Posted 12 March 2012 - 04:30 AM
I purchase primarily Collectors Edition version of games, not Special Editions. Whether I pre-order a game or not also depends on the pre-order bonuses given. For example even though King of Fighters XIII had no "Collectors Edition", Gamestops pre-order exclusive had a 4 Disc Soundtrack that was well worth pre-ordering the game for. There are some very dissapointing Collector's Editions out there as well, such as the Collector's Edition of SCV, which is a very dissapointing game in general. The people who didn't buy the Collector's Edition of it got the shaft as well, as 80% of the plotline in that game exists solely within the Artbook that came exclusively in the Collector's Edition. I had FFXIII-2 Collector's Edition pre-ordered, but after seeing my friend spend 80 bucks on it and never even play it once, I decided to just not get it, not until I've at least finished FFXIII, which I actually bought the same day I placed my pre-order. I think for me personally it comes down to how pricey a CE is. I won't sit down and pay 150$ for Skyrim's CE or a Star Wars Old Republic CE, especially given that I heavily disliked Oblivion and The Shivering Isles when I had them. I do like Star Wars, and might get that someday when I can afford it. I'm not going to pay 70$ for the regular edition though, not when I know that the price will drop on it eventually. Add onto that the monthly fee, and fact that you have 8 completely different plotlines to play, and at least you know you get enough replay value. I figure once Old Republic hits 99.99$ I'll end up getting it. After all Skyrim's CE already dropped to 99.99$ as of January, at least at my local Gamestop anyways. I actually was about to get the Limited Edition of Darkness II but decided to pass on that in favor of SCV CE, which as I stated above, is very dissapointing. FFXIV is one game I still plan to get the CE of, especially with it having dropped in price down around 30$ now, which is only 10$ more then the regular edition.
As I've seen with the latest gaming trends, companies tend to push out special collector's edition / limited edition of games in an attempt to drive sales. These games come in different sizes and include different special features, ranging from simply extra DLC to game soundtracks and artbooks, and in some cases, including extras like figurines, mousepads, and pillow cases? XDThe most noticeable attempt at milking the money of gamers is with the recent release of Final Fantasy XIII-2, not only supplying a collector's edition of a game, but also having per-retailer exclusives when you purchase it from Best Buy, Gamestop, or Amazon.What is your take on these special packages? Do you usually get tempted by the special extra treatment the games get, or do you simply not care, or buy regular edition to avoid having an uneven mess in your library like this:
As you can see from the pictures I took, I tend to always get the special editions, for the sake of collecting these games. One of my passions in reality.Please do share your thoughts with us.
