Should I throw a $120NZD into SH5 collectors edition?

SeamanStaines · 03-14-10, 05:03 AM

if its the same as the oz one:

the map aint anything to write home about.

the only good thing about the hardcover book is that it smells nice (if you are the type of person who winds down the window at the petrol station).
The recognition manual pages are split across 2 pages so the spine prevents detail being seen. The crew profiles are identical to that in the paper guide with the keycode (which i assume u get with the normal version).
The torpedos page list absolutely no information about the torpedos. Just a picture and the name T1/T2/T4. Really is a useless book.

Havent played the music CD yet...wonder if that is DRM'd too

jwilliams · 03-14-10, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by SeamanStaines

if its the same as the oz one:

the map aint anything to write home about.

the only good thing about the hardcover book is that it smells nice (if you are the type of person who winds down the window at the petrol station).
The recognition manual pages are split across 2 pages so the spine prevents detail being seen. The crew profiles are identical to that in the paper guide with the keycode (which i assume u get with the normal version).
The torpedos page list absolutely no information about the torpedos. Just a picture and the name T1/T2/T4. Really is a useless book.

Havent played the music CD yet...wonder if that is DRM'd too

You also get 7 skins. for nonplayable AI units. But for $20 xtra. ummm. its OK i guess.

And yes the book does smell nice

But i am one of those people that winds the window down at the petrol station.

Steeltrap · 03-14-10, 05:15 AM

$120 NZ? What's that in $US?

I think it's a severe ripoff in Australia. Sounds like a bunch of cheap crap of no particular use, all vastly over-priced. Same thing SEGA did with Empire and Napoleon TW games. Common gouging trick from publishers; those games are shockingly over-priced in Australia without the tacky baubles.

I can't give you advice, however, as I refuse to buy the game with OSP/DRM.

jwilliams · 03-14-10, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Steeltrap

$120 NZ? What's that in $US?

$120 NZ = approx $85 US

Yes us in NZ pay alot more than most for PC software

kylania · 03-14-10, 05:23 AM

If you get the soundtrack, YES. Otherwise NO, get the normal version. Nothing but the soundtrack is worth anything in the CE.

Unless you like the box that is.

SeamanStaines · 03-14-10, 05:31 AM

now that u mention the box...i thought it was going to be a metal box, but its really just a plastic box with some extremely thin tin or something lining the front and back of the box. i.e. sides of the box and the entire inside are plastic

jwilliams · 03-14-10, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by kylania

If you get the soundtrack, YES. Otherwise NO, get the normal version. Nothing but the soundtrack is worth anything in the CE.

Unless you like the box that is.

SH5 Collectors Edition (New Zealand) includes :-

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Game DVD.
Paper Manual.
Hard back Book, The Official Guide.
Paper Map.
Original Soundtrack by Jason Graves
7 Unique sub and ship skins
All in a steel Box. ( Tin coated plastic box )

$120 NZ

Standard Edition (New Zealand) includes :-

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Game DVD.
paper manual.

$100 NZ

So for an extra $20 i think its worth getting the Collectors Edition.

slikster · 03-14-10, 06:44 AM

At least you people got a manual. My regular edition had a card with the cd-key, the game disk and some documentary dvd I haven't looked at yet.

The manual I read came in pdf form.

What a joke that was. Doesn't even have a picture of one ship in it. I was hoping to at least print off a recognition manual. They didn't put any effort into the manual whatsoever. Even things they did try to explain just had a reference to a picture on the page that was too low of a resolution to make anything out.

I should have just bought it off of Steam when it eventually goes on sale for $20 and kept playing SH IV.

I haven't even mentioned the game itself. What a buggy mess.

I was willing to cut UBI a break, DRM warts and all. But they have failed hard. They shouldn't just be apologizing for DRM service issues, they should be apologizing for the whole product, start to finish.

03-14-10, 05:23 AM	#5
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	If you get the soundtrack, YES. Otherwise NO, get the normal version. Nothing but the soundtrack is worth anything in the CE. Unless you like the box that is. __________________

03-14-10, 05:03 AM	#1
SeamanStaines Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 30 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	if its the same as the oz one: the map aint anything to write home about. the only good thing about the hardcover book is that it smells nice (if you are the type of person who winds down the window at the petrol station). The recognition manual pages are split across 2 pages so the spine prevents detail being seen. The crew profiles are identical to that in the paper guide with the keycode (which i assume u get with the normal version). The torpedos page list absolutely no information about the torpedos. Just a picture and the name T1/T2/T4. Really is a useless book. Havent played the music CD yet...wonder if that is DRM'd too

03-14-10, 05:15 AM	#3
Steeltrap Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 818 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	$120 NZ? What's that in $US? I think it's a severe ripoff in Australia. Sounds like a bunch of cheap crap of no particular use, all vastly over-priced. Same thing SEGA did with Empire and Napoleon TW games. Common gouging trick from publishers; those games are shockingly over-priced in Australia without the tacky baubles. I can't give you advice, however, as I refuse to buy the game with OSP/DRM.

03-14-10, 05:31 AM	#6
SeamanStaines Watch Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Canberra Posts: 30 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	now that u mention the box...i thought it was going to be a metal box, but its really just a plastic box with some extremely thin tin or something lining the front and back of the box. i.e. sides of the box and the entire inside are plastic

03-14-10, 06:44 AM	#8
slikster Watch Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 30 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	At least you people got a manual. My regular edition had a card with the cd-key, the game disk and some documentary dvd I haven't looked at yet. The manual I read came in pdf form. What a joke that was. Doesn't even have a picture of one ship in it. I was hoping to at least print off a recognition manual. They didn't put any effort into the manual whatsoever. Even things they did try to explain just had a reference to a picture on the page that was too low of a resolution to make anything out. I should have just bought it off of Steam when it eventually goes on sale for $20 and kept playing SH IV. I haven't even mentioned the game itself. What a buggy mess. I was willing to cut UBI a break, DRM warts and all. But they have failed hard. They shouldn't just be apologizing for DRM service issues, they should be apologizing for the whole product, start to finish.