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Playing Return to Monkey Island reminded me of the point-and-click adventures of my youth

I've finally found time to dive into the sixth Monkey Island game, which originally came out in 2022.

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Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert isn't interested in returning to making 2D adventure games: 'When we're all dead, it probably won't be the kind of thing that survives'

But he would consider making another 3D Monkey Island.

PC Gamer

Ron Gilbert canceled his Zelda-inspired RPG, in part because a good publisher is hard to come by these days: 'It's like they have formulas that they apply to games to try to figure out how much money they could make'

The Monkey Island creator is moving on from his Zelda-inspired RPG.

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Monkey Island legend Ron Gilbert had big plans for a retro Zelda-style open-world RPG, but publishers said no: "They didn’t look at it as 'we're gonna make $100 million and it’s worth investing in'"

His new roguelike's satirical setting is based out of the feeling that "capitalism has just taken over, and it really is the thing that’s causing the most pain for people"

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"I never stop thinking about adventure games," Monkey Island legend Ron Gilbert says, but as his roguelike nears release he doesn't want to make another point-and-click simply "for nostalgic reasons"

"If I'm going to do another adventure game, I want it to be a really interesting and unique and different game"

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Monkey Island designer and point-and-click legend Ron Gilbert moving to the roguelike mines feels like my personal hell, but the trailer looks fun enough that I'm trying to keep an open mind

Gilbert himself admits that Death By Scrolling is "not going to be everybody’s cup of tea"

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"Fate Of Atlantis felt like the movie we never got," says Indiana Jones and The Great Circle producer as devs reflect on the series' gaming legacy: "It really captured the spirit of the movies that came before it"

From the Atari to Xbox Series X and PS5, Indiana Jones game devs past and present discuss the archaeologist's immense and lasting legacy in the medium

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"9 months to finish the whole game": Years before The Great Circle, Indiana Jones was dropped on the Monkey Island creator when another studio "wasn't actually making the game"

"The Indiana Jones rights had been given to someone else, and they weren't performing"

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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis was almost "based on an unproduced Indy script," says project lead: "But after reading it, I decided it was unproduced for a reason"

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: "The main research was done sitting on a couch watching the movies unspool on video tape"

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Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert's next game is 'classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park'

Gilbert says he got tired of waiting for someone else to make it, so he decided to do it himself.

PC Gamer

Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert wasn't involved with the Sea of Thieves DLC: 'Happened behind my back'

Gilbert said he was told about the upcoming expansion but had no chance to be "meaningfully involved" with its development

PC Gamer

The most memorable narratives of 2022 were the ones that were playable

In a year that brought about continued experimentation in gaming, as well as refinements of a style, it was arguably a throwback that charmed me more. "Return to Monkey Island," the revitalization of a franchise that had lain dormant since 2009, was a glorious callback to a largely bygone era…

Los Angeles Times

'Return to Monkey Island' revives one of the most timeless of pirate franchises

There's an alternate, game-driven reality where the most famous pop-culture pirate of the 21st century isn't Jack Sparrow but is instead Guybrush Threepwood.

Los Angeles Times

Return to Monkey Island review: A return to the island but not to form

It’s been 13 years.

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The Guardian - UK

Return to Monkey Island review – can this 90s pirate adventure be brought into the 21st century?

Ageing fans will be relieved to learn that this comeback game from Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman is not just a greatest hits rehash

Inverse

'Return to Monkey Island' devs on the innovations that help shape the sequel

Inverse spoke with Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman of 'Return to Monkey Island' about how it aims to be the most approachable entry to date.

Inverse

'God of War: Ragnarok' developer harassment is the latest symptom of a larger problem

Last week saw a spike in online attacks directed at game developers from so-called fans. Toxic fans are a problem but also a symptom of the larger issue of hype cycles in gaming.

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'Return to Monkey Island' is a real video game coming later this year

Ron Gilbert has finally returned to the Monkey Island franchise, and soon we will too.

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Return to Monkey Island is a series revival from Ron Gilbert

Lucasfilm Games and Devolver Digital will publish the long-awaited sequel.

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