This is getting out of hand. How can you even call this a bundle if the frigging game doesn't come with it? How is this an "edition" at all, let alone a "platinum" one, if the game isn't included? Yes, the site clearly mentions that there is no game with the package (less so on the amazon page, where I assume most people will be buying it), but I still wonder how many people will be duped by it, especially since it makes no sense whatsoever.
So what do you get with this game-less package? Glad you asked, because I am interested as well. The "platinum edition" has a digital version of the Fallout 76 guide, just in case you do decide to buy the game; that is, if you have any money left over after shelling out $115 for this BS. Anyways, the guide has super sick interactive maps and a checklist tool as well, so there's that. You also get a collector's slipcase and an art print of Fallout 76's concept art, in case you want to look at the art and pretend you are playing the game. Make-believe is fun!
Additionally, you get the Appalachia Regional Postcard Pack, with six custom postcards for each of the game's regions. At this point, I have ask, what in god's name are you going to do with all this shit? Frame it? Ooh, there's also three "mini-journals" that you can use to try and sort out your thoughts, like, "Why did I waste money on this?" While you are thinking it over, you can numb your grief with a beer, and you can set it down on one of the five coasters, and gaze blankly at the map poster which features over 850 locations that you won't be visiting because you don't have the game.
I'm not even going to continue. If you want this thing, cough up the bucks. I'll leave you with a quote from Todd Howard, Game Director at Bethesda Game Studios. “We’ve been asked forever to bring multiplayer to one of our worlds. And once we had this idea, we knew it was perfect for Fallout. It’s great to finally share this game and this world with everyone.”
Sure it is, Todd. Sure it is.
Fallout 76 releases for PC, PS4 and Xbox One next month on November 14.
Here's all the crap, I mean, valuable goodies that come with the platinum edition:
- Collector’s Case: Safely hold your collectibles in a premium slipcase with foil-accented logo and magnetic closure.
- Numbered Art Print: Original Fallout 76 concept art printed on 7.75” x 9.75” high-quality paper.
- Three Mini-Journals: Reach for one of these pocket-sized notebooks the next time you need to scribble down a nuclear code! Each journal features Tricentennial-themed cover art and 64 pages of either blank, lined, or grid paper.
- Appalachia Regional Postcard Pack: From the wooded slopes of the forests of Appalachia to the noxious crimson expanses of the Cranberry Bog, commemorate your travels through West Virginia with this custom six-postcard pack featuring art from each game region.
- Local Brew Beverage Coasters: Labels from all five in-game varieties of beer adorn these durable coasters.
- Premium Double-sided Map Poster: Over 850 primary and secondary locations are labeled on this 22.5” x 36” poster map. Wander with purpose using this comprehensive overview of important locales and the collectibles they hold!
- Collector’s Edition Guide with Alternate Cover and Treatments: This version of the hardcover guide, with alternate cover art and endsheets, plus a ribbon bookmark and matching endbands, can only be found inside the Platinum Edition.
- Inside the Guide: Detailed training, breakdowns of every quest, guides to building and crafting, tips for teaming up, and a meticulous world atlas. It’s the ultimate reference for Fallout 76!
- Digital Bonus: Unlock your digital version of this guide with the free code included inside. With interactive maps and a new checklist tool, it's an essential digital companion to your adventures!
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