Season Two news!

[Emily]

http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-236

And a brand new render, too.

http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/dinerrender_sm.jpg

[Udvarnoky]

Looks fantastic.

[Maratanos]

Hey, you guys need to make your hi-res images more easily accessible. I'm speechless.

[jmm]

Yay! Stinky's

[patters]

looks fantastic well done

wondering what the the theme will be this time

[jmm]

Food poisoning... :)

[JK1985]

*Speechless*:D

[tobar]

I like how Stinky's is an amalgamation of all of the most common restaurant themes. Also: I want a Jackalope trophy.:D

[Maratanos]

No, seriously, you guys. You haven't seen speechless until you've seen the hi-res version.

[glorifindel]

Hat's Off to You Guys!!!

[Katana]

Wow, looks like the graphics have been upped. I'd still love it either way, but now posting videos on Youtube will look better.
I shoulda suspected that that place would be a Season 2 locale...

[fajerkaos]

Hey, now Max does look more furry and less 3D, you guys really do listen to feedback :D

[Diduz]

Wow! That's great.
I'd really like to see some sensible changes between the episodes this time around. What you did with the neighborood at night in the last episode of Season 1 was perfect. ;)

[ReverendTed]

No, seriously, you guys. You haven't seen speechless until you've seen the hi-res version.It's linked (http://files.telltalegames.com/blogs/dinerrender.jpg) in the blog post.

[Maratanos]

Ah, you force my hand.

I was talking about the 4500x3375 version (http://vip.telltalegames.com/files/samandmaxseason2/diner_big.jpg). It shows a lot more of the details.

[Emily]

Ooh - don't everyone hit that link at once, please. That's just intended for press - it's hosted on a machine in our office and can't handle a ton of traffic.

Also the graphics in Season 2 are turning out gorgeous, but this is a promotional render done in Maya (not an in-game screenshot), so it is a tad nicer than the in-game stuff. :p

[ReverendTed]

Ah, you force my hand.I hoped I would. ;)

I'm wondering, though - shouldn't the logo on the door glass be mirrored?

[patters]

even if it is a render it still looks awesome

what length do you plan the season to be?

and roughly how much for the whole season?

[Derwin]

I can see Myra's feet sticking out from under the table...

[doom saber]

Look awsome.


From the looks of the themes in the screenshot (the fish bib or whatever that thing is called on the waitress,) the engrish sign, and the the dragon head, it appears to be an asian themed diner. I wonder if this will be consistent in the entire season or will be an ethnic dish of the ep like Bosco's personality and Sybil's job in season 1. Then again, the waitress does look asian with the smaller eyes and the green hair(which could be a cue from japanese anime.) However, Myra and the concept sketch Sybil did have non natural colored hair, so I dunno

[Hero1]

I love all the colours in the environment..really brings it to life

[xChri5x]

This Fall?!
Holy crap. I didn't think this would happen so soon. I wasen't expecting Season 2 until at least next year. You guys are amazing!

[Hero1]

Can someone explain to the Australian when fall is? Does that mean September..or later?

[Molokov]

I read this thread & the blog post this morning before work... causing my to report in my LJ (http://molokov-au.livejournal.com) the following: "Holy belligerent blogging before breakfast encouraging easily excitable geeks to go gaga!"

[Mel]

Can someone explain to the Australian when fall is? Does that mean September..or later?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn

They are speaking of Fall in the Northern hemisphere sense (which is good as no one wants to wait until March :p).

[Hero1]

Nice! Earlier than expected..

[CSummerK]

This is wonderful. I wasn't even expecting it yet! Hurray!

[Hero1]

1up interview with Dave Grossman about Season 2 :)

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3161527

[xChri5x]

I hope they have more characters that are just there for scenary or maybe for a very small part of the puzzle. Like the dude in Snuckey's at the bar or maybe like the swearing tool-bending dude at the top of the ball of twine.

[Udvarnoky]

This certainly makes me wonder about that mysterious August 28th update scheduled on The Summer of Sam & Max page. I lot people speculated that it would be the announcement of Season 2, but now...?

[Hero1]

This certainly makes me wonder about that mysterious August 28th update scheduled on The Summer of Sam & Max page. I lot people speculated that it would be the announcement of Season 2, but now...?

Episode 1 trailer?

[Kedri]

Episode 1 trailer?

All I know is that Tabacco said it's not on the DVD, and is good. Like that narrows it down. :p

And thanks for that interview! It says fall.

