So one of the editions of Retour costs 30,000 yen. (Also: Retour scheduled for October release.)

[indigozeal.livejournal.com]

Forgive me for the near-double post here, but the prices for the various editions of Retour have been released, and I thought it was noteworthy that the largest edition costs (without the discounts applied via the Gamecity website, which I do not believe accepts overseas orders) 30,000 yen. That amount converts, as of this writing, to almost $250 US. Or $315 Australian. Or 225 Euros. Or...well you'll have to do your own conversions from there. (Please also note that the yen has been unusually weak lately against the USD & many other currencies; usually, this price would convert to higher amounts.)

The Treasure Box (the lower-tier special edition) is 12,800 yen, which converts to ~$105 US. The regular edition is 6,800 yen, or ~$55 US. All editions are available for both the Vita and PSP versions, with no difference in cost systemwise. There's also going to release a super-special ultra-deluxe edition available only through GameCity with "special perks," though they haven't decided exactly what those perks will be yet.

Oh, and the game is scheduled for October now. We'll see.

Anyhow: Any reactions to the 20th Anniversary Edition price? It's a bit prohibitive. I could have had a photo of myself featured in a text message in NightCry for that!

Comments

[darkheart54.livejournal.com]

Wow. That price tag is pretty steep. You'd think they would put it a little lower at least. Not sure how successful the Angelique fandom is over in Japan, but it hasn't had a main-series game out in years. If the goal of the remake is to revitalize the brand by bringing in new fans, you'd think they would make it a bit more affordable? I realize there are definitely people who will pay it, but still...

[beldarius.livejournal.com]

I think the 20th Anniversary and Treasure Box versions are actually aimed at OLDER fans who Koei knows will pay more, and the cheapest "just the game" version is for the newer fans.

I mean, newer fans don't know anything about the series so why would they want the extra material? There's a high chance they wouldn't even like the series and what would they do with all that junk when they don't want it anymore?

...I will probably just get the game. 200 euros for the Anniversary edition IS a bit much, especially because there's the shipping to factor in. (I don't usually buy deluxe editions to begin with... in fact, the only deluxe edition games I have are 0-ji no Kane to Cinderella and Hakuouki: Memories of the Shinsengumi.)

[indigozeal.livejournal.com]

Oh, I agree that they're targeting the older fans with that box - not only due to interest, as you mentioned, but due to the fact that they're more likely to have the funds to pay for it given an improved job situation. US$250 just seems (to me, of course) like stepping over a line, though, in terms of how much you can charge for a game's special edition. The most I've seen is US$200 for the special edition of an AKB48 game, a group that has a very fanatical fanbase; not that Angelique doesn't have some dedicated fans, but it seems to have a franchise I'm following go into this end of the pool.

But, then again, how much did they charge for each volume of OVA 3 originally, which contained like 15-20 minutes of animation each? Maybe the people pricing the games themselves are just behind the curve.