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Are You A Gaming Collector? Part 1: Assassin's Creed

OXCGN:

"If you collect gaming merchandise we want to see your collection.

What happens when you mix cool Collector's Editions of games, a passion for a certain gaming licence and a tendency to collect things since childhood?

Well you get something like my Assassin's Creed collection.

Yes I have Big Daddies, Brothers In Arms figurines, and tins galore, but pride of place (and the only bit of my gaming collection allowed in the house and not the garage) is my collection of Assassin's Creed gear."

BadCircuit5149d ago

Man that Ezio hidden blade is pretty cool. I have a few things but most of my CE come with soundtracks or artbooks....I don't get many figures.

XboxOZ3605149d ago

Some figurines are just tragic sadly, I was really expecting something special with the Resident Evil 5 Collectors Edition, and then found the Chris figurine inside - all of 2" tall if that . . . and it was very 'average' in quality . . .

XboxOZ3605149d ago

Collector's are a funny breed, we collect things others think are a waste of money.

But there's something special about owning an item that connects you to a game, movie or story. We're looking at those who have game collections, specifically Collectors or Limited Edition items, games and consoles.

I'll be popping my stuff up there real soon, which will include some rare console that can give you both a headache, and nausea all at once. So guess what that one is .. ?

And if you want to getting into costs, then think along the lines of sci-fi collectors of weapons and such, with some costing literally thousands of dollars a pop.

So I think game-collecting (Limited and Collectors Edition gear) is somewhat cheaper in comparison . . .

I have got the Forza 3 250 Gig Elite Bundle that only came out in the UK, whoot!

gaminoz5149d ago

I think some of the Collector's Stuff looks really cool but once you have it there's nowhere to put it!

I have that Alone in the Dark one, and I don't even like the game.

It seems rather pointless sometimes, and the wife certainly doesn't understand the attraction to these toys.

Still if you have a certain franchise you like, getting everything to do with it can be an attraction. I'd love to see what others have.

XboxOZ3605149d ago

Well I suppose I'm lucky, I have my own room set up, the advantages of being single I suppose.

But yes, sometimes there is a limited amount of space one can dedicate to these collections, but some are very serious collections, costing many thousands, or even tens of thousands of dollars.

Some are even considered an "asset" by lending bodies these days - seriously, they are. A friend used his collection of "Matchbox" cars ,which was extensive mind you, as collateral for a loan extension on his home . . go figure. He didn't realise just how 'valuable' they were until the guy came around to view the house . . .

He was gobbed smacked . .

Belgavion5149d ago

I have nothing against collector's editions or the figurines, but I find probably 90% of them to be a complete waste of money. Very few of the figurines are of decent quality and I doubt any of them will become valuable because of the sheer number produced. Most special items out of collector's editions like the goggles from MW2 or the Big Daddy mini-statue from Bioshock are only sought after during the first few weeks of release of the game.

There's definitely some examples of nice packaging (Dante's Inferno Death Edition) and if you think your shelf looks better with fatter cases and tins then more power to ya.

XboxOZ3605149d ago

I have a shelf/s for the normal editions and one for the collectors editions etc.

That way my normal games can look happily together, and the collectors attract some attention when ppl come to visit . .

These collections have been going for years, decades actually, it's just that they have become more well known in the last few years, as publishers realise the ability they have at selling pre-order copies and attracting discussion on the games.

Take away the collectible items, and just have normal casings etc, and most games wouldn't gain much attention on a shelf in stores. Which is why they do what they do with regards to collectors editions.

Many now are exclusive to certain stores, and even press can not get hold of them from the publishers, as the retailers in question have their copies locked down tight, and they can not be given away, unless by the retailers.

gaminoz5149d ago

@ Belgavion

Yeah some of the prices those more limited figures get just after release are crazy!

Belgavion5149d ago

I know. If you're wanting to make money off limited edition contents you have to get the items on ebay as soon as possible. Nobody seems to care a few months later. Look at the Halo 3 cat helmets - everyone and their dog (or cat) wanted one for that first month of release and then 6 months on there were still retailers that couldn't get rid of them for shelf price.

