This game is worth subscribing to Arcade for. See, I'm a 46 y/o dude who played the first two games in the series in real time. I still remember how impressive they were for their time. Contemporary adventure games, like Sierra's, were all excellent too, but Monkey Island improved on them in leaps and bounds. The graphical user interface that replaced typing. The music score that seamlessly weaved in and out and changed to match the situation. The fact that you couldn't die (drowning notwithstanding). The fact that you could never get to an unwinnable situation where you forgot a key object in a previous screen. The games were bursting with originality and atmosphere. With Return we literally return to pick up where we left off. The game immediately puts you back in the post-final scene of Monkey Island 2 and kicks off from there. The game hits all the memory baits: locations, characters, music, it's all weaved into the new game. What a miracle to be experiencing this after so many years of that initial experience from my youth. I salute the team who made this game!

As a millennial I grew up playing all the monkey island games. I have so many memories of running home after school to play these games for hours at a time. I have been waiting for them to show up on Apple Arcade for some time now and they did a great job with this game. The tip book is a great addition as well bc mindlessly looking for walkthroughs hints on the web gets annoying, it’s nice having it all wrapped in one if you need it. The graphics and story line are fun and there’s the classic humor here too. It’s my going to sleep & laying in bed in the morning game since it’s a simple point and click game. Anyway I’m rambling play this game! it’s fun even if you have never played the others before! Cheers

Graphics is good, but that’s about all what’s good about it. Long non-skippable credits, long conversations (somewhat skippable, but you have to keep on swiping down with 2 fingers to skip one spoken sentence, totally annoying). As for the game itself, you have to keep on going to your bag to look at purple book for “clues” which are basically instructions for ongoing tasks. Even if you figured something out you can’t do anything unless you run around and fail first then do EXACTLY what the purple book tells you to advance. And stupid STUPID ending!! Just when you think you are finally getting somewhere and maybe you will learn the secret, the story just ends, making you feel like it was complete waste of hours of playing. I would give it zero stars if I could. Good thing I played through Apple Arcade and didn’t pay 10 bucks for this. Or else I would be really really MAD!!!

I've been a Monkey Island fan since receiving a free tee shirt for completing a short trial version of the game in . . . whenever that was. The SOMI itself has always held a place in my heart for its unique take on sword fighting, acidic grog and red herrings. Playing 'Return to Monkey Island' these . . . many . . . years later duplicated the joys of the original game while simultaneously challenging me with innovative puzzles to aid the characters on their journey. I look forward to seeing if Threepwood's newly-discovered yarn spinning abilities and insights into underworld humor will aid him in any future swashbuckling endeavors.The only drawback? Now I want to wear my Secret of Monkey Island tee and have absolutely no idea what's become of it.