As I mentioned before, I'm getting a bit burnt on collector's editions; hence
my decision to stop purchasing these alluring yet ultimately disappointing
items. I'm not planning to fork out an extra buck for the upcoming special
editions of Culdcept Revolt and RPG Maker Fes; instead, I'll
wisely go for regular copies with no dust-collecting memorabilia included.
However, despite my vows to stop lavishing money on these space-consuming
packages, I lately found myself purchasing one Special completely out of the
blue, and for the most unlikely game ever. What I purchased is none other than
the Japanese special edition of Ore no Shikabane o Koete Yuke 2, better
known as Oreshika 2.
There are two reasons for that unlikely and unexpected purchase. The first is
that this package was dirt cheap; since the game was panned by many a Japanese
player, affordable Japanese copies are abundant — including copies of this
special edition, which are trending around 40-50 bucks. The second and most
important reason is that this Special is incredibly well curated. Granted, its
contents don't fulfill my ultimate criterion for the purchase of collector's
editions, i.e. to improve on the game experience and/or add something
significant to the gameplay; but on the other hand,we're dealing with items
that are actually useful for a change, and quite gorgeous to boot. No dust
collectors here: what we have is a hand strap, a (very large) cleaning cloth, a
pouch and a set of skins, all boasting really lovely patterns. In a word, a
full set to pimp up your Vita and make it the ultimate Oreshika machine.
Not only is it rare to find such a cohesive and carefully chosen set of items
in a collector's edition, but said items are also arranged quite neatly and
orderly. They are actually housed in a separate box, each one having its own
little compartment; that separate box inserts smoothly into the main box, with
the game itself nicely nested on the side. This is a nice change from most
special editions, in which items are either thrown willy-nilly into the box or
squeezed into it to such a point that it's nearly impossible to slide them back
in once you took them out.
As a whole, this is a Special that was obviously crafted and put together with
love and care; and just for that reason, it's perfectly worth owning. Sony went
the extra mile to offer original collectables instead of sticking to the old
OST or flimsy 30-page artbook seen in virtually every collector's edition under
the gaming sun, and that effort must be praised. I'm quite content I got my
paws on this Special — which, as I mentioned in the title, is not going to be
my last, but rather my second to last collector's edition. Before I stop
purchasing these overpriced collections of memorabilia for good, I absolutely
want to make mine the special edition of Ys: Lacrimosa of Dana, which is
shaping up to be a thing of beauty and a Special totally worth purchasing.
Until then, I'll gladly stick to regular editions and rub my hands at the
thought of all the money I'm saving. Thanks for reading, and be my guest
anytime!
Labels: Collector's delight, Vita
That's a nice collector piece, but it's your last
mention that got my attention the most - the Lacrimosa of Dana package looks
absolutely _gorgeous_, what with those beautiful bookends that will sandwich my
Vita collection perfectly!
Honestly, that is probably my most looked forward to gaming purchase of this
year. You going PS4 or Vita?
Definitely Vita. I don't actually own a PS4 - nor a
TV, for that matter. :p
I'm also really looking forward to that purchase. Heck, I think it's going to
be the highlight of the upcoming fall as far as my collecting is concerned. And
it better be, because, as I mentioned, it's certainly going to be the last
Special I purchase in a very long time, if not ever.
That special edition really does looks damn sweet. I'm particularly impressed with the pattern present on the Vita case. Simple yet, lovely. Unfortunately, the efforts Sony put into it did little to compensate the repetitiveness of Oreshika 2 and the scores and sales it consequently got. Seems like we will have to wait another 15 years for Oreshika 3. Or maybe we'll never get another one at all.
I'm with you on that, the pattern on the pouch is
really sweet. Not to mention that one can never have too many pouches for
handhelds! ^^
Hum, I actually didn't know that Sony was the publisher (not that I bothered
looking for it, mind you). It's pretty rare that they publish Vita games, so
kudos to them for that and this lovely Special. Thanks for the info, I included
it in my post! ^^
Yup, Sony actually owns the Ore no Shikabane o Koete
Yuke IP, they just hired the same developer for both the PS1 and Vita games
(and the PSP port of the first one).
Oh, kinda unrelated but, if you like the Ys games, you should look around for
Trails of Nayuta/Nayuta no Kiseki, a PSP game. It's arguably the best game
Falcom did in the late 00's.
>It's arguably the best game Falcom did in the late
00's.
Ups, typo. I meant SINCE the late 00's.
As a matter of fact, I already own Nayuta no Kiseki.^^ Not only have I only heard good things about that game so far, but it belongs to one of my favourite RPG subgenres and it's an offering from one of my favourite developers of all times; all this makes me think that playing it will definitely be a blast!
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