2 months!

[anonima]

Exactly 2 more month's until Sam & Max. The pressure is on!!!
(I hope the game is on schedule)

In other news, You tube took down alot of the Sam and Max episodes... or maybe just some... :(

[Emily]

The game is indeed on schedule. I played through it last week. Very enjoyable. :)

[anonima]

well youtube suspended my account..and to think of all the stuff they have up there.. [>:)] So no more sam and max episodes for you!

[anonima]

The game is indeed on schedule. I played through it last week. Very enjoyable. :)


How long did it take you and how was the humour? Did it compare to the comics/hit the road?
Any idea when we'll get some in-game screenshots?

[Haggis]

well youtube suspended my account..and to think of all the stuff they have up there.. [>:)] So no more sam and max episodes for you!
Heh, yeah, they did that to me too, a while ago. I guess they don't like Rocko's Modern Life. :))

[anonima]

It's not like they sell the episodes anymore! geez.

Maybe Nelvana is planning to, so they got youtube to take them off?

[Emily]

How long did it take you

That's pretty hard to say, because I played a bit here and there over several days. Also there's a lot that's not in the game yet (no animations or camerawork, some of the voices weren't in yet, etc.)

I can say that the gameplay felt as substantial to me as in a game like Hit the Road. There were points where I didn't know what to do next and had to ask someone. If I hadn't asked, it could have been days before I figured it out. It's definitely a smaller game than Hit the Road, but that doesn't mean it's an easy game. It's got some meat on it.

how was the humour? Did it compare to the comics/hit the road?

I thought the humor was great. It made me laugh out loud several times.

Any idea when we'll get some in-game screenshots?

This month. :)

[anonima]

Wow I had no idea they were that far along. Unbelievable by Telltale to work so fast. Its great to hear there are some difficult puzzles. Can't wait to get stuck :D

[Emily]

Wow I had no idea they were that far along. Unbelievable by Telltale to work so fast.

It's due in part to how the tools are set up. There's a day on the schedule referred to as "button pushing day". Suddenly, everything comes together and there's a game where there wasn't a game before. :D

[anonima]

youtube? try video google :D

[anonima]

does this mean you might get the game done earlier than expected?

[Emily]

Nope, it's right on schedule. ;)

Because of the nature of these episodic games, the team is working from a schedule that's like a TV season's schedule. It would be impossible to release a game every month if we were working on the game right up until its deadline, because each game takes more than a month to make. :)) The schedule is set up with this in mind. Typically, with a TV season, the first several episodes are finished before the season even starts, and the remaining episodes are produced as the first episodes air. That's sort of how Telltale's doing the Sam & Max games.

On the other hand, although episode 1 isn't finished yet, some people here are already working on epsiodes 2 and 3...

[Udvarnoky]

Wow, that's even faster than I thought the development process worked.

[anonima]

HOLLA!

[anonima]

Good stuff.

[anonima]

Interesting are they anticipating making any changes to finished episodes 2 and 3 once they get the feedback from the pilots release?

[anonima]

I hope there is a Max sighting! Oh Boy!

[Emily]

Interesting are they anticipating making any changes to finished episodes 2 and 3 once they get the feedback from the pilots release?

Episodes 2 and 3 will still be in development when the pilot episode comes out, so yes, tweaks based on feedback to the pilot episode will definitely be possible.

[jannar85]

Hey Emily.. Has there been any official word on WHEN the pilot will be released? A specific date? I have to set in on a reminder.

Even though I check telltale's site several times a day [:">]

[Emily]

Hey Emily.. Has there been any official word on WHEN the pilot will be released? A specific date? I have to set in on a reminder.

Nope, no official announcement on the date yet.

[anonima]

2 months? wow ive gotta prepare :D
i was 6 weeks away in italy so ive been offline, therefore i first knew it today :)
2 months damnit, uve made progress :D

[anonima]

2 months? wow ive gotta prepare :D
i was 6 weeks away in italy so ive been offline, therefore i first knew it today :)
2 months damnit, uve made progress :D

Yep, this weekend I took out my Sam N' Max disc and some others like Monkey Island. I installed them and ScummVM. They both loaded up fine. Hopefully there will be a few suprises left in them for me to find! :)

[anonima]

Yeah just started playing hit the road again in preparation :D

[anonima]

I just started playing Grand Theft Auto in preparation

Someone make a Desoto skin!

