I have to say, the new box looks like shit. The original Japanese covers look very lush and nice, and there was plenty of other good Persona artwork to choose from for the American release, so I dunno why they went with a silhouette and some gay-ass pentagram on an ugly gradient background. Then again, fucking up American box art is nothing new, obviously. I'll definitely be getting the game regardless.

The US FES box looks pretty much like the US P3 box, so where's the surprise? Now that I've analyzed them, however, they aren't so great. Now I'm going to have to go to Kinko's and print out a glossy copy of Guernica or something and stick that in the game case.

Would you rather the high school stuff had more depth, or that it just wasn't a part of the game at all? I personally was a little dissapointed by the sheer lack of depth to the life-sim aspects. I wanted way more TokiMemo in my MegaTen.

speaking of the cover, anyone know where I can get a high res version of the japanese boxart for fes? Id rather use the others ones i've seen. Im glad its coming, but boxart now is just ugly.

You can get your Persona 4 fixture over here, eriol. Just thought I'd point you in the right direction. :)

I still haven't played Persona 3, but I'll probably import FES when it's released. I know I'll like it, I just haven't got around to buying it yet.

ouch, didn't notice about it, thanks for telling me muzz, I havent bothered to check the other threads outside the control panel these day :p

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FES ships out today. Hope you guys Preordered.

I pre-ordered, but I didn't get a shipping notification just yet. If I haven't had that by the morning, questions must be asked.

Amazon's saying it'll ship on the 24th now...

I didn't. :(

But I'll probably pick it up next week or something. No money this week. :mad:

Geez, Best Buy isn't selling it until the 29th. Why do they always seem to lag a week or two behind on all release dates these days?

That's alright, I have a ton of schoolwork to finish between now and May 8th anyway, so maybe I'll just wait and pick it up when I go out to get GTA IV.

So, if I went over to Gamestop today, would they have it in stock, or is the 22nd the SHIPPING date?

Yes today is the shipping date, which means stores won't have it until tomorrow. I only hope they have it by noon. And I think video games are a low priority with Best Buy, they probably use a cheap shipping method, ie: 3-7 business days. Gamestop is the only store I ever pre-order from.

You just make shit up as you go along, huh? Do it again, shitstain. I fucking dare you.

Nice way to play internet bully and harass me for voicing a simple opinion that has nothing to do with my post in another thread. You like stroking your e-penis by banning people? GamingForce sure has changed lately, its worthless now with people like you in charge. Go ahead and push the red button you fake ass nazi.

Gamestops should have it tomorrow ;O I ordered mine off Amazon and did free shipping. It sounds fucking awesome (gonna restart the game and use codes to get my character levels to lev 35 or so. That's where I'm at right now) and steamroll through so I can watch the story again.

Unfortunately, I'll be leaving on Sunday, so I'll have to try it once I get back. And I'll have to play it pretty damn furiously since MGS4 is coming out mid-June! >=0

I'd just like to point out that Best Buy ships games 3-7 days because that's pretty much the industry standard for online shopping unless you're willing to pay ridiculous overnight shipping charges

Please continue fapping to the internet boxart and stop talking

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To give a general answer to your question, unless the game is a MAJOR release (like GTA4, Final Fantasy, etc.), the quoted date is the ship date. Street dated early shipments are reserved for only major releases, and I think a lot of that has to do with the extra cost involved in making 100% sure it arrives early, as opposed to just sending it out the day they say they will and letting it arrive whenever.

Normally I'd say Skills was a bit harsh there, but nothing's more irritating than people going on about preordering at Gamestop if there's no special swag involved. If I wanted to hear that I'd go buy one of the two copies they'll get in, and listen to the clerk's high and mighty lecture about why I'm an idiot.

The best part is when you tell them you work at Toys R Us and you're reserving it there, and they try to tell you that your workplace of 4 years (4 times longer than the longest-tenured person at the store) isn't going to hold it for you and that you should reserve it with GS anyway.

Jujubee: Could you make it more obvious you work for GameStop please? I don't think you've dropped enough hints yet. THanks.

I don't necessarily think Skills was a bit harsh. I'm just getting sick and tired of people complaining that they're game doesn't come in on time when they have it pre-ordered. I hear it so much back home. People treat it like it's biggest fucking sin on the face of the planet. Like their life depends on whether a game they so anxiously want to play comes on time; almost as if their happiness for that day hangs on the balance. When your game is pre-ordered all depending on the place they'll call you and tell you its in.

It is not going to make a big difference in my life if the game comes in on time or not. As long as I get it, thats all that matters. I don't care about being the first one to play it or own it.

You know when Suikoden V first came out, my fiance was obviously very excited about this game because she is a big fan of the series. It never came out on the day it was suppose to be in. To be honest it came out two weeks after the release date because of a shipping delay in our area. It was no big deal. We had it pre-ordered, so it eventually was going to come in. No big deal that it was 2 weeks late.

In terms of the game itself. I don't have it pre-ordered. I feel pretty confident I can get it when I get back to Alberta. The EB Games there doesn't generally sell a lot of J-RPG's so they'll always have plenty of copies. It probably won't be in until early next week. I'll pick it up then, but I am excited about all the extra features they added on.

Okey doke then.

I actually went to Gamestop to pick up my pre-order, but he guys says that yesterday was the shipping date. Damnit, I knew this too (fuckin' WORKED at a videogame store for a bit), but argh, I just want this fuckin' game.

...Even though I won't be able to play it until the summer~ D:

Dunno though. I rarely pre-order, but I don't want my copy to be sold off if I don't pick it up ASAP, y'know? Sucks that there wasn't any pre-order bonuses though (I want a REAL artbook!)

I finally picked up the game today and it is sweet :D
Who ever would've thought that mixing the dating sim and dungeon crawler genres would make something so awesome? I guess two wrongs do make a right XD

I don't get paid until next week, so I can't pick it up until then. D:

The only problem is, I'm also sorely tempted by Mario Kart Wii, but I'm not sure I can afford to buy two games at this point. I'll probably end up waiting on one of them... I just have to decide which. Bleh.