Now available for preorder! [Archive]

axelkothe

10/25/2010, 10:02 am

I havn't seen this mentioned here. Only $24.95... need I say more?

http://www.telltalegames.com/bttf

AND it includes a free copy of puzzle agent...

Rather Dashing

10/25/2010, 10:11 am

AND the Poker Night promotion works with it, knocking it down to around $18! With the price of Poker Niight, the whole order price goes down to $23.66. So if you want to get Back to the Future and haven't yet, pick up some free Poker Night and some pocket change off your order! If you have Poker Night already bought, snag it as a gift purchase for someone or something for the minor savings plus being nice.

Todesreiter

10/25/2010, 10:12 am

need I say more?

no, already preordered!

Vainamoinen

10/25/2010, 10:22 am

mateo360

10/25/2010, 10:23 am

Who saw this coming from 1955 that it would be available for today?

Vainamoinen

10/25/2010, 10:28 am

Grrrr.... now all I need is a Sam&Max 1+2+3-soundtrack-bundle to also put in my cart. Could TTG add this tomorrow, please?

SunnyGuy

10/25/2010, 10:38 am

I really hope Poker Night doesn't come out until at least one more month or else I won't be able to use that 25% with all the stuff I wanted including this (free Puzzle Agent sold me on pre-ordering). Man I wish my parents paid me more than $5 the day for working at their place >__>

Mirko

10/25/2010, 10:46 am

Can we use the Puzzle Agent Copy as a Gift, if we already have it?

GhstbstrLMLIII

10/25/2010, 10:46 am

Ok. Newbie here, and maybe this belongs in the FAQ section, but since it is specifically regarding pre-orders, I'll put it here: If I were to pre-order today: can I get it on any system they are putting out or is it just for PC? (I know that all the systems haven't been announced yet, but I'm still hoping for an xbox 360 release.)

And at the bottom of the bttf page linked to above, they've got icons for pc, mac, ipad, and what appears to be playstation, but I'm not sure on that. Means I could be out of luck.

sascha23

10/25/2010, 10:47 am

This is PC pre-order only, correct?

Any news on the PSN pre-order? I assume it will work similar to Sam & Max.

Vainamoinen

10/25/2010, 10:54 am

I can't get Poker Night to knock of the price off BTTF. How does this work??

SunnyGuy

10/25/2010, 10:57 am

Are you buying the two together? It was working for me a few minutes ago.

Can we use the Puzzle Agent Copy as a Gift, if we already have it?

Yeah, it gave me the option when I checked.

axelkothe

10/25/2010, 11:00 am

PC/MAC only

joeldee

10/25/2010, 11:14 am

Back to the Future isn't intended to qualify for discounts with other coupons.

This is in the process of getting fixed now.

Vainamoinen

10/25/2010, 11:31 am

What about a DVD at the end of the season? Or is the lack thereof the actual REASON why it's only 24,95$ ??

monkeymovies

10/25/2010, 11:36 am

The store page says there will be a season DVD. :cool:

Really, I think the reason for the lower price is to both attract people that aren't necessarily farmiliar with TT's games, and also because $10 has been subtracted, this basically means that an episode is free (which ties into that news story that was rumoured the other week). By doing this, n00bs may not be as outraged that they wasted as much of their money when they are posting: "TELLTALEZ PROMISED US A FREE ROAM GTA GAME! IV WASTED MY MUNIIII!".

I think it's a good idea to make BTTF slightly cheaper than TT's games have been. Good choice in my opinion.

PainDealer

10/25/2010, 11:40 am

Pre-ordered and gifted Puzzle Agent :)

DrRocketGenius

10/25/2010, 11:48 am

Back to the Future isn't intended to qualify for discounts with other coupons.

This is in the process of getting fixed now.

Not cool. :(

Silverwolfpet

10/25/2010, 11:51 am

Pre-ordered!! Yes! Now I can sleep peacefully at night.

Nintomster

10/25/2010, 11:52 am

Saw this for $24.95 = I had to pre-order! I was anyway, but that is awesome. Gifted Puzzle Agent to my brother as thanks for using his computer. Looking forward to this a lot! :)

Gman5852

10/25/2010, 11:53 am

Anyone who has that spare puzzle agent, I'll take it;)

monkeymovies

10/25/2010, 12:06 pm

PRE-ORDERED!!!
:D
:guybrush: :winslow:

Gman5852

10/25/2010, 12:18 pm

Hmm, well after watching the behind the scenes video(which just now came into my sub box on youtube) I might preorder, although I must know, will I need any true info on the series, besides Marty and Doc have adventures in a time-traveling car. If so, It might be an instant preorder for me.

Bloody Eugene

10/25/2010, 12:26 pm

Bought!
I was caught by surprise, I didn't undestand that it was available for preorder!
I think it's not clear in the blog - the title is only about the 3rd part of the making of and I was saying "ok, I'll watch it tomorrow", but on facebook there was the news!!!!!

I think preorder deserves its own post on the main blog!! So you can explain the forum area, the offers and everything.

RevolverBobcat

10/25/2010, 12:28 pm

Nooooo! I just pre-ordered this awesome game and after that I read about the Poker Night deal... :( Please Doc, let me borrow your timemachine!

markeres

10/25/2010, 01:11 pm

My jaw dropped when I saw the $25 price, since the other Telltale games were all $35. For some reason, I had it in my head that BTTF would be more expensive than the other games, what with hiring Christopher Lloyd, and any licensed materials that may be in the game, etc. Seriously, $25 is a very good price for the game, I would have even paid double that (but please don't double the price :D). Thanks for looking out for us poor folks, Telltale! :)

Alan Johnson

10/25/2010, 01:24 pm

I would have even paid double that (but please don't double the price :D). Thanks for looking out for us poor folks, Telltale! :)

Doubling the price now.

Just kidding.

doggans

10/25/2010, 01:31 pm

For some reason, I had it in my head that BTTF would be more expensive than the other games, what with hiring Christopher Lloyd, and any licensed materials that may be in the game, etc.

I'm guessing they predict a much wider audience for this one than for previous games, what with the relatively mainstream nature of the franchise, so they can afford to release it for a little less money.

Rather Dashing

10/25/2010, 02:21 pm

I'm guessing they predict a much wider audience for this one than for previous games, what with the relatively mainstream nature of the franchise, so they can afford to release it for a little less money.
My guess is more along the lines of them giving away the first episode with a non-unique code to the majority of customers, and they learned from Wallace and Gromit that people are generally not willing to spend $35 for 4 episodes.

Ribs

10/25/2010, 02:29 pm

My guess is more along the lines of them giving away the first episode with a non-unique code to the majority of customers, and they learned from Wallace and Gromit that people are generally not willing to spend $35 for 4 episodes.

But... 5 episodes...

Rather Dashing

10/25/2010, 02:32 pm

But... 5 episodes...
Yes, the series is five episodes long.

RingmasterJ5

10/25/2010, 03:25 pm

Oh, god. That banner is big.

Marty

10/25/2010, 04:10 pm

preordered
awesome. now to get into my DeLorean and skip a few months

Silverwolfpet

10/25/2010, 04:23 pm

Damn you Marty!! Bring us with you!!

dentbuds

10/25/2010, 04:28 pm

Marty

10/25/2010, 04:44 pm

Damn you Marty!! Bring us with you!!
sorry, there's only enough room for the dead hookers :P

RingmasterJ5

10/25/2010, 06:18 pm

sorry, there's only enough room for the dead hookers :P

Uhh, what? Even as a joke, that doesn't make sense. Or, you're one of those people who think it will be a GTA-style game. You might want to cancel if that's the case.

jared25

10/25/2010, 06:48 pm

Unless the telltale tool gets more expressive facialy with doc E brown I wont buy Back to the future from TTG who wants a game where all doc does is move his mouth and hands no thanks

ApollosEpiphany

10/25/2010, 06:51 pm

Unless the telltale tool gets more expressive facialy with doc E brown I wont buy Back to the future from TTG who wants a game where all doc does is move his mouth and hands no thanks

They've said the tool they're utilizing for this game is heavily modified and far more advanced than anything they've done before, especially for character animations. The model you saw in the video was super-pre-production, so I think judgement should be reserved for a final game trailer.

natieb

10/25/2010, 07:31 pm

Pre-ordered and gifted Puzzle Agent :)

Same. TTG has some kind of nerve. Here I am, newly jobless and still pre-ordering video games with no set release date. But I neeeed access to the Insider Forum and the game the second it's available for download.

broodwars

10/25/2010, 08:07 pm

Can we get confimation that this "season" will actually see a disc release for those that pre-order, just like every other Telltale series has had? That detail is conspicuously absent from the release announcement, and I'm not pre-ordering the PC version if I'm not going to get a disc version. If I have to go digital-only, I'll go with the PS3 version and have trophy support.