[LuigiHann]

1up interview with Dave Grossman about Season 2 :)

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3161527

That article also has a link to the huge-res render.

I like the 2-headed Budha :D

[AdamG]

(1st message lost to power outage)

Huzzah, Stinky’s Diner!!! :D


I’ll go ahead and assume the reason Stinky’s made it into Season Two was because we asked for it, skillfully avoiding the fact the exterior was already in Season One. The graphics look more detailed somehow. Is it just the lighting making it look more sophisticated, or was the engine enhanced in someway?

To be honest, I was hoping Stinky’s would be more, um, what’s the word… Seedy? Rundown? Grimy? I can understand the desire to make the enviroment pleasant and appealing, but it seems a little too… clean… for Sam & Max. Don’t get me wrong here, I like the diner a lot, but I always envisioned it to be more… Ghetto, more retro. How about some torn wallpaper, some stitches and patches in the seats, stains, ect? Or how about having a fly buzz around the fixture? Orrrrr, have a cockroach walk across the floor or something.

I like the lighting effects a lot too, but it seems a little bright. Maybe dim the lighting and instead have more of it coming from the fixtures? That could make for interesting shadows. :) Hmmm… It’s probably a stretch, but how about opening the blinds half way and letting light come in… How do I say it…

You know how light looks when it enters a dim and dusty room, where you can see the rays of light come in? That would give it a lot of character. Ohhhh, I know, how about some little spotlights up on the ceiling shining down on those things on the ledge? If there is some way to have a light mist where the lights are so the light scatters a bit that would look really nice, and make the diner seem a lot… um… Shadier? :p And I’m really going out on a limb here, but, if the blinds are half up, maybe it would be possible to have cars drive by occasionally? That would be fantastic. :)

I hope no one takes what I’m saying the wrong way. The diner looks great. I’m just trying to help and give creative ideas.

[AdamG]

http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3161527

"After being one of the worst kept secets in the game industry for the past few months, Sam & Max: Season Two got its official announcement today, just in time for Telltale's appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con."


Er... Yeah, we did give you guys/girls a pretty hard time with trying to pry secrets out of you. I hope Dave or somebody doesn't get upset with any of that, though. Apparently not, but, well, I just would rather nobody got in trouble for saying anything.

[AdamG]

1UP: When can we expect to see the first episode? Is the plan for a similar "pilot" episode, followed by five monthlies this time out?

DG: The first episode will be out in the fall, followed eventually by the rest on a schedule which is closely guarded by steroid-enhanced wolverines.


I don't really expect an answer, but does this mean it might be longer then a month between 2-1 and 2-2?

[ReverendTed]

The graphics look more detailed somehow. Is it just the lighting making it look more sophisticated, or was the engine enhanced in someway?Head back a few posts - Emily clued us in to the fact that the image is a render, not an in-game shot.

[AdamG]

Ohhhhhh. :I

[xChri5x]

The more grit the better!

[DrakeFox]

Always liked the diner from the original sam & Max more, saying "Really bad food" instead of Stinky's. Thought it was funnier to try to name your place what you sold, at least when it sounded that bad.

Hope that even though there'll probably be some re-used locations like the first season, that there might be more special locations, or maybe even re-use of some earlier ones along with new places. Would've been neat to for example need something from the TV station for your presidential race. Know that would've upped the filesize though, but could've been cool if it was possible to make the episodes downloadable in 2 ways, if you want it on it's own, or if you already have the other ones, could integrate it with the other installs and thus have smaller download, also giving maybe a way to allow after completion to play a sam and maxathon from the same launcher. Maybe small cutscene between end of one episode and start of next.

Yup, I'm the ever demanding fan who wants more than is humanly possible on bugdget. Know that would be technically very tricky and nigh on impossible to design properly, can always dream. At least I'm not the kind of fan waving a gun around when making silly ideas like this.

[Emily]

I don't really expect an answer, but does this mean it might be longer then a month between 2-1 and 2-2?

Can't say. I wouldn't want to piss off those steroid-enhanced wolverines.

[Kedri]

Better than annoying a caffeine-enhanced lagomorph...

[doom saber]

Head back a few posts - Emily clued us in to the fact that the image is a render, not an in-game shot.

Almost, if not all announcement pics are mock ups and not actual gameplay. I think several months later, game companies actually show in game graphics, but they only after some cut scene image/pics.

