Return to Monkey Island: Ron Gilbert shuts down his blog due to criticism

Everyone should be hugging each other since the announcement of Return to Monkey Island, but there is no honor among pirates. Those who have wanted a sequel for decades are upset because the art design isn’t quite what was expected. How big the group of dissatisfied people is compared to the silent crowd can only be said upon release, when the game goes on sale. But what was supposed to be a heart project received with love is being criticized and the developers at Terribly Toybox probably didn’t quite expect that either. You are in defense mode.

And that also ensured that Ron Gilbert had one or two moments on the internet that he might have been better off spending in the fresh air. Of course you get upset when criticism of a project close to your heart hits you, but on the internet it gets going quickly. “It’s a twist of fate that the people who don’t want me to make the game I want to make are die-hard Monkey Island fans. And that’s what saddens me about all the comments “Return to Monkey Island is an incredible roller coaster. Hop on and enjoy yourself, or stomp out of the amusement park because it’s not exactly the roller coaster you want. I hope you hop on with the rest of us.”

Return To Monkey Island: Gameplay trailer with synchro and screenshots with new art design

Gilbert, on Twitter as @grumpygamer, lives up to his name. The interaction with the fans also creates one or the other situation. It got a bit ugly on his website: “I’m closing the comments. People are just being mean and I have to delete comments with personal attacks. It’s a great game and everyone on the team is very proud of it. Play it or not, but don’t ruin it for everyone else. I won’t be posting about the game anymore. I’ve lost the joy of sharing.” But that was not the end of it, the whole blog, started in 2004, is history for the time being and can only be found in the web archive. In the blog he reported on all sorts of worldly things, but also on the development of his games.

Guybrush Threepwod’s voice, Dmonic Armato, also commented on the criticism, which has skyrocketed since the gameplay trailer was released. At first there was only artwork with the new graphics and a mini teaser that already raised eyebrows. In case of doubt for the accused, it was still said. But now you know the design and the animations and Gilbert wanted them as well, but apparently not all players. To be fair, both sides swing up a bit here; It’s also not Gilbert’s first internet rodeo – the nickname sometimes says it all.

Sources: web archivesTwitter (1, 2, 3)