Complete playthrough. There's a lot of substance to this episode, divided as it is between two distinct sequences. It would be a spoiler to say too much about each, but suffice to say that there's some really impressive environment design on offer here, with a major focus on an ancient Egyptian theme (episode 2 definitely didn't mark an end to the influence of Sammun-Mac!), though in the latter parts the puzzles each seem to have pretty much the same formula for their solution, becoming disappointingly repetitive. Of course, the arguable key strength of the series in dialogue and writing remains in fine form here, so They Stole Max's Brain! is still a good time to play through - even though the controller-focused controls remain a frustration!

Reviewed on Dec 28, 2022


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