Resident Evil 5 Collectors Edition; a perfect visual analogy of how Europeans keep getting screwed

[FluxC]

Wait...not to completely kill the point that the OP was trying to make...but how much is it for us Americans for all that stuff? Cuz I kinda want it now...

It says in the OP...

This is pretty annoying. I'm a huge fan of the Resident Evil series. And I could have seen myself buying the Collector's Edition, if it was what that Yanks got. But i'm not paying for it just so I can make my wallet look cool. (Not that it would. "hey, can i buy you a drink? Oh, whilst i'm getting my money out, perhaps you would like to look at this card?")

 

[pha kin su pah]

I dislike the extra stuff in the US edition, while i prefer the slimer steel case of the EURO edition, but that USB made me jizz in my pants!

I do agree though, seriously why the collectors edition hate, i too wanted a lifesize, electronic Lancer.....

 

[sequio]

Ah, i remember the burlap head mask my friend got after purchasing RE4. good times.

EDIT: Yeah, it would be awesome to get all that. but i think i'd forget about them after a few weeks and regret the money wasted.

 

[GuerrillaClock]

I fail to see the reasoning behind Japanese companies' constant shafting of Europe. It has always been this way, while I am annoyed I'm not particularly surprised, Capcom, Nintendo and the like have been doing it for years now.

 

[Erana]

The only think that appeals to me is the USB drive.
How is it that the messanger bag is soo disappointing? ;-;

 

[Halo Fanboy]

Europeans get litterally fucked over again

Literally fucked over? As in open the box and? butt rape?
Yeah I can see how that sucks.

 

[Fraught]

Yeah, Europe gets screwed over all the time. Games are more expensive here, get released later (or never!), there are less special editions and other goodies.. it sucks.

Yeah, that makes me so FUCKIN' FURIOUS!
WHY THE FUCK do they keep doing it?! Urrrrrrrrgh.

Damnit. Now I just can't relax. I have to do something about this matter. Damnit. Damnit, damnit, damnit. FAWK!

Oh, and I never would've expected this blindness from The Escapist Forums, but why do you guys call it a "plastic card"? It's a freakin' steelbook. As in, a book. That, you know, like, has pages and stuff.

 

[Fraught]

Kinda funny calling them limited editions... as usual Europe gets screwed again

Well, when you order the limited edition, you open it and then...It explodes! Pretty fair considering what other games give us as "Limited editions".

Oh and uhh, it's a "Collector's Edition" not a "Limitied Edition".

Yeah, Europe gets screwed over all the time. Games are more expensive here, get released later (or never!), there are less special editions and other goodies.. it sucks.

Yeah, that makes me so FUCKIN' FURIOUS!
WHY THE FUCK do they keep doing it?! Urrrrrrrrgh.

Damnit. Now I just can't relax. I have to do something about this matter. Damnit. Damnit, damnit, damnit. FAWK!

Read the four reasons that have been put up above? Quite frankly, it's already been answered and when it comes down to it IT'S NOT A BIG ENOUGH DEAL TO GET WORKED UP OVER.

That coming from a Canadian. You can't possibly sympathize with me, or know what we are dealing here.

You guys only think of Europe as UK, which is a prick'ish thing to do, but UK has much lower prices on games, and lot bigger wages than the rest of Europe.

 

[curlycrouton]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

 

[rossatdi]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

 

[Muffaraggin]

I wouldn't want any of that tat so just give me the game, box (plastic will do fine) and a manual that I can totally disregard thanks.

 

[curlycrouton]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

Since Capcom have now said it's only available on consoles, the game is now average at best in my eyes.

The only exception to that rule is Halo 3 and Little Big Planet.

 

[rossatdi]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

Since Capcom have now said it's only available on consoles, the game is now average at best in my eyes.

The only exception to that rule is Halo 3 and Little Big Planet.

But their last console port of a resi game was god awful. Surely the resident evil series has always been a console series. That seems like a bizarre prejudice to have! Surely LBP would be better with a mouse and keyboard anyway.

 

[curlycrouton]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

Since Capcom have now said it's only available on consoles, the game is now average at best in my eyes.

The only exception to that rule is Halo 3 and Little Big Planet.

