Collector's Edition: I Spent $130 For This??

Earnest Cavalli

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Collector's Edition: I Spent $130 For This??

Whether called "Collector's Edition" or "Limited Release," gaming companies have long been drawing cash from devoted fans with ludicrous extras.

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RebelRising

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Pretty cool article; my take on CE's is basically that I don't anything large, flashy, or gimmicky. Give me a behind-the-scenes DVD, a soundtrack CD, an artbook, and "spiffy" packaging, and I'm good to go.
 

Anachronism

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Couldn't agree more, to be quite honest. What possible use am I going to have for a fake Lancer or a too-small Master Chief helmet? Modern Warfare 2 at least has the decency to give you an extra that will work, but when the hell am I going to have a need for night vision goggles? Yes, yes, I know there are actually plenty of things, but realistically, people, when am I going to use them?

The Dragon Age special edition sounds really good, in my opinion. It's always a good thing when the special features aren't just gimmicks that you're never going to have any need for. The Quake 4 special edition was like that as well. Ok, it didn't give you any extra in-game items, and the "making of" video wasn't particularly interesting, but it came with a copy of Quake II and both its expansion packs. No one sensible would say no to that, and in my case especially, it was brilliant: Quake II was one of my all-time favourite games, but I managed to lose the disc. Knowing that I could get it back, and get Quake 4 as well, was very good news to me.
 

Gunner_Guardian

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The only item I can forgive is those MW2 night vision goggles. It may be an overpriced collector's edition of a game I could get for far less money but.... dude. THEY'RE F@#$ING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES MAN.

Unless they're cheaply made....
 

Assassin Xaero

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I would only go for the NVG's... but, they aren't making that for PC, so oh well... get to save $150... would have been awesome if Dark Athena came with those weapons... going to order those soon...
 

Cpt_Oblivious

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I'd definately get the Batarang.
I can understand the NBA stuff, as a basketball nut will probably love that stuff, but night-vision goggles are silly.
 

HardRockSamurai

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I loved this article! I just wish Special Edition Games would come with things that make them............you know..........SPECIAL.

I only really like Special Edition Games when the extra content it provides is subtle. A t-shirt, maybe even a poster, would be nice; I don't need fucking military equipment!

Also, if you want to talk ridiculous Special Editions, you should see Operation Flashpoint 2's. It comes with a freakin' army helmet!

[small]Sure, it would fit your head, but would you want to wear it?[/small]​
 

Rathy

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Personally, I'm a fan of the old school type additions that end to come in RPGs, with Blizzards coming to mind, as well as the current package for Dragon Age, or even some of the stuff for Assassin's Creed 2. Too many companies are just looking for something to stuff a box with though lately, and to jack the price past 100$.
 

TheNumber1Zero

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Anachronism said:
Couldn't agree more, to be quite honest. What possible use am I going to have for a fake Lancer or a too-small Master Chief helmet? Modern Warfare 2 at least has the decency to give you an extra that will work, but when the hell am I going to have a need for night vision goggles? Yes, yes, I know there are actually plenty of things, but realistically, people, when am I going to use them?
your neighbors window?
 

Chrissyluky

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well if they have ingame rewards for it ill ussualy buy the keycode online :p if the games something like modern warfare 2.
 

thenumberthirteen

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Oh...My...God! They actually made the batarang for arkham asylum! I may actually buy that. It's £20 more, but still. If the game's good I'll get it.
 

Axl4002

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*waits for BlazBlue comments*
:p BlazBlue did it the right way, if you pre-order, you get the limited edition at no extra cost with an artbook, OST, and a DVD/Blu-ray with tips and such.

Atlus is great at this too :D
But some companies do take it too far. .
 

headshotcatcher

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Can't they just keep it undeer the 100 please? My limited edition of Farcry 2 was good enough, like 15 euros more and it had making of, artbook, map and a tshirt..
 

George Palmer

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Im happy as long as it fits neatly on my DVD or software shelf. I go mostly for behind the scenes, making ofs, and "the art of" books as extras that can come with.
 

Arrakiv

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You know, I've had pretty good experiences with collectors editions for the most part - at least in my opinion. It depends on the game though, I suppose.

I've certainly enjoyed a nice collection of figurines, rather nice posters/maps, soundtracks, books containing various types of information and background, and best of all: art books!

For example: I was extremely happy with the collector's edition of Warhammer Online. The game, a nice miniature,in-game items, and two hard covered books: a graphic novel and a great art book. I considered what I got to be well worth the extra cash. Heck, even Vanguard came with some nice stuff: a nice art book, cloth map, in-game bonuses, the soundtrack, and such.

I do usually limit my collector edition buys to MMOs though, which seem to provide better ones.
 

L4hlborg

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I bought the halo 3 limited edition (not legendary). Gave me a bonus dvd, art booklet and a sucky metal package for a couple of dollars more than the normal package. Much better deal than legendary.
 

Littaly

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Hate to disappoint you but the batarang is not actually throwable... yeah.