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Portal 2
Southrop:
Mainly because European countries charge fuckloads on VAT. UK charges 20%, Ireland 21.5%, dunno about other countries, but in any case, most games in EU regions cost lots more than other regions.
ant900:
For those curious, the Portal 2 single player campaign will be approx. twice as long as the first game, and (iirc) the co-op will be about the same length. So technically the game will be x4 longer than the previous title.
As for how excited I am? Well I am going to do the same thing I did when the first one came out: Unlock it the instant it comes out and beat it the same day... Without stopping... And then play it again and again until I can beat it as fast as possible.
TMRNetShark:
--- Quote from: ant900 on April 14, 2011, 01:19:17 AM ---For those curious, the Portal 2 single player campaign will be approx. twice as long as the first game, and (iirc) the co-op will be about the same length. So technically the game will be x4 longer than the previous title.
As for how excited I am? Well I am going to do the same thing I did when the first one came out: Unlock it the instant it comes out and beat it the same day... Without stopping... And then play it again and again until I can beat it as fast as possible.
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If they have leader boards for single player and Co-Op for fastest time, lowest amount of times a portal was made, etc... I just might pick it up. I'm still waiting on the reviews for it though, I want to by sure it's worth the $60 unless I play it once and there isn't any incentive to do it again (different ways to do puzzles).
futz:
--- Quote from: Southrop on April 14, 2011, 12:38:39 AM ---Mainly because European countries charge fuckloads on VAT. UK charges 20%, Ireland 21.5%, dunno about other countries, but in any case, most games in EU regions cost lots more than other regions.
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Not sure it's only VAT's fault, it's 19,6% in France, and while it's 70€ a game in Fr., the same one in UK costs only 57€ (82 USD). I really can't explain why.
Anyway, did anyone read the little comic they made about the game ? It's nicely done.
Southrop:
--- Quote from: futz on April 14, 2011, 08:44:46 AM ---
--- Quote from: Southrop on April 14, 2011, 12:38:39 AM ---Mainly because European countries charge fuckloads on VAT. UK charges 20%, Ireland 21.5%, dunno about other countries, but in any case, most games in EU regions cost lots more than other regions.
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Not sure it's only VAT's fault, it's 19,6% in France, and while it's 70€ a game in Fr., the same one in UK costs only 57€ (82 USD). I really can't explain why.
Anyway, did anyone read the little comic they made about the game ? It's nicely done.
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Well yeah, of course VAT isn't the only culprit. But it certainly does play a part for games in EU/UK areas, especially when you compare prices with US, JP, AU and Asian region games.
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