Win a Signed Lightning Returns Poster!

Achievements are always revealed a month or a couple weeks before a games launch. I mean technically the LRFF13 achievements are up too. But they've been up since forever since the Japanese version came out ages ago.

Edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAdTQYG-Z5I TWAU Chapter 2 is available on PS3.

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Woo today's the day that the pre-orders from the Square Enix store are supposed to ship! ... Right? Mine hasn't shipped yet at least D:

Really? I didn't pay attention to see if there was a tracking order or not.

I knew they were supposed to ship early so they could arrive on launch, but I don't know how early.

Well, my e-mail receipt says that the "anticipated release date" is February 3, but the only e-mail I have gotten today is for the Cloud costume DLC. It hasn't shipped for me yet Maybe it depends on where you live ....?

Maybe they are posting the DLC code today to get you pumped up!

It's easy to distribute digital content for a game early. No reason to not send them out.

When is it even coming? I WANNA KNOOOOOOOW OOOH OH OH OH IF LIGHTNING'LL BE MY GIRL

smurf that was horrible

Originally Posted by Jiro

When is it even coming? I WANNA KNOOOOOOOW OOOH OH OH OH IF LIGHTNING'LL BE MY GIRL

smurf that was horrible

Ships early to arrive on launch

Originally Posted by Skyblade

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Woo today's the day that the pre-orders from the Square Enix store are supposed to ship! ... Right? Mine hasn't shipped yet at least D:

Really? I didn't pay attention to see if there was a tracking order or not.

I knew they were supposed to ship early so they could arrive on launch, but I don't know how early.

Well, my e-mail receipt says that the "anticipated release date" is February 3, but the only e-mail I have gotten today is for the Cloud costume DLC. It hasn't shipped for me yet Maybe it depends on where you live ....?

Maybe they are posting the DLC code today to get you pumped up!

It's easy to distribute digital content for a game early. No reason to not send them out.

No reason to either, though. Because then you're staring at it and wanting to put the D deep inside, but you have no hole in which to insert the D into. It's blackmail.

We talking about the clou"D" or otherwise?

Originally Posted by Skyblade

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Woo today's the day that the pre-orders from the Square Enix store are supposed to ship! ... Right? Mine hasn't shipped yet at least D:

Really? I didn't pay attention to see if there was a tracking order or not.

I knew they were supposed to ship early so they could arrive on launch, but I don't know how early.

Well, my e-mail receipt says that the "anticipated release date" is February 3, but the only e-mail I have gotten today is for the Cloud costume DLC. It hasn't shipped for me yet Maybe it depends on where you live ....?

Maybe they are posting the DLC code today to get you pumped up!

It's easy to distribute digital content for a game early. No reason to not send them out.

I wish this was the case in the UK, we never seem to get sent DLC early here.

Welp.

https://twitter.com/LWLeonhart

Originally Posted by RyanWillH

Originally Posted by Skyblade

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart

Originally Posted by Leen-Leen

Woo today's the day that the pre-orders from the Square Enix store are supposed to ship! ... Right? Mine hasn't shipped yet at least D:

Really? I didn't pay attention to see if there was a tracking order or not.

I knew they were supposed to ship early so they could arrive on launch, but I don't know how early.

Well, my e-mail receipt says that the "anticipated release date" is February 3, but the only e-mail I have gotten today is for the Cloud costume DLC. It hasn't shipped for me yet Maybe it depends on where you live ....?

Maybe they are posting the DLC code today to get you pumped up!

It's easy to distribute digital content for a game early. No reason to not send them out.

I wish this was the case in the UK, we never seem to get sent DLC early here.

You guys got Bravely Default early, stop whining about the DLC.

We did, but I'm still sore about SMT IV. No European release date yet.

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

Originally Posted by Skyblade

So the Limited Edition is available to everyone who preorders, but the Collector's Edition is actually a limited production run. Maybe they should just call it a "special" edition if they aren't actually going to make it limited.

And only available to a particular region. I am somewhat bummed, but I'm cool with it, money I would have spent on the Collectors edition will just go towards Lightning Returns instead :3

That's the best way to look at it. Plus the bonuses that come with the limited edition are still really cool.

Honestly I prefer the blue box art that comes with the limited edition but i'll be going for the plain white because of what it comes with.

