Return to Monkey Island unveils a first gameplay trailer. A good dose of nostalgia and references to previous games.
When Return to Monkey Island will arrive this year, players will finally be able to uncover the secret of Monkey Island. This is announced by series creator Ron Gilbert in the latest trailer for the game, which was shown during the last Nintendo Direct. “My name is Guybrush Threepwood, and this is the story of when I finally discovered the secret of Monkey Island,” can be heard via actor Dominic Armato’s voice at the start of the video.
Return to Monkey Island unveils a first gameplay trailer
As you can imagine, this trailer is full of references to previous Monkey Island games, including some of the franchise’s best gags. At one point Guybrush drops to the bottom of the Caribbean Sea and a sign for Monkey Island can be seen, just a six minute walk away. A good thing that our hero can hold his breath for 10 minutes.
A good dose of nostalgia and references to previous opuses
Many fan-favorite characters also make an appearance in this video. In particular, we can see the trader Stan S. Stanman, stuck in the prison of the LeChuck boat. And by the way, you can chat with Stan on the Return to Monkey Island website, the man explains that he’s in jail for “marketing related offences”, among which, it seems, the sale of non-fungible tokens.
If you missed the news last April, Return to Monkey Island marks Ron Gilbert’s return to the series he created in the late 1980s. Ron Gilbert wrote and directed The Secret of Monkey Island and was going to work on the second game before going to LucasArts in 1992. Veteran Dave Grossman is also working on this new game, which will take place after the first two games. On consoles, Return to Monkey Island will first come to Nintendo Switch.
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