Curse of Monkey Island designer reveals reasons for series' art style switch Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Curse of Monkey Island designer reveals reasons for series' art style switch Big Whoop. News by Victoria Kennedy News reporter Published on 5 May 2022 11 comments As many know already, the Monkey Island series took on a new look as well as a new creative team in its third outing, The Curse of Monkey Island. However, this new art style was not simply because of the change in management behind the game's development. Rather, it was because of the tools being used behind the scenes. "A new art path had to be developed for Curse of Monkey Island," game designer Jonathan Ackley revealed on Twitter. "2D games of the time scanned drawings straight to raster, causing heavy aliasing. We used US Animation. It vectorised the line art before compositing and colour/resolution reduction, creating smoother art," he explained. Watch on YouTube In addition to this little nugget of information, when asked if the game's animation was done with the vectors on PC, Ackley also revealed that every frame of animation in Curse of Monkey Island was "all drawn on paper" first. "Some digital touch up might have to be done to make interactive animations line up. And of course, the 3D was 3D. The water highlights were actually 3D rendered," he continued. https://twitter.com/ackley_jonathan/status/1521916448909660160 Sadly, Ackley does not own any of the original drawings from The Curse of Monkey Island, nor does he know where they even are now, which is a real shame. Meanwhile, the series' original creator, Ron Gilbert, has been gearing up for the release of Return to Monkey Island. This will be his first foray back into the world of Guybrush Threepwood and Elaine Marley since LeChuck's Revenge (which originally came out in 1991). Gilbert has revealed that Return to Monkey Island will pick up after the events of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge and start off in an amusement park. At the time of writing, there is no firm release date for this next game in the series, although we do know it is due to come out some time this year. Image credit: Mixnmojo Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Lady Dimitrescu will be a tad smaller in Resident Evil Village's Mercenaries DLC Level the playing field. 1 Overwatch 2 suffers another DDoS attack and character roster bugs Mei Mei. 8 Nintendo Switch firmware update lets you take screenshots in the Switch Online app The app on your console, not your phone. 7 Latest Articles Genshin Impact Path of Gleaming Jade dates, login event rewards Including other anniversary rewards and how to claim them. Atari will hold RollerCoaster Tycoon rights for another decade Ups and downs. 7 Jelly Deals Logitech's G Pro X gaming headset is its lowest-ever price during Amazon's Early Access sale Prime Members can get it for just £52. Jelly Deals Save over £500 off the retail price on this beefy ASUS TUF Dash gaming laptop from Amazon Under £1080 for an RTX 3070 laptop. Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store