27th October 2014, 7:14 PM
So, my kickstarter boxed copy of the game FINALLY arrived! It's been way too long, the game released over a month ago and I backed it back in 2012, but it's here at long last. Of course the game's been available on Steam, and I was given the key for that, but I wanted the boxed copy that I'd backed... and I have it, finally. Took more than long enough.
As for the game, I haven't really played it much yet, but it seems good. I can comment on the box, though. The box cover is the Wasteland 2 art, which is fantastic. The box is kind of medium-size for a cardboard box -- it's full-sized, but thinner than most later '90s PC game boxes were. Still, it's a 'big box' for sure, and looks nice. I do kind of wish that it pretended to be a real box, though, and not just a backer reward -- all that's on the back is a 'thanks for backing the game' message in six languages, three screenshots, and some Windows/Mac/Linux logos. There's no PR copy on the back describing the game, and no system requirements on the box! It should at least have that, it's a PC game... oh well. It's still pretty awesome. Inside, there's a ~97 page spiral-bound manual, a cloth map of the first region (of the two in the game), and the game (on two DVDs) in a nice cardboard/plastic case. The manual isn't the thickest, but it's all in full color, which is great, and the spiral bound is very cool; reminds me of the BGII manual, which also was spiral bound, albeit a lot thicker of course. I hope that the manual covers everything despite being slightly thin for a classic-style PC RPG manual. Full color makes up for some of that, though. And yeah, the map's cool as well. Great thing to have!
So yeah, I'm satisfied overall. Other boxed-tier kickstarters want a lot more than the $50 this one cost for the box; this was one of the earlier major gaming kickstarters, and they didn't quite have the costs of making boxed down I presume. For $50, it was definitely worth it! Of course though, you can't buy this now; it's backer-only. The game does have a retail version for sale, but that's just in the usual thick-DVD cases PC games come in today. Apparently it has two variants though, one with no paper manual and a thinner case, and a SE version or something with a manual. Though given that physical PC games are so uncommon outside of Europe, I doubt it'd be too easy to find... and it's got nothing on the large cardboard-box copy I have, that's for sure! :)
As for the game, I haven't really played it much yet, but it seems good. I can comment on the box, though. The box cover is the Wasteland 2 art, which is fantastic. The box is kind of medium-size for a cardboard box -- it's full-sized, but thinner than most later '90s PC game boxes were. Still, it's a 'big box' for sure, and looks nice. I do kind of wish that it pretended to be a real box, though, and not just a backer reward -- all that's on the back is a 'thanks for backing the game' message in six languages, three screenshots, and some Windows/Mac/Linux logos. There's no PR copy on the back describing the game, and no system requirements on the box! It should at least have that, it's a PC game... oh well. It's still pretty awesome. Inside, there's a ~97 page spiral-bound manual, a cloth map of the first region (of the two in the game), and the game (on two DVDs) in a nice cardboard/plastic case. The manual isn't the thickest, but it's all in full color, which is great, and the spiral bound is very cool; reminds me of the BGII manual, which also was spiral bound, albeit a lot thicker of course. I hope that the manual covers everything despite being slightly thin for a classic-style PC RPG manual. Full color makes up for some of that, though. And yeah, the map's cool as well. Great thing to have!
So yeah, I'm satisfied overall. Other boxed-tier kickstarters want a lot more than the $50 this one cost for the box; this was one of the earlier major gaming kickstarters, and they didn't quite have the costs of making boxed down I presume. For $50, it was definitely worth it! Of course though, you can't buy this now; it's backer-only. The game does have a retail version for sale, but that's just in the usual thick-DVD cases PC games come in today. Apparently it has two variants though, one with no paper manual and a thinner case, and a SE version or something with a manual. Though given that physical PC games are so uncommon outside of Europe, I doubt it'd be too easy to find... and it's got nothing on the large cardboard-box copy I have, that's for sure! :)
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