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Udvarnoky · 09/12/2006, 09:30 pm

Am I the only one who thinks it's obvious that Sam's "lack of enthusiasm" is intentional?

Guybrush_Threepwood · 09/12/2006, 09:35 pm

I think the only problem is that most of you wanna hear the same exact voices of HTR.
THAT. IS. JUST. NOT. POSSIBLE.
Surrender, guys, they're using different actors (or perhaps just one actor, I read this somewhere).

09/12/2006, 10:01 pm

We know that David Nowlin (alias Fone Bone) is Sam and Andrew Chaikin (alias Phoney Bone) is Max.
Nowlin did both the characters in the trailer.
I like the voices, the whole "Hold to the left, hold to the right..." joke in the car clip made me laugh hard. Chaikin's voice is spot on, it's hilarious. It's different from Jameson's but it's still fun, just in a different way.
Perhaps Sam sounds a little unenthusiastic, but - as Udvarnoky said - I think it's done on purpose. Yet I wait to play the whole game to express a full opinion on the Sam's voice dilemma. The tone of his voice sounds right, though.

09/12/2006, 11:58 pm

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Am I the only one who thinks it's obvious that Sam's "lack of enthusiasm" is intentional?

Sams comments are very sly..and sarcastic.. i dont think they should lack enthusiasm..and i'd wonder why that would be intentional

09/13/2006, 06:07 am

When I hear Sam & Max's voices, I actually start to cry. I cry because they ring something so true and personal, it affects my very inner being. In fact, when I hear their voices, I completely lose my self-automative abilities; falling into a heap on the ground, I began swathering and girating.

That is what Sam & Max's voices do to me. They make me swagger and swather.

Guybrush_Threepwood · 09/13/2006, 09:31 am

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We know that David Nowlin (alias Fone Bone) is Sam and Andrew Chaikin (alias Phoney Bone) is Max.
Nowlin did both the characters in the trailer.

Ok, now I remember!
I've read it from LucasDelirium

09/13/2006, 12:58 pm

George Lucas can be sucking on my balls. And I mean golf balls.

Guybrush_Threepwood · 09/13/2006, 02:15 pm

I'll leave my balls for Jim Ward, then. Basket balls, I mean.

Haggis · 09/13/2006, 04:26 pm

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Am I the only one who thinks it's obvious that Sam's "lack of enthusiasm" is intentional?

Definitely, but a little more character wouldn't hurt. Now it just sounds like Sam is reading his lines from a note that's attached to his hat and dangling in front of his eyes. Sam's quite the character, so I'd like him to deliver his lines just a *tad* more enthusiastic. Not too much though, just a bit.

09/14/2006, 07:59 am

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Am I the only one who thinks it's obvious that Sam's "lack of enthusiasm" is intentional?

Definitely, but a little more character wouldn't hurt. Now it just sounds like Sam is reading his lines from a note that's attached to his hat and dangling in front of his eyes. Sam's quite the character, so I'd like him to deliver his lines just a *tad* more enthusiastic. Not too much though, just a bit.

Hey, that's a particularly good description...with the hat thing...

09/15/2006, 12:10 am

Sconded, thirded, and fourthed. Just a touch more enthusiasm is needed for perfection on Sam's part

09/15/2006, 11:38 am

Lol.. Sounds like whatever Tell-Tale do, theirs gonna be a lot of complaints about the characters voices once the first episode is released?

Haggis · 09/15/2006, 12:44 pm

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Lol.. Sounds like whatever Tell-Tale do, theirs gonna be a lot of complaints about the characters voices once the first episode is released?

Yeah, that's basically what it all boils down to. But like Emily said, at least we're only complaining about the voices, and not about the actual game!

09/16/2006, 06:46 pm

No, not WHATEVER they do. I haven't heard any complaints about the backgrounds or the character models of the animation or the price. The ONLY thing people complain about is THE VOICES. (Some complaints about GAMETAP, but that's remedied by an International release a month or two afterwards.)

The voices...I'm ashamed to say they suck. Sure, nepotism with Bone and all, I can kind of figure out the brief they got from the voice director; "Okay guys, Sam & Max's humour comes from being deadpan noir, delivering the lines as conscientiously as possible, so try not to put too much emotion into it...feel as though you're bored and restrained, and Max try to speak a little higher with a squeak at the end, Sam be cool calm and collected."

And then they try too hard and fluff it. If anything, they should hire voice actors who know nothing about Sam & Max, but are in TV SERIES or something.

Sorry dudes. I tried to like the voices, but I don't. Maybe it'll be like RESIDENT EVIL where the voices are really bad, they actually create atmosphere.

But, I've never played the game. If the in-game video clips are anything to go by, everything's looking A-OK, EXCEPT the voices. Tragic.

09/16/2006, 08:34 pm

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No, not WHATEVER they do. I haven't heard any complaints about the backgrounds or the character models of the animation or the price. The ONLY thing people complain about is THE VOICES. (Some complaints about GAMETAP, but that's remedied by an International release a month or two afterwards.)

hmm.. No..
remeber - "make Max more furry"?
or the eternal "2D vs 3D"?
or "use cartoon shaders"?
or "just make Hit the Road in 3D"?
or "allow us to visit places from other episodes"
or "what they did to the DeSoto?"
and of coures - "episodic VS non episodic"?
Just look for them and you will find them.

