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Richard_Feynman on 01 July 2014
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LudicrousSpeed said:
BMaker11 said:

You can get Halo Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4 + all maps and DLC for $55, as I type this post out. TLOU is still $40 ($30 in some places). Left Behind is $15 and the 2 map packs are $10 a pop. So for $50, you're getting $65 in value at the least, $75 at the most. The MCC, $60 gets you....whatever you'd value a Halo 2 remaster to be, since all the other content is available right now, as it will appear in the collection, for $55. I won't put a dollar amount on Halo 2 , certainly higher than $5 remaining between what you can get right now and how much the collection will retail for, but at the end of the day, it's still just a remake of a 10 year old game.

But how dare someone say the value in TLOU is comparable. Getting $75 in content for $50 is laughable when you can get $55 dollars in content plus a ten year old game for $60. And the Halo collection is 4 games! And 4 > 1. That means the God of War Saga or MGS Legacy Collection must be god's gift to earth since you can get even more old games with HD remasters for $50! Even though if you just buy the games separately, you'd spend less money! Because that's how "value" works

A problem with a post like this is that not everyone lives around a CD Warehouse, or whatever regional game store it is you're quoting as you did in the other thread where you tried to beat this point home.

The other problem is when you go into it with your mind made up already regarding value, you tend to forget things included in one, or inflate the pricing of another. For example you price out the LoU DLC individually at $35, when you can buy the season pass for $20. At the same time, you're pricing the Halo DLC altogether in GOTY packs or season passes, which are less value. You also forget things with Halo. For example Halo Anniversary might exist on 360, but it's not the original Halo MP. This will be the first time you can play the original Halo CE MP online on consoles. Also, Halo 2 MP is no longer playable online. And it's being completely remade. So yeah, there is added value there. Lastly, you forget the Halo series included, which will cost $15 separately, and the Halo 5 beta access which again, both add value. At the same time TLoU is remastered in 1080p60 supposedly, so there will be some added value there too.

The moral of the story is value is completely subjective but please do not bother trying to price things out unless you plan to do so honestly and entirely.


He is responding to people that are taking it for granted that MCC is of significantly more value than TLOU.

Considering this, you really have no reason to school him on the reasoning for his post.