Telltale Games

Hassat Hunter · 04/15/2010, 04:59 pm

Just finished it, and I really liked it too, despite it's rather lacking difficulty, as pointed out before.

Same issue as Secret Fawful had. Here are some of my comments on it all. Since I am kind of a negative person it mostly talks about those... but know that despite all this I did really like this episode. Till the next one...

MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT! (Do not read unless you finished the entire episode)

* Sams head went through the bars! Woo! I spend too much time doing stuff here instead of doing the obvious solution

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* Those airplane ratling gun sounds sure are annoying.
* Powers screen occassionally gets stuck, spinning around by itself until I press the button again...
* Hmmm, some FPS drops when the convo screen comes up. Nothing too bothersome, but noticable.
* And on the street too. Just the wide-shot though. Gonna need a better PC.
* Street sure looks nice.
* Future vision. Maybe we can turn off the sparkles next time...
* Though the random itemry floating about is funny

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* Stink or Stinkys? It does seem Max' line gets cut off.
* Oh, where is the tongue of the ship? Clipping issues...
* These pictures when going to Max vision sure get annoying fast...
* What happened to the Axe? Darn it... I wanted to pick it up!

* Is the iThing G4 added after the Ipad consternation?
* Obey! Obey! Obey!... Typical Max

Skeleton is fun too...
* I miss Season 1's area-specific Max lines.
* Hey! Stinky's badge doesn't show up proper...
* New location and Stinky's final line after leaving the Moleroom lack subtitles (could understand the first, not the second).
* Proposing to Max is hilarious! Great job!
* Gorilla's vanish too it seems. Shame

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* So... many... cows...
* Is Max supposed to defy gravity in the Penal Zone? If not, it's still pretty cool

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* Okay... how do you actually manually save? Oh well, then no saving before getting blown up I guess... It's an adventure game, what can happen?
* Skun-Ka'pe doesn't care if you shoot him in the latest visit to the spaceship? Odd.

* Well, another TTG adventure finished without walkthrough. Either they get easier, or I get better...
* Ehm, after it was done I clicked the pop-up saying "go here for more" and it brought me to the shop to buy the season (I kind of already did). Was that intended?

Ash735 · 04/15/2010, 05:04 pm

Finished on the PS3, 90% of the Trophies to, missed out the Nutrients one (I'm assuming that one is one of the new location and powers you get when you do a new game after beating it?) and the Hear 10 sex jokes one.

Falanca · 04/15/2010, 05:06 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash735

Hear 10 sex jokes one.

...there is an achievement for that? And I wondered why there is so many of them!

Heh... 'right in the Penal Zone!'...

By the way, it might be me but, Skunkape is most likely the best villain TTG has came up with yet.

adventureaddict · 04/15/2010, 05:06 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ash735

Finished on the PS3, 90% of the Trophies to, missed out the Nutrients one (I'm assuming that one is one of the new location and powers you get when you do a new game after beating it?) and the Hear 10 sex jokes one.

So many penal jokes.

scollege · 04/15/2010, 05:17 pm

Sam and Max are back! So Happy!

Good thing I cleaned my Lugar...

**Jake** · 04/15/2010, 05:17 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by adventureaddict

So many penal jokes.

I love that even Sam gets kinda tired of them by the end.

Falanca · 04/15/2010, 05:19 pm

I hate... I guess I just caught only one of them.

Is that possible or I was just drunk with happiness -too drunk to care the game, ironically- of playing a new Sam and Max game?

deadlinejon · 04/15/2010, 05:31 pm

id love to play it. but no indidual episode buying? come on.

caeska · 04/15/2010, 06:37 pm

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Originally Posted by deadlinejon

id love to play it. but no indidual episode buying? come on.

Buying the whole bundle is cheaper, but if you prefer to buy each one individually I'm sure it will be possible when episodes have been out for a bit

Datadog · 04/15/2010, 07:30 pm

Just finished "The Penal Zone!" Great job to everyone at Telltale. The whole "Twilight Zone" meets "X-Files" atmosphere should make for a very interesting season.

I especially like the psychic power puzzles. It's kind of like playing "Portal" - the player has to train themselves to think in all new dimensions to get through the game. Although I was hung up on one puzzle forever: I assumed that everything Max saw in the future would come true, so I spent a whole hour running around trying to figure out how to get an axe into the back of Flint's head before I realized I had to save him.

Anyhow, looking forward to episode 2!

jared25 · 04/15/2010, 07:54 pm

Sex jokes, Psychic powers, Devil, if you need to know what not to do next do not include demons. Could you get anymore sacrilegious.

