$20 bucks for this??!!!

Yeah, Telltale will definitely have larger story arcs across the series to keep fans interested.

I definitely want a boxed Bone set. One very cool thing for that would be some kind of special (online only, maybe?) limited box that sells for $100 or something that features all of the fully colored books and all of the games. Make a Mac version of the and I would definitely buy it. The One Volume Collection is cool, but getting all of the games and books together... *drooling ensues*

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If you're reading this and haven't played the game yet you may want to stop. There may be a few semi-spoilers.

Isn't envisioning Bone as one big game the opposite of what we're supposed to do? Hasn't Telltale said from day one that their goal with episodic releases is to make each game a complete, stand alone experience? Aren't they trying to avoid the concept of a series that depends on each episode before it, a la "24?"

Well, as far as I can see it, the episodic nature of its delivery basically means we get to see a small part of the whole story/game each time. However it all basically adds up to one game when you think about it. Take for instance part one. If you think about the story in it you realise it's basically just chapter one in the full tale, the introduction if you will. It introduces most (all? I haven't read the actual books) of the characters and gives you a little background on the actual main character. We learn why he's there, where he's from, who some of his friends are, etc.

However, it's only the very beginning. Nothing really seriously happens until near the end of the game. We learn they're getting chased by someone, We get to see a small glimpse of some major bad guy, we get a few little beginnings of what I assume are going to turn into major story elements later, and generally the seeds for the actual story are planted (Woo, metaphors!).

But, Telltale do manage to make an actual small game out of this tiny part of the story. A mini story is added for this chapter of the story to revolve around. The 'Bones' are lost and then seperated and then you get the task of reuniting them and finding their way. Telltale have managed to create a full (albeit somewhat short) game.

So basically, they are all one enormous game but seperately they do manage to be stand-alone experiences. I just like the idea of having them all together so I don't have to ruin the experience when playing them all after each other by going back to desktop and selecting 'Bone Part Two' and so on each time I go from game to game. It'll kind of ruin the immersive experience, y'know?

Oh, and if you're wondering why I've gone through the trouble to bother writing all this I found I got the highest marks in the whole year level at my school for the end of year English exams so I'm basically trying to show off.

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Yeah, a person with a 56k modem can easily get the game in a few hours (at most). That argument holds no water.

Ah. But in NZ 56k means about 30k unless you're in the middle of Auckland. And because my friend lives about half an hour out of Auckland he gets about 14k speed. It's really quite pathetic.