World, I do envy thee greatly. With disappointment of epic proportions, I just read about the Assassin's Creed II Collector's Edition. It seems that about everywhere in the world there are awesome CE versions of games with awesome figurines and books and such. Congratulations World. What do we USA people get? Game Stop's version of things.
I remember when I pre-ordered Far Cry 2. It was the first pre-order ever for me. I don't usually roll that way. At first I was due to get it through Steam, but I had a change of heart and I wanted a Collector's Edition. Click click, type type, and I find a really schweet looking package with a small carrying case and a fake gem... wow. Sadly, it was for Europe. When I worked my way back to the US side of the fence, I found the only CE was from Game Stop.
You can stop laughing now.
I paid extra for the game and pre-order, and when I got it all that changed was Game Stop added their company logo to the cardboard sleeve, and added a supposedly secret code for more levels. I think the cheat code to add the extra levels was on the web before the game was released... Imagine my disappointment. Not to mention the game kinda sucked.
So here I am again. I am really looking forward to Assassin's Creed II, and I would actually order a CE too. However, it looks to be Game Stop exclusive too. At least in America. The rest of you peeps across the globe get a figurine and God knows what else. World, I envy thee.
I remember when I pre-ordered Far Cry 2. It was the first pre-order ever for me. I don't usually roll that way. At first I was due to get it through Steam, but I had a change of heart and I wanted a Collector's Edition. Click click, type type, and I find a really schweet looking package with a small carrying case and a fake gem... wow. Sadly, it was for Europe. When I worked my way back to the US side of the fence, I found the only CE was from Game Stop.
You can stop laughing now.
I paid extra for the game and pre-order, and when I got it all that changed was Game Stop added their company logo to the cardboard sleeve, and added a supposedly secret code for more levels. I think the cheat code to add the extra levels was on the web before the game was released... Imagine my disappointment. Not to mention the game kinda sucked.
So here I am again. I am really looking forward to Assassin's Creed II, and I would actually order a CE too. However, it looks to be Game Stop exclusive too. At least in America. The rest of you peeps across the globe get a figurine and God knows what else. World, I envy thee.
