SPOILERS! What was your favorite ending?

[MrBaconator]

I say my favorite ending was the "Recall Crimefighting" ending it was just more funnier but both endings are good I just prefer the Crimefighting one.

[coolsome]

I chose adventure cos I thought it convince the narrator to help Max XD Since he bashed him 4 using his mind to fight crime

[Zeek]

Between the two choices, I like the dialouge Sam says when you choose Recall Crimefighting, if only because it actually sets up that lonely walk of his during the credit in a way that actually has some meaning behind it.

But I like the Recall Adventuring ending, if only for the symbolism with what Sam does with his hat.

[The_Hamburgaler]

I love both, but crime fighting was what I imagine the two would talk about if they went back to normal, without all the psychic hoo ha.

[Zeek]

I love both, but crime fighting was what I imagine the two would talk about if they went back to normal, without all the psychic hoo ha.

The Giant cochroach crawling on the skyscraper makes the scene seem even more like the comics, wouldn't you agree?

[MrBaconator]

The Giant cochroach crawling on the skyscraper makes the scene seem even more like the comics, wouldn't you agree? Yes even though it made no sense at all unless Sam Jr. got bigger or something?

[DrRocketGenius]

I liked the Adventuring ending because of the empty elevator. I felt terrible when it was empty, and then he was next to Sam and I was happy. :'D

[MrBaconator]

I liked the Adventuring ending because of the empty elevator. I felt terrible when it was empty, and then he was next to Sam and I was happy. :'D
True that. That did make me like that ending but Crimefighting was just humorous and you would expect that from and Sam & Max game. But this one was emotional, funny and mysterious all at the same time! Who wouldn't want a game like that? :D

[Hassat Hunter]

I have yet to see them both 0_0.

[LikaLaruku]

I like both. One is classic western & the other suggests potential season 4 timetravel.

[Shwoo]

I prefer the crimefighting one, because it feels more like everything's back to the status quo.

Speaking of which, I wonder if Max is still president.

[Mooshiiii]

....ALTERNATE ENDING???
What happened if you chose crimefighting? I picked adventuring and the ending made me tear up.

[Shwoo]

The exact same thing, except they go off into the city and talk about fighting a supervillain instead of using the time elevator.

[PetiteBiere]

I prefer the Adventure ending. More emotional and touching.

[Crrash]

the crimefighting was more sam & max like, with the dialog and the giant cockroach, but the adventure one was amazing with the empty elevator, the max reveal and sam getting the hat at the end.

[Mooshiiii]

That sounds better than the time machine one, back to "normal" (as normal as they can get) instead of "Ohmygod, please no more diferent time lines or alternate Sam and Maxs. Damm you time traveling elevator and the confusion you cause me!"
I don't think Max is the president anymore, Superball took over when Max died ( :'( ) and the new/old Max never became President, at least, I don't think he did.

[Lambchops]

When I saw posts about a second ending I assumed it was something to do with the astral projection you could do into Boscotech and that there was perhaps a way of stopping Superball from launching The Final Imperative. Oh well, glad I stopped by as this will save me lots of time trying to get a non existent ending.

[JohnJohn]

Does anyone have a video of the endings? I already beat it with the crimefighting ending.

[Mooshiiii]

There's nothing on youtube yet: I just checked to try to find the crimefighting end.




Wait, I lied, yes there is, I just was searching 'Sam and Max 305' instead of 'Sam and Max The City That Dare Not Sleep'

[Trica]

Both were brilliant, really. The adventure one was really emotional (loved the the hat-thing in the end), and it sort of makes me wonder if they used the time machine to turn things back how they were before the psychic-powers-era, and maybe somehow preventing any of these tragic events to ever happen.

Yet, the crimefight-ending was very Sam & Max-like. And after recalling all the criminals in those dark streets while Sam was walking past them during the credit sequence, this ending makes me feel all warm inside. They will get what they deserve, after all! In a good old Freelance Police style. :D

[GinnyN]

But I like the Recall Adventuring ending, if only for the symbolism with what Sam does with his hat.

And that's why I like Recall Adventuring too ^^!