The box I'll be getting has the Lighting on it on a dark background. Kinda hoped there would be some familiarity between the boxart of the games as FF13 had white background with lightning on it, and FF13-2 had white background with the logo on it. I like to nitpic about covers you see, it's a hobby.

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

The box I'll be getting has the Lighting on it on a dark background. Kinda hoped there would be some familiarity between the boxart of the games as FF13 had white background with lightning on it, and FF13-2 had white background with the logo on it. I like to nitpic about covers you see, it's a hobby.

I agree, but content always wins out over cover, in my mind.

I actually like both the Collector's Edition and Limited Edition covers of the X/X-2 HD remix though.

There are times I like the art, and times I appreciate the elegant simplicity. Which is why I like the poster.

More and more I feel the physical releases are going to be brushed off. Slowly, but surely. We all love to collect, but in Canada, certain games are getting priced over the stanard $60 price tag (LR is $65 at EB games and Watch Dogs is available for preorder at $70.) Iunno. These are bad times for physical. If it costs me an extra $20 to get a cover, disc, and pathetic manual, I'm just gonna say smurf everything and go digital. >_>

PARTICULARLY for PS4 when I get one. I mean, we have to install the games anyway, physical copy or not. There's just no merits to having a physical copy anymore it seems. Besides collecting or the resell value.

Originally Posted by Noctis Caelum

If it costs me an extra $20 to get a cover, disc, and pathetic manual, I'm just gonna say smurf everything and go digital. >_>

Even now I think a lot of games are automatically going with digital manuals. Which is great. I didn't look at them much because I usually know the instructions of what i'm playing but I do appreciate the little things like short character bios.

Originally Posted by Lone Wolf Leonhart

Originally Posted by Noctis Caelum

If it costs me an extra $20 to get a cover, disc, and pathetic manual, I'm just gonna say smurf everything and go digital. >_>

Even now I think a lot of games are automatically going with digital manuals. Which is great. I didn't look at them much because I usually know the instructions of what i'm playing but I do appreciate the little things like short character bios.

Oh yeah. But deep down, we've been gaming for x amount of years. We don't need manuals to know how to play the game, what it's about, or whatever else anymore. We used to, back in the 90s or whenever, when we were young and starting out, but now we have the brain capacity to know how things work. Everything is explained in the game or we can take a 10 minute research session online and find everything we need. I think it just stems from most people feeling like they have to get something physical if they are going to drop $60 on a game. And I can truly understand that. But I think going forward, that is going to become less and less of an issue. Especially if other venues start entering the digital marketgame place and make digital games cheaper. That's what has to happen. Although deep down I will always love collecting physical copies... I just think I'm ready to embrace digital going forward.

Except of course for the rare Collector's Edition set that I actually would like to physically touch. But that's rare. Would have loved to get LR's CE but Square had to make that very difficult for me. Sucks.

But for Final Fantasy XV, standard edition, if it's $60 to download it at 12:01am on the day of release, or to wait for the store to open at 10am and pay $79.10 (tax included) for the physical copy... nope. I'm going to say smurf the physical crap and go digi. I hope other people do too.

Oops, I forgot to link my twitter tweet, my bad.

Originally Posted by Noctis Caelum

Oops, I forgot to link my twitter tweet, my bad.

Edit the post, then. Don't double post. It's more tactful, and leaves the forum less cluttered. There are times to double post, but adding in something you left out is really what the edit function is for.

Also, this whole rant was mostly an excuse to get my daily post here in, because I wasn't sure how to continue the topic at hand.

Personally, like books, I don't think physical copies are going to go out of style during my lifetime. Too many people grew up with them. When the generation growing up with digital content and digital copies becomes the primary market, though, things are going to change.

I have grown up with physical copies of games, so that's what I like. I get more satisfaction of seeing my games slowly filling up the bookcases I have. I don't get that sane sort of satisfaction from digital games.

That being said, if a game us digital only like ace attorney dual destinies I'll still get it.

Just received an e-mail notification today that the game has shipped!

Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna

I have grown up with physical copies of games, so that's what I like. I get more satisfaction of seeing my games slowly filling up the bookcases I have. I don't get that sane sort of satisfaction from digital games.

That being said, if a game us digital only like ace attorney dual destinies I'll still get it.

I agree with that. I will also buy games digitally if their physical form doesn't come out until months after the digital release. Namely Telltale Games The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us which are released in episodic format.