85%PC

I've enjoyed this adventure like a kid, it's great to reconnect with a video game that was so important in your childhood. Just play and enjoy.

70%PC

Kid friendly point-and-click nostalgic game about nostalgia itself. Cute, funny, and very well made. Exceptional art style -- although MI purists apparently effing hate it. The inventory puzzles are reasonably fair, unlike older adventure games.

Too bad this is the only Monkey Island game I've played, as most of the time I felt like I was eavesdropping on other peoples' inside jokes. (Imagine The Rise Of Skywalker being the only Star Wars movie you ever see.) It also helped me acknowledge why point-and-click games aren't popular anymore: Technology simply evolved to make games more interactive and immersive and interesting.

Probably scores a 9 if you're already a Monkey Island superfan. An 8 if you're just looking to play a game together with your kids. A 7 if neither of those are true.

90%Xbox Series X/S

An excellent return to form

60%PlayStation 5

It started out really good, and despite being sceptical about the art style it felt nice to return to Melee Island. But by Act 4 I was getting quite bored, there was a lot of backtracking and I ended up just using the hint system and rushed towards the end to get the story. The ending and the last act felt a little rushed I guess. I think I've fell out of love with the Point and click genre. I didn't really enjoy this that much, and even less Broken Age and Thimbleweed Park.

75%Xbox Series X/S

Forgot how tedious some of the backtracking could be - Chapter 4, I’m looking at you. And it doesn’t play as well with a controller as the originals did on a PC. Still, a good bit of nostalgia.

100%Xbox Series X/S

98%

90%PC

过去时代的追思

60%Nintendo Switch

Cute point and click but not really ideal for Switch and accidental touch screen inputs. Good interface and hint system but as a newcomer to the franchise, many deeper hits didn’t make it through to me.

40%Xbox Series X/S

Для жанра "затыкивания всего и вся в пространстве", это - слишком meh: на удивление плоский, скучный сценарий без капли прибауток, остросоциальщины или искромётного обыгрывания пиратской юдоли. Все персонажи тупо зачитывают текст с бумажки; сюжет молнией, без акцентов выташнивается вперёд просто потому что, не пытаясь утянуть с собой играющего - то ли дело в костяке фанбазы, на которую ориентировались (но её просрали выбранной стилистикой, хотя она и ничего), то ли в настоящем времени point-and-click адвенчуры никому не нужны.
Из сильных плюсов - достойно реализованное управление с геймпада и неплохой перевод, старающийся вытянуть исходных материал.

85%PC

Completed with Anya!

75%PlayStation 5

This was a really fun nostalgia-based game. I loved the first two games, and this had the same energy as they did. Good jokes, great puzzles, and a fun, escapist story. There was talk when this first released of the art direction being poor, but I thought the game looked great. Again, holding up visuals from the first few games but brining a new look and feel to the animations. The one spot I thought the game fell down was in character development and interaction. It is a comedy where characters aren't the first priority, but it became disappointing over time to learn about and interact with characters who vanished by the end of the game without any further development. Guybrush's arc itself suffers from the same issues. Having experienced his faults and reinforcing his awful behaviour, there is no growth or consequence. Even when confronted by Elaine, it is played off as a joke, which is funny in the moment, but leaves the very end, which is poignant, feeling somewhat empty.

80%PC

Played with my dad. A fun adventure with an art style that fits the game's vibe. It matches the feel of older point-and-click adventures and the solutions are sometimes difficult to figure out.

70%Xbox Series X/S

Si te gustan los point and clic, y la comedia satírica, es 100% recomendado, si ya jugaste algún Monkey Island ya sabes lo que vas a conseguir , un juego divertido , no largo, con puzzle creativos que no te van a explotar la cabeza y una historia bastante pulida.

85%Nintendo Switch

O've first played 'The Secret of Monkey Island' and 'Monkey Island: LeChuck's Revenge' prior to begin with the 'Return to Monkey Island'. I had a blast playing this and laughed out loud on the jokes. Highly recommend to play at least the two first games before you play this one. They introduced the scrapbook to have a shirt recap if you played the previous games a long time a go (or never touched those). Some puzzles were unclear but in general they made more sense than the ones in earlier games. For the times you are stuck and no where to go there is a hint book that doesn't give the answer away all at once. Took my time and completed the game in 15 hours. One of the few games I completed this year, so that says a lot in my case.

