Limited Run Games (producing physical copies of digital games)

[Aussie2B]

Today is the last day to order Slime-san, and Kingdom: New Lands (Switch, PS4, and PC) and Musynx (PS4 and Vita) have been put up for sale. LRG seems to be doing more and more open preorders, which is nice, so the only things today with finite quantities are the CEs of Kingdom and the vinyl.

All I want out of this batch is Musynx for Vita, so I'm just going to wait till next Friday to order it with Xenon Valkyrie+, 2064: Read Only Memories, and Va-11 Hall-A.

[Aussie2B]

These kinds of comments really annoy me:

https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1011729254105649152

It's like they're completely oblivious to the fact that tons of people are waiting on the games this Friday before they order Musynx. It's premature to assess Musynx's sales as disappointing, yet I'm sure they'll use this as reason not to do future preorders for Vita games or to further minimize the size of Vita print runs.

[Bojay1997]

These kinds of comments really annoy me:

https://twitter.com/LimitedRunGames/status/1011729254105649152

It's like they're completely oblivious to the fact that tons of people are waiting on the games this Friday before they order Musynx. It's premature to assess Musynx's sales as disappointing, yet I'm sure they'll use this as reason not to do future preorders for Vita games or to further minimize the size of Vita print runs.


Sure, but in fairness, they have a now-closed pre-order for Cosmic Star Heroine on Vita and those numbers weren't great either relatively speaking. I'm sure they can also detect sales trends based on people that ordered other items last Friday and had no reason to put off the Musynx purchase. It's not a perfect science but it's pretty obvious two years in that without a limited print run on consoles like the Vita, you just don't move the numbers of units that you can with an open preorder on a platform like the Switch.

[megasdkirby]

And yet, they complain about having to purchase the minimum amount and "eating the extras". Yet everyone k ows they will sell all copies eventually.

I have not pre-ordered Musynx yet but will soon.

[Aussie2B]

If they were disappointed in the Cosmic Star Heroine sales, I'll give them that, but at the same time, they were also selling 5000 total CEs for it, so I don't know what they were expecting out of the open preorders.

[Bojay1997]

If they were disappointed in the Cosmic Star Heroine sales, I'll give them that, but at the same time, they were also selling 5000 total CEs for it, so I don't know what they were expecting out of the open preorders.

Probably a lot more than that considering how much people were buzzing about the game for literally years. The reality is that some Vita collectors have moved over to the Switch and that demand will keep dropping on Vita titles as the end nears on production of the carts. The only real way to potentially keep Vita production viable going forward is to rely on the older model of printing a fixed amount and hoping some percentage of scalpers and resellers buys sufficient quantities to maintain the minimum print number.

[Bojay1997]

And yet, they complain about having to purchase the minimum amount and "eating the extras". Yet everyone k ows they will sell all copies eventually.

I have not pre-ordered Musynx yet but will soon.

There are a number of problems with that. They have to store extra inventory somewhere and that costs money. They also have to pay for inventory in advance, so they end up tying up money in unsold stock. Scalpers and even some collectors don't like it if there is too much extra stock available, and it therefore depresses demand for their other releases. In short, they aren't Amazon or a retailer that is equipped to sit on lots of extra stock for months or years if necessary.

[Aussie2B]

Well, it's not just a Vita issue. I only specifically speak of Vita because that's all I've been buying from LRG for a while now. They're disappointed in their Cosmic Star Heroine and Musynx sales period, which includes the PS4 versions, and they're claiming that preorders don't work as well for Sony platforms in general. This is just part of a history of them expressing disappointment in how sales go (whether it's the numbers, how fast the games sell, etc.) when seemingly not taking into consideration pertinent factors and laying the blame on other factors that may have little to nothing to do with it.

The bottom line of it all is that even with Vita releases and the declining interest people have in the platform, LRG is still often underestimating demand, and I hate seeing comments from them that only suggest they're going to underestimate demand even further. Having the Super Hydorah CEs stay in stock for a week and half or so didn't hurt them whatsoever, especially considering it hasn't even begun manufacturing, and at a minimum, that should be the goal with every release, whether it's in the form of finite stock lasting that long or preorders open for at least that long.

