Ron Gilbert and Devolver Digital announce return to Monkey Island – News

Released in 1990 and 1991, these two point and clicks are among the big names in the genre for many nostalgics of the LucasArts era, or Lucasfilm Games, depending on the times. The label made a comeback on the AAA front with several Star Wars games (not to mention Bethesda’s Indiana Jones) but also gave the green light for Ron Gilbert to reconnect with his amazing world. In preparation for the two-year secrecy and announcement of 2022 on unspecified platforms, Back to Monkey Island So it was developed by Terrible Toybox Studio (with whom Ron Gilbert actually released Thimbleweed Park) in partnership with Devolver Digital.

If the Monkey Island franchise has a total of five games, Back to Monkey Island He presents himself as the true heir to Monkey Island Secret And the Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, and the only episodes endorsed by Ron Gilbert, who finally reneged on his promise that he wouldn’t revise Monkey Island again unless he got the intellectual property back. “All games after Monkey Island 2 are not in my Monkey Island world’,” the author released in an interview dating back to 2013.

I understood, for many, that this day would remain like the announcement of Monkey Island 3, especially since Dave Grossman (composer), Michael Land (music) and Dominic Armato (voice of Guybrush Threepwood) are also the party to guarantee a lineage. Tim Shafer is missing for contractual reasons one can imagine. And if it’s not mentioned in the ad, let’s add that Rex Crowle (LittleBigPlanet, Tearaway, Knights and Bikes) is none other than the project’s technical director.

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