The first thing you notice as you sit down to play is the size of the screen. In this game we're told they are to be investigating the disappearance of Big Foot, and along the way encountering giraffe women, giant balls of string, and country music. The pair investigate peculiar crimes using their own unique brand of sadism and sarcasm, violence and vulgarity. Both are anthropomorphised, walking on hind legs, and most importantly, talking. Sam is a large Labrador-like dog, Max a short, insane rabbit-thing. Sam and Max, for the uninitiated, are freelance police.
He contributes not just his characters, but also has worked on the script, design, and art for the game. Then combine this with the outlandish humour of Sam & Max creator, Steve Purcell, long-time LucasArts employee and cartoonist. It's halfway between these two opposite extremes that their comedy is born. Their shared office shows an invisible diagonal line down the middle where Clark's orderly neatness ends, and Stemmle's exploded toy shop begins. Clark is tall and thin, Stemmle shorter, larger, hairier. Talking with co-producer/directors Mike Stemmle and Sean Clark is like sitting down with a double act. That's the most important thing to let you know. Read on for our exclusive hands on, and some never before seen screenshots. Is the development team spreading itself too thin with multiple titles? Will they be able to match the same standards without Ron Gilbert or Tim Schafer directly working on the game? And what has happened to the SCUMM interface? It's with these thoughts in mind that we sat down to a hands on with an early build of what LucasArts believe to be the next big step forward for the genre.
The question everyone's asking: can LucasArts possibly have two adventure hits on their hands this year? With Day Of The Tentacle due in only two months, Sam & Max Hit The Road is set to appear as soon as November.
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