Looks like they're increasing the preorder price each time. I remember the GBM preorders were $1 or $2 before.
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User reviews on Metacritic are not favorable for some reason:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/aarus-awakening/user-reviews
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Yeah well I just thought it was interesting an dichotomy that it says 100% positive reviews on Steam (all 11 of them) but then the stuff on Metacritic paints a somewhat different picture. I was reading through them a bit and they seemed to be saying the same things and having the same criticisms. The critic reviews too after I looked at them. I'd be wary of the game personally, but that's just me.
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And speaking of those Steam reviewers, have you noticed that Aaru was the only review for most of them? And by most, I mean 8 out of 11. To me, it looks like some people got a free key in exchange of a good review.
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I can't say I dug that deep into it but if what you say is true well then that would be a cause for concern imo. I did notice that the Steam reviews were questionable though..... most of them were short and didn't have very much useful to say. There was only really one that stood out as having a good amount of real effort put into it.
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Bought. Have high hope for Be Mine to be not disappointing.
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I've already tried pre-ordering blind once on groupees, that was garbage. If you have something good to sell you have no reason to hide it.
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well Square Enix does blind preorders as well, are you saying those are bad as well?
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Didn't some people ask for a refund ? ... in 2013 I guess
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With the Square-Enix bundles at least you could guess from the system requirements what the headline game was though. Plus they are a AAA studio that probably won't put out a bunch of trash games. That's more than I can say for what Groupees could potentially do.
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On one hand, Aaru. On the other, preorder bundle. BeMine usually is pretty good but given Groupee's recent bundles...
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So far Bemine has never failed me. At least for money : quality + quantity of Steam games I don't own
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So far I reserved last 3 bundles and got big utter SHIT, this is the last chance groupees, impress me.
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for me too, bemine bundles were always ok, but somehow I 'm afraid after I 've seen the last bundles .
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8 games (Steam and Greenlight), first bonus at 3000. Indie music is inferred as bonus. One game will be in tournament, so likely something with Steam leaderboards. Confirmed: Aaru's Awakening. Proof: https://imgur.com/a/Wdyrl
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Seems like my paypal money won't be up in time, so let's see what the games are, so what's the price gonna be after the preorder is over?
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Well, I preordered mainly for Aaru's Awakening (which is worth the money)... anything else that's notable in the bundle is just a bonus to me :)
(45 minutes to go)
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what i hate about pre-order ... is having to wait > timer is over > lucky me
... preordered to raise my game counter lol
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Me too... Love Fighting Fantasy books... curious to see how they translate into VNs
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I don't like this bundle too much. The Barbarian and Aaru's Awakening are the only 2 that seem interesting.
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Yep,that is why they got bundled in the first place.
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So this bundle has preorder, unlocks and an additional* mystery game? A bit too much of hiding for my liking. The bundle isn't bad but I don't like the path Groupees is taking.
* I guess so because it already lists the mystery game but not the unlockable bonuses which are still locked under "you will get".
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To be honest that's what I really like about those bundles. The surprises never stop till the very end :) And you can have it all for cheaper if you get in early. And, I mean, $2.50 is really not that much money for all that you get here (preorder price).
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I agree, $2.50 is good for this bundle but more often than I can approve sites tried to sell bad games this way, Groupees included. It's an overall tendency that leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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What an awful bundle. Thankfully I did the prudent thing here and did not waste any money on this. The recent BMA2 made me re-think the quality of "Be Mine" bundles moving forward (not that a few others haven't been disappointing in the past).
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well quality is very subjective. For me it is great quality :D
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Clicky
$1 for:
Nicolas Eymerich The Inquisitor Book II : The Village
Fabula Mortis+
The Barbarian (greenlight)
Jazz Spastiks - The Product (music)
Nocturnal Company - Dive Lights (Music)
Dark Scavanger
$4 for:
Run or Die
Aaru's Awakening
The Forest of Doom+
Relica Online RPG (not yet released. Will give steam keys)
Drakensang: The River of Time
+ = cards
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