Return to Monkey Island
Deep in the Caribbean, there’s a three-headed monkey
Guybrush Threepwood and his nemesis LeChuck are back.
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SPOILER ALERT! The ending of 1991’s Monkey Island 2 was somewhat controversial, as we’re sure you recall. Protagonist Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate and master of insult sword fighting, and his nemesis the ghost pirate LeChuck were revealed to be brothers playing in the maintenance area of an amusement park, told to clear out by a workman and running out to meet their parents. The whale thing had been in their imagination all along.
This reveal didn’t stop the Monkey Island series from expanding to five games, though creator Ron Gilbert ceased being involved after the first two, but did leave a convenient jumping-off point for another sequel. Return to Monkey Island is that game and Gilbert is back at the helm. It begins with young Guybrush and Chuckie exploring the park, running races and sword fighting, before running into their father, somehow an adult Guybrush Threepwood, who tells a tale of piratical adventures. And now you’re up to date.