Rather Dashing

10/25/2010, 08:09 pm

I have your confirmation right here (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/backtothefuture).

broodwars

10/25/2010, 08:19 pm

I have your confirmation right here (http://www.telltalegames.com/store/backtothefuture).

ok, sounds great. I just hope that my PC can run it. I had some crash issues with the last season of Sam & Max.

Crrash

10/25/2010, 11:01 pm

dammit telltale! stop stealing my money!

...

.... okay i'll just give you access to my paypal account, so you can take all the money you want whenever you want

ShaolinDave

10/25/2010, 11:09 pm

I was just about to preorder it, but I can't find it on Steam? I'm assuming that'll be available upon release?

OzzieMonkey

10/26/2010, 12:51 am

Ok, I've pre-ordered it (yay!), but how do I get into the Insider forum? it doesn't show up anywhere.

EDIT: hehe, not 5 minutes after I type this message the forum shows up. Goody!

Bruno83

10/26/2010, 01:54 am

Can I get some system requirements?
I really want to have this game. But for the last season of sam and max I had to push down the graphics to get a good framerate.
That was still OK. But I'm worried, that the back to the future games won't work on my mashine...

Tomsen

10/26/2010, 03:06 am

Already preordered!
I'm looking forward to play the first episode. ;)

greetings from germany
tomsen

nomecopies

10/26/2010, 05:17 am

Now we only need.... a date! (Something important in a time-travel game...)

Wedfg

10/26/2010, 05:27 am

I was just about to preorder it, but I can't find it on Steam? I'm assuming that'll be available upon release?

I have the same question, because I also want to pre-order it on steam. Will this be possible, and with getting Puzzle Agent for free, too?

Thanks in advance for an answer! :)

monkeymovies

10/26/2010, 05:41 am

A little notice to those wanting to pre-order on Steam. If you order from Steam, rather than Telltale, you will not be elegible for the free (except for shipping) end of season DVD, which includes the five episodes of BTTF plus many behind the scenes goodies, concept art and developer commentary. And with BTTF being a major license, I can only see good things coming out of this DVD.
:)

RMJ1984

10/26/2010, 05:41 am

Yeah as always i bought it here, but hopefully steam will popup as well :) i have no problems buying such good games 2 times, and its alot nicer to actully have it on steam :)

Hopefully my secret forum pops up soon ish xD

olijack

10/26/2010, 06:00 am

Hopefully my secret forum pops up soon ish xD

Hoping the same thing myself got the email got the code got puzzle agent free just no forum yet but I am sure it will be here for me soon :)

Wedfg

10/26/2010, 06:20 am

If you order from Steam, rather than Telltale, you will not be elegible for the free (except for shipping) end of season DVD

Where do you have that info from?

Nevertheless it would be nice to know if this Steam will offer the same promotion. (I mean the downloads, not the DVD^^.)

monkeymovies

10/26/2010, 06:44 am

That's the way Telltale have worked since they began (I'm a regular follower of them ;) ), the DVD's are exclusive to those who buy from Telltale's site, and not to steam, which is run by Valve or something (don't really know :p ).

But yeah, there might still be a chance of Puzzle Agent being free on Steam temporarily as well. Telltale have carried offers across to Steam in the past.

Rather Dashing

10/26/2010, 06:51 am

No DVD features have been announced. The DVD has been mentioned on the store page(I linked to it above). Developer commentary, concept art, and other special features are by no means crazy to assume(they've been pretty consistent with these kinds of things in the past) but Telltale haven't directly said what will be on this disc yet(but then, they usually don't until the disc is about to come out, so this is normal).

Chyron8472

10/26/2010, 06:58 am

I'm not preordering it yet.

I already have Puzzle Agent and Poker Night. Also, I'm somewhat waiting for a price drop.

logray

10/26/2010, 07:25 am

Pre-ordered and gifted Puzzle Agent. Question is why Back to the Future is not on "Your Games!" list?

corruptbiggins

10/26/2010, 07:29 am

Probably because they've not announced anything regarding the actual individual episodes. Once that happens I'm sure they'll show up in the games list.

SunnyGuy

10/26/2010, 07:40 am

It is on mine, just not the download link, but maybe that's just for the free first episode.

Cyphox

10/26/2010, 09:12 am

Can't resist... must... preorder.

Damn you Telltale, everytime i hear the theme i wanna watch the movies. Its kinda.... jinxed.

@Chyron8472: Price drop? How dare you!

I also already have Puzzle Agent and Poker Night and i dont give a sh*t

Its Telltale! Its BTTF! Its only 25 bucks :eek:

Rather Dashing

10/26/2010, 09:15 am

balo

10/26/2010, 09:21 am

How big is the game to download ? I have a crappy internet line , just preordered it.

