Latest Return to Monkey Island clip shines light on streamlined UI
Another Monday, another Return to Monkey Island clip for us all to pore over.
The latest clip from creator Ron Gilbert shows the game’s new streamlined UI, with prompts appearing on-screen as hero Guybrush Threepwood explores the Scumm Bar on Melee Island.
When the cursor moves across the screen in this clip, messages such as “Time to talk to the pirate leaders” and “Smells good in there” pop up. The interactions shown do not appear intrusive, and seem to offer a clever way of keeping the story moving along.
Another notable inclusion in this brief snippet is the dynamic way the scene’s music changes as Guybrush moves around.
You can see it all for yourself below.
Hey @phrenopolis, Guybrush invited us to meet him at the Scumm Bar this evening. You coming? I’m going to show up fashionably late. #MonkeyIslandMonday #ReturnToMonkeyIsland pic.twitter.com/2kB2sNGjWk
— Ron Gilbert – Not here anymore, on Mastodon now (@grumpygamer) August 22, 2022
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Gilbert previously discussed the inclusion of a new hint system though, while useful, publisher Devolver has told Eurogamer these new UI hints are not it. At this time, the Monkey Island creator stated, “[one thing] that people really want in games today are built-in hint systems,” retconning his previous desires to shun any such mechanic.
