Unboxing The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings. Collector's Edition (Xbox 360) and more :)
No, OZON has really been disappointing me lately, and just now the CE package arrived almost a month after the game was released on Xbox 360. But never mind, it has finally arrived, and that makes me happy!
So, let’s begin the unboxing:
The box is covered with protective plastic, and on the back side is the picture and description of the game. The image of the Witcher’s medallion is three-dimensional (something like papier-mâché) and looks simply magnificent due to the darkened plastic.
The box opens easily; you just have to pull on the red ribbon. And immediately we see the art book:
The cover of the art book is made of embossed leather (or faux leather; it’s hard to tell), and the emblem shines on it like molten silver. The contents of the art book are identical to the art book from the CE for PC, except that the text is not translated into English. And in my opinion, the art book is the main highlight of this edition.
Under the art book are two compartments cut out of dense foam, inside of which are the game itself, a small box with the medallion, and a film about the creation of the game.
Discs:
The Witcher’s medallion is in a separate box:
The medallion is quite high quality, slightly patinated, and is the second highlight of this edition.
And the last thing in this CE is 3 stickers:
Now let’s compare the size of the box of this edition with the CE for PC:
As you can see, the size of the box is significantly smaller.
Now for the contents of both versions of the Witcher CE together:
The price of the Witcher CE (Xbox 360) on Ozon is 3599 rubles + until the end of this month, there is a promotion where if you order goods for 2500 rubles or more, you will receive a discount code for 500 rubles in June, so this edition cost me 3099 rubles in total. You can order it by clicking on this link.
Let's discuss the cost of all the bonuses in this edition. Yes, there are more bonuses on PC, thanks to a bunch of paperwork that just sits in the box. In my opinion, the most valuable treats in the PC edition were the Geralt bust and the dice. The coins were useless metal with nothing to do but stuff them in an album with a collection of commemorative coins, which was not needed at all. The price of that edition was 2500 rubles, from which you need to subtract 850 rubles (the price of the Premium Edition), which gives us 1650 rubles, i.e., the bonuses of the PC CE cost 1650 rubles. The cost of bonuses in this edition if ordered right now will be 649 rubles (!!!) (the price of the edition is 3599 rubles minus 500 rubles that Ozon will give as a discount and minus 2450 rubles for the price of the Expanded Edition (Xbox 360) which is completely included in the box).
Pros of the edition:
A beautifully designed art book.
There's a Witcher medallion!!!
Not too high a price, and considering the promotion on Ozon, it’s just ridiculous.
Cons of the edition:
The art book is not localized.
No Geralt bust.
p.s. After reading the books, the game is much more interesting, so read!