[Mooshiiii]

Crimefighting End:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-5a7ujlNKg

I can't find the adventuring end.

I think the crimefighting end is more true to Sam and Max and makes things feel right. I also was really upset when Sam was ignoring all the crime and injustice as he was walking down the street so it's nice to know that they're all going to get a good Freelance Police punishment!

[The Gentleman]

Crimefighting is what Sam & Max is all about.

[Dale]

There's actually a third ending, if you don't have the conversation to make the choice.
It's just subtley different from the adventuring ending though.
Sam doesn't leave his hat, but as the duo leave in the elevator, the baby cockroach climbs up from behind the wall. Just like Sam returns to get his hat, he returns for the cockroach.

I think I prefer the actual adventuring ending the most.

[Captain Viku]

I'm still waiting for Youtube to upload the adventure ending. But if there's something I love of the crimefighter ending (dunno if it's the same with the other) that noody has mentioned: The Music. What's that music that plays as Sam & Max walk into the city? Is that a tune from the first season (which usually played at the end of each case) remastered in nostalgic and awesome glory? And what's that as the Sam & Max names appear? A few notes of the Office theme?

Dunno if the adventuring ending has the same music, but that music pretty much made me feel that the freelance police was back and ready for more adventures...

[ATMachine]

There's actually a third ending, if you don't have the conversation to make the choice.
It's just subtley different from the adventuring ending though.
Sam doesn't leave his hat, but as the duo leave in the elevator, the baby cockroach climbs up from behind the wall. Just like Sam returns to get his hat, he returns for the cockroach.

I think I prefer the actual adventuring ending the most.
How on earth do you avoid having that conversation?

I can't get Sam to control Max's body (which he needs to do, in order to enable Astral Projection onto Skun-ka'pe's ship or into the Cloning Chamber) without having him go outside first and talk to everyone.

[harald]

There's actually a third ending, if you don't have the conversation to make the choice.
Really? I thought you couldn't avoid that conversation. Doesn't it begin automatically when you leave Max's brain for the first time?

I much prefer the adventuring ending. I got the other one on my first playthrough: As Sam walked down the street and credits rolled, I was expecting a cheesily cute Hollywood ending. Like Max appearing out of nowhere with a contrived explanation, and the two of them happily setting off into the sunset... and then cheese was served.

If they have to go and make Sam and Max all sappy, I expect something darker at the end - a bitter twist to the sweetness. When Sam and Max left our dimension/timeline in the adventuring ending, I felt I got that.

Perhaps I'm a cynical bastard, but I'm not entirely convinced of this new emotional side to Sam and Max. I almost didn't like Maxthulhu waving goodbye to Sam. So yeah, I'm probably a cynical bastard. :p

[JFreeman]

Crime-Fighting ending, I even made a wallpaper (http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o97/jc1113/SaMFill.jpg) out of it :)

[Dale]

Really? I thought you couldn't avoid that conversation. Doesn't it begin automatically when you leave Max's brain for the first time?
Hmm. Well, all I know is I didn't get to make the choice at all during my second quick run through the game (on the PS3 version this time, first time through was on the PC version).

The only dialogues I know that I didn't exhaust were with the super-ego, where I ended the conversation straight away.

[ATMachine]

Hmm. Well, all I know is I didn't get to make the choice at all during my second quick run through the game (on the PS3 version this time, first time through was on the PC version).

The only dialogues I know that I didn't exhaust were with the super-ego, where I ended the conversation straight away.
This suggests that it might NOT be possible on the PS3 version--there might only just be the one (slightly different) ending, as compared to the PC version which has two.

I just replayed the PC version and skipped the narrator conversation, and again, it's not possible to proceed without going back out and making the choice.

On the other hand, if the PS3 version does turn out to have all THREE endings, and the PC version only has two, I'm going to be mightily cheesed off. Somebody at Telltale needs to clear this up, straight away.

[Zeek]

On the other hand, if the PS3 version does turn out to have all THREE endings, and the PC version only has two, I'm going to be mightily cheesed off. Somebody at Telltale needs to clear this up, straight away.

