It's weird. Like a month ago, I was wishing this game would come out already and wanted to get into it. On Monday, someone had mentioned how the game was releasing this week on Friday and I had completely forgotten that it was so close to happening. I guess my attempted Metroid media blackout was kind of working. Now that the day has arrived, I just don't feel like making the effort to go to the store and get it. Maybe because I know I won't have anytime to actually play or get into for a good week. I don't know. Maybe it was the trailer for it again in the last Direct that still had to show some of the surprises in it. But somehow I've just been unable to rekindle the desire of wanting to immediately play this game. (And apparently NWR has as well since there's no review for it as of yet. I know, I know. They probably didn't get an advance copy.)
Part of me kept wondering about getting the Special Edition but just an artbook doesn't impress me anymore. Got the Link's Awakening SE and XC:DE and I've found an artbook is something you flip through once or twice and there's no need to bother with ever again. Samus Returns came with a CD of Metroid songs. XC2 SE also had a CD. That's what I want in a Special Edition. A collection of the music. So, not being able to get the Special Edition hasn't bothered me that much but it has made it seem like there's less urgency because if I'm going to just pick up the regular copy of the game then there will be a bunch of those around.
Then I also think back to the Wii and how many copies of Metroid Prime 3 and even Other M later seemed to flood the used games section of Gamestop. Could pick them up for so cheap. Could be the same thing happens here after a bunch of people beat the game. Now it's like I'm talking myself into not even bothering with it for months. Anyone else ever find themselves losing hype for a game they know they'd really like?