monkey island

The other day, we were meant to go sailing as Reapers, but half the team never turned up. We kinda tend to avoid using sloops because they’re less fun, and because I get 2 minute respawn timers, one death tends to fuck me up entirely. But rather than not doing anything at all, Bacxaber and I decided to go and redo The Lair of LeChuck, since we both needed to replay it for a stupid cosmetic. When the Monkey Island tall tales came out, they came with a bunch of commendations but not really any rewards. For completing the last… [Continue Reading]

On September 1st (or rather August 31st for my friends), the second Tall Tale of Monkey Island, the Quest for Guybrush, came out. It’s a tall tale set on Melee Island, the same place as the first Tall Tale. This Tall Tale had us looking for a way to save Guybrush Threepwood from the strange day dream that he is trapped in. As we sail through the sea of the damned, we get a message from Lechuck, who says that he’s basically already won and wants to take over the Sea of Thieves. But we have a plan to stop… [Continue Reading]

The Legend of Monkey Island has just released in the Sea of Thieves, and it’s pretty damn cool. The release involves Melee Island and a Tall Tale that introduces you to the new island and its lore. What we have seen so far is a Part 1 of Monkey Island, with the release of a second and third Tall Tale coming along next month. Now, I’ll be honest, I don’t really know much about the original Monkey Island games, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy it. Because I really did enjoy this tall tale. The first thing that stood… [Continue Reading]