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Olengie said:
Rabi Ribi is taken off the release schedule for August.

Sekai Project being another disappointment again
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Aw, man... Thanks for the heads up, that means I need to move some pre-order purchases from this week to Aug 10 instead to pair up with newly lonely Phantom Breaker to save on shipping.

 
Excited for Bastion. Great game. I really hope this is followed up with transistor being released. I love transistor sooooo much.
 
Strongly considering skipping Bastion in hopes of a Switch release.  That's what I find myself doing more and more these days.  Zero idea why it wouldn't come to Switch

 
Considering picking up Bastion but unsure of which version to get. Can anyone who has played it before tell me if they thought it benefited from a bigger screen or is it best played on a handheld?


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mdpmdpmdpmdp said:
Considering picking up Bastion but unsure of which version to get. Can anyone who has played it before tell me if they thought it benefited from a bigger screen or is it best played on a handheld?
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I only played it on Vita so I'm not the most qualified to answer your question, but it felt good on that system.

 
mdpmdpmdpmdp said:
Considering picking up Bastion but unsure of which version to get. Can anyone who has played it before tell me if they thought it benefited from a bigger screen or is it best played on a handheld?


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I played through it on the Xbox 360 a while ago, but it scales down to handheld nicely. I don't think there's anywhere you really need additional screen real estate, so I'd say go with whatever your general platform preference is.

 
chrislaustin said:
See Doug, I told you nothing had changed in the last few months, same shit, different day! LOL
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The complete collector rants ended along with the constant need to inform on that ebayer Chris guy when the LRG folks left. It's been not perfectly chill... but much more chill these last few months. Of course Doug pops in and things go to :twoguns: :dunce: :evil: :baby: . :boxing: :wall: :whee:

 
The mega bundle today was the first one that made sense to me to pick up, but that sold in about 30 seconds! Went back and was able to pick everything up individually.
 
Went for and got the mega bundle today as it didn't include duplicate games and/or covers and just included one of each.  Also included a few extra cards, including two guaranteed gold foil ones, which was a nice bonus.

 
Just Exile's End PS4 for me.

Have a whole month to decide on the other two and will likely bundle them in with other PREORDER games so I don't have to wait as long for Exile's End.

 
EvilutionDesigns said:
And still no idea of a CE or it's possible contents.

LRG You're getting worse and worse at this :argue:
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I don't know that I would say getting worse, but damn sure ain't getting no better! LOL

EDIT: A few pages back, someone made a list of the releases known so far for the next month or so.

 
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chrislaustin said:
I don't know that I would say getting worse, but damn sure ain't getting no better! LOL

EDIT: A few pages back, someone made a list of the releases known so far for the next month or so.
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Yes, their release dates were posted, but LRG still waits until the last minute to post some details that we as customers should have sooner than a day or two before a sale. If they want me to continue floating them loans for months at a time they're going to need to start acting like a real business. I've ordered every CE so far for Switch.

 
mdpmdpmdpmdp said:
Considering picking up Bastion but unsure of which version to get. Can anyone who has played it before tell me if they thought it benefited from a bigger screen or is it best played on a handheld?
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The digital version for the Vita is PSTV compatible. it's not mentioned on the release page but I'd assume the physical version is as well. I played it on both Vita and PSTV and there doesn't seem to be any advantage the bigger screen. The camera is fixed and the game world itself is pretty basic so it works well on a tv or the small screen.

 
Just realized that the preorders are going to be open for a month.  I’m rather shocked they would be open for so long.  Anyone know if this is something new?  It actually helps me out because I wanted to add them onto another order but was just a little curious.

 
DoubleDam21 said:
Just realized that the preorders are going to be open for a month. I’m rather shocked they would be open for so long. Anyone know if this is something new? It actually helps me out because I wanted to add them onto another order but was just a little curious.
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I hadn't noticed it was that long, but it's good for all involved, as it allows many of us to combine that with other games that may be taking awhile to arrive. They have some pretty big name games coming over this next month, so each Friday when people come to buy a game they may have been waiting on, then they'll see Bastion and may add it to an order.

We all know about it, because we frequent places where that info is easy to come by. Not all buyers who shop at LRG, do so on a regular basis. But this is all the best reason I can think of, but who knows? Maybe the developer wanted to do it for 30 days, as they may have plans for different promotions throughout the month.

 
I am kind of liking this pre-order system. No rush to be on at 10 AM and I can wait for several weeks and bundle together mu

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I hadn't noticed it was that long, but it's good for all involved, as it allows many of us to combine that with other games that may be taking awhile to arrive. They have some pretty big name games coming over this next month, so each Friday when people come to buy a game they may have been waiting on, then they'll see Bastion and may add it to an order.

We all know about it, because we frequent places where that info is easy to come by. Not all buyers who shop at LRG, do so on a regular basis. But this is all the best reason I can think of, but who knows? Maybe the developer wanted to do it for 30 days, as they may have plans for different promotions throughout the month.
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30 days is great, that allows you to wait for 4 weeks worth of releases and save on shipping costs. I didn't like the pre-order system initially but it's growing on me. No more 10 AM rush! I am still curious if anything else is releasing next week as I don't need Oxenfree on Switch but want to get Thumper and some of the games that came out this week.

 
So if Oxenfree is the only thing next week it will likely make it a week off for me.  Open preorder means I can add it to any order I make on the 10th or 17th.

 
Josef said:
So if Oxenfree is the only thing next week it will likely make it a week off for me. Open preorder means I can add it to any order I make on the 10th or 17th.
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Yep, that's my plan, as I think another NS title will be offered the following week,or the one after. That way I can put 2 in 1 order, as I hate to order singles of anything, unless there's no other choice.
 
Josef said:
So if Oxenfree is the only thing next week it will likely make it a week off for me. Open preorder means I can add it to any order I make on the 10th or 17th.
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I've been doing this with all their Switch releases, so next week I'll pair up Oxenfree with Thumper. Really loving the two week preorder period.
 
DS9 said:
Why would I buy LRG vs this? What are the differences? Is LRG only Vita/PS4?

Salt and Sanctuary: Drowned Tome Edition 10/30 Switch

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Yes, LRG is only handling the PS4 & Vita versions. That Switch release will be at standard retailers.

 
DS9 said:
Why would I buy LRG vs this? What are the differences? Is LRG only Vita/PS4?

Salt and Sanctuary: Drowned Tome Edition 10/30 Switch
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Yeah, you probably wouldn't. I don't own an NS, and I'm happy to get the LRG Vita version, as that's my current area of collecting. If I was collecting for the NS, this would be an instant purchase, but no big deal either way at this point.

 
I wonder if LRG was even given a chance to get S&S on Switch. Seems like a dick move for the developer to go with someone else after LRG waited all this time for them to finish the Vita version.

I'll probably get all 3 versions anyway since soulsborne stuff is my jam

 
WingsDJY said:
I wonder if LRG was even given a chance to get S&S on Switch. Seems like a dick move for the developer to go with someone else after LRG waited all this time for them to finish the Vita version.

I'll probably get all 3 versions anyway since soulsborne stuff is my jam
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I'm pretty sure S&S is getting a retail release on Switch, so it will not be a limited print like the others.
 
WingsDJY said:
I wonder if LRG was even given a chance to get S&S on Switch. Seems like a dick move for the developer to go with someone else after LRG waited all this time for them to finish the Vita version.

I'll probably get all 3 versions anyway since soulsborne stuff is my jam
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I'd say most people would prefer retail releases. Some of the better Indie games have already been released at retail anyway. It's good because no LRG tax and prices actually COME DOWN. The developers of S&S can do whatever they want and it's good for consumers.

 
adam81 said:
I'd say most people would prefer retail releases. Some of the better Indie games have already been released at retail anyway. It's good because no LRG tax and prices actually COME DOWN. The developers of S&S can do whatever they want and it's good for consumers.
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It's not good for the devs usually. Already had a partner go retail after working with us and they said they regretted it and now future projects are with us again. Devs lose control of their game when it goes retail. Indies don't have a good track record at retail either. You have 1 or 2 here and there that do fine but a lot of them get marked clearance which just further hurts the devs.

 
Once you go retail...you go back to LRG.

LimitedRunDoug said:
It's not good for the devs usually. Already had a partner go retail after working with us and they said they regretted it and now future projects are with us again. Devs lose control of their game when it goes retail. Indies don't have a good track record at retail either. You have 1 or 2 here and there that do fine but a lot of them get marked clearance which just further hurts the devs.
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Nice. Thank you for the insight.

 
adam81 said:
I'd say most people would prefer retail releases. Some of the better Indie games have already been released at retail anyway. It's good because no LRG tax and prices actually COME DOWN. The developers of S&S can do whatever they want and it's good for consumers.
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Why do you even bother to check this thread if all you ever do is post to bash on them?

I feel sorry for you if this is what you do with your free time.

 
LimitedRunDoug said:
It's not good for the devs usually. Already had a partner go retail after working with us and they said they regretted it and now future projects are with us again. Devs lose control of their game when it goes retail. Indies don't have a good track record at retail either. You have 1 or 2 here and there that do fine but a lot of them get marked clearance which just further hurts the devs.
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I’m sure there’s a ton of advantages to having LRG publish indie games like better advertising (I’m sure there would be little to no advertising by a big publisher for an indie title as it would be deemed too risky), LRG already has the target audience’s full attention so less likely to have poor sales (everything sells through 100%), probably a better cut of sales than would receive with a big publisher, (imho) a special honor just being released by a publisher that has a cult following of its own, and so on.

Unless you are a gigantic hit on your own, I would think it behooves any indie dev to look to work with a small batch publisher.


