I have changed my mind: "Monkey Island 3a" could suck

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@Sushi

Another question you should ask yourself: despite being happy there won’t be a MI3a most likely, let’s just assume there will be one in a few years… would you NOT play it?

I would say that it’s unlikely that I wound’t play it, but I might be extremely cautious before deciding what to do. For example, I might wait for some reviews and opinions before buying the game. Screwing up a sequel is quite easy.

@Sushi

Would you resist just to keep your younger self happy?

I’m technically able to do that, yes.

@Sushi

Or would go “screw you, younger me! Grow up!” and play the game you wanted so long. You survived playing TWP too, didn’t you?

I don’t think that comparing Monkey Island with TWP would be fair, because I don’t care about TWP as much as I care about a childhood memory. For example, I never liked very much the whole story of TWP, but that didn’t prevent me for completing the game and enjoying it, because I didn’t have the same expectations that I would have about MI3a.

@Sushi

My 2 cents on the real secret: The pinnacle of meta

Yes, I’ve seen that screenshot somewhere else and I intentionally didn’t comment in that thread because I don’t feel comfortable hypothesizing that (spoiler coming about a possible plot twist in Monkey Island) Ron used the overused “it’s just an illusion / dream / fantasy” card.

@Sushi

Also be aware of the historical reality when either MI or MI2 was made: at that time, there was no plan for a sequel let alone a trilogy!

Actually, Ron planned it as a trilogy before M1 production ended:

Ron Gilbert about art and bad endings

Sorry to disappoint you, but before MI 1 production ended, I had planned it as a trilogy. Don’t mistake “I didn’t have an ending” with not knowing what the theme of the ending should be and where the overall story needed to go. It’s how it works. Some people will tell you you have to have the ending before you begin, these people are just wrong and aren’t people who create (interesting) stuff. Part of the process of writing is understanding your story. By the time you finish, you realize it’s n…

Moreover, after I played MI2, I perceived it as a clear trilogy, because in my opinion the ending of MI2 leaves a lot of topics open.

@BigRedButton

Yes, they are. But, it has been an element of the humor that they just couldn’t get together.

Oh yes, I understand now.

@BigRedButton

Interestingly, Ron tells in the commentary of the Special Edition that everything would be explained fully in the ending of MI 2. Of course he can also be joking, but who knows…

I remember that commentary. Trust me, that’s sarcasm.

@Someone

Ron stated in an interview (don’t know which) that Elaine and Guybrush shouldn’t marry.

I know, but who knows how Ron would make their story evolve? Between MI1 and MI2 they spent some time together and Elaine realized that Guybrush was an idiot, but while it’s unlikely that she would marry him for love, it would be coherent with their relationship if she would marry him for pity.

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@Guga

Come on, she even wrote best selling books about how a lousy partner he was.

I laughed a lot when I discovered that book.

@Guga

And then, out of the blue, in the first minute of the third chapter she says to LeChuck that Guybrush is her only love?

There is no third chapter.