Comments on: The Glorious Return of Sam and Max http://tleaves.com/2007/02/01/the-glorious-return-of-sam-and-max/ Creativity x Technology Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:37:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/02/01/the-glorious-return-of-sam-and-max/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 peterb Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:34:30 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=767#comment-3637 While normally I agree with the sentiment "Don't use a 3D engine when it's not necessary" (for example, the 3D Monkey Island was an ugly travesty), in this case it works just fine. I don't think the art is significantly different, stylistically, than what you'd have seen had the engine been 2D. Overall, the game looks better to me than the Lucasarts 2D game. While normally I agree with the sentiment “Don’t use a 3D engine when it’s not necessary” (for example, the 3D Monkey Island was an ugly travesty), in this case it works just fine. I don’t think the art is significantly different, stylistically, than what you’d have seen had the engine been 2D.

Overall, the game looks better to me than the Lucasarts 2D game.

]]> By: Jimmy http://tleaves.com/2007/02/01/the-glorious-return-of-sam-and-max/comment-page-1/#comment-3636 Jimmy Sun, 04 Feb 2007 20:09:38 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=767#comment-3636 It's rather painful to see Steve Purcell's great 2D art so drained of style in these shoddy 3D recreations ... just like with Bone, Telltale's graphics are just terrible compared to the original art, and it's really painful to see. Was 2D too expensive to produce? It’s rather painful to see Steve Purcell’s great 2D art so drained of style in these shoddy 3D recreations … just like with Bone, Telltale’s graphics are just terrible compared to the original art, and it’s really painful to see. Was 2D too expensive to produce?

]]> By: Duncan http://tleaves.com/2007/02/01/the-glorious-return-of-sam-and-max/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 Duncan Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:16:33 +0000 http://tleaves.com/?p=767#comment-3635 I've been following (and playing) this series with great excitement. I truly believe that it is the first time that episodic gaming has been done right. Not only is the content worth the money (http://ghostsinthegame.blogspot.com/2007/01/short-and-sweet.html), but the whole series has been written and crafted to be played a little at a time. It actually works, in the same way that a television show or comic book would work. Actually, I think I'll go and play the 3rd episode right now. I've had to wait too long already. I’ve been following (and playing) this series with great excitement. I truly believe that it is the first time that episodic gaming has been done right. Not only is the content worth the money (http://ghostsinthegame.blogspot.com/2007/01/short-and-sweet.html), but the whole series has been written and crafted to be played a little at a time. It actually works, in the same way that a television show or comic book would work.

Actually, I think I’ll go and play the 3rd episode right now. I’ve had to wait too long already.

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