[megasdkirby]

Got the regular editions of the games. Just sold out, all of them! This makes Doug have an orgasm. :p

[Aussie2B]

Well, that was a little scary. For the first time in all my shopping with LRG, from their very first release, I got the out-of-stock message when trying to complete my order with the bundle of the 2064: Read Only Memories and Va-11 Hall-A CEs. Luckily, I just barely had enough time to go through checkout again with the standalone CEs added to my cart before those went out of stock too. So I managed to all four games. Right now, there's nothing left except PS4 copies of Xenon Valkyrie+ and standard copies of Va-11 Hall-A, plus the stuff that's still available from the previous week.

Good luck to those going for the second batch. I hope the stock lasts a good bit longer then, but considering morning batches usually get like 70% of the total stock, I'm doubtful. This just backs up my point that LRG is still underestimating demand. I haven't looked on Twitter or anything yet, but I have a feeling today's sale is gonna be another one that leaves a lot of people angry.

[Aussie2B]

Open preorders for standard copies of Night Trap on Switch have started, and it's also the day for Observer and Magicka 2 for PS4, along with a finite quantity of Night Trap CEs and other Night Trap merch.

After a big order with LRG last Friday, I'm enjoying a break from Vita releases, and next Friday will be a break for everybody.

[kupomogli]

Nothing for me. On average everything looks better, but there are much better games in each genre elsewhere. If LRG gets The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing 1 and 2 I'll be interested in a Diablo clone.

[Aussie2B]

Does anybody know if there's something up with the LRG forums, like if registration is closed or something? I finally tried to register over there, but I have to receive an email to activate my new account. It's been a day and nothing, not even in my spam folder, and it's the same email I use for their store and newsletter and such and never have issues receiving the emails from those.

[Koa Zo]

Does anybody know if there's something up with the LRG forums, like if registration is closed or something? I finally tried to register over there, but I have to receive an email to activate my new account. It's been a day and nothing, not even in my spam folder, and it's the same email I use for their store and newsletter and such and never have issues receiving the emails from those.

I tried to register some months ago and had the same result. I never bothered to dig into it.

[Aussie2B]

Today Thumper for Switch and PS4 and Hue for Vita and PS4 are up for sale, with open preorders for all standard copies of Thumper. I believe it's also the last day to order Night Trap for Switch.

I just grabbed a Vita copy of Hue, and I'm annoyed that LRG is once again not thinking about Vita collectors and selling two individual Vita games only one week apart. There is no good reason not to sell Hue and Exile's End on the same day, especially when LRG basically has nothing in hand anymore anyway.

I've also had no luck in getting on their forum. I've tried having them resend the activation email a couple times, which resulted in nothing, and then I tried contacting support, but it seems like they're just ignoring my ticket.

[Aussie2B]

Today Exile's End for PS4 and Vita, Everspace for PS4, and Bastion for PS4 and Vita have been put up for sale. Bastion and Everspace are open preorders, but Exile's End has the usual finite quantities. There's still some stuff left from last week available too.

I grabbed Vita copies of Exile's End and Bastion myself.

[Tron 2.0]

Since,bastion preorders will be open until the august of 26th i may buy a copy.I didn't buy any of LRG releases this past spring&summer.Bastion physical release is the one i wanted the most to happen.

[kupomogli]

Is Bastion even as good as people say it is? It was one of the earliest games in the indie boom and was showered with constant praise, but you know how people are. They'll just follow anything that's hyped up, and Bastion was at one point exclusive which when only one fanbase can play something it instantly makes it better. Final Fantasy 3 and Type 0 for instance were praised to no end and were some of the best RPGs you've you've never played, until they got an official release in the west and then everyone realized what sh** they were.

So just wondering, anyone play Bastion when it didn't have all this hype behind it when it later released on other consoles? Did you still think the game was great. From what it looks like gameplay wise is it's a simplistic hack and slash with little to really offer other than some stylish graphics.

[megasdkirby]

I remember really disliking Bastion. But since I am after a complete Vita LRG set, I don't have a choice...

[Aussie2B]

Only Oxenfree for Switch today, and unlike the previous Switch releases, this one doesn't appear to have a CE. If I'm not mistaken, it's also the last day to order Thumper.

[megasdkirby]

So what's on offer this week? Only going for Vita releases, thankfully.

[Aussie2B]

There's Phantom Breaker for PS4 and Vita, which is also getting a CE, and Late Shift for just PS4. That should be it unless they pull out another last-minute announcement.