Vainamoinen

10/26/2010, 09:29 am

They're probably going for the maximum, which would be 400 to 600 MB. If that's a problem, let a friend download the episode and install on your computer from CD. You can activate your episode via your internet connection, however crappy - that should not be a problem, not even with 56k. ;)

And welcome to the forums! Stay a while, and listen! ;)

Vainamoinen

10/26/2010, 09:34 am

And, given their recent history, a couple months after episode 1(the free one) comes out, it'll be only five bucks or let you get everything else in your cart half off or come with a lifetime supply of Cheetos.

I've been pondering that over and over, and in this single case, I must admit, I really don't care. BTTF at 24,95 is a brilliant bargain, I'll readily pay to play it first. Also, chances are I'd be paying overseas postage & packing for that lifetime supply of Cheetos, and I don't even like them! ;)

Cyphox

10/26/2010, 09:44 am

And, given their recent history, a couple months after episode 1(the free one) comes out, it'll be only five bucks or let you get everything else in your cart half off or come with a lifetime supply of Cheetos.

Whats better for Telltale? When everyone waits until the game gets a discount or when some of the buyers are not that stingy and are willing to pay the full prize for the game (and/or other stuff)? you can do the math yourself....

you're all scrooge mcducks!!!!

FitzoliverJ

10/26/2010, 09:46 am

AND the Poker Night promotion works with it, knocking it down to around $18! With the price of Poker Niight, the whole order price goes down to $23.66.

Er... not working at present, alas.

FitzoliverJ

10/26/2010, 09:50 am

Er... not working at present, alas.

Ah, apparently it's because it's not meant to:

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20053

Gnats

Rather Dashing

10/26/2010, 09:57 am

Whats better for Telltale? When everyone waits until the game gets a discount or when some of the buyers are not that stingy and are willing to pay the full prize for the game (and/or other stuff)? you can do the math yourself....

you're all scrooge mcducks!!!!
I don't care what's best for Telltale. Maybe I'll wait for them to put it on sale and give the difference directly to Team Fox (http://www.teamfox.org/site/c.pjJ0J8MHIoE/b.5593919/k.BF42/Home.htm). Then would I be a scrooge?

hanschke

10/26/2010, 10:00 am

will it be on steam too?

Cyphox

10/26/2010, 10:07 am

Vainamoinen

10/26/2010, 10:12 am

I don't care what's best for Telltale. Maybe I'll wait for them to put it on sale and give the difference directly to Team Fox (http://www.teamfox.org/site/c.pjJ0J8MHIoE/b.5593919/k.BF42/Home.htm). Then would I be a scrooge?

No one's attacking you here (but give to Team Fox as much as you can ;) ). If you'd like to wait, please do so, without remorse! People who can wait for a year are normally far better off financially, it's true!

Still, I just bought BTTF for 24.95$; that's about half the price of new retail games in Germany. And even counting the p&p to ship the DVD over, it's still cheaper than the adventure game I recently bought here, "A New beginning", which I can't play because it's way too buggy and crushes every other second.

Is it December yet?

Cyphox

10/26/2010, 10:24 am

december? what about december? "winter" is a long time, there's no statement that says "december", is it?

Vainamoinen

10/26/2010, 10:35 am

Nothing official, it's true!

Fluxing1955

10/26/2010, 11:54 am

Just pre-ordered this, so excited!

Just a quick question, it's not showing up in my games list but Puzzle Agent is.

Also where are the insider forums?

Cheers in advance! :D

OzzieMonkey

10/26/2010, 11:58 am

Just pre-ordered this, so excited!

Just a quick question, it's not showing up in my games list but Puzzle Agent is.

Also where are the insider forums?

Cheers in advance! :D

At least for me, the insider forums are in the Universal section just under this forum. As for the episodes not showing up in your games list, that's because the episode titles haven't been announced yet. They'll show up eventually.

Vainamoinen

10/26/2010, 12:49 pm

It takes a while for the pre-order forum to appear. That seems to be a manual thing... took about an hour or so when I ordered 12 hours ago. ;)

Nothing's happening there at the moment anyway. ;)

Fluxing1955

10/26/2010, 01:17 pm

Thanks for the answers! It's showing up now :p

sascha23

10/26/2010, 01:45 pm

december? what about december? "winter" is a long time, there's no statement that says "december", is it?