But their last console port of a resi game was god awful. Surely the resident evil series has always been a console series. That seems like a bizarre prejudice to have! Surely LBP would be better with a mouse and keyboard anyway.

It's the fact that I don't own a console, and therefore cannot buy it. I also have no intention of buying a console.

All Capcom need to do is put a little effort into making a good PC port. Then the game would be acceptable to me.

It's not so much a problem with the game, as I'm sure it'll be very good on consoles, it's just the fact that the developers don't bother to port it to the most popular gaming platform. It's the same reason I hate Treyarch and refuse to buy anything they make. Including Call of Duty: World at War.

But I'm just a cranky PC elitist.

 

[rossatdi]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

Since Capcom have now said it's only available on consoles, the game is now average at best in my eyes.

The only exception to that rule is Halo 3 and Little Big Planet.

But their last console port of a resi game was god awful. Surely the resident evil series has always been a console series. That seems like a bizarre prejudice to have! Surely LBP would be better with a mouse and keyboard anyway.

It's the fact that I don't own a console, and therefore cannot buy it. I also have no intention of buying a console.

All Capcom need to do is put a little effort into making a good PC port. Then the game would be acceptable to me.

It's not so much a problem with the game, as I'm sure it'll be very good on consoles, it's just the fact that the developers don't bother to port it to the most popular gaming platform. It's the same reason I hate Treyarch and refuse to buy anything they make. Including Call of Duty: World at War.

But I'm just a cranky PC elitist.

Consoles just make sense. No worries about having the right specs, no installations, patches are automatic, life is easy. Plus I don't think the PC is really the dominant platform for real games anymore, at least not in terms of sales (if you know what I mean).

 

[curlycrouton]

Sorry, but who the hell would want all that crap? The game is what I want.

^ This.

Oh no, it seems that all us silly old Europeans have gone and got ourselves in a right pickle by not being sold a ton of worthless, slightly nerdy crap.

Actually I don't even want the game.

Hey, hey, hey, lets not go crazy.

Since Capcom have now said it's only available on consoles, the game is now average at best in my eyes.

The only exception to that rule is Halo 3 and Little Big Planet.

But their last console port of a resi game was god awful. Surely the resident evil series has always been a console series. That seems like a bizarre prejudice to have! Surely LBP would be better with a mouse and keyboard anyway.

It's the fact that I don't own a console, and therefore cannot buy it. I also have no intention of buying a console.

All Capcom need to do is put a little effort into making a good PC port. Then the game would be acceptable to me.

It's not so much a problem with the game, as I'm sure it'll be very good on consoles, it's just the fact that the developers don't bother to port it to the most popular gaming platform. It's the same reason I hate Treyarch and refuse to buy anything they make. Including Call of Duty: World at War.

But I'm just a cranky PC elitist.

Consoles just make sense. No worries about having the right specs, no installations, patches are automatic, life is easy. Plus I don't think the PC is really the dominant platform for real games anymore, at least not in terms of sales (if you know what I mean).

I'm inclined to respectfully disagree with you.
However, I don't wish to turn this into yet another consoles vs. PC argument, so we shall agree to disagree, yes? If you'd like to discuss it further, feel free to PM me.

 

[TheHorizon]

What? You don't get all the shitty crap stuff that the Americans get?
I can't say I'm into figurines myself, and the messenger bag? No one (in American) who is at least someone insecure about their orientation (which as you all know is EVERYONE in America) would wear that.
Next you get some cheap Africa shaped necklase. I can't really imagine wearing that myself. I mean I'm 99% sure that I'd get made fun of at my school when they think I'm... er... AIDs boy or something.
The patch isn't really something ANYONE should care about. Unless someone is a huge fan of the game they aren't going to know what it means, and probably think it's some sort of boy scout patch you sewed onto your favorite tshirt.

Honestly you're right, OP, in the sense that Europeans DO get less, but what you don't get isn't very... good.
I'm not quite sure why you'd pay more, but sorry for you luck.

And the Japanese has a 2 GB flash drive? That's fucking off the chain!

 

[Chickenlittle]

I'm inclined to agree partially with the OP, and Horizon. Sure, you Europeans got fucked over in terms of the amount of features you get, but at least it's not the gimmicky crap they get in the US. Japan just got lucky this time.