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SGR Coffee Break 49 – Prima vs. Piggyback vs. Future Press

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Keri and I sit down to tackle a question that came in from a fan. On this episode of the SGR Coffee Break, we look at the current big three strategy guide companies. Well, four companies when we roll the clock back a bit and include BradyGames. We look at the greatness that is Future Press while I cry that the Dark Souls 3 guide is not coming from them. We also look at how Prima Games, BradyGames, and Piggyback can make some really great strategy guides, and yet they can publish some soul crushing guides as well. Let’s hope we see more hits than misses when it comes to strategy guides this year!

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What are the Differences Between Paperback and Collector’s Editions Strategy Guides?

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More often then not as of late, companies publish two versions of strategy guides, a traditional paperback guide and a collector’s edition. In the case of publishers Piggyback and Future Press, they only publish a hardcover collector’s edition. But when there are two versions, what are the differences? Is there a difference aside from the hardcovers?

Well, sometimes, no. However, sometimes collector’s editions have extras that make the extra cash worth it other than looking pretty on your shelf. I pulled a number of samples I had of both types of strategy guides to show the various differences between them and what sort of extras a collector’s edition may entail. Simply put, not every collector’s edition may be worth it to you, but here are some examples of what you can find in these collector’s editions strategy guides.

Bloodborne Strategy Guide Review

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Bloodborne Strategy Guide ReviewDue to a battle wound inflicted while battling a unicorn, I sustained a wound to my finger and thus typing is not really a thing I want to do right now. Thanks to this unicorn inflicted injury, I decided to do a video review of the Bloodborne strategy guide from Future Press. Actually, I kind of think I want this to become a thing that I keep doing! What do you think? Would you like to see more video reviews?

Video Strategy Guide Review:

SGR Rating 4.5/5

Author: Anwar Hassan, Bailey Strauss, Franz von Eisenheim, Lucas Hofstatter, Marcus Sanders
Publisher: Future Press
Editions Available: Collector’s Edition
Acquired via Publisher

Bloodborne Strategy Guide Set to Release April 14th

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bloodbornecoverBeen wondering where the Bloodborne strategy guide has been? Surely there is going to be one, right? The Dark Souls games had strategy guides, so certainly Bloodborne will get the same treatment.

Yes, there is going to be a strategy guide, and the fantastic hardcore strategy guide, uh, people at Future Press are hard at work on this project. Unfortunately, as you can tell, it’s been delayed a smidge. It will release in both Europe and the US on April 14, 2015.

If you’ve rage quit more times than you have fingers on your hands, then put the game aside, run to Amazon and preorder the sucker because you know it will sell out, and then be patient and wait. Considering Future Press‘s quality of strategy guides in the past, it will be well worth the wait.

Or this could be the first time one of Future Press’s guides has totally bombed and I’ll be a liar and end up in a van down by the river.

Somehow though, because of all of the extra time they had to take, I’m sure it will be fantastic.

 

Bloodborne Strategy Guide Official Announcement

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Future Press has hinted via Twitter for awhile now that they are working on the official strategy guide for Bloodborne, and the publisher has made this official. Future Press is indeed publishing the Bloodborne strategy guide, and as is Future Press’s tradition, the strategy guide will only be available in a collector’s edition format. It’s a beautiful hardcover strategy guide complete with lore information and art book within. I cannot stress enough how well Future Press prints their guides. Even though I haven’t seen the guide myself, I’m confident that it’s as stellar as their guides have been in the past.

Need more to drool over? Future Press has released a video going over the strategy guide. Even though I am not excited about Bloodborne because I’m a big baby, I’m thrilled to see that the people behind the book are excited. I don’t think it’s an excited due to relief of releasing a product either; they really look genuinely happy about the product.

Check it out for yourself!

Bloodborne and its corresponding strategy guide will release on February 20, 2015.

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