[Jake]

If all the in-game lighting was final at this point, we would have just put out some high res in-game shots, but the environments are all still a tad too early along for that. You'll start seeing in-game stuff soon enough, though. Well, if by "soon enough," I mean "a month or two or three from now, or something, I don't know for sure, it's 1 am and I'm in a hotel room in San Diego, posting on the forums" then yeah, soon enough.

[Marzhin]

You'll start seeing in-game stuff soon enough, though. Well, if by "soon enough," I mean "a month or two or three from now, or something, I don't know for sure, it's 1 am and I'm in a hotel room in San Diego, posting on the forums" then yeah, soon enough.

Take your time. We're not going anywhere :P
And by the way... : "Holy Jackson Five impersonator licking the footplant of Donald Trump's twin sister in the Tuvalu islands with a Pina Colada, Sam and Max Season 2 is in the works !"

[purple_monkfish]

I'm so excited! and that waitress is kinda hawt.. lol

[Laserschwert]

So, any insight on how the tech is going to be improved for S2? Although the lighting on the rendered shot doesn't look too thrilling (there's better real-time lighting in S1), it makes me think about two new features: real-time shadows and real-time mesh-subdivision (or MeshSmooth as we 3DSMAXers call it) for those with a strong CPU/GPU.

[Nemisi]

I really hope season 2 will support 1280x1024 resolution :)

[Christovsky]

To be honest, I was hoping Stinky’s would be more, um, what’s the word… Seedy? Rundown? Grimy? I can understand the desire to make the enviroment pleasant and appealing, but it seems a little too… clean… for Sam & Max.

I second that. Can't really say anything more, so this sentence is just filler. As is this one.

I really hope season 2 will support 1280x1024 resolution :)

1280x1024? Ha! After that screenshot, I'll be demanding 4500x3375 in-game resolution!

[xendria]

OMFG, sexy and slick :D

[Zachspyfox033]

My computer may not be able to handle the intance graphics of season 2. So is there any was to lower the graphics?

[ReverendTed]

My computer may not be able to handle the intance graphics of season 2. So is there any was to lower the graphics?Sarcasm?
If so - I'd heard a rumor that there will be a button to turn off the models for Sam and Max to save processing power, and if that's not enough they're purportedly going to extend the "Text Adventure" mode from Episode 6.

If not - I'd wager that the scalable resolution settings will remain in place.

[Marty]

woo hoo! im rather excited, something else to look foward to!

i wonder if this time around it has one big progressing story broken up into episodes... or if you'll be able to travel to more than one other location in each episode, even if its a used location from a previous episode.

[LuigiHann]

I like how the diner looks. What it's missing in grittiness it more than makes up for in tackiness.

Also, for some reason, I like the idea of being able to go into the diner and sit at a booth for no particular reason. I hope we can do that in the game. I guess it just seems like a sitcommish thing to do.

[jmm]

Oh... and order stuff and/or annoy the waitress

[mothra]

have a heart for 16:10 LCD owners as well:
16:10 1680x1050 puh-lease

[questionthemajority]

Unrelated to the diner issue, but I hope we get a little bit more of the Soda Poppers now and then. I know a lot of other people thought they were annoying, but I loved those guys!

[Kedri]

I second that. Can't really say anything more, so this sentence is just filler. As is this one.

I think that it's ok that it's clean. This is LucasArts-like, not Invader Zim-like.

[AdamG]

I don't think constructive critisism/ideas are signs of aggression.

[Kedri]

I don't think constructive critisism/ideas are signs of aggression.

Right. Ok, sorry. This community is so much calmer than the Myst one...it's a bit hard to adjust. I edited the post.

[AdamG]

Pretty much the only person who ever gets aggressive here is me. :)

[LuigiHann]

Pretty much the only person who ever gets aggressive here is me. :)

SHUT UP AND DIE :mad:

Erm. Sorry.

[AdamG]

I retract my previous statement. ;)

[Kedri]

Right, then. Thanks. Now I'm gonna go resume anticipating season 2. :D

[Psymon777]

How much will it cost?

[some nerdy guy]

I am amazed! I knew it would come one day but this soon. WOW

[Hero1]

I love the look of the two new characters we see in the latest blog..

[Zeek]

I just love the fact that Sam & Max went back to the casino and brought back a destroyed singing bear head and the wack-a-rat machine for their office!:D

[doom saber]

I wonder if the Tiny Tiki will have any reference to the tiki logue or whatever it was called in hit the road.

