Return to Monkey Island 🚨GAME-WIDE🚨 Spoiler Chat

[demone]

Just now, Goury1 said:

 

The RtMI made me appreciate the "dancing skeletons" scene in a new light too! I actually like to rewatch the scene often, ever since I finished RtMI!

 

And, perhaps you are right, the mysteriousness and eerieness of the scene are amplified by the fact that we know so little about Guybrush's past... However, I would still like to know more about the truth behind the scene!

 

 

Yeah, it's actually the one question I wish was asked in recent interviews with Ron, but I'm partially afraid his answer would be "It didn't actually mean anything, it was nothing more than a joke at the time." lol

 

All that being said, this discussion has reminded me again why I love this game and this series so much. So many layers to it, especially in Return. Over a year later, and I'm still constantly thinking about how everything fits together. In other cases, that would be frustrating, but for these games, it's great because there is enough evidence to support multiple theories. Monkey Island is really the one series I know that wholly embraces head-canons in such a unique way. 

[Remi]

Speaking of The Writers' Cut... Youch:

 

[Goury1]

5 minutes ago, demone said:

Yeah, it's actually the one question I wish was asked in recent interviews with Ron, but I'm partially afraid his answer would be "It didn't actually mean anything, it was nothing more than a joke at the time." lol

 

All that being said, this discussion has reminded me again why I love this game and this series so much. So many layers to it, especially in Return. Over a year later, and I'm still constantly thinking about how everything fits together. In other cases, that would be frustrating, but for these games, it's great because there is enough evidence to support multiple theories. Monkey Island is really the one series I know that wholly embraces head-canons in such a unique way. 

 

 

Yeah, I'm afraid that Ron Gilbert would shoot it down with "It was all a joke". It would be a pity...

 

I perfectly understand you! I love going through the layers and possible meanings of RtMI and the other two games of Ron Gilbert's trilogy! It has been a year since the premiere of RtMI and I'm still quite obsessed with the game! It's great that the games are constructed in such a way that allows various interpretations! No other adventure game series has had me so deep in thought for such a long time!

 

I have recently watched Tim Burton's movie called "Big Fish". it's a beautiful film that touches on very similar themes and questions as RtMI. I wholeheartedly recommend it!

[demone]

10 minutes ago, Remi said:

Speaking of The Writers' Cut... Youch:

 

Wow, I was actually curious about Dave's thoughts on Telltale since how it started and where it transitioned was almost a 180, when it became the games "so and so will remember that. " 

 

Edited September 25, 2023 by demone

[OzzieMonkey]

Resurrecting this thread to talk about another possibility the theme park reveal opens up. What if Guybrush didn't just go to one theme park, but Stan decided to franchise? For all we know, we could have been playing around in lots of pirate theme parks from multiple countries across the series. That would also conveniently explain how we destroyed the Monkey head in Escape and it's back in Return; different monkey heads from different parks. Of course that's just if you want an explanation beyond the unreliable narrator. Just something fun that popped into my head today.

[demone]

On 1/28/2025 at 4:20 AM, OzzieMonkey said:

Resurrecting this thread to talk about another possibility the theme park reveal opens up. What if Guybrush didn't just go to one theme park, but Stan decided to franchise? For all we know, we could have been playing around in lots of pirate theme parks from multiple countries across the series. That would also conveniently explain how we destroyed the Monkey head in Escape and it's back in Return; different monkey heads from different parks. Of course that's just if you want an explanation beyond the unreliable narrator. Just something fun that popped into my head today.

I like this a lot. Especially for some of the more varied locations, like Spinner Cay, it would make sense to have it set in another park location with different scenarios and returning characters, under the the same umbrella franchise. Guybrush goes back to the original park in Return, adding another layer to the title. It wasn't just Monkey Island he was returning to, but the original park.

 

I was actually replaying Tales yesterday and something that stood out to me is when the Voodoo Lady says she can't really blame LeChuck for his anger or being evil: he's simply being who he is. With the knowledge that LeChuck's role in th park is to be the villain, then that's why he's an irredeemable villain, coupled with Guybrush's negative thoughts. His role has been set in stone.

 

If the Voodoo Lady is a park employee, coming up with the park scenarios and stories, that also perfectly explains her character arc from Tales.

 

Edited Monday at 03:54 PM by demone