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Lost Odyssey - Or why we get the scratched discs
CronosBlade \| 12:20 PM on 02.13.2008	18 comments

So I am picking up my copy today, but it seems that there have been quite a few threads popping up over the internutz because of the way the game is packaged. For the uninformed, the game is 4 discs long. And this is what you will see when you open the case. 3 discs on the right side spindle, one in a paper sleeve:

Seriously? What, did they recycle the Blue Dragon cases that people never bought? This is some seriously ghetto shit. ESPECIALLY when you see what the asian/european release looks like:

I mean, really. If my discs end up scratched, this is the reason why. Why couldn't we get the same nice packaging that protects the discs rather than this?

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18 comments | showing # 1 to 18

Fuzzy says:
(# 0) on 02/13/2008 12:29

Amen. It's bullshit when the packaging design doesn't account for this. I still find it hard to believe that noone tossed the collector's edition of Halo 3 in the front seat of their car and drove it home, finding out how weak the spindles were, before making 3 million of them.

Excremento says:
(# 1) on 02/13/2008 12:29

Because you touch yourself...that's why, Jesus and Asia hate that.

Vegas says:
(# 2) on 02/13/2008 12:31

Damn, I knew they were going to use the Blue Dragon box, and here I was hoping they wouldn't be so cheap.

Excremento says:
(# 3) on 02/13/2008 12:32

GOD DAMNIT, ChronosBlade! You set us up the bomb...hope you enjoyed that comment up there...that was my number 1000 comment! Its like waiting to have sex until married only to blast your load in your jeans on the way to the hotel.

Justice says:
(# 4) on 02/13/2008 12:33

That is a pisstake.

wardrox says:
(# 5) on 02/13/2008 12:35

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH

*breaths*

AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAH

*goes back to stroking his import Japanese box set*

Y0j1mb0 says:
(# 6) on 02/13/2008 12:37

CronosBlade Pimped you Excremento..lol.

I agree though..that packaging is cheap and we deserve better.

DrNutt says:
(# 7) on 02/13/2008 12:47

This has diminished my excitement to get off of work today, but just barely.

amalgamut00 says:
(# 8) on 02/13/2008 12:53

I'm going to hold off a bit and see how many people complain about scratched discs. Maybe they'll release new cases, but then again that would be too easy.

covah says:
(# 9) on 02/13/2008 12:55

so ghetto. when I got this I was really pissed

BigPopaGamer says:
(# 10) on 02/13/2008 13:00

Pretty crappy packaging man. I would be real pissed if it was scratched.

Snaileb says:
(# 11) on 02/13/2008 13:04

I was going to buy this, but I guess i can wait huh?

DaedHead8 says:
(# 12) on 02/13/2008 13:21

With rpgs I usually wait until I can get them on the cheap so hopefully by then they have released better packaging.

BS3 Owner says:
(# 13) on 02/13/2008 14:41

Sorry asshats @ microsoft.

Look what they're doing to multiple 360 buying community members. SAD!

Kryptinite says:
(# 14) on 02/13/2008 15:05

looks like i'll be waiting on this one.

Necros says:
(# 15) on 02/13/2008 16:37

Wow, that really sucks. How could they put one of the actual game discs in a paper sleeve like it's some bonus demo disc?

HarassmentPanda says:
(# 16) on 02/13/2008 21:55

That is inexcusably cheap.

Fading Star says:
(# 17) on 02/16/2008 02:58

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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