New Sam & Max games by Telltale games ( for adventuregamers)

[Mikztsu]

For the fans of Monkey Islands, Broken Swords, Grim Fandango...Sam & Max ( etc, etc - this is the best gaming genre in my opinion):

http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax

I just started to play the first one and it's entertaining. As a huge fan of point & click adventure games this was a well welcomed release. I also loved the first Sam & Max game which was released in 1993 for PC ( Sam & Max Hit The Road http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road .)

Eventhough this new Sam & Max isn't exactly a Lucasarts game anymore, the same people who created the original game are behind it - they're just in own company now ( Telltale games)

You can get the first two episodes Culture Shock and Situation Comedy ( the rest will be released soon) by downloading them on the link above. Of course you have to pay small fee to un-trialize your version, but it's all for greater good and justice as I'm more than willing to support companies who still contribute on this genre.

Edit: typos, lots of them

[MoonsEcho]

Awesome! Now if we could only get a fifth installment of Monkey Island....

[Levian]

Oh my god this is great news I very much enjoyed Sam n Max hit the road and Grim Fandango. Never really got myself into the monkey island games.

[Mikztsu]

I just finished the first episode...really good game, especially good at making me laugh. Some great humor there. Only downside is that puzzles are bit too easy.

[Captain Maxx Power]

Sorry, you'll have to clear this up for me. Who are Sam and Max?

[Shoeberto]

I figured I'd wait for the whole game to be released rather than checking out the episodic content. The last time I splurged on an episode of a game (HL2:Ep1) I was terribly disappointed when it ended and just left me hanging.

[Levian]

I remember it took me forever to find the map inside the cat's belly in Hit The Road. Sick game.

[Mikztsu]

I figured I'd wait for the whole game to be released rather than checking out the episodic content. The last time I splurged on an episode of a game (HL2:Ep1) I was terribly disappointed when it ended and just left me hanging.

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It's bit different though...these each episodes are a story of their own. Only in the end of episode 2 though, there was some indication there might be some greater plot which lead to the happenings in first two episodes. As I said, they're still separate stories ( at the start of both episodes, Sam and Max will receive cases they have to solve in both episodes).

@ Levian - humor of puzzles in this game is just class ( like it was in Sam & Max hit the road and even better). I don't laugh often when I'm looking at movie ( which might be funny, yet can't make me laugh) but whilst playing these episodes I found myself laughing pretty often. Voice acting and everything is done great as well.

Just finished the 2nd one...now have to wait till Feb7th for 3rd one.

P.S. Max is the cutest thing ever.