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I'd buy it for 65. The artbook and soundtrack alone are worth the extra 15 for me.
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Rayman Origins collector's edition revealed (65)
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I'd buy it for 65. The artbook and soundtrack alone are worth the extra 15 for me.
Nocturnowl
Member
There's almost never any collectors edition I want, and then this year there are and they all roll out in the same month! I'd love it for the artbook but I don't think i'd be able to afford it.
Damon Bennet
Member
MNC said:
it was planned as an episodic title but then they ddecided to make it a full-fledged retail game ofut of it.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
a cardboard pop-up 3d-box! truly Ubisoft, you spoil us.
frankie_wilde
Member
I hope play will get :/
VICTORsaurio
Member
but it's in 3D!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lyphen said:
Americanmushroom
Banned
MNC said:
This.
VGChampion
Member
Nocturnowl said:
Well the good thing is they usually end up cheap when no one wants them. The bad thing is, there's always the exception for one or two games that really do sell out of their collector's edition copies and they get more expensive.
Littleberu
Banned
Kafel said:
Why?
Nocturnowl
Member
That's true, though in order to capitalize on the lowered prices you'd have to be either double dipping or have been holding off on the game in question. Though in this case it's only the artbook that interests me and it'll probably be bare bones so I can live.VGChampion said:
Littleberu said:
It's being sent to die. It comes out in NA the same day as Saints Row and Assassin's Creed and a few days after Skyrim. Plus the price for this is pretty crazy, I too thought it was going to be a $15 download. It doesn't look like it has enough unique content to justify a full retail price, most 2D platformers don't.
Stormwatch
Member
I will definitely be buying Rayman Origins when it comes out in November. But, I can see why some people are worried about how well it will do. I could have sworn when this was first announced that they were going to release it as a downloadable game. Now it is going the Gunstringer route and coming out as a disc game instead. I can see where some people would be apprehensive to purchase what was once an XBLA/PSN/WiiWare title as a full retail game. Hopefully the game is long enough to be worth the full retail price I will be paying.
Diprosalic
Banned
the only games i would buy special versions like that are zelda or mario games but they never (rarely) make those.
Billychu said:
So many of your posts make no sense. First you compare The Old Republic to Modern Warfare 3 now you're saying a niche video series can complete right smack in the middle of massive games just because Mario sold a lot on the DS? It makes NO sense. And full price for this game I'll be honest seems a bit much unless it's a very lengthy game. If it's short then that's just poor value. I thought it was a $15 game too.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
YES ! already was going to buy it now I'm upgrading to the CE! 
awesome.
awesome.Diprosalic
Banned
Derrick01 said:
you again
this game is probably more worthy of the price point than skyrim and asscreed combined.
Diprosalic said:you again
this game is probably more worthy of the price point than skyrim and asscreed combined.
Maybe to you but there's no way I could justify that much for a platformer. I mean I was going to get the Vita version anyway so I was going to wait regardless but I don't expect to spend any more than $20 for it. But these versions coming in November are definitely being sent to die and Ubisoft apparently doesn't care since they're putting it in the line of fire of their own 8 million per game franchise.
I will never get the whole "this game is cartoony so it should be cheap and/or an arcade title" line of thinking that many gamers have now.
There are many cartoony games that have been of high quality and had as much content as the "adult/dark" games.
Not saying that I wouldn't like it to be cheaper but I'll gladly pay full price for a good game regardless of it's nature (since it's good). Most of my favorite games of all time are from previous gens with most being things that people nowadays would more than likely consider to be "cartoony" and/or "not full games".
I mean, what sense does it make for the art style of a game to determine whether or not a game is worth the average MSRP of games? I don't get it.
But anyways, I will be sticking to the regular version. I never really buy collector's editions of games.
There are many cartoony games that have been of high quality and had as much content as the "adult/dark" games.
Not saying that I wouldn't like it to be cheaper but I'll gladly pay full price for a good game regardless of it's nature (since it's good). Most of my favorite games of all time are from previous gens with most being things that people nowadays would more than likely consider to be "cartoony" and/or "not full games".
