I got a question too, mike. Is the max-concept art on the front page supposed to have tentacles or psychic beams? They're coming out of this mouth, after all.
The long-awaited gag is the oblique Penn and Teller reference... have you found it yet?
Mike "The ladylike torso line was Chuck's... it rocks" Stemmle
I got the Star Trek TNG "shaka" reference and the Punky Brewster fridge episode reference, but must have missed the Penn and Teller reference. I will have to go back and play again.
I know everyone says this after every episode, but this was by far my favorite this season. I have been kinda disappointed this season and this game feels like the old Sam and Max I missed from the first two seasons. I believe the constant misdirection which lead to hillarious happenings is a return to the "this might not work, but you will be glad you tried because it is funnier than hell" writing that has been so successful in the past
Also, did Harry used to play a part in the final puzzles? There's a vestigial "talk to Harry" at the base of the Statue of Liberty and he does eventually curse his Uncle while tentacles writhe from her crown.
I got the Star Trek TNG "shaka" reference and the Punky Brewster fridge episode reference, but must have missed the Penn and Teller reference. I will have to go back and play again.
I know everyone says this after every episode, but this was by far my favorite this season. I have been kinda disappointed this season and this game feels like the old Sam and Max I missed from the first two seasons. I believe the constant misdirection which lead to hillarious happenings is a return to the "this might not work, but you will be glad you tried because it is funnier than hell" writing that has been so successful in the past
I loved the Shaka TNG reference. I heard it and thought... "wait... did Max just parody Star Trek?!" I couldn't believe it lol.
But the one that surprised me the most was when you first look at the
biometric hand reader and Max does an Arnie Total Recall impression. "You have what you want... now give them the air!"
Tied-in nicely with
Dr. Norrington's reveal, which was also Total Recall-esque
Did anyone make the Samulacra focus on Sal and then use Future Vision on him? The Samulacra appear in the future vision, and when Sal bends down, it looks like he's...
performing a certain popular sexual maneuver on a Sam clone
That's it. And now, the lame story behind the lame story...
Many years ago, when Hit the Road first came out, a reviewer compared the comedy to watching Penn and Teller. He meant it as sort of a backhanded insult, which was weird, since we LOVED Pen and Teller. Ever since then, I've really REALLY wanted to get the standard P&T "3 of Clubs" trick into one of my games. Here's how it works:
1) Learn how to "force" a card to your mark (this is the hard part).
2) Tell your mark that you've learned a magic trick.
3) Pull out a deck of cards, do a whole bunch of shuffling, cutting, and bs-ing about where you learned this trick.
4) Force the 3 of clubs to your mark. Have him memorize it.
5) Have him put the card back in the deck without showing it to you.
6) Riffle through the deck dramatically, pull out the 9 of diamonds (or some other wrong card), and dramatically ask "Is THIS your card?"
7) Look crestfallen when your mark informs you that you've messed up.
8) At same point later in the day, suggest showing something cool in the latest Sam and Max episode.
9) Load up a save game. Maybe the one just before the creepy reveal of the main villain.
10) Mind read the newspaper stand. Your mark will be impressed.
That's the thing now. We are now addicted to S&M.(Although some proberly have been for some time now).
It's good for Telltale because we'll buy all the S&M related stuff thus they get money.
But it's Bad for me because I end up staying up late and going to bed late to end up going ti school late the net day because I just can't stop playing!
That's the thing now. We are now addicted to S&M.(Although some proberly have been for some time now).
It's good for Telltale because we'll buy all the S&M related stuff thus they get money.
But it's Bad for me because I end up staying up late and going to bed late to end up going ti school late the net day because I just can't stop playing!
So, Mike, you wouldn't happen to have full concept art of ol' Lady Liberty, would you? Now that's the episode it out and we know about the statue's involvement, I'd like to see concept art of the whole thing.
So, Mike, you wouldn't happen to have full concept art of ol' Lady Liberty, would you? Now that's the episode it out and we know about the statue's involvement, I'd like to see concept art of the whole thing.
Damn, that Episode was awesome. Demon Max was really cool, but didn't he look a lot like one of Stitch's cousins or Stitch himself from Lilo & Stitch. I mean really, he does.
Damn, that Episode was awesome. Demon Max was really cool, but didn't he look a lot like one of Stitch's cousins or Stitch himself from Lilo & Stitch. I mean really, he does.
holy crap, i just noticed that! one of the cousins, definately.
Damn, that Episode was awesome. Demon Max was really cool, but didn't he look a lot like one of Stitch's cousins or Stitch himself from Lilo & Stitch. I mean really, he does.
