Always stuck on a point-and-click adventure game? Return to Monkey Island has a solution. In an interview with Ars Technica, creator Ron Gilbert confirmed that the game will have a simple pattern, as well as a hint system.
"What people really want in games today (one thing) is a built-in cue system," he explains. "If [the player] doesn't have a built-in hint system, they'll just jump to the web and read the guide." To encourage players not to do this, Return to Monkey Island will use a hint system designed to make sense in the game. He added that it would be "more than just a strategy.")
However, some players believe that card levels are part of the fun of point-and-click adventures. When spending hours looking around for a way to solve a puzzle, and the satisfaction of finally cracking it will be remembered forever by the player.
In addition, there is a new simple mode in this game. This new feature, known as "Casual Mode" in Return to Monkey Island, is intended for "players who are playing adventure games for the first time, or who haven't played adventure games for a long time, or who have a life and children." ”
Ron Gilbert explains: "They can play casual mode, which is a simplification of the puzzle. If people haven't played point-and-click games before, this is the main way for them to enjoy the game. ”
"Return to Monkey Island" will be released later this year.