[AdamG]

The concept art is very interesting, hmmmmm. I won't start guessing what they mean yet, though. :)

[Hero1]

an underwater episode?

[Maratanos]

Oh my God... The stuff they've got in their office in that new render looks like its going to be very interesting...

[jmm]

Unlimited wack-a-ratz!
I wonder if Leonard will still be there...

[Cyberlink420]

In Season Two, only one rat will pop out of the machine at a time.

And it won't be a rat, but rather, Leonard's head.

[jmm]

In Season Two, only one rat will pop out of the machine at a time.


Poor Jimmy

[LuigiHann]

Unlimited wack-a-ratz!
I wonder if Leonard will still be there...

It'd be hilarious if he's just a skeleton.

[fajerkaos]

It'd be hilarious if he's just a skeleton.

*Opens closet, bones fells out*
- Max?
- What? It was your week to feed him!

[Cyberlink420]

LOL! Talk about having skeletons in your closet...

[Mel]

It'd be hilarious if he's just a skeleton.

There'd be a bit of a smell though.

Autolysis ftw!

[Dedlok]

I dunno. I'd assume that the smell of their office might be plenty strong enough where they would have never noticed.

I mean they did have a dead plant AND really really really old donuts just sitting around.

[ReverendTed]

It'd be hilarious if he's just a skeleton.He'll probably just have a beard. ...which would likely be just another re-purposed ropesack.

[AdamG]

Well... I dunno... If Leonard died in the closet and his skeleton was in there, the game would probably get a higher rating. That's definately not something they want. It would be funny though, albeit very creepy, to have Leonards skeleton in there covered in cobwebs. :p

[LuigiHann]

Well... I dunno... If Leonard died in the closet and his skeleton was in there, the game would probably get a higher rating.



Pssh, no. Implied, off-screen, comical death probably wouldn't change it away from T.

It could always turn out not to be Leonard. :p

[xChri5x]

I don't know if this has been answered but are the same voice actor's returning and is Jared still going to do the music?
If so I can't wait to hear what he has in store for the Tiny Tiki location

[Hero1]

Jared's definitely doing the music for season 2. :)

[Zeek]

I don't know if this has been answered but are the same voice actor's returning and is Jared still going to do the music?
If so I can't wait to hear what he has in store for the Tiny Tiki location

Disneyland's Tiki Room meets HTR's Savage Jungle Inn? It would give him an excuse to break out the ukilei and steel guitar, as well as put a Sam & Max spin on surf music by The Beach Boys and The Ventures.

[Astro Gnocci]

Sam, Max and the Ventures ?
That'd be proof that god exist !:eek:

[Jake]

We'll be using the same voice actors for all returning roles (at least we are so far, for episodes 1 and 2, and we don't plan on recasting anyone!). And Jared is writing the music again!

[AdamG]

Fantastic! :D

[Mel]

I think I'm going to put myself on a blackout (or whatever you call it) from too much pre-game material. I think I want to be really, really surprised when the games come out. :D

As discussed here (http://www.gameslol.com/2007/06/21/knowing-how-the-sausage-gets-made/)

[Jake]

We're discussing little to no actual details, as you'll notice. Don't expect to hear anything about any of the plots of any episodes, any confirmation of new or returning characters, etc, for a while.

[Cyberlink420]

Yeah, I'm anticipating secrecy on a Nintendo level over the next few months. And personally, I've got no problem with that.

[xChri5x]

Well as long as they keep us happy with merch (meaning releasing Surfin' the highway soon) I'll be happy.

[Hero1]

Well I don't expect episode 1 to be releasing for another 3 months so I'm quite happy to wait for details

[xChri5x]

Hopefully Season 2 has more black and edgier humour

[Melcadrien]

I wondered what was inside Stinky's diner, now I know. It looks nice, like you would expect from any B-rating diner. I wonder what form of purpose would the diner have?

[AdamG]

Hopefully it's a place where you could meet more characters, pick up clues and hints, order food and drinks, and chit chat. :) Oh, and get some R&R too. I'm still hoping they will put a band in there, but that's probably asking for too much.

[xChri5x]

Hopefully we get to go into the kitchen area only to find it's a rat infested armpit of a kitchen complete with an overweight sweaty, hairy cook and food (along with blood) stained floors.

