There is an implied spoiler in this review, however, it is one EVERYONE who pays money for this game should know. I don't go into any detail about what happens in the plot.
I am so torn on how to review this. As someone who never played Monkey Island, I came in ready and willing for a high seas adventure game with a camp atmosphere and plenty of references I wouldn't get, but enjoy on behalf of those hardcore fans.
As I played through it, I enjoyed every minute of it. The narrative felt small scale, but that was kind of the point! Two washed up pirates chasing their former glory in middle age. But it was exciting, funny and clever for a solid 8 hours. Then, the game ended. Abruptly. In the most insulting way possible. I cared about the plot, and was had tempered expectations, knowing it was going to go meta. But not like this.
Everyone who thinks of playing Return to Monkey Island deserves to know that there is no conclusion to the events of the game. It is as close as possible to being a book with the last 4 chapters torn out.
I dont give a shit about Ron Gilbert being a bitter washed up sod, I deserve an actual ending to this pirate adventure game I paid actual money for. If you wanted to make a surprise statement about your midlife crisis, make this shit free. Or maybe they want you to pirate it, in the spirit of the game?
Either way, I no longer have a desire to play these beloved classics because I just got through 8 hours of build up....to absolutely nothing. And its so sad because I was ready to give this 4 1/2 stars until I found that out.
Here's my "secret post review" message for Ron Gilbert: Enjoy retirement, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
I am so torn on how to review this. As someone who never played Monkey Island, I came in ready and willing for a high seas adventure game with a camp atmosphere and plenty of references I wouldn't get, but enjoy on behalf of those hardcore fans.
As I played through it, I enjoyed every minute of it. The narrative felt small scale, but that was kind of the point! Two washed up pirates chasing their former glory in middle age. But it was exciting, funny and clever for a solid 8 hours. Then, the game ended. Abruptly. In the most insulting way possible. I cared about the plot, and was had tempered expectations, knowing it was going to go meta. But not like this.
Everyone who thinks of playing Return to Monkey Island deserves to know that there is no conclusion to the events of the game. It is as close as possible to being a book with the last 4 chapters torn out.
I dont give a shit about Ron Gilbert being a bitter washed up sod, I deserve an actual ending to this pirate adventure game I paid actual money for. If you wanted to make a surprise statement about your midlife crisis, make this shit free. Or maybe they want you to pirate it, in the spirit of the game?
Either way, I no longer have a desire to play these beloved classics because I just got through 8 hours of build up....to absolutely nothing. And its so sad because I was ready to give this 4 1/2 stars until I found that out.
Here's my "secret post review" message for Ron Gilbert: Enjoy retirement, and don't let the door hit you on the way out.
2 Comments
@Acquiescence I heard Monkey Island 2's ending is the beginning to this one. This game just built up a conflict, and spent 8 hours setting up this climax, and proceeded to just end. The fact that there's no disclaimer saying this is for old fans only made it doubly confusing. I was enjoying the game at a surface level, not a meta one, and its what I paid for.
It felt insecure, like he felt like he couldn't make everyone happy, and figure out how to tie up the plot, so nobody gets an ending.
It felt insecure, like he felt like he couldn't make everyone happy, and figure out how to tie up the plot, so nobody gets an ending.
Acquiescence
1 year ago