I love getting nice pre-order bonuses. Remember getting something cool that you can actually hold in your hand? I remember pre-ordering God Of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP. When I went to pick it up, the guy at Gamespot handed me an 8 inch figurine of Kratos. I didn't even know about it! Fantastic!
Giving away little presents like that is a great way to encourage pre-orders. Sadly, I have noticed much less of the physical give-aways. Instead of getting something I could put on my shelf, I get a coupon for some "special pre-order ingame weapon". What?? This is happening more and more. Almost every game now gives away special costumes/weapons/levels as a pre-order bonus instead of something you can actually collect....and touch!
Would I rather have my 8 inch Kratos figure or an extra Kratos in game skin? What would you pick?
People don't seem to mind this new trend, so it will continue, and that makes me a Sad Panda...
Helldivers 2 players have taken it upon themselves to shoot those wearing pre-order armor. The developers are asking those involved to stop this undemocratic behavior.
WTMG's Oliver Shellding: "It’s a clever little title, handles well on the Switch and comes in at the same price as a Happy Meal. While it won’t blow away critics at the end of the year, The Exit 8 is memorable and serves as a good proof of concept, like how P.T. once captivated players across the world with unspeakable dread. I genuinely hope we see more from KOTAKE CREATE, because, as delicious as this appetizer is, it just doesn’t do enough to fill up any one player: The Exit 8 is almost destined to leave you hungry for more."
WTMG's Leo Faria: "Bear in mind that I appreciate the attempts at spicing up a Cretaceous-era gameplay loop with elements like the stress meter and a (forgettable, but still extant) story, but all in all, Lunar Lander Beyond is best enjoyed, and then forgotten, in 15 to 20 minute bursts. There was nothing about it that irritated me, but rarely did the game wow me, very rarely did it impress me. It’s a very honest attempt at reviving another Atari IP without the need of turning it into yet another Recharged title, but there’s just so much that you could do to update something that was already quite limited in scope even back in the 80s."
I Guess it goes both ways on this, some will rather take in the in game stuff because then they feel they have more in-game value, while some would rather take something completely different, now in days the only way to obtain figures or anything that isn't a scratch off/email redeem code is by buying the biggest and most expensive version of the game, for example, Call of duty modern warfare 2, and Halo: Reach
I would rather get something in-game, like the baseball bat from L4D2, or an extra map, or something like that. I like having special stuff to show off to my friends in the game, especially if they were dumb enough to not pre-order.
Dante's Inferno had a figurine of Dante, though. & Pokemon always have the little figurines. & Lego games always have the keychains. It's not dead yet.
i personally can't stand this practice of having exclusive in-game content for pre-orders. if it changes the the gameplay in anyway, it's a bad idea, and if it doesn't (cosmetic changes) then it's not worth the effort. i really wish they'd stayed with physical incentives, figures/posters/tshirts, whatever.
Is this to much to ask for i don't think so.Give me a tshirt and content i am giving you my money after all.60$ 70 dollars i wont more and not crap like mass affect2/gow3.
I WONT MORE I AM A CONSUMER