Someone answer me how. How is it that people obtain these fantastic collector's titles such as LUNAR: Silver Star Story Complete and somehow end up NOT HAVING a manual that is the size of a Buick. Or maybe they're missing one of the CDs even though they all CAME IN THE SAME DAMN FUC*ING JEWEL CASE! Or maybe they're missing the other accoutrements but somehow still feel the need to sell them as IF THEY WERE NEW.
Drives me nuts. I recently realized that my copy of LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete was far from "COMPLETE." Indeed, it was missing the pendant. Now, I would never wear this pendant. But I want it. And the assholes didn't have it even though they said the game was complete! Like the game's namesake.
Can anyone else tell that it's Friday and I'm posting my first world problems and not working?
I feel your pain. Apparently, nearly everyone who bought Lunar 2 Eternal Blue Complete felt the need to take Lucinda's Pendant out, play with it and subsequently lose it. Nearly every eBay listing for this game is "complete" sans the pendant.
But I think what pisses me off more than that is people selling games piecemeal. They list the discs, case, booklets, etc all separately.
I'm in the market for Lunar, Lunar 2 and Arc the Lad Collection for the PS1. But there is certain criteria they have to meet:
1) The box has to be in pretty damn good shape.
2) Everything has to be included and again, in pretty damn good shape.
3) The price cannot be outrageous.
For the Lunar games, I would pay upwards of $100 each if they met this criteria
and included the official strategy guides. Unfortunately, most sellers list auctions that match my criteria and ask $200 or up a piece. That's a bit over the top.
I kick myself every time I think about these games. My parents bought me Lunar Silver Star Story Complete for my Birthday the year it was originally released. I picked up Lunar 2 Complete myself when it released. These were cream-of-the-crop copies. My anal-retentive OCD-self was so paranoid about something happening to them, I put each one individually inside a mylar magazine bag and kept them on a shelf. The one my parents bought me was luckily pretty flawless and I went through each copy of Lunar 2 at Toys 'R Us and cherry picked the best one. No bends, no fingerprints, no color chipping around the edges of the delicate cardboard front flap. I also used a exacto knife to slit the sticker/seal on one side, then gently pulled it away to avoid damage to the artwork. Ugh...I miss my Lunar games. :'(