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64. Return to Monkey Island (2022)

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Ah, how foolish my addiction to playing new games is. Probably should've just played the original (this is the first in the series I tried), especially since it apparently got a fairly modernized remake? Ah well. This game was mostly pretty alright. I'm not huge on the adventure game format, but it's pretty painless here. Playing with a controller actually felt better than M&KB to me, so I switched to that, and navigating around was generally pleasant. I wasn't huge on the puzzles, but some were okay and fun to solve, and it was neat how a couple had multiple solutions if you were creative. There's a new art style for this one that people were up in arms about. I thought it worked well enough for the most part, other than Guybrush's face, which looks terrible. Not sure why everyone else looks so much better. The story/dialogue were alright. Generally mildly amusing, but didn't really make me laugh that much. The ending was trash, though, and brought my score of the game down a fair amount. I could see what they were going for, but it was executed very poorly, alas.

Next game hint: What would make a better adventure game? A robot, of course. (2022)