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| 29 JUL 2005 at 11:10pm |
AndromusGuild Master
Posts : 5537
Joined: 6 NOV 2002
Status : Offline | I'll give it an 8. Loved the humor, but I agree some of the puzzles could have used some feedback.
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| 29 JUL 2005 at 11:16pm |
Terry PenrodGrand Inquisitor
Posts : 6693
Joined: 16 OCT 2004
Location: US, Texas
Status : Offline | .
Despite some flaws and not being a "pure" PC adventure game in the strict, traditional definition of the genre, I gave Sam & Max from Steve Purcell and his team at LucasArts a solid 8 because it was just too fun, wacky and original at the time it came out in 1993 to consider anything less than a classic.
I would love to see more AGs these days in that sort of colorful cartoon style with the same absurd sense of humor to balance the majority of new titles we see with dry, dark, somber, serious themes and semi realistic settings. But most of the funky, over-the-top titles like this today are true action-adventures / platformers for the console systems targeted to a different (and much, much bigger) audience that still knows how to let go and have unabashed childlike fun. To a large degree, we seem to have lost that once magical feeling in PC adventures and that's really a shame.
Cheers, Terry
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| 31 JUL 2005 at 12:50pm |
Chris.Schattenjger
Posts : 1842
Joined: 8 MAR 2005
Status : Online | Yes, some of the puzzles were stupid, and it wasn't a very long game either. But I enjoyed it. 7.
...not to be confused with Keira Knightley
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| 1 AUG 2005 at 5:27pm |
ElfstoneGuild Master
Posts : 5892
Joined: 4 NOV 2002
Status : Online | I used to love it. Last time I played it, the impression was a bit different, but still, I have to give it a 9.
[b]playing[/b]: Destination Treasure Island (done in two sittings, but it's nice), Syberia (ho-hum), Dracula: Last Sanctuary (on hold)&&[b]reading[/b]: even more study papers&&[b]listening to[/b]: [url=http://www.last.fm/user/Brax82/]this and that[/url], plus [url=http://www.musicovery.com/]Musicovery[/url]&&[b]TV favorites[/b]: (currently) Pushing Daisies, Chuck, Journeyman (cancelled! grrr...), Heroes&& all-time) 24, Stargate SG1, X-Files, Lost, House
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| 5 NOV 2005 at 11:41pm |
Jeroen StoutSchattenjger
Posts : 2798
Joined: 14 NOV 2003
Status : Online | The humour and self-aware jokes were great (greates ball of twine ), puzzles were a bit unobvious at times, but nevertheless: an 8!
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| 10 APR 2006 at 12:02pm |
WimliGuild Master
Posts : 3259
Joined: 14 MAR 2003
Status : Offline | Simply one of the most funny games ever! Wacky, absurd, I loved the wise cracking of this comedy duo. Also some great movie references and parodies (the Evelyn Mortimer, alias Norma Desmond from Sunset Boulevard was priceless! ). Also, in general, I liked the puzzles, I think other LucasArts games are much more illogical than this one. Next to that, the voice acting and script writing is just brilliant! Games like Black Mirror and others could take an example to this game! The talent, creativity and know-how of what makes a good game is just in every aspect of this game. 8-) Only downside is the game's length, it's pretty short. Therefore I give it a 9. Absolutely in my top 10 op best adventure games!
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