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Sam and Max Hit the GameTap
Gamespot reports that the episodic sequels to the original Sam and Max title will be available on GameTap starting next month. Sam & Max Episode 1: Culture Shock will be available starting on October 17th for subscribers to the PC-download service. Non-subscribers will be able to download the game at some future point. From the article: "Just under a year ago, indie studio Telltale Games acquired the rights to make games based on the underground comic Sam & Max: Freelance Police. The news was a godsend to many old-school gamers who loved the first game the comic inspired, 1993's Sam & Max Hit the Road, and lamented the 2004 cancellation of its sequel, Sam & Max: Freelance Police." Update: 09/08 19:24 GMT by Z : Jake Rodkin from TellTale wrote to make sure we pointed out the copious details that didn't make it into the Gamespot piece. For those of us without GameTap, we can look forward to the non-subscription release on November 1st.
It's a shelf full of Snuckey's crap! :-)
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
I would love to play the new Sam & Max, however, is the GameTap service worth its cost? Is their current library of games decent?
[Sam hangs up the phone]
Max: Another confused census taker?
Sam: Actually, it was the Commissioner with another idiotic and baffling assignment.
Max: Does it involve wanton destruction?
Sam: We can only hope.
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Sam: I think I've got something in my eye.
/really/ wanted to play this game. Alas. Thwarted again.
Max: Try digging it out with a fork. That always works for me.
Why why why! *sob *sniff.
Oh terrible horror. I
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It's called rent seeking and it's yet another example of the ways in which an unregulated free market fails miserably.
- None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license. -- John Milton
TFA says that the title will be exclusive on GameTap for an unknown length of time. Looking quickly at Telltale's site shows that the game will be downloadable from the developer's site starting November 1st.
Dewey, you fool! Your decimal system has played right into my hands!
Sam and Max is an old but good game. Some company has bought the rights to the name "Sam and Max". When you buy something's name, you don't become the thing. LIke I wouldn't suddenly become smarter if I named myself "Albert". So why does anyone care what some untrustworthy looking startup is doing just because they bought the 9 characters "SAM AND MAX"?
Doesn't it make you feel good to know that our freedoms are protected by politicans, lawyers and journalists.
Also there's a little error in that Gamespot article - they say GameTap's exclusivity is for an undisclosed period. It's actually 15 days (hence the release on Telltale's site Nov. 1). Also the article says the games will only be available through digital distribution... this is true initially, but there will most likely be a box set of Season 1 for sale once all the episodes are out.
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I'm ambivalent about this. On one hand, it's Sam and Max. I loved "Hit the Road." However, Telltale Games also brought us "Bone: Out from Boneville," which, IMO, lacked the comic book's charm, and padded itself out with too much walking around.
Comparing the old title to the new one, I just get the impression that Telltale has made it too sterile, and drained it of some character.
I found the two Bone games from Telltale pretty underwhelming, although the second was an improvement over the first. I hope they do a better job with Sam & Max.
"Look at this Max, it's a new game starring us. Why do you suppose it's Windows only?"
"I keep telling you Sam, my name isn't an abbreviation for the plural of Macintosh. It's Max with an X. The X makes me more appealing to those miscreants on soda commercials. After all, they're our demographic."
"You need to watch less TV Max."
I take it that you have used GameTap then? Is there a problem with the service, and if so, what are your complaints? Or are you just trolling? I've seen the ads on TV for GameTap, and was thinking about checking it out, so I'd like to know if there are compelling reasons to not use it.
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A lot of rent seeking consists of lobbying the state to regulate the market more, which diminishes the freedom of the market.
You are aware that turner owns/operates it, right?
After it was all over, I ended up complaining about GameTap to the BBB. Like any month-to-month 'subscription' service [see: gym], they will try to shaft you on exit. I cancelled my service TWO TIMES, then got charged the subsequent two months, but didn't notice until that second month. All I was able to get back was one $15 monthly payment. Be careful what you tell the GameTap associates on the phone, as if they don't enter notes into their 'call log' then the call didn't really take place, despite cell phone records or anything else.
Oh, and the only reason I was entered into a month-to-month agreement was because I failed to opt-out of their 'FREE TRIAL' after two weeks. Really not worth my trouble, as almost everything they offered I already had...ah well. What would you expect from Time Warner?
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Why in the hell didn't they go with Steam? When smaller releases like Darwinia get so much press, a Sam and Max game should be a slam dunk.
Sam and Max was the only adventure game I beat without using a strategy guide. I hope the same holds true for this one. Oh wait, the n'terw3b ftw.
God spoke to me.
I'll just get the new Sam & Max from a torrent anyway....releasing stuff on GameTap is like giving every non-american the finger since its a USA exclusive and that I dont take likely to.. so paying is out of the question :D
its my way of getting back at them!