Evolution of Monkey Island Games

The Monkey Island series is set to make a comeback in 2022 following the surprise announcement of the aptly titled Return to Monkey Island. The new game sees original series creator Ron Gilbert back in the writer's chair, and it has been billed as a direct follow-up to Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge, the last game in the series he was actually involved with. So in anticipation of the forthcoming release, we figured it was a good time to take a look back at the evolution of the Monkey Island series as a whole. If you'll like to see more videos like this one, then be sure to subscribe to the channel and have notifications turned on.
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[@michaelabayomi]

Will you be sailing to Monkey Island in Sea of Thieves? kzbin.infoVR5nQNKBYjQ

[@Tunneltav]

for sure

[@leodoesnttouchgrass]

yesssir

[@zattack5757]

Never again it was awful

[@borgthepig]

Already did! It looked amazing!

[@gustavohermandio1440]

fuck yes.

[@barbe00brune]

and now, sea of thieve crossover!

[@TGabrielTPOI]

The Curse of Monkey Island had the best graphics. Bill Tiller is a genius

[@joshuaweston6531]

That theme song is gaming gold!

[@eugenestan2188]

Honestly I grew up with Curse of monkey island, to me that will always be #1. But I am very excited for the Return!

[@hufflepuff2.0]

It's one of my favorites. I like the first three games much better (pixel-style one and two). I think it would have been nice to stop at the third. I didn't like Escape from Monkey Island and neither did Tales. I haven't played the new one yet, but I intend to buy it for Christmas and see what I think.

[@JDGW1-2]

@@hufflepuff2.0I haven’t played it yet, but I sure does look fun.🤩

[@TCO_404]

​@@hufflepuff2.0Tales still is one of my favorites. Gameplay is a bit more simplistic, but best story in the franchise tbh.

[@hufflepuff2.0]

@@TCO_404 It's not that bad, but I think the others are better. Also because it's from Telltale, so it can't be terrible (at least I'm a fan of most of their games).

[@borgthepig]

And now it has a crossover with Sea of Thieves! The legend of the two games continues!

[@BitestheStuff]

Tales of Monkey Island translated all the character and style to 3D so well, and Return to Monkey Island ended up being brilliant. Still need to complete Curse of Monkey Island and haven't even tried Escape yet, but I did finish the first episode for Sea of Thieves: Monkey Island expansion. Quite good, that crate puzzle had me stumped for a bit.

[@justebob]

For me it was the coin (the last coin to buy the book) that keep me searching for hours.

[@Bajamamut]

2023: The Legend of Monkey Island 🥳

[@Zombina597]

This song is an invitation to develop your imagination

[@nachoalva6708]

The best song theme ever. La mejor canción de juegos de todos los tiempos. Junto con la de Final Fantasy

[@carolynchurch4642]

Wait, this wasn't just something sea of thieves just made up?

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Nope. It wasn't. 😁

[@robfus]

ahahah funny guy

[@carolynchurch4642]

@@robfus I wasn't being funny, I was being serious. I literally thought this was from sea of thieves because that's where I first learned about this monkey Island stuff

[@michaelabayomi]

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[@alvarodiaz2221]

I know that trying new things can revive an old franchise, but man I feel lile they dropped the ball with this coming installment. I find the artwork just off putting. Sorry

[@michaelabayomi]

@@alvarodiaz2221 the art certainly looks like an acquired taste, so I suspect most players will get used to them if the writing, jokes and puzzles are great.

[@lochmarnegoat9812]

I don't care what RTMI looks like! I just want to fight some dairy farmers again!

[@rswindol]

I was super excited, until I saw the artwork. If something as important as the art is that bad, then I can't expect the rest of the game to be any better.

[@gustavosantos106]

I will never have enough adventures of the infamous Captain Threepwood.

[@ravenvalentine4919]

honestly to see this classic return in the sea of thieves and the theme music played by players on the hurdy Gordy and accordion is such a heart warming moment

[@MasterHall117]

And then we get Sea of Thieves: Legends of Monkey Island What I find cool and amusing is the fact that rare essentially had that crossover planned for well over 2 years or more cause they intended to have Easter eggs to that franchise when they were hiding the Pirates of the Caribbean crossover from us for a whole ass year, several books can be found in the first Pirate’s Life tall tales!

[@henrik747]

Peaked with Curse!

[@tonib.2371]

Nice I'm so hyped too

[@nachoalva6708]

La mejor saga de juegos del planeta.. genio Gilbert

[@LoneBread90210]

This music is just.... god idek how to explain perfection like this

[@richardwhitehead6966]

Tell that to the crew of the Obsessivo Compulsivo...

[@isod33]

I have a tradition to go through all the Monkey Island games once a year, I also enjoyed the Sea of Thieves Talltale and started to play the main Sea of Thieves after finishing that, so I guess good advertisement of the game for Monkey Island fans. In my opinion, the order from better to worst is: 2>3>4>RtMI>1>ToMI All of them are great, though.

