So if I want the PS4 and the Vita version I just change my 55$ pledge (40+15 shipping) to 80$?
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So if I want the PS4 and the Vita version I just change my 55$ pledge (40+15 shipping) to 80$?
YianGaruga
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I guess they're either waiting to be collected or went out with the wrong carrier again
Yes, I'm not going to back the kickstarter, I'll buy the standard edition once it's ready on the limitedrungames web.
I think I'll do the same. I remember in here that the first print of RCR for PS4 was only gonna decrease in value temporarily when the reprint was released, but it's been a couple of months and it's still selling for less than half of what it used to do. Lost a lot of money from that.
calc84maniac
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Surely the KickStarter exclusive box art is worth something though, right?
I'm not familiar with the RCR print so I don't know if there was a difference between original and reprint.
"Current Status: Parcel Data Received, Shipment In Route To US Export Warehouse"
Got my shipping confirmation from LRG a week ago.
foobarry81
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"A couple of months" is pretty much "temporarily". If you're going to speculate on a game's value, your options are basically "very short term" (what scalpers typically do) or else "the long run". Over time (think: years from now) your first print copy will become more valuable.
I picked up two copies of RCR when it was £130, and shortly after the reprint was announced. The exclusive cover art is worth something, the question is how much. I'm not taking any risks with that anymore.
Did you need them right away?
Almost everyone was saying the original would drop when the reprint would come out. The argument was whether it would be temporary or not.
Thanks for the info; I'm still fairly new to collecting so my knowledge sure is lacking. What about those exclusive Kickstarter covers? They'll probably increase by a serious amount then?
I wasn't aware of the reprint at the time of purchase.
Ah ok.
You wrote that you picked them up shortly after the reprint was announced which is why I stated that.
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Re-reading. Oh i see you meant shortly after you purchased that the reprint was announced.
foobarry81
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Hard to tell. A lot will depend on the popularity of the platform (i.e. the Vita) among collectors in the future. If you look at retro platforms right now, it seems to me that in general games for home consoles tend to fetch higher prices on average than portable console games. So, collecting for PS4 may actually be a safer bet right now if your aim is to "generate collector value". With the Vita however you might get a similar process to that of the Saturn, where the system was "prematurely" abandoned by its vendor, and a die hard fan base keeps its legacy alive. It's hard to predict though. The Saturn has a completely different game library, which obviously is also an important factor in the after market.
But regardless of whether or not you will or won't be able to get top dollar for those Kickstarter exclusive covers in the future, I would say it's going to be fairly certain that out of all the cover variants they will be the more desirable ones in the future. So even if they might not land you big money, they WILL still get you a bit more bragging rights in the future Vita community.
Great info, thanks. If it wasn't for the inevitable customs charges I'd pick up the Kickstarter copy but the fees will add an extra $25+.
The Saturn has a lot more heavy hitters though imo, plenty of very critically acclaimed games. Sure Vita has some too but those are often not exclusive like many of the well received Saturn games.
Yeah, bad timing.
foobarry81
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A game being critically acclaimed or not doesn't play that big of a role in collectibility or desirability imo. One of the priciest games on PS2 right now, Rule of Rose, wasn't received very well when it launched.
Exclusiveness to the platform is definitely an important factor, or in case it being multiplatform when one version is clearly superior over the others. Actual rarity (= number of copies in existence) also counts of course. But for truly shitty games, 10,000 copies may still be a whole lot. If you check eBay for some of LRG's past releases, you'll notice immediately how there are plenty of copies available of some games, and they aren't all that expensive. Meanwhile, other games are definitely pricier, and only a few copies are listed at a time, even though a similar amount of copies exist. So it's a mix of how the community regards the quality of the game, it being exclusive or not, and the actual rarity.
Kresnik258
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I'd hoped for a super-secret "LRG are handling the physical release of Firis on Vita!" alongside a release date, but alas.
Still, I'd rather have Arland (+ Ayesha) physically. Arland is one of my favourite gaming trilogies ever. And if I got those it'd free up 9GB on my memory card which I can use for Sophie + Firis + Mysterious #3
Um... so does anyone have their Shantae order yet? Mine looks like its back in the US? It should of been en route to Australia....
My order currently looks like this:
12/19/2016 10:40 AM Departed Processing Center NEW YORK,
12/18/2016 9:04 AM Departed Terminal Location ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/17/2016 10:04 PM In Sorting Facility JAMAICA,NY
12/17/2016 10:04 AM In Sorting Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/10/2016 5:49 PM Departed Terminal Location AUSTRALIA
12/9/2016 7:30 PM Departed Processing Center TOKYO,
12/9/2016 1:56 PM Departed Processing Center SYDNEY,
12/7/2016 12:05 PM Departed Processing Center NEW YORK,
12/5/2016 9:27 PM Departed Terminal Location ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/3/2016 8:00 AM Departed Processing Center East Rutherford, NJ
12/2/2016 8:06 PM Parcel Order Manifested , Ready For Export East Rutherford, NJ
12/2/2016 5:24 PM Parcel Order Scanned East Rutherford, NJ
11/9/2016 5:35 AM Parcel Data Received, Shipment In Route To US Export Warehouse
Should I send Limited Run an email to find out whats going on here?
