Does Limited Run Games Have A Problem?

[@RGT85]

Do you sitll buy Limited Run Games? Lemme know!

[@thecunninlynguist]

Yeah

[@gustavoalvarado3231]

Yes I have to PSVR 😂

[@thecloak5203]

"Sitll" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ghostxplatinum]

Never have. I heard they take a really long time to send customers their products.

[@dlang26]

Yeah I do depending on the game.

[@NeophyteG]

I don’t like that LRG takes such a long time to send their products.

[@ladynikkie]

Yeah I'm still waiting on my copy of Castlevania lament collection and River City girl zero and it's been over 6 months.

[@dathip]

@@ladynikkie still waiting for my quake switch collectors edition because I worship quake. Ordered it in Oct 2021 STILL not here yet. It will be almost a damn year.

[@Tavicx]

I pre-ordered Worms Armageddon for N64 back in November 2021 and now it’s August 2022 still waiting…

[@jaybanks5803]

I heard that! I wanted to get TMNT SR hardcopy but I'm just not patient enough!

[@Joe-Rad]

You should not pre-order from First Press Games then lol. They make LRG look like Amazon Prime. I have been waiting almost 2 years for them to ship a game. LRG can be slow, but they are decent overall with their pre-orders. All things considered.

[@cineologist_]

I want them to change their MO and rename themselves UNLIMITED RUN GAMES.

[@ryanventer9221]

I think the most scummy thing I've seen from them recently was this collectable replica sword/letter opener. Can't remember which game it was off the top of my head. Once they got everybody's money and closed pre-orders, they went and did a complete redesign on it, so now people aren't even going to get the collectable that was sold to them.

[@Pacmanfan-po9rn]

scammers

[@ryanventer9221]

@PlayStation Guy for real. That's just the most recent thing I could think of.

[@SuavePeanuts]

They said its a higher quality item now? No one was actually going to use it as a letter opener.

[@ryanventer9221]

@@SuavePeanuts that doesn't matter. They sold a product under the pretext of it having a specific feature. Then once they got everybody's money they changed it. That's a scummy business practice, full stop.

[@mitchharper3336]

Yeah I think it was Kotor

[@WS6xxStarscreamxx]

I’ve felt burned by LRG recently. The Star Wars games. Paid $40-50 for each(tax and shipping included) when you can currently buy double packs of most of them for 20 bucks.

[@retrogamesroom3746]

Agreed but I’d take the individual releases every time. There is something a bit budget about the double packs.

[@WS6xxStarscreamxx]

@@retrogamesroom3746 definitely more premium but that’s not their business model. I wouldn’t have bought them had I known Aspyr was gonna release them on their own.

[@Ganon136]

That was my biggest problem was they released digitally first, but if we just waited, we could have easily gotten the Aspyr double packs for cheaper and not from LRG.

[@conrad5342]

Me too. Also I could get get double pack in stores before their package arrived. I do not know if LRG has announced anything if this can / should not happen again. If I can buy the game physical in stores I do not need the hassle if a preorder.

[@thanksgivingh6185]

thats part of why I didn't bother with knights of the old republic. Plus paying $40-50 and waiting a year for a 10 dollar eshop game is a joke in itself. Ill gladly extra for a physical, but not by that much.

[@nekomorph17]

I like limited run, but they release too many games at once now, and it's difficult to pick up everything you want, despite the open preorders. I've skipped on a few releases here and there that I wanted simply cause I can't keep dropping $300+ every month on switch/ps5 games. But it's thanks to LRG that my Switch game collection has gotten as large as it is now

[@nctrnlmjsty8719]

Sounds like a personal hoarding issue

[@nekomorph17]

@@nctrnlmjsty8719 Nothing wrong with supporting the publishers who make games that you enjoy, and they resell for a nice profit if you don't intend to play a certain game anymore, so not the worst thing to collect for lol

[@ryu210gonzales9]

My problem is the production time. It took them years to bring out Scott pilgrim collectors edition and it’s almost the same time for the castlevania collection. You know how many good games came out in the last two years? It just sucks to give them money and there time schedules are so far out or unknown. It gives bad Kickstarter vibes .

[@nekomorph17]

@@ryu210gonzales9 I noticed the longer waits seem to be associated with the collector's editions mostly. I usually just order the standard editions for most games, but maybe LRG could benefit from sending the actual games separate from the collector's edition, like Nintendo did with Xenoblade Chronicles 3. Not a perfect solution because even standard releases are months out from when their preorder window closes, and they don't seem to split orders up as they arrive when they ship things out either

[@ryu210gonzales9]

Ya it made me anxious when I saw people had a physical copy already and I didn’t get even a dam notice until they stated production problems. Must have took over a year to get my Scott pilgrim big box. I have been fooked over before on Kickstarter and has made me more protective of my investment and expectations of these games.

