I actually caught wind of this a few months ago, but recently while looking around on PlayAsia I saw that Trigger Heart Exelica Enhanced (which I’ll refer to as THE-E for short ^^) was getting close to release. No normally I wouldn’t really concern myself much with it, because I don’t have a modded or imported PS2 to play imported games. But THE-E is actually going to be released in two flavors. A standard edition…and a more more impressive Limited Edition.
What interests me about the LE is that it comes with an Exelica Nendoroid. For you non-figure or otaku out there, a Nendoroid is a super deformed chibi version of a character in figure form. Nendoroids are produced by GoodSmile Company. Here she is:
And Exelica is certainly an excellent one to have because of the accessories she comes with.
But it also means she is super expensive, as you can see from the price of the limited edition. Which is why I am hesitate to pre-order the game, because after shipping it could be close to $200 US. Especially since the “normal” size version Alter released some time ago costs about the same. Of course, it cool to set the Alter version and Nendoroid version up together…that would make a cool display piece ^^ Which would you prefer, Alter or Nendoroid version?
A shot of Exelica from behind to see her flight system. Limited edition games with figures are nothing new. Street Fighter IV was recently released and it came with a figure of C Viper. Last December Capcom also released a Limited Edition of Fate / Unlimited Codes that came with a Saber Lily figure. I ordered that game because I a huge Saber fan and I couldn’t pass up the Saber Lily figma that came with the game…which I still haven’t played. How many of you got the Fate / Unlimited Codes LE? How many of you played it and if you did, what did you think of it?
As you can see, the flight unit can also be removed and like all Nendoroids comes with interchangeable faces and limbs. I like to change the faces on my Nendoroids and I like to swap faces between them. That is one great thing about them because they basically follow the same template. Question for the Nendoroid owners out there: Do you swap out faces or accessories between your Nendoroids?
Still have a little time to decided if I am going to get Exelica or pass. Being a figure fan makes it hard to pass up, especially considering how rare figures can become as time passes. But at the same time, I got the game for 800 Microsoft points ($10) from Xbox Live Marketplace. I have to wonder how much Alchemist “enhanced” the gameplay to justify the substantial price difference between the XBL and PS2 versions. Even with the figure included, its a lot of money. Its going to be a tough decision, so we’ll see the closer we get to the game’s release date.
