The Haul: 3 - Bankruptcy Edition
By RenegadeSaint 8 Comments
Welcome to The Haul.
You didn't think I was going to skip an edition of The Haul, did you? I figure this still counts as a weekly blog, even though it's on Sunday instead of Friday. The craziness of awesome game releases has just only begun and already I'm feeling the strain on my wallet. Read on.Saints Row 2: Collector's Edition (360) - New
- Price: $79.99
- Location: Amazon.com
- Reason for Purchase: For whatever reason, I've recently become enamored with special editions and this seemed like the perfect place to start. The first game was a notable experience with lots of fun and a few annoyances. From everything I've heard, the developers have improved on pretty much every aspect of the first game. The CE includes a "gold" money clip, the embossed tin case, a double-sided poster/map, a bullet-shaped USB storage device, and an exclusive art book.
Scene-it? Lights, Camera, Action (360) - New
- Price: $14.98
- Location: Target - Clearance
- Reason for Purchase: Scene-it? is one of my all-time favorite board games, so this one was a no brainer at this amazing price. Comes with four buzzers to make it even more authentic.
Lost: Via Domus (360) - New
- Price: $16.96
- Location: Circuit City - Clearance
- Reason for Purchase: I'm a pretty big fan of the TV show despite the lackluster second season and barely-tolerable third season. The game is supposed to have a pretty good story, so I'm willing to put up with the average gameplay. Also, it seemed like a pretty good price.
- Price: $149.95
- Location: EA.com
- Reason for Purchase: This is one of the most limited runs of a special edition I've ever seen (only 1,000 produced), so I thought it would be wise to jump on it. The packaging is awesome and, as you can see, almost three times the size of a normal game case. I'm definitely a collector and I didn't want to have to pay three or four hundred for a used copy of this a few years down the road (especially considering the value has already jumped to $300). And after getting quite a few interesting responses, I'm sticking with my initial plan and opening this bad boy up and playing the game. It's true that the package is much more valuable to buyers in sealed condition, but it's much more valuable to me when it is open, so I can enjoy it. Anyways, thanks for all of your awesome input. When I get time to do it justice, I'll give you all a photo layout next weekend. The package contains: Special Ultra Limited Edition packaging, Dead Space Downfall Animated Movie (DVD), Bonus content DVD, Exclusive individually numbered (xxx/1000) lithograph art, illustrated and signed by Ben Templesmith, 97-pg Dead Space art book written and illustrated by the development team, 160-pg Graphic novel, and an Ishimura crew patch.
`Nick