Toast60 · 04/15/2010, 08:03 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by jared25

Sex jokes, Psychic powers, Devil, if you need to know what not to do next do not include demons. Could you get anymore sacrilegious.

You didn't play 205, did you?

In topic-related news, I loved this episode! Everything about it was a step up from the previous two seasons, and that is saying something. The graphical improvements in some areas (the first sighting of the street and the renovated Stinky's come to mind) were just a "Wow" moment for me. Definitely worth the money to pay for the whole season in advance. :>

I had a long debate with myself over whether or not to get it for the PS3 or the PC, but seeing the TF2 tie-in bonus kinda sealed the deal. Not only did I get a good ~5 hour experience with what is looking like the best season of Sam and Max yet, but I have also discovered the joy of poking holes in Heavy Weapons Guys with my brand new Lugermorph.

Rather Dashing · 04/15/2010, 08:50 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by jared25

Sex jokes, Psychic powers, Devil, if you need to know what not to do next do not include demons. Could you get anymore sacrilegious.

In the finale of Season Two, you go to Hell. You meet The Devil. The heroes are seen as pretty awesome figures down there, the protagonists have contributed a great deal to Hell. There are all sorts of really awesome sexual jokes in that one.

Besides, God won't care, in the same way that the Easter Bunny won't mind if I say he's fat.

SushiGummy · 04/15/2010, 09:42 pm

I found a pretty funny little glitch. Not sure if it was just my game getting messed up or what, but here it is:
After getting the rift generator and plugging it into the outlet in the mysterious tunnel, teleport back to Mama Bosco's place and stand next to the table downstairs. Now if you teleport back to Sybil's phone, it'll show the cutscene with Sam taking the rift generator again and you'll have an extra. You probably don't need to follow these instructions EXACTLY, but this is the way I did it and it worked the two or three times I tried it. I didn't check to see if you could hold more than one at a time. Could someone check for me?
I also tried abusing this glitch to mess up the game in some drastically hilarious way, but I wasn't able to. Maybe next time.

Kroms · 04/15/2010, 09:53 pm

Yeah, OK, I'm not very far into yet but I love it! Holy crap, you guys. Try reading everybody's mind on the spaceship at the beginning of the game. Skunkape's comment made me cry happy tears of laughter.

Zodler · 04/15/2010, 09:54 pm

Damn you guys! I'm stuck in Episode 205 and cant wait to start 301!

Harald B · 04/15/2010, 11:21 pm

I haven't gotten very far into the game yet so I'm avoiding reading much of the forum and especially this thread, but let me just say: amazing! The graphics really take it to a new level, the music is following suit and I love all the interface changes. I feel a new milestone has been reached: THIS is what an adventure game of the 21st century is like.

RobD · 04/16/2010, 12:06 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falanca

RobD?

Now that will be totally weird but... Are you Rob DenBleyker by any chance?

Nope! But I do love Cyanide and Happiness.

*GuruGuru214* · 04/16/2010, 12:19 am

My ever-loving mind is officially blown in a way I didn't think Sam and Max was capable of. Bravo, Telltale.

Hayden · 04/16/2010, 12:55 am

Well, after that I am really looking forward to The Tome of Sam and Max... er, I mean, Sammun-Mak.

04/15/2010, 05:31 pm	#48
deadlinejon Mr. Cool Face Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 578	id love to play it. but no indidual episode buying? come on. __________________ CROWBAR IS READY

04/15/2010, 07:54 pm	#51
jared25 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: FL Posts: 208	Penal Zone Sex jokes, Psychic powers, Devil, if you need to know what not to do next do not include demons. Could you get anymore sacrilegious. __________________ "When there's only one candidate there's only one choice."

04/15/2010, 11:21 pm	#57
Harald B Egregious Philosopher Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,449	I haven't gotten very far into the game yet so I'm avoiding reading much of the forum and especially this thread, but let me just say: amazing! The graphics really take it to a new level, the music is following suit and I love all the interface changes. I feel a new milestone has been reached: THIS is what an adventure game of the 21st century is like. __________________ although we do still have a time machine, so I wouldn't completely rule out the possibility. Forgot what T.H.E.M. stands for? Need the lyrics to the War Song? Visit the Sam & Max wiki!

04/16/2010, 12:55 am	#60
Hayden ...is procrastinating Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 3,486	Well, after that I am really looking forward to The Tome of Sam and Max... er, I mean, Sammun-Mak. __________________ Read that instead ^.