80%PC

{Personal Experience:}
❌ Fantastic
✅ Great.
❌ Average.
❌ Bad.
❌ Awful.
[I had to play through this one as i have already played the first ones. It was the special editions tho. The art/design style seems more in line with the original but upgraded to HD. The Gameplay is standard point-and-click, and WASD does nothing in this game.
You get a checklist, this is the only objective you can access tho out the game. The interactive/combat is more or less the same as in previous games. Oh, you will get a hint book called "The Book of hints". This is useful when you're stuck.
The story doesn't meet the expectations of the previous games, but it's decent.
It's interesting, and it kept me interested. The Story conclusion was kinda lackluster, but they did almost the same in "LeChuck's Revenge".
I encountered no performance or bug issues during my playthrough
No Co-op/Multiplayer functions. It's single-player only.
As far as i can figure out, the story is on a set path, making replayability limited.]

{GamePlay: Combat/Interactive-Action system, Quests/Objectives, Grinding/GamePlay Loops}
❌ Very good.
✅ Good.
❌ It's an average gameplay.
❌ No ty.
❌ Watching paint dry might be more entertaining.

{Narrative: General Story, Story Conclusion, Dialogue}
❌ Very Entertaining.
✅ It's great.
❌ It's average.
❌ It got some lore.
❌ It's bad.
❌ Non-Existent.

{Visuals: Graphics, World/Level Design, Animations/Motion-Capture}
❌ Beautiful.
✅ Good.
❌ Decent.
❌ Bad.
❌ Don't look too long at it.
❌ MS-DOS.

{Technical: Bugs, Performance}
✅ Didn't encounter any issues.
❌ Minor bugs/performance issues.
❌ It can get annoying.
❌ Encountered a lot.
❌ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs.
❌ Unplayable.

{Multiplayer/Co-Op: Co-Op/Multiplayer Aspects}
❌ There is a multiplayer/co-op.
✅ There is no multiplayer/co-op.

{Replayability: Replayability (Alternate Endings, Secrets, Multiplayer, etc)}
❌ Good Replayability.
✅ Bad Replayability.

"4/5 – Great.
Playing a Good game is time well spent. Could it be better? Absolutely.
These games leave me with something to remember them by, ideas for single-player or multiplayer, clever characters and writing, outstanding graphics and sound, or some combination thereof. Even though it doesn't hit A Perfect Score, It is still an extremely good game.
I highly recommend getting this game."."
~DeathKillerNOR~

⚠️ IN MY OPINION ⚠️

80%Android

82

80%PC

A good game with the same feeling and vibes as the first two games in the series. A gem for fans of point and click adventure games, and especially so if you liked any of the previous games in the series. There are a few tedious achievements for those that want to 100% this, but other than that is's really good!

80%Nintendo Switch

Finale molto bello. Scrittura e ambientazione anche. Qualche enigma poco ispirato

85%PC

A delight.

80%PC

Rather than a modern Monkey Island for the new generations, this is a nostalgia inducing love letter to the fans. And it's not just a speculation, in the game there is a letter from the developers that specifically says so.

That being said, it is a good game. The UI is modern, graphics are nice, there isn't anything really missing.
The story is, IMHO, its sore point. I mean, it's an ok story, the humour is there and there is everything that made Monkey Island great, and maybe that's the issue, because there isn't anything else. It's a series of references one after another. It is enjoyable for us longterm fans, but I would have hoped more.

That being said, it's an ok game even for newcomers, as even if you don't know the past the game does a good job in letting you imagine it. But it's not a great game, in that case.

Still solid.

80%PC

While not quite as good as the original and considerably easier, it is quite as entertaining.

90%PlayStation 5

A funny game that I cracked up in some of their conversation lines. I love the puzzles of the game. And if you feel somehow stuck, the game contains a hints book. This way the game helps to avoid dropping it and forgetting about it for ages. An entertaining story for those that we've played the first and the second games.

100%PC

I had low expectations for this game as Monkey Island holds a very special place in my heart and the last two ventures into that world left me dissapointed. However, this game manages to hit all the marks that made monkey island monkey island. Most important of which is its ability to make me laugh.
And while I wasn't sold on the visual style at first, it grew on me over time.

If you like monkey island then you'll like this.

80%PC

Great adventure, maybe too simple

80%PC

Return to Monkey Island is a return to classic point and click adventure type games. As someone who hasn't played the previous Monkey Island games, I was a little bit lost on some of the references the game had but they often weren't essential to the story, however, the trivia questions were not somethign I even attempted. The puzzles in the game were often fun and it was nice being able to jump around to focus on other puzzles anytime I hit a dead end. Some of the puzzle solutions are a little obtuse but the hint system in the game is actually quite nice especially the last puzzle in the game. The game has a little bit of a lackluster ending but the game still holds up all the way through.

