Telltale Games

mill · 02/09/2007, 02:06 pm

To me, I think the story is a bit too childish, something fifteen year olds would enjoy. Perhaps I am too old for this game (27), I dunno. So I'm kind of interested in how old you guys are who are playing the new game. My guess is 23-30, but I guess the stats will show.

maximmortal · 02/09/2007, 02:09 pm

I'm 22. I don't think the story is too childish, considering that you're playing a cartoon adventure game about a talking dog and a rabbit. What do you expect from it? Dawson's Creek-style dialogue and heavy storylines?

S@bre · 02/09/2007, 02:10 pm

I'm 17. Sam & Max Hit The Road was the second proper computer game I ever played, with Doom being the first. (the casual violence of Max and the casual massacre of "Knee Deep in the Dead" of Doom... didn't affect my childhood in the slightest. Really!) The stories do seem a little childish and wacky, but the one of Hit The Road was too: you have to find a frozen bigfoot and return him to his owners, they could get away with that in a Looney Toons show. The other LEC games were equally as wacky.

maximmortal · 02/09/2007, 02:11 pm

Incidentally, I cannot vote because my age group is not listed. :P

fajerkaos · 02/09/2007, 02:16 pm

15 and just got into this beutiful thing called Adventure Games...

numble · 02/09/2007, 02:21 pm

My age group's not listed either...

mill · 02/09/2007, 02:22 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by maximmortal

[...] What do you expect from it? Dawson's Creek-style dialogue and [...]?

Oh, no, I hope no one would like that. In fact, I'm pretty sure no one would like that.

mill · 02/09/2007, 02:24 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by maximmortal

Incidentally, I cannot vote because my age group is not listed. :P

haha sorry, and it's not possible to edit the poll either

maximmortal · 02/09/2007, 02:25 pm

Hahaha, oops! Oh well, it's no matter.

jp-30 · 02/09/2007, 03:45 pm

I'm 35. There's no way the game's "too childish".

But I have been helping my kids out with Putt-Putt, Freddie Fish & Spy Fox in the last few weeks. And I'm being thoroughly entertained by all of them. They're aimed for young children but they're still fun to play (with the kids).

ShaggE · 02/09/2007, 03:53 pm

I'm 20, but my tastes in entertainment are much more eclectic than my age would dictate. I'm the type of person who will enjoy an opera and an art gallery soiree, then go home and play Grand Theft Auto and watch z-grade slasher films :P

As for the "childishness" of Sam & Max, sure it's cartoonish, and has cheap jokes abound, but I wouldn't call it kid-friendly either. I was rather surprised by a certain running joke in Episode 3, it seemed much less subtle than any sexual overtones in episode 1. (I don't recall any in 2)

**Jake** · 02/09/2007, 04:34 pm

I updated the poll for you.

xChri5x · 02/09/2007, 07:30 pm

Vote or die.

**Jake** · 02/09/2007, 07:35 pm

Also, I voted.

Dogen_D_Derrible · 02/09/2007, 07:36 pm

I'm 27. Loving the new S&M ( ¬_¬ ) although part 3 was far too easy (even for a casual, episodic title) and personally I think it could do with having a touch more variation to ring the changes and stop the structure getting stale. I'm not necessarily asking for the sort of point & click mind bending puzzles of old, but I would like to see more bits like the dream sequence from Ep.1 that became a stand out moment primarily it put a slightly different spin on the rest of the gameplay. Anyway, I bought the entire season so here's looking forward to a cracking closing half.

scollege · 02/09/2007, 08:28 pm

I'm 38 and still loving Sam & Max. One of those who played "Hit the Road" and was thrilled when they were finally brought back.

And hey - it's nice to have some silly, irrelevent humor in a game nowadays. Games like "Grand Theft Auto" and their ilk are just too depressing.

mill · 02/09/2007, 10:35 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

I updated the poll for you.

Thanks! .

matan · 02/09/2007, 10:42 pm

I'm 24, and I also don't think the Sam&Max games are too childish at all. Actually, I think part of the charm is how childish they seem on the surface, but how adult the jokes actually are.

mill · 02/09/2007, 10:55 pm

Thanks for your replies, and your input to the poll. I, and most of you other guys as it seems, am very happy to see the humour back in adventure games. The ones released for the past two or three years are usually of a more serious nature, and I miss the old funny ones, so I prefer this (in my opinion sort of childish) funny style over the serious. Still, it lacks punch, and I really hate the Soda Poppers =)

Mike Haley · 02/09/2007, 10:55 pm

I am 24, and don't find Telltale's Sam & Max to be childish. It's actually edgier than Sam & Max Hit the Road. In that game, you didn't even get a gun. Not that you need a gun to have a fun game, mind you.

View Poll Results: How old are you that are playing S&M?
36 or older	3	3.85%
31-35	3	3.85%
25-30	31	39.74%
16-20	20	25.64%
11-15	4	5.13%
10 or younger	0	0%
...21-24	17	21.79%
Voters: 78. You may not vote on this poll

02/09/2007, 02:06 pm	#1
mill Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 27	How old are you guys? -- survey To me, I think the story is a bit too childish, something fifteen year olds would enjoy. Perhaps I am too old for this game (27), I dunno. So I'm kind of interested in how old you guys are who are playing the new game. My guess is 23-30, but I guess the stats will show. Last edited by mill; 02/09/2007 at 02:33 pm.

