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*Hero1* · 09/04/2007, 03:03 am

I've seen quite a few people ask for this so I'd be interested in the poll results..

-=[The_Razgriz_Ace]=- · 09/04/2007, 03:09 am

One of the funniest things in hit the road was using Max's head to short out the river of love ride thing at the carnival...I cracked up at that...BRING BACK THAT HUMOUR!!!

Guybrush Threepwood · 09/04/2007, 03:45 am

I don't mind either way. If he can be used as inventory item, cool. If not, no problem.

Christovsky · 09/04/2007, 06:45 am

Yeah, bring him back, but only if the puzzles are as silly and semi-illogical as they were in Hit The Road!

**Jake** · 09/04/2007, 10:06 am

I like the trade-off of being able to speak as him in place of using him, but I may be biased.

Harald B · 09/04/2007, 10:12 am

I might agree if you actually got to speak as him more than the barely once per episode in season one. Are there plans for that?

Silly Bob · 09/04/2007, 10:25 am

I'd actually like to play as him, maybe Sam gets Kidnapped and you need to use Max to free him, and now that Sam's gone, Max has absolutely no moral compass.

Guybrush Threepwood · 09/04/2007, 10:43 am

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Originally Posted by Harald B

I might agree if you actually got to speak as him more than the barely once per episode in season one. Are there plans for that?

I may be wrong, but I think Max is being used as a hint system.

**Jake** · 09/04/2007, 12:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood

I may be wrong, but I think Max is being used as a hint system.

Max has always been the hint system. Throughout Season One you could click on him to talk to him at any point in the game, and the dialog options were always tied directly to how far you were through the episode. He didn't always have the most helpful advice, but everything he said was always tied to offering some tiny-to-medium hint about any tasks you had left uncompleted.

In Season Two he can now just start rambling to himself or talking to you about the game independent of you clicking. Other characters can do this as well, but don't very often.

Guybrush Threepwood · 09/04/2007, 12:11 pm

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Originally Posted by Jake

Max has always been the hint system. Throughout Season One you could click on him to talk to him at any point in the game, and the dialog options were always tied directly to how far you were through the episode. He didn't always have the most helpful advice, but everything he said was always tied to offering some tiny-to-medium hint about any tasks you had left uncompleted.

In Season Two he can now just start rambling to himself or talking to you about the game independent of you clicking. Other characters can do this as well, but don't very often.

I see. Sometimes I just thought he was just delivering a funny line instead of a hint.

*NickTTG* · 09/04/2007, 12:36 pm

More fool you then!

Guybrush Threepwood · 09/04/2007, 12:38 pm

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Originally Posted by NickTTG

More fool you then!

It's because I was just so good at the game, Max decided to give me exclusive dialouge that no-one else has ever heard. Not even Telltale.

patters · 09/04/2007, 01:07 pm

i quite liked what revolution did with broken sword 4 when you could use either dialogue or the character directly

War-overlord · 09/04/2007, 01:12 pm

I would prefer not to use Max as an inventory Item. When you can use Max, he kind of loses his inherant role. The role of violent, funny but essentialy useless tag-alongfriend.

Then again the Idea of being able to controll Max would be awesome.

tobar · 09/04/2007, 04:22 pm

I dream of the day I can launch Max through a window and hear him scream, "BOOGA BOOGA!!!!!"

Zeek · 09/04/2007, 04:41 pm

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Originally Posted by tobar

I dream of the day I can launch Max through a window and hear him scream, "BOOGA BOOGA!!!!!"

I hope we get to do that in Season 2 during the driving sequences.

Have another one of those "dodge 'em" scenarios like in Culture Shock, pull the Desoto next to the perp, click a special Max icon, trigger cut scene of him jumpping out of the car screaming "BOOGA BOOGA!" at the top of his lungs.

Kaldire · 09/04/2007, 04:44 pm

well you could have max even NOT do anything special except for maybe one or two triggers, the rest should just be insane rants or something random.. use max on his desk to get him to ponder the universe for .3 seconds then watch him chew a chunk out of the desk while saying the great fault line finally broke.. or something.

