10 "Deluxe Editions" Of Video Games That Insulted Fans
1. Fable 2's Collector's Edition Missing Pretty Much Everything That Was Initially Promised
Lionhead initially planned a whole host of things to accompany the Collector's Edition of undoubtedly the best part of their flagship RPG series. The Fable II Collector's Edition promised a Hobbe monster figure, themed tarot cards, a making-of DVD and some additional in-game extras.
However, Lionhead were plagued by manufacturing difficulties leading up to the release of their big title. This meant that the contents of the Limited Collector's Edition were drastically cut, so people only codes for weapons and armour that were novelty items and were soon outclassed by other weapons accessible in the regular game, and the making-of bonus DVD which was pretty lacking in actual features.
It wasn't all doom and gloom, admittedly. Lionhead did release the PDF of the "Fate" Cards for customers to print out and released a free album of Fable music for would-be customers to download to try and ease the disappointment. Being apparently a fault with the supply chain the fault can't fully lie with Lionhead, but the loss of content dealt a severe blow to gamers' confidence with the company that were infamous for their huge promises and hit-and-miss delivery.