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04/15/2010, 04:59 pm	#41
Hassat Hunter Fluffy monkey/Cute kitten Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,804	Just finished it, and I really liked it too, despite it's rather lacking difficulty, as pointed out before. Same issue as Secret Fawful had. Here are some of my comments on it all. Since I am kind of a negative person it mostly talks about those... but know that despite all this I did really like this episode. Till the next one... MASSIVE SPOILER ALERT! (Do not read unless you finished the entire episode) * Sams head went through the bars! Woo! I spend too much time doing stuff here instead of doing the obvious solution . * Those airplane ratling gun sounds sure are annoying. * Powers screen occassionally gets stuck, spinning around by itself until I press the button again... * Hmmm, some FPS drops when the convo screen comes up. Nothing too bothersome, but noticable. * And on the street too. Just the wide-shot though. Gonna need a better PC. * Street sure looks nice. * Future vision. Maybe we can turn off the sparkles next time... * Though the random itemry floating about is funny . * Stink or Stinkys? It does seem Max' line gets cut off. * Oh, where is the tongue of the ship? Clipping issues... * These pictures when going to Max vision sure get annoying fast... * What happened to the Axe? Darn it... I wanted to pick it up! * Is the iThing G4 added after the Ipad consternation? * Obey! Obey! Obey!... Typical Max Skeleton is fun too... * I miss Season 1's area-specific Max lines. * Hey! Stinky's badge doesn't show up proper... * New location and Stinky's final line after leaving the Moleroom lack subtitles (could understand the first, not the second). * Proposing to Max is hilarious! Great job! * Gorilla's vanish too it seems. Shame . * So... many... cows... * Is Max supposed to defy gravity in the Penal Zone? If not, it's still pretty cool . * Okay... how do you actually manually save? Oh well, then no saving before getting blown up I guess... It's an adventure game, what can happen? * Skun-Ka'pe doesn't care if you shoot him in the latest visit to the spaceship? Odd. * Well, another TTG adventure finished without walkthrough. Either they get easier, or I get better... * Ehm, after it was done I clicked the pop-up saying "go here for more" and it brought me to the shop to buy the season (I kind of already did). Was that intended?

04/15/2010, 05:04 pm	#42
Ash735 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Manchester, UK Posts: 1,149	Finished on the PS3, 90% of the Trophies to, missed out the Nutrients one (I'm assuming that one is one of the new location and powers you get when you do a new game after beating it?) and the Hear 10 sex jokes one.

04/15/2010, 05:17 pm	#45
scollege Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15	Sam and Max are back! So Happy! Good thing I cleaned my Lugar...

04/15/2010, 05:19 pm	#47
Falanca Hasn't Played TWDG Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 3,239	I hate... I guess I just caught only one of them. Is that possible or I was just drunk with happiness -too drunk to care the game, ironically- of playing a new Sam and Max game?

04/15/2010, 07:30 pm	#50
Datadog Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 80	Just finished "The Penal Zone!" Great job to everyone at Telltale. The whole "Twilight Zone" meets "X-Files" atmosphere should make for a very interesting season. I especially like the psychic power puzzles. It's kind of like playing "Portal" - the player has to train themselves to think in all new dimensions to get through the game. Although I was hung up on one puzzle forever: I assumed that everything Max saw in the future would come true, so I spent a whole hour running around trying to figure out how to get an axe into the back of Flint's head before I realized I had to save him. Anyhow, looking forward to episode 2!

04/15/2010, 09:42 pm	#54
SushiGummy Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 56	I found a pretty funny little glitch. Not sure if it was just my game getting messed up or what, but here it is: After getting the rift generator and plugging it into the outlet in the mysterious tunnel, teleport back to Mama Bosco's place and stand next to the table downstairs. Now if you teleport back to Sybil's phone, it'll show the cutscene with Sam taking the rift generator again and you'll have an extra. You probably don't need to follow these instructions EXACTLY, but this is the way I did it and it worked the two or three times I tried it. I didn't check to see if you could hold more than one at a time. Could someone check for me? I also tried abusing this glitch to mess up the game in some drastically hilarious way, but I wasn't able to. Maybe next time.

04/15/2010, 09:53 pm	#55
Kroms Knows Pi backwards. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 774	Yeah, OK, I'm not very far into yet but I love it! Holy crap, you guys. Try reading everybody's mind on the spaceship at the beginning of the game. Skunkape's comment made me cry happy tears of laughter.

04/15/2010, 09:54 pm	#56
Zodler Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 184	Damn you guys! I'm stuck in Episode 205 and cant wait to start 301!

04/16/2010, 12:19 am	#59
GuruGuru214 Crazy Windmill Mod Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Kakariko Windmill Windmill Status: Going Around Posts: 6,357	My ever-loving mind is officially blown in a way I didn't think Sam and Max was capable of. Bravo, Telltale.

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