What a delight it has been to sit here all day playing through a new game I never thought I would see and to do it all with my daughter who was the same age as me when I first played number 1…awesome! Is it any good? Let’s bloody hope so! #ReturnToMonkeyIsland #NintendoSwitch #review
00:00 – Where did it come from?
01:04 – Is there a story?
1:58 – Potential Plot Spoilers
2:20 – Skip here if you want!
02:50 – Gameplay in detail
06:25 – How does it run and look?
07:23 – Music sample
07:59 – How much!?
08:40 – Scores on the doors
09:44 – More tea vicar?
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One of my favourite days since starting the channel, playing through with my daughter in one EPIC session together was so very very cool. We both hope you enjoy it! Mark
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again:
MONKEY CHUFFING ISLAND!!!
Finally. After 30 years!
A steel box with the first two parts. THAT would be a thing! 😍
Looks like a real labor of love here. May wait and pick up a physical cart once it drops. I only barely played the original Monkey Island but def always wanted to have more time with it. Some stellar reviews on this channel lately – my backlog grows ever larger haha
Just played yesterday on chapter 1. The art style is damn gorgeous. I dunno why some old fan cursed its. It’s so beautiful and vibrant. 🤦🏻♂️
95%? Really?
You might as well ditch the review system completely and just say you liked it because you were wearing rose colored glasses. I've listened to the voices and that does NOT sound like voice acting worthy of Monkey Island. The delivery is wooden and Guybrush just sounds wrong.
Can't stand the art style. Cal arts is lazy and cheap. Just look at Curse of Monkey Island, the level of detail and everything. There's also some wokeness in it where you become the Queen of Bermuda. This one is a hard pass for me.
One of the first games I played as well back in the day. Can’t wait to go back in time and round up those 30 year olds boys of mine to have a gaming weekend with their mum. 😂
Cannot wait to play this. My favourite series of all time!
I remember playing the original on my Commodore Amiga back in the day I so can’t wait to purchase this
Monkey island is an absolute pivotal moment for me getting into gaming.
There were other games I played, back in the 90’s on my Amiga 1200 before the PlayStation and n64 were a twinkle on the horizon, but playing monkey island 1 and 2 (well, watching my mum play it and me trying to help) is really the moment that got me hooked on gaming.
Back then it took having to load 3 different floppy disks in a row just to walk to the other side of the room.
So so hyped for this game and hearing you wax nostalgic about you playing with your daughter during the intro – just damn.
I respect every word you’ve said in this video
I'm glad you enjoyed it, but this one's definitely not for me. I've just never enjoyed point and click style games. They've always felt more like a chore than anything.
I’m crying right now I bought the game but it is so ugly I stopped after 1h and got a steam refund … I just can’t the art style is horrible, and that’s coming from someone who loves the serie since day 1 and played each episode 10 times
Is there a physical version or there will be?
I'm sorry to be that guy… But you just spoiled the surprise in the beginning…. Stoped watching this right after that.
LeChuck it to the top of the pile… nice.
I can't tell you how happy I am to see this is done right. I played the first, second and third games – loved them all (Curse is my favourite) – but didn't like the rest. This looks like a great return to form, can't wait to pick it up
The thing about the value score of this game, is that while I personally don't usually find much replay value in heavily story focused games, I have very fond memories of replaying Curse of Monkey Island repeatedly in my youth because the story, characters and presentation were just so charming and entertaining that even when I knew exactly how to solve all the puzzles and could basically run through the game on auto-pilot, it was still a fun time, kinda like re-watching a favourite movie. Based on everything I've read about this entry, it looks like the same deal
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Can’t wait to play this. Player the originals on the Amiga Commodore 500+ when I was about 8 years old.
Monkey Island 1 & 2 were among my favourite games as a young teenager, and I am so glad this new installment lives up to the hype! I wasn't sure about the chosen art style at first too, but it's really growing on me now. This one will jump the backlog queue for sure!
Wonderful review Mark!
Well, there goes Bear and Breakfast, Disco Elysium and the rest of the back log to the bottom of the pile……another download on its way. 😂
I am rubber….you are glue. Just watched this review and bought the game…..95% is a gold star from you guys!
