Почитал отзывы. Вкратце - карта и кольцо выглядят на столько, сколько и стоят. Т.е. - не очень. The "collectibles" are the reason anyone would buy this over the standard edition, so let's get to them, shall we? And yes, I'm making air quotes for anyone keeping track. Oh man... awfulness doesn't even begin to describe it. The One Ring is mass produced on the cheapest of equipment. Mine has a rather large bump in one spot, probably left from the casting and not milled smooth. The script on the side leaves much to be desired. It does have text on the outside as well as inside, but the forging process which created it leaves the text looking blocky and amateurish. The "gold plate" was laughable and I'm sure it's the lightest of coatings. Don't even consider being able to wear it (Ummm... I wasn't going to, I swear!) because it's far too small for all but the tiniest of fingers and I'm willing to bet it cant be resized. The chain it came with was thin and cheap. At BEST, the overall feeling of this is as a clunky ornament that you won after playing $10 worth of skeeball at the carnival. Strike that... carny's usually produce better than this.
I don't know what I was thinking by paying more money than the standard edition, but I at LEAST thought they might come through on the map. Wow! I couldn't have been more wrong. Instead of a nice aged feeling map of Moria or Middle Earth on thick linen or similar material, you get a super-cheap ultra-thin piece of nylon cloth (like the cheapest bandanna at a discount store). It's so thin and the threads are so loose, you can literally see through it. Top that off with a modern feeling map of the Mines of Moria (not Middle Earth) silk screened on this thing, and you begin to feel my pain.
The ONLY, and I do me ONLY redeeming factor in this forsaken pile of fail is the artwork/Audio Combo. The artwork is actually pretty cool. It includes concept work from texture artists as well as paintings and sketches of Tolkien-inspired scenery and creatures. Maybe someone else will be more impressed with the audio. It's interesting, though.
Ну, даже не знаю. Ожидать супер-качества за эти деньги не приходится. Решайте.
эт точоно!
