during our conversation with Ron GilbertDave Grossman and Rex Crowle Return to Monkey IslandSome interesting details have also emerged about it. new interface Developing some of the previously used forms are detailed by the authors for this section.
Based entirely on the Thimbleweed Park experience, which instead suggested a similar mechanism to the old SCUMM system with written verbs, Return to Monkey Island is more “user-friendly” and dynamic, taking the Curse of Monkey Island gameplay experience in some ways, the third installment in the series.
In the latter, interaction with objects, characters and elements of the scenario took place by clicking on parts of a retractable coin that symbolized different ways of interacting with objects.
Return to Monkey Island also proposes this type of simplified system, but it more dynamic and various.
As reported by Gilbert, this system was liked by the authors, but they also found it somewhat ambiguous and confusing because it made some actions, for example, “use” too generic. There was a need to find a decreasing system according to different situations, and the solution was found by adding i. Guybrush’s thoughts in speech.
As we read in our interview with Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman and Rex Crowle on Return to Monkey Island, each action will be clearly stated, but unlike Curse of Monkey Island, the interface will not show a specific object (like a coin) and everything. It will be told through Guybrush’s thoughts.
When you hover your cursor over a lollipop, Guybrush can now think ‘geee, I’m hungry’ or ‘I wonder what’s in it’. “The moment we had this idea, everything was unlocked: We had a burst of creativity in what we could do with the interface and what kind of plugs we could come up with with such an introverted Guybrush.”
You can find this and more information in the interview on Return to Monkey Island, which aired around this time, meanwhile we remember that the title will come to PC and Nintendo Switch on September 19, 2022 and is the most anticipated game of September 2022. by editors and readers Multiplayer.it.
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