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Sam & Max in 3D

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the carnivorous-rabbits dept.

Obiwan Kenobi writes "I know we see game announcements everyday (especially with E3 in full swing), but this is a biggie: The Sam & Max Sequel, Freelance Police has officially been announced. This fantastic (and hilarious) game finally gets its 3D-outing. Check out the nice trailer and stop by the official site for concept art and more." The original game is one of my fondest game memories, and this looks pretty promising.

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  1. Lifeless 3D by zsazsa · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The 2D concept art drawings on the page have much more character and whimsy than the 3D screenshots. To quote max from the end of the trailer, "Eh, it's been done." It's as if they're making it 3D simply because 2D doesn't sell any more.

    Will there ever be a 2D adventure game ever again?

    (Prompted from discussion on a certain IRC channel...)

    1. Re:Lifeless 3D by PurpleFloyd · · Score: 3, Insightful

      It seems to me this game is simply crying out for a cel shading 3D engine. It's a fairly simple technique to create "cartoony" graphics in a true 3D environment. I've always felt that the artwork in the original Sam & Max Hit The Road was almost as important as the characters, plot and dialouge in establishing the unique "feel" of the game; I hope Lucasarts can bring that artwork into 3D without losing its wacky charm.

      --

      That's it. I'm no longer part of Team Sanity.
  2. Monkey Island, disproving 2-D vs. 3-D by 2Flower · · Score: 3, Insightful

    I seem to be the only person on earth with this view, but:

    MI3 was worse than MI4, despite MI3 being 2-D and MI4 being 3-D.

    MI3: Rehashed jokes, rehashed puzzles, pitiful explanation of MI2's ending, very few puzzles or NPCs who remain in my memory after the game's over, truncated ending sequence, ugly sprite scaling.

    MI4: Fun 'commercialism' theme, new villian, more memorable characters, new twists on the series, better humor (albeit this is subjective).

    I don't care what dimension the game extends into as long as it's fun, and MI3 was boring and insulting compared to the much more entertaining MI4. If they want to do Sam 'n Max in 3-D so be it, and as long as it's SAM AND MAX and not a pale imitation (FT2, Action Game(tm)!) it'll be entertaining. Don't be a dimensional elitist.