My order currently looks like this:
12/19/2016 10:40 AM Departed Processing Center NEW YORK,
12/18/2016 9:04 AM Departed Terminal Location ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/17/2016 10:04 PM In Sorting Facility JAMAICA,NY
12/17/2016 10:04 AM In Sorting Facility ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/10/2016 5:49 PM Departed Terminal Location AUSTRALIA
12/9/2016 7:30 PM Departed Processing Center TOKYO,
12/9/2016 1:56 PM Departed Processing Center SYDNEY,
12/7/2016 12:05 PM Departed Processing Center NEW YORK,
12/5/2016 9:27 PM Departed Terminal Location ISC NEW YORK NY(USPS),
12/3/2016 8:00 AM Departed Processing Center East Rutherford, NJ
12/2/2016 8:06 PM Parcel Order Manifested , Ready For Export East Rutherford, NJ
12/2/2016 5:24 PM Parcel Order Scanned East Rutherford, NJ
11/9/2016 5:35 AM Parcel Data Received, Shipment In Route To US Export Warehouse
Should I send Limited Run an email to find out whats going on here?
So many games these days have to have some sort of collectible? It never stops, lol.
I meant in general. I remember buying games for the Saturn and some of the more common ones were still expensive since they were sought after, just like some Nintendo games. It's difficult to read the market for sure, and I'm far from good at it, so I appreciate all the tips you hand out to me.
I'd open a ticket if I were you, it seems to yield better results.
Yeah just did it, thanks. Its such a shame because my first order with them went so well. I'm a bit disappointed this one has gone so pear shaped.
YianGaruga
Banned
Same happened here
I wonder what happened now. I thought the fulfilment center was dropped to prevent stuff like that..
Yup, it arrived after some investigation (EU)
Got my copies today. But the shipping had problem notifying me, they arrived on friday which I noticed on LMR website when I tracked the package but when it crossed the border it got a new tracking number, a number I never received and had to contact the shipping company in order to track my parcel.. pretty bad standard if this is something that happens to everyone
That's exactly what happened to mine, I sent a support ticket 2 days ago. No word yet (I get it, it's a busy time of year) but you're not alone!
I'll keep you updated as i learn more.
$9 shipping for Sharin. wow. suddenly jumped up. rather wait for the standard release now.
What was it before? Its been 9 since i pledged last week.
Yeah, I'll probably do that.
I rarely back, and i'd be backing for the wrong reasons here ^^
Slightly off-topic, but I just received the PS4 version of 1/2 Genie Hero.
There is something utterly bizarre and cool about the existence of three PHYSICAL Shantae games on PS4
I wish they'd included the first game on one of the CDs.
Will this game release physically in Europe ? I can't find anything, it might be us only so far...
Down to the third party sellers already. Sigh.
thanks, I was wondering if the release had been pushed to 2017.
This will be an interesting one to watch. There's probably a level of interest similar to Stealth Inc. and it goes up for sale at a time when many people will be distracted/busy with post-Xmas pre-New Years stuff.
YianGaruga
Banned
Do you NEED the keychain? Play Asia still has it for $30 + shipping
http://www.play-asia.com/wild-guns-reloaded/13/70aba3
$3 off with code "GEMATSU"
EDIT: Actually amazon still lets you order it with shipping date of Dec 28th
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N5D9SGF/?tag=neogaf0e-20
Oh cool. Amazon (or Natsume rather) put more up. Ordered.
There are several $3 off Play-Asia codes out there, even BlueMaxima has his own. You can use the same one as much as you want, so I just always used "GEMATSU".
YianGaruga
Banned
Same, pretty sure it's an affiliate program so I want to support Gematsu
YianGaruga
Banned
gematsu, censored and bluevita are the ones I know
Any requirements to use the code? Thanks for sharing btw.
Orders above $20, no digital items.
I don't care about the keychain but I value Amazon's CS and shipping over PA, especially at this time of year. Not to mention that PA's shit packaging and even worse mobile site ensured that River City: Tokyo Rumble arrived damaged.
No matter, anyway. Amazon won't ship this game outside the US, which is farcical for a region-free console.
YianGaruga
Banned
So VGP then?
https://www.videogamesplus.ca/product_info.php?products_id=24131
Sounds like you don't really even want the game tbh. PA and VGP are both good options for intl customers.
It was always Third-Party sellers.
Even the Natsume one with keychain was sold by Natsume themselves rather than Amazon.
Agreed, I chose VGP over Amazon and I live in the US. Seems dumb that these were never up for preorder here when they were elsewhere. Natsume taking a page from Nintendo's marketing handbook.
If I didn't want it I wouldn't be posting about it, nor would I be contacting Natsume. I haven't used VGP since their poor handling of a data breach a few years ago and I just explained that the previous Natsume game I ordered from PA was damaged in the mail due to poor packaging and that their CS is subpar.
Ultimately I'm going to have to end up ordering it from PA but not shipping internationally via Amazon is a bit silly.
YianGaruga
Banned
Natsume's approach on amazon is weird, but it seems they do put up more stock every now and then and even do reprints?
They're considering doing another run of Tokyo Rumble for example
https://twitter.com/Natsume_Inc/status/811279351064969216
Anyway, it's really not that hard to get their games, so I don't think it's an issue
Not hard, but harder than it should be. Mostly making the Nintendo joke for that reason. No option to preorder here (like nes classic, with a few exceptions) and requiring you catch the stock when its randomly listed (like some amiibo). It should be easier than that. VGP is a good source though, mine shipped monday. I wasn't aware of them having a data breach, but i stick to paypal whenever possible anyway.
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