Where, in your mind, is the alley placed in relation to the Mêlée Town high street?

[LuigiHann]

Thank you for all the screenshots!

 

Funny Ron said they had to canonically decide where the alley was for Return, but it looks like they left it pretty ambiguous in the final art. Clearly not "3" here, at least (I think I always assumed it was 3 in the original, despite evidence to the contrary)

Edited August 14, 2023 by LuigiHann

[Remi]

Sad as it is to admit, it is #4, as they made canon in ReMI... and in MI1. I just spent way too much time comparing angles, fully expecting to come back with ironclad proof it was #1 as I have believed it to be since 1991. As it stands, though, the artists did make a conscious decision of it being behind the church.

 

With that said, whoever the programmer that put in the "pssssst" was, they clearly thought it was #1, too. 🤷‍♂️

[Thrik]

Frankly, I think Return added a lot of confusion to this topic. The perspective seen is nothing more than misdirection.

 

[Marius]

Aah, finally, Elaine's shortcuts are revealed.