Why so crazy about time-travelling? This was done like xillion times before. I really don't need Sam&Max travelling in time again, too. It was a nice thing in 201 as reference to the Christmas Carol, but i don't need a whole season based on it.
'cause Telltale would do it well, and time travel when done well has enormous potential. Plus, I just love a good time travel story and they aren't all that easy to come by.
'cause Telltale would do it well, and time travel when done well has enormous potential. Plus, I just love a good time travel story and they aren't all that easy to come by.
Especially when you have complicated things to worry about like paradoxes, alternate timelines, and that silly space-time continum riff effect. But thanks to Back To The Future, all that is easy to understand!:D
time travel would be good because it opens up some great location possibilties.. who wouldn't want to see sam & max in ancient rome? Also episode 2 involves an "ancient prophecy" http://games.internode.on.net/content.php?mode=news&id=2355 ..so they probably have to go back in time to change the course of events..
Actually I think Haggis has cracked the code with this wikipedia entry about chariots of the gods...
and I quote:
Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It is centered on the hypothesis that many ancient civilizations' technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods.
Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include a medieval map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
Actually I think Haggis has cracked the code with this wikipedia entry about chariots of the gods...
and I quote:
Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It is centered on the hypothesis that many ancient civilizations' technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods.
Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include a medieval map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
Looking at that, I can think of one other currently plausible theme: Aliens.
Think about it. The Shambling Corporate Presence came from Lower Manitoba, which I'm assuming is supposed to be a planet somewhere, there's aliens right there in the Chariot of the Gods bit, the triangle things from Moai Better Blues could very well be alien in origin and... um...
Well, I'm assuming that Episode 203 will have zombies, so it seems possible that aliens had something to do with that.
Oh yeah, I knew it sounded somewhat familiar. I feel stupid. Really, though, how many people really know the names of the Canadian provinces that aren't Quebec or British Columbia or that one place that begins with a T?
I still stick by my theory. The Shambling Corporate Presence looked alien to me.
Looking at that, I can think of one other currently plausible theme: Aliens.
Think about it. The Shambling Corporate Presence came from Lower Manitoba, which I'm assuming is supposed to be a planet somewhere, there's aliens right there in the Chariot of the Gods bit, the triangle things from Moai Better Blues could very well be alien in origin and... um...
Well, I'm assuming that Episode 203 will have zombies, so it seems possible that aliens had something to do with that.
Strangely enough for a forum filled with Sam and Max players, many people here can't quite grasp this crazy concept of "sarcasm".
I'm assuming that you're referring to me, in which case you're dead wrong. I get that he was being sarcastic. What you don't get is that, here's an amazing concept, so was I. Tabacco was sarcastic while stating that I was probably thinking of Toronto, and then I responded with sarcasm and the political tactic of "covering your... um... rear."
I'm assuming that you're referring to me, in which case you're dead wrong. I get that he was being sarcastic. What you don't get is that, here's an amazing concept, so was I. Tabacco was sarcastic while stating that I was probably thinking of Toronto, and then I responded with sarcasm and the political tactic of "covering your... um... rear."
I wasn't referring to you.
Strangely enough on a forum filled with Sam and Max players, many people here can't quite grasp this crazy concept of indirect address.
surely space travelling aliens must be involved and they are the ones who beamed up the moai heads.. re this clue:
Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It is centered on the hypothesis that many ancient civilizations' technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods.
Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include a medieval map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
at one time Sam & Max will be trapped by lava, as we have seen them. And this lava will come pouring out from gigantic triangle just like the one they saved Easter Island with.
At least I hope so
And the main villain in this season will be the
birthday? guy, he's seen in every episode and no one expects it to be him :eek:
[/spoiler] At least I hope so
And the main villain in this season will be the
birthday? guy, he's seen in every episode and no one expects it to be him :eek:
I think that would be too obvious of an answer, I think he's just a decoy for people to say "hey, that HAS to be the main bad guy." Though I do think that he'll fit into the main story line, I really doubt he'll be the main villain of the season. I say Conroy Bumpus will be the main villain. Joking of course. I think it's too tough to say now, but something about aliens. Maybe Bosco's right for once.