[@Capitan_Mega]

I literally though they stole my money and even forgot about it, I was surprised i had a package I didn't even knew of what it was... they took 11 Months to skip my Zombies ate my neighbors Switch collection copy. Never buying from them EVER AGAIN

[@travis23lee]

I still haven’t gotten my Zombies…

[@littlegloom]

i absolutely despise limited run games. disgusting company imo. just let someone else print the games in a less limited capacity.

[@omegawario7479]

I’m pissed off that I need to buy doom eternal from them. I wanted to get Tetris effect for switch but skipped because I didn’t want to buy directly from them, hopefully Best Buy will get it eventually.

[@Kurisutofaa89]

@@omegawario7479 It’s up for pre-order on their Amazon page right now.

[@Kurisutofaa89]

Personally I find a company like Super Rare Games to be more disgusting because not only are their releases limited but lock the physical rights to them exclusively (which importing from Europe is a pain). At least Limited Run once they are done with their physical run of a game the rights revert back to the devs who can do another release with another company if they want.

[@don1372]

I loved Limited Run when they first launched. I still buy some of the games today if there is an interest in a digital only title that I absolutely need physically. I think for that reason alone, I’ll always LIKE Limited Run. I don’t blame them at all for making money and getting big. That’s the point of it all isn’t it? But Limited Run doesn’t seem to be very limited anymore.

[@badboy-gn8fu]

you can't really blame them tho bc if you sell your games limited you don't make much of a profit. if there are a lot of people who want to buy your games don't you also want their money? put yourself in their shoes...wouldn't you want the money? of course you do. also, being limited is not fair and it doesn't do the game justice..if the game is good .... wouldn't you want as many people as possible to play it? the more people play it, the more word of mouth would spread about said game...that is how a game's legacy survives generation after generation, by word of mouth. imo the model they have now is good.. you have a month to preorder and whoever wants the game have time to buy it. the ONLY thing i hate about LRG is that they don't have free shipping.

[@gimphandjeff]

Yep. They hold onto your money for a year plus. They’ve expanded. They can front preorders

[@TheExileWolf]

I think LRG problem is their taking on more then they can handle. They can barely ship out games in a timely fashion and they also want to sell other merchandise like shirts, stickers and pins. I think a preorder window of a month is too long and should be a week or two. I just recently got my order of wind jammers 2 in the mail when I've had the game two months ago from signature edition games. I'll only order a game from them if it's exclusive and something I really want. Right now I'm still waiting for two more orders from last year. I understand they are running a business and in business you always want to keep growing and making more money but customer satisfaction is also important.

[@jefferymm]

I definatly hear the frustration. I think that LRG's has been bringing us physical titles that we never would have gotten without them. For that I apperciate LRG very much. I don't enjoy the long turn around time BUT I do think that the current envirorment we are living in ( i.e. post Covid ) has really put stress on production times from these companies/manufacturers. I do see some of your points I just think there is more too it or things that are out of thier control. I do enjoy buying retro games and phyical games.

[@preston6676]

I do order from Limited Run, but the amount of games that I purchased from them has dropped off. I have a huge back catalog of pending releases that I haven't received, I ordered the Castlevania Anniversary collectors edition and it took over a year to get. I'm definitely getting more selective in what I buy from them

[@EMPER0RC0W]

I'm a regular buyer from LRGs but I have to agree about the hit or miss stuff. Although I might disagree about the delayed releases most of the time. I would much rather have a fully patched game on my cartridge than a game I get early then need to digitally patch later. Kind of defeats the purpose of owning physical in the first place. Just look at bloodstained .. that game is unplayable unpatched. I would have much rather waited till the final patch then get the physical release.

[@Terron29]

agree 100 percent. I ordered souldiers on switch from somewhere I dont remember now but I am hoping whenever it arrives its all patched up :D

[@SidNightWalker]

The entire point of the physical release is to take money from the gullible who have no sense of value. So I'm not sure what exactly you're getting at. 😂

[@1stvinyl]

Sometimes the game still have updates recently look at street of rage 4 ain't it pose to have all dlc before selling to you

[@EMPER0RC0W]

@@1stvinyl exactly my point. They re-released a "complete" physical version of streets of rage 4 after the DLC was released. Which makes all early physical purchases redundant. I would much rather wait for a complete physical than to have to purchase a game twice or patched via download

[@gurvmlk]

@@EMPER0RC0W Especially since if your hard drive or SD card or whatever becomes corrupted 10+ years down the line, and the online services of the console in question are no longer available, you're now stuck with a version of the game that's essentially broken because it lacks necessary patches and updates, and there's no longer any way to download those.

[@Brandon667x1]

I’ve ordered a few things from them in the past. I hardly order from them anymore. The turn around is so inconsistent. Sometimes you get a game in 6 months, sometimes it could take a year. I think that’s a bit much, considering they take your money upfront. It really killed my desire to buy from them anymore. Unless it’s something that I really want in my collection & has some sentimental value, I just don’t purchase from them. Not worth it to me.

