Soul Calibur 5 Collectors Edition revealed

[Lemur]

Originally Posted by Matrix6

Stop bitchin'

All territories get their own "exclusives"
Even more annoying is when one territory gets individual local "exclusives".
eg. Exclusive CE/LE from Poland. All those Steelbooks from Spain, France, Germany, etc. Same with Australia/NZ.

Similar things happen in Asia, especially in Japan with their awesome usual exclusive edition for Japan only [language and audio].

All we can really do is either appreciate those unobtainable editions or pay heaps to get them

Notable most wanted edition recently: Dead Space Ultra and KoA: Reckoning Exclusive Edition/ Signature Edition

Just for the record, Japan is not considered part of Asia for game releases. They even have a whole load of games that are released exclusively for Japan of which maybe 10% get an english release. They're like a world of their own on the video game world map

I am really curious what all those jap games available that have a bunch of girls in skimpy costumes on the cover are. They have A LOT of those games

[Pielord]

I wasn't bitching. I was just making point about region/country exclusives.
Everyone gets their special exclusives.
Plus I love getting a full collection of a game from it's different variations

[Neilikki]

Originally Posted by Lemur

I am really curious what all those jap games available that have a bunch of girls in skimpy costumes on the cover are. They have A LOT of those games

You are curious? Lol.
You probably mean dating simulators.
Serious visual novels don't usually feature girls in "skimpy costumes" on the cover.

Also,

Japan is not considered part of Asia for game releases. They even have a whole load of games that are released exclusively for Japan of which maybe 10% get an english release.

But that doesn't mean anything. Some visual novels/ other Japanese games gets released for example in China, but never in English speaking countries.
On the other hand, Japanese people may say exactly the same about western market, as a lot and I mean LOT of games never get released in Japan.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Received my Soul Calibur V CE this morning, wrapped in that horrid double-sided white bubblewrap. Needless to say, it arrived with bashed up corners, so this one is going back for a replacement for sure!

It's actualy quite a nice CE though, and for anyone who already has the Fable III CE it's not unfamiliar. It's practically the same thing, albeit without the leather buckle. You can clearly see where Namco Bandai got their inspiration from!

I'm not entirely sure what relevance a book has with a fighting game though. It's nice, but it doesn't quite fit in with the style of the game. I also feel that these kind of CE's are often ruined by the fact that they usually contain the standard plastic Amaray case inside


One other thing I did notice is that there appears to be a sticker over the rating, just above the barcode. I wonder what kind of mis-print is underneath to warrant requiring an additional sticker?

[gurpswoo1]

Is it similar in size to the Fable 3 edition aswell, maybe from the same design company.

I'm surprised you went for this early Gemini, There hasn't yet been a Fighting game CE's that has held it's value.

[Ryu Kazama]

Originally Posted by Gemini-Phoenix

Received my Soul Calibur V CE this morning, wrapped in that horrid double-sided white bubblewrap. Needless to say, it arrived with bashed up corners, so this one is going back for a replacement for sure!

It's actualy quite a nice CE though, and for anyone who already has the Fable III CE it's not unfamiliar. It's practically the same thing, albeit without the leather buckle. You can clearly see where Namco Bandai got their inspiration from!

I'm not entirely sure what relevance a book has with a fighting game though. It's nice, but it doesn't quite fit in with the style of the game. I also feel that these kind of CE's are often ruined by the fact that they usually contain the standard plastic Amaray case inside


One other thing I did notice is that there appears to be a sticker over the rating, just above the barcode. I wonder what kind of mis-print is underneath to warrant requiring an additional sticker?

The book fits in fine. The series is all about 'A tale of soul and swords'. A book tends to show during the campaign modes. It did in Soul Blade and a couple of the Caliburs, anyway. Maybe skipped one though.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

Is it similar in size to the Fable 3 edition aswell, maybe from the same design company.

It's exactly the same shape & size. Cut from the same mould it seems, with a few subtle differences

I'm surprised you went for this early Gemini, There hasn't yet been a Fighting game CE's that has held it's value.

For lack of anything better to spend my money on. Bearing in mind that the Soul Calibur IV SteelBooks became pretty hard to get hold of shortly after release, so I thought I'd better grab it sooner rather than later. The Mortal Kombat CE is also another one which was very sought after

I might send the damaged one back for a refund and wait to see if they drop in price.

[gurpswoo1]

Originally Posted by Gemini-Phoenix

For lack of anything better to spend my money on. Bearing in mind that the Soul Calibur IV SteelBooks became pretty hard to get hold of shortly after release, so I thought I'd better grab it sooner rather than later. The Mortal Kombat CE is also another one which was very sought after

I might send the damaged one back for a refund and wait to see if they drop in price.

I forgot about Mortal Kombat, still look at the prices now, they continue to fall for those.

If I were you I would wait for price drop or maybe hold onto it for 2 weeks, see if price falls.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

I have 31 days to return it, but I fear that stocks might dry up. My biggest fear is when things sell out and I have to go back to resorting to eBay to get what I want. Hence why I pre-order everything now, as I don't want to go back to relying on eBay like I once did

[Tater]

Judging by how many of these we have in my relatively small store (Half a dozen or so on each console) despite receiving no pre-orders, I can see price drop before end of month.