[kupomogli]

Remaining copies for Ruiner are available.

https://specialreservegames.com/products/ruiner-ps4-disc

[megasdkirby]

Downloaded the Vita version of Phantom Breaker for $3. It's a fun game, but honestly not CE material. Played on normal for the first time and finished it without failing. It adds replay value as you need to upgrade your character (several to choose from and unlock) via skills and strength/defense/speed, etc. But since the game costs $3 right now (and I think that's the normal price), AND the physical copy will not contain the DLC...it's a tough pill to swallow even at $25. I can let pass the PS4 version though, since it's for $10 base price and the DLC would be around $10 extra, so $30 is acceptable.

But for $60 or $65 for the CE? I personally would pass on it. Fun game, though. I honestly don't know what to do, if just get the Vita or both Vita and PS4.

What would you guys and gals do?

Edit: May just consider getting only the standard PS4 copy of the game as it's the best value. If only the Vita included the DLC. If only the original price was not $3...$22 extra is too much to accept. ☹️

[Greg2600]

Are they still doing the Saturn replacement cases?

[Bojay1997]

Are they still doing the Saturn replacement cases?

Yes, but they are still a few weeks away from public release. I believe they have started sending out review cases to various outlets.

[Aussie2B]

Well, that was nice and easy. I was busy during the listing of the first batch and for several hours later, so I got on LRG's site near 6pm Eastern to prepare for the second batch, only to see that there was still plenty of Phantom Breaker CEs in stock. So I grabbed one of those without even waiting. Though it just goes to show that if they're struggling to move this CE when there's so few even (fewer than other CEs like Nurse Love Addiction and 2064 that sold out super fast), then this game really didn't warrant a CE, even if the developer/publisher has done more notable stuff. Steins;Gate this is not. But I feel like maybe LRG is trying to compensate for the dirt cheap digital price point a little by including more with the CE than usual. Shock and awe, we actually get a soundtrack AND an art book this time.

Anyway, it's just another +1 to my unfulfilled LRG backlog. It feels like forever since I've actually received anything from them. They keep selling and selling and yet seemingly shipping nothing. I think I'm up to six unfulfilled orders now?

[kupomogli]

There's actually a thread on LRG about how many unfulfilled orders people have it's apparently got so ridiculous. I don't buy much so I only have two unfulfilled orders, but I've purchased one months ago. Iron Crypticle and Cosmic Star Heroine(PS4 CE, PS4, and Vita.) I can understand CSH since they need to create the Sega CD cases for the CE, but Iron Crypticle? The game was apparently being manufactured for print at the time of sale yet two months late and no copy.

This is another reason to bash LRG for their higher priced games compared to other publishers. Regardless what the cost is through other publishers, atleast if I order the game I get the damn game, I can get it in two days if I want, I don't have to wait God knows how long, I don't have to worry if I'll actually get the game, I don't have to worry if I'll be able to get a replacement if the condition is like I received Dragon Fantasy in way back when. I never sent it back to get a replacement because I had to pay costs of return shipping to LRG all because of their paper thin packaging they were using back then which forced me to get a box any time I have fewer than two games. Best Buy, Amazon, etc, they'd send me a pre postage box to return the game if there's any issues, nope, not LRG. Later on when LRG was providing replacement inserts, I decided to message their help desk. I explained everything and was told that if I wanted an insert I'd have to have enough coupons to get it. I mean wtf? Damaged item way back when they should give me the insert for free. They were going to replace it before, why the hell not just give the insert for free along with one of my orders.

[Aussie2B]

I never bothered to get my PS4 Saturday Morning RPG replaced, since that they did want me to return at my own cost, but when my Mecho Tales slipcover arrived damaged, they sent me another at no charge with my replacement Steamworld copies, which were also replaced at no charge after the original package got lost in the mail. They also added the corrected Dear Esther insert to one of my other orders at no charge.

I assume the backlog is due to all the publishers at this time of year getting their big holiday releases manufactured. LRG's print runs are probably pretty low priority to Sony. It's not like I'm in any hot hurry to receive my games nor am I worried that they won't come eventually, but I don't see why they can't just wait until they have games on hand before listing them for sale like they did early on (with the games that have finite print runs that is; of course the open preorders are a different matter). Or better yet, I wish they'd get a competent system that would allow for combining orders. After all this waiting, it'd be a nice gesture if they could at least combine all the unfulfilled orders and issue a partial refund on shipping costs. I'm sure it would save them a ton of man hours to significantly reduce the number of individual packages they have to mail out too. But from what they've said in the past, their system is supposedly so limited that even something seemingly as simple as combining orders would be a huge pain for them.

