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OVC
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I was checking up on Gamestop's website concerning the pre-orders for BlazBlue. They have it listed as BlazBlue Calamity Trigger Premium pack, which comes with an art book. However, concerning the bonus item, it says,

"Pre-Order BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and receive an exclusive 32 page, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Art b..b..b..book.. Whoa, check out that cover. That's awesome. It's like the Mona Lisa of video game art book covers, except instead of Mona Lisa, its has this girl, and a dress, and a robot thing standing behind her. There's no way we're going to let them send any of these to stores; so you better order it online. Available for online customers only, while supplies last."

So, what do you guys think of it? I think it's bogus that the offer is only online, but that's my personal opinion. >_>

Posted 2 years ago #
LuciferD666
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I also think its dumb too. Really I wanted to buy the premium edition from the store. I do not have a credit card,and because of a recent issue my family dosen't want to lend me(or anyone in the family for that matter) a credit card.I also don't know that if I was to buy it onine will I get it the same day of its release?I hate this.It's just like posting a bundle pack online but instead this case is just a book.Or its also like saying you can only get a GOW2 speacial edition pre-order online only because the bonus content looks gore despite it being an M rated game already.otherwise in-stores you can only buy the original version.

Posted 2 years ago #
Singaki
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Now that I know more about Blazblue. I do think this is stupid. I mean do people care about Noel that much gosh. I mean she's really not (TOO) special.

I'd even get it if it were even Litchi (she shows more cleavage...) but are you serious- NOEL is not that pervocative.(even compared to GUILTY GEAR's I-no).

Aksys you might as well not sell the game.(...not really). Noel looks the same way in art and in gameplay. So really it dosen't make sense you see.

Besides only certain people will get it in the premium pack. It's not like EVERY persons gonna have because you can make it even make it an exclusive release where only people can get it that day.

Yeah OVC and LuciferD666 i agree, Aksys is acting (Weird and dumb).

And the "HELL BEAST" says- GOD is my -BEST- friend...

Posted 2 years ago #
Singaki
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I really don't feel like supporting Aksys or BlazBlue for that matter just for a an art book. I'd rather suport GUILTY GEAR or KOF in that then Blazblue (I've known them longer than Blazblue). On it's first release Blazblue does this -your mother is a classy lady-... Forget that buy online -your mother is a classy lady-, don't waist your time and your credit card man. Just stick with buying Blazblue alone bro!

And the "HELL BEAST" says- GOD is my -BEST- friend...

Posted 2 years ago #
SaxPlayinSamurai
Member

Well I have no problem using a credit card and seeing as this is the same price as the game alone I don't really see a problem getting the additional art book for, maybe, $4 in shipping. Course I'm estimating that number but still, seems like a good deal to me and the only real downside is I can't get that feeling of buying it in store. Though the Gamestop I actually liked closed down and the other three I'm not a fan of, so maybe that's not much of a downer to me.

Posted 2 years ago #
bucklemyshoe
Member

if you do chemical love, you can clearly see i-no's tits. xD

take that Litchi cleavage!

Posted 2 years ago #
AllenR
Member

The slightly strange thing to this is apparently the game is also listed as Premium Pack under the computers at the store. I imagine it probably deals with the store computers being linked to the online site though. Either way I think they may end up having extra books laying around because I don't really think that BlazBlue is going to be a game that a lot of people will put down pre-orders for.

Posted 2 years ago #
dementia
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AllenR said:
The slightly strange thing to this is apparently the game is also listed as Premium Pack under the computers at the store. I imagine it probably deals with the store computers being linked to the online site though. Either way I think they may end up having extra books laying around because I don't really think that BlazBlue is going to be a game that a lot of people will put down pre-orders for.

AllenR, it's listed that way because Gamestop will only be selling an exclusive limited edition version of BlazBlue with bonus content (in addition the the artbook preorder bonus) for $59.99. Other retailers will sell the game alone for $49.99

Last I heard, Aksys is working with GameCrazy and Amazon to offer the $59.99 limited editions too.

Posted 2 years ago #
Nobafan87
Member

From Aksys games on Dustloop forums:
[QUOTE=AksysGames;361762]okay guys, here's the deal. If you pre-order online, get the artbook and you still get the premium collector's edition. If you pre-order in store however, you get the premium edition but unfortunately no artbook. Now as to why they did this, we don't know. We're still fighting to get the artbook to retail pre-orders, however if you guys wanna help us do this, call GameStop online and voice your opinion so its not just battling this fight...[/QUOTE]

Posted 2 years ago #
LuciferD666
Member

What bothers me in all this is that -your mother is a classy lady- reason that they have posted on the gamestop website though.I mean I would like an art book just like DMC4's release did.Yeah there are other things added.But when they sell it to people not from shelves,but directly to the buyers. I have a problem there.Where as of now Japan can buy thier artbook manually with no problem(yes I know the games not out in JP too,but the artbook is as of now).

Posted 2 years ago #
LuciferD666
Member

oh and i know its not aksys fault.

Posted 2 years ago #
Singaki
Member

Oh....sorry Aksys. I didn't know it wasn't your fault. I am very very sorry. Im a dumb- (no.... i say it for you)-my mother is a classy lady-.

And the "HELL BEAST" says- GOD is my -BEST- friend...

Posted 2 years ago #
Singaki
Member

To say sorry I'll find someway to buy the art book and support Blazblue. But until i do i'll try to "FIGHT THE POWER" with gamestop.

And the "HELL BEAST" says- GOD is my -BEST- friend...

Posted 2 years ago #
Royel
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How bizarre. I wonder why GS would offer a preorder bonus through their site but not their stores? I thought all the info went to the same database anyway. Oh well,. this isn't the first time they've pulled something dumb with preorders.

