Cheap Arse Gaffer (Euro Gaming) Thread 2 - Add to your backlog with ease
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Play-asia. I went for the "normal" Chinese-English version with the jap dub + eng subs.
Same here
Optical_Matrix
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From GAME. I pre-ordered Crystal Edition when it was still available. £79.99. Plus GAME are giving away the pre-order bonus which comes with the costumes for Noel and Serah, The Steelbook and the Novella
FreeMufasa
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Sell it to me when you're done =P
How timely do you want to have it?
Go for Amazon if you want it day 1.
Use Zavvi/TheHut
The cheapest is http://www.simplygames.com/info/19345/Final-Fantasy-XIII-2-PS3 but I don't know how fast they are
Right now deals are sparse but if the 3DS is any indication we should start seeing great game/memcard pack-ins a few weeks after launch.
Sorry, I'm a bit of a collector
. It was around the 40 bucks threshhold that I'm prepared to pay for day-one if I really want a game (especially if an import), so I went with it, even as a "cheap arse gaffer".
Andrefpvs
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From GAME. I pre-ordered Crystal Edition when it was still available. £79.99. Plus GAME are giving away the pre-order bonus which comes with the costumes for Noel and Serah, The Steelbook and the Novella
Oh wow, I want these bonuses! But I don't live in the UK and I think they don't ship the pre-order items to the rest of the EU... :s
Any alternatives?
FreeMufasa
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Sorry, I'm a bit of a collector
Yep me too.
Wait....did you say Play Asia? Do they ship to the UK now? I usually order from Yes Asia because they don't.
Optical_Matrix
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Not too sure but I'll look around. I'm afraid to say though that to the best of my knowledge those Bonuses are exclusive to GAME. But as I say, I'll have a look around. Forgot to mention, that Pre-order bonus also comes with 3 Art Prints and the Omega Boss/Monster DLC as well.
Chaos
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The Last Story Limited Edition
£37.99
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=529223
Can go via quidco to
£37.99
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=529223
Can go via quidco to
They started shipping to Sony products to Europe a few months ago. As far as I know that was the only restriction they had previously (They didn't ship Sony stuff to Europe due to the whole issue with Sony shutting down Lik-sang a few years ago), so I don't see why they wouldn't ship that to the UK.
Yes, play-asia are (again?) shipping to EUrope. Although some friends in Germany are excluded from some products. I haven't faced a single limitation from the Netherlands though.
Where are you seeing this?
Optical_Matrix
Banned
The Last Story Limited Edition
£37.99
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=529223
Can go via quidco to
I have it pre-ordered at Shopto but my concern is, will HMV get it to me on time. I've pre-ordered from them in the past, specifically Super Street Fighter IV and it came a day late. Admittedly thats not much but, I prefer to have my games on or before the day you see. Are they usually like that?
Optical_Matrix
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Play-asia have always shipped to the UK, however when Lik-Sang got sued into oblivion by Sony, Play-Asia stopped shipping PSP and subsequently, PS3 products, to the European Union. Pissed me off in a big way. But I don't really import anymore. Over the past year or so it's become far too expensive.
Andrefpvs
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Thank you very much, I appreciate that. Man, exclusive to GAME? That sucks... they should at least ship them internationally...
Here's my review if it helps: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-playstation-vita
If you want me to dissuade you then I could say the web browser isn't great, and uh... there's no AVI support in the video player.
I suppose common sense dictates that you should be buying the Vita with a specific game in mind too (add another £30 to that total) - otherwise, spending big just for the sake of owning the latest, shiniest gadget in town strikes me as a bit loopy
Better than £240 though!Amazon.fr
no free shipping as far as I can see so from £195 it goes up
The Last Story Limited Edition
£37.99
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=529223
Can go via quidco to
Nice find!
Here's my review if it helps: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-vs-playstation-vita
If you want me to dissuade you then I could say the web browser isn't great, and uh... there's no AVI support in the video player.
I suppose common sense dictates that you should be buying the Vita with a specific game in mind too (add another £30 to that total) - otherwise, spending big just for the sake of owning the latest, shiniest gadget in town strikes me as a bit loopy
Well at the moment the only game that interest me a little is Uncharted, so yeah, to be honest it is just that i want to get it for the sake of getting it...
Keyser Soze
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Zavvi, for about £15, two months from now
No avi support??...Crazy. Is there a thread or a web link specifically about the Vita's movie playback stuff?
This seems like sound advice.
A month after ordering through Play.com, I still haven't got my Bulletstorm.
