<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Terrible	O
Toybox	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Devolver	O
Digital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
November	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
creator	O
,	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
since	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
LeChuck	I-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
(	O
1991	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
before	O
leaving	O
the	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
when	O
it	O
purchased	O
Lucasfilm	O
in	O
2012	O
;	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
negotiated	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
new	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
with	O
the	O
designer	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2D	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
different	O
from	O
previous	O
2D	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tooltips	O
over	O
screen	B-General_Concept
hotspots	I-General_Concept
guide	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
:	O
when	O
the	O
cursor	O
is	O
moved	O
over	O
an	O
interactive	O
zone	O
of	O
the	O
scene	O
,	O
a	O
brief	O
phrase	O
appears	O
,	O
suggesting	O
what	O
action	O
Guybrush	O
will	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
inventory	O
uses	O
a	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
interface	O
to	O
easily	O
use	O
and	O
combine	O
items	O
and	O
the	O
interface	O
has	O
been	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
controllers	B-Device
or	O
mice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
on	O
fictional	O
islands	O
in	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
around	O
the	O
Golden	O
Age	O
of	O
Piracy	O
,	O
as	O
with	O
previous	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
frame	O
story	O
that	O
continues	O
from	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
LeChuck	B-Application
's	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
primary	O
narrative	O
is	O
set	O
after	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
follows	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
journey	O
to	O
finally	O
find	O
the	B-Application
secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
revisits	O
iconic	O
locations	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mêlée	O
Island	O
(	O
which	O
is	O
now	O
under	O
new	O
management	O
)	O
and	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Boybrush	O
's	O
prompting	O
,	O
Guybrush	O
decides	O
to	O
tell	O
him	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
how	O
he	O
found	O
the	B-Application
secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
the	O
way	O
,	O
the	O
potion	O
used	O
to	O
guide	O
the	O
ship	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
is	I-Application
ruined	O
,	O
but	O
Guybrush	O
discovers	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Leaders	O
are	O
also	O
heading	O
for	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
secretly	O
completes	O
their	O
potion	O
so	O
LeChuck	O
's	O
ship	O
can	O
follow	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
washing	O
up	O
on	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
follows	O
the	O
map	O
but	O
falls	O
into	O
a	O
trap	O
by	O
the	O
Pirate	O
Leaders	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
intended	O
it	O
for	O
LeChuck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
Guybrush	O
's	O
help	O
,	O
the	O
map	O
reveals	O
the	O
secret	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
the	O
International	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mojo	I-Application
on	O
Mêlée	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
at	O
the	O
International	B-Application
House	I-Application
of	I-Application
Mojo	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
learns	O
the	O
secret	O
is	O
hidden	O
inside	O
a	O
safe	O
locked	O
by	O
five	O
golden	O
keys	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LeChuck	O
appears	O
and	O
steals	O
the	O
chest	O
,	O
taking	O
it	O
back	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
to	O
perform	O
the	O
necessary	O
ritual	O
to	O
open	O
it	O
and	O
obtain	O
the	O
secret	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Descending	O
beneath	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
Guybrush	O
follows	O
the	O
catacombs	O
and	O
opens	O
a	O
hidden	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
,	O
the	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
before	O
leaving	O
the	O
development	O
company	O
,	O
LucasArts	O
,	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
often	O
dreamt	O
of	O
making	O
a	O
new	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
but	O
did	O
not	O
own	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
were	O
developed	O
without	O
Gilbert	O
by	O
LucasArts	O
and	O
Telltale	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
Walt	O
Disney	O
Company	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
when	O
it	O
purchased	O
Lucasfilm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drake	O
wanted	O
to	O
approach	O
Disney	O
about	O
a	O
new	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
invited	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
,	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
secrecy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
Thimbleweed	B-Application
Park	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
's	O
previous	O
commercial	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
working	O
on	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
was	O
bigger	O
mainly	O
because	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
artists	O
on	O
staff	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
animators	O
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
storyboard	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
important	O
to	O
Gilbert	O
that	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
begins	O
after	O
the	O
ending	O
of	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
cliffhanger	O
showing	O
Guybrush	O
as	O
a	O
child	O
at	O
an	O
amusement	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
left	O
LucasArts	O
after	O
completing	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
described	O
the	O
position	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
in	O
the	O
series	O
timeline	O
as	O
"	O
amorphous	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
felt	O
that	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
had	O
become	O
too	O
whimsical	O
,	O
and	O
he	O
wanted	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
