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Sam And Max Developer Funded to Make 'Bone'
Next Generation reports that Telltale games, the current developer of the Sam and Max sequel, has been given $825,000 in a new round of funding. From the article: "Telltale CEO Dan Connors said, 'With our first titles based on Jeff Smith's popular comic books [Bone], Telltale is releasing accessible, innovative, interactive stories for the masses. This expansion funding gives us the ability to move even more aggressively in key areas of our business and further accelerate our company's strategy and growth.'"
Funny, I'm recording the dialog for Bone 2 right as I read this!
Jory
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Jory
Steve Purcell has created some interesting interactive online comics on their site at:
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http://www.telltalegames.com/comics/samnmax/?perm
Fairly entertaining, but only a few pages so far. He doesn't seem to have lost much of his sense of humor after all these years.
On a related note - I checked ebay recently. Steve Purcell's comics have become surprisingly valuable - found out my copy of "Sam & Max: Surfing the Highway" is worth hundreds. I'm keeping it though - it's the one comic I own, and it's worth the humor.
You should know, first off, that I am an adventure gamer. Most other games don't pique my interest, but I've been a longtime Sierra Online & LucasArts adventure game fan, beginning way back with the Infocom text adventures and through all the Space Quest series and more.
So, when the folks who founded Telltale were let go from their projects at LucasArts, I was thrilled to see they were striking out on their own and made it a goal to be working on their new projects.
Last year, we did sound for Bone: Out from Boneville and a CSI game Telltale produced for Ubisoft (which will be shipping very shortly). The writing has been excellent all the way through. The actors we are using are all top-notch. And the company's goals really are on making adventure games that people want. Bone: The Great Cow Race has been in dialog production for about 2.5 weeks (and we wrap up tomorrow) and has, again, been very high quality.
The game is funny. It is clever. It is true to the comic book. And I think adventure gamers like me will love it. (I know that I'm eager to play it!)
Jory
If the first episode they released is any indication, the Bone series is definitely "all ages," aimed at being approachable by anyone.
The Sam & Max games, though, I'd imagine will be aimed more at the hardcore gaming audience who grew up with the insane puzzle-driven adventures of the 90s.