@Yorumi Yeah... that's what I was thinking too. I know the Kickstarter had success. I'm assuming you're talking about Tobu Tobu Girl. Ironically, that's one of the games I'm waiting on, though it's the post-Kickstarter version. That shows how old this order is though... I'm waiting on that, Powa! and Project Blue, in addition to Blazing Rangers. All of those have already been produced to some extant or another and I placed my first order over a year ago. So yeah, I don't feel it bodes well. I have zero confidence in the company at this point. Orders I placed with LRG, Pixelheart, and Super Rare Games, way after my order with FPG, all arrived months ago.
@Yorumi Yeah.... I expect deliveries to take a while with any of the limited pressing game distributors. However, in the case of First Press its gotten to the point where I no longer believe that they intend to make good on my deliveries. They initially gave me a time frame of April for both deliveries. Its November now. Which... I could also actually totally understand, especially considering shipping constraints this year. What I can't understand is ignoring 6 emails politely asking for status updates. They also then created a tracking number for my packages that hasn't updated since August. When they finally provided a reply of some sort, it was to basically say that the shipping company never received the games. They must have gone missing before getting to them. They said they would re-send the packages (which again... think about that... the packages went missing before getting to the shipping company). When I asked for confirmation of the shipping number, they went on radio silence again. So... my perspective is delays are understandable this year. Bad customer service is not. And the service I've received is so bad, it borders on fraudulent. I've actually read a number of comments from people who've had similar experiences with FPG. So, I'm definitely under the impression that this is not unusual for them. I'm glad your delivery was received though. I've seen that some other people have also had their shipments fulfilled. It doesn't seem consistent though.
The game looks cool, would love to play it. However... I've basically given up on ever receiving the copy i paid for. I would warn anyone thinking about getting a physical copy that my experience with First Press Games has been EXTREMELY bad. I've placed two orders with them. This was late last year and early this year. Their anticipated delivery date was not met, which is fine. Delays are par for the course this year. However, I sent a number of emails over half a year (more than 6) inquiring about the status and was ignored on all occasions. They had previously communicated with me via the email address I used, so there's no doubt they were received. I'm working with my bank to get my money returned now, as I have no confidence my orders will be fulfilled. So yeah... be wary of First Press Games.
The game looks cool. I'm not jumping in though and would warn anyone thinking about it that my experience with First Press Games has been very bad. I've placed two orders with them. This was late last year and early this year. Their anticipated delivery date was not met, which is fine. Delays are par for the course this year. However, I sent a number of emails over half a year inquiring about the status and was ignored on all occasions. They had previously communicated with me via the email address I used, so there's no doubt they were received. I'm working with my bank to get my money returned now, as I have no confidence my orders will be fulfilled. So yeah... be wary of First Press Games.
@MasterGraveheart I feel like this list was heavily influenced by Nintendo Online. Like people have no memory... so they just went with what they saw on there. Or... People who were born later, after the NES' prime voted based on what they saw there. There are way too many gems missing here to take this list seriously.
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Re: Review: Blazing Rangers - A New NES Game In 2021? Youbetcha, And It's A Good 'Un
@Yorumi Thanks! Yeah, I hope so too. So far, it's the only company that I've had such a bad experience with.
Re: Review: Blazing Rangers - A New NES Game In 2021? Youbetcha, And It's A Good 'Un
@Yorumi Yeah... that's what I was thinking too. I know the Kickstarter had success. I'm assuming you're talking about Tobu Tobu Girl. Ironically, that's one of the games I'm waiting on, though it's the post-Kickstarter version. That shows how old this order is though... I'm waiting on that, Powa! and Project Blue, in addition to Blazing Rangers. All of those have already been produced to some extant or another and I placed my first order over a year ago. So yeah, I don't feel it bodes well. I have zero confidence in the company at this point. Orders I placed with LRG, Pixelheart, and Super Rare Games, way after my order with FPG, all arrived months ago.
Re: Review: Blazing Rangers - A New NES Game In 2021? Youbetcha, And It's A Good 'Un
@Yorumi Yeah.... I expect deliveries to take a while with any of the limited pressing game distributors. However, in the case of First Press its gotten to the point where I no longer believe that they intend to make good on my deliveries. They initially gave me a time frame of April for both deliveries. Its November now. Which... I could also actually totally understand, especially considering shipping constraints this year. What I can't understand is ignoring 6 emails politely asking for status updates. They also then created a tracking number for my packages that hasn't updated since August. When they finally provided a reply of some sort, it was to basically say that the shipping company never received the games. They must have gone missing before getting to them. They said they would re-send the packages (which again... think about that... the packages went missing before getting to the shipping company). When I asked for confirmation of the shipping number, they went on radio silence again. So... my perspective is delays are understandable this year. Bad customer service is not. And the service I've received is so bad, it borders on fraudulent. I've actually read a number of comments from people who've had similar experiences with FPG. So, I'm definitely under the impression that this is not unusual for them. I'm glad your delivery was received though. I've seen that some other people have also had their shipments fulfilled. It doesn't seem consistent though.
Re: Review: Blazing Rangers - A New NES Game In 2021? Youbetcha, And It's A Good 'Un
The game looks cool, would love to play it. However... I've basically given up on ever receiving the copy i paid for. I would warn anyone thinking about getting a physical copy that my experience with First Press Games has been EXTREMELY bad. I've placed two orders with them. This was late last year and early this year. Their anticipated delivery date was not met, which is fine. Delays are par for the course this year. However, I sent a number of emails over half a year (more than 6) inquiring about the status and was ignored on all occasions. They had previously communicated with me via the email address I used, so there's no doubt they were received. I'm working with my bank to get my money returned now, as I have no confidence my orders will be fulfilled. So yeah... be wary of First Press Games.
Re: Feature: Why Make A New GBA Game In 2021? 'Goodboy Galaxy' Dev Talks Sonic, Spelunky, And Yoshi's Island
The game looks cool. I'm not jumping in though and would warn anyone thinking about it that my experience with First Press Games has been very bad. I've placed two orders with them. This was late last year and early this year. Their anticipated delivery date was not met, which is fine. Delays are par for the course this year. However, I sent a number of emails over half a year inquiring about the status and was ignored on all occasions. They had previously communicated with me via the email address I used, so there's no doubt they were received. I'm working with my bank to get my money returned now, as I have no confidence my orders will be fulfilled. So yeah... be wary of First Press Games.
Re: Feature: Best NES Games
@MasterGraveheart I feel like this list was heavily influenced by Nintendo Online. Like people have no memory... so they just went with what they saw on there. Or... People who were born later, after the NES' prime voted based on what they saw there. There are way too many gems missing here to take this list seriously.