Return to Monkey Island

 Xbox Series X
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 30 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 30
  3. Negative: 1 out of 30

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  1. Nerevarinho
    May 26, 2023
    5
    Act 1,2 was fun. In act 3 you finally reach in Monkey Island, but you will leave it very quickly, backtracking starts. Act 4 was overcomplicated and there was backtracking all over the place.
    Ending was extremely dissapointing.
    Good was the art style and humor.
  2. ehtaco
    Feb 12, 2023
    7
    I enjoyed my time with it, but it started to drag a lot in the final hour or two. At least IMO, and that's a very bad sign considering this is a pretty short game. I love the new art style, I enjoyed a lot of the interactions with characters & dialogue, but the puzzles were straight-up irritating at times. Not due to difficulty either, just tedium.

    Also; I went into this game feeling    I enjoyed my time with it, but it started to drag a lot in the final hour or two. At least IMO, and that's a very bad sign considering this is a pretty short game. I love the new art style, I enjoyed a lot of the interactions with characters & dialogue, but the puzzles were straight-up irritating at times. Not due to difficulty either, just tedium.

    Also; I went into this game feeling very nostalgic and planning a 100% run. But throughout the entire game, I had at least 5 different achievements simply... not pop-up when they absolutely should have. I'm past the point where I'll fight with a game's **** when I know I'm doing everything correctly. So I gave up that 100% run entirely relatively quickly.

    Still, a fun playthrough for the most part.    … Expand
  3. mikeinashed
    Dec 16, 2022
    7
    I love Monkey Island games, though they can sometimes be infuriating. This is both.
    I loved the art style and the dialogue and the puzzles are very much like an old Monkey Island game. I'm not sure whether it was easier than the older games or if my brain just works that way these days, but it wasn't that challenging. I think I only used the hint book once.
    At the same time, the ending    I love Monkey Island games, though they can sometimes be infuriating. This is both.
    I loved the art style and the dialogue and the puzzles are very much like an old Monkey Island game. I'm not sure whether it was easier than the older games or if my brain just works that way these days, but it wasn't that challenging. I think I only used the hint book once.
    At the same time, the ending was even more abrupt and jarring than LeChuck's Revenge. Everything builds to a crescendo and then is just wiped away.    … Expand

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#7 Best Xbox Series X Game of 2022
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#64 Most Discussed Xbox Series X Game of 2022

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. XboxAddict
    Jan 3, 2023
    95
    Fans of point and click puzzle games from the 90’s will love this new adventure. If you are a Monkey Island veteran, or a newcomer to the series, you will love this new adventure. It’s full of heart, full of humor, and full of puzzles that will sometimes make you scratch your head, and if my dad were still around, he’d walk by me and say, “That’s not it”. How did he know?
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  2. Xbox Tavern
    Dec 2, 2022
    90
    Despite its announcement on April Fools Day, Return to Monkey Island is no joke, even though the game is full of them. Crafted with respect for veterans and newcomers alike, Return to Monkey Island shows that the puzzles in puzzle games can be just as memorable as the story and characters. Yes, the ending is a squib, and clicking on items in tight-knit spaces is annoying, but otherwise this is a true belter of a puzzler. An exceptional love letter to 90s point and click adventuring, and a faithful-but-remodelled experience from top-to-bottom, Return to Monkey Island is definitely worth this return visit and then some….no disguises necessary!
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  3. TheXboxHub
    Nov 28, 2022
    80
    It’s Guybrush, LeChuck, Elaine and all the others, cracking wise as they have always done, with a luminous cast of characters, some fantastically abstract item combinations, and the odd three-headed monkey. If Return to Monkey Island is the rebirth of the series, we’ll put in an order for seven or eight.
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