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"WOW...really? Cuz i woulda thought that i might have gotten a magically elongated version since its a CE!...or maybe a slightly slimmed down version because of all the cool extra stuff that I'm getting instead!" /sarcasm But srsly, theres a solid $50 expendature right there (assuming your PC, like me). Meaning the other stuff will easily total up to $10-$15, right?...right?The full version of Mass Effect 2
...and what wonderful bonus items they are. A scary suit of armor that might have looked decent on a renegade...that is, if you could take off the helmet for the sake of your prominent human face covered in scars...otherwise, with the helmet, you really don't even look human - while you work for that pro-human group and/or your human military buddies..."dur durrr?" Then you have that assault rifle which its use is limited to maybe 1/4 of your squad members and only a Soldier PC. It also can't really compete with the weapons that already exist in the game...and honestly looks un-natural while its straped to your back. I mean, even if these items were any good, EA/Bioware is assuming that in-game items are actually worth monetary value...which would be quite the incompetant notion aside from the very few 'special' die-hard ME2 fans (that realisticly could be considered incompetant).Bonus in–game Collectors' Edition weapon and armor
I will credit the artbook with a few dollars of worth, but it's odd to include such a thing when you are releasing it alongside a very weak* bonus-content DVD that could easily contain the virtual recreation of said book, and are printing high quality lithographs and posters featuring the best that the art book had to offer - in proper form no less; am I now supposed to present the art book as my...i dunno...coffee table centerpeice? *And this bonus DVD: Storytime - the first one i ever bought was Halo 2, and it was great; took you into the world of the Bungie game developers in their offices, working long hours - the stress of it all, the good and bad times, the fun free times they had, etc. It also showed specifics on how they went about graphically designing the game (which as I'm currently studying the feild in college, im extremely interested in all that). My 2nd and 3rd bonus DVD purchases were Dragon Age and ME2 - what a let down (i.e., monetarily worthless). Every single piece of content that is on these DVD's I could easily find on the net...either through imageboards or streaming from the games own websites. There was no "Behind the Scenes" documentary...some of the devs talked breifly on how the "Making-of" went down, but really..."ME2 - the darker mysterious middle episode" sums it up, as if every trilogy doesn't have the same middleground atmospheric plot...sure it differs in the charachters and the fine detailing but its all too damn similar - and having the personal pleasure of instantly watching and listening to all that raving on my TV as aposed to my PC monitor is supposed to be worth something?48–page hardcover art book - and the bonus DVD featuring "Behind the Scenes" and "Making-of" video
This came with every new copy of the game, right? I mean, as much as i love it, it's not CE specific, so it can't really contribute to the worth of the CE...Limited Edition Cerberus Network card granting access to bonus content
A nice (if not small) little addition to the ME2 universe...the only problem is that there is no reason why this couldnt have been added into the game - though given, it couldn't have been depicted fully since its from the perspective of another besides Shepard. **A one-sentece summary of the comic spoiler-free: A past friend is looking for you(Shepard) and has a small adventure of his/her own while looking.** And since, I'm assuming, this comic is canon material, i would assume that all the run-ins that this old friend has with ME2 charachters on your behalf would translate at least somewhat into the in-game ME2 universe...the only reference is a single, one-time dialogue option when you run into this old friend in ME2 as Shepard, which many have reportingy missed. Not only that, but if you want the whole story, which this first comic conveniatly introduces you and raises your curiosity to, you'll have to go out and buy the other 3 issues ($10.50 plus tax), meaning if you cared enough to buy the CE, your gonna wind up buying these comics which you may not have even known about if you didnt buy the CE in the first place. So, origonally I would have considered this comic something to give the CE some extra worth...but really, between its plot holes, the possibility that it could have been significantly included in the game and yet was chosen not to be, and continued cost of $10+, its more of an expense than anything worthwhile when considering the CE, and sneakily just allows EA and its subsidiaries to profit that much more. (Don't get me wrong, I'd like Bioware to profit for producing excellent material (exactly why i dont buy-used or pirate games), but this is just rediculous...)Issue #1 of the Mass Effect comic book by Dark Horse comics
It's simple: I go out to buy a game so i can play said game. It is the responsibility of the developers/producers/manufactuerers/whoever to encase said game in a proper package to make sure it withstand the ride to the retailer, and then the consumers home. The cut-out cardboard frames of the old 8"x11" boxes with enclosed jewel cases 15-20 years ago worked fine; rarely the case might get cracked...but hey, the disc itself remained undamaged, which is all that mattered - they would have sold the jewel cases seperatley if they didnt need the boxes to lure the customer in via descriptions and artwork. Now, they're manufacturing heavy duty tin (heh...never again should 'heavy duty' and 'tin' be in the same sentence) cases. They keep the disc's just as safe as before and can now feature pretty artwork...which is useless aside from it being an attraction for sales, benefiting not so much, you the customer, but much more so, them - the developers/producers/etc. They even had to enclose everything in a paper-cardboard box due to the art book so the 'appreciation' of the case art couldn't be seen until after purchase. Once again, how can this artwork really benefit or please me in any way being on the case? Poster = win, Case = stupidity. And besides, hardcore collector enthusiasts will want plastic-sealed copies...my case is already scartched up somehow and I havn't done anything to it.[It's] all housed in a premium tin package with exclusive artwork
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Wrapping all this up, it's the last time im getting a CE from Bioware unless they choose to change it up somehow. I leave the boards to you all to add your thoughts and comments. And to anyone who actually read all that, heres a cookie: (:
Modifié par Dsurian, 09 mai 2010 - 01:02 .
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