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Unboxing the Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Collector’s Edition

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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided released yesterday, and it indeed had a Collector’s Edition. Of course I preordered it immediately, as my CE throne can always be bigger and more grand. Once again, I don’t remember what all came with it, but I was pleased with everything within. The full unboxing video is below!

The Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Collector’s Edition contains all of the digital goodies advertised with the failed and awful “Augment Your Preorder” program that Square Enix attempted to implement when preorders for the game first opened. It also contains a code for a digital download for a composer’s sample of the game’s soundtrack. Most likely, me being me, I’ll fall in love with the composer’s sample and then buy the full soundtrack.

What really stands out with this CE, other than the two pieces of mystery I still haven’t researched, are the steelbook case and statue. The artwork on the steelbook case is some of the best I’ve ever seen. And while the stand to the Adam Jensen statue feels rather cheap, the statue itself is nicely painted and rather well made. I think my money was well spent.

Now I just have to play the game and see if that makes it worth it. I have a feeling I will love it.

Unboxing the Uncharted 4 Collector’s Edition Strategy Guide – Why Should I Buy?

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The Uncharted 4 Collector’s Edition strategy guide has arrived! We got a glimpse of it when Prima Games first announced it, but is there more to the collector’s edition than their announcement claimed? Here is what I found when I opened this pretty, pretty thing. And yes, it is a gorgeous strategy guide, make no mistake about that.

Watch below and find out for yourself if you should buy the Uncharted 4 collector’s edition strategy guide over the paperback.

Initial Impressions of the Dark Souls III Strategy Guide by Prima Games

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I finally got my grubby hands on the Dark Souls III strategy guide by Prima Games. As we’ve had some questions come in about this guide I figured I would make a small video covering unboxing, initial impressions, and should you buy it. The biggest question I start to tackle is how well does the Prima Games guide stack up to the rock solid guides that Future Press published on the earlier games in this series. Well, a small spoiler on that. It doesn’t hold up well. Yeah, I’m sad and I haven’t even finished the guide.

Far Cry Primal Strategy Guide Review

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Far Cry Primal strategy guide reviewI have had the fantastic opportunity to review some very amusing games lately. Fortunately, one just so happened to line up with a strategy guide that I could cover in my first ever strategy guide video review. There are several pieces of the Far Cry Primal strategy guide that are constructed very solidly. However, by virtue of it being an open world game, the organization of the guide itself needed to be a bit more open-ended. That is where the problems began…

There are quite a few things to discuss about the guide itself, both good and bad, so I will let my review speak for itself.

Author: Will Murray, Michael Owen
 Publisher: Prima Games
Editions available: Hardcover
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PS: I just ask that you be gentle. This is my first time being in front of the camera by myself, so naturally I may come off as a bit nervous. Hopefully this is just a tentative first step into a much bigger world. Thanks for indulging this n00b!

Quantum Break Strategy Guide Review

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Quantum Break strategy guide reviewWhen I was reviewing Quantum Break for work, I said to myself more than once that I would love for their to be a strategy guide for the game, simply for the collectibles. There are an incredible amount, and while most are relatively simple to find, just as many are rather hidden. Or, as I discovered, can only be found when you make certain choices. So I was rather elated when I learned that Prima was in fact releasing such a strategy guide for the masses.

Unfortunately, when I opened the book, I was rather disappointed with all it contained. Or should I say, what it didn’t contain. Sadly, my first impressions didn’t really improve as I used it in my second playthrough of the game.

Authors: Sam Lake, Mikko Rautalahti, Ryan Mayes
Publisher: Prima Games
Editions available: Hardcover
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