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adam81 said:
I'd say most people would prefer retail releases. Some of the better Indie games have already been released at retail anyway. It's good because no LRG tax and prices actually COME DOWN. The developers of S&S can do whatever they want and it's good for consumers.
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I agree that choice is better for the consumer. But from a business perspective, the developer is undermining their own LRG releases by having the Switch version be a retail release. That could hurt LRG sales and potentially sour future working relationships with LRG.

Just seems like a poor choice IMO.

 
WingsDJY said:
I agree that choice is better for the consumer. But from a business perspective, the developer is undermining their own LRG releases by having the Switch version be a retail release. That could hurt LRG sales and potentially sour future working relationships with LRG.

Just seems like a poor choice IMO.
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Nah, LRG games sell out 100% right. So 0% chance they'll hurt their own LRG release. The only thing hurt will be LRG's bottom line by not getting the Switch version... but then a new company gets to venture into the market and that may mean more options for the future. Not all retail is a great idea, that's why the entire indie side was born as a digital alternative. Still, for the right games it can work. S&S is borderline the right game for this. We'll see.

 
WingsDJY said:
I agree that choice is better for the consumer. But from a business perspective, the developer is undermining their own LRG releases by having the Switch version be a retail release. That could hurt LRG sales and potentially sour future working relationships with LRG.

Just seems like a poor choice IMO.
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What LRG does, and what retail is are two very different things. A game like S&S at retail, we may see $20 and under copies by Holiday season, where there is zero chance the LRG versions will have the same fate. I am the LRG audience for this title, as I don't have an NS, but I do have a Vita. While the NS version may be better, with some freebies for probably a similar price to LRG, I have no problem getting the lesser version so to speak.

Many of the games I already own for the Vita are being offered now on the NS, and unless there is some major changes(none I've seen so far), I'm happy with the copies I already have. I'm not going to bitch to LRG for a title like this, when it's very apparent, they would have released this ages ago if they could, so the delay, and now the NS version all falls on the developer. If they wanted to wait, and now want to offer a slightly better standard game, than the LRG version, that's on them. LRG will sell all their qty, get paid and be on to the next title. While the NS game will more than likely be sitting on shelves and heavily discounted down the road.

I've seen shit tons of LRG being offered on Steam for pennies on the dollar, at the same time they go live on Fridays. The first time I saw that(or happened to notice), there was no effect at all. As you want physical(at a premium), or our want cheap digital titles. Which if the latter is your thing, you shouldn't be a buyer at LRG anyways. For those of us who are buying physical at LRG, there is always a better value to be had, but physical isn't always a choice, and that's why this business exist and while it's still doing well.

 
For consumers, obviously a major retail release is best. It means larger print runs (usually), a potentially lower initial price, and the obvious possibility of lower-priced used copies and clearances. At the end of the day, that translates into more buying options, and that is always better for consumers.

The issue is far different when approached from a developer/publisher perspective. If you look at it from that direction, you start to see why certain decisions get made. For Salt and Sanctuary, the logic behind their decisions is clear. They're going with LRG for the PS4 and Vita releases, because those markets are already fairly full and competitive. Both are well-established platforms with tons of content. One of them is an older/retro platform on its way out the door. Catering to the smaller niche collectors market is the way to go there. The Switch is still a very new platform, but one with a growing user base and not nearly as much content, especially for physical copies of games. A title like Salt and Sanctuary can actually manage to stand out on the Switch, rather than just get swallowed up by a sea of other releases. Of course, a year from now that might not be true, but for the moment the demand for fresh Switch content is reasonably high, with a limited supply.

I'm still mystified by the people popping up to point out that one release might cannibalize the sales of another release. It's like they don't have any grasp of how collecting works. If all I wanted was legal access to a game, I would just buy the digital version. It's usually cheaper, and modern digital storefront sales insure eventual affordability. And the digital version is essentially the most convenient means of playing. I buy physical copies to collect. And collecting does not care about multiple releases on different systems. Collecting will occasionally double, and even triple up if the game is right. I own copies of Resident Evil 4 on just about every platform it's been released on. I own Final Fantasy X on three different platforms. S&S on the Switch just gives me another platform to eventually target. Determined collectors don't look at this in binary terms.

 
chrislaustin said:
Yeah, you probably wouldn't. I don't own an NS, and I'm happy to get the LRG Vita version, as that's my current area of collecting. If I was collecting for the NS, this would be an instant purchase, but no big deal either way at this point.
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Same here. I dont own a NS, so its the Vita version for me as well

 
itzd4n said:
Why do you even bother to check this thread if all you ever do is post to bash on them?

I feel sorry for you if this is what you do with your free time.
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First off I rarely post. What I said was in response to what someone posted.

The point of my post today was to just say that retail is better for consumers. Availability, price and eventual sales. The LRG tax is a running joke here, but it's true. Facts aren't bashing. I could give a much bigger explanation.

Now where are my damn Cosmic Star Heroine, SMRPG and Slim-san CE's at???

 
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