How much has the studio grown since Thimbleweed Park? Terrible Toybox developed Thimbleweed Park with a team of about 14, while Return to Monkey Island was joined by a team of around 25. Many of the new staff have been deployed in art design roles. Gilbert has admitted that he has a bigger budget, but still wants to work in a studio where every sound counts. There were 7 developers in The Secret of Monkey Island.

Why not bet on pixelart? The dreadful Toybox has managed to capture the aesthetic of classic LucasArts adventures in Thimbleweed Park by betting on its pixelart aesthetic, but Gilbert noted that while it’s actually innovating in many ways, the approach it’s presented is “retro game”. . Although he promised not to disappoint veterans for Return to Monkey Island, he aims to reach a wider audience with his aesthetic.

What famous names will we find in Back to Monkey Island? In addition to Dave Grossman and Ron Gilbert on Terrible Toybox, LucasArts senior producer David Fox, who worked with Ron Gilbert on Maniac Mansion, as well as Gilbert and Noah on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure Includes teamwork with Falstein. The soundtrack will be provided by series legendary composers Michael Land, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian.

Where does Return to Monkey Island begin? Ron Gilbert was the designer and creator of the first two adventures in the series: The Secret of Monkey Island and the starting point of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge and Return to Monkey Island, which will mark the end of this second chapter. That way, although Gilbert hasn’t given any more details about it, we can be confident that we’ll start our next adventure at the amusement park.

Where does the story take place? Since Return to Monkey Island is a direct sequel to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck’s Revenge, there has been much speculation that it could be a story set just before the third episode, The Curse of Monkey Island. However, Gilbert admitted that he found the location of the story ‘unidentifiable’, while Grossman explained that ‘assigning the numbers would be difficult’.

Will Return to Monkey Island respect the canon of the saga? The Back to Monkey Island teaser lets us see Murray, an icon of the Curse of Monkey Island. Gilbert realized that the later episodes he didn’t work on were very good stuff and were loved by fans, so they decided to embrace whatever they wanted, sticking to the canon whenever possible, though if they would ignore the details. must. , something that already happens in other installments.

Will we see classic characters from the series? Horrible Toybox has confirmed the existence of Elaine Marley, played by actress Alexandra Boyd, who brought the character to life in all productions except The Escape from Monkey Island. Also, Danny Dek will be voicing skull Murray, although Ron Gilbert has admitted that the Return to Monkey Island storyline will introduce many new characters.

Where does the new game engine come from? Delores: A Thimbleweed Park Mini-Adventure was a free-to-play sequel to Thimbleweed Park. A mini adventure starring Delores, one of the most loved Thimbleweed Park characters by the players. This proposal was born after Gilbert’s tests to rewrite the original game engine and led to a prototype of the new engine. This served as a preparation for the Return to Monkey Island.

Is it for old players or for new players? The dreaded Toybox is well aware of the Monkey Island saga’s impact on the industry during these three decades, and Gilbert joked that there are fans who know the game better than they do, but they intend to reach everyone in Return to Monkey Island. With a story and design that will allow new players to easily enter the world of those audiences who have heard of the series but haven’t played it.

Mouse or controller? Perhaps the most classic element of the ‘point and click’ genre is the mouse, even its name refers to this style of play. But as part of its promise to reach a wider audience, the creators of Return to Monkey Island spent a lot of time thinking about how to make the game fun to play on a controller without messing with mouse play, and found a balance between the two. . your game.