[AdamG]

I was kind of hoping Stinky would be the cook, and the waitress would be someone else. Probably a little late for that, though. If you can go in the kitchen, then yeah, it has to be revolting.

[Molokov]

Just because the little animation of the waitress in the blog has 'Stinky' on it, doesn't necessarily mean that it is her name.... They could be trying to pull a fast one on us... I mean, we know she *works* at Stinky's, but does that make her name 'Stinky'? For all we know, she is "the waitress", just like we had "the director" in Episode 2 - she didn't have a name...

[AdamG]

The filename of photo of her from the blog is also named "Stinky". However, you are correct, it could be they're lying about it.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I think she is the real Stinky! :D But I don't see anything wrong in this... it's a name that doesn't fit the character's the look, which is funny!

[jmm]

She doesn't look like "Stinky", but her smell could tell us otherwise.

[xChri5x]

Maybe the cook could be called Fragrance or something

[AdamG]

Since the name is "Stinky's", then that means whoever Stinky is, she/he owns the diner. Either they're playing a joke on us and there is also a cook, or the waitress is named Stinky, which could be implying she is also stinky(smelly). That would explain the waitress's green hair, and further supports her being the owner/Stinky. :)

[xChri5x]

I hope there is a cook. More NPC's the better!

[LuigiHann]

Maybe Stinky is her family name, and her father owns the diner.

[Melcadrien]

Who knows for sure. For all we could know it might be Bosco that owns it. Think about it, he was paid an incredible amount of money the last episode just so he could sell out an 'earthquake machine.'

[AdamG]

Maybe Stinky is her family name, and her father owns the diner.

Perhaps, perhaps. I'd hate to see where they got the name from, though. :confused:

-pinches his nose-

I have a hard time believing they would name a waitress "Stinky" though. I mean, what does she do, randomly fart and laugh histerically? That would be truly disturbing.

[Hero1]

fish..over genitalia + stinky .. you do the math :eek:

[Mike Haley]

AdamG, you completely missed the subtle innuendo. Maybe you're too young.

[Zeek]

fish..over genitalia + stinky .. you do the math :eek:

AdamG, you completely missed the subtle innuendo. Maybe you're too young.

I missed it because I'm slow.

I guess the ESRB would take that into account. So what? Season 2 is an automatic T now just becuase of character design?

EDIT: And Jared is writing the music again!
Hey! Forward my suggestion about that Sam & Max meets The Ventures thing! That should give him some fun track ideas.

[AdamG]

AdamG, you completely missed the subtle innuendo. Maybe you're too young.

I'm less then 2 years younger then you, so I doubt it. ;)

[patters]

i wonder if the disc offer will be in the second season

[Zeek]

i wonder if the disc offer will be in the second season

Why wouldn't it be?

[Christovsky]

Hopefully we get to go into the kitchen area only to find it's a rat infested armpit of a kitchen complete with an overweight sweaty, hairy cook and food (along with blood) stained floors.

As Guybrush observes in one of the Monkey Islands: there's always a kitchen in adventure games, and you're never allowed in!

[Christovsky]

fish..over genitalia + stinky .. you do the math :eek:

That doesn't seem like innuendo so much as a coincidence to me. To be honest, it's pretty tasteless if it is innuendo.

[Zeek]

As Guybrush observes in one of the Monkey Islands: there's always a kitchen in adventure games, and you're never allowed in!

What about the kitchen in HTR?

[Sp0tted]

Or the kitchen in Monkey Island 4

[Hero1]

would you like to rub my unicorn could be considered tasteless..

[AdamG]

What about the kitchen in HTR?

Sam & Max always have been rather... groundbreaking. ;)

[patters]

other kitchens you can get in: the flight of the amazon queen and broken sword the sleeping dragon

[Christovsky]

Egads, that's the whole point, guys! There's always someone who won't let you in, but getting in is the puzzle.

[Cyberlink420]

So true...although, don't forget, you could get into the kitchen in Day of the Tentacle too.

Maybe it's a bit early to speculate, but I hope that in episode 6, Sam & Max go where no adventure game character has gone before...

BEYOND THE FOURTH WALL.

[ChazFox]

I think they should try going to another place no dog nor rabbity-thing has set foot before.

