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Thank you, and don't worry. I honestly read my own messages with a bad French accent. Oui, c'est la vie. I feel the exact same way.. I couldn't sleep last night, and now, I'm tearing up. But now that I was able to think more about it... I have a similar interpretation, not as dark, though. I was also thinking of Guybrush being a traumatized kid - not sure what kind of trauma, maybe he is an orphan, like you said, maybe his brother Chuckie is horrible to him, maybe his family doesn't understand him, maybe something else, it's not important. The amusement park is his passion and a way for him to cop about his difficult life. The more he goes there, though, the more his passion becomes destructive, and that's what we see at the end of MI2. There is a fine line between a good passion and a passion that eats you. But then, he grows up and meets Elaine - maybe at the park - gets married... Still, there is something unresolved. He really wants to go back to the park one last time to face everything, to be able to move on, and that's Return to Monkey Island for me. He goes there, it's not as perfect as he would have like, he feels a bit disappointed, but still, he had a lot of fun going back to those memories, and, mostly, the love of his life is waiting for him at the end of the tunnel. And I think this is when they both finally decide to have a kid. It's a new chapter of his life. He was finally able to move on. Then, he can finally go back to the amusement park with his family, but now, he is at peace. He's not living the adventures anymore, only telling them to his kid with a smile on his face. I don't know if it's a stretch. I mean, it's similar to your interpretation, I'm just keeping the family real. Without getting too personal, maybe I'm putting to much of myself into it - I can see myself through this version of this story, and that's maybe why it's so emotional to me. Frankly, this is why this ending is genius. All of us can see different things through it, and there is no right or wrong answer.

Again, I apologize for my English. I’m French. I’m trying my very best. Also, I realized I barely read other people’s posts because I was so in shock about what I experienced. I absolutely love these interpretations, and it seems like we all felt the same way while finishing the game. I, too, had to stop the game and just think for 10 minutes, then talk to my wife, then think again… It’s now been two hours, and I feel like I’m not gonna be able to sleep. I especially love demone’s analysis. Thank you so much for that. And yes, for sure, you’re both right. We don’t need a final battle. I’m so into that kind of stuff, usually, I didn’t realize how powerful it actually is to just not have one. I love the fact that Guybrush is finally at peace with his life. I was playing with my daughter earlier today, and I couldn’t stop thinking about old Guybrush telling fun and silly stories to his kid. It’s so touching. The last shot is literally him being at peace. It’s beautiful. I felt like I was seeing both Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman, finally done with this chapter of their lives. … Also, I just realized I’m talking to Dominic Armato, which is adding another meta level to everything. I love your voice, by the way – my family has been hearing you almost non-stop for two days. A bit unrelated, but now, every time I play a new game, my three year old daughter looks at the main character and goes: “… Is it Guybrush?!?”

I just finished the game and I feel like I really need to process this ending. I’ve been dreaming of this game since the 90s, and I still can believe it now exists. It really felt deep to me. I actually love the Lynch comparison because it made me felt the same way I felt while finishing S3 of Twin Peaks. Is it a work of madness or genius? Or even a bit of both? I love the animations, music, voice acting so much… It really felt like a big adventure. The ending though… The Secret actually was exactly what I wanted it to be. This has been my theory for decades… and at the same time, I love the fact that the game is still meta about it, and decides to not give a clear answer. It felt abrupt. And I almost yelled: “That’s it?!?” But then I realized that was exactly the reaction the game wanted me to have, and this is what I love about Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman. They are artists, and they want us to reflect on ourselves while they are reflecting on themselves. The game triggers a reaction that pushes us to think about our own feelings and expectations. Even though I would also have love to have a true last battle against LeChuck, I feel like it would have gone against the message of the game, about the frustration it wanted us to feel. I, therefore, feel frustrated but compelled at the same time - which is weird - a bit lost, emotional, for sure… I honestly think they couldn’t have make a better game. I really feel grateful, and I’m so happy that it’s getting so many good reviews. I’m sorry, I feel like I’m not saying anything interesting. Just thinking out loud with my broken English. This, definitely, was a ride.

Ok, I checked. Seems like you’re right, you can review refunded games. However, it shows on the review that the game was refunded. https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam-review-refunded It’s something, at least.

I also thought about this . I think however that your review gets deleted when you ask for a refund. I’m more worried about Metacritic like ThunderPeel said. The website is known for review bombing, mostly since The Last of Us 2.

60 hours to go... I feel like it's gonna be the longest 60 hours in my life.