[mailman187666]

It's funny you guys mentioned the unfilled orders. I recently looking at my unfulfilled orders and I have 6 orders dating back to April. I've noticed it takes longer for LRG to sell out of certain titles these days and it makes me wonder if it has something to do with people already having $400-$500 tied up in game orders with nothing to show for it. Some people only have so much of a budget for games, so many people may feel like they could spend money on a game and play it that same day, or spend it and have to wait for a while till they play something. I feel like I'd be more apt to buy a title I'm only slightly interested in if I knew I wasn't going to have to wait so long for it to get to me.

[Aussie2B]

West of Loathing for Switch was put up for sale today. Check back at 6pm Eastern if you missed the CE.

[Spartacus]

I just got a kick out of seeing a Limited Run Game being sold and rented at Gamefly. :)

https://www.gamefly.com/game/Fallen-Legion-Sins-of-an-Empire/5016739?cid=sn0818NM

Maybe these games aren't so limited after all.

[Aussie2B]

Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit! Full Course for Vita (in both standard and CE form) and Gunhouse for Vita and PS4 (plus a bunch of various Gunhouse merch) have been put up for sale.

Picked up a Senran Kagura CE to go with my other two Senran Kagura Vita LEs and a Vita copy of Gunhouse. The first batch is selling a bit slower than I expected. A lot of stock bars are still over 50%.

[Tron 2.0]

Preoders,open today for the switch version of dust an elysain tail.I remember that was first game id downloaded for the PS4 years ago and i enjoyed it's metroidvania style of game play.Beside i didn't have much of a problem with it's animal-morph characters either.I may buy this game it's the first time id been interested in a switch release by LRG.

[Cornelius]

I haven't bought an LRG game in a long time, but I'm thinking I'll preorder Dust. Today is the last day to preorder West of Loathing, and I may go ahead and do that one, too.

edit: ugh, I'd also maybe get Yooka, but for whatever it doesn't go on sale for a couple days.

[kupomogli]

Aside from Dust, the last game that interested me was CSH, and this Friday Salt and Sanctuary FINALLY.

However, despite being one of the most requested since LRG inception and this game was on PS4 since launch, Dust isn't being released for the PS4. LRG has tweeted there's no plans right now, but that's just in hopes that people purchase the Switch version, which I for one won't.

It feels like LRG has learned from their mistakes with PS4 and Vita and is releasing only higher quality games for the Switch, because if you think about past LRG releases on the PS4, even with 6000-8000 copies per system, the games were selling out within hours, but each release sold less and less as time went on. People were burnt out on so many releases and I'm sure the big thing is how many weeks in a row there were releases but with a major lack of quality. CSH only sold around 10,000 when it was released, but this is where PS4 and Vita games were taking days to sell out, the damage was already done and honestly and I think even LRG seesthat they've irreparably harmed their business for PS4/Vita releases.

We know why Switch games are selling so well though. The biggest reason Switch games are selling so well is there's not exactly that many retail games coming out in comparison to the PS4 or even the Xbox One. Switch might get a lot of games the Xbox One doesn't get, but the thing is is that these games are mostly digital only indie titles for PS4 and Switch. There's just nothing out there at retail for a Switch collector, so obviously these people are buying anything they can get and on the plus side LRG is providing higher quality games as to not also burn this fanbase as well with weeks and weeks of low quality bs.

That being said, since Switch is the hot thing right now, LRG is giving the middle finger to PS4 and Vita owners, which makes it especially bad since Vita retail releases are ending early next year. People have been begging for Dust on PS4 since LRG's inception, and Switch has it with no PS4 version in sight. What does LRG say? "No plans right now for Dust on PS4." Obviously a way to pressure people in preordering the Switch version as well, but seriously, if this isn't a middle finger to the PS4 fans then I don't know what is. Oh wait, yeah I do. Mercenary Kings was announced a long time ago, the Switch version has come and gone while the PS4 version has been missing. No clue when it's coming and LRG has been quiet on the matter. They still keep ignoring everyone's questions about Rabi Ribi as well other than stating "it's still coming." If you ask me it's not coming, they're just continuing to say so to keep people invested in LRG. Rabi Ribi is 12 euros right now, I might just get that, it's cheaper than we'd be able to get it from LRG anyways, it's just I don't like having PAL covers in my collection unless absolutely necessary.

