Sam & Max 203: Night of the Raving Dead

Short version: Get ready for an absurd amount of trial-and-error puzzles and a truckload of dark humour in this horror-themed episode, which is possibly also the high point of this season. Long version: Humour that comes out of absolutely nowhere and seemingly leads nowhere: this is the main principle most Sam & Max stories were based on, especially during their early comic book years. This kind of humour we get...

16 found this helpful, 2016-11-17

Night of the Raving Dead is the third episode of Sam & Max Beyond Time and Space, and it goes all out on the current zombie craze of the time of its initial release. This time Sam and Max have to stop a zombie attack by going to Germany! It's probably the funniest episode to this point of the season, as you get to infilitrate a castle in Stuttgart, fight a vampire prince with an interesting look and recreate many...

3 found this helpful, 2024-11-30

Finally... Night of the Raving Dead is the best episode yet. It's funny, challenging, and ridiculous; but most importantly it manages to cram a lot of creativity into a 3-hour story. Backtracking is prominent, but for the first time ever it's done well. Each time you revisit an area details have changed, or you'll learn something new which can be used to further your progress. Parts like this are why Sam & Max is...

3 found this helpful, 2018-07-07