Telltale brings the first new Monkey Island game in years. Does their attempt live up to the franchise? Spawn Kill gives an in-depth review of Chapter 1: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. Read on to learn if the series is worth your hard-earned cash.

Being a point-and-click junkie myself, I was eager to get my hands on both Monkey Islands, and was able to play through the first episode of Tales, subtitled Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. Never having played any of the original games in the franchise, I was going in as a virgin, so-to-speak, with only an inkling about the franchise from which this game was spawned. While some may consider this a disadvantage when reviewing Tales of Monkey Island, I consider it an advantage in some ways, as it enables me to appreciate the game as it is, without any preconceptions. So, what did I think so far of this ultimately five-episode series?

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