Or they could have probably pulled a SpaceQuest on us where the third ending IS in the PC version, but in order to get it, you must pick Adventuring AND pick up Sam Jr. after getting Monster Max to eat Sal.

Just a thought. I haven't tried it myself.

[ATMachine]

Or they could have probably pulled a SpaceQuest on us where the third ending IS in the PC version, but in order to get it, you must pick Adventuring AND pick up Sam Jr. after getting Monster Max to eat Sal.

Just a thought. I haven't tried it myself.
I did that already. No luck. :(

[ASMDaniel]

Hm...I definitely got the Adventure/Sam Jr. ending on the PC after retrieving him from the dish, but ours was a review copy, so it's possible that something was changed for the final release.

[ATMachine]

Hell's bells! Telltale has denied PC users extra content AGAIN. >:

[Shwoo]

Is that a tune from the first season (which usually played at the end of each case) remastered in nostalgic and awesome glory?
It's from the first two seasons. It first played to introduce them when they went on Myra! in 102, and it was played again when they blew up the Lincoln Memorial. I remember it went on for a little while at the end of 205.

I think there was other music I recognised around the time Max teleported away, but I can't remember what it was. I just remember mentioning it in my notes, but I don't have them with me at the moment.

I like the game music a lot.

[Detective]

Okay, I'm confused now.

I played the PS3 version and I got the altered adventuring ending. Which is weird because I forgot to go back to the kitchen to get Sam Jr. after switching him with the corndog.

Soooo, maybe the Sam Jr. ending is a PS3 exclusive?

Putting that all aside, after looking up the crimefighting ending on youtube, I'd have to say I prefer the adventuring one. I can't say why exactly. Maybe it's because I felt the adventuring ending fit the mood better. Or maybe I just prefer the idea of Sam and Max traversing space and time together.

[Shwoo]

Maybe you get that ending if you don't pick up Sam Jr and choose adventure? That would make more sense than if you do, since he'd already be in your inventory in that case.

[Avel]

I think that the adventuring ending fits with the tone of the closing credits better, but it felt like such a downer even after the emotional yo-yo moment (possibly due to its apparent brevity) that I prefer the crimefighting ending much better. Just felt more like how a Sam & Max story should end after so much WTF (hint: with rapid-fire WTF).

[russell19831983]

what giant cockroach? Do you need to save Sam Junior to see it?

[Shwoo]

I think it always appears in the crimefighting ending. It's on the building to the left at the end.

[Sausy Gibbon]

I preferred the Crimefighting ending mostly due to this line by Max "I hear there's a new super-villain in town. His names The Banker, he's got a board game THAT KILLS!". I can see why people preferred the adventure one though I thought maybe the crimefighting one could of been more open ended, say something like Skun'kape or another villain turned up and hopped in the timemachine something that indicates that there is a possibility of a fourth season.

[ATMachine]

Maybe you get that ending if you don't pick up Sam Jr and choose adventure? That would make more sense than if you do, since he'd already be in your inventory in that case.
First time through I didn't pick up Sam Jr., and chose Adventure. Second time through I chose Adventure and DID pick him up. No change. :mad:

[EvilDeadFan]

I do like crimefighting better, felt like a true Sam and Max ending because of the dialogue, although yes, the adventuring ending was more emotional. Though I don't like it as much because what of ot causes more problems for them in season 4? Oy vey!

[russell19831983]

same with me. I've just found out that he'll only appear when you do crimefighting, not sure if you need to pick up sam jr tho

[russell19831983]

what i don't understand is them having adventures in a different time, unless they stole the future carbon dater from the ship they'd have to go through the different time periods you go through, and in those periods you can't leave the room, the only way it could work is if they escape through the window in future sam and max's apartment using max's floating whatever it is. Even then there's no way max could get to sam without some sort of card to put in the time elevator. Thats the only thing that doesn't make sense to me.

[russell19831983]

I love it when this happens got ya didn't I? it was pretty funny

[tredlow]

Adventuring was more poignant. I dunno, the part where Sam picks his hat up is a great final shot.

Though Crime-fighting is funnier, and cooler, because I always loved the idea that Sam and Max fights crazy super-villains on a daily basis.

