The old-time style is a great change of pace for the series' visuals and the film reel mechanic offers an interesting approach to narrative. The puzzles and jokes are well done and, even though the cliffhanger resolution felt completely incidental, IGN is definitely looking forward to what comes next.
The Tomb of Sammun-Mak is definitely one of Telltale’s best efforts and proves that this season’s first episode wasn’t a fluke. As irreverent and downright goofy as ever, with baby aviators, the use of mole hexes to solve puzzles, finding a cow to milk on a busy train and all sorts of other bizarre set pieces all contributing to just another day at the (century old) office. And milking cows is all you can ask for in an adventure game, really.
The game starts off right where the last one ended. To get you up to date, the creepy narrator describes your previous adventure, ending up to the point where the heroes, Sam and Max, come face to face with skeletons they thought to be their own.
VGC: After the suspenseful ending of the first chapter of The Devil’s Playhouse, Sam and Max return to uncover what happened to their ancestors all those years ago.