LRG defenders 1, 2, 3.... go!!

[Aussie2B]

Yooka-Laylee (Switch) and Narcosis (PS4) have been put up for sale today. Both have CEs, and there's a whole slew of Yooka-Laylee merch available too. Most everything is still available, so even if you didn't show up at 10am Eastern sharp, you may still be able to get what you want right now. And there's always the 6pm Eastern restock too.

Nothing for me today, but I did finally receive something in the mail from LRG. My Vita copy of Hue is the first thing I've received since Siralim. I tried it out a little and it seems interesting enough, but pretty much all my other unfulfilled orders are stuff I'm more excited about.

[kupomogli]

LRG also is working with Best Buy to bring a limited release of Yooka Laylee to them as well, more exposure, Best Buy gets an exclusive game to get people to shop at their stores. I personally think it's the wrong game to go for exposure of their brand, I mean, Yooka Laylee is a pos. I personally would probably be skeptic of all their future releases if that was the first game I've played that they've published. They've released worst games, but still.

[Aussie2B]

After a long wait, LRG is finally selling Salt & Sanctuary for PS4 and Vita today, as well as the Switch version of Furi. There are CEs for everything and an art book for Furi. I managed to get a Vita S&S CE, but LRG or the developer, whoever made the call on the print run sizes, really dropped the ball here, in my opinion. I'm not sure how fast the first batch of the Vita version of S&S sold out, but I know it lasted fewer than four minutes. There's been a lot of anticipation for this release, including from people who rarely, if ever before, buy from LRG. It was generally accepted as one of their biggest upcoming releases, and I believe they were assuring people in the past that it would get a bigger than usual print run. And then they go and do a measly 2800 total copies on Vita and 4300 on PS4. And that's divided between standard and CE copies, which some collectors are going to double dip on. This was a smaller print run than with Phantom Breaker, and I don't believe for a second that there was more demand for that than S&S. Maybe the PS4 amount will be adequate, but Vita only got as many copies as Exile's End. Gimme a break. I know it's not necessarily fair to compare to print runs from long ago, since PS4 and Vita sales have definitely been declining, but it doesn't even make sense compared to these recent releases. It seems like a total overreaction to the existence of a retail Switch version. I hope I'm wrong and the second batch will last a decent amount of time, but we'll just have to wait and see about that.

[megasdkirby]

LRG was at fault. They underestimated the demand, as stated in their Twitter feeds. Lots of people are pissed, and the debate of "one in the morning THEN two a nigh" once again persists. And honestly, they is NO reason not to. Doug and Josh avoid answering the question whenever it is asked.

I did not get the CE as, frankly, it was insanely expensive. Just because it has a physical CD and a seperate map, it's worth $20 more than the Switch release? No thank you. I picked up the normal, standard edition. The CE version should have been no more than $40, in my opinion.

[Aussie2B]

Sadly, this is their idea of an "inexpensive" CE. I'm still buying their CEs just because I like collecting Vita CEs in general, but I'll always admit LRG's ones are a poor value.

On the flip side, I do think it was a nice move to price the standard copies at $24.99. The game is $17.99 on PSN, so with their usual +$10, I figured they'd round up to $30. Granted, maybe they felt they had no choice but to price it lower than the Switch version, since that comes with extras the standard PS4/Vita copies don't come with.

[Satoshi_Matrix]

I couldn't get Salt & Sanctuary Vita at all... I didn't need a CE, just the standard would have been fine.

I was right there as soon as it went live, and it was sold out within one minute while I was in checkout. Really mad.

[Aussie2B]

I'm sorry to hear you couldn't get one. If you'd like, you could try your luck with their waiting list: https://twitter.com/LrgSupport/status/1040727598194720769

[Tron 2.0]

Tempted to buy salt&sanctuary but i had to pass i didn't even have the money regardless.I guess it's good i didn't since it sold out in a few minutes.Probably the next i'll buy from me for LRG will be for golf story.

