While I do not want to spoil the story, as it is the main crux of why players embrace these games, I will give a quick rundown. I’m happy to report that the years have done nothing to dampen the charm of the series and Return is every bit as good as its predecessors, offering a delightful and appropriate ending to the Monkey Island journey. Better yet, Return is not just Guybrush’s comeback, but is also the long-awaited return of the iconic duo of Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman, who together created the series more than 30 years ago. Audiences, Threepwood, and LeChuck will finally be able to complete their adventure that began so long ago. ![]() Audiences, and Threepwood alike have been forced to live without knowing the real secret of Monkey Island.īut our long torment is over, as finally our titular hero Guybrush Threepwood is back thanks to the surprise new entry in the series, Return to Monkey Island. Sadly, years have passed since Threepwood’s last adventure. Sure, the original releases feature an unwieldy and confusing gameplay structure by today’s standards, but if you can overlook that – or just play the remasters – you’ll still find a worthwhile story to uncover. The Secret of Monkey Island and LeChuck’s Revenge were masterworks and hold up well today. Everything melded together so well: the laugh out loud sword fights which relied more on sarcasm than any sort of sword skills the fantastic enemy in the form of the grotesque undead pirate zombie LeChuck, hell-bent on marrying Elaine and destroying Guybrush Threepwood and of course, our bumbling hero with the heart of gold, who just happened to have a bad habit of ruining everything he encountered. ![]() It was goofy, it was laugh-out-loud funny, it had great characters, and it was exciting – to put it simply, it just felt special. What struck me even then was how unafraid The Secret of Monkey Island was to be exactly what the creators intended, despite the established norms most games followed. I fondly remember exploring Mêlée Island as a child, not quite sure what I was doing, but enthralled with the witty point-and-click adventure nonetheless. The Monkey Island series holds a special place in my heart.
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