Mass effect 3 CE UK packaging comparison and Warning - Page 5

Lemur · #41 03-12-2012, 02:18 PM

The metalpak/cardboard package were held in place using just scotch tape to prevent them from falling out of the box. No shrink/plastic wrap.

I don't have pics as I already tore the tape off.

Just imagine your xbox copy after opening the shrink wrap. The contents would slide out. So now you put scotch tape at the opening to hold them all together. That's the load of shit packaging we got

gurpswoo1 · #42 03-12-2012, 03:14 PM

Then it the exact same seal as the US NTSC versions

Terrible way to hold the items together,

vhal_x · #43 03-12-2012, 03:16 PM

They were sellotaped in? Surely that risks horrible peel marks? xx

Lemur · #44 03-12-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by vhal_x

They were sellotaped in? Surely that risks horrible peel marks? xx

The good thing is they used those crappy scotch tape you can buy in stationery stores. Not too sticky so it came off very cleanly.

vhal_x · #45 03-12-2012, 03:44 PM

Lucky, what an awful way to package something though? What are game manufacturers and retailers thinking these days?

xx

twistedsymphony · #46 03-12-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

What do you mean by tape, do you have pictures

pics in the game DB show the method they used to seal.. it's a square sticker over the side, no cellophane or anything.

Lemur · #47 03-13-2012, 09:40 AM

Nope we didn't get that big square sticker. We got the thin office type of scotch tape. 1 small piece on each side to hold 1 item in place.

gurpswoo1 · #48 03-13-2012, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Lemur

Nope we didn't get that big square sticker. We got the thin office type of scotch tape. 1 small piece on each side to hold 1 item in place.

That really is bad, what's up with the distributors there. I thought it couldn't get any worst than the USA version.

Lemur · #49 03-13-2012, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

That really is bad, what's up with the distributors there. I thiught it couldn't get any worst than the USA version.

Yeah they're pretty much retarded. On the bright side at least we got this free normandy replica for preordering the CE.

With that extra freebie they probably needed to cut costs somewhere so I guess the scotch tape was their solution.