[kupomogli]

Provided that you own a Switch, there's atleast a Switch version of Salt and Sanctuary coming out on retail for those that missed the LRG PS4 or Vita versions.

I finally got my package for Iron Crypticle in. It's a Labour Day miracle!

[Tron 2.0]

Provided that you own a Switch, there's atleast a Switch version of Salt and Sanctuary coming out on retail for those that missed the LRG PS4 or Vita versions.

I finally got my package for Iron Crypticle in. It's a Labour Day miracle!
I have a switch and i've seen that salt&sancturay is on the e-shop.Seeing now it's getting a physical release in october is good news for me then.

[Aussie2B]

Today, LRG is selling Golf Story for Switch, GALF for NES, and Another World for PS4 and Vita, along with various related merch. Most of the first batch stuff is sold out for now, but nothing sold out as ridiculously fast as Salt & Sanctuary, thankfully. I believe it's also the last day to preorder Furi for Switch.

Just a Vita Another World CE for me.

[megasdkirby]

but nothing sold out as ridiculously fast as Salt & Sanctuary, thankfully.

The NES GALF crap sold out in like 30 seconds. I timed it and its roughly between 30-40 seconds. I think that was faster than Salt and Sanctuary. It was crazy fast!

I was wondering why, then I realized...NintendoAge. I bet that had to do with it somewhat. :p

[Aussie2B]

I admittedly wasn't paying much attention to GALF, haha. I do know some of today's stuff went up earlier than 10am Eastern, so it may have been available a little longer than it appeared.

Rich Nintendo collectors can duke it out over homebrews for all I care. If I ever wanted a full NES set, which I'm definitely not planning on ever pursuing, I'd stick to official, licensed releases. These days, it's impossible to get a "full set" for NES if you're including everything because unlicensed games are just going to continuously come out. I suppose that's part of the fun for some people, but I like having a finish line for any collecting goals I set.

[kupomogli]

"NES is a registered trademark of Nintendo. This release is not endorsed by nor affiliated with Nintendo."

Doug was talking so much shit about Street Fighter 2 being rereleased by iam8bit, that LRG would never release a game without consent from the console manufacturer, then they release an unlicensed game without consent and packaging being "authentic" as possible. What a fucking hypocrite.

[Bojay1997]

"NES is a registered trademark of Nintendo. This release is not endorsed by nor affiliated with Nintendo."

Doug was talking so much shit about Street Fighter 2 being rereleased by iam8bit, that LRG would never release a game without consent from the console manufacturer, then they release an unlicensed game without consent and packaging being "authentic" as possible. What a fucking hypocrite.

I know, can you believe that anyone's perspective and opinion on a subject could possibly evolve over time?

[megasdkirby]

I know, can you believe that anyone's perspective and opinion on a subject could possibly evolve over time?

I'm inclined to believe Kupomogli regarding this. While I agree with you that people can and will change their mind or perspective over time, I have a feeling that Doug and Josh changed their tune only because it was them doing it this time around.

While I am no psychologist (I did take a few courses in college, though), the way Josh and Doug portray and act on Twitter make me believe that Kupomogli is correct. I might he wrong, and I hope I am, but I have a feeling. Specially since they will make money of it. So I feel anything is possible.

On another subject, LRG is getting plenty of hate due to GALF. More than with any other release.

[Aussie2B]

I don't think they deserve the hate over how fast GALF sold. This was the first time LRG has sold an NES game, any kind of homebrew, and any kind of game for a retro platform. They had nothing to go off of besides what info was available regarding other physical NES homebrews that have been sold by others, and according to LRG at least, none have sold remotely as fast, which I'd suspect is true. So how the heck could LRG accurately predict the demand here? It's not like with, say, Salt & Sanctuary, where they've sold dozens of Vita games already, and they knew S&S had more demand than previous Vita releases they've sold.

[Bojay1997]

I'm inclined to believe Kupomogli regarding this. While I agree with you that people can and will change their mind or perspective over time, I have a feeling that Doug and Josh changed their tune only because it was them doing it this time around.

While I am no psychologist (I did take a few courses in college, though), the way Josh and Doug portray and act on Twitter make me believe that Kupomogli is correct. I might he wrong, and I hope I am, but I have a feeling. Specially since they will make money of it. So I feel anything is possible.

