tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post8097590061405447700..comments2024-03-28T06:42:29.179+00:00Comments on Super Adventures in Gaming: Sam & Max: Save the World (PC)Ray Hardgrithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-72465568298071077792015-07-12T06:46:45.224+01:002015-07-12T06:46:45.224+01:00The time travel sounds cool. Though when I get up ...The time travel sounds cool. Though when I get up to that bit, there's going to be a completely clueless adventure game player controlling present day Sam as well.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-74560674681217267702015-07-12T06:44:00.856+01:002015-07-12T06:44:00.856+01:00I'll definitely get around to playing through ...I'll definitely get around to playing through all the episodes at some point, especially now I've learned that everyone who reads my site has beaten them already. I'll feel left out otherwise!<br /><br />And yeah, the next game is Far Cry.Ray Hardgrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436491500347661133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-8734821916192267312015-07-11T21:14:27.566+01:002015-07-11T21:14:27.566+01:00The second season of Sam & Max is the only one...The second season of Sam & Max is the only one I might consider replaying at some point, but I didn't enjoy the first and the third that much.<br /><br />The first season was only a collection of kind of amusing plots with jokes sprinkled on them and whereas in the second most of the humor was in the plot and surreal puzzles need to advance it.<br /><br />For instance: there is a point where you need to assemble a Frankenstein's monster for Sybil's matchmaking service. There are several wrong ways to align the monster's body parts and different hilarious dialog with Sybil for all the combinations.<br />When the timetravel gets mixed in the story you run in to the past and future versions of the title duo. With the past Sam acting like he is being controlled by a complitely clueless adventure game player while future Sam has gone senile and is just endlessly repeating his "I can't use these two things together" -phrases.<br /><br />The second season's episode where the Sam & Max end up in hell was probably the best of the series. I won't spoil it, but if you have any interest in the series you will want to see it.<br /><br /><br />The third season had it's moments (The first episode had some great plot twists and the "zombie apocalypse" episode was fittingly Sam & Maxed), but it felt kind of lacking to me. The second (I think) episode where you played as the Sam's and Max's distan't ancestors was really dull with tedious backtracking puzzles and could have been replaced with a single cutscene for all the plot it had.<br />Also the season's story arc reaches it's conclusion in second to last episode making the final episode of the whole series feel more like a prolonged after credits epilogue with past characters making brief cameos and with the humour toned way back to make it uncharcteristicaly sad for the sake of being the final episode.57Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06060739664176317529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-18100307413319567982015-07-11T16:51:23.780+01:002015-07-11T16:51:23.780+01:00The first season of Telltale's Sam & Max g...The first season of Telltale's Sam & Max games, while certainly not bad, is also the weakest. I replayed all of the seasons back-to-back about a year and a half ago, and you can definitely see the developers learning as you progress through them. As someone who adores Hit the Road, I would say that the third season (The Devil's Playhouse) is just as good, if not better, than that game, and unquestionably the best of Telltale's Sam & Max efforts. The puzzles are clever, and the writing is sharp and incredibly funny.<br /><br />I'm inclined to excuse the asset reuse, since these were still relatively niche games made on a limited budget and tight schedule - Telltale was't quite as big as they are now when they made Sam & Max (though you may be pleased to hear that the office is actually entirely absent from season 3!). I also think Telltale also deserves props for being one of the first developers to actually do episodic content right, unlike some other developers who championed the episode model (you know who I'm talking about...).<br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is, if you're at all interested, it might be worth it to stick it out through the early episodes, as some of the later ones are real adventure gaming gems (or I guess you could just skip to a later season, but that will probably be a bit confusing story-wise).<br /><br />Also, next game: Far Cry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2068112306642079190.post-73730607377521450252015-07-11T09:35:11.861+01:002015-07-11T09:35:11.861+01:00that awkward moment when i recognize what's in...that awkward moment when i recognize what's in the 'next game' box but can't remember what game it's actually fromAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com