wolfsite: So by the looks of it they are downplaying/dismissing the issue claiming that they didn't change anything but did make "small tweaks" which is both a wrong and contradictory statement.
ScarletEmerald: I had posted a review on GOG that linked to a Steam forum thread which gave a partial list of the changes. That link is now broken, since the devs have merged all the Steam forum threads complaining about this issue into one combined thread (some are accusing the devs of trying to hide the issue, though others claim that this is standard moderation practice). Since the devs are now trying to claim that they did not "censor a ton of jokes", but only made "small tweaks" to "a few jokes", I am copying the list here, so that people will be able to find it.
Am having a big case of déjà vu with what you're reporting @ScarletEmerald. When Kalypso was called on its censorship of the Commandos' 'remaster', which was more akin to a remake, some 'interesting' things happened on the forum with their CMs. First they had to worm out of the initial claim that scrapping all of Nazy symbols (plus some cut scenes as well as the Japanese red circle) was done so that the game could be sold internationally, to finally admitting when they were called on the BS that it was in fact their own decision alone to censor the way they did and nothing else.
Then there was the locking and/or merging of threads discussing this, the removal of posts which in no way were against the forum's rules, also removing many posts of those suggesting getting the original (there or here on GOG) and using certain well known Mod. They even went as far as to marking posts 'solved' with their own answers when it's up to the OP to decide which posts to mark as solved. Time will tell how it'll go on the Sam & Max forum but let's hope they will listen, hear and do what's right by gamers.
Bottom line with ANY games that get 'remastered', they should be just that : remasters and that's it. Other than financial reasons, why would a company decide to do a remaster if they are not going to leave the game alone when it comes to the story, its characters and their personality and so on. If they, the devs or publishers who order the changes, are not comfortable with any aspect of the games (and am not taking about any technical aspects here), they should leave it well alone and let someone else to do a true labor of love on those games.
This BS of not wanting to offend or whatever blah blah is a loose-loose situation anyway as you will do just that anyway, like in the case of Sam & Max (and Commandos and others who suffered the same fate): you will always end up alienating and angering those who know and love the game as it was (minus unresolved bugs) and that's a gamer base some always seem to vastly underestimate in its number.
What a terrible shame this awesome classic ending up being another casualty of 'modern' times.
Kudos and thanks to @MarkoH01 for taking the time and trouble to look for a possible bug workaround, as well as @markrichardb and others who alerted and kept us informed about those changes.
