From new S&M fans to old S&M fan
hi, I am a old fan of S&M, and I was thinking of purchasing the new so called "episodes" of Sam and Max.
However I am afraid that I will not like these new sam and max, the story game play etc... thats why I havent bought it already because the old sam and max was great and afraid that these new ones are not from the same caliber.
Could the new fans tell me if they are worth purchasing?
and what did you guys think of the game play and story lines?
and how big are episodes?
Please dont post spoilers.
and many thanks
However I am afraid that I will not like these new sam and max, the story game play etc... thats why I havent bought it already because the old sam and max was great and afraid that these new ones are not from the same caliber.
Could the new fans tell me if they are worth purchasing?
and what did you guys think of the game play and story lines?
and how big are episodes?
Please dont post spoilers.
and many thanks
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but tgabjs for the info
Best I can suggest is to try the demo or the free Episode 104, like ShaggE said.
again my apolagies I meant for new S&M game fans to a old S&M game fan perspective
Though I can't say much in comparasion with the original "Hit the Road", since I myself am a newer fan, I can assure you that this is one of the very few games that successfully left me in stitches. And from what I've seen of clips of "Hit the Road" and snips of the comics, the humor and personas of the eccentric duo are still intact. Only difference is that you get to witness their mayhem in beautifully rendered 3-D.
So...go play the games!
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If you're after differences between the two games I'll switch on nic-pick mode and go into more detail on now.
Firstly, and most obviously, Telltale's games are episodic. If you play through the whole season in one go, you'll notice Telltale's favourite characters repeatedly popping up, and lots of use of the hub level, which would be odd were this one whole game rather than six little games.
Because each episode has to be created in a hurry, you'll occasionally notice some oddities due to time constraints. For example, the camera pans away from fight scenes and explosions that, had more time been available, would probably have been shown in full rather than merely implied. This doesn't effect the gameplay in any way though, so this point is of debatable importance. Just means you have to put up with the occasional break of immersion.
Even if it's not shown, I felt the violence is more subtle/implied in Telltale's version of Sam and Max. (E.g.,
So its best to buy it through telltale, thank you for pointing that out, I have seen a bit of it and I was interested.
The reason I dont want to download the demo or the free episode its because i like to start at the beginning and never get a part of the story in the midle, I alwyas want to think to my self whats going to come next.
I will buy it this week, I will post my thoughts regarding this amazing epic adventure into a "chizzle" 3d
sorry :P was bit late or I didnt have sleap that day ^.^
I meant *thanks :d
and chris1 I do mind those minor details on a game that took 2 or problably even 1 year or something whatever, but I think telltale have a tight schedule so I wouldnt think id mind, anyways just the feeling that a company is actually redoing and progressing old and new ADVENTURE games is amazing, now a days all I actually see unfortunatly is first bad story bad gameplay get bored 5 minutes of the game person shooters, and or mmrpg witch they are nice to begin with but sigh just to repetative and cant do nothing alone.
I am happy that soon the new generations of games will go abck into adventure games and not only click and kill games .
I'm sure Max is saddened by this.
Anyways, I'm actually kind of relieved to hear from you; thought you ended up not enjoying the new games so you hid yourself away in the shadows of the forum, plotting to quicken the coming of my inevitable death for my recommendation that caused you to spend nearly thirty hard-earned dollars on a game that failed to meet expectations. I can finally sleep peacefully again
But seriously, I'm looking forward to hearing about what you thought about the new games.
I'll tell you I wasn't dissapointed at all, and in fact you start to like these episodes more due to the continuous stories that spread through them. The way the episodic technique was used makes this type of game incredible amounts of fun. I would no doubt recommend it for you, and believe me you won't be disappointed.
It might take a little to get used to, but you'll love it before long no doubt.
The demos that I've played so far start at the beginning, so nothing is ruined...just like the demo for Hit the Road you start at the beginning. So the best bet is to download the very first episode of S1 and see how you like it.
I was also a Hit the Road fan before picking up Season 1 of the new S&M. While the puzzles were easier, this isn't necessarily a bad thing because you didn't get stumped for days/weeks, and get to enjoy the dialogue and beautiful graphics a bit more. Don't worry, you still feel smart when you solve the puzzles. It flows more like a real episode of a TV show. And the wacky banter of Sam and Max is faithful to the original!
But I suppose spending two years to create a single epic adventure is beyond economic reality.
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played the original when it came out and hold it in my heart forever together with all the other old lucas art adventures. I'm usually very nitpicky about new games but I can wholeheartly recommend getting the old season and buying the new one as well. the old season will have at least 3 episodes you will really like and if 203 is any indication the second season will go through the roof with ep4&5. I'm a happy gamer.