One thing that I found interesting was
when Sam and Max were inside Bosco's they were talking about the seismograph. I think they mentioned something about the correlation between earthquakes and zombie uprisings. Now the easter island head who is "Stoned" laughs at pretty much anything now, so maybe his earth shaking laughs will conjure up some zombie shenanigans. I'm assuming by episode 3's title, that it's about zombies that dance with glow sticks.
the topic might not be aliens... it might be folk lore
At least all the episodes in this seson seems packed with it.
as to who might be the mastermind of this episode
About it being aliens
Well it was done in the first seson.
when it has already been done, doing it again will make everyone believe the third one will be about aliens as well, thus it might be damaging for the future sesons. Sam and Max might end up being conected to defeating aliens, instead of the funny and wacky characters they are.
i don't think it is the the birthday guy because:
1 he don't seem as creapy as bliss did.
2 although the character is quite wacky he doesn't seem menancing.
3 it would be to obvious
(could he instead be there to mark a birthday??
of sam and max or telltale or something?)
It might be Stinky, but there she is to suspect as it is.
How about Grandpa Stinky: he hates the everyone and everything in the world and has been thourougly mentioned in every episode.
Maybe he has left on a quest to destroy the world.
And that episode 4 or the start of episode 5 will be about pursuing Stinky
a. as falsely acused for a trying to destroy the world
b. His acomplice
c. First falsely acused, then cleared and finally traps Sam and Max for her grandpa
c. First falsely acused, then cleared and finally shows up to be the mastermind
I'd be more suspicious about Flint, more specifically, who hired him. Why is he spying on Bosco? Who was he whacking in 201? Old Stinky, perhaps?
And speaking about Stinky:
Maybe "Stinky" is not really Old Stinky's daughter, maybe she's a henchman whose role is to spy on S&M?
Or the opposite, she is there to help S&M (working undercover) to defeat the main villain?
But all of those "theories" are clearly red-hearrings.
The main villain is....
quite frankly, you can pick any character in the game and they could be a villan if not THE season villan, they are all shady... i still have my suspicions that sybil is up to something
and who says you have to "actually" see the villan in each episode... hugh was only mentioned briefly in some of the episodes, i think the villan
is the devil, cause the episodes both have refrences to hell, and the world beyond, (201 was cause of a demon, 202 was cause of a ghost fish, and now 203 has refrances to zombies and vampires?) if thats not the season arc, i dunno what is... and that is also telltales style, hide things in plain sight, but hide them enough so we over think it and dont see things right away...
Maybe Bosco's secret bunker broke through to hell (I'm sure its underground) and that is why the demon was in the first one and Mr. Spatulas ghost is in the second one. They both escaped hell through the hole made by Bosco's bunker. Of course maybe Stinky is dead and his ghost escaped hell too . Perhaps he is the main badguy and he is out for revenge
A battle between heaven and hell could easily be the climax if what I proposed is correct. The heads could have been pulled into heaven for the final battle. Alternately if it was done by a U.F.O. that still wouldn't necessarily make my theory wrong. It could be the ancient Egyptians. We know from the comics that they had contact with aliens, so they might have risen from the dead and are flying in U.F.O.s. That could easily fit into my proposed plot.
Boscos mom: sending her own son bombs in 201 and hires the most, well that second most violent detective spying on him (the most violent being Max:D) in ep 202,. Who could be more capable of being the mastermind?
Hmm...so our roster of potential villains now includes
the Mariachi, Mr. Spatula, Stinky, Grandpa Stinky, Bosco's mother, and aliens (likely T-H-E-M)
... quite the list.
I still hold firm to my belief that the final episode of the season will involve the villain going back in time to the dawn of the Disco Era in order to assassinate Steve Purcell before he can create Sam & Max, thus causing the destruction of reality itself.
You know, if you use running references as a hint towards the story arch, then i would like to toss new zealand in. in 201 max talks about bombing auckland, and in 202 he mentions a joke about maoris (native to new zealand). coincidence? i think not!
