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The fourth episode ofSam & Max: The Devil’s Playhousedoesn’t let the stakes fall for even a moment. What begins with an army of Samulacra (Clones? Spirits? Something else?) turns into a confrontation with an evil presence who has been manipulating events for quite some time.
Things get downright cosmic horrifying in this episode, and there’s not much to do but investigate the areas you have access to, interrogate each and every NPC you can find, and solve the most devious puzzles that this game has thrown at you yet. With our help, though, you’ll be able to solve this case with ease.
How To Escape Stinky’s Diner
The first order of business is to escape Stinky’s Diner without being mauled by the Samulacra. To do this, we can use the secret passage that we discovered in the first episode!
This will lead you to a new area, the Cloning Facility.
What To Do At The Cloning Facility
Take a look around the facility if you want, but to progress,explore the mysterious tunnel to the left. You’ll end up atBosco Tech.
Head up theelevatorthat usually leads to the exit andexamine the phonethere - this will get you Bosco Tech’s number, which you may use with Max’s teleportation power.
Speak to Superballabout the seance to learn what he’s doing here - this will provide you with one objective. Then,teleport back to Stinky’s Dinerandtalk to Flint and Stinky. In this conversation, you’ll interrogate her about the cloning facility - call her a liar when she says she doesn’t know anything about it. Eventually, this conversation will lead you to your second objective.
We’ll tackle the latter objective first.
How To Get Grandpa Stinky’s Favourite Cake
To proceed,teleport to Stinky’s Cell. The scene will solidify your next objective: you’ll needMomma Bosco’s helpto find out who this mysterious master is.
How To Contact Doctor Momma Bosco
While rescuing Momma Bosco is crucial to this episode,talking to herwill reveal that she doesn’t know anything useful at the moment. Instead, it’s time to investigate the cloning equipment.
How To Investigate The Clone Cooker
Attempting to approach the Clone Cooker in the Cloning Facility will summon some tentacles - if you tried to get into Papierwaite’s office in the previous episode without using teleportation, these should seem familiar and give you a lead.
It seems we have our next goal: to acquire the Cthonic Destroyer!
How To Get The Cthonic Destroyer
Travel to Bosco Tech andactivate the Dimensional Destabiliser. This will revealfour dials, with each altering thereaction to the dimensional travelthat Sam suffers when pressing the red button.
Each dial corresponds to one consequence, and to reach the Cthonic Destroyer, you’ll need the consequences to match those described by themanuscriptobtained from Papierwaite and Norrington.
The settings you want are found out through trial and error, and are as follows:
Effects
A flash of light
This will happen upon Sam’s return. The other options are a loud noise and a burst of smoke.
Sam being eaten by a massive Max
Sam giggling
Skittering insects
Read Sam’s mind upon his return.
Which dial is associated with which consequence appears to berandomised, so the best way to find out what each dial does is to test the consequences one by one until you reach the desired consequence, and then move on to the next.
Once you’ve aligned the four desired reactions, you’ll get theCthonic Destroyerupon Sam’s return.
With the Cthonic Destroyer, you’re able to return to the Cloning Facility anduse it on the tentacles blocking your way. Note that it’s a psychic power toy, and not an item Sam carries.
How To Use The Clone Cooker
With Momma Bosco cloned, the next step is reaching the biometric override.
How To Reach The Control Platform And Stop The Clones
This solves one big problem and creates another, and there’s still one final stretch to the episode!
How To Climb The Statue And Beat The Master
This section is a rare time to control Max! Though you’re able to’t really do much with him at the moment.
