When compared to some of its predecessors, Return to Monkey Island is a relatively simple game. The controls are incredibly intuitive, the puzzles no longer require the use of moon logic, and the game does an excellent job of highlighting its most important mechanics in a short and snappy prologue section.
As a result, players shouldn't have too much trouble diving straight into the game, whether they're series veterans or total beginners in the realm of point-and-click games. That said, there are a few common questions that players may have about Return to Monkey Island, the most pertinent of which have been answered down below.
Frequently Asked Questions About Return to Monkey Island
Will there be a physical release of Return to Monkey Island?
Though the exact details are yet to be made public at the time of writing, series creator Ron Gilbert confirmed that Return to Monkey Island will receive a physical release at some point in the near future after a fan asked him about it on Twitter back in early September. Whether or not the physical release will be a limited edition item remains to be seen.
Will Return to Monkey Island be coming to PlayStation and Xbox?
There's currently no word on whether Return to Monkey Island will ever come to PlayStation or Xbox consoles. Though it's certainly possible at some point, the game's point-and-click nature might make things a little difficult for players. That said, both the Switch and PC versions of the game do boast controller support, so it's certainly possible that other console ports may arrive somewhere further down the line assuming there are no exclusivity agreements in place.
Do I need to play the other Monkey Island games before I play Return to Monkey Island?
Return to Monkey Island is the sixth Monkey Island game, though, in terms of the timeline, it's only actually the third. As a result, players only really need to have played the first two Monkey Island games to know what's going on in Return to Monkey Island. Even if they haven't, the scrapbook on the main menu should fill in all of the important gaps and allow new players to enjoy the main story with minimal confusion. They may not get some of the references and jokes, but that shouldn't take too much away from the overal experience.
Should I bother completing every objective in the Prelude section of Return to Monkey Island?
The optional tasks in the second half of Return to Monkey Island's Prelude are designed to teach players some of the game's key mechanics, such as skipping text and combining items in Guybrush's inventory. If players are already familiar with standard point-and-click mechanics then there's no real harm in skipping the optional objectives in the Prelude, though they will miss out on an easy-to-unlock achievement by doing so.
What happens if I get the answer to a trivia question wrong in Return to Monkey Island?
Players will be able to find 100 Trivia Cards in Return to Monkey Island, with each one posing a question about the game or series. If players get one of these questions wrong, the card will disappear from their inventory, but that's not really a major problem. This is because the cards will continue to spawn randomly until players have collected them all, meaning that players will eventually be able to find any cards that they mess up on again later on in the game.
Is it possible to die in Return to Monkey Island?
Death is generally a very rare occurrence in point-and-click adventure games, but that's not to say that it doesn't exist at all. It's possible for players to get Guybrush killed in Return to Monkey Island, albeit very unlikely that they'll do so by mistake. That said, as killing Guybrush is required for unlocking every achievement and seeing all of the different endings in Return to Monkey Island, many players will no doubt end up doing so at some point before they're done with the game.
Return to Monkey Island is available now on PC and Nintendo Switch.