The WhatsNext verdict
If you want a witty, characterful point-and-click adventure with fair puzzles and a strong Monkey Island sense of humor, this delivers. Players seeking difficult puzzles, a fully resolved story, or the exact visual mood of the 1990s games may be disappointed.
What it does best
Sharp, self-aware pirate comedy with real warmth
A lovingly absurd world that keeps finding new jokes
Fair adventure puzzles with satisfying aha moments
What might put you off
A bold puppet-like visual style
A deliberately meta ending
The setup
What you are walking into
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.
Where it lives
Xbox Series X|SLinuxAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)iOSPlayStation 5MacNintendo Switch
Genre
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventure
Vibe
ActionFantasyComedy
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