Sam & Max: Episode 204 - Chariots of the Dogs

"Sam & Max: Season Two: Chariots of the Dogs" is the fourth Episode of the second Season of the fun-satirical episode Point-and-click adventures. The overturns sadistic Bunny Max and the jovial Dog Sam form a congenial Team. They are freelance police Officers, investigative Detectives and solve every Case with their Firm, however absurd or outlandish. Mechanically, we are in classic Point-and-Click. We (almost) always control Sam, click on Things that all trigger a Comment, stuff some of them into our Inventory, use them with other Things or other Protagonists, and select from multiple conversational Options for the latter. As classic as the Gameplay, so twisted is the Humour. Everything is taken on the Rails here, whether Television Formats or American Presidents. The more abstruse the better. In doing so, the Series doesn't shy away from bad Puns and Calaus. But it is precisely this disrespectful approach to everything and everyone that opens up the Range from sharp Parody to Level-free flat wit. Everything else is subordinated to a good Punchline. And that's exactly what makes for the Wit and Charm of "Sam & Max." As usual, this Episode is not primarily about the Puzzles, but about the anarchist-ironic Humour that always isolates Elements of the Real And parodies them through Overdrawing. The Puzzle Structure is also often similar. In Terms Of content, there are the wildest and most surprising Ideas, but structurally many Puzzles run according to the Motto: Do three or four Tasks and then come back, off. In this Episode "Chariots of the Dogs," the Shopkeeper of our Trust has disappeared without a Trace. And not because he has once again acquired a failed new Disguise, no, he has really disappeared. In Search of him, we encounter a Time Machine, a UFO and the Beginning of the Universe. So pretty much done and, for my Taste, a little too crazy. Paradoxes in all Honours, I Think you can see how much the Series is going to death. And that is why the most absurd, illogisted and descriptive Connections are carved out and combined with a Structure with which everything can be justified and pseudo-justified. Somewhere in the Wust, the Basic Humor also flutes, which does not mean that there are not again very funny Moments (such as the Beginning of the Universe). In any Case, you should play the English-language Version if you don't want to miss Gags. The German Synchro makes an effort, but often-due to numerous Puns that can hardly be translated-has no Chance. The Playing Time of the individual Episodes is neat, because you are busy with each of the five episodes about two Hours. (On Steam, however, you can only buy the whole Season 2 consisting of 5 Episodes anyway). Rating: 5/10 Atmosphere 5/10 Story 7/10 Graphics 7/10 Sound 7/10 Game Mechanics 5/10 Balancing 4/10 Game Pass Conclusion: Too constructed, too arbitrary. 5/10 Overall Rating