This game collects quite many responses from fans of the original comics but mostly of the original LucasArts game.
and as adventure gamers tend to be - they are verry conservative and very passionate about it.
They will not agree any different interpretation than the so called "original" one.

I personally quite like the new voices - Tough know they are different. I think you need to make your final judgement when the game is out , since even HTR had some moments the voices just didn't fit.

09/17/2006, 12:16 am

) I think if the developers read this forum they could go mad 8-}

Squinky · 09/17/2006, 04:11 am

Nah, we just laugh and make fun of you when we go out to lunch.

09/17/2006, 07:49 am

Once Telltale makes it big and takes over the world with this franchise, can all of us who were loyal posters before the game was released be your pets? I have no problem wearing a leash.

09/17/2006, 08:38 am

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Nah, we just laugh and make fun of you when we go out to lunch.

you go to lunch? so thats why you are doing everything wrong you just aint committed

Haggis · 09/17/2006, 11:16 am

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Nah, we just laugh and make fun of you when we go out to lunch.

you go to lunch? so thats why you are doing everything wrong you just aint committed

Yeah, get off that lunch and get crackin' on the game! Pronto!

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09/12/2006, 09:30 pm	#41
Udvarnoky Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Thibodaux, LA Posts: 855	Am I the only one who thinks it's obvious that Sam's "lack of enthusiasm" is intentional?

09/12/2006, 09:35 pm	#42
Guybrush_Threepwood Spit Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cagliari, ITALY Posts: 638	I think the only problem is that most of you wanna hear the same exact voices of HTR. THAT. IS. JUST. NOT. POSSIBLE. Surrender, guys, they're using different actors (or perhaps just one actor, I read this somewhere).

09/12/2006, 10:01 pm	#43
Diduz Guest Posts: n/a	We know that David Nowlin (alias Fone Bone) is Sam and Andrew Chaikin (alias Phoney Bone) is Max. Nowlin did both the characters in the trailer. I like the voices, the whole "Hold to the left, hold to the right..." joke in the car clip made me laugh hard. Chaikin's voice is spot on, it's hilarious. It's different from Jameson's but it's still fun, just in a different way. Perhaps Sam sounds a little unenthusiastic, but - as Udvarnoky said - I think it's done on purpose. Yet I wait to play the whole game to express a full opinion on the Sam's voice dilemma. The tone of his voice sounds right, though.

09/13/2006, 06:07 am	#45
mikdog Guest Posts: n/a	When I hear Sam & Max's voices, I actually start to cry. I cry because they ring something so true and personal, it affects my very inner being. In fact, when I hear their voices, I completely lose my self-automative abilities; falling into a heap on the ground, I began swathering and girating. That is what Sam & Max's voices do to me. They make me swagger and swather.

09/13/2006, 12:58 pm	#47
mikdog Guest Posts: n/a	George Lucas can be sucking on my balls. And I mean golf balls.

09/13/2006, 02:15 pm	#48
Guybrush_Threepwood Spit Master Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cagliari, ITALY Posts: 638	I'll leave my balls for Jim Ward, then. Basket balls, I mean.

09/15/2006, 12:10 am	#51
SMNMX Guest Posts: n/a	Sconded, thirded, and fourthed. Just a touch more enthusiasm is needed for perfection on Sam's part

09/15/2006, 11:38 am	#52
IronCladChicken Guest Posts: n/a	Lol.. Sounds like whatever Tell-Tale do, theirs gonna be a lot of complaints about the characters voices once the first episode is released?

09/16/2006, 06:46 pm	#54
mikdog Guest Posts: n/a	No, not WHATEVER they do. I haven't heard any complaints about the backgrounds or the character models of the animation or the price. The ONLY thing people complain about is THE VOICES. (Some complaints about GAMETAP, but that's remedied by an International release a month or two afterwards.) The voices...I'm ashamed to say they suck. Sure, nepotism with Bone and all, I can kind of figure out the brief they got from the voice director; "Okay guys, Sam & Max's humour comes from being deadpan noir, delivering the lines as conscientiously as possible, so try not to put too much emotion into it...feel as though you're bored and restrained, and Max try to speak a little higher with a squeak at the end, Sam be cool calm and collected." And then they try too hard and fluff it. If anything, they should hire voice actors who know nothing about Sam & Max, but are in TV SERIES or something. Sorry dudes. I tried to like the voices, but I don't. Maybe it'll be like RESIDENT EVIL where the voices are really bad, they actually create atmosphere. But, I've never played the game. If the in-game video clips are anything to go by, everything's looking A-OK, EXCEPT the voices. Tragic.

09/17/2006, 12:16 am	#56
HieroHero Guest Posts: n/a	) I think if the developers read this forum they could go mad 8-}

09/17/2006, 04:11 am	#57
Squinky Awesome. Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 213	Nah, we just laugh and make fun of you when we go out to lunch.

09/17/2006, 07:49 am	#58
BarnyardCommand Guest Posts: n/a	Once Telltale makes it big and takes over the world with this franchise, can all of us who were loyal posters before the game was released be your pets? I have no problem wearing a leash.