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Originally Posted by EvanKillham
Hi everyone,
My name is Evan Killham, and I'm working on an article for GamesBeat ( www.gamesbeat.com). I'm wondering why those of you who are planning to buy one of the various big-box versions of Watch Dogs are interested in doing so, especially because Watch Dogs is a new and untested franchise.
I'm super pumped for Watch Dogs, but I don't think I'd want to spend $130 to have a statue of a character I don't even know if I like yet. What if I don't enjoy the game? That statue would mock me forever. So, for those of you who are extra-excited about the extras: What's the draw? I hope I'm not coming off as bad here; I'm genuinely interested in what sold that Special Edition to you.
For everyone else: Have you ever bought a Special Edition for the first game in a series? What convinced you?
Thanks for the help!
-Evan |
I'm willing to fork extra of my hard-earned cash to an original IP that interests me based on the history of the developer(s), genre, gameplay features and the contents of the CE.
With new IP, I question if it captures my interest. Watch_ Dogs's hacking mechanics is a fresh injection into the open world genre and something that would be fun to do, conscience free from reality. It is also developed by the same studio of great open world games like Assassin?s Creed 2 and Far Cry 3. What about the contents in the CE? The standards are in there; figurine, soundtrack, artbook, steelbook, DLC, plus unique bonuses like the 3 badges, map of Chicago and 4 "Augment Reality" cards.
For $138 AUS (PC version), it is affordable compared to other collectors editions with less stuff for over $150 RRP down under. Skyrim, Resident Evil 6 and Gran Turismo 5 come to mind.
Based on their track record, I predict the worst Watch_Dogs can be is it being an Assassin?s Creed clone with a modern skin to it. But based on gameplay videos: there are several unique gameplay features to the hacking mechanics to differentiate it as its own game.
Obviously the final quality of the game is yet to be revealed, but there is enough evidence to say it is more than blind faith as the reason to why I invest more money in one game. It is like how you would judge a favourite between two boxers based on their previous matches.
And what if I didn't enjoy the game? Pre-ordering games is a risky venture. It is satisfying when the $98 game you pre-ordered is good, but it feels even better when that good game came with extra goodies you are proud to have.
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An original title I bought the premium releases too ? Bayonetta ? Developed by Platinum games ? Previews of this looked like the ?female edition of Devil May Cry?, which is directed by the same director of the original Devil May Cry, Hideki Kamiya. Hideki also created the weird yet charming Viewtiful Joe storylines, which you can see in Bayonetta's storyline. What about the monster creations? He also directed Resident Evil 2 and Zero. Hideki's track record gives me confidence that Bayonetta is a game to invest in items to show my fanboy side of videogames, and it turned out to be a great game.