02/09/2007, 02:10 pm	#3
S@bre Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Blighty Posts: 356	I'm 17. Sam & Max Hit The Road was the second proper computer game I ever played, with Doom being the first. (the casual violence of Max and the casual massacre of "Knee Deep in the Dead" of Doom... didn't affect my childhood in the slightest. Really!) The stories do seem a little childish and wacky, but the one of Hit The Road was too: you have to find a frozen bigfoot and return him to his owners, they could get away with that in a Looney Toons show. The other LEC games were equally as wacky. __________________ "In this country we find it pays to shoot an admiral from time to time to encourage the others" — Voltaire "Beer is proof that God wanted us to be happy" — Benjamin Franklin > Sam & Max on Wikipedia > Tales of Monkey Island on Wikipedia Last edited by S@bre; 02/09/2007 at 02:21 pm.

02/09/2007, 03:53 pm	#11
ShaggE Deep Mushroom Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,316	I'm 20, but my tastes in entertainment are much more eclectic than my age would dictate. I'm the type of person who will enjoy an opera and an art gallery soiree, then go home and play Grand Theft Auto and watch z-grade slasher films :P As for the "childishness" of Sam & Max, sure it's cartoonish, and has cheap jokes abound, but I wouldn't call it kid-friendly either. I was rather surprised by a certain running joke in Episode 3, it seemed much less subtle than any sexual overtones in episode 1. (I don't recall any in 2) __________________ "This grass feels funny. It feels like... pants." - Kirby A song. Also a song.

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02/09/2007, 02:09 pm	#2
maximmortal drugxfree Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 177	I'm 22. I don't think the story is too childish, considering that you're playing a cartoon adventure game about a talking dog and a rabbit. What do you expect from it? Dawson's Creek-style dialogue and heavy storylines?

02/09/2007, 02:11 pm	#4
maximmortal drugxfree Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 177	Incidentally, I cannot vote because my age group is not listed. :P

02/09/2007, 02:16 pm	#5
fajerkaos Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Schwedén Posts: 287	15 and just got into this beutiful thing called Adventure Games...

02/09/2007, 02:21 pm	#6
numble Glottal stop Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Super Happy Farmland Posts: 524	My age group's not listed either...

02/09/2007, 02:25 pm	#9
maximmortal drugxfree Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Posts: 177	Hahaha, oops! Oh well, it's no matter.

02/09/2007, 03:45 pm	#10
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	I'm 35. There's no way the game's "too childish". But I have been helping my kids out with Putt-Putt, Freddie Fish & Spy Fox in the last few weeks. And I'm being thoroughly entertained by all of them. They're aimed for young children but they're still fun to play (with the kids).

02/09/2007, 04:34 pm	#12
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,875	I updated the poll for you.

02/09/2007, 07:30 pm	#13
xChri5x Marketplace Reality Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: GTA, Ontario Posts: 1,629	Vote or die.

02/09/2007, 07:35 pm	#14
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,875	Also, I voted.

02/09/2007, 07:36 pm	#15
Dogen_D_Derrible Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 5	I'm 27. Loving the new S&M ( ¬_¬ ) although part 3 was far too easy (even for a casual, episodic title) and personally I think it could do with having a touch more variation to ring the changes and stop the structure getting stale. I'm not necessarily asking for the sort of point & click mind bending puzzles of old, but I would like to see more bits like the dream sequence from Ep.1 that became a stand out moment primarily it put a slightly different spin on the rest of the gameplay. Anyway, I bought the entire season so here's looking forward to a cracking closing half.

02/09/2007, 08:28 pm	#16
scollege Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15	I'm 38 and still loving Sam & Max. One of those who played "Hit the Road" and was thrilled when they were finally brought back. And hey - it's nice to have some silly, irrelevent humor in a game nowadays. Games like "Grand Theft Auto" and their ilk are just too depressing.

02/09/2007, 10:42 pm	#18
matan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Israel Posts: 169	I'm 24, and I also don't think the Sam&Max games are too childish at all. Actually, I think part of the charm is how childish they seem on the surface, but how adult the jokes actually are.

02/09/2007, 10:55 pm	#19
mill Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 27	Thanks for your replies, and your input to the poll. I, and most of you other guys as it seems, am very happy to see the humour back in adventure games. The ones released for the past two or three years are usually of a more serious nature, and I miss the old funny ones, so I prefer this (in my opinion sort of childish) funny style over the serious. Still, it lacks punch, and I really hate the Soda Poppers =)

02/09/2007, 10:55 pm	#20
Mike Haley Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 367	I am 24, and don't find Telltale's Sam & Max to be childish. It's actually edgier than Sam & Max Hit the Road. In that game, you didn't even get a gun. Not that you need a gun to have a fun game, mind you.

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