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Return To Monkey Island is out on Talk Like A Pirate Day next monthThe launch date was revealed at Opening Night Live and I am very excited

The launch date was revealed at Opening Night Live and I am very excited

Guybrush stands atop the famous Monkey Island cliff in Return To Monkey Island

Everyone has one or two things that still make them all happy and excited, with no trace of cynicism whatsoever, and one of mine is Monkey Island. I’ve not yet seen anything I didn’t like ofReturn To Monkey Island. It’s a new instalment in the classic point ‘n’ click ‘n’ pirate series being made under the loving care of Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman, two of the original devs, and now we know there’s only a few more weeks to wait. Return To Monkey Island is coming soon to a computer near you on September 19th. There’s a new trailer to prove it.

Return to Monkey Island | Coming September 19Watch on YouTube

Return to Monkey Island | Coming September 19

Cover image for YouTube video

Speaking as a mega-fan - I’m serious, just last month I got an awesome tattoo of Murray the skull - I’m glad to see Stan will be making an appearance, and equally enamoured of thenew art style(so yiz can allshut up). I think it retains the spirit of the original games - just look at Stan’s restless foot, so perfectly captured - while becoming its own fresh and modern look.

I am, as you may have gathered, terrifically biased, but luckily I am also entirely correct, and if you don’t like it you’re wrong. The Return To Monkey Island was only announcedfour months ago, which means I haven’t even had that long to go bananas about it. You can find it onSteamnow, where it will presumably be available to pre-order before it comes out on September 19th.