Return to Monkey Island

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Return to Monkey Island perfectly captures the atmosphere, soundtrack and humor of the old games, and elevates the technical aspect to modernReturn to Monkey Island perfectly captures the atmosphere, soundtrack and humor of the old games, and elevates the technical aspect to modern times. Sure, the graphic style is definitely a matter of taste, but it just works great at what it does.

Thanks for bringing the series back after all these years!This is not a pixel-art Monkey Island, this is not the 90s anymore but this is pure Monkey Island essence to the core. It's feels good to haveThis is not a pixel-art Monkey Island, this is not the 90s anymore but this is pure Monkey Island essence to the core.

It's feels good to have it back and to be as good as it was then. No matter how hard the haters try.To set expectations, if you were hoping this game would explain the cliffhanger in Tales of Monkey Island you will be disappointed.It flowsTo set expectations, if you were hoping this game would explain the cliffhanger in Tales of Monkey Island you will be disappointed.It flows directly from the end of Lechuck's Revenge and while it didn't completely throw out the stories of everything after Monkey Island 2 they play little to no impact in the events of this game.The art style is divisive, it felt a bit jarring at times in the first Act but definitely feels more at home in the subsequent ones.The puzzles overall are good, though even on the "hard mode" they're generally not too complicated.My main complaint of the game is one you see in quite a few puzzle games these days, backtracking to previous areas over multiple acts (with one specific area needing 3 different visits over 3 acts).It's not so much the laziness, bad art