Author Topic: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.  (Read 5992 times)

davifus

Awesome Box Set of the Guides for FFVII, VIII, IX.

http://www.amazon.com/FINAL-FANTASY-FFVII-FFVIII-FFIX/dp/1101898046
-Amazon is having a sale for the preorder @$87.83

http://www.gamestop.com/strategy-guides/final-fantasy-box-set-ffvii-ffviii-ffix/116349
- Everywhere else is $129.99

For some reason Gamestop has their release date for Oct 7 rather than Nov 4th like Amazon? the rest.

I already pre-order mine!
« Last Edit: September 05, 2014, 05:24:04 pm by davifus »
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Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2014, 06:29:46 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2014, 06:32:05 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

I dont know their specific reasons but I guess because they wanted too? Regardless of their reason this box set is going to look great in my collection.
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"People say nothing's impossible, but I do nothing everyday." (Winnie The Pooh)


soera

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2014, 12:38:23 am »
They are neat ... but that price is absurd. :(

davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #4 on: September 06, 2014, 12:41:02 am »
They are neat ... but that price is absurd. :(

Go grab the Amazon deal before the sale disappear. I'm only paying about $93 for it with amazon.
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"People say nothing's impossible, but I do nothing everyday." (Winnie The Pooh)


maximo310

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #5 on: September 06, 2014, 01:38:57 pm »
It still seems high of a price for 3 strategy guides in a box set. It's looks nice, but is there something in the contents of those guides that explains the high price of the set?

davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2014, 01:41:48 pm »
It still seems high of a price for 3 strategy guides in a box set. It's looks nice, but is there something in the contents of those guides that explains the high price of the set?

"Each guide comes with a ribbon bookmark and gets a special holographic cover art, and they all are secured in a slipcase with magnetic closure. Since the guides are being re-released by Prima Publishing (originally by BrandyGames), the guides have been redesigned and updated with higher quality screenshots and newly written contents."

I guess because they are going all out on each guide.

Source: http://squareportal.net/2014/08/07/final-fantasy-box-set-ffvii-ffviii-ffix-listed-by-multiple-retailers/

I like the whole hardcover thing. I'm not much a fan of paperback guide books.
« Last Edit: September 06, 2014, 01:43:46 pm by davifus »
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abe

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2014, 08:08:08 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

It would be neat if we got a Final Fantasy VII|VIII|IX HD Remaster, like what we just got with the Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster.

It still seems high of a price for 3 strategy guides in a box set. It's looks nice, but is there something in the contents of those guides that explains the high price of the set?

"Each guide comes with a ribbon bookmark and gets a special holographic cover art, and they all are secured in a slipcase with magnetic closure. Since the guides are being re-released by Prima Publishing (originally by BrandyGames), the guides have been redesigned and updated with higher quality screenshots and newly written contents."

I guess because they are going all out on each guide.

Source: http://squareportal.net/2014/08/07/final-fantasy-box-set-ffvii-ffviii-ffix-listed-by-multiple-retailers/

I like the whole hardcover thing. I'm not much a fan of paperback guide books.

Wow, that's some high quality stuff. Though I'd personally rather put that much money on a Playstation TV, or just some more games.
Currently playing: Persona 5 (PS4)

davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2014, 09:24:40 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

It would be neat if we got a Final Fantasy VII|VIII|IX HD Remaster, like what we just got with the Final Fantasy X|X-2 HD Remaster.

It still seems high of a price for 3 strategy guides in a box set. It's looks nice, but is there something in the contents of those guides that explains the high price of the set?

"Each guide comes with a ribbon bookmark and gets a special holographic cover art, and they all are secured in a slipcase with magnetic closure. Since the guides are being re-released by Prima Publishing (originally by BrandyGames), the guides have been redesigned and updated with higher quality screenshots and newly written contents."

I guess because they are going all out on each guide.

Source: http://squareportal.net/2014/08/07/final-fantasy-box-set-ffvii-ffviii-ffix-listed-by-multiple-retailers/

I like the whole hardcover thing. I'm not much a fan of paperback guide books.

Wow, that's some high quality stuff. Though I'd personally rather put that much money on a Playstation TV, or just some more games.

"Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many." ( Hachiman Hikigaya)
"People say nothing's impossible, but I do nothing everyday." (Winnie The Pooh)


argyle

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2014, 12:11:27 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

I'm guessing because the Zelda guide box set they put out last year must have done really well for them.  Speaking of which...

They are neat ... but that price is absurd. :(

That Zelda guide hung around for a LONG time, and earlier this year could be had for a fraction of what Amazon was originally asking (and just like this set, Amazon was asking less than retail for the Zelda set as well at release).  Heck, I just checked and that Zelda set is STILL in stock:  http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Box-Set-Official/dp/0804161380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410278989&sr=8-1&keywords=zelda+guide+box

My point being, unless you absolutely have to have this ASAP I'd wait, I'm betting we'll see it around $50 or less at some point next year. 
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davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2014, 12:40:51 pm »
This is really, really cool, but why are they releasing these guides now? Is it just because or are they rereleasing these games in some format?

I'm guessing because the Zelda guide box set they put out last year must have done really well for them.  Speaking of which...

They are neat ... but that price is absurd. :(

That Zelda guide hung around for a LONG time, and earlier this year could be had for a fraction of what Amazon was originally asking (and just like this set, Amazon was asking less than retail for the Zelda set as well at release).  Heck, I just checked and that Zelda set is STILL in stock:  http://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Box-Set-Official/dp/0804161380/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1410278989&sr=8-1&keywords=zelda+guide+box

My point being, unless you absolutely have to have this ASAP I'd wait, I'm betting we'll see it around $50 or less at some point next year.

I get your point but I dont like taking chances.
Thanks for the telling me about Zelda Prima Set books. I totally forgot about it. now, I have to pick it up.
« Last Edit: September 09, 2014, 01:34:41 pm by davifus »
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argyle

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2014, 02:31:25 pm »
The Zelda set is super-nice, and I totally get it if you want to get the FF set asap to make sure you have it.  Nothing wrong with that.  :) 
"When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed
if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I
became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the
desire to be very grown up.” ― C.S. Lewis


davifus

Re: Hardcore FF Fans! The Box Set for FFVII,VIII,IV dont forget to preorder.
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2014, 07:56:39 pm »
The Zelda set is super-nice, and I totally get it if you want to get the FF set asap to make sure you have it.  Nothing wrong with that.  :)

But man $100 dollar for it... I remember it being around 70-80 something during the preorders... Regrets...
"Hard work betrays none, but dreams betray many." ( Hachiman Hikigaya)
"People say nothing's impossible, but I do nothing everyday." (Winnie The Pooh)