Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered Review: A Charming Trilogy Capper By 14 years after its original release, Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse is once again serving as a trilogy capper. Originally the end of Telltale Games’ episodic revival of the Sam & Max series, Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Remastered serves as the final enhanced port of the . Wonderfully updated by Skunkape Games, this does the final Sam & Max game justice and remains the strongest of the trilogy.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Sam & Max series, it follows two private investigators (Sam, an anthropomorphic dog, and Max, a maniacal rabbit). Originally a comic book, it received a 1993 game by LucasArts called Sam & Max Hit the Road, which is one of the greatest adventure games ever made, and it even spawned a television series, The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police. Then, starting in the mid-2000s, Telltale Games did a trilogy of episodic adventures, thus leading to The Devil’s Playhouse.
One thing that was apparent in Telltale’s trilogy was that they were improving as they went along. That all shows in The Devil’s Playhouse, which features a better inventory system, helpful hints from the characters so that you’re never stuck, and the ability to swap between the characters. This leads to more fulfilling puzzles to solve and a well-rounded story that is enthralling from start to finish.
All of these remasters have been a labor of love; it's an amazing opportunity to get .