Hundreds of puzzles to challenge both novice and veteran pirates. Dozens of lusciously rendered backgrounds! The exciting conclusion to 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).An original, cinematic story full of drama, sociopathic parrots, and a villain with a sinister agenda!.Excerpted from "The Memoirs of Guybrush Threepwood: The Monkey Island Years"įourth in the legendary Monkey Island series of graphic adventures! But as series creator Ron Gilbert returns to the series’ director’s chair for the first time since 1991, it unexpectedly offers a lot of heart, too. Time for the biggest battle of my swashbuckling life. Return to Monkey Island expectedly comes packed full of smartly crafted puzzles, funny dialogue, and memorable characters. suddenly, the hairy finger of a familiar monkey tapped me on the shoulder. If I'd never picked up a sword, the grog-swilling pirates of the Tri-Island Area might be unthreatened by the forces of gentrification and demonic heckfire. At the time of writing, Return To Monkey Island has a Metacritic rating of 89 based on 29 critics reviews, which range from 7.5/10 on Checkpoint Gaming to the full five stars on NME. If only I'd chosen a different path, LeChuck might still be dead and the Ultimate Insult might have remained a mystery. I'd ignored recent events that should have been warning shots across the bow of my soul, from my wife's brush with death to the anti-pirate ramblings of an Australian gazillionaire. Spitting the sand of Monkey Island from my mouth, I wondered if the life of a mighty pirate was all it was cracked up to be.
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