Bone Unofficial FAQ (Please Read Before Posting)
Bone Unofficial FAQ (Last Updated June 18, 2015)
Note that all information in this FAQ is compiled by community moderators Jennifer and Vainamoinen. We check our facts thoroughly and have a lot of Telltale experience on our backs, but this is not an 'official' source, we're just volunteers!
Will there ever be more Bone games by Telltale?
No. While Telltale was making Sam & Max Season One, they lost the rights to make games based on the Bone license.
Bone: The Great Cow Race FAQ
(1) What is Bone: The Great Cow Race?
Bone: The Great Cow Race is an adventure game adaptation of the second book of Jeff Smith's Bone comics, The Great Cow Race. It continues where Out from Boneville left off, as Fone Bone, Smiley Bone, and Phoney Bone attempt to find each other, and find themselves swept up in the excitement of the upcoming cow race.
(2) Was Jeff Smith involved in the game?
As with the first game, Jeff Smith was on hand to make sure that Telltale's adaptation stayed true to his original story.
(3) What is gameplay like?
This game was released before the cinematic story games such as The Walking Dead, so the gameplay doesn't consist of choices and consequences. The gameplay consists of puzzles which are mostly solved through manipulating objects and talking to characters.
(4) For which platforms is Bone: The Great Cow Race available?
It is available for PC through Steam. It used to also be available through the Telltale Store but it is no longer for sale there.
(5) How much does Bone: The Great Cow Race cost?
It can be purchased in a bundle with the first game in the series for PC through Steam for $10.
(6) Why did Telltale stop adapting the comics at book two?
Before they could release their adaptations of further books, Telltale lost the rights to make video games based on the Bone license.
(7) Will Bone: The Great Cow Race be ported to other platforms?
This is unlikely as Bone: The Great Cow Race is several years old now and Telltale mainly only ports their newer games to other platforms.
(8) Is there a bonus/free collector's DVD version for Bone: The Great Cow Race available from the Telltale store?
No, and it is unlikely there will ever be one as Telltale has mostly moved on from physical merchandise. There used to be retail releases for PC, but they are now out of print.
(9) Is there a soundtrack CD available?
No soundtrack CD was ever produced for Bone: The Great Cow Race. Since Telltale has mostly moved on from physical merchandise, it seems unlikely that a soundtrack CD will be released in the future. They used to share the soundtrack on the Telltale website, but it is no longer available.
Bone: Out from Boneville FAQ
(1) What is Bone: Out from Boneville?
Bone: Out from Boneville is an adventure game adaptation of the first book of Jeff Smith's Bone comics, Out from Boneville. Fone Bone, Smiley Bone, and Phoney Bone are thrown out of Boneville because of one of Phoney Bone's schemes and they find themselves lost in a strange land.
(2) Was Jeff Smith involved in the game?
Jeff Smith was on hand to make sure that Telltale's adaptation stayed true to his original story.
(3) What is gameplay like?
This game was released before the cinematic story games such as The Walking Dead, so the gameplay doesn't consist of choices and consequences. The gameplay consists of puzzles which are mostly solved through manipulating objects and talking to characters.
(4) For which platforms is Bone: Out from Boneville available?
It is available for PC through Steam. It used to also be available through the Telltale Store but it is no longer for sale there. There was also a retail Mac release, which was ported and released by Vanbrio, but it is now out of print.
(5) How much does Bone: The Great Cow Race cost?
It can be purchased in a bundle with the first game in the series for PC through Steam for $10.
(6) What's the difference between the original and director's cut versions? Which one is available through Steam?
The director's cut changed a few things that fans, reviewers, and Telltale and Jeff Smith weren't happy about in the original release. They added framing cutscenes to explain things better, and make the game experience slightly longer, and they changed the voice actress for Thorn. The director's cut version is the one that you will get when you purchase the game through Steam.
(7) Will Bone: The Great Cow Race be ported to other platforms?
This is unlikely as Bone: Out from Boneville is several years old now and Telltale mainly only ports their newer games to other platforms.
(8) Is there a bonus/free collector's DVD version for Bone: Out from Boneville available from the Telltale store?
No, and it is unlikely there will ever be one as Telltale has mostly moved on from physical merchandise. There used to be retail releases for PC and Mac, but they is now out of print.
(9) Is there a soundtrack CD available?
No soundtrack CD was ever produced for Bone: Out from Boneville. Since Telltale has mostly moved on from physical merchandise, it seems unlikely that a soundtrack CD will be released in the future. They used to share the soundtrack on the Telltale website, but it is no longer available.