[@sergioreyes04]

They are partially responsible for ruining collecting games for me

[@ladynikkie]

I still order from them from time to time I like their methods that they print digital exclusives. But the problem they have now is they have way too many games to handle. They need to focus more on the games that people have pre-ordered and waited for a long time to make sure they're shipped properly. I have been waiting on a copy of Castlevania Lament collection for over 6 months and River City girls zero.

[@tadeusticeghostal]

Yep. Can't remember which one it was but I waited 11 months for one. That's ridonk af

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

we really need the KATANA ZERO physical release that Limited Run keeps pushing back to the future

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

my GF just got River City Girls from PlayAsia this week. With RS 3 Kingdoms. S*cks you havent got your limited run print yet

[@paulypipes3082]

Stay patient lmao thats what they told me. Still waiting for my star wars kotor switch game for a year and a half now....

[@leeartlee915]

That’s not how you make money. They may have started out being “all about preservation” but they soon realized how many idiots buy their games. Too much money to leave on the table.

[@Timewarp84]

Agree there are to many releases from LRG! But strictly limited is even worse with sending products you ordered! It nearly feels like a Ponzi scheme with them.

[@Supercatandrewman]

I do like their Collector’s Editions (especially the Shantae games), I’ll say that.

[@Gambit2483]

What truly sucks is when you order a game from them and then Amazon or Best Buy puts that same game up for preorder 2 weeks later. You can't cancel, you've paid more and the LRG version will arrive MONTHS after it's available from Amazon etc. You've just come out on the losing end.

[@lerr123456]

the only thing limited run games does now, is to create more scalpers....they pretty much dropped the game preservation motto at this point

[@peepocozy8594]

you mean now that they're selling skateboard decks, tarot cards, and various other junks

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

we really need the KATANA ZERO physical release that Limited Run keeps pushing back to the future

[@MrJtathec]

Happy to see this video cover my same issues with LRG. Collector’s editions for the majority of their games is ridiculous. They nailed me on that action figure as well!

[@jabaweejo]

Great content, love the transparency! Seeing the behind the curtains, thanks and this is why I subscribed months ago and watch the videos from RGT.

[@majorjoe23]

I ordered Scott Pilgrim and the vinyl in Feb, 2021. It’s still sitting unshipped.

[@c3pu333]

My biggest issue is their strict no reruns on the numbered releases. All it does is create false scarcity and the only ones benefiting from that are the resellers. Let's be real here, if people are buying them for 500+ $ on ebay there is clearly enough interest to make a reprint.

[@tweedeldee8122]

They do now. Count me out.

[@huntertomblin1946]

They sure do now

[@JustHirt]

For me, the turn around time is the concern. It takes FORVEVER to get something you ordered. It has made me shy away from buying from them multiple times.

[@jamesfreeman2758]

Still waiting on any word on Gaiares. Their shipment has been just sitting in their warehouse for weeks. Castlemania shipped their copies a while ago.

[@mmstick]

Virtually every limited run games release I've bought became readily available on PlayAsia and BestBuy months ahead of LRG.

[@Kurisutofaa89]

The turn around time issue started when the pandemic hit and with factories still being overwhelmed it not surprising that things haven’t gone back to normal yet.

[@1MikeTakesAHike]

Not really, I've been ordering from them since 2018 and it has always taken 6-12 months for my games to ship. But yeah, Covid made it even worse

[@crackadon86]

Then why don’t they stop selling so many new games while knowing that they’re so backed up with orders? The smart thing to do would be to halt future releases until they took care of all their current orders/pre-orders. Why don’t they do that? Because they’re greedy and care more about money than running a quality business.

[@goodall1bay]

All I want in a physical release is a manual and often that is missing

[@ABD-pc3jf]

It really is conditional. If its a great indie title where you know this is your only shot to get this game physically. Then yeah I'd spring for that.

[@ElAlex214]

The problem with that is that many of the latest entries have gotten a physical treatment from other publishers in other regions, so in some cases it might be better to import than to wait a whole year before you get your copy from lrg.

[@xtro7355]

I absolutely hate their turn-around times for games. Almost all the games of late have taken over a year to deliver. Some took so long to deliver that I actually forgot I bought the thing. It showed up on my doorstep and I was like "wth is this?". That and their games used to be worth a lot more on the resale. I remember in the early days, you were almost guaranteed to double your money selling an unopened lrg on eBay. Now, even if you have a collector's edition, it doesn't sell for more than $35-40 higher than you originally paid. Then you have to tack on the ebay fees etc. It's not worth it anymore. I straight up stopped ordering games from them unless it was something I just really wanted in my collection. And even that is wearing thin, due to those INSANE turn-around times. Plus B.S stuff like their River City Girls 2 pre-order. I'll be damned if I was going to order that and wait 9-10mo when PlayAsia is selling a version (full english) of RCG 1+2 on the same switch cart!! Full physical! It's not even exclusive to lrg. And you get two games in one. LRG in my opinion have fallen so far over the years, I'd be surprised if they ever redeem themselves again.