to	O
just	O
be	O
a	O
pirate	O
adventure	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
Guybrush	O
sailing	O
the	O
seas	O
and	O
visiting	O
islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
art	O
style	O
differs	O
from	O
previous	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Searching	O
for	O
an	O
art	O
director	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
recalled	O
a	O
drawing	O
of	O
a	O
stylized	O
Guybrush	O
sent	O
to	O
him	O
by	O
the	O
artist	O
Rex	B-Application
Crowle	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
discovered	O
that	O
Crowle	O
had	O
been	O
a	O
designer	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Application
and	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
of	O
Double	O
Fine	O
's	O
Knights	B-Application
and	I-Application
Bikes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
hired	O
Crowle	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
innovative	O
style	O
for	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
as	O
the	O
art	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Crowle	O
,	O
who	O
played	O
The	B-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
as	O
a	O
child	O
,	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
other	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
games	O
and	O
other	O
1990s	O
LucasArts	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Day	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tentacle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
he	O
defined	O
a	O
style	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
picture	O
book	O
or	O
a	O
pop-up	O
book	O
because	O
it	O
matched	O
well	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
topics	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
've	O
taken	O
something	O
from	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
,	O
while	O
making	O
something	O
new	O
and	O
specifically	O
tailored	O
to	O
the	O
story	O
that	O
Ron	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Dave	O
Grossman	O
wanted	O
to	O
tell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Composers	O
Michael	O
Land	O
,	O
Peter	O
McConnell	O
,	O
and	O
Clint	O
Bajakian	O
,	O
who	O
already	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
were	O
hired	O
to	O
compose	O
the	O
game	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
met	O
with	O
Armato	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
chat	O
about	O
an	O
unspecified	O
"	O
new	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
the	O
voice	O
actor	O
was	O
baffled	O
when	O
he	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
question	O
was	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
:	O
"	O
We	O
got	O
together	O
,	O
we	O
had	O
coffee	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
think	O
he	O
was	O
very	O
interested	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
almost	O
kind	O
of	O
wondering	O
whether	O
maybe	O
he	O
could	O
have	O
a	O
voice	O
part	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
then	O
I	O
told	O
him	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
new	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
and	O
he	O
was	O
just	O
floored	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
spent	O
time	O
making	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
enjoyable	O
with	O
a	O
controller	O
without	O
making	O
the	O
experience	O
worse	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
use	O
a	O
mouse	B-Device
,	O
which	O
point-and-click	O
adventure	O
games	O
typically	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
goals	O
was	O
"	O
not	O
distracting	O
or	O
detracting	O
from	O
what	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
play	O
is	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
differs	O
from	O
the	O
clickable	O
verbs	O
or	O
the	O
pop-up	O
action	O
menu	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Curse	I-Application
of	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
1997	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
cursor	O
stops	O
over	O
a	O
screen	B-General_Concept
hotspot	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
brief	O
message	O
of	O
what	O
Guybrush	O
is	O
thinking	O
appears	O
,	O
suggesting	O
the	O
action	O
he	O
will	O
take	O
if	O
the	O
player	O
clicks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gilbert	O
revamped	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
he	O
used	O
for	O
Thimbleweed	B-Application
Park	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
of	O
his	O
free	O
game	O
Delores	O
:	O
A	O
Thimbleweed	B-Application
Park	I-Application
Mini-Adventure	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
testbed	O
for	O
the	O
new	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
2022	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
announced	O
on	O
his	O
blog	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
game	O
,	O
surprising	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
advertised	O
on	O
the	O
official	O
website	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
exciting	O
conclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	I-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
speculation	O
as	O
to	O
whether	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
the	O
final	O
chapter	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
from	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
and	O
Grossman	O
shared	O
on	O
Twitter	O
a	O
video	O
clip	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
every	O
Monday	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
initiative	O
"	O
Monkey	B-Application
Island	I-Application
Monday	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Preorders	O
were	O
opened	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
,	O
players	O
would	O
get	O
an	O
in-game	O
horse	O
armor	O
item	O
that	O
stays	O
in	O
their	O
inventory	O
and	O
has	O
no	O
function	O
,	O
a	O
humorous	O
reference	O
to	O
a	O
controversial	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
teaser	O
video	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
screenshots	O
of	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
were	O
released	O
,	O
the	O
art	O
style	O
drew	O
criticism	O
from	O
fans	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Gilbert	O
disabled	O
comments	O
in	O
the	O
blog	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
not	O
talk	O
further	O
about	O
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Return	B-Application
to	I-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Island	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
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