Never played MI…I know 🤯 Might just have to change that though
Absolutely loved the originals so was completely bowled over with excitement to hear this was out! I totally agree.with you on the art style it looks amazing and perfectly straddles the old and new, I am already smiling watching your review spotting locations that I recognise and its also great to hear some of the original voices (not sure if all of them are back) but Guybrush's voice just made me smile hearing it again! I rarely spend this much on a switch game these days but I will one hundred percent be getting this.
So I finished the second monkey island game when I was 10 and had to wait 25 hours for the proper conclusion of that cliffhanger. Good things come to those who wait 😂
Thanks for another great review! To be honest, I've never been a big point & click adventure player. They usually need some sort of narrative hook that draws me in, kind of like Telltale's The Walking Dead games or their take on Jurassic Park. I know those have a bit more button-y kind of mechanics, but structurally they feel point & click to me. Still, 95%… there has to be something special here. I'll add it to my wishlist and maybe consider it on sale down the line.
This is the only game I’ve preordered on the Switch and couldn’t wait for it to release. I’m around 7 hours in and absolutely love the game! I remember playing the 1st and 2nd on the Amiga and this is a fantastic addition to the series. I’ve actually just gone and bought Monkey Island 1&2 on the Xbox Series X (emulates the 360 versions) so I can replay through them again! The only point and click adventures that come close to Monkey Island is the Broken Sword series 👍
Do I need to play the other games in the series to understand what’s going on in this one? I never played the previous ones back in the day but this looks really good.
Amiga to switch! This was the series that got me into gaming. Delighted they brought this to the switch and I really do hope they brings the prequels to switch! Great review – now back to my pirate adventure.
Visuals will always be subjective (remember Wind Waker?) but I absolutely love this style! Great review as always!
Would be great if they re-released Monkey Island 1 & 2 (remastered) on Switch some time soon. Seems a missed opportunity 🤷♂️
Played half an hour and I loved it so far. The art style is not as off-putting as I expected, although it could be a little less day-of-the-tentaclely.
I pre ordered the game but didn't got that bonus. I really want that useless horse stuff. Does anyone knows how to get it?
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Massive spoiler in the screenshots halfway. Avoid watching. Damn!!
game looks gorgeous, chique, and like a lot of effort was put into the designs, colours, and outlines!
I absolutely adore the Monkey Island series and its great to hear that this one stands up well in the audio and gameplay department. Unfortunately, I (like many others) just don't like the art style. Something similar to the Deponia games would have been a better fit in my opinion.
I will still give this one a go at some point (it IS Monkey Island after all), but I think I'm gonna wait for a sale.
Absolutely brilliant game.
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The original Monkey Island games are some of my favourite games of all time. However i knew I still had to wait for a review from you! I'm surprised they haven't ported the other games in the series to the Switch. Seems like an easy wait to make money!
Wow what a score! Knew it would be good! So looking forward to this game. Spent hours on the previous version on my Amiga 500 back in the day, Sure monkey Island 2 had 11 disks! Tempted to wait for a physical though so it better hurry up or I’ll break 😂
But is there a rubber tree?
I hate the art style. My fav was Monkey Island 3.
I didn't have this game on my radar, so appreciate the review! I like that you guys don't only focus on the major blockbuster games.
can you use the touch screen in handheld mode, like you said easier with a mouse but touch screen is even easier then a mouse, if its compatable?
Fun fact: the first video I ever watched on this channel had Monkey Island music playing – I hit the sub button within two seconds, and have been glad I did ever since. ❤️
Great review btw, I agree 100%!
I don't buy games at full price almost ever. I may need to break that rule for this one, especially after seeing that piece on Stan's suit.
Remember: We'll surely avoid scurvy if we all ate an orange.
As a fan of the Monkey Island games, I'm so glad this game came out. I remember reading somewhere when Timbleweed park came out Ron Gilbert was fighting with Disney on trying to get the IP licenses for Monkey Island. Back then it sounded like there wasn't going to be another Monkey Island game but now we have this game and I've heard rumors that Craig Derrick might be working on a Maniac Mansion remake.