and yes, it was worth it. Probably the greatest hentai game ever made only rivaled by Kichikuo Rance.

It came in 3 days. A very inspiration game it changed my life!

Lots of folks have talked about the game proper, i want to review the actual hard copy stuff:

Much nicer box and assortment of stuff than the 5d and 6 double pack. Sure, it's nearly double the price for only one game instead of two, but you get a lot more than just a case and a cd with the sound tracks.

I'll say that I wish the bonuses were even better, but I think I'm just wishing we got the crazy hundreds of dollars collector sets the nihonjin get.

The box: It's alright! Kind of big and awkward to find a spot for on my shelf where my girlfriend wont ask me "what the fuck is that?" but I'd take that over having a smaller art book. It's not like a steel-box or anything, but it works, and doesn't feel like it's just the case to a dvd-r like with the previous Rance MG hardcopy. Overall It's a step in the right direction, would love a rance quest box like this, or even a rance 01/02 hardcopy with this kind of pomp circumstance.

The keychain: Bleh. I know kenshin is the most popular character of any series ever but ugh. It's a cute moment so it's probably among the only things you could make into a keychain for this game but man. Wish is was Suzume since she... represents the game better? I don't know. There's a real lack of ways to get Rance merch in the states so I feel weird that I only have a keychain of one of girl that makes me think: "she'd be 'meh' if she wasnt overpowered as fuck."

The game case and cd and download card and sound track are all fine, I don't have much to say about them. I generally prefer the "new" poster to the original releases title art but I think I'm in the minority there.

The real gem of this collection, oddly enough, is the game manual. It really feels like it should be hard bound, because it has dozens of pages of art and developer comments. Some really interesting stuff that feels like secret knowledge that goes way beyond the alice soft wiki for some things. The printing is actually really good, and the paper is shockingly nice. Again, I wish it was hard cover, it really is that nice. Feels weird flopping around all over the place.

Yeah, I want a few things to be better, but this is a much nicer physical release than the 5/6 release and is a step in the right direction for manga gamer. I'm a cheap bastard, so I feel weird about spending 70 bucks on a game I played a fan translation of ten years ago, but the extra's really make me feel like Rance and really take it a step above the glorified flash drives and digital codes you get otherwise for translated eroges.

A rare case of an eroge you don't buy for the sex scenes or story. Not that there's anything wrong with those, far from it. But where this truly shines is the gameplay. Like the Civilization series that coined the phrase and made it famous, Sengoku Rance will keep you playing for just "one more turn" until it's suddenly morning.