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Especially when you have complicated things to worry about like paradoxes, alternate timelines, and that silly space-time continum riff effect. But thanks to Back To The Future, all that is easy to understand!:D
and I quote:
Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include a medieval map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
Think about it. The Shambling Corporate Presence came from Lower Manitoba, which I'm assuming is supposed to be a planet somewhere, there's aliens right there in the Chariot of the Gods bit, the triangle things from Moai Better Blues could very well be alien in origin and... um...
Well, I'm assuming that Episode 203 will have zombies, so it seems possible that aliens had something to do with that.
Some say it's a Canadian province, also.
I still stick by my theory. The Shambling Corporate Presence looked alien to me.
Nice diversionary tactic!
ahhh...alberta??
As for the Sasketchewan thing, that doesn't count. It has a funny name.
I knew that. It was a joke! I kid the Canadians and there non-province of Toronto!
</blatantlying>
Strangely enough for a forum filled with Sam and Max players, many people here can't quite grasp this crazy concept of "sarcasm".
I wasn't referring to you.
Strangely enough on a forum filled with Sam and Max players, many people here can't quite grasp this crazy concept of indirect address.
Chariots of the Gods?: Unsolved Mysteries of the Past is a book written in 1968 by Erich von Däniken. It is centered on the hypothesis that many ancient civilizations' technologies and religion were given to them by space travelers who were welcomed as gods.
Artifacts have been found which represent higher technological knowledge than is presumed to have existed at times when they were manufactured. Von Däniken maintains that these artifacts were produced either by extraterrestrial visitors or by humans who learned the necessary knowledge from them. Such artifacts include the Egyptian pyramids, Stonehenge, the head statues of Easter Island and the Antikythera mechanism. Further examples include a medieval map known as the Piri Reis Map, allegedly showing the Earth as it is seen from space, and the Nazca lines in Peru, which he explains as landing strips for an airfield.
And the main villain in this season will be the
One thing that I found interesting was
the topic might not be aliens... it might be folk lore
At least all the episodes in this seson seems packed with it.
as to who might be the mastermind of this episode
About it being aliens
Well it was done in the first seson.
when it has already been done, doing it again will make everyone believe the third one will be about aliens as well, thus it might be damaging for the future sesons. Sam and Max might end up being conected to defeating aliens, instead of the funny and wacky characters they are.
i don't think it is the the birthday guy because:
1 he don't seem as creapy as bliss did.
2 although the character is quite wacky he doesn't seem menancing.
3 it would be to obvious
(could he instead be there to mark a birthday??
of sam and max or telltale or something?)
It might be Stinky, but there she is to suspect as it is.
How about Grandpa Stinky: he hates the everyone and everything in the world and has been thourougly mentioned in every episode.
Maybe he has left on a quest to destroy the world.
And that episode 4 or the start of episode 5 will be about pursuing Stinky
a. as falsely acused for a trying to destroy the world
b. His acomplice
c. First falsely acused, then cleared and finally traps Sam and Max for her grandpa
c. First falsely acused, then cleared and finally shows up to be the mastermind
or maybe i have to much imagination
I'd be more suspicious about Flint, more specifically, who hired him. Why is he spying on Bosco? Who was he whacking in 201? Old Stinky, perhaps?
And speaking about Stinky:
Maybe "Stinky" is not really Old Stinky's daughter, maybe she's a henchman whose role is to spy on S&M?
Or the opposite, she is there to help S&M (working undercover) to defeat the main villain?
But all of those "theories" are clearly red-hearrings.
The main villain is....
And the birthday guy really is
He was hired by
and who says you have to "actually" see the villan in each episode... hugh was only mentioned briefly in some of the episodes, i think the villan
Hans Moleman!!!
>.>
I still hold firm to my belief that the final episode of the season will involve the villain going back in time to the dawn of the Disco Era in order to assassinate Steve Purcell before he can create Sam & Max, thus causing the destruction of reality itself.