Sam & Max get a second chance?
E3 2004 brought about news of a certain sequel to a certain Lucas property that got die hards itchin for more.
No, not THAT sequel.
Sam & Max: Freelance police started as a series of comics and took adventure gaming in the 90’s to a level of twisted humor gamers hadn’t seen prior. The game stars a naked rabbit and a fedora wearin pooch who hire themselves out to solve crimes the cops could give less than a crap about. The game’s visuals were incredible for their time, a veritable cartoon universe with a cast of supporting characters that rivals that of the Star Wars movies themselves, had they been on some kind of psychedelic trip. In other words, it was loads of fun.
A few months after the unveiling of the sequel’s fully 3D trailer at the gaming expo, Lucasarts vomitted a press release, cancelling the project without good reason. Fear not Stuckey’s lovers, because the team of developers, artists and animators who had been assigned to the project before its limb got hacked off have spawned Telltale Games, a new company dedicated to the adventure genre. In an exclusive interview with Gamespot, CEO Dan Connors talks about the company’s plans for the future. More importantly though, the official web site kicks off their products page with an exciting prospect:
“We’ve quietly begun development on an exciting license that we can’t wait to tell you about! Well, actually we HAVE to wait to tell you about it, but we can tell you it’s something many of you already know and love,…”
Could we actually be seeing Sam & Max resurrected from the Lucas graveyard? Stay tuned…
