It sure was, i really hope telltale can see what works and who doesnt, like the 104 was the best, so was 204 the best of season 1 and 2 togther. the story, the mood, the jokes, and it all, puzles are cool and fun, and fit very well into the story.
It's still a bit early, but I'd say currently (having only played through the game once, not gone back to look for more funny bits yet, I only play for the humor) I'd rate the games
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And everything else quite a bit below that. Some of the humor I liked. As soon as I saw the AI computer, I said, "when will they be making a 2001 reference?", but when they finally did was not the point I'd have expected. Alot with the Mariachis I thought was really funny, but there's just something I can't put my finger on these last two episodes that I haven't found them to be as funny as 105/104. Perhaps it's just that I've never been abducted by Mariachis and travelled through time so I don't relate
Perhaps it's just that I've never been abducted by Mariachis and travelled through time so I don't relate
But you've entered a virtual world and defeated an embodiment of the internet? You've helped your closest friend win the presidential election, and destroyed a rampaging Abraham Lincoln statue?
Definately as it was interesting, had the right speed, right length, more interesting characters/dialogues, in reused locations they made serious changes (like the different moods, lot's of details, alone the changed theme for sam/max's office in the future was worth jumping there), they left out the otherwise annoying walkarounds through the clerverly placed time machine, the smooth animations and so on. For me this finally was on a LucasArts level in terms of fun!
I like the comparison which RMJ1984 made with 104 as it's quite true. With 104, season 1 actually started beeing interesting. Beside of beeing curious about what comes next, and if my assupmtion might be right, i hope that for season 3 we won't have to wait till 304 for another nice adventure! ;O)
It's definitely close, but I'm not sure if I love it more than the rest because it was that good or because I remember it more due to playing it yesterday.
1. 204 because it's the most unique, crazy, and explains a lot, and therefore awesome.
2. 105 because of the game references.
3. 203 because of my unhealthy obsession with zombies.
I really, REALLY enjoyed this episode and continue to giggle at many of its gags and jokes at this very moment (I now have a tendacy to randomly exclaim "Banang!" now ). The writing was just exquisite and the ending,
despite the fact I hate cliffhangers...
, really hyped up my anticipation of the season finale to a boiling point. In short, great work Telltale.
However, I'm going to be honest: while this episode dethrones 105 as my second favorite, 203 still ranks top in my book.
"Abe Lincoln" is probably still my favourite episode, but "Chariots of the dogs" sure is great. Unlike many others I don't think 203 is one of the best episodes, so I'm really happy with what we got now.
For me the 1st half of 204 was pure unadulterated awesome, but IMO it wasn't so awesome in the second half. Pace seemed to slow down and just overall didn't seem as great. Can't explain why tho.
"Abe Lincoln" is probably still my favourite episode, but "Chariots of the dogs" sure is great. Unlike many others I don't think 203 is one of the best episodes, so I'm really happy with what we got now.
Yeah I didn't think 203 was that great..the last half was good but I liked 202 better.. Loved 204 though
I'd say that in terms of gameplay, 204 is most definitely the best episode so far with it's clever puzzles and overall well-balanced difficulty. Not to mention that the episode has significantly less traveling time than other episodes.
Still, it doesn't quite reach the comedic genious of 105 and 104, and I'll have to say that is actually more important in these series.
When the spaceship exploded at the end of 204, what happened to the other two Sam & Max from Embaressing Idol? Did they return back to where they came from? And what about the record contract that the future S&M took from them? Didn't they need it to get inside that Myra talk show? Just Curious.
"Present" Sam & Max had done it again using the contract Bosco had since Sam knew he could ask for it. Dunno how they acquired the funds, but it'd make sense. And then the Past Sam & Max wouldn't need to exist anyway since Present Sam & Max did all the stuff from the first season plus twice. Err, something like that.
When the spaceship exploded at the end of 204, what happened to the other two Sam & Max from Embaressing Idol? Did they return back to where they came from? And what about the record contract that the future S&M took from them? Didn't they need it to get inside that Myra talk show? Just Curious.
IIRC, the past S&M took the time machine, presumably back to their own time (which is why present S&M had to find another way off the self-destructing space ship in the first place).
There are a whole lot of time travelling paradoxes in this episode - most of them probably deliberately put in to poke fun at the genre. If you look around the various threads about the episode on the forum, you'll find there are a lot worse inconsistencies than that little detail.
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this was the episode ive enjoyed most
105
104
204
203
And everything else quite a bit below that. Some of the humor I liked. As soon as I saw the AI computer, I said, "when will they be making a 2001 reference?", but when they finally did was not the point I'd have expected. Alot with the Mariachis I thought was really funny, but there's just something I can't put my finger on these last two episodes that I haven't found them to be as funny as 105/104. Perhaps it's just that I've never been abducted by Mariachis and travelled through time so I don't relate
But you've entered a virtual world and defeated an embodiment of the internet? You've helped your closest friend win the presidential election, and destroyed a rampaging Abraham Lincoln statue?
Err, well, there was that time with the virtual world...
I like the comparison which RMJ1984 made with 104 as it's quite true. With 104, season 1 actually started beeing interesting. Beside of beeing curious about what comes next, and if my assupmtion might be right, i hope that for season 3 we won't have to wait till 304 for another nice adventure! ;O)
It is definitely the best episode this season, I can say that.
I also have a fond attachment to 101, as it was my first Sam & Max game ever.
The worst of season 2 was in my opinion the second.
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Mostly because I laughed at simply EVERYTHING in 105, the gamer references
2. 105 because of the game references.
3. 203 because of my unhealthy obsession with zombies.
However, I'm going to be honest: while this episode dethrones 105 as my second favorite, 203 still ranks top in my book.
BANANG!!!
the banang scene was totally hilarious.
Yeah I didn't think 203 was that great..the last half was good but I liked 202 better.. Loved 204 though
Still, it doesn't quite reach the comedic genious of 105 and 104, and I'll have to say that is actually more important in these series.
I'd give 204 the bronze.
When the spaceship exploded at the end of 204, what happened to the other two Sam & Max from Embaressing Idol? Did they return back to where they came from? And what about the record contract that the future S&M took from them? Didn't they need it to get inside that Myra talk show? Just Curious.
IIRC, the past S&M took the time machine, presumably back to their own time (which is why present S&M had to find another way off the self-destructing space ship in the first place).
There are a whole lot of time travelling paradoxes in this episode - most of them probably deliberately put in to poke fun at the genre. If you look around the various threads about the episode on the forum, you'll find there are a lot worse inconsistencies than that little detail.
On the other hand, I would have complained if I had gotten stuck on a puzzle.