Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector's Edition includes IV-disc soundtrack

by JC Fletcher on Nov 10th 2011 11:42AM

While we don't get the lovely Final Fantasy XIII-2 PlayStation 3 system in North America, we will get a different, but also lovely, box in which to store the game. The publisher unveiled the $79.99 Collector's Edition today, featuring exclusive cover art by longtime series artist Yoshitaka Amano.

Within the box is the game on Xbox 360 or PS3, a four-disc soundtrack, and a book of exclusive concept art. It'll be available in "limited quantities" at GameStop, Best Buy, and Amazon on January 31.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector's Edition

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES COLLECTOR'S EDITION FOR FINAL FANTASY XIII-2

Limited Quantity Now Available for Preorder at Major Retailers in North America
LOS ANGELES (Nov. 10, 2011) – Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX® interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced a collector's edition for FINAL FANTASY® XIII-2. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is developed for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and will be available in North America on January 31, 2012.
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is the sequel to FINAL FANTASY XIII, which has shipped 6.2 million units worldwide since its release in North America in March 2010. The sequel has evolved beyond its predecessor, with an extraordinary level design encouraging exploration, an enhanced battle system allowing players to command monsters and a variety of options that support multiple playthroughs.
The FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 collector's edition will be available in limited quantities at GameStop®, Amazon® and Best Buy® for $79.99. Enclosed in premium packaging featuring artwork by Yoshitaka Amano, the collector's edition boasts an impressive 4-disc official soundtrack and a collection of concept artwork. The full-color concept art collection contains material from the making of FINAL FANTASY XIII-2, with a variety of never-before-seen illustrations, environments and more.
Additional exclusive incentives are available for users who preorder the standard or Collector's Editions for FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 at the following retail outlets:
GameStop®
Receive an exclusive in-game item by preordering at GameStop e/retailers
- Alternate costume for Serah, visible throughout the game
Amazon®
Exclusive Omega Boss Battle
- Unique coliseum battle against boss enemy "Omega," who joins the player's party afterward
Best Buy®
Collectible Hardcover Book
- FINAL FANTASY XIII –Episode i– novella, an original story that ties together the events of FINAL FANTASY XIII and FINAL FANTASY XIII-2
This collector's edition is exclusive for North America and may not reflect editions available in other territories.
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 will be available at North American retailers on January 31, 2012. FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 is rated T (Teen). Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings.
Related Links
FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 Official Homepage: http://na.square-enix.com/ffxiii-2

FINAL FANTASY XIII-2's Official Facebook® Page: http://www.facebook.com/Final FantasyXIII
Follow FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 on Twitter®: http://twitter.com/OfficialFFXIII

About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST®, which has sold over 58 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.

More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at http://www.square-enix.com/na/.

FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 ©2011 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All rights reserved. FINAL FANTASY, the FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 logo, DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TAITO and TOMB RAIDER are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group. "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Windows, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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Reader Comments (43)

Might as well only $20 more than the regular edition.

This went from a two years down the line for $20 purchase to a day one LCE buy.

@Oddgirl

An extra $60 for an artbook and a soundtrack?

Whatever makes you tick....

Fanservice and beautiful presentation.

@Oddgirl

If this comes with a steel bookcase... then its day one for me!

After that last couple games this Collector's Edition should be free for the fans who stuck through with the series.

@shimrra74 Ya, it should be a free upgrade to collectors with pre-order just like Assassin creed revolution. Anyways willing to take a chance with FF13-2 deserves it.

I m probably going to wait 6 months when the game drops to 29.99 before i pick up a copy. Thats how long it took me to beat the original game,after buying it at release. (because I got sick of it at the beginning of chapter 12).

@silver001 Anybody*

After 9 / 10 / 11 / 12? certifiable hits, two or three mediocre / awful titles is forgivable IMO.

@Oddgirl
Indeed. I'll never forgive them for FFCC: The Crystal Bearers. I thought FFXIV was PRETTY. ...and that's it. FF13 had beautiful music and visuals, but...ugh.....

Well, I know what I am pre-ordering asap. Still want that PS3 though.

I think I might pass on this CE - the soundtrack for XIII wasn't very listenable.

Have to pool the money, as there are more deserving titles in 2012 to warrant the extra money for a CE purchase.

@Kagiroi

Really? Wasn't listenable? I thought it was great; a nice mix of super epic OMG boss fight songs, mixed with more ambient-like songs and the random wtf song (the chocobo theme).

I was already planning on getting XIII-2; might pick the CE after I read reviews on the soundtrack (if its mostly rehashes from XIII no point in me getting it as I already bought XIII's soundtrack)

@bunnyraven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSbt9ccmwmM is my favorite FF13 track... what was yours?

@bunnyraven

I apologize. By listenable, I mean outside of the game environment. I found that I really couldn't pop in the XIII soundtrack and listen to it while, let's say, working on my car. I need to be playing the game for the music to make sense.

It's different for each person. For me, games like the YS series, Castlevania, Mega Man, and BEMANI games have listenable music - while games like the Tales series, Zelda, and most Final Fantasy albums - not so much.

