A lot of collectors/limited editions of games come with items that do not justify the extra price. This is not the case here. I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality items included for an extra $20.
Some reviewers have complained that their games were damaged from being shipped in an envelope. Mine came in a box, so the game arrived undamaged.
The art book is a nice hardcover with some great drawings. Most of the drawings are just character models, so nothing too exciting, but it's still a very nice book.
The three pins were very cool. They are a high quality metal with a nice glossy character model on each of them. They are probably my favorite part of this limited edition.
The soundtrack has a generous amount of songs on it, I hope to listen to it once I play the game more.
You get a lot of value for $20 more - the pins could easily be sold individually by Nintendo for $5 a piece, the soundtrack seems to be worth around $10, and the art book also seems around $10. For $20 extra, you get, at least according to my valuation, an extra $35 worth of swag.
Bottom line: if you can snag this for retail price, this is a must own for Fire Emblem fans. I would say even consider paying up to around $70 from resalers if you can.
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very good game, pretty good special edition
I like the game a lot. It's not the brilliance of Awakening or Fates, but it's a 4.5 stars in my mind. The limited edition isn't bad, but compared to the Fates limited edition, it's not near as exciting. It's still pretty cool, but where I rounded up just the game to 5 stars, I'm rounding this down to 4 stars.Don't get me wrong, the artbook is really nice. The soundtrack is cool. I like the pins. The double-sided cover is one of the best parts. But there should have been one more thing. The Japanese special came with an awesome bluray. The European came with the Amiibos. I would have paid $80 if it included the amiibos! If not the amiibos or bluray, throw in a small DLC. If it was something unique, awesome. Even if it was something that would be available for sale later, give us a timed advantage on a DLC that isn't part of the season pass. I almost feel like we didn't get as good a special edition because Nintendo knew we would buy it anyway. At $60 that it wasn't a bad price for what you're getting. So I'm not saying it wasn't worth it, but I definitely think it's not worth a scalper price!The game itself is pretty good. As I said before, I think the gameplay is a step back from Awakening and Fates. Because it's a remake of a very old game, some of the mechanics we expect in Fire Emblem aren't here or different. There is no weapons triangle! The recruitment isn't really explained and I totally missed it at first. It's a hard game even if you have permadeath off. I hear it's pretty true to the original, but I kinda wish they had built the remake off of the gameplay of Fates instead of taking things out. I am enjoying it. I'm happy to play it all the way through. But I think I'll be done and I don't think I'll buy any DLC.Also, the new 3D dungeons are actually really cool. I love going and looking for hidden stuff. I thought it wouldn't fit, but it works great. It really helps to mix things up.The music and graphics are really great. The map graphics are equal to the last two games but the individual fights have been kicked up a knotch. The animation is spectacular. It's also good to see that they were able to keep feet in... :) The music is very good and equal to the last few Fire Emblem games.Overall, I would round up the game itself from a 4.5 to a 5. But the special edition needs one more thing to be, well, special. That's why I rate this a 4.0. By All means, get the game if your a Fire Emblem fan. Just don't pay scalper rates for the SE!
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I like the game a lot. It's not the brilliance of Awakening or Fates, but it's a 4.5 stars in my mind. The limited edition isn't bad, but compared to the Fates limited edition, it's not near as exciting. It's still pretty cool, but where I rounded up just the game to 5 stars, I'm rounding this down to 4 stars.
Don't get me wrong, the artbook is really nice. The soundtrack is cool. I like the pins. The double-sided cover is one of the best parts. But there should have been one more thing. The Japanese special came with an awesome bluray. The European came with the Amiibos. I would have paid $80 if it included the amiibos! If not the amiibos or bluray, throw in a small DLC. If it was something unique, awesome. Even if it was something that would be available for sale later, give us a timed advantage on a DLC that isn't part of the season pass. I almost feel like we didn't get as good a special edition because Nintendo knew we would buy it anyway. At $60 that it wasn't a bad price for what you're getting. So I'm not saying it wasn't worth it, but I definitely think it's not worth a scalper price!
The game itself is pretty good. As I said before, I think the gameplay is a step back from Awakening and Fates. Because it's a remake of a very old game, some of the mechanics we expect in Fire Emblem aren't here or different. There is no weapons triangle! The recruitment isn't really explained and I totally missed it at first. It's a hard game even if you have permadeath off. I hear it's pretty true to the original, but I kinda wish they had built the remake off of the gameplay of Fates instead of taking things out. I am enjoying it. I'm happy to play it all the way through. But I think I'll be done and I don't think I'll buy any DLC.
Also, the new 3D dungeons are actually really cool. I love going and looking for hidden stuff. I thought it wouldn't fit, but it works great. It really helps to mix things up.
The music and graphics are really great. The map graphics are equal to the last two games but the individual fights have been kicked up a knotch. The animation is spectacular. It's also good to see that they were able to keep feet in... :) The music is very good and equal to the last few Fire Emblem games.
Overall, I would round up the game itself from a 4.5 to a 5. But the special edition needs one more thing to be, well, special. That's why I rate this a 4.0. By All means, get the game if your a Fire Emblem fan. Just don't pay scalper rates for the SE!
Don't get me wrong, the artbook is really nice. The soundtrack is cool. I like the pins. The double-sided cover is one of the best parts. But there should have been one more thing. The Japanese special came with an awesome bluray. The European came with the Amiibos. I would have paid $80 if it included the amiibos! If not the amiibos or bluray, throw in a small DLC. If it was something unique, awesome. Even if it was something that would be available for sale later, give us a timed advantage on a DLC that isn't part of the season pass. I almost feel like we didn't get as good a special edition because Nintendo knew we would buy it anyway. At $60 that it wasn't a bad price for what you're getting. So I'm not saying it wasn't worth it, but I definitely think it's not worth a scalper price!
The game itself is pretty good. As I said before, I think the gameplay is a step back from Awakening and Fates. Because it's a remake of a very old game, some of the mechanics we expect in Fire Emblem aren't here or different. There is no weapons triangle! The recruitment isn't really explained and I totally missed it at first. It's a hard game even if you have permadeath off. I hear it's pretty true to the original, but I kinda wish they had built the remake off of the gameplay of Fates instead of taking things out. I am enjoying it. I'm happy to play it all the way through. But I think I'll be done and I don't think I'll buy any DLC.
Also, the new 3D dungeons are actually really cool. I love going and looking for hidden stuff. I thought it wouldn't fit, but it works great. It really helps to mix things up.
The music and graphics are really great. The map graphics are equal to the last two games but the individual fights have been kicked up a knotch. The animation is spectacular. It's also good to see that they were able to keep feet in... :) The music is very good and equal to the last few Fire Emblem games.
Overall, I would round up the game itself from a 4.5 to a 5. But the special edition needs one more thing to be, well, special. That's why I rate this a 4.0. By All means, get the game if your a Fire Emblem fan. Just don't pay scalper rates for the SE!
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