… That was one person’s sentiment at the Gaming Age Forums regarding the latest development in the MGS 3 Subsistence Pre-Order cluster-fuck (which was previously outlined last week).
Now its been reported that some GameStops and EBs have already received the 4th “bonus” disc ahead of time, and its available for pick-up, plus has been shipped to online pre-orders. Once again, this disc contains a behind the scenes documentary, starring Hideo Kojima himself (which I hear is quite good), plus a bunch of MGS trailers, including the upcoming part 4. I called the EB in which I ordered from to see if its in, and was told no (plus the person seemed somewhat annoyed by the inquiry… not a good sign). But reports due state that it has shown up in NYC stores…
So the basic fear is that folks who went through all the fucking trouble to order the damn thing, especially once the Limited Edition package was quietly discontinued, which set MGS fan scrambling for a viable source, such as myself once again, will may not get the complete package because a part of it is now out there before the rest, and as we know, communication between Konami and the retailers have been piss poor, plus we already know how bad it already is between the stores and the consumers. When you go to a brick & mortar GameStop or EB, most folks who work there don’t know what the hell you are talking about anyway on any given day, and this new development just makes thing even more needlessly complicated (the fact that info on the 3rd and 4th disc have been mistakenly swapped on at least one of their sites certainly does not help).
Once again: what a fucking mess. I can’t believe how Konami can fuck things up even further, yet they have, and all signs point towards things getting much, much worse. And I just don’t have the time and energy to check message boards every five minutes and call EB every ten minutes to see what the situation is. I’m already facing the cold hard (and excessively stupid) truth that on the 15th, when the game is due, I’m going to have to drop whatever I’m doing once I know its actually at the store and literally run to get it. Yeah, reserving in advance (remember, I paid in full for on package, and put down money towards a second), is supposed to guarantee me everything, but anyone who’s gone through this song and dance before with any major game retailer knows its all bullshit.
In the end, I’m most pissed at myself for getting so damn worked up in the first place. At least I don’t live in Canada… they’re not getting anything, period.
