A new Sam & Max!!

Posted by: mschrag

A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 10:24

LucasArts knows how to make an adventure game ... I have such fond memories of every single one of the LucasArts games. It's a beautiful thing when they announce a new one (and a sequel of Sam n Max at that!).

Website: http://www.lucasarts.com/products/freelancepolice/

Trailer: http://www.lucasarts.com/products/freelancepolice/images/movies/trailer_1.mov
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 10:27

you have no idea how dissappointed i was to not get on that game. no idea. I've got an autographed Steve Purcell Sam and Max poster on my wall at work... and i STILL didn't get on it! =]

did you see the other trailer that MS showed?
Posted by: Dignan

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 11:34

I'm sorry, "didn't get on that game"? What does that mean?

I never tried the Sam and Max games. I wonder if any will work on Win2K...
Posted by: tfabris

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 11:37

Loren is an animator at LucasArts. He wanted to work on that project (who wouldn't?).
Posted by: TheRhino

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 11:40

That's sweet. I know they are coming out with a new Full Throttle game too. Loren, any news on a Maniac Mansion/Day Of The Tentacle game to complete the sweep? I love the fat heavy metal dude.

"What do we do with this hamster?"
"Maybe I could use it in my band, maybe bite off its head or something..."

Posted by: Dignan

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 11:46

Really? Way cool!
Posted by: JBjorgen

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 11:52

I know they are coming out with a new Full Throttle game too. Loren, any news on a Maniac Mansion/Day Of The Tentacle

Another Monkey Island or Grim Fandango wouldn't hurt either.

I'm sure that whatever Loren knows, he's not allowed to tell.
Posted by: tfabris

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 12:26

Another Monkey Island or Grim Fandango wouldn't hurt either.
I never played Grim Fandango. I should.

Regarding the Monkey Island games: They were great, getting better each time, right up until that last one. That last one was a bit of a let-down. If I recall correctly, it's because it was done by a different writing team than all the others.
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 12:46

Grim Fandango is a hot topic. It's been brought up so many times... but it's such an iconic thing that i doubt highly it'll ever see a sequel. but never say never eh? Definitely play it if you haven't.

No new Day of the Tentacle on the horizon either.

This is what i'm working on now:
http://www.lucasarts.com/press/releases/74.html

Posted by: tonyc

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 12:56

Dude. Lucas Arts' website is blocked by my corporate proxy. WTF???

You guys don't have a porn section of your web site do you???

Sigh. I hate this company sometimes.
Posted by: tfabris

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 13:27

Ooo, nifty trailer, Loren. Simultaneous Xbox and PC releases, you think?
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 13:28

Simultaneous Xbox and PC releases, you think?

that's the plan

oh, and don't forget Secret Weapons over Normandy, which looks AMAZING, and Full Throttle II: Hell on Wheels

(PS - I do trades =)
Posted by: JBjorgen

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 13:29

Regarding the Monkey Island games: They were great, getting better each time, right up until that last one.

While it was different, I still got my share of belly laughs out of the last one. I'm certainly not sorry I purchased it.
Posted by: tfabris

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 13:31

Neither am I... I played all the way through it and enjoyed it. Just not nearly as much as the prior ones. There was something about it that just wasn't as satisfying as the prior ones. even the puzzles didn't seem as clever, to me.
Posted by: ricin

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 13:50

Oh SWEET!
Posted by: andym

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 14:43

In reply to:

you have no idea how dissappointed i was to not get on that game. no idea. I've got an autographed Steve Purcell Sam and Max poster on my wall at work... and i STILL didn't get on it! =]



Yeah, I know that feeling, you usually have to show absolutely no interest in a project before they let you on it. You'd think they'd welcome someone with a vested interest on the team. I've given up trying to figure management out.
Posted by: mschrag

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 15:34

I agree on the Monkey Island comments ... Grim Fandango was great ... I can check and see if I still have my copy and send it to you if you want (have to check my Box Of Retired Box (TM)).

ms
Posted by: mschrag

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 15:39

So have you seen/played Sam & Max 2 at all or do they keep the teams pretty separate?
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 13/05/2003 15:45

I've seen the models and such... but it's way too early on in the project... I don't even think it's playable yet. I still say they should have toon shaded it. It looks too "early 3d" to me.
Posted by: drakino

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 16:27

This is what i'm working on now
I completly missed the fact that this had finally been announced. Having some ties to the Unreal engine, this might have gotten me into the Lucasarts booth at E3, but I was assuming the game was still in stealth mode.

Oh well. I did get to see a private demo of Unreal Tournament 2004, and play around with the other Atari games in their closed off booth.
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 16:49

I'm talking on AIM with Drakino about this right now... but if any of you game heads out there haven't seen the Half Life 2 demo movies... find them. You WILL sh.it your pants... guaranteed.
Posted by: drakino

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 17:01

Half Life 2, easially game of the show.

600 meg Quicktime high quality camcorder capture.

It's well worth the download queue.
Posted by: wfaulk

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 17:26

cypherpunk/cypherpunk works, BTW.
Posted by: bootsy

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 17:28

I was under the impression that Sam & Max was being developed externally by Infinite Machine?

Oops... a quick bit of research shows Infinite Machine was finite? So I take it this got sucked back into internal development? (Internal Machine?)
Posted by: loren

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 21/05/2003 21:24

right on both accounts. not sure of the politics or business side of it all... but it's definitely in house now.
Posted by: wfaulk

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 22/05/2003 19:56

Half Life 2, easially game of the show.

600 meg Quicktime high quality camcorder capture.

It's well worth the download queue.
Sweet Zombie Jesus.

Okay, given the fact that I can't get more than half of that video to play at a decent framerate, I'm guessing that I'm going to need to upgrade my machine to play the game, huh?
Posted by: Taym

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 23/05/2003 02:38

Animator at Lucas? Wow!
Now, I grew up with Lucas' Games (like many others here, I guess), and I just wanted to say how much I appreciate Lucasarts.

BTW, what's the story with Zak 2? There was a third party zak2 project, but I've been hoping Lucas decided to work on something like that as well. I miss so much my favorite Alien Mindbenders dressed up like Elvis...
Posted by: Banacek

Re: A new Sam & Max!! - 23/05/2003 13:09

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