Haha, I got that HP set as well, though I still haven't opened it to this day!
Yeah, the US CE reminds me a little of the Far Cry 2 CE box, looks like a stickered on decal on pine [soft] wood that may easily peel off?? I'll be sure not to open that up at all then, just to make sure it doesn't get ruined. But the Explorer Edition looks like it'll live up to their promise, all the material they're using for the antique travelling box is made of realistic looking material and authenticity design.

This could possibly the best CE type I'll be getting this year, which perhaps the Japanese Batman CE coming in second??