80%Xbox Series X/S

Very nice game. It reminded me of the first time I've played monkey island. IThere are no accessibility options but it was ok for me (I am visually impaired).

80%PC

Maybe the Curse of Monkey Island™ is having an underwhelming final chapter in every game.

But aside from that, another fantastic entry in the series. Super glad this exists and I had a blast going on another adventure with Guybrush. The game is maybe a tiny bit too reliant on fan service, but humour and puzzles were top notch and that's what it's all about.

60%Xbox Series X/S

Puzzles are okay at best, frustratingly obscure and unintuitive at worst. Hated the ending.

90%PC

A nice return to the Monkey Island series. I never played the episodic ones but have fond memories of the 90s games. The art style takes a bit to get used to but you don't notice once you get over an hour into the game. The first part of the game is a little too hand holding but is meant to be a tutorial so don't let it discourage you.

The rest of the game has some nice puzzling, good characters, and a story worth playing. I was not a fan of the ending but I never fault creators for their creative decisions as long as it at least feels like an ending.

Anyone a fan of point and click adventures should try this for sure.

80%PC

This is pretty much everything I wanted from a Monkey Island sequel.

It's filled with references, I probably didn't get all of them because I only played Monkey Island 1, 2 and Tales, but I never felt like I missed out on anything.

The game features a lot of recurring characters. I would have liked to have seen Morgan LeFlay again, she got mentioned so often in this game that I was sure she would show up somewhere... :( I was happy that I got to interact with Stan and Elaine, they were perfect! My favourite new character was Flambe, he had a cool quirk and voice. I just really like the cast in general.

Puzzles are on-point. Towards the end I started making use of the hint system more; Part IV has kind of an open world feel but that just means a lot of back-and-forth if you don't know what you have to do, which can be a hastle. I didn't mind so much because by this point I'm so used to the gameplay, but it's kinda old school, could have been a little tighter. It made it hard to take a break in Part IV because I would come back and forget what problem I had been trying to solve - so that's where the hint system helped me a lot, just to remember what I was doing lol.

Music - good.
Art style - takes some getting used to.
Boybrush - fine.
Ending - take it or leave it.

All in all this was a satisfying experience, one that I can't wait to replay.

70%PC

As far as adventure games go, Return to Monkey Island is one of them. With the exception of the devilish pirate ship setup, little about it is particularly yarrr-some. The inclusion of an ingame hintbook is a questionable one. It shimmers like a jewel, seducing you into a little peek instead of running around aimlessly in search of one fruitful item. For the most part, the hints are done well -- doled out in pieces, depending on how much help is needed -- but nevertheless remain a poor substitute for fair, well-designed and integrated puzzles.

Furthermore, the previous Monkey Island games might have been classics, but are too antiquated at this point to justify the large number of callbacks. Elaine might be as glamorous as ever, but the rest of us have become a tad greyer since we first visited Monkey Island.

100%PC

This game is amazing, I haven't felt this joyful when playing a game since Mario Odyssey. It is the best combination of new and old, and it is a love letter to all the series' fans. Unfortunately this means that it cannot be enjoyed by people who haven't played the previous games (expecially the first two), but I did :)
I love the artwork, it's so fresh and colourful and detailed. Everything is perfect, from the locations to the scores, to the puzzles, to the characters, to the dialogues, to the humour. Someone could say that it's too easy, and in fact I think it's the easiest of the series, but I think that this is only because all the puzzles make 100% sense and everything is straight to the point and makes it easier for the player to enjoy himself; also there is none of that unimmaginable crap bullshit puzzles that make no sense, it is made just to be an enjoyable fun cozy adventure. And it's perfect.
The ending, when he sits on the bench, wraps everything up perfectly. And the letter at the end of the storybook almost made me cry.
10/10 absolute masterpiece

80%Xbox Series X/S

It's like seeing an old friend again.

90%PC

if you are a son of the '90s and grew up with Guybrush and the company, this is an essential conclusion. Awesome style, classic tunes, great lateral thinking, mature story and a lot of fond memories. Go for it!

90%Nintendo Switch

Return to Monkey Island mi ha convinto molto.
Decisamente più semplice dei suoi precedenti (alcuni oggetti vengono utilizzati più volte e gli enigmi non sono impossibili), segue comunque un struttura piuttosto classica con un incipit che apre pian piano al mondo di gioco (più isole da esplorare con enigmi interconnessi tra loro) fino a chiudersi in una locazione finale. Come da prassi, insomma, questa struttura l'abbiamo vista praticamente inalterata nei primi due MI, soprattutto nel secondo.