On another subject, LRG is getting plenty of hate due to GALF. More than with any other release.

Couple of things here. Iam8Bit took an existing game that had already been released on the SNES officially and re-released it as an unofficial version (although the game itself was licensed from Capcom) at a huge markup and then further complicated things by doing blind cart colors. Galf is a completely original NES game that was featured in Golf Story and a neat collectible that hasn't otherwise been made available on the NES. When Douglas made those earlier comments, LRG hadn't even established its relationship with Nintendo, so clearly things have changed.

I also have an issue with the fact that Kupo is very active on the official LRG forums but never dares to post this kind of stuff there.

As for the toxicity from those who believe they have a right to purchase whatever they want, whenever they want, I am frankly disgusted with some of the comments I read. LRG doesn't always get everything right, but they don't have an obligation to take substantial risks that are not in the best interest of their business just so entitled people can get what they want.

[kupomogli]

I also have an issue with the fact that Kupo is very active on the official LRG forums but never dares to post this kind of stuff there.

I keep things to a minimum because I don't want to be banned. I mean, it's their forum and they've banned other people for simply saying things that they don't like. Realistically they can ban anyone from their forum that they don't want being there, the rules and if you follow them don't really matter in that case.

[kupomogli]

Here's a line up of what's going to be released in October on what systems in case anyone is interested when they should start looking into when to start following LRG feeds to see if anything is interesting.

October 5th
Layers of Fear (Switch/PS4)

October 12th
Switch game
2 PS4 games

October 19th
Biggest PS4 project ever
PS4/Vita title
Mages of Mystralia (PS4)

October 26th
2 Switch Game collection
1 PS4/Vita title

[megasdkirby]

Layers of Fear is a great game, so it's hard to choose between the Switch and PS4 version. $10 gets you nice extras, so that's a plus. Really though to decide to be honest.

[Aussie2B]

Today, Broken Age for Switch and 8-Bit Adventure Anthology for PS4 have been put up for sale. It's also the last day to preorder Golf Story (though I don't know what that means for the CE with its finite quantity. Maybe LRG will continue selling those, or maybe the remaining stock will go to Fangamer, since Fangamer is planned to sell some of them later on anyway.)

I normally skip out on days without any Vita releases, but I'm really tempted to grab 8-Bit Adventure Anthology. Right now I'm just watching how fast the morning batch is selling. If it seems like the game is going to sell out today, then maybe I'll just buy it immediately at 6pm Eastern, but if it seems like the stock is going to linger, then maybe I'll take my chances on it lasting clear to next Friday, since some of LRG's PS4 releases are lasting that long, and even longer, these days.

[mailman187666]

I got the 8-bit Anthology today. Last I checked on remaining morning inventory, it was at 22% and falling. I have a feeling it might stay in stock for a little while, but will eventually sell out a bit faster than some releases have lately. I also received my copies of night trap for switch last week. I had bought 2 packs of the 8 card set, and each pack came with a gold foil card. I'm still eagerly awaiting my Cosmic Star CE to come in. I'm dying to check out how the Sega CD style case is going to look.

[Aussie2B]

Yeah, I'm starting to receive some of my big backlog of unfulfilled orders too. I got my Super Hydorah Vita CE, and I've got another package on the way with four more games.

[megasdkirby]

Unfortunate HARD pass today. Wanted the 8-bit compilation badly, but can't justify the price. Specially when the collection will eventually be on sale for $3.99 or so, I have all three NES titles CIB, and $24.99 plus shipping is too high. Should have been $19.99 at most.

[Aussie2B]

Unfortunately, that's as low as any LRG release is gonna go. Definitely stung a bit with Home. For me, it's not a bad deal because Shadowgate is the only one of the three I already have on NES. I wish they had included the second Deja Vu, though. I know it's "Volume I", but I highly doubt they're ever going to release a second one. I don't even know what else a second one could have besides the second Deja Vu.

[mailman187666]

Morning batch of 8-Bit is sold out. I had a feeling it would. I won't be surprised if the rest of the copies last through the weekend though. Compared to most PS4 titles lately (excluding Slat & Sanctuary) They seem to be selling copies of this fairly quickly.