The press release (http://www.gamershell.com/companies/telltale_inc_/786516.html) from yesterday states December for PC/Mac and "shortly after" for PS3 and iPad.

I'm still baffled with the iPad support. Especially since I heard that only the first episode of the recent Sam & Max season made it to iPad.

I say just focus on PC/Mac and proper consoles. Otherwise, it just looks like you released an episode and gave up on the platform, which is rather unfortunate.

Rynelan

10/27/2010, 08:45 am

I really want to pre-order, but waiting for the Steam offer, since I have all of my newest games on Steam, would love to add this one to it aswell (I even bought S&M 3 twice when it came as a cheap bundle on Steam together with 1 and 2)

Only thing I might miss out is the DVD, but a friend of mine preordered it already so I can always watch his DVD :P (if there is one afterwards ofcourse)

Trackah123

10/27/2010, 08:45 pm

Yeah when i saw this news i immediately made an account here and on the telltale website and pre-ordered the game without any doubt.

Especially when i knew that Bob Gale, Christopher Lloyd was involved and i'm a huge fan of Back To The Future Trilogy because its simply the best movie ever.
I have the Trilogy DVD Box of it.

I'm 28 now and i still cant get this movie out of my mind mostly of the fact i'm fascinated by the idea of time-travel and BTTF is a great way to escape into that subject.

tckol

10/28/2010, 04:08 pm

So I preordered over 24 hours ago, still no pre-order forum for me. Do I have to do something to make this appear?

Origami

10/28/2010, 05:28 pm

Okay, I am thinking about pre-ordering this.
What are the perks. Is 25,95 a discounted price?

Obviously I also get the Puzzle Agent game and access to that forum.
Are there some limited items I am getting my hands on or not?

rossgentry

10/28/2010, 05:33 pm

when will this game be released?

Rather Dashing

10/28/2010, 05:38 pm

when will this game be released?
"Winter", some sources say "Sometime in December" for the PC.

Origami

10/28/2010, 05:47 pm

Okay. So I did it. I just bought BttF season + Strong and Bad season(was 9,95)

I feel good now lol.

Rather Dashing

10/28/2010, 05:53 pm

Start playing Puzzle Agent and Strong Bad, then!

Personally, I prefer the Sam and Max games to the Strong Bad ones, but SBCG4AP is by no means a bad choice!

Origami

10/28/2010, 06:05 pm

^
I bought the Sam and Max Seasons yesterday for 19,95. I couldn't pass on that steal. Same with Strong and Bad. It was 9,95. Might as well get it now to avoid the risk of the discount being temporarily.

I have a lot of games to play till the release of BttF games =D.
But I'll wait till I have my new laptop so I can play them on the best performance.

How strict is TellTale against mention of having played 3 of the games through 'PIRACY'? Automatic ban? EDIT: USE COMMON SENSE. DON'T DO IT.

Rather Dashing

10/28/2010, 06:07 pm

Rule of thumb is it's a bad idea to talk about it. Don't risk it. I've seen some people warned, some people banned, some somewhat ignored(really depends on context), but it's best for everybody if you just zip it I think.

Vainamoinen

10/28/2010, 11:03 pm

How strict is TellTale against mention of having played 3 of the games through 'unconventional means'? Automatic ban?

Rule of thumb is, there's no need for Telltale to actually ban someone who would, because the forum members would immediately start a deathly flame war. Behold! There's ample evidence of this. (http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18031)

Cyphox

10/28/2010, 11:56 pm

i played all of their games through 'unconventional means'.

i'm such a evil person. i dont deserve to live.

....
...
..
.

of course i bought every single game, i just dont like this online activation stuff.

Origami

10/29/2010, 01:49 am

I have a question to TellTale.

The Back to the Future: The Game site states in the little 'News' bar: 27 Oct 10 A look at some rare Back to the Future screen tests.

But we never got this update =(

I mean everything that's on the site was already posted there before 27th of October.

Ribs

10/29/2010, 02:07 am

Chyron8472

10/29/2010, 09:23 am

when will this game be released?

"Winter", some sources say "Sometime in December" for the PC.

But you know how Telltale is. Technically, winter starts at the solstice in December and ends at the equinox in March, so Telltale can take a very long time indeed to release the game.

docbrown2015

10/29/2010, 10:38 am

But you know how Telltale is. Technically, winter starts at the solstice in December and ends at the equinox in March, so Telltale can take a very long time indeed to release the game. Agreed, but as long as it's un-rushed and planned through all the way, I don't mind waiting as long as I have the new 25th Anniversary Dvds, I don't mind waiting..:D