Post by game player S on Nov 9, 2009 0:00:55 GMT -5
The strategy guide looks pretty, but that's about all sadly. Am I jugding it unfairly since I don't yet have the game, perhaps.
The strategy guide is notably lacking something crucial to any RPG guide book, maps. There is not a single map in this entire 144 page guide book! Not one!
Also lacking, but certainly not a necessity, is a pull-out poster. Wishful thinking to get such an extra from Brady Games. But, considering the guide is overpriced at $17.99 it certainly would have helped me feel better about paying so much money for it!
There's also a ton of empty, literally bare white areas, on many of the pages throught the book. Didn't even bother to throw some extra artwork or nifty background patterns in there.
Honestly, if your going to make a strategy guide and jack it up with a rather expensive price tag they should have at least tried to immitate the quality of a Versus Book strategy guide. Or am I just expecting to much from a strategy guide with a shelf price $3 higher than what a Versus Books guide use to cost?
Really though, the Phantasy Star Universe guide book, also by Brady Games, was nearly twice as thick at 224 pages, has a pull-out poster, and <GASP!> features maps!!! And it only cost two bucks more ($19.99). If I weren't a collector and extremely happy that I got a minty fresh copy of this book straight from the shipping carton I'd be really ticked off at this. I'm still ticked off enough that I'm planning to write an e-mail to Brady Games about my disatisfaction with the guide.
The strategy guide is notably lacking something crucial to any RPG guide book, maps. There is not a single map in this entire 144 page guide book! Not one!
Also lacking, but certainly not a necessity, is a pull-out poster. Wishful thinking to get such an extra from Brady Games. But, considering the guide is overpriced at $17.99 it certainly would have helped me feel better about paying so much money for it!There's also a ton of empty, literally bare white areas, on many of the pages throught the book. Didn't even bother to throw some extra artwork or nifty background patterns in there.
Honestly, if your going to make a strategy guide and jack it up with a rather expensive price tag they should have at least tried to immitate the quality of a Versus Book strategy guide. Or am I just expecting to much from a strategy guide with a shelf price $3 higher than what a Versus Books guide use to cost?
Really though, the Phantasy Star Universe guide book, also by Brady Games, was nearly twice as thick at 224 pages, has a pull-out poster, and <GASP!> features maps!!! And it only cost two bucks more ($19.99). If I weren't a collector and extremely happy that I got a minty fresh copy of this book straight from the shipping carton I'd be really ticked off at this. I'm still ticked off enough that I'm planning to write an e-mail to Brady Games about my disatisfaction with the guide.