Hammerspace :D It'd be fun looking at all the random items strewn about that people seemingly pull out of nowhere (maybe even tip a hat to Monkey Island by including a 6 foot long q-tip :3)

[DrakeFox]

There was a kitchen in the original maniac mansion, and if you poked about in there too soon you risked getting caught. See easy to get into the kitchen. Getting out and about afterwards might be the problem.

[Dedlok]

would you like to rub my unicorn could be considered tasteless..

Not to mention "Does the carpet match the drapes?"

[Kesari]

Originally Posted by Hero1
would you like to rub my unicorn could be considered tasteless.

Not to mention "Does the carpet match the drapes?"

Neither of those is as outright disgusting as the fish/Stinky reference. I seriously doubt that's what they intended.

[Hero1]

hang on one is about masturbating..the other about pubic hair.. It may not have been their intention but I don't think it's that different

[ReverendTed]

Neither of those is as outright disgusting as the fish/Stinky reference. I seriously doubt that's what they intended.According to Zeek, the real name of the waitress can be found in The Effigy Mound, so apparently it's not "Stinky".

[Zeek]

Emily struck and smited said revelation in the book. Luma is what Steve suggested to name the chracter, though that isn't her real name in the game either.

[LuigiHann]

Okay, Telltale, you need to give us something else to speculate about. The conversations regarding the waitress seem to have gone way... downhill.

[ShaggE]

People, people... we all know it'll be called Episode 1: The Rabbit-y Menace, and the waitress will be a much reviled character named Tar Tar that has an annoying voice, a penchant for unfunny physical comedy, and contributes nothing to the plot whatsoever...

Oh, nevermind, it's not a LucasArts game anymore... :P

(Long live Jar Jar jokes! The trend shall never die!)

[xChri5x]

I hope they have a contest to win the whole season.

[ReverendTed]

I hope they have a contest to win the whole season.I heard a rumor that this will actually happen. The rules, as I understand them, are as follows:
-Entry is open to anyone
-Entry fee for the contest is $34.95
-In order to avoid injuring anyone's fragile self esteem, Everyone Who Enters Wins!

[Jake]

I hope they have a contest to win the whole season.

We love contests, so there will be at least some free stuff given out to be sure!

[AdamG]

Contests = good public relations :)

[DrakeFox]

I heard a rumor that this will actually happen. The rules, as I understand them, are as follows:
-Entry is open to anyone
-Entry fee for the contest is $34.95
-In order to avoid injuring anyone's fragile self esteem, Everyone Who Enters Wins!

That sounds like a great contest. For winning a season of Sam & Max? Sign me up!.

Could be an interesting contest though, win tickets to visit Telltale games for one day and help stuff Season 2 case files.

[Christovsky]

Could be an interesting contest though, win tickets to visit Telltale games for one day and help stuff Season 2 case files.

In an unfortunate but irreversible computer error, Emily seems to have won every single one of those prizes for the next five seasons.

[Emily]

In an unfortunate but irreversible computer error, Emily seems to have won every single one of those prizes for the next five seasons.

Hahahaha. :D

I guess now I'm paying for that time I said I'd do anything to land a job at Telltale...

[Psymon777]

Is Season Two going to be priced the same as Season One?

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Is Season Two going to be priced the same as Season One?

I hope so - Season One was perfectly priced.

[LuigiHann]

Here's something to speculate about:

In the "tiny tiki" concept art, there are baby bottles.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Here's something to speculate about:

In the "tiny tiki" concept art, there are baby bottles.

Max is pregnant!

[jmm]

No wonder why the current fundrising goal at www.maxforpresident.org (http://www.maxforpresident.org) is a Wedding Videographer :)

[Zeek]

No wonder why the current fundrising goal at www.maxforpresident.org (http://www.maxforpresident.org) is a Wedding Videographer :)

Thank you. $1 has been "donated" to Max for President from
the Brady Culture Fanclub.

Well, at least it is going to a better cause now.:D

[sirilluminator]

Hahahaha. :D

I guess now I'm paying for that time I said I'd do anything to land a job at Telltale...

I know how you feel:p

But not really.

[xChri5x]

I need to send a spy to the play test.

[Hero1]

I can't believe they would have finished episode 1 by august 26th.. I had no idea they were that advanced.. could episode 1 be released in September? :)

[xChri5x]

It gives them alot more time to fine tune the games. I'm really excited to see Sam put his hands in his pockets. It'll be the moment when everyone in the theater, err computer chairs cheer.

