Sam and Max: Revived

[Wodball]

It seems that the status of Sam and Max has finally been resolved.

http://adventuregamers.com/newsitem.php?id=1061

They're back! So I'm guessing this is... good news right?  :wink:

--Woody

[MusicallyInspired]

Very! Although it won't be the same game that LucasArts had developed and cancelled, I'm still looking forward to it!! Sam & Max live again!! YEAAEYY!!

[Jan]

Excellent news indeed. The "episodic format" is an interesting idea (though I haven't played "Bone") and I trust Telltale know what they're doing. The shock and anger that accompanied the cancellation of Freelance Police is enough to prove that fans want Sam and Max to return; I only hope the developers will take their time to make the end product as close to perfection as possible.

[Dustin]

This is great. Now if they could just get Full Throttle 2 rolling again I'd be really impressed.

[Jan]

This is great. Now if they could just get Full Throttle 2 rolling again I'd be really impressed.

LucasArts themselves admitted Full Throttle 2 wasn't a game the fans were expecting; it was cancelled not because of the "state of the adventure genre" (though that was probably a factor as well), but because the creators themselves were unimpressed by what they were developing. Freelance Police, on the other hand, looked to be a game which would both impress loyal adventure gamers and attract new buyers. Perhaps we should be grateful FT2 was never released; on the other hand, we will never know what it was really like, as all we have are some short promotional videos, artwork and outdated screenshots.

[WildmanCAL]

HIP, HIP.....HOORAY!!  This is good news, indeed.  I was really hoping someone would get the rights to Sam & Max as they original game was a hoot.

Heck, I was so bummed when the sequel from LucasArts got canned, I wrote a letter to PC Gamer mag when they asked for games people wish would still be resurrected.  Even better, the letter got published!!