Kedri · 09/04/2007, 07:03 pm

I was all for the Max inventory argument, until I heard Dave Grossman's reasoning. As he said, you never know what Max is gonna do if you throw him at something. This is true. When was the last time you predicted one of Max's actions?

Zeek · 09/04/2007, 07:23 pm

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Originally Posted by Kedri

I was all for the Max inventory argument, until I heard Dave Grossman's reasoning. As he said, you never know what Max is gonna do if you throw him at something. This is true. When was the last time you predicted one of Max's actions?

Episode Six after Sam kicked him up to Hugh Bliss.

Before then, it was Episode 4 and how excited he became once we got access to The War Room. But other than that, yeah, Max does tend to act unpredictible.

suncrafter · 09/04/2007, 10:33 pm

It might make things easier for some people. I can't see how it could hurt the game. So yes - please do that.

View Poll Results: Do you want to be able to use Max as an inventory item in TTG's Sam & Max
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09/04/2007, 03:03 am	#1
Hero1 conclusion jumper Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 1,766	Max as an inventory item? I've seen quite a few people ask for this so I'd be interested in the poll results.. __________________ Patience is a sharp razor to swallow...

09/04/2007, 03:09 am	#2
-=[The_Razgriz_Ace]=- ... Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Perth, WA Posts: 85	One of the funniest things in hit the road was using Max's head to short out the river of love ride thing at the carnival...I cracked up at that...BRING BACK THAT HUMOUR!!! __________________ "At least pants are optional!" - Max

09/04/2007, 03:45 am	#3
Guybrush Threepwood You fight like a cow! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: England Posts: 2,228	I don't mind either way. If he can be used as inventory item, cool. If not, no problem. __________________ Sign here for Bone 3! (with 701+ signatures!)

09/04/2007, 10:12 am	#6
Harald B Egregious Philosopher Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,449	I might agree if you actually got to speak as him more than the barely once per episode in season one. Are there plans for that? __________________ 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!

09/04/2007, 06:45 am	#4
Christovsky Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 207	Yeah, bring him back, but only if the puzzles are as silly and semi-illogical as they were in Hit The Road!

09/04/2007, 10:06 am	#5
Jake Telltale Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,843	I like the trade-off of being able to speak as him in place of using him, but I may be biased.

09/04/2007, 10:25 am	#7
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09/04/2007, 12:36 pm	#11
NickTTG Spy/Soldier/Director Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 396	More fool you then!

09/04/2007, 01:07 pm	#13
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09/04/2007, 01:12 pm	#14
War-overlord Overlord of the Realms Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Brabant, The Netherlands Posts: 106	I would prefer not to use Max as an inventory Item. When you can use Max, he kind of loses his inherant role. The role of violent, funny but essentialy useless tag-alongfriend. Then again the Idea of being able to controll Max would be awesome. __________________ "Evil will always find a way." -Gnarl, Minion-master http://dragcave.net/image/kQG5.gif http://dragcave.net/image/2PID.gif

09/04/2007, 04:22 pm	#15
tobar Blue Blazer irregular Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 694	I dream of the day I can launch Max through a window and hear him scream, "BOOGA BOOGA!!!!!"

09/04/2007, 04:44 pm	#17
Kaldire Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 886	well you could have max even NOT do anything special except for maybe one or two triggers, the rest should just be insane rants or something random.. use max on his desk to get him to ponder the universe for .3 seconds then watch him chew a chunk out of the desk while saying the great fault line finally broke.. or something.

09/04/2007, 07:03 pm	#18
Kedri Stupid rat creatures!! Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 541	I was all for the Max inventory argument, until I heard Dave Grossman's reasoning. As he said, you never know what Max is gonna do if you throw him at something. This is true. When was the last time you predicted one of Max's actions? __________________ "Conjecture is not fact, and opinion is not fact, and no matter how many times you say it, it doesn't make it true." - Shaun Lyon, administrator of Outpost Gallifrey

09/04/2007, 10:33 pm	#20
suncrafter Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 13	It might make things easier for some people. I can't see how it could hurt the game. So yes - please do that. __________________ Proud webmaster of: "Stickman Murder Mystery Games" Please visit my Forum too!

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