@Kagiroi

I see where your last comment was coming from. I also have some tracks from the OoT soundtrack and nothing's as random as the lost wood's theme playing in the middle of a playlist XD

@Morisato13

My fave has to be Eden Under Siege. I like that its a slower version of Eidolons which makes it sound even more epic ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlKYTKhIIt4

I also like Daddy's got the blues; mainly because its got a Cowboy Bebop vibe

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk0Yt4Q1W0U

I'll pre-order it just for the soundtrack. Now when are those retailers going to add this lovely product to their stores?

But it's the sequel to one of the most boring RPG's of all time... a game that in no way, what-so-ever, required a sequel.

If anything, Square-Enix should be giving this game away for free as an apology for such a crap game!

@Axcalibur

The game started boring, then got better and better. I understand not sticking to it, since it had some serious issues, but when a game ends strongly, I say give it a sequel and make it better than the first game every chance you get.

@Axcalibur
It was the best selling Final Fantasy to date, I believe... So yeah, a sequel kind of was required from a business perspective.

I look forward to seeing the sequel sales numbers. That'll truly show if people whining on the internet means anything.

I hated FFXIII. (Loved all the previous ones, even XII while different was capable) If you took out the production value and looked just at the gameplay, it was a shitty RPG you'd expect to see from the PS1 era. Seriously. However, like I said, there's little logic in saying that no sequel was required.

Hell, even though I hated XIII, I might give this a try if they correct the incredible flaws from the first game. There were things to like in it, after all. It was just poorly thought out.

@Mmmmz

I was more speaking from a gamer's perspective and not from a business perspective. Anything with "Final Fantasy" in the title will sell - Crystal Chronicals for Gamecube sold... But yeah, you're comments are bang on.

I think I speak more from frustrating disappointment then true hate. The music was annoying, half the characters were annoying (which is sad, because the other half were pretty good), the story was bland, the gameplay was too linear until the last 40% of it, at which point I was just so bored... I could go on.

But my fellow joystiq'rs downvoted - so I must be in the minority - most people must have loved it.

Personally, I'll just keep hoping the next Final Fantasy is a true return-to-form for Square Enix.

Oh wow, actual disc-ass OSTs. Definitely worth the extra $20 since the actual soundtracks cost more than the damn game sometimes. Also, I'm a sucker for artbooks.

YYYYEEEEESSSSSS Finally!!!!!!! Great decision Square Enix! Canceling my Asia pre-order and grabbing the US version instead! Pre-ordering today! Beautiful edition! (would have preffered the EU Crystal edition but this one is more than fair!) Very very happy! :)

Looks like im getting yet another CE.
Can't resist.. soundtrack..

Step one to making me love Final Fantasy again: bring back Amano, FULL TIME (that's also the next 8 or 9 steps, before we start replacing writers).

DOP.

FFXIII may have not been the best FF game, but it is in my top 3 best FF soundtracks.

I'm very much looking forward to FFXIII-2, especially for the soundtrack.

That a box or steelbook? I'm all for a steelbook.

@(Unverified)

Seeing that it's not a shooter, I doubt it. It seems to be more of a traditional book binding style. Now that's classy.

Oooooo I don't even have a PS3 but I might just buy this for the soundtrack.

@pluupy
(or a 360 for that matter)

Tempted to get the novella from best buy, but i'm waiting to see what the new skin for Sarah looks like.

amazon will be the cheapest version though, due to no sales tax. Decisions decisions.

A lovely set, and finially using classic artwork akin to Japanese releases, but I have to be hesitant considering the source material.

Crap, now I've got to play through FFXIII (have it, but haven't tried it). Novella, artbook (with AMANO work!), and mega-soundtrack. Heck, they last one's got me grabbing KOFXIII!

I hope I'll like FFXIII better than my friend did. Heck, I liked FFX-2, so...

I finished 13 and promptly sold it on ebay. I was not impressed with it. I will get this game when it drops to the 10-20 dollar range. Games hit $20 in 6-12 months this gen. That said, I would wait an unlimited amount of time for the price drop.

BUYING IT!

I've been a FF fan since the early 90's, but I won't be fooled into buying this game until well after the reviews are in and the price has dropped...although that collectors edition is sweet! NO, if you fool me, you can't get fooled again!

I'm a sucker for FF.
I'm a sucker for any CE.
I don't have a PS3 or 360.

I think...I'm gonna buy the game. I plan on picking up a PS3 in the near future, so it's ok. Right?

@Kaizlu

Nothing wrong with that, you're just planning for the future. It's like people who buy baby stuff before they even have a baby.

And if it really is that "limited", at least you won't have missed out.

That CE is sexy, and I'm definetly a sucker for a good artbook. I picked up MGS HD collection CE on Tuesday, and that artbook was gorgeous. Dang, I guess i'm an artbook collector now.

It didn't appear to be listed on Amazon or GameStop at the time of this posting, but I was able to pre-order the CE from Best Buy. :)

Yep will be getting CE of this one too, just like with XIII

I have no idea if this is worth getting because for starters, I have no idea what the music's like. I didn't know I was interested in the soundtrack for FFXIII until I'd played most of the game itself.

Neat.

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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Collector's Edition includes IV-disc soundtrack

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