[Aussie2B]

Another heads up for collectors:

https://games.arcadedistillery.com/war-theatre-mecho-wars/

Arcade Distillery is self-publishing physical Vita copies of a couple of their games. I really had to dig for the info, but these will be ESRB-rated, so they are proper North American releases. To be completely honest, I think Arcade Distillery is basically a shovelware developer, and Limited Run Games won't even release their games anymore after the customers complained so much. I don't know if Arcade Distillery had a similar falling out with Play-Asia, which is handling the physical release of SkullPirates I believe. But for people going for a full set or otherwise collecting for Vita, $20 each isn't so bad, especially when LRG is practically the only company releasing physical North American Vita games these days.

[megasdkirby]

$15 shipping to PR...even though it's a US territory.

They can shove it.

[Aussie2B]

LRG has Dragon's Lair Trilogy for PS4 (both standard and collector's edition), Defender's Quest for Vita and PS4, and Mages of Mystralia for PS4 up for sale today. Also some various Defender's Quest merch.

I feel bad for PS4 collectors because they sprung Dragon's Lair out of nowhere. It feels like LRG is just getting worse and worse about giving customers advance notice on things. Anyway, I just grabbed a Vita Defender's Quest. I'm still a little peeved that they didn't just sell it on the same day as Dragon Sinker so that Vita collectors don't have to pay shipping twice for games that are only one week apart.

[megasdkirby]

Holy that was one expensive CE! $75 for basically cardboard. Wow.

[mailman187666]

Looks like there is tons of bitching about there being a mistake with shipping charges for the Dragon's Lair CE. Apparently if you bought it first thing and got charged $20+ for shipping (US) you can send in a ticket and get refunded the difference of the actual shipping price. It's worth doing, otherwise LRG pockets free money.

I was thinking about getting Dragon's Lair, but I'm not really big on those games. By the time 10am rolled around, I was busy at work and ended up forgetting about it until it was too late. I probably won't bother with it at the 6PM sale either. I kind of don't want to order too many new things from LRG until I start seeing more of the past releases being sent to me first.

[Bojay1997]

Looks like there is tons of bitching about there being a mistake with shipping charges for the Dragon's Lair CE. Apparently if you bought it first thing and got charged $20+ for shipping (US) you can send in a ticket and get refunded the difference of the actual shipping price. It's worth doing, otherwise LRG pockets free money.

I was thinking about getting Dragon's Lair, but I'm not really big on those games. By the time 10am rolled around, I was busy at work and ended up forgetting about it until it was too late. I probably won't bother with it at the 6PM sale either. I kind of don't want to order too many new things from LRG until I start seeing more of the past releases being sent to me first.

Actually, LRG customer service has been proactively refunding shipping all day whether you submitted a ticket or not.

[Aussie2B]

The problem is that LRG was initially telling people to open a ticket and request a refund to get one. That's why everyone got upset. If they were going to refund the difference without customers having to ask for it, they should've said that from the beginning.

[kupomogli]

Announce games one day before it goes on sale then bitch about how it doesn't sell quick enough. Yeah, makes sense.

[Tron 2.0]

Order golf story all ready earlier in the month.I did consider buying the dragon's lair trilogy but i all ready have the anniversary collection on dvd plus on PS3 as well digitally,so pass.I doubt i will buy any other games from LRG this month.

[megasdkirby]

Announce games one day before it goes on sale then bitch about how it doesn't sell quick enough. Yeah, makes sense.

Definitely sounds like Doug and Josh.

"Why isn't it selling? We invested in this!" -Doug and Josh, while totally being oblivious to the excruciatingly high price tag.

[mailman187666]

Actually, LRG customer service has been proactively refunding shipping all day whether you submitted a ticket or not.

You are correct, I did see that is what was happening after the fact.

[megasdkirby]

No matter if you hate or defend LRG...there is now no doubt that LRG wants to milk their customers dry. $100 CE for Outlast. Wow, just wow.

They have been called out on Twitter for a potential lie they state. According to them, there was no way to put both games in a cart, even though they claim they wanted to, because it required a 64GB cart and it was mad expensive. Yet it's been found that with games can fit in a 16GB card. Though LRG claims that they have to put more data on the card and that it would not fit in a 16GB card, users have pointed out that a 32GB card was possible.

Bottom line? They just want more money. And that $100 CE just proves that.

Oh, and the games will cost $30 and $35 for each title, making it $65 total. I bought the PS4 version for...$15 new. Yeah.