I asked for a refund, but they want me to fill a form and send it to them via REGULAR mail.
They argue it's a freepost, but as I live outside the UK, it's by no means free.
I don't know how much can the post office charge me to send the form, but it pisses me off.
Has anyone dealt with this situation?
I've asked them to provide an e-mail address, a fax number..., anything so I can send the the form for free, but they say they don't have an e-mail address, and have yet to answer about the fax.
I'm not buying again from Play.com, I really cannot understand how a company that prides in shipping worldwide for free won't have a way to ask for a refund that doesn't include sending a fucking physical copy of a form to them.
I asked for a refund, but they want me to fill a form and send it to them via REGULAR mail.
They argue it's a freepost, but as I live outside the UK, it's by no means free.
I don't know how much can the post office charge me to send the form, but it pisses me off.
Has anyone dealt with this situation?
I've asked them to provide an e-mail address, a fax number..., anything so I can send the the form for free, but they say they don't have an e-mail address, and have yet to answer about the fax.
I'm not buying again from Play.com, I really cannot understand how a company that prides in shipping worldwide for free won't have a way to ask for a refund that doesn't include sending a fucking physical copy of a form to them.
Years ago a DVD I ordered was lost. All I did was shoot them a mail and I did send out another one. No idea why you are having such a hard time.
It used to be like this, but I've read that they started requiring a signed form some time ago. :/
Game has a similar system in place.
I ordered Rayman Origins around the 18th of December and by the time new year came it still hadn't shown up. Called up Game and told them what had happened and suggested that it was probably lost in the mail. They told me I had to wait the full 15 days before making a claim - annoying but hey ho.
Waited the full 15 days called up again and was told that I had to fill out a form and either mail it back or scan it and email it to their lost packages address. I did the latter and got an email confirming my replacement copy of Rayman had been dispatched. Overall a fairly painless experience.
I'm thinking that alot of people must be illegally claiming lost packages when they really received them. I would hazard a guess that a lot of online retailers are probably putting in these hoops to try and reduce the volume of illegitimate claims, thinking that only those people who have something genuinely to claim for will go through with it in the end.
I do find it strange that Play wouldn't allow people to email the claim form in instead of waiting on snail mail to deliver it - especially when that could go missing.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
Retailers are requiring lost parcel forms so they can claim compensation back from Royal Mail. The reason everyone needs them now is because Royal Mail changed their process.
Someone posted this way back when but on Amazon.de you can buy the pre-order steelbook, DLC and novella for Final Fantasy XIII-2 separately from the game for 7.99.
Obviously some parts will be German (probably the book, maybe region-locked DLC) but if you just want the extra crap, you can buy this and then wait for the game to be sub-£20 in a couple of weeks after release.
Obviously some parts will be German (probably the book, maybe region-locked DLC) but if you just want the extra crap, you can buy this and then wait for the game to be sub-£20 in a couple of weeks after release.
Keyser Soze
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So which online retailer would you recommend? Shopto or Amazon.co.uk doesnt work for me
All retailers are fine. If you want cheap deals you should not limited yourself to one. There really is no reason to limit yourself to one - unless it is some religious thing
Keyser Soze
Member
Reminder: Every day is Nintendo Day @ The Hut. It is like Groundhog Day, but will less Bill Murray, and also it's shit.
Also...
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (360) - £14.95 @ Zavvi
Also...
Kinect: Disneyland Adventures (360) - £14.95 @ Zavvi
I would have bought this if I still had my Kinect. It got very good reviews.
Keyser Soze
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You never mentioned about not being from the UK in your original post, but really, instead of totally dropping ShopTo, just make sure you don't buy things you don't want. If you want to return stuff due to broken items, then that is usually a postal problem, not a problem of the site.
There are no "better" retailers than other ones - they all have pros and cons. All of the main retailer have different deals at different times, and are all worth a go when different deals pop up. If you limit yourself to one, then you are just ending up buying more expensive games.
Game and TheHut group let you return games. It's a problem with the site, because there is no option to tell them about the problem if your region differes from the uk...
I bought 2 games at them and one of them was used/resealed. Never got a resealed game from TheHut/Zavvi.
Hm okay, thanks for your reply
If anyone wants a bargain I got two sealed copies of Bulletstorm on the 360 I'm offloading
Where are those £9.99 Rayman Origins?
Well, I bought Bulletstorm from Play.com but it never arrived, so how much do you ask?
I'm from Spain, BTW, don't know if it matters to you.
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