One problem is that very few 'limited editions' are truly limited. Most of them you can buy off the shelf on release day or weeks later. If publishers only released REALLY small quantities though and even pre-ordering couldn't make sure you secure one then everyone would get pissed off. So it's no surprise there's an abundance of them come release day.

Personally I think it is better spending money just on the regular edition and putting the extra cash towards another game.

XboxOZ3605148d ago

Sometimes yes, and sometimes no, it depends on the Limited Edition item.

I purchased a simple little so-called console for not too much, and have held hold of it simply out of wonderment, and today the item is worth close to $US400, yet at the time of its release, it was less than that.

I also had a rather rare Dreamcast, which is a real limited edition, and is still wrapped up in bubble-wrap from the factory, and in that condition, is worth 4 times more than it was originally, plus the fact there were only 1500 of them made, and of that number, only 750 saw retail sales.

Some say the old 1st-gen xbox is worthless, makes a great door stop.

I have 5 Limited editions, had a few more, but sold a few, one of which I got over $900 for. It was one of the few thousand made in "Kasumi " Blue (they did two runs of the unit as it was so popular and sold out before release onto shelves in Japan).

They also made a "White" one which also has high dollar value still.

The five I own are still valued at over the RRP they originally sold for, yet were still readily available before the Xbox did eventually get 'retired' . .

SO now, after some time, many collectors are on the hunt once more for such purchases to ad to their "collections".

Collecting is a long term investment, not a short term windfall.

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PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama

This should make fans and collectors very happy. PureArts & Ubisoft Announce Assassin’s Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama Assassin's Creed Hunt for the Nine 1/6 Scale Diorama available for pre-order on January 25.

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Can We Finally Admit Assassin's Creed 3 Deserves an Apology?

AC3 was released during a turbulent transition period for Ubisoft and the Assassin's Creed series. It ventured into uncharted territory, narratively and mechanically, which caused it to receive mixed reviews. At its core, though, it's a damn good stealth game.

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isarai190d ago

Nope, I hated 3, connar was bland, literally the most flat character in the entire game. Not to mention to myriad of bugs, camera issues, and that annoying thing where he automatically ditches his weapon you payed for for the sake of a cool finishing move forcing you to trek back to your base after almost every encounter just to re-equip your own weapon. It just didn't work as fluidly as the others like 2 and 4

Samonuske190d ago

The series peaked at AC3 for me. It’s been my favourite in the series. Connor will always be one of my favourite video game protagonists.

Becuzisaid190d ago

No. Game was BORING. Connor was really dull. Environments, while impressive, because of the geographic location and time period were not really exciting to be in. I would love some kind of game set in there colonial American time period, but a game like AC that back then centered around parkour and vertical traversal really didn't fit those environments.

-Foxtrot190d ago

Nope

There was a lot of issues but mine is how they handled the war

They told us Connor was not going to get involved, that the war was more of a background setting for the real story and it wasn’t going to be one sided

They lied, even the cinematic E3 trailer showed Connor emerge from the Colonist side and slaughter the red coats to get to his target, inspiring the Colonists to fight back

I just thought it would have made more sense lore wise that the red coats were mostly compiled of Assassins fighting the Colonist templars who wanted to take the new world for themselves.

Since the Red coats lost the war, it would then explain how the Templars started to gain the upper hand and how on the future the assassins were mostly killed off and the Templar’s had pretty much taken over everything.

Instead it just felt like they didn’t want to p*** off the American audience

Even Haytham was cool, he should have been an Assassin through and through and should have been the main lead.

toxic-inferno190d ago

The game even seems to lack the humour of the other games. It almost seems as though the idea of even slightly making fun of American history wouldn't be acceptable.

