Telltale Games

08/03/2006, 04:34 am

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 · 08/03/2006, 04:43 am

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

08/03/2006, 06:53 am

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!

08/03/2006, 07:52 am

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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 · 08/03/2006, 11:08 am

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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.

)

08/03/2006, 12:01 pm

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

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

Emily · 08/03/2006, 02:05 pm

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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.

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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.

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

This month.

08/03/2006, 02:16 pm

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

Emily · 08/03/2006, 02:32 pm

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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.

08/03/2006, 02:49 pm

youtube? try video google

08/03/2006, 04:32 pm

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

Emily · 08/03/2006, 04:43 pm

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 · 08/03/2006, 05:37 pm

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

08/03/2006, 08:08 pm

HOLLA!

08/03/2006, 10:09 pm

Good stuff.

08/03/2006, 11:19 pm

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

08/03/2006, 11:45 pm

I hope there is a Max sighting! Oh Boy!

Emily · 08/04/2006, 01:57 am

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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 · 08/04/2006, 10:53 am

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 · 08/04/2006, 02:25 pm

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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.

08/03/2006, 06:53 am	#3
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	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!

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08/03/2006, 04:34 am	#1
xChri5x Guest Posts: n/a	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...

08/03/2006, 04:43 am	#2
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	The game is indeed on schedule. I played through it last week. Very enjoyable.

08/03/2006, 12:01 pm	#6
xChri5x Guest Posts: n/a	It's not like they sell the episodes anymore! geez. Maybe Nelvana is planning to, so they got youtube to take them off?

08/03/2006, 02:16 pm	#8
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	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

08/03/2006, 02:49 pm	#10
errorage Guest Posts: n/a	youtube? try video google

08/03/2006, 04:32 pm	#11
pheeph Guest Posts: n/a	does this mean you might get the game done earlier than expected?

08/03/2006, 04:43 pm	#12
Emily Formerly of the Telltale Team Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco Posts: 4,549	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...

08/03/2006, 05:37 pm	#13
Udvarnoky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 855	Wow, that's even faster than I thought the development process worked.

08/03/2006, 11:19 pm	#16
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	Interesting are they anticipating making any changes to finished episodes 2 and 3 once they get the feedback from the pilots release?

08/03/2006, 11:45 pm	#17
xChri5x Guest Posts: n/a	I hope there is a Max sighting! Oh Boy!

08/04/2006, 10:53 am	#19
jannar85 Drunk on the pic! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 392	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 [:">]