Return to Monkey Island Director Will No Longer Post About the Game Due to Online Abuse
Return to Monkey Island director Ron Gilbert no longer talks about games online because of the amount of abuse he has suffered, especially because of his new art style.
As reported by Video game chronicleGilbert said in his personal blog (which is now totally closed) that “the joy of sharing was driven by me,” which forced developers to follow their fans and protect the game. Not the first backlash.
“I’m shutting out comments. People are just mean and I have to remove my personal attack comments,” Gilbert said. “This is a great game and everyone on the team is very proud of it. Don’t play or spoil it for others. I won’t post about the game anymore. Share The joy was kicked out of me. “
Thank you for your work, everyone.
(I’ve seen a lot of passionate yet polite / polite adjoining discussions, but comments on Ron’s blog were complete shit.) pic.twitter.com/BUBoPdU1fS
— Dominique Armart (@SkilletDoux) June 30, 2022
Gilbert and developer Terrible Toybox have been criticized for the artistic style of the game, with fans criticizing it as inconsistent with the original game released over 30 years ago.
“Returning to Monkey Island may not be the art style you wanted or expected, but it’s the art style I wanted,” Gilbert said earlier. He said the point of the game was not to have pixel art, but to advance the franchise using cutting-edge technology and art, even if he got stuck to make Monkey Island 3, like the previous game. Wouldn’t have looked like.
The game was first released in April and will appear on PC and Nintendo Switch at some point later this year, but other consoles are currently unidentified. It’s not clear what this means, but the game’s website declares that “returning to Monkey Island” is an “exciting conclusion for the Monkey Island series.”
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