[Gemini-Phoenix]

Looking at my pre-order list for the next three months, it really does feel like I'm in so deep now. Nearly all items on my list are CE's of some description (in fact, all of them are), and they already take up one side of an A4 page! My urge to buy every CE released is stronger now than it has ever been, and as they increase in quality and hype, the more compelled I am to buy them - Even if they're for games I would previously never have had an interest in!

It's getting to the point where it's ridiculous. The sheer amount of CE's being released these days is overwhelming, especially leading up to Christmas every year. And not only that, but some big releases will receive two, three, or more different CE's! Assassin's Creed Revelations and Batman: arkham City are just two which spring to mind which have multiple CE's on offer from different retailers

Not only that, but the price of CE's keeps increasing. As they become more limited and premium items, the price increases. I have also noticed that a lot of recent CE's are starting to come numbered as well, making them all the more desireable, and increasing the urgency to obtain them upon release in case demand causes their resale value to sky-rocket. I learnt that lesson a long time ago with CE's such as Bioshock and Halo 3: Legendary Edition, and this is one of the reasons why I prefer to buy my CE's on day one


It feels as if my hobby is dragging me under. I feel like I'm sinking in quicksand, and someone's shovelling more in on top of me. Every year I try to convince myself that the next year will be calmer and there will be less of interest to me, but the games industry seems to keep growing and more and more games are being released than ever before! It's getting hard to keep track of them...

Please tell me that the rest of you feel the same way?