I will not be able to play on Sunday night then... I'm still really excited! 9am is perfect. My daughter will be at school. I took the day off. Monday is gonna be Monkey Island Day for me! ❤️

A bit disappointed for the puzzle solution. But also, so hyped about what was shown!

Awesome! I’ll watch it, then.

I forced myself to stop the video when ... but I'm excited as well, so it's really hard to stop myself from watching more. Argh!

It was midnight EST of the 13th, though. It doesn’t make sense to me. Pretty sure it will be earlier.

Yes, just saw it on my Switch as well. This is so exciting.

For those who preordered the game on the Switch… Was the game already pre-downloaded for you? It usually happens a week before release, but it still didn’t happen on my side. Just wanted to make sure it wasn’t just me.

For Switch, it’s either midnight EST or noon EST. If it’s midnight EST and you live on the West Coast, like me, you’ll be able to play it at 9pm on the 18th. I was able to do that with other games I preordered in the past.

I really love how Ron is using the word "bizarre" to describe the story of the game. It makes me think of MI2's ending. I'm hyped!

I see where you're coming from, and I agree in a way. I think it might be interesting though. Thimbleweed Park was a nostalgic game, and it did talk about the golden era. I feel like Return to MI will develop things differently. Terrible Toybox said, and I'm paraphrasing, I'm sorry, that the game will "look at the past but go toward the future". So I think it will be more about reflecting on past things to go forward, put an end to the regrets of the old time and finally create something new and fresh. This is how I see it, at least. The game is not out yet, so it's only conjectures, of course.

Are you talking about me? Ron said that the game will be autobiographical in a way. He also recently admit, in an interview, that the game is about Guybrush going after something from his past he never resolved, and that it was a metaphor of him and Dave going back to Monkey Island. Dominic Armato also talked about deep currents within the story. I therefore don't think it's that far-fetched to see the characters as symbolic. I think the game will at least talk about adventure games, like Thimbleweed Park did in its own way.

At this point, I’m pretty sure the young leaders represent the video game industry, that don’t care much about adventure games. They never heard of Guybrush and they don’t want to give him money for his adventure. That’s interesting…

I agree. Mostly Escape... I replayed it recently, and I didn't like the dialog at all. It didn't feel natural. I feel like Return will have a better sense of rhythm, if that makes sense. Anyway, I'm so excited... And I love the music as well! I'm trying not to look too hard at the items so I don't get spoiled, ha, ha. I can't believe we'll all finally be able to play the game in three weeks!

I think it looks great! So nice to see the inventory. It does make me think of the Delores game, for sure. Monkey Island looks gorgeous. Also, something I love with Ron, Dave and Tim’s games… The dialog gets to the point. This is something I find tiring in a of lot modern P&C adventure games – the long overwritten dialogs, it gets old fast. For example, even though I love the Deponia series, it’s hard for me to replay the games for that reason. I love Ron Gilbert’s games because the dialog is always short and funny. You really feel like you’re interacting with this world. You’re Guybrush, in a way.

Nice seeing you here. And thanks everyone for the warm welcome! ❤️ I have to agree with that. I’m actually a huge Schafer’s fan – he’s my favorite writer ever. This is only thing I’m a bit worried about. We’ll see for sure if MI is Ron and Dave’s game or was Ron, Tim, and Dave’s game all along. Still, I’m happy that Dave Grossman is working on the game. I would have been much more worried if it was Ron Gilbert alone, even though I love his work – Thimbleweed Park was amazing, IMO. I feel like Tim Schafer does great with emotional scenes, and I’ve been missing that a bit with RG’s games. However, what I read and heard makes me feel like it will be great no matter what. I especially like the fact that Dominic Armato said, in a interview, that the story was poignant. This is exciting.

Hi! Sorry, I feel like I'm disrupting a conversation. I'm new here. I'm not a native speaker, so I apologize if my English is a bit clumsy. I've been a fan of Monkey Island since I was a kid, in the 90s, MI2 is my favorite game (and MI2's ending is my favorite ending ever), and I've been really excited about Return since its announcement in April. So I guess I just wanted to meet and discuss with other fans. ❤️ I already preordered the game (on the Switch), and I can't wait it for it to come out. I've been going on Twitter religiously every Monday to see new clips from Ron Gilbert and Dave Grossman. I personally love the art style. It has, for me, kind of weird, in a good way, and unique vibe. It made me feel like I'm gonna enter this strange world, which is exactly how I felt when I first played MI1 and 2 in the 90s. I always felt like RG's games had some kind of Lynchian vibe, and I think this fits perfectly. Anyway... Nice to meet you all!