I have been a huge fan of the Civilization series for quite a while now. Getting the chance to see all the cool new shit in Civilization V at E3 had me giddy. The newly announced retail Special Edition is mouth watering but the price is just way to high for me to bite. I don’t think having an art book, making-of DVD, soundtrack, and 5 figurines really is worth the extra $50 which double the original price for a total of $100.

I will be getting the Deluxe Edition from Steam for $60 which includes the game, the soundtrack, making-of video, bonus Babylon Civilization as well as a free map pack when you pre-order (which I will be doing). To add to that, the game is fully integrated with Steamworks which will give you cloud support, achievements, and all the other great stuff that anybody that plays games on Steam has become dependent upon.

So here is my problem with the Special Edition. I love the convenience of having the game on Steam; I am not one of those people that needs a physical copy of the game and actually prefer to not have a disc. The Deluxe Edition on Steam gives me everything the Special Edition has except for the figurines and the art book. I would love to have those two item but there is no way I can justify spending the extra $40 for those two items and then add the inconvenience of having the game on a disc on top of it.