[@MrSdways]

Careful. The owner of the Limited Run will see this, get mad and cancel your orders.

[@tr1bes]

law suit.

[@beauwalker9820]

Ironically, now after the new "firing employee for a petty reason" controversy, now many Limited Run customers want their orders cancelled/refunded, and LGR won't let them.

[@MrSdways]

@@beauwalker9820 they never really let you cancel their orders. Has nobody ever dealt with them before?

[@JackmoveJohnny901]

Before even watching this, I just want everyone to know I got $800 tied up in LRG pre orders. Yes I'm stupid.

[@Psmgamer]

Damn

[@SidNightWalker]

Well at least you admit it. Do you know how many genuinely high quality collectibles you could get for that?

[@victarr.7428]

I have spent $800 on digital games I haven't played yet, so I'm in no position to judge. (No, not gacha games or mobile pay-to-win stuff... just adding digital video games to an ever-growing backlog).

[@SidNightWalker]

@@victarr.7428 At least you can actually play those whenever you want...

[@charmbuster23]

@jackmovejohnny your comment made me wonder... yup, I'm waiting for $660 in orderes from LRG

[@sunpi]

I really love super rare games there games arrive so fast

[@RGT85]

Yeah I think I have some of their stuff.

[@Negrodomaus]

The problem with Super Rare (if you could even call it a problem) is the limited print run. I've missed out on a couple games because I wasn't Johnny on the spot right at release time. I still prefer it to LRG tho.

[@Jh9801]

They charge too much for shipping. So many times I have thought "this is a bit too high a base price for a physical of this indie, but I'd quite like it", then I get to the shipping page and it crosses what I'm willing to pay in total and I nope out of there.

[@TheNotoriousNemo]

the only limited run game i needed was Celeste. Thank bob im not into limited edition games. I collected limited edition 4k movies now from about 5 different boutique companies. The problem is there isnt enough competition for them to actually be a better company. To me, the perfect number for a limited item is 10,000. Trust me, 10,000 isnt alot at all when you sell worldwide...

[@themalikmix]

I’ve bought a few games from LRG but like you said the turn around time is off putting. The last game I got was the Scott Pilgrim classic edition and the standard castlevania. If they can speed of despatch time then defo would buy more

[@brandizzle1994]

I’m still waiting for them to announce more information about a physical version for Katana Zero. It was announced and I don’t think anything else has been said about it for over a year.

[@melvinblackburn195]

I don't care about scarcity or rarity of games. I get excited about playing the sorts of games I love. I don't care about giant collector's editions that I haven't the space or use for. I am a kid of the 8- and 16-bit eras when getting that physical game felt substantial. The idea or the draw of Limited Run Games for me initially was receiving a substantial physical game that had only previously been digital, or a game such as an arcade-only title which had never seen a home release. If only it were that simple today. I am always delighted with what I receive when I order from LRG, but the wait period is pretty crazy. I just received Natsuki Chronicles from First Press Games after more than a freaking year, so this is also an overall limited game company issue. It's all about money now and there isn't a darn thing funny about it. I just hope that checking off that list of digital only and arcade-only titles begging for physical release becomes the priority again.

[@countfulch]

I think the "high quality" games have been few and far between since they started. You are correct about the collector's editions. Very few games need a collector's edition. The reason limited run sells them is that there are tons of idiots out there who will throw down 100-200 bucks every week and think they will be bankrolling their retirement by selling them off down the road. This brings me to another issue, Limited Run basically created the modern "sealed game collector". Imagine plunking down the money in order to wait 8 months to over a year only to take the game and put it on your shelf. The sad thing about Bill & Ted is that it was a horrible decision which I'm guessing led to pretty weak sales of that title, which has the effect of FOMO and it will inflate the value based on "collectors".

[@zackwa99]

I have definitely slowed down my business with Limited Run but I still think they're decent people with a good goal. I agree with a lot of what you're saying. Every game doesn't need a collector's edition, the communication could be a lot better, shipping times really suck, etc

[@thecunninlynguist]

Some pre-orders I forgot I ordered...like I just got my castlevania one. Forgot I did that one I think last year.

[@Killertamagotchi]

The open pre-orders have a big advantage, but also a small disadvantage in terms of releases, namely they are no longer limited in that sense. It used to be that the releases were numbered consecutively or even had a certificate if it was a Collector's Edition. Now it's just a Collectors Edition release like many 0815 Collectors Editions. You can also see that on ebay, where the open preorder items have far less value or are sold for far less than the limited ones

[@ElAlex214]

People are stuck in the Limited aspect but to be honest the games are still limited if you compare them to retail releases of many games. Even if they sold 10k copies or less than 25k i would still consider that limited since you have companies doing over 100k. The problem is that some people want to be egotistical and want to feel like they own an unique game but what that does is create a market for scalpers. To me if a game deserves a physical treatment for us fans to consume then why limit them when a lot of gamers may not have known about them and it would be nice if there were enough copies made for everyone to enjoy them and preserve them without worrying about people scalping them to make a profit out of this nonsense.

