Emily The Strange Limited Edition available for pre-order at Amazon UK

[gurpswoo1]

It not fair, I still haven't got mine. You and Gemini already have yours. I really hate the postage service in my area.

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Thanks for those amazing pictures Andy!

I actually received mine yesterday (Wednesday 8th June 2011), and I am very impressed with it! #200 as promised!

Very good quality CE, with a lot of thought and effort put in, so kudos to Andy and his team for producing a very nice package for us collectors! I cannot praise you enough for all you have done in the last few weeks, and this is most definitely going to be cherished for a long time to come!

Your efforts will always be remembered amongst the collector community! I only wish more publishers would make the same effort to communicate with their target demographic *Cough* EA *Cough*

[AndyPQube]

Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

Thanks for the pictures Andy , loving the certificate and box. Can't wait for this.

Does you know if you guys will be any more ultra limited edition versions in the near future?

There is a small possibility we could do a special one off and auction it?

[gurpswoo1]

There is a small possibility we could do a special one off and auction it?

, How small of a possibility, LOL.


I was thinking for future games, I'm not sure what you will be publishing in the future.

[AndyPQube]

Originally Posted by gurpswoo1

, How small of a possibility, LOL.


I was thinking for future games, I'm not sure what you will be publishing in the future.

I wouldn't want to get anybody's hopes up but there are talks about it - we just need to confirm a few things etc.

For future games we could do one, what kind of price point would you guys be looking at? would an auction be of interest or would it be better as a higher priced 1st come first served deal?

My upcoming titles are Just Sing 2 and Virtual Villagers and we have about 25+ classic PC game titles (including titles such as SpellForce, The Guild, Gothic and Painkiller), would any of those titles strike you guys as "i'd love a special collector's edition of that!" - it might even be the case we ONLY do a one off special edition for some titles? (for example no collector's editions for VV or JS2 are in the pipeline as yet).

[gurpswoo1]

I would say the acceptable price point in dependant on the content of the edition, rarity and platform.

Traditionally is has been difficult to justify a very high priced DS collector's edition unless it had something very special or rare. But for a console especially PS3 and Xbox, it is more acceptable. I personally think the price of Emily is perfect and if it was for console I would be happy to pay £10-£15 max. (i.e £65-£70. Max) But then again if it included some very good content I wouldn't mind paying more.

As for future game, I think a Collector's Edition for Just Sing 2 may not be best choice. I have never heard of Virtual Villagers for except for the Iphone so don't know about that one either.

I am interested in the Gothic series, would love to see a series (1-4) Collector's Edition, is that a possibility, although as I understand it Gothic 4 was no part of the same series.

I also know Pqube published Gothic 4 for Xbox in the UK, will you be doing the same for some of the other Topware titles, or maybe even Risen 2 which is looking very nice.

[AndyPQube]

I know there will be one for Guilty Gear (Brian is the product manager for that one, I think you may have his details, if not drop me an email and I will get him in touch with you).

Thanks for the breakdown, I think VV and JS2 will release as standard edition only then

Gothic is under my range so I will look into doing something for that, Gothic Universe has all of the titles (if I'm not mistaken), how about a Collector's Edition for that?

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by AndyPQube

My upcoming titles are Just Sing 2 and Virtual Villagers and we have about 25+ classic PC game titles (including titles such as SpellForce, The Guild, Gothic and Painkiller), would any of those titles strike you guys as "i'd love a special collector's edition of that!" - it might even be the case we ONLY do a one off special edition for some titles? (for example no collector's editions for VV or JS2 are in the pipeline as yet).

Hmm, I would think most people who visit this site are primarily console collectors, although we do have a few PC collectors here. Personally, PC collecting is a waste of time as PC games devalue so quickly, and CE's aren't exempt from that, opposed to console games which appreciate in value and are tied to that era of gaming

Those titles you mentioned don't really strike me as the kind we would be interested in having a CE for. After all, the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Activision, and THQ already pump out enough trashy CE's for sub-par games, and I personally find myself buying the simply because they're a CE, and not because I was actually interested in the game


For me, the type of game worthy of a special CE would be the niche cult favourites. Japanese fighters and RPG's are a good example of the sort of games which are worthy. The type of games which stand out as iconic, and will be remembered in the future for their loyal fan-base

[AndyPQube]

Originally Posted by Gemini-Phoenix

Hmm, I would think most people who visit this site are primarily console collectors, although we do have a few PC collectors here. Personally, PC collecting is a waste of time as PC games devalue so quickly, and CE's aren't exempt from that, opposed to console games which appreciate in value and are tied to that era of gaming

Those titles you mentioned don't really strike me as the kind we would be interested in having a CE for. After all, the likes of EA, Ubisoft, Activision, and THQ already pump out enough trashy CE's for sub-par games, and I personally find myself buying the simply because they're a CE, and not because I was actually interested in the game


For me, the type of game worthy of a special CE would be the niche cult favourites. Japanese fighters and RPG's are a good example of the sort of games which are worthy. The type of games which stand out as iconic, and will be remembered in the future for their loyal fan-base

Thank you for your opinion and I agree with you.

Luckily, we do have a good stream of Niche and Japanese fighters (although I'm not always responsible for them myself), for example BlazBlue is something we work with a lot, I guess that would fall into that category?

[Gemini-Phoenix]

Originally Posted by AndyPQube

for example BlazBlue is something we work with a lot, I guess that would fall into that category?

Most definitely! That's the sort of game we would like to see more CE's for!

Originally Posted by AndyPQube

Gothic is under my range so I will look into doing something for that, Gothic Universe has all of the titles (if I'm not mistaken), how about a Collector's Edition for that?

That is definitely a series which I consider worthy of the CE treatment, regardless of the platform (PlayStation, Xbox, or PC). This is the kind of game PC gamers would be willing to pay OTT for content such as cloth maps, soundtrack, artwork, commemorative coins, and other unique items related to the game which are unique only to that edition. You just have to look towards the World Of Warcraft CE's or Starcraft 2 CE to see the kind of things PC collectors expect


As for pricing - I agree with Gurps above. I approved of the Emily The Strange price, and felt it was fair, especially considering that it was very limited and also numbered. Even the Amazon price is fair, but I don't think I would want to pay more than that for a DS game. I think generally speaking, between £49.99-£79.99 is average price for CE's, provided the contents are worth the difference in price. If they're unique bonuses, then all the better!


A few points we regularly discuss here on CE.O regarding CE's are:

1) Are the contents unique to this edition?

If the contents can only be obtained in the CE, then that is always a plus selling point. If it's just a bunch of merch which can be bought separately, then that's not so appealing

2) Is it limited & numbered?

As you have probably noticed by now, we most certainly jump on anything which we can determine a finite number of editions, and prefer if they are numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity

3) Unique packaging

A lot of exceptional CE's in the last few years have been ruined by the fact that they include the regular retail copy of the game (Eg, Bioshock 2 CE). It feels as if they dropped the ball right at the goal post. However, a few have gone that extra distance to create unique packaging for the game disc as well as the other contents (such as the American Castlevania: Lord Of Shadows CE). Unique disc packaging (Ie, not a cardboard sleeve!) is always welcomed!