-Foxtrot189d ago

Exactly

It just felt super safe

“Better not make the colonists look super bad incase people boycott our game”

jeromeface189d ago

someone missed the whole point

-Foxtrot189d ago

There was literally no point

What I've just said above would at least make sense lore wise and why the Assassins start to loose their war, die off and how the Templars are in control in the future of almost everything....what they did was just, pointless

CrimsonWing69190d ago

I’m one one of those weird people that liked Ass Creed 3, but to be fair I never got around to finishing it.

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5 Of the Most Unlikeable Video Game Protagonists

There are good video game protagonists, and there are bad video game protagonists.

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GhostScholar201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

I disagree that max is unlikable. Chloe is infinitely more unlikable in my opinion.

gold_drake200d ago

omg chloe was awful. i really hated her at the end haha

Cacabunga200d ago

Abby was absolute trash protagonist in every way..
Tidus was so meh to me..
On villain side, the one i didn’t like wa Micah, because they wanted him to be that way and it was brilliant👍🏽

Rancegamerx200d ago

I agree, I liked Max, Chloe was a horrible friend and a bad influence.

Cacabunga200d ago

Everyone agrees on chloe, I’m sure even ND do.

H9200d ago

Both are horrible, granted Chloe is infinitely worse, it feels like Chloe is just fanservice for people who too over the edge and wasn't written to be a character that makes sense

GooGobbler201d ago

What about that Forspoken Tw*t

MrChow666200d ago

exactly I was expecting it to be a the top of the list

ravens52200d ago

Ye I was expecting her too. Guess they actually played the game. Unlike you and whoever agrees.

gpimlott199d ago

I played through the whole game and think she is one of the worst character Ive ever played as

ravens52199d ago (Edited 199d ago )

gpimlott. How?

Stanjara190d ago

Why would I payed and played the game if the whole internet is making fun of a character?

-Im here to kill Chaos...are you Chaos?

Yeah, I didn't play that game either.

Christopher200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

She's actually not bad. It's the writing itself that is bad overall, but she's fine overall. She's no worse than Miles Morales IMHO. Both thrust into a spotlight and receiving both praise and blame and dealing with it.

Forspoken is a bland game because it's 75% bland, boring, repetitive going through the motions and diversions that add nothing of the value with purposefully gated memory moments that don't feel organic or like you're discovering things but waiting for others to reveal things.

ravens52200d ago

Exactly Chris. Even though I liked the game. I kno u played it. People who actually played it and went thru her dream saw she was a good likeable person who really just acted out due to being alone and unloved. I think your problem is it was open world, I think if it was more linear you may have liked it better.

savedsynner200d ago

Oh no she's bad. Very unlikable even before you add on the bad dialogue. The game could have been quite good with a good protagonist

ravens52200d ago

For all the people like synner. Shes actually half white lol. Inferior complexity is a hell of a thing. You'll be ok.

Nerdmaster201d ago

Most of these aren't even that bad. Especially comparing to others like Squall "Whatever" Leonhart, Forspoken's Frey, and the guy from Atomic Heart.

-Foxtrot200d ago

Squall is one of the best developed main FF characters so...

People talk about his "whatever" thing thats at the start of the game, not the character he eventually becomes in the end.

Nerdmaster200d ago

No amount of "character development", (especially the ones that for me feels sudden and undeserved like Squall's), will justify him being a d**k to my girl Quistis. Even if he found the cure for cancer, from that moment on, I would never like him.
The article is about being unlikeable, and he was indeed unlikeable for at least half of the game.

BrainSyphoned200d ago

Squall is the best protagonists in FF so you can go whatever yourself.

H9200d ago

My good sir, I need to steal that "you can go whatever yourself" because it's gold

BlaqMagiq1200d ago

Except Squall has actual character development.

gold_drake200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

the "watever" is only present in the english localisation.
so your argument doesnt rly ... stand imo.

Nerdmaster200d ago

Good for you that you could enjoy the japanese version. That's not the case for me and the majority of people here, though.

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gold_drake200d ago (Edited 200d ago )

i had to stop reading after the "blatant misogyny" in the Dantes inferno section.

i actually liked Max haha.

the forspoken chick is missing tho

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