[@Killertamagotchi]

@@ElAlex214 I meant more in relation to the collectors editions not to the regular versions.

[@ElAlex214]

@@Killertamagotchi i get that but limiting a CE is also a potential scalping situation, once you have a concrete number of copies it can determine how scalpers are gonna react to that.

[@chrisc2996]

I'm a big fan of Limited Run, literally I set money to one side every month to buy their games. However my only gripe is not knowing whether specific games are getting a mass production in the EU, I personally don't want to miss out on the 'title', so any version will do, but having to panic buy from Limited Run, pay the higher price and higher postage charges just to find out a year later I could've bought it from a EU retailer for half the price is a bummer, especially when I prefer to own PAL versions too.

[@ShiroiKatana]

My main issue is production time. I don't have an issue with the prices of the games themselves, many titles interested me, and I like the collectors editions. If they release something I don't want, I just don't buy it. I couldn't care less about collecting every release or having a full set, or even if more copies were printed later making mine less limited. I just want to own the games physically, and I just get what I want and skip the rest. Never had any issues with the quality of the products, and always found customer service helpful. The new system of open preorders is far better than racing to beat bots. The main issue is how long it takes to get the product. That really is my only criticism.

[@Dynamite_Giraffe]

You know how I feel about them. I haven’t purchased a product from them in about 2-3 years. Their customer service was unresponsive and uncaring to say the least. My experience of purchasing items from them was started to sour after 3 purchases. I haven’t bought anything from them since then. I wish they had or are going to fix their model. Maybe I’ll give them another shot, but, they haven’t done much to remedy their customer service model.

[@Drew_Peacock]

No, we don't know how you feel because we don't know you.

[@Dynamite_Giraffe]

@@Drew_Peacock #1, I was referring to RGT. #2, you do now. 😛

[@Drew_Peacock]

@@Dynamite_Giraffe lol fair enough

[@dotheevolution78]

I never supported them before. I know for a fact that I never will now after firing their employee because some nutcase groomer complained and LRG took their side.

[@Xodyak]

I still like LRG, and will continue to purchase from them, but you hit the nail on the head with the turn around time. The Scott Pilgrim KO Edition was one of the first real problems I had from them, when they announced it in late 2020/early 2021. I remember getting an e-mail from them in September of 2021 or something saying the prototype was finished, and that's a problem. I think for many of these collector's editions they're putting the cart in front of the horse with very basic proof of concepts. Hopefully they get it fixed as I like what they do, but it's getting egregious.

[@yuri-0019]

"At its core, theyre a good company" Ooof. Didnt age well

[@Aenima308]

Not to mention you have to pay a premium for them to ship your item in an actual box that will protect your games.

[@ajsajs7451]

It's gotten more expensive, and more than half of my stuff is damaged.

[@kmcsciguy]

I get a few games here and there from LRG if it’s something I really want a physical copy of.

[@anibitscream]

I love their FMV titles if it weren’t for them I don’t know if I’d ever discover the genre love that their keeping physical media alive

[@jurilmoone]

I'm glad someone said something about this. I haven't ordered anything from Limited Run Games in years because the quality of the indie games has gone downhill.

[@koldaussie]

I have done 3 games from them. First was Command and Conquer, which brought it out in high quality graphics. The cool bit, was you could revert back to original graphics.... the difference was insane. It also came with amazing things like a unit art book, a velcro patch for the 2 command and conquer and red alert factions, so 4 patches plus 4 metal pins and a beanie with for patches. It also had a metal cast mammoth tank, which whilst good, needed some paint. It came with three fun plastic pieces, a tesla coil, laser tower which had lights and sounds, as well as a Tiberium plant node with the soundtracks and physical copies of games. Also had tech trees for each faction and poster which I need to get laminated. The second one I am waiting for is KOTOR 1. This one has again, some good stuff with it, and should have been out in late August, which had a change to something I am sure nobody wants, and is currently set to release on 19th November. There was no precise reason given for the product change or the delay, and even after emailing, I still have no real understanding of why it is late. So a bit put out, but it does look like a good investment, especially having a Pazaak deck and lithographs, foil cover strategy guide etcetera. The other game I have pre-ordered was the follow up collectors edition, KOTOR 2, which looks as equally ambitious as the first one, so I am prepped for delays, but with what is in that edition, well, it looks chock-a-block full of goodies and has a second pazaak deck, so yeah, it should be good. Some of these other games I have just randomly looked at, makes me think that they were given a few crates of game merchandise that didn't sell, so they are making a collectors set just to get rid of that stock. Sorry for the long comment, but I wanted to show the point you made about the differences between Premier titles and the non-starters that make you ask why they are doing it.