[@stefano4776]

Noo why 1 is so bad for you?😢

[@isod33]

@@stefano4776 Its not that 1 is bad, as I said, all of them are great. Its just that 1 established what the game series is and was kinda experimental. Other MI games built and improved on it (except ToMI, which was a telltale game style)

[@robfus]

this theme is a blast

[@evilmiera]

Very excited, hoping to see even more evolution in more games.

[@TheGuyThatIsBored.]

I am Guybrush Threepwood the mighty pirate.

[@florianhuesmann1020]

2>3>Return>1>5>4

[@marsfisch44]

I didn't even know there where more then one I'm way to fucking young

[@tabithahood7690]

The games are all on Steam right now for less than $4 each! Never a better time to give them a try, if you're interested

[@MrRirate]

A third monkey Island 😍

[@RichardM-kv4uu]

3 is still the best looking of the lot, the last one is the worst!

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Agreed about the visuals in 3 but I also have a soft spot for the visuals in the Tales games.

[@CaptainArthurJones]

​​@@michaelabayomiI think LeChuck's Revenge Special Edition looks best, the animation is a little more basic perhaps but I prefer the look of it

[@mixal31]

First were best looking

[@danielallen839]

I hope Murray returns i love that guy

[@almamorrissey8594]

Return to monkey island SO choice ❤

[@victoriaakingbala9694]

Well done

[@archnadith]

La primera vez que lo jugue tenia 7 años... El ultimo 38 años

[@mkc1374]

Не играл в оригинальные игры, так как у меня в детстве не было ни ПК, ни консоли, но зато сейчас посмотрел все эти локации в кроссовере Моря воров и острова обезьян))

[@michaelandreipalon359]

Still a goshdarn shame Return still treats Escape and Tales as canon in some way. Gods, sure was a struggle, getting fine answers on the past Monkey Island games on Return's occasional guesswork puzzles because I "neuralyzed" myself from those skippable apocryphal titles.

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. I actually really enjoyed the Tales games, and even Escape had its moments. But I acknowledge that the first three games are where it's at.

[@charismaticadventurer8448]

And now 2023 sea of thives

[@Robin241990]

Nice, cant wait

[@boostedrival5505]

Wait that’s a whole game by itself??? I thought it was like sea of thieves original

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Nah. But I'm glad to see Sea of Thieves has been putting the original series on a lot of people's radars.

[@X70_Yeet]

And then... sea of thieves!

[@Nogod14]

Curse of monkey island looks the best by far

[@M00NLightNinja]

Ohhh monkey island was a game??? Ok

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

Honestly I thought I wasn’t gonna like Tales but it’s one of my top 3 favorites. So I’m willing to give the new one a shot, just gonna wait for a deal juuuuust invade cuz the art style is just..gross looking 😅

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Well trust me when I say you pretty much forget about the art style once you get hooked by the story and humor. 😉

[@asneakylawngnome5792]

@@michaelabayomi The humor and story is always top notch, if just a little cliche. But they do such a great job with the characters it pulls it all together. Just gonna wait for a deal just in case so I’m not butthurt if I don’t like it 😅

[@stefannielsen5991]

it looks like sea of thieves was inspired by monkey island... like daim. i thought sea of thieves made up monkey island xD

[@solarlola5953]

Never heard of this game though

[@michaelabayomi]

That's understandable since the adventure game genre sorta fizzled out over the years.

[@proverbialloaf]

This series is a hilarious and wonderful ride 💙✨ I hope you join us as a pirate someday :-)

[@ArthasMenetil89]

Ждал кадры из Моря воров

[@michaelabayomi]

I have a separate video discussing just that.

[@dominikmakalous9225]

Im sorry but i think thst ses of thieves did it in best way

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Fair enough.

[@MyName-nx5il]

They ruined return to with the lack of pixel animation

[@toufikprotik5785]

I thought It's a sea of thieves thing haha

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Nah. Monkey Island has been around for ages at this point

[@sephiroth7129]

Monkey Island 2 released on 2011 Xbox 360

[@ol25lp96]

Wait, why is everyone hating on the newest ones Artstyle?

[@michaelabayomi]

I guess it is because it looks like a departure from the one in the older games.

[@Durhhhh]

And sea of thieves had it too know lol

[@javierpena6964]

MI 1 is the best!!

[@nicholasmyrick437]

M would anyone consider legend of monkey island to be a monkey island game?

[@michaelabayomi]

In the strictest of terms? No. But it certainly serves as a celebration of the series as a whole.

[@huntersapp4923]

Sea of thieves!!

[@sebastianr.3912]

Involution

[@MrSentimentalist]

I wouldn't call it evolution

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. What would you call it then?

[@MrSentimentalist]

@@michaelabayomi The first 3 games an evolution and then several strokes in different stages. At least as far as the graphics are concerned.

[@michaelabayomi]

@@MrSentimentalist Fair point. I'm eager to see what direction the new game takes the series though.

[@hoonaignachowaneha]

I was gonna give this video a like until the obnoxious like and subscribe message at the end so enjoy a dislike instead.

[@michaelabayomi]

Lol. Well, It's all the same in the eyes of the almighty algorithm, so thanks I guess. 😉