[Udvarnoky]

I can't believe they would have finished episode 1 by august 26th.. I had no idea they were that advanced.. could episode 1 be released in September? :)

On the other hand, Telltale's focus group test for CSI: Hard Evidence was in December 2006.

[Emily]

Episode 1 will not be released in September.

[Hero1]

What about August? :D Oh well it gives them a good start to have episode 1 completed early anyway.. Sounds like they've planned out this season a lot better

[dg10050]

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/announcement.php?f=12
I wish I lived in California...

[Jake]

I can't believe they would have finished episode 1 by august 26th.. I had no idea they were that advanced.. could episode 1 be released in September? :)

The episode won't be finished in August. Why would you playtest a totally finished episode? If it's finished, there's no point in soliciting feedback from players! The episode will have a lot of content at that point - enough to hopefully understand the gist of what's going on - but it won't be done by any means, there will be a lot of polish left to do.

[Hero1]

Thanks for the info.. I'm quite happy waiting a few more months for season 2 anyway.. :)

[Guybrush Threepwood]

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/announcement.php?f=12
I wish I lived in California...

*cries quietly*

[Porsmond]

^OMG, I am soooo going to check when the next flight out to California is right now ;)
However I'm still happy to wait a bit longer for the second season, Good things come to those who wait they say

[Guybrush Threepwood]

What kind of things are shown at this playtest? Do you get to have a look at the new environments in action, or new character animations or something?

[sirilluminator]

What kind of things are shown at this playtest? Do you get to have a look at the new environments in action, or new character animations or something?

It's usually a play through the entire episode. And then they ask you questions afterwards.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

It's usually a play through the entire episode. And then they ask you questions afterwards.

*jealous* :( :D

[Emily]

And NDAs are signed, so no one can talk about what they've seen. ;)

[fajerkaos]

And NDAs are signed, so no one can talk about what they've seen. ;)

If they do, can you make them "dissapear"? That would be so cool! :)

[Sp0tted]

*sigh* I live in So Cal, but I can't make it up to this playtest... but I might have time for a season 3 pre-test :-D

[Jake]

This playtest is just for episode one. There will be more for episodes two, three, etc.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

And NDAs are signed, so no one can talk about what they've seen. ;)

So if someone says Max is in it, they're outta here?! :D

[Cyberlink420]

I personally want to see an ep where the Freelance Police take on the music industry. Puzzles would include putting on a good performance a la Embarassing Idol, keeping your band from breaking up by bribing the other members, and finding the most effective way to dodge/eliminate the paparazzi.

[War-overlord]

I personally want to see an ep where the Freelance Police take on the music industry. Puzzles would include putting on a good performance a la Embarassing Idol, keeping your band from breaking up by bribing the other members, and finding the most effective way to dodge/eliminate the paparazzi.

That sounds like a realy good idea. I could emagine a band containing Sam, Max and two or three others. And it would certainly create some very extraordinary puzzels.

[xChri5x]

It's not very Sam & Max-ish.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Plus it'd feel too much like the part in Episode 3.

[jmm]

Well, Sam could use his musical ability... and we could see the Soda Poppers again making a remix of their theme song or something. Also one of the Studio NPCs could be Jared Emerson-Johnson (or at least performed by him)

[Bhlaab]

If they do, can you make them "dissapear"? That would be so cool! :)

they can make your bank account "dissapear"

[peace_of_cake]

Hi,

will it be possible to combine items in the inventory?
I really missed that in season 1.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Hi,

will it be possible to combine items in the inventory?
I really missed that in season 1.

As long as they are logical things to combine (aka I don't have to go matching everything with everything just to solve a puzzle), I'm all for that. :)

[peace_of_cake]

As long as they are logical things to combine (aka I don't have to go matching everything with everything just to solve a puzzle), I'm all for that. :)

Hmm, i think the solution to most of the puzzles was too obvious. It had been more challenging if there had been more steps between knowing what to do to solve the puzzle and to actually being able to do it. But because not everyone likes it more difficult :) it would be cool to have two difficulty modes(direct puzzles/indirect puzzles).

[Hero1]

what did you think of episode 6 in terms of difficulty?

[Guybrush Threepwood]

what did you think of episode 6 in terms of difficulty?

I thought it was harder than all the other episodes, but it wasn't frustratingly hard (except the battle with Hugh Bliss at the end where it just keeps going in circles).

