The Sam & Max franchise is making its first foray onto PS3 next Thursday, April 15. I think I speak for us all when I say, “It’s about dang time!”
The third season of Sam & Max – The Devil’s Playhouse – hits PSN next week with Episode 1: The Penal Zone. If you’re not familiar with the Telltale Games style of play, it’s all based on an episodic adventure game structure where story drives the gameplay. To break down the fine details, listen to what director and writer Chuck Jordan has to say about the premiere on PS3 in the video below.
You can pre-order the entire five-episode series now for $29.99, which secures all five installments for a $5 discount.
Visually speaking, I think we’re in line for the best version of Sam & Max yet. But hey, I’m biased. Now go tell Telltale we want Strong Bad and Wallace & Gromit!
1st! and neato
I’ve always wanted to play a Sam & Max game so I’ll definitely be picking this up soon.
>>Now go tell Telltale we want Strong Bad and Wallace & Gromit!
I think what we really want is first 2 seasons of S&M. It would be pretty damn stupid to start buying series from part 3.
i am really interested in this game, but a demo would definitely help in my decision. as there a some questions, like how good does it handle with a controller (or is it possible to use a mouse?).
and if i purchase it in the german store, can i switch to the english language version?
I’m more excited for this than I was for PixelJunk Shooter, and that’s really saying something!
Couple of questions:
1. will the game play in 1080p native resolution?
2. will the music assets be 24-bit? The WiiWare titles had horrendous sound quality, and the great music deserves to be of the highest quality that takes advantage of the PS3.
3. will seasons 1 & 2 come to PS3 as well? will they be “remastered” with the gfx engine, model, shader, and texture enhancements?
4. same question as 3, but with regard to Wallace and Gromit, SBCG4AP, and Tales of Monkey Island
5. When LucasArts releases Secret of Monkey Island 1 & 2 on PSN this summer, will TellTale tie into that by releasing Tales of Monkey Island?
6. are the models/textures shown in the trailer from the final game? The overhead of the street and the Mole in particular look not as good as the rest of characters and environments shown in the trailer.
Thanks so much, we’ve been waiting a long time for this!!!
Hey, thanks for the great questions!
Here are some answers:
1. Yes – 1080p in all its glory
2. The sound is non-compressed, 16bit/44 kpbs audio, or “CD quality.” I’ve heard it. It sounds great. Also, we’re totally excited that season 1 and 2 composer Jared Emerson-Johnson returned to create an epic jazz score for The Devil’s Playhouse. Thanks, Jared!
3. The PS3 is an awesome piece of hardware, and we’re really happy with the way The Penal Zone looks, sounds and plays. We’ve brought a lot of our back catalog to other platforms, so there’s always a solid chance we’d do the same for the PS3. And any time we bring a game to a new platform, it’s optimized for that particular device.
4. Basically, we want our entire library on anything with a computer chip.
5. Ah, only time will tell …
6. Well, the mole-man is a pretty freaky looking dude to begin with, so there’s that. But, yes, those are the final assets, and we think (hope) you’ll be crazy impressed with the way it looks on your machine.