WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2017

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

So the Steam sale hit me up for £21.18 instead of the £61.53 that the seven games in question would've previously cost me which I think's pretty good going.

Oxenfree <3.74>
That Dragon, Cancer <4.89>
ICARUS.1 <1.19>
CALENDULA <1.39>
Spate <1.59>
NEON STRUCT <2.39>
The Turing Test <5.99>

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

AvP? Ancient. Dump it.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

I really disliked Oxenfree and it's one of the few games I've made a concerted effort to start before it got deleted after a fair few hours without finishing it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 13:53

DavPaz wrote:

AvP? Ancient. Dump it.

Ancient but still great. Everything moves so fast!

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Satsuma wrote:

I really disliked Oxenfree and it's one of the few games I've made a concerted effort to start before it got deleted after a fair few hours without finishing it.

I'm really struggling to parse this sentence.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 14:25

Ian needs to look up the definition of 'concerted effort' tbh

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

Grim... wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

AvP? Ancient. Dump it.

Ancient but still great. Everything moves so fast!

It was a reference to... ah, never mind.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Lonewolves wrote:

Ian needs to look up the definition of 'concerted effort' tbh

Pffft. I don't know about you but I have to plan to start a game and see it through to the end. For example, it's no good starting a walkathon when you want to shoot stuff in the face.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 14:32

Satsuma wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

Ian needs to look up the definition of 'concerted effort' tbh

Pffft. I don't know about you but I have to plan to start a game and see it through to the end. For example, it's no good starting a walkathon when you want to shoot stuff in the face.

Dude, it's impossible for you to make a concerted effort

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14356

Am I spelling this wrong or saying it wrong in my head? I've looked at it so much that the words no longer have any meaning.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Satsuma wrote:

Am I spelling this wrong or saying it wrong in my head? I've looked at it so much that the words no longer have any meaning.

I believe he's pedanting on the fact that a concerted effort technically requires more than one person acting in concert.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 14:42

Satsuma wrote:

Am I spelling this wrong or saying it wrong in my head? I've looked at it so much that the words no longer have any meaning.

It's supposed to be something you do jointly with others, but it appears it's been misused so much now that common usage dictates you can use it in the way you have. Ho hum.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/concerted

I'm literally going to kill myself

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 15:07

That'll mean we have less members!

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 15:08

Grim... wrote:

That'll mean we have less members!

Yeah, that's fine now

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 15:23

I thought we were doing a thing.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

It will definitely affect numbers.

myp · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 15:33

Grim... wrote:

I thought we were doing a thing.

I could care less

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 15:41

To far, man.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 16:55

Where's far, man?

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Jun 23, 2017 17:00

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Jun 25, 2017 19:34

<1.74> - Driver:Parallel Lines (Yes, it's an oldish game, but it runs on my laptop)

myp · **Posted:** Sun Jun 25, 2017 19:37

devilman wrote:

<1.74> - Driver:Parallel Lines (Yes, it's an oldish game, but it runs on my laptop)

Dump it

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

<1.19> Facility 47

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

<3.99> Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jun 28, 2017 12:15

Bamba wrote:

<3.99> Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC

That feels expensive for what you get.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Lonewolves wrote:

Bamba wrote:

<3.99> Layers of Fear: Inheritance DLC

That feels expensive for what you get.

Possibly, I've fancied replaying the game for a while now though so I just picked this up so there was some extra stuff to see.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

<1.19> A Short Tale
<2.79> Doggins

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14488

A few PSN things from the sale today

<9.99> DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours
<6.19> LocoRoco™ Remastered
<8.39> The Sexy Brutale

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 14:58

Thanks again, Zaphod!

<9.99> DARIUSBURST Chronicle Saviours

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14488

So we're past the 6 month mark and the scores on the doors are

Code:

Bamba   1295.05
TheVision   1025.74
Doctor Glyndwr   754.78
zaphod79   504.07
Lonewolves   494.73
devilman   241.64
Hearthly   186.46
MrChris   81.50
JBR   60.40
Zardoz   24.99
Bobbyaro   24.99
KovacsC   20.99
Dr Zoidberg   10.00
MaliA   4.79

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 16:56

Quite a range there!

myp · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 17:19

Much better!

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2017 17:42

<24.99> JAMMA pass-through adaptor (to give me six button with my Pandora's Box 3 instead of five)

Next on the list is an MVS->JAMMA adaptor if I can find one for a decent price that isn't already broken.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Quote:

Doctor Glyndwr 754.78

Stupid sexy PSVR.

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:51

I think I have more things to add to this but I haven't been keeping up with my spreadsheet recently. I'll see about updating it soon.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 8:54

Lonewolves wrote:

Much better!

Lonewolves 494.73

Of which iRacing: 474.74

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

I look forward to next year holding zero hardware purchases and my 'score' plummeting back down to the bottom of the list.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:15

New for 2018! Playstation 5 and wireless VR headset!

myp · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:21

Mr Dave wrote:

Lonewolves wrote:

Much better!

Lonewolves 494.73

Of which iRacing: 474.74

Probably

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Grim... wrote:

New for 2018! Playstation 5 and wireless VR headset!

Wireless wouldn't be enough to make me upgrade and having bought a Pro that'll hopefully future proof me for a bit.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Jul 06, 2017 13:02

I'd be all over wireless, I think.

When you come to MeatUp I'd be interested to see what you think of non-Pro VR - I have no current urge to upgrade, but if there's a big jump I might be tempted.

Bamba · **Joined:** 25th Jul, 2010 **Posts:** 11128

Grim... wrote:

I'd be all over wireless, I think.

Conceptually, yeah; but the wire doesn't annoy me nearly enough to spend yet another few hundred quid after all the money I've spent this year already.

Grim... wrote:

When you come to MeatUp I'd be interested to see what you think of non-Pro VR - I have no current urge to upgrade, but if there's a big jump I might be tempted.

Well, technically I have had some experience of it as I spent a good few hours VRing on my OG PS4 before the upgrade. It's almost impossible to say for sure what the difference is unless you had the same game running side by side on the two different consoles. I've theorised that the Pro has possibly helped me with nausea stuff but I don't know for sure, it's also possible that I just developed my 'VR legs' after spending a decent amount of time with the tech in general.

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:01

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DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38460

All that for £20? How?

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:09

DavPaz wrote:

All that for £20? How?

I was browsing Ebay this morning and it was just there.

The seller messaged me after and seems genuine, so we'll see what state the games are actually in when they arrive.

Of course if they're in good nick, I might have to buy a PS4 next

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:10

Ticket to ride (android) <0.89>
Splendour (android) <0.89>

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14488

devilman wrote:

Of course if they're in good nick, I might have to buy a PS4 next

A lot of the others are 'cheap' but Horizon should have been at least £20 itself

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 9:40

Fingers crossed they actually turn up Devilman. I have to admit, it does sound too good to be true.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Jul 07, 2017 14:27

I've bought <127.54> worth of things including... Street Fighter 2 (Switch), Snake Pass (Switch), The Turning Test (Xbox One), Refunct (Xbox One), A load of games in the Xbox backwards compatible sale (Xbox 360) and probably many more.

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:24

devilman wrote:

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"I'm ever so sorry my PayPal account isn't working so I have to shut it down, I'm very sorry for any inconvenience and disappointed I may have caused."

Hmph. More like they've realised they've underpriced it. Same thing happened with some NES games earlier in the week. They just refunded the payment without explanation

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