Craig Derrick, executive producer at Lucasfilm Games, shares a fondly remembered quote on social media.
Return to Monkey Island is now available in PC and Nintendo Switchwhich means that many players have had the opportunity to return to their childhood with one of the most famous characters in the industry: Guybrush Threepwood. Not long ago, we suspected that the return of the mythical point & click franchise might not be limited to a single game, although now we are excited to another of the great exponents of the genre: Maniac Mansion.
I’ll be waiting when it’s time to RETURN TO THE MANSION!Craig DerrickAnd the fact is that Craig Derrickexecutive producer at Lucasfilm Games, has excited fans of this installment in a Twitter thread dedicated to the success of the latest Guybrush game: “I’m overwhelmed by the response to Return to Monkey Island,” the pro begins. “Fourteen years ago, I came up with a plan to revive the Monkey Island franchise with Special Editions and remaster our back catalog library. However, everyone knows that the real goal was to bring Ron and the gang back together. to make this game.”
“I couldn’t be happier that we’re finally here, and the response from fans and critics, they seem to agree,” Derrick continues. “As its creators, the game is charming, witty, introspective, absurd, and sentimental.. I am so happy that Ron finally got his chance to tell this story and to have been a part of this development. Truly a dream gig.”
“Congratulations to Ron, Dave and the teams at Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital and Lucasfilm Games for creating a true masterpiece of its genre that I’m sure will be played, debated, critiqued and studied for years to come,” read the thread. “I’m sure more will be said over the coming weeks and months, but for now, I will be looking forward to when it’s time to BACK TO THE MANSION!”.
As expected, fans of adventure games were quick to point out this reference to Maniac Mansiongame that could return according to a Twitter conversation between Ron Gilbert and David Fox, an old acquaintance of such projects. For now, we will have to wait if this idea comes to fruition, and if you want to know more about the return of the point & click of yesteryear, we recommend you read our review of Return to Monkey Island.
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