Return to Monkey Island (PC) - Part 2

This week on Super Adventures, I'm writing a little more about Return to Monkey Island, which is an island I'm not 100% hyped about returning to. Don't get me wrong, I've got a lot of affection toward the Monkey Island games, but Monkey Island itself has never been the highlight of any of them. Plus I doubt I'd find any friendly faces there. I can't remember Guybrush antagonising anyone in particular, but I know what he's like.

I got started with Part I back in Part 1, so now in Part 2 I'm going to see if I can reach Part II. That's as far as I'll be going, I won't be playing through the second chapter. But I feel like I need to at least finish the first chapter to have a proper understanding of how the game is going to play.

That means there will be SPOILERS here for the whole of Part I... which could be a third of the entire game. I won't be giving away anything that happens beyond that point however, especially not the controversial ending, as I have no idea what it is.

Return to Monkey Island (PC) - Part 1

Developer:

Terrible Toybox

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Release Date:

2022

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Systems:

Win, macOS, Linux, PS5, Series X|S, Switch, iOS, Android

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Hey they've returned to the original logo again, without the swirly 'O' and fancy 'A'. I kind of liked the new logo to be honest, but this is good too.

This week on Super Adventures, it's a Monkey Island game I've never played! I haven't even seen it being played and I've managed to dodge all the spoilers too. I get the impression that people who have played it generally like it... most of it, but even that I'm not sure about.

One thing I do know is that it's the sixth game in a critically-acclaimed, beloved and long-running adventure game series, following on from The Secret of..., LeChuck's Revenge, Curse of..., Escape from... and Tales of Monkey Island (they didn't quite have the naming scheme nailed down until the third game). I wrote about the other MI games in 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019, so really I should've had this published in 2021 to keep the pattern going. In my defence, the game was still a year from being finished at the time. This is practically brand new!

Okay, I should warn you that there will be SPOILERS here for the earlier Monkey Island games and the first hour or two of this one. And this a game all about puzzles and conversations, so I'll be ruining the story and the gameplay for you this time. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to talk you out of reading, just be aware of what you're getting into.

Model Builder (PC)

Developer:

Moonlit

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Release Date:

2022

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Systems:

Win

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This week on Super Adventures, I'm playing Model Builder! Well I'll be building stuff in it at least, I don't know if it really counts as gameplay. This is another simulator along the lines of Car Mechanic Simulator or PC Building Simulator, except with a bit more room for creativity... with any luck.

Most of the games I cover on Super Adventures are about shooting things or punching things or crushing creatures underneath the hero's mighty boots, so this is unfamiliar territory for me. Wait a second, no it's not. I've never actually raced a Lotus Esprit, or travelled across the universe to defeat an alien despot, but I have put a model kit or two together, so I can compare this to my actual real-life experience! I hope I get to build a Spitfire, I liked making them.

I'm going to be spoiling a lot of the models you can make in the game, so if you want to be surprised when you play it yourself I suggest not reading too much. I mean, it's possible that you could play this right now and don't realise it. The game was given away on Epic a while back, so if you've gotten into the habit of claiming the free gift each week it may be sitting in your game library, forgotten.

Small Saga (Demo) (PC) - Part 3 - Guest Post

Previously on the demo of Small Saga, our hero Verm and his new friend Siobhan had a disagreement with a cat and rescued a pigeon from a wheelie bin. Now airborne, the pair continue their journey to the rodent capital Murida.

Small Saga (Demo) (PC) - Part 2 - Guest Post

Previously on the demo of Small Saga, tragedy struck when mouse brothers Lance and Verm undertook a daring mission to steal from the gods. Who dares wield the Titan Reaper now?

Small Saga (Demo) (PC) - Part 1 - Guest Post

This week on Super Adventures, guest poster mecha-neko has decided to mix things up by writing about a game so new that it's not even out yet. It's indie RPG (rodent-playing game) Small Saga!

It seems like it's been nothing but drab sci-fi games forever around here. My previous post was dystopian misery in Crusader: No Remorse, and my next post is going to be a gloomy survival horror derelict spaceship thing. What I need is some wonderful, colourful, adorable game to lift everyone's spirits!

Developer:

Jeremy Noghani

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Release Date:

March 2022 (Demo)

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Systems:

Windows

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It's time to play the brand new demo of Small Saga! Well, it's brand new to me. The Kickstarter ended three years ago, but this latest standalone demo was released this year. I was told there was a cat in it, and that's all I need to know.

Small Saga (Demo) (PC) - Guest PostPart 1 - Part 2 - Part 3