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Atman · 08/31/2010, 06:41 pm

I've been following Sam and Max since the somewhat rocky beginnings, and I have to say, 305 was the weakest episode in some time.
The jokes were good as always, the humor and wacky environment was there, but the whole thing felt limited and very brief. I clicked on many things and purposefully took my time and still breezed through the game in a couple hours and felt cheapened by the ending. No climatic battle or 'game ending' puzzle? The lumbering around as junior max?
After the ending too, I immediately hopped online to see if I had somehow earned a 'bad ending' instead of a good one, and was disappointed that that was it. I get the joke, but I felt it really cheapened everything, which again, I get it.

I just felt really disappointed because there was so much build-up through the season and I absolutely loved it until I hit this episode which dropped it from love to...lukewarm enjoyment. It's hard to describe. I still love sam and max and would recommend it to anyone and constantly do, but I just didn't get into this episode as much as I really hoped I would.

08/31/2010, 06:41 pm	#12
Atman Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4	I've been following Sam and Max since the somewhat rocky beginnings, and I have to say, 305 was the weakest episode in some time. The jokes were good as always, the humor and wacky environment was there, but the whole thing felt limited and very brief. I clicked on many things and purposefully took my time and still breezed through the game in a couple hours and felt cheapened by the ending. No climatic battle or 'game ending' puzzle? The lumbering around as junior max? After the ending too, I immediately hopped online to see if I had somehow earned a 'bad ending' instead of a good one, and was disappointed that that was it. I get the joke, but I felt it really cheapened everything, which again, I get it. I just felt really disappointed because there was so much build-up through the season and I absolutely loved it until I hit this episode which dropped it from love to...lukewarm enjoyment. It's hard to describe. I still love sam and max and would recommend it to anyone and constantly do, but I just didn't get into this episode as much as I really hoped I would.