And now you know why Stinky called them "Droopy and Stitch" that one time in the episode.:D
Damn, that Episode was awesome. Demon Max was really cool, but didn't he look a lot like one of Stitch's cousins or Stitch himself from Lilo & Stitch. I mean really, he does.
Do you guys realize that this season is essentially a Cthulhu Mythos story/ crossover? To me, Max looked like a straightforward Cthulhu-Lagomorph. (Having to point what Cthulhu is on the internet, I feel very, very old.)
Do you guys realize that this season is essentially a Cthulhu Mythos story/ crossover? To me, Max looked like a straightforward Cthulhu-Lagomorph. (Having to point what Cthulhu is on the internet, I feel very, very old.)
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Max N'York wgah'nagl fhtagn!
Nah, you don't have to explain what Cthulhu means to most of us. It still doesn't change the fact that monster Max looks a lot like Stitch :P
Huh, I thought he looked sufficiently Cthulu-esque if a bit more on the traditional demonic side. I guess you might be able to say that Stitch falls into the same "take something cute and take it a few steps towards the demonic" catch all as Junior/Max.
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The long-awaited gag is the oblique Penn and Teller reference... have you found it yet?
Mike "The ladylike torso line was Chuck's... it rocks" Stemmle
BTW, can we see some concept art of
I got the Star Trek TNG "shaka" reference and the Punky Brewster fridge episode reference, but must have missed the Penn and Teller reference. I will have to go back and play again.
I know everyone says this after every episode, but this was by far my favorite this season. I have been kinda disappointed this season and this game feels like the old Sam and Max I missed from the first two seasons. I believe the constant misdirection which lead to hillarious happenings is a return to the "this might not work, but you will be glad you tried because it is funnier than hell" writing that has been so successful in the past
Also, did Harry used to play a part in the final puzzles? There's a vestigial "talk to Harry" at the base of the Statue of Liberty and he does eventually curse his Uncle while tentacles writhe from her crown.
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Did you try
I loved the Shaka TNG reference. I heard it and thought... "wait... did Max just parody Star Trek?!" I couldn't believe it lol.
But the one that surprised me the most was when you first look at the
Tied-in nicely with
My brother spotted that.
And two.
The Team Fortress 2 reference was funny.
oh i did see it, i just didnt click it all those times.
I think your brother has a dirty mind... :rolleyes:
I know, but now I keep seeing it like that! I need to get a screenshot!
That's it. And now, the lame story behind the lame story...
Many years ago, when Hit the Road first came out, a reviewer compared the comedy to watching Penn and Teller. He meant it as sort of a backhanded insult, which was weird, since we LOVED Pen and Teller. Ever since then, I've really REALLY wanted to get the standard P&T "3 of Clubs" trick into one of my games. Here's how it works:
1) Learn how to "force" a card to your mark (this is the hard part).
2) Tell your mark that you've learned a magic trick.
3) Pull out a deck of cards, do a whole bunch of shuffling, cutting, and bs-ing about where you learned this trick.
4) Force the 3 of clubs to your mark. Have him memorize it.
5) Have him put the card back in the deck without showing it to you.
6) Riffle through the deck dramatically, pull out the 9 of diamonds (or some other wrong card), and dramatically ask "Is THIS your card?"
7) Look crestfallen when your mark informs you that you've messed up.
8) At same point later in the day, suggest showing something cool in the latest Sam and Max episode.
9) Load up a save game. Maybe the one just before the creepy reveal of the main villain.
10) Mind read the newspaper stand. Your mark will be impressed.
Mike "Never Said it was a FUNNY gag" Stemmle
It's good for Telltale because we'll buy all the S&M related stuff thus they get money.
But it's Bad for me because I end up staying up late and going to bed late to end up going ti school late the net day because I just can't stop playing!
That's how I like Telltale.
out of context, you sound like you have a fetish
You make it sound wrong.
no, you did
i liked the demon face, that was creepy!
and we only saw it from far away! i want to see the whole thing!
Was I ever not disappointed!
at what?
holy crap, i just noticed that! one of the cousins, definately.
And now you know why Stinky called them "Droopy and Stitch" that one time in the episode.:D
Do you guys realize that this season is essentially a Cthulhu Mythos story/ crossover? To me, Max looked like a straightforward Cthulhu-Lagomorph. (Having to point what Cthulhu is on the internet, I feel very, very old.)
Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Max N'York wgah'nagl fhtagn!
In this episode alone or since she was introduced in Season 2?
hmmm... altogether, i think. quick, COMPILE! Compile like you've never compiled before!
Nah, you don't have to explain what Cthulhu means to most of us. It still doesn't change the fact that monster Max looks a lot like Stitch :P