[@sethmishne]

I haven't ordered anything from limited run games as they haven't had much I was interested in getting. If I have the option to get a game elsewhere I'd rather do that instead. I have a hard enough time wanting a year for vinyl I couldn't imagine wanting over a year for a video game preorder.

[@tchernomush]

The Bill & Ted release exists for two reasons : the first is to showcase their Carbon Engine working with a NES game, and the second is to show other videogames rightholders that rereleasing a game based on a media license is actually feasible. So yeah, this release was basically made as an industry-focused showcase, not because fans of the games/movies asked for it. But its existence is kinda necessary if there's to be other rereleases of these kinds of games.

[@R9TR0]

Limited run games needs to fulfill orders first before they release a new game to prevent a back pile of unshipped games. people should never have to wait 6 months - 1 year for a video game to ship

[@biggs2560]

That makes no sense. Why delay other games further, that's even less consumer-friendly.

[@magneisuemwinterjuice7810]

I like them and buy the games that look interesting from them and other "limited" publishers with no complaints. I care more so about preserving the game physically so sometimes the delay in production i don't mind because at times that allows the game to be patched. Some games nowadays are released with game breaking or just horrible bugs.

[@Cloudsnightmare]

I've honestly stopped buying from them. Too much too often, with way too long for shipping times almost across the board. Games they have in the warehouse - have been there for two months at the moment.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I got Scott Pilgrim for Switch from Limited Run. I heard they got Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (I'm surprised you actually mentioned that game). Did anyone even ask for that game? Wait, are they releasing the N64 version of Glover? Why not put it on a newer console? Over a year? And I thought waiting 3 months for my heavy duty sword cane was bad. I'm glad I got Scott Pilgrim pretty quickly. I don't remember how long it took but it was under a year. They bit off more than they could chew.

[@robertbarker5802]

I wish there was a way to find out games they tried to negotiate a deal and just couldn't make it happen.

[@TheExileWolf]

I also think another reason why limited run games has physical game releases like bill & ted, glover, night trap and good pizza great pizza is because of competition. A lot of other publishers also release physical editions of their digital games and some use third party websites or their own to ship out their games. Serenity forge, fangamer, iam8bit, special reserve games, red art games, signature edition games, strictly limited games, play asia, super rare games, wired games and funstock have exclusive games and games available in retail.

[@AD-ps8dx]

Thanks for the solid video RGT 85. Very balanced. I'm with you, I think Limited Run is a good company doing great things to serve a niche and preserve physical media, but the turnaround time is absurd. I agree, they do publish some weird titles... You mentioned Bill and Ted as an example. You can buy that original NES copy for about 1/2 the price of the Limited Run version! As an enthusiast who also collects, I stick to the game genres I enjoy playing and don't go for sets; so I pick and choose which Limited Run games I pre-order and eagerly wait 18 months to receive. Thanks again for the thoughtful video.

[@Qbin07]

My first experience with them is ordering Shredder's Revenge, and I think the turn around time nearly defeats the purpose of what they're trying to accomplish. I very much want to support physical games, and I think LRG is trying to help promote that but like with Shedder's Revenge, that released early July. The PS physical release isn't until Sept 24th. That's nearly 3 months later. So if I want to play it day 1 I need to go digital, no way around that. If the physical release was at least some time around the digital, buying the physical because a viable option. But since the physical releases are so far out from day 1, purchasing the physical just becomes more of a novelty because anyone who really wanted to play the game bought it digitally already. It almost helps rocket up digital sales

[@crackalacs74]

I’m STILL waiting for my copy of Shredder’s Revenge I ordered back in early July on Amazon and it was supposed to release on August 31st. Never shipped then noticed on Best Buy’s website that it wasn’t releasing until September 27th now and Amazon didn’t even bother to give me an updated release date. After doing more digging around on what LRG is really all about now and realizing how utterly incompetent and despicable their business practices seem to be, I’m canceling my preorder and just going to buy it digitally which is obviously what I should have done in the first place 3 months ago when the game first came out. I don’t trust LRG with this as far as I can throw them.

[@thisisakodibox2635]

If you ordered say 3 games from LRG in one order, They won't ship until the last game drops. If you want each of your games when they come out, you gotta order them individually paying shipping for each.

[@Anonymous-x1x]

I hope Play-Asia does a physical version of Castlevannia: Dominus collection. These physical versions aren't always limited to one retailer site. Especially, when its from a popular series.

[@AceFondu]

I have the same issue with Limited Run right now. I never buy the collectors editions either, just the game, and the last two that came took nearly a year to get here. Unbelievable how long it took for River City Girls on PS5 or Crysis 3. It's really putting me off buying anything else.

[@LordTimelord]

I have many Limited Run Games in my Switch collection. ALL of them are just the game. No extra fluff. I just want physical games that will survive the inevitable shutdown of online servers. I've been around since the dawn of video games and seen plenty of servers get shut down over the years. People end up losing access to many games that they spent a lot of their hard earned money on. Whenever I have the choice, physical wins hands down! Extra cost of the physical game be damned! FOREVER PHYSICAL!

