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To that end, players control a nameless, voiceless rookie recruited by Sam & Max. You\u2019ll aid the duo as they work to uncover a diabolical secret lurking within a sketchy amusement park. The reason players don\u2019t assume the roles of the stars themselves is that the team found that doing so diluted the classic dynamic between the two. As a third character, you’ll not only get to watch\u00a0Sam and Max do their thing but they\u2019ll interact with you directly (with Max calling you all kinds of mean names like \u201cLumpy\u201d), which the team hopes will be a treat for fans.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The amusement park is owned by Cap\u2019n Aquabear. The good captain\u2019s claim to fame was selling pet tardigrades (think Sea Monkeys) he dubbed \u201cAqua Bears\u201d that was a fad decades prior. Aquabear\u2019s got more going on than just selling cheap micro pets, but before you can look into him, you have to prove yourself to Sam and Max by completing their obstacle course. Though we don\u2019t know what that entails specifically, it offers an idea into the game\u2019s philosophy in that variety is king.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Escape rooms, carnival games, bomb defusal, climbing walls, and good old fashioned puzzle-solving are just a few of the activities\u00a0players will get into, and Levine says the game will build upon mechanics as the game progresses. In terms of the world, Levine describes the game as being \u201cpretty massive in scale for VR,\u201d with plenty of room for players to freely walk and explore. That said, the game can be played while sitting down as well. Besides interacting with the environment, fans should also look out for tons of Aqua Bears as well as inside jokes and references from the series\u2019 long history.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The switch to VR also forced the team to change its approach to writing comedy. Before, players could click on something and have Sam and Max make a funny remark without much interruption. But to make such dialogue breaks feel natural in VR forced the team to reexamine its approach.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cYou have to let the player keep moving, you can’t lock them down in place while you read a funny line,\u201d says Stemmle. \u201cSo every time you pick up a burrito and Sam starts saying something and Max says a witty comeback, you have to deal with the fact that the player may very well have chucked the burrito against the wall and has gone over here to something that’s actually really important. So you’ve got to figure out how you’re going to cut off lines, how are you going to merge into the next thing. You have to be a lot less precious about your dialogue.”<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n The team is aware there\u2019s a good chance that most players diving into This Time It’s Virtual!\u00a0have never played or even heard of Sam & Max, so it’s\u00a0committed to delivering an adventure filled with clever gameplay and sharp writing.\u00a0Even though it’s\u00a0been a long time since the last Sam & Max title, the series has lasted this long (since 1987, in fact)\u00a0and has proven its versatility.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAs a Sam & Max fan, it sort of felt like this evolution because they’ve always been adaptable,\u201d\u00a0says Levine. \u201cThey started in comics, they made a 2D game…then they made 3D\u00a0games and toys. And Steve Purcell, the creator, you know, he’s never been afraid to try new things with them. And, I was thinking about this, like any great comic duo, you can kind of plop them into any situation, and they’re going to make it hilarious.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Sam & Max: This Time It\u2019s Virtual! launches in June on\u00a0Oculus Quest for $29.99. It’ll be released later this year for SteamVR and Viveport Infinity. 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