The page does say it's eligible for in-store pick up if you order it online, so hopefully that means I can preorder it online and get both the game and the artbook sent to my local store on release day. If not then it will be the last time I EVER do business with GS, that's for sure.

Posted 2 years ago #
Royel
Member

I called two Gamestop stores today and asked them about this, and they both said that in order to get the artbook you have to preorder the game online and get it shipped to your house. You won't get the bonus if you opt for in-store pick up, even if you place the order online.

Needless to say I'm pretty disgusted by this. In order to get a "free" bonus item I have pay additional shipping and wait an extra 2-3 days to get the game (they don't ship it to you until after its been released in stores) all because GS doesn't want to spend a few extra bucks to get the books shipped to their stores. I don't blame Aksys for this at all and in fact I know they're fighting to get this ridiculous policy changed, but GS can kiss my ass. I'll bite the bullet this time to get the artbook but this will probably be the last time I ever buy anything from them.

Posted 2 years ago #
Singaki
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Royel said:
I called two Gamestop stores today and asked them about this, and they both said that in order to get the artbook you have to preorder the game online and get it shipped to your house. You won't get the bonus if you opt for in-store pick up, even if you place the order online.

Needless to say I'm pretty disgusted by this. In order to get a "free" bonus item I have pay additional shipping and wait an extra 2-3 days to get the game (they don't ship it to you until after its been released in stores) all because GS doesn't want to spend a few extra bucks to get the books shipped to their stores. I don't blame Aksys for this at all and in fact I know they're fighting to get this ridiculous policy changed, but GS can kiss my ass. I'll bite the bullet this time to get the artbook but this will probably be the last time I ever buy anything from them.

Oh so thats how it is. I get it now....Big games like "DMC 4" or "Gears of War 2" can have extra content to their Pre-Orders. But when it comes to "Blazblue" Gamestop bumps it off on it's first console release (and the game is amazing). Were I come from they call this situation B.S.

So G.S. is the one acting like a-classy lady-. I hate that -your mother is a classy lady-. The same way they treated GUILTY GEAR 2 at my location.

(I almost didn't get the EX-Sol because they said "We don't know what your talking about"--Ended having a 1-hour discussion with the Manager and then got the EX-Sol card.)

Lazy Stores like theirs don't care for new debuts. I might stop shopping their to.

And the "HELL BEAST" says- GOD is my -BEST- friend...

Posted 2 years ago #
matty
Yes.

Uh ...I will get the game, but will probably buy the artbook from Japan, which will cost about 30 bucks. If you don't have a credit card, I feel for you since I was in that situation when I was young, but if you're making a fuss about paying a few bucks for shipping an item that costs 10x more, then I can't help you, pal!

Besides, the pre-order items at the Game Stops in my area are flimsy. About half the time the bonus items never show up at the shop and all they can say is "we'll call you if they come in".
I don't shop at GS for my own personal reasons, but even I understand that pre-orders items are not always guaranteed. Most mention that these offers are "while supplies last", so if you miss out, hey, it happens.
Anyway, I think the online deal is safer, but maybe an option for those that really want the book would be cool for those folks.

Posted 2 years ago #
Royel
Member

matty said:
Uh ...I will get the game, but will probably buy the artbook from Japan, which will cost about 30 bucks. If you don't have a credit card, I feel for you since I was in that situation when I was young, but if you're making a fuss about paying a few bucks for shipping an item that costs 10x more, then I can't help you, pal!

To be perfectly honest the shipping cost doesn't bother me half as much as the fact that I'll be getting the game later than everybody who buys it in stores. You might say that's tough cookies and I shouldn't complain, but the way I see it is I'm not really getting a "bonus" for preordering the game if I have to give up something else in return. To me, a preorder "bonus" is a free extra you get from GS in exchange for promising to give them your business. If I have to be penalized in order to receive this extra then it isn't so much a bonus as a tradeoff for paying more and getting the game later. That's not how a "free bonus" should work.

GS is not thinking of their customers, and even worse they're not thinking of the companies that support them like Aksys. As I understand it this artbook was intended as an extra incentive to get people to buy the US version of the game instead of the JP version. Thanks to GS essentialy screwing people out of any preorder bonuses, a lot of people no longer have any reason to wait an extra week to get the game in the US. That means a lot of the really hardcore fans are likely to import instead. That hurts sales for the US version of BB and it hurts Aksys.

Maybe I'm mistaken about how all of this works, but that's how I see the situation. I'm pissed at GS for having deceptive and unreasonable business practices, not because I'm so spoiled that I have rage over being forced to pay for shipping (which by the way was over $11after tax which is more than "a few bucks").

Posted 2 years ago #
Tigresa
Member

For a game like this you want the leg up as soon as possible so I know a lot of people buy it in stores to hurry and start practicing. I buy a lot of my games online, but the offer should be extended to all fans, the ones who have the ability to shop online and the ones who don't.

On another note, the paragraph about the pre-order content on GameStop's product page... HOW CORNY IS THAT. LameLameLame. Noel's cute (for a girl, and an anime one at that) but I prefer robo-vixens. ;D

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Posted 2 years ago #
JasonPaul
has the sweetest avatar in existence.

I'm not exactly sure how much of this is Gamestop's doing and how much of it is Aksys. There's still not a whole lot we know about this "Premium Pack" and what's in it (I don't think it's just the art book), so let's wait and see.

I'm preordering online, albeit for different reasons, mostly the fact that I don't trust my area's Gamestops when it comes to Aksys games (I had to go all the way to Jackson, Mississippi just to get Battle Fantasia). I really don't care that much about the art book.

Posted 2 years ago #