Monkey Island creator had no idea Sea of Thieves crossover was happening
Ron Gilbert, one of the original creators of the piratical point-and-click Monkey Island series, had no idea its newly-revealed Sea of Thieves crossover was happening.
Last night, Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey Island — as this crossover is officially known — was announced to much surprise and delight from several members of the Eurogamer team (myself included).
The news also came as a surprise to Gilbert, however, who revealed «he wasn't even told about it» before the announcement was made.
Replying to a Monkey Island fan over on Mastodon, Gilbert shared that not only is he not involved with this Sea of Thieves crossover in any way, but it all happened «behind [his] back».
This led to surprise from Monkey Island fans, who voiced their frustration at the news.
«Grr. That's disappointing. Sorry,» replied one user, while another added that this news had «saddened» them.
Gilbert, along with fellow Monkey Island co-creator Dave Grossman, returned to the shores of Melee last year, with the aptly named Return to Monkey Island after years of separation from the series. The developers have not ruled out future Monkey Island games, but when I spoke to them about the series last year, they would not commit to being involved personally.
As for this Sea of Thieves crossover, the whole adventure — which can either be played solo or in a crew — will unfold across three free episodes, one new instalment landing every month starting on 20th July. Delightfully, Dominic Armato has also confirmed he is returning as Guybrush Threepwood for this crossover.
I'm in the trailer, so can confirm the former! (Anything that you don't see in the trailer, uh… gotta keep my lips sealed, still :-)
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