Summary
The Legend of Monkey Islandis a brand-new set ofSea of ThievesTall Tales that crossover with the classic and belovedMonkey Islandvideo games. Split into three parts over three months,Sea of Thieves:The Legend of Monkey Islandbegins with The Journey to Melee Island, where players sail to and investigate the iconic island in search of Guybrush Threepwood, now its appointed Governor. It’s not the first timeSea of Thieveshas teamed up with other franchises, having previously crossed over with thePirates of the Caribbeanin A Pirate’s Life. However, theMonkey Islandfusion could hold special significance as a potential turning point for the futureSea of Thieves' Adventures and potentially beyond.
Recently,Sea of Thieveshas received a lot of criticism for ongoing player issues like cheating, hit reg, and for some, a general lack of new content. Additionally, although some ofSea of Thieves' Adventures so far were well-received, others had mixed reception. Therefore,The Legend of Monkey Islandcomes at a critical time to potentially help reaffirm the game’s place on the pirate adventure game map. As the recentLegend of Monkey Islandpreviewshowed, it looks like it’s shaping up to be something special and potentially the most enjoyable story-driven tale in the game yet.
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How Monkey Island Quest Design Fits Perfectly Into Sea Of Thieves' The Legend Of Monkey Island
Even for those unfamiliar with theMonkey Islandvideo games,Sea of Thieves: The Legend of Monkey IslandPart 1 shows howMonkey Island’s blend of humor and point-and-click non-linear quest design fits perfectly into theSea of Thievesworld and its existing game mechanics. In contrast to the fetch-and-retrieve style of many ofSea of Thieves’previous adventures,The Legend of Monkey Islandlets players complete objectives in essentially any order via its non-hand-holding quest map and book. Its quest design plays like classic point-and-click gameplay through a 3D, first-person perspective, with some head-scratching puzzles combined with hilarious character encounters.
Additionally, theSea of Thieves’Monkey Islandcrossovergives players many new features and interactive mechanics fromMonkey Islandalongside existing pirate tools. New objects include explosive gummies that blast open jail cell locks combined with a fuse-lighting system, rum bottle weapons, and a hammer to open wooden boxes. Additionally, players can use more of their existingSea of Thieves' pirate equipment beyond lanterns as tools to complete objectives, such as filling up other pirate’s grog tankards and catching a Red Herring using the fishing rod in a fun, originalMonkey Islandgame Easter Egg.
What The Legend Of Monkey Island Could Mean For The Future Sea Of Thieves Adventures And Gameplay
Although the latestSea of ThievesDark Deception Adventureteased some of the new interactions that part 1 introduces, such as knocking on doors,The Legend of Monkey Island’s non-linear quest design could pave the way forward for how futureSea of ThievesAdventures play by providing more gameplay variety, particularly if players enjoy the new tone and quest style. How players interact withThe Legend of Monkey Islandworld could also potentially be incorporated somewhat intoSea of Thieves' standard gameplay. Players could imagine lively outpost taverns with different NPCs to speak with or other novel ways to interact with the universe, such as different ways to access treasure or even break other pirates out of jail.
WithSea of Thieves'5-year content planned, the opportunities to develop how players experience its pirate playground could be near-endless. TheLegend of Monkey IslandTall Tales could potentially breathe a reinvigorating breath of fresh sea air into Rare’s pirate sandbox game, capitalizing on their preference for ‘tools not rules’ by bringing even more ‘tools’ for players to enjoy.
Sea Of Thievesis available on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
