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[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by The Doc

Im new to the whole 'Episodes' thing....So each episode is like a movie in a way?Since I pre-ordered Episode one,Id just like to know

...and welcome to the forums, of course!

Trenchfoot's comparison is quite accurate. It's like a TV mini-series. You will play through the episodes individually, and every episode will have an individual theme and unique story elements, but there's also an overarching story that will span all five episodes with a beginning, middle and end. Expect one episode to last about two to four hours of gaming time (that always shocks episodic gaming first-timers ).

/edit: The Doc, if you actually "pre-ordered" (i.e. paid 24.95$), you didn't just order episode one, but all five episodes already. So you're in the boat for the full ride like all of us.

[Alan Johnson]

I heard you guys wanted to see some screenshots! Am I right?

IGN has some! http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1136346p1.html

[Origami]

SCREENSHOTS!!!! THANK YOU!!!!

LOOKS AMAZING!!!! *head explodes*

[Origami]

Now that I've calmed down I'd like to say:

Can I just say that TellTale chose the BEST style for this game possible?
Screw photo-realistic. This cartoony style looks amazing and befits BttF perfectly!

[Javi-Wan Kenobi]

Originally Posted by Origami

Can I just say that TellTale chose the BEST style for this game possible?
Screw photo-realistic. This cartoony style looks amazing and befits BttF perfectly!

That's what many of us said from the very begining

[Origami]

^
I was one of them(pro-cartoon style that is). But it's just for the remaing people that are buttheads.

[MaxRabbity]

will Back to the Future be also available for purchase through Steam?

[Spykes]

Originally Posted by Origami

Now that I've calmed down I'd like to say:

Can I just say that TellTale chose the BEST style for this game possible?
Screw photo-realistic. This cartoony style looks amazing and befits BttF perfectly!

From the beginning, I wanted a mix of realistic and cartoon, so they got it perfectly imo too.

[mjybird]

I just got the Blu ray movies and the offer. it says I have episode 1 out of 5 but no link to download it. where is the link?

[RingmasterJ5]

It won't be out until December.

[Vainamoinen]

Originally Posted by MaxRabbity

will Back to the Future be also available for purchase through Steam?

Very probably. But it will likely be a little later than the release when you order here.

Originally Posted by mjybird

I just got the Blu ray movies and the offer. it says I have episode 1 out of 5 but no link to download it. where is the link?

The game's not yet out, so no link for anyone! Try again in four weeks (there is no fixed release date yet that we know of).

[Strayth]

Can we expect a close PS3 release ?

Cauz I'm really... Well, I don't want to preorder the game on PC since I'd rather play on PS3 (I'm sure they made the gameplay joypad friendly).

But if the ps3 version is delayed I'll just buy it on Pc.

PLaying the game on a big screen will be another experience in my opinion ^^ .

But I think it can still be pretty nice on computer.

[Shadowknight1]

I got the BTTF Blu-ray and naturally put in the code to get the first episode free. Obviously, it's not ready yet, but would I be right in assuming that it'll come out before the full game?

Also, the free episode is for PC only, but the game is supposedly going to be available on the Wii whatever thing it is as well as the PS3's Playstation Network. If I preorder the full 5 episodes, how exactly would I make sure it's for my PS3 and not my PC? Thanks in advance!

[jp-30]

Originally Posted by Shadowknight1

I got the BTTF Blu-ray and naturally put in the code to get the first episode free. Obviously, it's not ready yet, but would I be right in assuming that it'll come out before the full game?

The game consists of 5 individual 'episodes', the first of which you can download for free for PC/Mac sometime in December (they exact date's not known yet). The subsequent episodes will be released at approximately monthly intervals. Each episode tends to end on a cliffhanger, and the next episode will start from that point, just like in many TV shows.

Originally Posted by Shadowknight1

Also, the free episode is for PC only, but the game is supposedly going to be available on the Wii whatever thing it is as well as the PS3's Playstation Network. If I preorder the full 5 episodes, how exactly would I make sure it's for my PS3 and not my PC? Thanks in advance!

It's has not been announced for Wii, and if it does ever come out for Wii (or Xbox) it will likely be as a bundled disc once all the episodes are released to PC / PSN.

If you preorder, you are only preodering the PC/Mac version. You will need to buy the games direct from the PSN online store if you are wanting to play them on your PS3. I don't think they're ready for order on that platform as yet, but you will probably find when the first episode is released, you will be able to purchase the whole season at that time, and will then just have to wait the month or so to download each subsequent episode.

More info in the first post of this FAQ thread.

[The Doc]

Oops,I meant I used the code from the BluRay to order episode one :/

But,Ive been trying to order Episode 1-5 but when I click proceed to check out,it just goes back to the same page..doesnt show anything new...whats going on here?

[Vainamoinen]

Oh boy... the TTG team is probably headed to their families to enjoy the holidays right now; but your problem seems to be rather common, as you can see from this thread in the shopping support forum. There might be a connection of this problem to the holiday special deals.

Expect this to be fixed next week; this is like a huge hole in TTG's wallet, so they'll probably fix this ASAP.

/edit: They fixed it faster. Told ya.

[The Doc]

Okay I just pre ordered it now Cant wait till December LOL

[Meta Ray Mek]

Okay, I've been kinda wondering this for a while and I haven't seen it mentioned anywhere, but...

Does anyone know if Clara's gonna show up at some point or another or if she's been acknowledged by the devs?

Considering she, yanno, got married to and had kids with Doc and all, I'd think she'd at least show up at least once during the game series. Especially since this is apparently set after Part 3.

[Vainamoinen]

Are you changing your avatar four times a DAY??

No one knows if she'll show up. Doc wears a wedding ring in the first published screenshot, so we assume that he'll mention her once or twice. However, IIRC we've already heard that she won't really be part of the story, which again centers around Marty, Doc and the DeLorean.

[Meta Ray Mek]

Some women's vices are shoes... mine happen to be avatars. Buwahaha. ;]

Ah, sounds reasonable. Even if it's just a passing mention/handwave, I'd be okay with that at this point.