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Did the turnstiles also remind you of...

vanjjmmjjelsvanjjmmjjels
edited December 2009 in Tales of Monkey Island
a theme park. Do you think it should remind us of the theme park like elements in the ending of mi2? or am I over-interpreting things?

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  • ViraVira
    edited December 2009
    It's not just you. During the boat scene, I was wondering why they were paying so much attention to the ceiling when there was nothing special about it, until I realized it was riveted. Weird.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    Not to mention the boat made a creaking noise. You know, those turnstiles remind me of this one ride ... Parrots of the Caribbean? No, no ... that's not it :p
  • monkey_05_06monkey_05_06
    edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    ... this one ride ... Parrots of the Caribbean? No, no ... that's not it :p

    Just a great example of how TTG is getting back to the roots of MI with Tales seeing as it (the entire MI series) was originally inspired by that ride...whatever its name was...:rolleyes:
  • One-Eyed KijinOne-Eyed Kijin
    edited December 2009
    There is also a theory that states that Guybrush is just a little boy in an theme park, and that all we are seeing is his imagination.

    The turnstiles could be reality slowly seeping into his dream. :p You'd have to believe that crazy theory, though.
  • BeeKay84BeeKay84
    edited December 2009
    One-Eyed Kijin wrote: »
    There is also a theory that states that Guybrush is just a little boy in an theme park, and that all we are seeing is his imagination.
    I never believed in that theory, and I refuse to ever believe in it, because it would ruin the games for me if that was true.

    I did notice the creaking sounds of the boat and the turnstiles being some kind of reference to the ride, most likely.
  • monkey_05_06monkey_05_06
    edited December 2009
    BeeKay84 wrote: »
    ...because it would ruin the games for me if that was true.

    Not to mention the fact that this theory has been directly contradicted by official canon...but...then again...so has quite a bit of the official canon. :eek:


    :D
  • PecanBluePecanBlue
    edited December 2009
    What, so is the underworld in Monkey Island or under it? IS MONKEY ISLAND DEAD? I should probably replay the game and pay attention to that scene because I didn't notice it at all, I was too busy admiring how atmospheric the place was in comparison to other episodes with lots of open, empty space.
  • LuigiHannLuigiHann
    edited December 2009
    I thought it was funny that they were labeled as turnstiles despite the apparent lack of actual... turnstiles. Maybe ghost turnstiles are invisible.

    I especially liked how, when Morgan rode off in one of the boats partway through the episode, another boat automatically pulled up to replace it. It really did have a quirky theme park feel.
  • vanjjmmjjelsvanjjmmjjels
    edited December 2009
    the theme park theory could explain why the voodoo lady can easily get from one island to another, maybe she owns the park.
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited December 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    Not to mention the boat made a creaking noise. You know, those turnstiles remind me of this one ride ... Parrots of the Caribbean? No, no ... that's not it :p
    Pirates of the Carbon Dioxide?
  • vanjjmmjjelsvanjjmmjjels
    edited December 2009
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    Pirates of the Carbon Dioxide?

    Parents of the Carabiner?
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited December 2009
    Pyrites of the Carob Bean!
  • MermaidMermaid
    edited December 2009
    It's definitively a theme park ride reference. The boatman also tells you the safety instructions when you enter the boat.
  • GaryCXJkGaryCXJk
    edited December 2009
    Plankton of Bikini Bottom!
  • vanjjmmjjelsvanjjmmjjels
    edited December 2009
    now the question is:

    Is it just another reference to MI1/2 or has it a \[voodooladyvoiceon] deeper \[voodooladyvoiceoff] meaning?
  • flying sheepflying sheep
    edited December 2009
    and the boat runs on rails. the sound, the boat moving back and forth at the start of the first ride, the safety instructions, the new boat clicking in when morgan floats away on hers…
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited December 2009
    LuigiHann wrote: »
    I thought it was funny that they were labeled as turnstiles despite the apparent lack of actual... turnstiles. Maybe ghost turnstiles are invisible.

    In the real ride they don't have turnstiles either, they're just divider thingies really. (What was that ride called? Paramours of the Caraway? No, no ... especially not after the reboot.)
    Mermaid wrote: »
    It's definitively a theme park ride reference. The boatman also tells you the safety instructions when you enter the boat.

    Although to be truly authentic, they should have had him repeat it in Spanish, too :p
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