Elijah Wood Reacts To New Monkey Island Game Reveal Trailer
Renowned actor and producer Elijah Wood tweets his excitement about the trailer for Return to Monkey Island. First appearing as «Video Game Boy» in Back to the Future 2, Elijah's had a long and impressive acting career. He is well known for his acting in various roles such as Frodo from The Lord of the Rings, Wirt from Over the Garden Wall, Spyro in the Legend of Spyro trilogy, and many more.
The Secret of Monkey Island games is a series of point-and-click adventures first debuting in 1990. In Monkey Island player character Guybrush Threepwood is an ambitious yet oftentimes naive young man who dreams of becoming a pirate. In his adventures, he proves his worth as a swashbuckler by solving puzzles and battling pirates, most notably the evil ghost pirate LeChuck. The two have a heated rivalry spanning the entire series, which is only fanned by their shared love for Governor Elaine Marley. The pirate-themed series has been a popular favorite among fans of the point and click genre for decades, right alongside titles such as Sierra's King's Quest or LucasArt's Day of the Tentacle. This is further evidenced by the fact that several references to Guybrush can be found in both The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.
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Elijah Wood tweets his excited reaction to the trailer for the long-awaited addition to The Secret of Monkey Island series, Return to Monkey Island. Wood's palpable excitement is well deserved, as the trailer states that the story of Return to Monkey Island will «pick up where Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge left off». LeChuck's Revenge came out in December of 1991, thirty-one years ago.
This is EXTREMELY exciting!
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