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Professor Askew · Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:40 am Post subject: Pre-Orders at Ubisoft

Myst V, Myst V Limited Edition, & a Myst V 16 Month Calendar are now available for preorder. I sent my money in. Wink

http://www.ubi.com/US/Games/Search.aspx?plTag=pc

http://store.ubi.com/item.jsp?item=99179&usitem=68252
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Mystlander · Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:51 am Post subject:

Thank you, Professor!

Going to order my calendar and Limited Edition right now...

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Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

Ordered mine yesterday! Last game, gotta have the limited edition! Calendar too. Thanks for the links!
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Daedalus · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:45 am Post subject:

$60 is insane, no matter what's included. And that's before tax + possibly shipping.

Professor Askew · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:28 pm Post subject:

I thought it was a high price at first but then I stopped to consider that most AAA games retail at $49.99-$54.99 nowadays. And I'm certainly hoping we all consider Myst V a triple a game. Exclamation

So, even if the regular version sells at $39.95 (I didn't check), add around $15 for the Guide and another $15 for the soundtrack...that comes to $70 right there. Then consider you get a 22 minute documentary...it's a pretty good deal!! Very Happy

Of course, maybe you're not a Myst fan.......[don't hit me...j/k]
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Daedalus · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:38 pm Post subject:

Reg sells for $50, which is more than the last two Myst games.

I've just kind of gotten used to the lower price tag. Very Happy

For fiddy dollars, Myst 5 better be ginormous.

Professor Askew · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:01 pm Post subject:

Daedalus · Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:

Well I think its a matter of expectation. $55 may be a new benchmark for predicted blockbusters, but Doom 3's price quickly plummeted. Just today I overheard an EBGames rep say the pre-owned price was down to twelve bucks. Enough to make me shoot myself in the foot. Mad

I paid $50 for Half-Life 2. That more than paid for itself with an outstanding singleplayer game, and two, count em, TWO addictive multiplayer modes. Add in the inevitable plethora of community mods and you have a what I call a bargain.

The problem with Myst (in general) is that it has almost no replay value (this can be argued, even by me) being a rather linear single-player experience. Adventure games almost always debut under $50. Most games that focus mainly on single-player are set at a $40 price point or lower (I believe even Far Cry was $40 at release), unless it has something under the hood that has potential (i.e. Doom 3 had potential). Seeing a game like Psychonauts priced at $30 was a good decision on the publisher's part.

Seeing a (sadly) dying franchise priced at $50+ isn't gonna make the company more money. The sales of the last few games in the series should make this evident. Sad

Moiety Jean · Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 1:50 am Post subject:

Brian and I got to play it for a while at our visit to Cyan last week, and Myst V is BEAUTIFUL. We had SO many "oh my gosh!" almost teary amazed moments. We got a peek at the "art peice" that will be included with the Limited Edition, and it is very pretty and unique. Definitely frameable as they claim.
I will happily set aside the moneys to order the Limited Edition, considering the soundtrack would probably retail for at least $12-$15 (and is once again wonderful) , and the guide for another $20 by itself.
I keep wanting to go to my computer and play the game some more but I keep having to remind myself that it is hidden safely away at Cyan for now. I suspect I'm going to be in withdrawls until September. So sad that this is the last Myst game, but Cyan is far from giving up on making other amazing game experiences. ::quiver::
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Daedalus · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:49 pm Post subject:

I live for those "teary eyed" moments. When I first heard the brother's themes in Myst 4 booming through my surround speakers, I nearly wept (no happy tear smilie on this forum).

Finally seeing the great tree in TPotS comes to mind, and the music fit the mood perfectly. As for Myst V, I'm most looking forward to seeing more of K'veer (I think I've said that about a thousand times).

Anyway, back on topic --- placed my pre-order with Ubi today. They love taking my money. Laughing

Professor Askew · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 6:57 pm Post subject:

Jaharen · Great Tree Member Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 309

Argh...... I really want the UK version too, but I don't know if my bank account could take the hit..... Grrrrrr.......
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Daedalus · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:23 am Post subject:

I only want it for its purdy box. Why does the US keep getting shafted on Myst box designs? Question

Professor Askew · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2005 11:06 am Post subject:

They've been talking about this elsewhere as well. I agree, our box doesn't stand up to theirs in design but I have a theory. Since our CE contains the Prima Guide, the box itself will be fairly large to hold it. Therefore, it is also large enough to house printed art. Maybe they thought a big box like that didn't look so good using the book-style art. And maybe the CE on the other side of the Atlantic is keeping their box DVD size wich looks quite nice as a book.
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Daedalus · Posted: Thu Aug 11, 2005 10:43 am Post subject: