“Not all games after Island Island 2 exist in the Monkey Island world“, decided Ron Gilbert in 2013, at a time when the author of Maniac Mansion, The Cave and Thimbleweed Park thought he had never had the opportunity to revisit the Lucasfilm Games license, but nevertheless took the time to figure it out.” His “Monkey Island 3 will be. A few years later, the man kept his word: Return to Monkey Island it will begin as he had imagined for years, which will begin with a memorable and creative end. Monkey Island 2estimated more than 30 years ago.
“One of the most important things for me was that I wanted the game to start at the end of Monkey Island 2, when you enter the amusement park. I wanted the game to start there. I do not want to go into all the details, but we will start from there, and then there are as many surprises as you can expect from us.“, Ron Gilbert confirms. To explain to everyone what it is about, it is best to use the terms Julien Pirou on his Retro Island committed to the series:
“This confrontation leads to a surprising and confusing end, which some people compare to the end of Brazil or the Twin Peaks. We found out that LeChuck and Guybrush are actually going to be two kids, two brothers playing pirate in the amusement park … or not? In short, a real mental reversal, open to many interpretations. And seeing how Ron Gilbert left Lucasarts shortly after to find his own company, Humongous Entertainment, and therefore did not make Monkey Island 3 to answer the remaining questions, many players were left a little.“
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From his wish list in 2013, Ron Gilbert admitted a number of deviations, the first of which was to return to Monkey Island without having as much property as he would like. Failing to buy Disney, the author is convinced he has gained enough creative freedom. The opportunity that fans dreamed of came during PAX 2019, during a conversation with Devolver Digital’s Nigel Lowrie, himself very close to PlayStation John Drake who has now been appointed VP responsible for adapting to Disney gaming licenses video. So the spark was born before the onset of the disaster and it was December 2019 that Ron Gilbert started discussing the project with fellow author Dave Grossman to really discuss what the new Monkey Island will be.
Some may be wondering what Ron Gilbert has been doing professionally for the last three years since his release. Thimbleweed Garden and the beginning of the project Return to Monkey Island. We found out that the author has been working on an RPG for a year, but he has never achieved anything satisfying. The project was therefore abandoned even if Ron Gilbert did not rule out returning it once Return to Monkey Island safar. For Dave Grossman, he started earning a long time from Earplay and jumped at the chance after hearing the magic words “Island Island”, his enthusiasm even helps to dispel the doubts and worries of Ron Gilbert.
While the bad Toybox (studio name Ron Gilbert), Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games have been well-preserved all this time, the fact is that progress Return to Monkey Island concludes, with the game expected in 2022. According to Ron Gilbert, the development team had the top 25 production, and that number has now declined with most of the work completed. The development of Return to Monkey Island needed more artists and animators compared Thimbleweed Garden, with a staff of no more than 14 people, recalls Ron Gilbert. The budget was also bigger than all the team members did the game remotely, setting a 40-hour limit per week. A little overcrowded but no qandhowe promise.
From start to finish, the interview also tells us how Rex Crowle, formerly a key figure in Media Molecule where he specifically directed the memorable Tearaway, found himself leading the art direction. Return to Monkey Island Not thanks to its popularity in the video game industry, but thanks to the creation of a fan created 15 years ago:
“He made some kind of Guybrush in blocks, which he sent me a long time ago, 2007 or 2008. I remember he sent me, and I had no idea who he was, only a man sent me fanart. I really enjoyed it and made it my wall for a long time. When I started thinking about Monkey Island Secrets, I was reminded of what that look was like. So I started to google his name and found out he did Knights and Bike and other things I didn’t know existed. Then I sent him an email“, says Ron Gilbert.
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