Assassin’s Creed II – Ezio Needs Your Money For Piles of Hay

Assassin’s Creed II, all in all looking pretty cool, but fear not as there’s still something for us to bitch at. You know those Limited Edition boxes that they try to sell you? Well guess what? Ubisoft is cashing in too, with Assassin’s Creed II: Black Edition. So what do you get for £70, yes, £70? Well; the game with three added missions, a unique holographic signature, and “64-page finely crafted leather style hardcover and parchment-finish” book with various interviews etc.  in. Is that vomit educing enough for you? How about an action figure of the main character? We’ll get the bucket.

This continuing trend has been rife for a long while, from Halo 3 and its disc scratching case to Gears of War 2 and its golden Lancer. But, in actuality, these aren’t limited edition at all, they’re just another way for publishers to pull more money out of you and I think it’s insulting. Yes it’s true, most gamers are male and most are into technology, but that does not mean we want action figures or a 1GB bullet USB stick. But maybe full sized Master Chief armour.

The point is, stop treating us like idiots. We like the introduction of in game content as a draw, but it’s not good enough to just give us a metal case and a book we won’t read.

Via: Destructoid