Aggiunta che ho apprezzato è stata quella della guida in-game, trovata al passo con i tempi e che ti permette di ricevere indizi per la risoluzione dei vari enigmi. Insomma, ti ci fanno arrivare, dandoti poi la soluzione senza mezzi termini dopo un tot numero di indizi richiesti per lo stesso enigma. Personalmente mi son trovato ad usarla due volte, il resto son riuscito con le mie sole forze a portarlo a termine.

Ho apprezzato queste agevolazioni, la difficoltà diminuita (non troverete più enigmi completamente privi di logica o basati sul trovare esattamente un pixel sullo schermo che si poteva vedere solo con la luminosità del monitor al massimo - Beneath a Steel Sky, guardo te) gli indizi... per chi ormai ha sempre meno tempo per videogiocare (giocatori con lavoro, famiglia, etc, ovvero il target di questo gioco) queste cose sono davvero l'ideale.

Tra l'altro la crescita del videogiocatore (dal primo MI ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti, praticamente 30 anni) a me è sembrata il perno dell'intera vicenda, con un incipit ed un finale decisamente molto meta.

90%Mac

Grade: A

100%PC

This is the pinnacle of adventufe gaming. (I am biased)

60%PC

Nonsensical puzzles, weird artstyle, pointless story and a lot of hollow jokes. The ending sucks too. There could have been a great game out of this, but in the end it reminds me of LeChuck's Revenge. Full of backtracking, hopping between the islands and doing the same thing for the umpteenth time just because it used to be fine in the 90's. The included hintbook is absolutely indispensable, as with the original games and it leaves a bad taste in the mouth in the end. So many questions unanswered. Guess it was always meant to be that way. But that also means that there are many better adventure games out there. A shame, if you ask me.

80%PC

Great time playing, great sequel, wish the long-awaited secret was something else than [spoiler].

80%PC

8,5

90%PC

Ron Gilbert nie sprzedaje gówna. Świetny kawał przygodówki.

100%Nintendo Switch

Interesting and funny game about Guy looking for secret in pirates adventure Island

90%PC

Could be a greater final

70%PC

La espera de 30 años por fin ha terminado, aunque el resultado no ha sido tan bueno como yo me esperaba. No es que el juego sea malo, al contrario, es bastante bueno pero no llega a la altura de las 2 primeras entregas. Tiene el espíritu Monkey Island pero muchos puzles son los mismos que en los juegos anteriores (me hubiera gustado mas originalidad). Otra cosa que no entiendo es porqué en modo difícil te dan una lista de tareas y mucho menos un libro de pistas.

90%PC

Perfect, but that final... I'll play it again on hard mode.

80%PC

I was really nervous about this game before I played it, worried it was gonna be a bad game. The art style was off-putting and it seemed to be banking on the "remember this!" concepts, milking nostalgia. I almost didn't buy it but I bit the bullet anyway and it turns out I was worried for nothing. This is an absolutely great game and Monkey Island through and through. I still don't love the art but the game is so cozy and enjoyable that it makes that really easy to overlook. If you love the classic games, you'll almost certainly love this one. I rarely buy games on release date and when I do, I'm usually a little disappointed. Not here. It was worth the price. Really glad I dove right in.

100%PC

Best game from my side in 2022, Humor, chill, and fun. It was my first monkey island btw.

70%PC

Didn't strongly care for the retconned start or the ending but the adventure along the way was classic MI.

90%No Platform Specified

After decades of believing that we’d never see Gilbert get to make his Monkey Island 3, I was in no way disappointed with Return’s conclusion. In fact, it moved me, and made clear that Gilbert cares as much about these characters as we fans do. I expected Return to Monkey Island to be funny. I expected it to have good and often-zany puzzles and hilarious puzzle solutions. You can see that in its writing, its acquired-taste art style, and its delightfully upbeat music. But I didn’t expect it to have such heart. Monkey Island has been known almost solely for its comedic prowess over the past three decades, but Return reminded me of why I first fell in love with Guybrush Threepwood in a way that will have me thinking about it for a long time. What longtime fans get out of it is definitely going to be markedly different from what newcomers take away from it, but I can say that Return to Monkey Island meant a lot to me before I ever clicked to start a New Game, and it meant far more after the end credits rolled.