DeAfter a LucasArts game and three Telltale seasons, Sam & Max is finally coming to a close. Luckily, this last entry not only exceeds the others in every single way, but paves the way for an approachable and much more fun adventure-style gameplay that helped along future titles.

Max has found his way onto some psychic toys from The Devil's Toybox, and mischief and mayhem ensues. There're only five episodes to this one, but they're all stars. From the tomb of Sammun-Mak to tracking down Max's brain in a noir mystery to going head-to-head with Max himself, there's never a dull moment. The uncomfortable jokes are now finally to a minimum, with much more humorous moments taking over.

The gameplay is also much smoother, with subtitles, a hint system, a circular conversation wheel that's implemented much more efficiently than previous conversation mechanics, and controller support that very much improves the experience. The player doesn't stay stuck for long, but can also tweak the experience to add or limit that frustration.

The real charm, though, is Max's toys. In each episode, an array of psychic toys can be used for fast-travel teleportation, jumping into other bodies, becoming objects described in pictures, throwing voices, and disappearing into a can o' nuts. It's all wacky and wild and in cases like future vision goggles, an immensely helpful and neat way to interact with the environment.

The action is finely tuned here, with each episode meshing into the style of the next. Visuals look much more upgraded, and the jazz music is top-notch. This is peak Sam & Max, and the fact that the series ended here makes it all the more fitting that the final round would be the best.