[Hero1]

that was directed at peace of cake man hah

[Guybrush Threepwood]

that was directed at peace of cake man hah

I... ah.... knew that. I just thought I'd answer too. :D

Heh, heh, I sure got out of that one!

[Combustibillion]

Heh, heh, I sure got out of that one!

I can't tell you how many times I've done that. Oh, and I agree with you. Do you know how long it took me to figure that part out? An hour and 45 minutes, and I'm someone with a high GPA. I'll attribute it to me playing it at 2 am.

[peace_of_cake]

what did you think of episode 6 in terms of difficulty?

it was quite difficult from the middle of reality 2.0 to the end of episode 6 compared to the difficulty of the first 4 episodes. But it was not as difficult as it could be with the possibility of combining items ;)
I will be happy with the game not matter if they change anything but it would be a cool feature. :D

[NickTTG]

i like games...

[SloppyJimbo]

So, when will we see the PAX trailer online?

[Mel]

i like games...

heretic...

[xChri5x]

So, when will we see the PAX trailer online?

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[LuigiHann]

i like games...

I don't

[Kedri]

Actually, that might be the trailer. I saw the trailer at PAX(As mentioned in my thread.) Really cool. Hopefully, they'll have the play demo tomorrow! :D

[Guybrush Threepwood]

http://www.telltalegames.com/images/summer/week13.gif
http://www.telltalegames.com/images/summer/summer_itisamystery.gif

Don't be silly, that's the release date of episode one! ;)

[ShaggE]

That's when they announce The Neverhood: Episode 1 :P

[jmm]

Or that the project was cancelled
"After careful evaluation of current market place realities and underlying economic considerations, we've decided that this was not the appropriate time to launch a graphic adventure on the PC"

[Guybrush_Threepwood]

Oh, yes, I remember that announcement. Particularly gruesome.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Or that the project was cancelled
"After careful evaluation of current market place realities and underlying economic considerations, we've decided that this was not the appropriate time to launch a graphic adventure on the PC"

Much like Max's! (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_S1g-nJQKaQ) ;)

[NickTTG]

Oh, yes, I remember that announcement. Particularly gruesome.

I get it... i get the joke you made. I like jokes. They make me laugh. I wish i could make joke. Joke make whole world smile lots. joke joke


And for maximum confusion, "Guybrush(no underscore)Threepwood" posts right after "Guybrush_Threepwood"

The mind boggles...

[Jake]

this thread is breaking my mind

[Guybrush Threepwood]

All we need now is for someone to sign up as Guybrush-Threepwood, then GuybrushThreepwood, then Guybrush.Threepwood, then....

[NickTTG]

ya... jake's head just exploded. and of course its my job to sweep up the mess. You're not on top of my list right now Guybrush(no underscore)Threepwood

[Kedri]

*Sigh* I'll go get the sticky tape...

[Guybrush Threepwood]

http://i18.tinypic.com/662gtgh.gif

[Zachspyfox033]

Don't be silly, that's the release date of episode one! ;)

Thats just the release date of the trailer.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Thats just the release date of the trailer.

Hehe, I know really. :D

[Guybrush_Threepwood]

Cool, I haven't been posting here for 3 days and when I come back Nick's mind boggles, Jake's mind breaks and my twin Guybrush(no underscore)Threepwood wants to fight Nick... That's awesome men!:D

[patters]

Cool, I haven't been posting here for 3 days and when I come back Nick's mind boggles, Jake's mind breaks and my twin Guybrush(no underscore)Threepwood wants to fight Nick... That's awesome men!:D

just a friendly pointer is man not men (probably lost in translation)

[NickTTG]

actually... it read right to me. I believe he is congratulating both parties involved

[patters]

actually... it read right to me. I believe he is congratulating both parties involved

i was saying it because i noticed guybrush(underscore)threepwood has said that before and i thought it was a typo (and apparently your mind has boggled)

[NickTTG]

this is true. it has boggled

[Hero1]

As Confucius once said.. "boggled mind makes good intern"

[Guybrush_Threepwood]

It wasn't a typo, patters, I just meant to speak with everybody.
Thanks for pointing that, anyway. ;) Oh, if I wrote that before I was probably referring to lots of people here in the forum. If not, my mind has boggled too. Think I'll use "guys", "dudes" or "boys" from now on :D

[Kitmit13]

Im really looking forward for season 2 =D Its gonna be awsome

[jmm]

Its gonna be awsome

Somehow I read that "hearing" Bluster Blaster.