Sam & Max Episode 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die!

Part of Sam & Max Season One, Abe Lincoln Must Die! is an episode available for free as a teaser of sorts for the series. So, being a fan of free things, I was obliged to give it a playthrough. It's been quite a while since I've played a point-and-click adventure game, and so the most immediate frustration I had with Sam & Max was its actual challenge, in that it required me to think. More than once, I put the game down for a significant period in order to recollect my thoughts. But as it functions like a puzzle, I was quite self-motivated to piece it together.

In that regard, it plays out remarkably similarly to Hit the Road. At once, this may strike you as anti-progressive - sans the 3D graphics, this is pretty much a game from 1993. But the other side of this coin is the nostalgia inherent in such a game, and its venerated, tried-and-true gameplay mechanics. It may not be as exhilirating as modern games, but it is a brain-tickler, and the writing is damn good; honestly, the best comedy I have seen in any game. And there's something to be said for the slow-paced relaxation factor of it, too.

Abe Lincoln Must Die!, while not the most "engaging" game I've played, has definitely succeeded in making me want to play more of the episodic series.

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