The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition Message Board

Writing a long post about how ye’d remake Monkey Island sure be a funny way a demonstrating that “I have no plans t' make another Monkey Island.” Threepwood co-parent Ron Gilbert’s done it anyway, 'n while I believe the sea dog when he says he’s currently not working on any such game, it’s hard not t' tin-foil-hat-read his post as essentially a public pitch t' Disney now they’ve taken LucasArts down t' the bottom a the garden. He even mentions Kickstarter, for heaven’s sakes. This be calculated. Whether anything will ever come a it be anyone’s guess – I would imagine it’s less a case a resistance at Disney, 'n more one a corporate wheels turning too impossibly slowly 'n safely t' even notice this sort a thing.

Anyway, the main event: how Gilbert would tackle a Nu-Monkey, given the opportunity.(more…)

‘Tis the season for it, apparently. After XCOM 'n Syndicate, next from the roster a beloved 1990s PC games t' see a suitably modern first-person shooter remake be The Secret a Monkey Island. “Time has moved on,” announced LucasGames chief modernisation officer Ian Koticiello. “We’re big fans a the original Monkey Island, we’re definitely paying as much homage t' it as we can – bringing across the essence a the world, the core essence a what it be t' be an inept wannabe pirate with a glock safe action pistol.”

M.O.N.K.E.Y., due in Q3 2012, “takes that viewpoint from the original game 'n zooms into Jack Threepwood’s head.” Featuring visceral pirate- 'n zombie-shooting action, a recharging Grog system 'n a extensive multiplayer mode which faithfully homages the original game by letting ye play as one a dozens a beloved Monkey Island series characters in brutal deathmatch arenas, M.O.N.K.E.Y. brings this dark 'n gritty saga a high seas combat 'n undead horror t' a whole new audience. ye can see the first footage below.(more…)

Secret a Monkey Island: Special Edition A high-definition update - with high-quality voice work t' boot! - a the adventure gaming classic, Secret a Monkey Island: Special Edition represents a sea change in how LucasArts treats it be adventure gaming roots. Instead a squirelling them away in a vault while development continues on Star Wars title after Star Wars title, LucasArts be putting them up on Steam, 'n remastering them for a whole new audience, with the first Monkey Island adventure leading the charge.