[@PistolPeteYT]

So many of their titles are starting to hit Best Buy that I’d rather just wait for them to get it in stock and order from Best Buy.

[@wannabeleek]

I’ve only ordered 2 games and I think I’m done ordering from LRG. Ordered the Castlevania collection and it took well over a year to get. On top of that the trading card was just tossed in the box and it’s damaged. Once I get the Zombies Ate my Neighbors collection I’m done. Too bad I really wanted to support LRG.

[@fontanezjulio2384]

It's true, now that LRG has a larger distribution via Walmart & BestBuy, their company name can no longer be taken literally. I had a discussion in their discord about their rebranding of castle Vania. I pre ordered and received my Castlevania Anniversary Collection and months later, they resold the same game with a new cover on their website. They argued that it was remaining copies that had not been sold so their take was that the games are still limited. But from my perspective, this was bogus. I could not confirm if what they were saying in discord were true, but that was besides the point. It now meant that the version I had which I thought was limited in print, had another box art version which I didn't own. And as a collector, that just made me feel bad, knowing there are multiple versions available. Some kids in discord yelled at me exclaiming I wanted to keep others from owning the games because I wanted only limited prints. You can't make this stuff up. I argued back, isn't that the point? It's limited? I missed out on Celeste for switch when it was released on LRG but I wanted it for my collection so I took to EBAY and purchased it for 300. Others in discord complain about people like me, wanting to collect, and instead claim the games should be available at all times for all customers. Ok, fine, then perhaps rename your company and its ethos. Though, they are doing what the masses want without changing their name or ethos. So, LRG is beginning to slip and become the monster they likely believed they would never be.

[@armin4520]

I still buy some games, but at most one game per one or two months. It all depend on the game that they sell. If I don't like it I don't buy it. I haven't had any mayor problems with shipping time (it is ridiculously long but I am never in a hurry to play a game), 4 to 5 months seems to be my average waiting time. The one thing that does annoy me, as an European customer, is the steep increase in overall costs. Every 35 dollars spend turns into something closer to 60 euro's... Last game I bought was 50,- therefor I just don't buy as much as i would want. The doom physical edition is something I found to be super dope but it would be an 80+ euro game for me and considering a second hand Xbox disc is 10... I cannot justify the cost. Ps, great Vid. The subreddits seem to be dissatisfied for a while now with how things are going.

[@Glitch_343]

I used to buy a lot of games from LRG but dialled it back heavily after they screwed me on a couple games that went missing in the post. Contacted them a couple times and their response was essentially "not our problem"

[@Psmgamer]

That sucks.

[@scottlemiere2024]

@@Psmgamer oh, but they HAVE started selling a guarantee for an extra couple dollars for when the game doesn't make it or arrives damaged.

[@Psmgamer]

@@scottlemiere2024 Wished Castlemania Games did the same.

[@Psmgamer]

@@scottlemiere2024 Basically insurance

[@boydpukalo8980]

I still have unfulfilled preorders from 2021 and now it is 2024. I have soo many pending orders (8) that I have basically stopped buying anything from them until they start shipping at a reasonable pace. It’s really sad.

[@ladynikkie]

Oh my goodness 3 years have you contacted them?! That is not normal for a business

[@boydpukalo8980]

@@ladynikkie Yes-they recently got pretty much caught up and shipped most of my orders.

[@tbx76]

Honestly with so many releases of high quality games, obscure games, and "so bad they are good" games, why even complain? Something for everyone.

[@ScottReviews]

Valid arguments. Limited Run is good with pivoting to make it better (Open Pre-orders, information if a game will make it to Best Buy. The estimated turnaround time etc.) Josh and Doug are really responsive on Twitter. I do wish that they would be more upfront if a game needs online check ins like the Doom collection set. It's the only time I really felt blind sided and otherwise wouldn't have purchased. They did correct this but felt it was too little too late after it was noticed by twitter users. I still order from them and mostly am happy with what I receive.

[@xcar0982]

I still buy games from Limited Run, but not really Collector's editions, unless they have book art (I love them), I just buy the standard edition for reasons of having it in physical format, because digital is not eternal. And yes, the time of 4-6 months to have my games is not the best, in fact, I bought Sheredder's Revenge with them, and the digital edition because it was with discount. Where they delayed the most was in the clothes celebrating Shantae, I ordered them in August 2021, and they just arrived last week. To me, what they are doing is using the sales of pre-sale to know how many of these games to produce, instead to do 200-300-500-1000 copies, not, just the ones that were bought in pre-sale, and a few more in case something happens with shipping or defects.

[@lassebongo9338]

Bill and Ted on the Game Boy is actually kind of a hidden gem.