[anonima]

i hope it aint as short as bone the great cowrace was, because that was small:(
but most important that it is a good game ;)

[anonima]

it will be shorter. about 2h for each episode if understand correctly

[anonima]

Judging how long it takes me to beat these games (I'm horrible at them, :)) ) it will probably take me longer, but two hours sounds fine for episodes to me. ;)

[anonima]

I like Monkey!

[anonima]

Hey Emily.. Has there been any official word on WHEN the pilot will be released? A specific date? I have to set in on a reminder.

Nope, no official announcement on the date yet.


Can you tell us when the deadline is? Not the release but the time when the game has to be done?

[anonima]

IN 2 MONTHS!!!!! Dreams really do come true! I love point and clicks. Especially Sam & Max. I can't wait Telltale

[Emily]

Can you tell us when the deadline is? Not the release but the time when the game has to be done?

Can't tell you that, but I can say that the team's looking at it in terms of weeks, not months. We're very close. :)

Every day there's something new and great in the game. We did a few press demos this week, and each time someone in the room saw a new animation (often several new animations) that weren't in there the last time they played. It's very exciting!

[Haggis]

[\:D/] [\:D/] [\:D/]

Don't mind me. I'm just ripe with anticipation.

[anonima]

I really cant wait any longer...... Can you please post new screen shots or some audio to help hold me over.... :)

[Jake]

http://www.telltalegames.com/resources/assets/snm_forumscreenshot.jpg

Don't say I never gave you anything!*

*Okay, so I didn't give you anything special or particularly revealing, but hey, it's a never before seen in-game screenshot that I took a week or so ago!

[anonima]

Wow that looks great! I really can't wait! Ill be looking at this screen shot for hours now.... :)

[Emily]

Don't hurt your eyes! :))

[anonima]

Waw! An in- game screenshot! Can't wait for more! :) Thx!

[anonima]

I was wondering.... Can I help Beta Test Sam & Max?

[anonima]

Uh, at this point, Kraek, if they're just over a month away from launching the game, I'd say they're beyond beta.

[anonima]

Uh, at this point, Kraek, if they're just over a month away from launching the game, I'd say they're beyond beta.

I just wanted to get to play it first.... :)

[jp-30]

Two Months until the GameTap launch. There is almost certainly going to be a gap before non-GameTap subscribers (which includes everyone outside of the USA) will be able to play.

I'm hoping the lag is only 2 weeks or so, but would not be surprised if it's over a month.

[Emily]

I'm hoping the lag is only 2 weeks or so, but would not be surprised if it's over a month.

They're still fine-tuning the agreement (an announcement should be made about the exclusivity very soon) but it's unlikely that the lag between GameTap's release and Telltale's release would be more than a month.

[jp-30]

Yay!

[anonima]

Good. I'm certainly not shelling out $10.00 for a GAMETAP service when all I'd want is to play Sam & Max.

Call me old fashioned, but that's what I say.

We have SLOOOOOOOOOW Internet connections in South Africa. To download the game, well...It might take a week. That doesn't sound like a barrel of fun to me.

[Pvt._Public]

Oh, thanks a lot. Y'all surprised me. And these were new pants too... Damned excitement and it's bladder loosening powers.

[anonima]

Hey all :) I'm a big fan of the old sam n max game and its awesome to see it being revived :) Being new to Telltale I was wonderin if sam n max will be done in a windowed mode or will it have to run in full screen mode? Cant wait to play it :)

[Emily]

Welcome to the forum, Bundybear.

Sam & Max can be played either way (windowed, or full screen). You'll be able to switch between these by going into the game menu, or pressing Alt-Enter on your keyboard.

[anonima]

and what about higher resolutions? or support in widescreen monitors?

[Emily]

Higher resolutions than in our previous games, yes. Support for widescreen monitors, no. (The game will work with a widescreen monitor, of course, but how it displays will depend on your monitor.)

[anonima]

will there be an option to download a higher quality version for those not concerned about download size? :)