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Sam And Max Get a Price Tag
Joystiq is reporting that Telltale games has finally announced pricing on episodic Sam and Max content. The game installments will be available as part of GameTap's $10/month service, but each episode will also be available for download straight from the Telltale site. From the article: "Gamers will be able to download individual episodes from Telltale directly for $9 per episode or $35 per season (six episodes). The season pass will save you nearly $20 off the individual price and earn you the option of ordering a CD of the entire season when it's all wrapped up for just the cost of shipping. That's all the benefits of episodic distribution, with none of the non-physical hangups our retail-addicted brains insist are so important."
...but "episode-based" game content just seems like yet another excuse for game developers to release incomplete products, except this time rather than hide that fact, they can tout it as a feature?
[episode 2 of this rant scheduled for release next week]
From the makers of World of Home Improvement Loans-craft, Sim Taxpayer, and Virtua Grocery Clerk, it's:
Sam and Max Get a Price Tag!
and no I won't read the article for clarification. Let me have my delusions, please.