[@scalliano]

I just got shipping notification for Quake. Let's see if it arrives before MVG gets his... The other issue is that some recent releases still have online requirements - the versions of Doom 1 and 2 are the DRM-locked 1.0 versions, and Scott Pilgrim has an entire character locked behind a Ubisoft Connect account. It's now at the point where ordering from LRG has no real advantage over retail copies. I'm still ordering from them, but I'm doing so with full knowledge of what I'm getting into and I'll pretty much be limiting myself to the id Software releases from here on out.

[@HalloweenStalker666]

I did the Scott Pilgrim O.K Edition. It did take over a year. So when it came to Shredders Revenge. I decided the extra stuff for $200 wasnt needed. I spent $150 on Steel Book/ VHS cases for Switch & PS4.

[@militantpacifist4087]

The only thing I don’t like is that they take too long to release the games. The most I’ve waited is almost two years.

[@Deceptric13]

Did wait a hot minute for the Scott pilgrim collectors edition

[@wugenius]

I like the open preorder model. Allows people to get their order in before the timeframe closes. Before when they had games limited to 4500 it was always rough trying to get an order in on a popular title. Would sell out quick. I also like that they do get some titles in stores like Best Buy or Amazon which are often faster once they are in stock to get. Sadly the games do take forever to get there but I go in knowing that. I have like 3 or 4 games pending fulfillment.

[@Joe-Rad]

I really like them overall. There are some amazing releases that they have done. Sure there are some stinkers, but that's OK. 👌

[@tonymata8070]

Same sentiments here, I’ve been enjoying LRG for a few years and never had any issues. Sure the C word kinda made the wait time a lot longer than usual, but when I get the notification it’s kinda worth it imo.

[@jsb1944]

What, you dont like paying $50 more for a CE with a poster and a cd sampler and a pin, then waiting a year for it?

[@sst1911]

They need to figure out how to split up orders, so that they ship what is in their warehouse when it comes out, instead of holding orders until everything is available. I have a bunch of orders that were ordered over a year ago that I still haven't received, because some game had a delay in production. I like a lot of what they offer, but most of the time, it just isn't worth the hassle of dealing with Limited Fun Games.

[@racingtegnsilver8909]

Easy fix is to order each game separately to get them shipped as soon as they arrive to warehouse. Unfortunately you have to pay shipping for each game.

[@GalathNox]

I drive through Apex a lot these days. Wonder if Limited Run would let me take a tour if I knocked on the door? lol Doubt it. When I was working in fire protection I was often contracted out to do inspections of office complexes. One such inspection was of Epic Games. Was actually in the room with developers during the development of Gears 3. It was during the time when I wasn't into gaming as much and really didn't think much of it. Even spoke to Tim Sweeney and didn't realize who he was.

[@kmdbaby]

It seems like Limited Run Games is doing so many pre-orders now that they have increased all the production times for everything. It used to be like 6 months for something to come out now it's double that. They have also expanded into more merchandise for Games: Pogs, trading cards, Plushes, skateboard decks etc. While these are really cool and I have bought some of these. It seems like these are also slowing down shipping time, escpecially if you order a few things at one time rather then seperatly. So you either wait longer or pay more in shipping to order items individually which doesn't make much sense.

[@kermitthegaminghermit8736]

The turnaround time is like a hidden Kickstarter without having to pay Kickstarter fees.

[@yungfella666]

I feel like theyre big enough to offer free shipping at this point, the way theyre dropping games I wouldnt want to pay shipping for each game if i was a collector

[@PaulRockey]

Limited Run is doing a reprint of Rendering Ranger. I almost want to order it, but I already bought the authentic original cib for the Super Famicom. I got a good deal, but it was still a lot of money (I paid $1793 usd from a Japanese otaku store one year ago.) So I don’t know if I want to spend another $60 (or $80 with fees) just to own a second copy of the game.

[@shockz1715]

Just a side rant: It just feels that a lot of the products on their website are just same old same old. Physical game here, stickers here, keychain and artwork here. CD included, posters almost always are there. Maybe a statue. What annoys me is the fact some of them could've went full blown fantastic. SOTN/Castlevania Requiem Ultimate Edition literal specialty is Tom Dubois Art (God Bless his heroic soul), a Keychain, Steelbook, Poster and DVD and little pin badges for well over $200 modern scalper price. The sad part about that product was that Konami were not paying him any money for rereleasing his art. He's confirmed it himself.

[@weeweesuperbooster]

This really was a good video. I hope someone at limited run games watches this one. I used to really love limited run games but now the love is stale. :/

[@SidNightWalker]

Like their business model doesn't just scream "manipulating".

[@jbzhummerh2gamer]

Here's something you, RGT 85, & everyone else needs to know: There's a fanbase for EVERYTHING! It may not be a big one, or even a good one, but there IS one for EVERYTHING!

[@HostyleSSD]

I agree with you. The wait is like 6 to 9 to a year for games. That's the only thing that holds me back now