So I choose crime-fighting.

[Zeek]

what i don't understand is them having adventures in a different time, unless they stole the future carbon dater from the ship they'd have to go through the different time periods you go through, and in those periods you can't leave the room, the only way it could work is if they escape through the window in future sam and max's apartment using max's floating whatever it is. Even then there's no way max could get to sam without some sort of card to put in the time elevator. Thats the only thing that doesn't make sense to me.

That's a thread for another time, one that I'm planning on once my notes become legiable again. :D I should never try to figure out a Deus ex Machina while watching LOST strung-up on energy drinks. It makes my brain itch.

[Keevi]

From what I gathered past sam & max worked out how to use the "button controls" as well as the time cards (as there was some buttons in the elevator).

[russell19831983]

I suppose, the mariachi's did go to different times so maybe the time cards were just shortcuts, a way to go back or forward without pressing any buttons, maybe the past sam and max could go to a specific date by pressing the buttons or something.

[Mooshiiii]

I do like crimefighting better, felt like a true Sam and Max ending because of the dialogue, although yes, the adventuring ending was more emotional. Though I don't like it as much because what of ot causes more problems for them in season 4? Oy vey!

Yeah, that's my big problem with it. Adventuring was the one I chose (I had no idea it would decide the ending, I thought you would get to say both in the conversation) and I did not like it. The elevator thing felt awful and sad because it wasn't real Max (which I was expecting) and when I saw them go into the elevator to tavel through time I thought that was Telltale's way of saying "This wasn't just a season finale, it was a SERIES finale" which was even worse. I REALLY want more Sam and Max games but I don't know how they can do that if they're still traveling time and space. It also just felt awkward to have them just leave together, Sam Prime and Max A -the Max A rather than real Max at the end felt horrible to me when I first saw it- to cause MORE timeline confusion.
Then I saw crimefighting, was fine about Max A and was like, "Oh!" because it made sense and it felt right for them to continue their crimefighting and case solving, especially after Sam's long walk of deppresion.

[prefect47]

Crimefighting End:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-5a7ujlNKg

I can't find the adventuring end.!

Here (didn't find it in the rest of this thread and haven't looked for others yet):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA3a_1YNgU4

Haven't decided which one I like yet... :cool:

[Player_2]

I accidentally chose Adventuring...but I still liked that one, just because I liked seeing Sam and Max standing side by side again, and I loved the final scene where Sam grabs his hat again. Since he apparently only takes it off when he's in mourning - when Max's brain was cut out, and when he died later - it's kind of like showing the player that he's going to be okay, now.

But I love the Crimefighting ending, too. The ending shot for that scene is breathtaking, and it's a lot funnier. It made me feel more comfortable with the season ending, since it seemed more like things actually got back to normal. Like everyone else has already said, it seemed more like the status quo was restored.

[gilau]

i like bouth ends, for me the perfect choise is to mix them on my head, xDi liked Crimefighting because i like what Sam says when you chouse the option, i faind it more touching, and it gave scense to the part of the game when Sam becames noir, is somthing you naw know it would happend, when you chouse the adventuring option, isnt as emotive what sam says about what would happend to hem if he lost Max, but on the Adventuring the hat part, was very touching, the action kaind of tells the same that Sam tells literaly on the crimefighting option, you know,the hat,goodbye funny me, becoming noir, for other side i really felt that the meaning somehow was that Sam left besaide hes friend, even when he was alive. Buuuuuut, i have to admit that i faind the Crimefighting end emotive to, and i like the conversation at the end, with the sunset and the giant cockroach,take us more to the wirdo surreal not so normal but normal for them self world of the freelance police, scinse on the other end they didnt talked to mush when their back to normal, anyway they were, but to xD sooner, when max suggest sam to push all the botoons and sam,s says "you ckrack me up little buddy". But again i like the two endings, anyone more than other. So the ps3 has other ending 0.0, well, but the pc players have two endings so i dont see way the pc players are so disapointed ^^, the ps3 ending saunds fain to, pour Sam Jr, almost left behaind by hes father. xD