Poll: Collectors Editions?
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Some are good. Some are pap. Any EA ''special edition'' is usually just the VIP code like Bad Company 2 or Medal of Honor to get something five ranks early.
However, Bioshock 2's vinyl lp, cd, posters...that rocked. That and Blazblue 2's special edition looks good, mainly becauseI can't say no to decent art books.
However, Bioshock 2's vinyl lp, cd, posters...that rocked. That and Blazblue 2's special edition looks good, mainly becauseI can't say no to decent art books.
Collector's Editions CAN be worth buying, but usually aren't. To me the determining factor is what they actually have in them, and what I'm actually likely to do with it.steevee said:
In general if the Collector's edition has a bunch of arty stuff like posters, art books, and audio CDs it's not worth it to me. I have no place to put the posters, an art book is something that I'm liable to look at once or twice and then will gather dust until it's lost, stolen, or thrown away, and it's very rare when I listen to an audio CD from a game.... besides typically to get one I have to commit to the purchuse of a collector's edition before I even hear the music.
The most useless of all items of course is those special "making of" DVDs. Why should I be paying money so someone can talk about how great they are, and promote a game I already paid for? Very few of these that I have ever seen include anything that I even find paticularly interesting or wouldn't have known about the game.
Things that DO wind up interesting me are knick knacks I can put on a shelf (my Vault Boy bobblehead sits on my computer for example), or something that is actually useful. I actually use my "Agarest War" mouse pad for example with the breats you can rest your wrist in. >
Things like novels, and works of fiction that expand on the game are also worthwhile. I appreciate a good bit of writing or story more than an artbook. I liked the novel they wrote to expand the game's lore for "Alan Wake" for example.
Really, it can be hard to put a finger on. Basically a Collector's Edition needs to impress me. Chances are if it comes with an artbook, a CD, and a making of DVD or other standard type things my response is going to range from "meh" to "lulz" depending on how pathetic it all seems in comparison to the price being demanded.
That's another factor as well, how much do they think the extras are worth? I don't mind paying a decent sum for worthwhile extras, but when the cost of some artsy stuff doubles the price of a game, that's kind of insane. Ditto for some collectible made out of flimsy plastic (one of the reasons I raged against the Batman: Arkham Asylum collector's edition, because like many people I feel I was mislead into believing the Batarang was going to be made out of metal, especially for what I paid... if you visit a surplus store or whatever metal crafts like knives and the like are not all that expensive, so it wasn't like I had some kind of unreasonable explanation. I even have a Batarang knuckleduster arond that I paid like $15 for somewhere).
At any rate, you can probably deduce some of the collector's sets I've actually bought from the above.
i got the collectors edition of Shadow of the colossus and Just Cause 2
in my experience, the collectors edition always seems to be around a similar price to the ordinary release
so any posters, free downloadable content or extra artwork is always worth it
in my experience, the collectors edition always seems to be around a similar price to the ordinary release
so any posters, free downloadable content or extra artwork is always worth it
I'm a sucker for artwork, so if any is included I'm easily persuaded to get the CE. Have to say I was a bit disappointed with that small piece of paper that came with Mass Effect 2 though. Not quite the artwork 'book' I was hoping for. On a happier note I did get my fingers on the CE artwork books that came with those WoW expansions, even though I have no interest in the game itself.
Most times the CE or LE of games really aren't that good, or even worth it, but I have a tendency to buy 'em anyways.
I've (recently) bought 'em for Halo: Reach, Mafia II, and Dead Rising 2.
I've pre-ordered 'em for: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Fallout 3, Black Ops, and Fable III.
I've (recently) bought 'em for Halo: Reach, Mafia II, and Dead Rising 2.
I've pre-ordered 'em for: Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Fallout 3, Black Ops, and Fable III.
Mass Effect 2 is the only CE I've ever gotten, but I wish that I gotten one for Dragon Age: Origins knowing how awesome it was. I'm definitely getting CE's for Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 3, and Gears 3 as well.....to me, a CE is really dependant on the game I'm buying. If I know it's gonna be a dud of a game like Halo or some other fps game then I won't buy it because I can't justify a game like that needing a CE. Not to say they're bad games I just don't think they need CE's.
I have Fallout 3 and Bioshock 2 CE's. And now I have to get a UV light to see what some of you guys were talking about.
And soon I'll have the Fable 3 and Fallout: New Vegas ones as well (already paid them off)!
And soon I'll have the Fable 3 and Fallout: New Vegas ones as well (already paid them off
)!
Like others have mentioned before, I'll only get collector's editions if the game is on my 'must have' list. This includes;
Empire: Total War
TES IV: Oblivion
Dragon Age: Origins
Assassin's Creed 2
Mass Effect 2
Empire: Total War
TES IV: Oblivion
Dragon Age: Origins
Assassin's Creed 2
Mass Effect 2
Not really a fan of the collectors edition idea, I find that most of the things that it comes with are kinda tacky like a "halo mask" or "god of war chest".
Although I did recently buy Legend of Zelda:OoT Special edition so maybe I'm a hypocrite (although in my defense, it was the same price as the none special edition, plus it came with the box in relatively good condition and the manual)
Although I did recently buy Legend of Zelda:OoT Special edition so maybe I'm a hypocrite (although in my defense, it was the same price as the none special edition, plus it came with the box in relatively good condition and the manual)
