Strong interest in Sam & Max
Okay, from what I have seen in trailers I REALLy want to get into this game. There is currently a sale for all 3 seasons, should I start from the beginning?
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I'd recommend starting on Season 2 or 3, just because I feel like Season 1 is a bit rough (especially the first few episodes) compared to the later stuff. But it depends on how you get into other media. When someone recommends you a TV show or a comic, do you feel the need to start with the first episode/issue, or do you jump in to what's currently on?
Plus you get introductions to the secondary characters, such as the soda poppers, etc.
I jumped in into the franchise (and the games) by playing Abe Lincoln Must Die! I was sort of confused but so entertained I didn't care. From there I took the plunge in proper order.
PLEASE just get through episode 1. Maybe some people like it, I don't know a lot that do. I mean I do, but compared to later episodes it's pretty bland.
There are an awful lot of us who thought Season 1 was awesome when it was all we had. Just don't expect to be wowed by special effects.
I like it, too... >_> The salad shooter alone is so much fun, it should be illegal.
Um... anyways! The seasons do have continuity, so if that's important to you, start at the beginning. My first time around, I revisited Hit the Road, and then played Seasons 1-3 back-to-back. No regrets! I fell in love so hard I think I broke myself.
That's my first introduction to the franchise aswell, I played a demo in a game magazine. From the screenshots I originally thought it was an office comedy like Dillbert.
When I first heard of the series, I kept hearing about it's raunchy sense of humor, so I was picturing something more like Robot Chicken. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that it was more family friendly then I'd been expecting. Shocking, I know.
It does help you learn more about the characters, and the Bosco paranoia sidegag is only in this season.(I get he goes nuts over
It starts off a bit slow, but episodes 4 and 5 in season 1 are some of the best in the whole series.
Also, the first few episodes of S1 are a bit rough (imo, the first and third are okay but overly short and easy, and the second one is kind of horrible. The fourth, fifth and sixth are all COMPLETELY AMAZING, though). S2 is more of the same as S1, but better. S3 is different in terms of story and feel and represents kind of a departure, so if you play S3 first don't go expecting S1 and 2 to be much like it.
Personally, I don't think you can really point to a Telltale game / season and say that was the highest point. I loved the first seasons of Sam & Max and Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People. I didn't like Tales of Monkey Island and Wallace & Gromit, but Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse and Puzzle Agent renewed my interest. Back to the Future Episode 1 was, in my opinion, not a bad game either.
I think that if you don't like a Telltale game, you just have to wait for them to make another game that you do like. Especially with Sam & Max; they'll probably return to make a season 4.
Oh shush you. Season 1 isn't BAD even if you think it's less enjoyable than the other seasons. Skipping any season or, really, any episode, shouldn't be an option.
It's only in comparison with each other that the seasons are classified as "this was good, but this one was better" and such. I own a lot of games, many of them Telltale Games, and to me the Sam and Max series are the best games TTG has, and some of the best games ever created, not only in the adventure genre, but generally speaking. This is coming from someone who overall prefers first-shooters the best.