Season 1 is too expensive

[aiju]

I think Season 1 is too expensive. I didn't need a lot of time to play through.
(But it's very, very funny so I think it's almost worth the money )

[MarkDarin]

Well isn't that the point really? Quality over quantity? Would you pay more for a game that would take you months to play, but wasn't any fun? I wouldn't.

[jmm]

For 2 to 3 hours times 6 episodes yields around 15-20 hours of game-play (unless you play with a walkthough). A regular 15-20 hours adventure game is priced around $40 (or more).
So... I think season 1 was priced just right.

But I'm fearing season 2 will be a few bucks too much considering that there is one less episode.

$35 (roughly) for 6 episodes means a little less than $6 per episode while $35 for 5 episodes means $7 per episode, roughly $6 more in total....
But as Mark said, quality is key. And so is the re-playability found in the mini-games and probably finishing the game with overt, regular and no hints (just to see the different dialogs)

Still, there is the option of demos or to buy an episode (and upgrade later.... If TT gives that option though)

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I thought season was was cheap and chips, but I'm disappointed that season two will be priced the same and will have one less episode.

[Emily]

I thought season was was cheap and chips, but I'm disappointed that season two will be priced the same and will have one less episode.

Even if the overall play experience is more satisfying than Season One?

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Originally Posted by Emily

Even if the overall play experience is more satisfying than Season One?

I can't comment on that until I've played it.

(I do trust you though!)

[Haggis]

Hmmm... how do you measure satisfaction though? Have you put Season 2 demo players through a brain scanner and compared their level of excitement to that of Season 1 players?

In all seriousness, I'd much rather spend 35 bucks on a Sam & Max game than 5 dollars on a longer game that I don't really like.

[Guybrush Threepwood]

As long as the quality of the episodes is retained throughout the season, I'll be happy.

[Kitmit13]

noncense! It was too cheap!! I think they need to charge more to be honest they desearve more money for such a brilliant game! I spent a 3 days on just the first episode as I just loved to walk around talking, taking my time and admiring the amount of effort put in!

[Guybrush Threepwood]

Originally Posted by Kitmit13

noncense! It was too cheap!! I think they need to charge more to be honest they desearve more money for such a brilliant game! I spent a 3 days on just the first episode as I just loved to walk around talking, taking my time and admiring the amount of effort put in!

Well, that is one way to put "I got stuck on a certain puzzle"...




... just kidding.

[Zachspyfox033]

I think the price was fair.

[Harald B]

I don't feel Season One adds up to less than a full-length game by any significant amount. Besides, some 'full-length games' are over surprisingly quickly. It may also depend on how you measure. While Season One doesn't have quite as many screens as, say, Hit the Road, it does have a staggering amount of dialog, most of it good. Between Max, Bosco, Sybil, and the Soda Poppers, you've got well over 27 dialog trees without even getting into the non-recurring characters. I think it has significantly more lines than most games, not to mention the fact that they're much funnier.

[Marty]

expensive? no offense but you must be a tight arse
it was cheap and affordable

[Hero1]

Very good price I thought.

[Kitmit13]

Originally Posted by Guybrush Threepwood

Well, that is one way to put "I got stuck on a certain puzzle"...




... just kidding.

haha rofl! nah I found it rather easy except towards the last 2 episodes! But I kinda liked it that way because then I wouldn't use the walkthroughs!

[Holocatmon]

to be honest I would have paid more then what I had to for the game, which was 30 Cdn. I paid more for TLJ: Dreamfall and got quite a bit less in terms of memorable gameplay, for instance. Those standard quicktime adventure games don't really compare and are only marginally cheaper, sometimes. The last Myst episode was better but it also cost more and was only better in terms of puzzles, not dialog, as one would expect (should I even compare that one? Kinda old). As a comedy I haven't seen good writing like that in some time, in any game genre.

My only wish is that you could mindlessly level up Sam in Bosco's 2.0. Pointlessly raising meaningless stats is just what an RPG parody schtik needs you know. :3

[Maratanos]

Well, actually, there's a bit of an odd story here.

Season 2 season set is less of a good deal than the season 1 set. It's less episodes for the same price, and the individual price is the same between them.

Granted, it's still a discount, but it's the difference between 54-35=19 and 45-35=10

[Mel]

It's all still cheaper than anti-depressants!

[Hero1]

Originally Posted by Maratanos

Well, actually, there's a bit of an odd story here.

Season 2 season set is less of a good deal than the season 1 set. It's less episodes for the same price, and the individual price is the same between them.

Granted, it's still a discount, but it's the difference between 54-35=19 and 45-35=10

there may be 1 less episode but it could be the same gameplay length as season 1.. remember episodes 2 and 3 were very short..

[Hobophobic]

It's all a matter of perspective. last friday I took a girl out that i really didn't feel like taking out for a good reason in my mind, but it didn't work out for me. anyway- dinner, movie, snack at the theater. 40 bucks down and no satisfaction, although the movie was good (30 days of night), but it only lasted 2 hours.

Sam and Max, 35 bucks. 3, 4, 5 hours an episode, something to look forward to every month... brilliant and interactive dialog that kicks the crap out of mainstream television sitcoms. An excellent company that recognizes the support it gets from fans with an owner that was named after John Goodman's character on the 'Rosanne' show.

You could compare it to the bargain-bin adventure games at Wal-Mart or whatever and call it overpriced, but I think on an entertainment level, I got a great deal.