I mean, what sense does it make for the art style of a game to determine whether or not a game is worth the average MSRP of games? I don't get it.
But anyways, I will be sticking to the regular version. I never really buy collector's editions of games.
Except, as far as I know, there has been no indication that this will be a 'short' game. There's sixty different levels in 12 environments, and from the stuff they've shown each level will be quite a decent length. Also, there's a pretty fun multiplayer. Finally, each environment is filled with incredible looking hand-drawn art. If you want to pay no more than 15 dollars for it, it's because you simply don't care for 2D platformers very much anymore. This looks to be the finest 2D platformer this year, if not in a long time. Seems entirely appropriate to compare this to Mario, especially considering the fact that Rayman's still a popular character. Not as popular as Mario, sure, but his games and the Rabbids-stuff continue to sell really, really well. So... yeah.Darklord said:
Ninja Kn1ght
Member
I don't care about these tiny art books. A4 or bust.
AlphaTwo00
Member
Going to bet this isn't coming to NA.
Bgamer90 said:
But...no one in this thread said anything about it being cartoony. I said I can't justify $60 for a 2D platformer and I say that because there's only so much running from side to side and jumping I can do before I get bored, and therefore I don't put $60 of value on those games. My limit for those is usually $20 at most.
I actually really like the art and it looked beautiful on Vita's screen. There's footage of someone playing it on there floating around youtube.
edit: found 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NXH1w7JyfU
Darklord said:
I don't see where he said that this game could compete with the mainstream AAA stuff. It looked to me like Billychu was just saying that it doesn't deserve to be instantly passed off as $15 material just because it's a 2D platformer, which I would agree with.
As for length, you could say that about pretty much any game.
Thomper said:
60 levels is pretty good. The problem isn't if I think 2D platforming isn't worth $60. It's that a lot of them are $15 now. Mario is like the only big 2D platformer left. I'd pay full price for a good Rayman game, I love the series but will many others?
SykoTech said:
Yeah, I think I may have misunderstood.
Tylahedras
Banned
Yeah I thought this was a digital release. I am happy it's on a disc because that means I will buy it, but I couldn't care less about the special edition and I'm not paying 60$. I'll pick it up whenever I can get it for 20$.
*Edit: Looking over this thread I should add that it's not about it being a platformer or anything I'm just a cheap bastard who almost never pays more then 20$ for my games.
*Edit: Looking over this thread I should add that it's not about it being a platformer or anything I'm just a cheap bastard who almost never pays more then 20$ for my games.
I wouldn't really compare those $15 platformers to stuff like Rayman origins and Mario, though. Stuff like Super Meat Boy or Miss Splosion Man looks pretty good, but Rayman Origins seems like it's had an insane amount of polish and detail put into it. Plus, platforms like the DS and PSP still had plenty of platformers released for full-price. I think the problem's more just that big publishers aren't releasing platformers any more, period. Besides SEGA's Sonic 4-thing, which doesn't count. Though I'm sure they planned on releasing the full thing as a 60 dollar game at one point in the development, as well. This is UbiSoft and Michel Ancel fully investing in a 2D platformer though, and from what we've seen, it fully seems like it's worth full price. Though maybe that's just me.Darklord said:
Dr.Palutena
Member
Yoshi said:
Multiplayer? This is Gaf dude. I'm sure many here either didn't care or always intended to play it alone.Personally I feel i would have liked online in the vita version....but i could live without it.
Littleberu said:
because it is literally being sent out in a month with COD,Skyrim, Super Mario Land, Assassin's Creed, Saints Row, etc etc and Ubisoft games are notorious for dropping in price quickly .
I think you're all kind of overhyping how much this game will bomb. Children's games (which Rayman is) generally don't open large, but eventually get themselves to a nice sales total. That's the case for various Ratchet & Clank games, Sonic games, and more. As well, I don't think the primary market for this game will be bugging mom to buy either this or Skyrim. Maybe Saints Row, or Call of Duty but definitely not an RPG not named Pokemon.
Acquiescence
Member
So it's still out in November. Poor game will bomb something awful, but I'm eager to play it. Would have to make some serious room for it though.