Ron Gilbert on Return To Monkey Island interview
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Laura Cress, known as "Cressup" on YouTube and Twitch, discusses intriguing details about Ron Gilbert's latest game, Return to Monkey Island. If you haven't played the game, be aware that this video interview does contain SPOILERS - we even finally find out what the secret of Monkey Island is once and for all!
00:00:00 Intro 00:00:59 How Return came to be 00:04:23 How it was kept a secret 00:05:47 Best reaction to the game getting made (from Dominic) 00:07:09 Announcing on April 1st 00:08:10 Which characters didn't make the cut 00:10:15 The beginning of Return to Monkey Island 00:11:20 Were there any other beginning ideas? 00:13:50 What does the beginning mean? 00:18:35 The writer's cut 00:21:16 Melee Town and how it's changed 00:22:40 Fan reaction to the game 00:26:15 Cut content from the game - Cogg Island 00:30:14 Terror Island 00:31:19 Guybrush as a "chaotic neutral" character 00:32:44 Elaine in Return to Monkey Island 00:35:47 LeChuck in Return to Monkey Island 00:41:41 The Secret of Monkey Island finally REVEALED! 00:44:12 No confrontation at the end - why? 00:46:52 The one true ending? 00:49:26 The note from the scarpbook used to be the T Shirt 00:51:00 How Ron felt finishing the game 00:53:21 The Future of Monkey Island 00:55:35 Return to Maniac Mansion? 00:57:11 Return DLC? 00:59:59 Foreign Voiceovers 01:01:04 A new game where you play as Elaine? 01:03:09 Were any of Guybrush's adventures real? 01:04:48 Ron's favourite David Lynch film 01:05:30 There's an ending we haven't yet discovered 01:07:15 Captain Madison in Return to Monkey Island 01:09:06 What was the hardest part making the game? 01:11:00 The game's UI 01:14:00 Where was Meathook? 01:16:20 Monkey Island theme park?
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