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In 2022, fans of the 1990s adventure series Monkey Island finally got another game with Return to Monkey Island, which notably marked creator Ron Gilbert’s first time directing a Monkey Island project in 30 years. Now, it looks like Gilbert has another project up his sleeve that’s due out just two (or maybe three) years later.<\/p>\n

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As pointed out by Time Extension<\/a>, Gilbert has been sharing progress on an untitled RPG that’s described as “classic Zelda meets Diablo meets Thimbleweed Park,” according to studio Terrible Toybox’s website<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Screenshots of the game shared on Gilbert’s Mastodon account<\/a> show off a top-down pixel art style reminiscent of classic Zelda titles, flaunting a few quaint houses in a woodsy area<\/a> as well as some classic dungeons<\/a>, spooky forests<\/a>, and a cemetery full of skeletons<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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Earlier this week, Gilbert also announced<\/a> that Elissa Black is joining the team as a quest designer. “This ups the chance by 37% that I’ll finish the game before becoming bored and disillusioned,” his post reads.<\/p>\n

According to publisher Terrible Toybox’s website, the untitled game will be released in “late 2024 (or maybe early 2025, this is gamedev after all).”<\/p>\n

IGN gave Return to Monkey Island a 9 in our review<\/a>, saying Gilbert’s return to directing a Monkey Island game “meant a lot to me before I ever clicked to start a New Game, and it meant far more after the end credits rolled.” We also crowned it as the best puzzle game of 2022<\/a>, and it finally made its way to mobile last summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Amelia Zollner is a freelance writer at IGN who loves all things indie and Nintendo. Outside of IGN, they’ve contributed to sites like Polygon and Rock Paper Shotgun, and they’re currently developing a game called <\/em>Garage Sale<\/a>. Find them on Twitter: <\/em>@ameliazollner<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Go to Source (IGN.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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