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Pseudoman: According to the response I got back, these are the original versions of the game (MI & MI2) in the collection, not the "special edition" releases.
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Breja: That's actually a damn shame. I know many people dislike the special editions, but I really like them (the voice acting alone makes them worthwile in my book), and an edition like that should include both versions to really feel complete.
They've stated special editions in their description and so they have to deliver or you'd have every right to refund.
Post edited December 15, 2020 by MarkoH01
I already own more than one physical version of each Monkey Island game and I bought them here on GOG but I still pre-ordered this anthology as soon as I could.
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HappyPunkPotato: I already own more than one physical version of each Monkey Island game
This is normal. You are normal. Why do you write statements that are completely normal like "I put pants on when I go out in public". It's weird.
Nice find you got there Marko, but I will stick with my Monkey Island 1 and 2 Amiga versions with 4 and 11 discs. Oh those memories.
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MarkoH01: I know many people think physical is deadl]
Those "many people" you are talking about are assholes full of stinking shit :-P

I've never used and managed so many physical discs like these past months. So fuck 'em and their "the cloud is the future" bullshit. Fuck 'em in their Google Photo "unlimited" cloud :-D

So said, I've just purchased the Collection - hoping to get it for mid-2021. I have no complete collection of the old Monkey Island games, and I don't plan to humiliate myself with eBay's absurd prices, so...
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Breja: I love Monky Island to death, but I just can't possibly spend that much on games I already own.

Also, maybe I'm nitpicky, but the figure isn't that great. They should have gone with Guybrush from the first, orignal game. Really, the book is the only thing from this set I would truly want to get my hands on, and 175 bucks is a bit steep for that.
You're right, but the pricing as well as the content could be even worse,
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HappyPunkPotato: I already own more than one physical version of each Monkey Island game
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Titanium: This is normal. You are normal. Why do you write statements that are completely normal like "I put pants on when I go out in public". It's weird.
He he he, wish my husband thought so. Felt a bit stupid when he asked if I was sure I'd be able to play them on our PC and I said it doesn't matter...
Am a big fan, but not big enough to warrant such a price. And I agree with Breja: they should've gone with the look from the 1st game for the statue. That usb is pretty cool though
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MarkoH01: I know many people think physical is deadl]
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KingofGnG: Those "many people" you are talking about are assholes full of stinking shit :-P
LMAO, wouldn't quite have put it in such fiery way, but... well... ;-) Boy do I looooove my physical games. So much so that I never seem to stop getting them more companions. Even some devs still do offer physical, alongside and with digital, so nope, physical is not dead, and so yay! to that.

As tempting this collection may be -even though already, physically owning them, boy it is expensive. And on top of that, in the UK, burnt once will not be twice: if import taxes weren't bad enough, the postage cost does count towards the taxes. No kidding for that's something I found the hard way, hence being burnt.

Perhaps at some point down the line, cheaper and more local, might not say nay to getting one of those...
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Dalswyn: You're right, but the pricing as well as the content could be even worse,
The price is insane, but to be fair the figure does look quite a bit better than that poor Guybrush.

Honestly the whole thing with figures in collector editions bothers me. These days that is always the main attraction, the linchpin of the whole thing and what drives the prices so high... and in the end it's just something to gather dust. Yeah, some look cool, but they are ultimately useless. A miniature you could use for D&D and in some board games would be way more useful and fun. Artbooks, making-of books, cloth maps, a t-shirt maybe - those things are much more enticing to me.
Post edited December 16, 2020 by Breja
Very beatiful edition, i think the price is according the content. A must have for fans.
My first thought was it is expensive even for a special edition like this.

The maximum I paid for a physical copy in the old days was around 50 €. But well, anyway today a digital AAA game is 60 €

So maybe it is not so expensive.
Looks okayish to me. It does fulfill the one requirement that I demand of my physical editions: It features a standalone installer that doesn't require online activation of any kind. Also, the Ron Gilbert autograph is a nice plus.

As for the downsides: People already mentioned the absolutely ludicrous price. You're paying almost 200 dorra (more than that if you include shipping - German customs will likely take an additional $20+) for a bunch of ancient games, some garbage pieces of plastic and a sheet of paper that some has-been wrote his name on for 200 dollars. Even half the price would be fairly outrageous.

And here's the thing that bugs me most about these "collector's" physical editions: If you go on ebay, you may get the impression that the main market for these things doesn't seem to be the actual collectors, but asshole resellers who buy these things in bulk only to then resell it at ridiculously inflated prices.

Besides, I'm fairly certain you could get old retail copies of all of these games for a fraction of the price, and IMHO those are waaay cooler collectibles. Limited Run released Jedi Knight in some $70 collector's box recently. Sorry, guys, I can get the old retail copy for $10, and that feels way more authentic and hits the nostalgia G spot better for me than an overpriced collection of junk that seems aimed primarily at scumbag resellers and slobbering fanbois with too much disposable income. Same with System Shock: Still own the old retail copy and the Limited Run version with a mutant figurine and a smiley face sticker is a "nice-to-have" but certainly not a must-have.