Not actively offensive like ESCAPE, but just kind of formulaic and dull. Puzzles are ... fine. Writing doesn't have any kind of snap to it. Overall it doesn't really feel like a Monkey Island game - more like a Telltale Game starring Monkey Island characters. Which ... I mean, yeah, that's what it literally is, so. But you know what I mean.
Also really unappealing to look at and rather lazy visually. (75% of all NPCs use the same two character models - you run into three named guys in a row who all look exactly the same just with different hair/skin tones and outfits - kind of absurd, lol.) Once again not in the realm of ESCAPE's all-time eyeball-melter status, but it is fairly hideous. Just can't seem to make these look good after CURSE, huh? I'm hoping that RETURN's look ... can grow on me.
Also really unappealing to look at and rather lazy visually. (75% of all NPCs use the same two character models - you run into three named guys in a row who all look exactly the same just with different hair/skin tones and outfits - kind of absurd, lol.) Once again not in the realm of ESCAPE's all-time eyeball-melter status, but it is fairly hideous. Just can't seem to make these look good after CURSE, huh? I'm hoping that RETURN's look ... can grow on me.