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\nCreator Ron Gilbert has released a new snippet of gameplay from his upcoming release, Return to Monkey Island. <\/p>\n

\nHere, we get our first look at the dialogue options mechanic in-game (you can also see it on the Return to Monkey Island website when you chat to Stan), and meet the formidable Judge Plank. <\/p>\n

\nThe clip starts by showing hero Guybrush Threepwood making his way along a snow-ridden and far from tropical street. Those icicles look like they could do some serious damage, and I am getting goose pimples just writing about them. <\/p>\n

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Creator Ron Gilbert has released a new snippet of gameplay from his upcoming release, Return to Monkey Island. Here, we get our first look at the dialogue options mechanic in-game (you can also see it on the Return to Monkey Island website when you chat to Stan), and meet the formidable Judge Plank. The clip starts by showing hero Guybrush Threepwood making his way along a snow-ridden and far from tropical street. Those icicles look like they could do some serious damage, and I am getting goose pimples just writing about them. 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