He even popped up in the trailer so has a significant part to play. Gilbert and Grossman are fans, regardless of whether he appeared in the first two games or not. He’s so good, in fact, that he’ll be back in Return to Monkey Island. Whether it’s talking about devilish, nefarious schemes that he’ll never be able to commit, or appearing in places you’d never expect, Murray is a brilliantly written and casted character. Appearing for the first time in Curse of Monkey Island, Denny Delk’s performance is as iconic as anything else you’ve seen or heard from these games. The demonic talking skull is one of the highlights of later Monkey games. Here are a few reasons why… Murray the Skull Whatever the case may be, I’m here to encourage you not to stop at Monkey Island 2 or risk missing out on some true series highlights. But with the imminent Return to Monkey Island, Gilbert has said the new game continues directly on from the events of Monkey Island 2, seemingly suggesting Curse’s place in the Monkey Island timeline will shift.

In 2022, Curse remains an interesting conundrum as it was marketed as the sequel to Le Chuck’s Revenge. Which is a shame as it’s still a fantastic adventure game in its own right and it deserved much better. Voice actors were finally introduced and people were unsure about the casting, and also in 1997 the point and click adventure was starting to lose its appeal.Īnd because the original creators, Ron Gilbert, Dave Grossman and Tim Schafer weren’t involved, many people refused to see the game as canon or even acknowledge it.

There was a Cel-Shaded art style which was really controversial at the time.

To be honest, that headline is a bit misleading because you really should play all of the Monkey Island games.īut I wanted to make a case specifically for Curse of Monkey Island as it’s some of Lucasart’s finest ever work, yet it’s rarely ever talked about in the same breath as its predecessors.

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