Arcania - Now Available in Europe

Pretty obvious with all the reviews starting to hit but Arcania should now be available in Europe and other areas - except, or course, the US. Steam has unlocked for Europe and the "rest of the world", as has Gamersgate. Hest59 writes that Game's digital service (run by Metaboli) has Arcania on special for 18.49 pounds for those in the UK.
More information.

Gamersgate has now blocked the sale to North America
Too bad, I was a twitch away from ordering

Originally Posted by redman5427
Gamersgate has now blocked the sale to North America
Too bad, I was a twitch away from ordering

When did they block it? I bought it last night and I'm playing it now… Are you sure its blocked?

You are playing it good for you
Click the link and you will see the page now says October 19th and if you click the buy it says not avail in your area

Originally Posted by spiraling69
When did they block it? I bought it last night and I'm playing it now… Are you sure its blocked?

Yep, confirmed - 'not available to buy' …

Actually Game's store doesn't seem to be restricted to the UK, it seems to sell to wherever their physical store ships.

I was going to buy this, but I admit I've become hesistant based on the reviews.

I was hoping for something slightly better, and now it just seems like I would be punishing myself if I got this game.

I'd probably have fun for a bit, but then I'd start being bothered by the flaws - and eventually end up despising it for being so unable to do what such a game should be doing.

Originally Posted by DArtagnan
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I'd probably have fun for a bit, but then I'd start being bothered by the flaws - and eventually end up despising it for being so unable to do what such a game should be doing.

But if so, you can take joy in the fact that you were right. :-)

Which is why pessimism is always better than optimism. Either you'll be pleasantly surprised that things aren't as bad as you feared. Or you can happly notice that you, and not the yeeechi optimists, understood how things really are. :-D

Says pibbur, who also hesitates.

Originally Posted by pibbur
But if so, you can take joy in the fact that you were right. :-)

No joy in that, sadly

Which is why pessimism is always better than optimism. Either you'll be pleasantly surprised that things aren't as bad as you feared. Or you can happly notice that you, and not the yeeechi optimists, understood how things really are. :-D

Hehe, there's just this lack of a "positive feeling" when you're waiting anxiously for games - getting all hyped up. I used to drown myself completely in that sensation, and I think getting burned so severely, so very often - is exactly what has made me the jaded pessimist I've become, when it comes to the entertainment industry.

Says pibbur, who also hesitates.

A wise position

Anybody in the UK got a physical copy from a UK supplier? I note that most online retailers in the UK seem to have pushed the date back by a week or two.

Mine's on preorder with Amazon UK, which says the 29th. No big deal, I have a huge games backlog anyway.

On steam I think you can ask a person in the EU to gift you the game even if you're in the US, without a problem.

I saw it cheap at direct2drive, with pre-order for 25 euro. I'm wondering why, though, as it's already released so pre-order sounds strange. Maybe it's for the US, with the euro price listed, because I came from there.

And there is a patch for it already.

"New Patches"

http://dlh.net/news.php?lang=eng

Edit:

Then I read further down in the All News links.

This was in the middle of the Steam best-sellers screen… but has now fallen off the bottom.

This is incredibly frustrating. Why not release it in NA if you're releasing it everywhere else?!!

I pre-ordered the game on Steam before the release date was pushed back. Now that it is releasing on the same day as New Vegas, I probably won't play Arcania for weeks. By then it will be in bargain bins.

I don't think you can cancel a pre-order on Steam.

Originally Posted by Barbarian
I probably won't play Arcania for weeks. By then it will be in bargain bins.

So what's the problem?


*Edit* Oops, I guess I should have read your post more thoroughly. You already paid full price for that turd.


*Edit 2* It seems you can cancel a Steam preorder, as long as you do it prior to the release date.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_…4938-WTDF-9465