Great game! Continues the legacy of Guybrush Threepwood.
The puzzles were much easier now. Lesser puns, insults, and jokes. But still very fun, nevertheless.
I'm too much of a MI fan to get too down on this game, but it does feel like "Monkey Island Lite" in many ways, just kinda basic and bare-bones and also less funny than the other games in the series (noted exception being the mop tree scene). And while I don't hate the graphical style, it does make it look kinda flat and plain, like a flash-based MI browser game fan tribute or sth. Return is also very, very easy: Even in hard mode, the game practically spoon-feeds you the solutions to most puzzles. I only used the hint book once and even that was just because I had missed an item. And, oh yeah, the ending blows. HARD.
Why do I still recommend it? It is still Monkey Island, not very expensive (especially on sale), and, overall, still a very enjoyable experience. It just cannot quite live up to the legendary legacy of Monkey Island, which is a bit of a shame.
The worst game of the serie.
Short, easy, with zero original idea, horrible graphics and a very bad plot that relies on continuous nostalgia moments and ends in the worst way possible. A few time the humour made me laugh, that's the most positive thing I can say.
Only play it if you are a huge fan of Guybrush, but expect to be disappointed.
SummaryAnnouncing Return to Monkey Island, the long-awaited follow-up to the legendary Secret of Monkey Island and Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge by Ron Gilbert's Terrible Toybox in collaboration with Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games, coming 2022.