release date | September 18, 2022 |
| Developer | Terrible Toybox |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Game file size | 5.9 GB |
| On sale | Jun 26 - Jul 9 |
Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.
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 Terrоr 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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How appropriate! You fight like a cow!
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I agree with LeetPete. You don't NEED to play all the others, but you'll definitely be missing a lot of context for some of the humor and character relationships.
Personally, I'd recommend playing the first and second entries (and at least the prologue of the third entry) before jumping into this one if you want to understand everything it throws at you.
1: Secret of Monkey Island
2: Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
3: Curse of Monkey Island
If you have a PC, you can pick up the whole series on GOG.com (including this one) for under $30. Parts 1&2 will cost you $3.49 each, and part 3 is $2.44.
https://www.gog.com/en/games?quer...de
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The special editions of the first 2, I would recommend playing them in the "classic" graphics mode, which has the original VGA graphics (the best art of the original releases on PC back in the 90's). They also are "talkies", which include voice acting not included in the original games, using voice actors from Curse.
My personal favorite way to play is the "talkies" versions of the originals played in ScummVM, where the voice acting is backported from the SE's, but it uses the original graphics and CD Audio music instead of the re-recorded music. (I have of course bought all of these games over the years)
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The special editions of the first 2, I would recommend playing them in the "classic" graphics mode, which has the original VGA graphics (the best art of the original releases on PC back in the 90's). They also are "talkies", which include voice acting not included in the original games, using voice actors from Curse.
My personal favorite way to play is the "talkies" versions of the originals played in ScummVM, where the voice acting is backported from the SE's, but it uses the original graphics and CD Audio music instead of the re-recorded music. (I have of course bought all of these games over the years)
The series creator (Ron Gilbert) previously said that the "canon" games are 1 & 2 only. He has nothing against the later entries, but they aren't part of the original story he set out to tell, so RtMI starts off after the ending of LeChuck's Revenge.
He did add one character from Curse (#3) because fans LOVED him so much, though; myself included. I fully agree with your suggestions on how to play using the talkies, too!
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