WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2020

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36821

<9.99> Dirt Rally 2.0 (Steam)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36821

Holy shit 97 gig download!

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 15:48

KovacsC wrote:

<40.98> Rugby 20 (PS4)

I bet that's dire. I mean, I hope it isn't, but I bet it is.

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

<2.25> Hidden Through Time a 'Hidden Folks' style find-em-up for Android (and pretty much every other platform under the sun).

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 21625

Grim... wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

<40.98> Rugby 20 (PS4)

I bet that's dire. I mean, I hope it isn't, but I bet it is.

5/10 reviews as far as I can tell, which is a shame. I'd love a good rugby game.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 16:16

Trooper wrote:

Grim... wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

<40.98> Rugby 20 (PS4)

I bet that's dire. I mean, I hope it isn't, but I bet it is.

5/10 reviews as far as I can tell, which is a shame. I'd love a good rugby game.

Luckily for you one already exists.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Lomu_Rugby

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36821

Nah...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... _Challenge

myp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 16:19

DavPaz wrote:

Nah...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... _Challenge

That’s a bad rugby game. Very bad.

Kern · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 16:39

Mr Chonks wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Nah...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... _Challenge

That’s a bad rugby game. Very bad.

They said it's infamous. That means it's more than famous.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 21:59

<3.74> Civilization IV Bundle (PC)

myp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 12, 2020 22:03

Kern wrote:

Mr Chonks wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

Nah...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati ... _Challenge

That’s a bad rugby game. Very bad.

They said it's infamous. That means it's more than famous.

Actually famous and infamous mean the same thing

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2020 16:05

<49.99> Animal Crossing New Horizons (digital version but with the three free pins)

Might get me using the Switch again.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2020 16:09

Grim... wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

<40.98> Rugby 20 (PS4)

I bet that's dire. I mean, I hope it isn't, but I bet it is.

The lad likes rugby 18 and has asked this for his birthday..

Rugby 18 seems ok

myp · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2020 16:10

I played the GameCube and DS versions a bit but they were very similar and after a while I got a bit bored with them. Is this any different?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

devilman wrote:

<49.99> Animal Crossing New Horizons (digital version but with the three free pins)

Might get me using the Switch again.

Three free pins?

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2020 20:12

Mr Russell wrote:

devilman wrote:

<49.99> Animal Crossing New Horizons (digital version but with the three free pins)

Might get me using the Switch again.

Three free pins?

Link

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Mar 13, 2020 23:34

devilman wrote:

Link

Isn’t that Zelda, not Animal Crossing?

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

GazChap wrote:

devilman wrote:

Link

Isn’t that Zelda, not Animal Crossing?

It was not. It was animal crossing. Thanks for the link. Ordered!

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

Mr Russell wrote:

GazChap wrote:

devilman wrote:

Link

Isn’t that Zelda, not Animal Crossing?

It was not. It was animal crossing.

I think you may have missed Gaz's excellent joke there...

myp · **Posted:** Sat Mar 14, 2020 14:43

Bamba wrote:

Mr Russell wrote:

GazChap wrote:

devilman wrote:

Link

Isn’t that Zelda, not Animal Crossing?

It was not. It was animal crossing.

I think you may have missed Gaz's excellent joke there...

He did not. It was Animal Crossing.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 11893

Oh man. I did miss the joke. Sorry!

devilman · **Posted:** Sun Mar 15, 2020 20:17

Couple of cheap Data East Switch games:

Sly Spy <1.99>
Bad Dudes Vs. Dragonninja <1.99>

TheVision · **Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2020 20:52

Sniper Elite 3 <2>
Animal Crossing <42.70>

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2020 15:24

Switch and animal crossing <350>

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2020 15:26

There's a sale on a lot of Xbox backwards-compatible games at the moment, so bought a couple of retro bits
Altered Beast <1.69>
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe <3.37>

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32582

<50> Doom Eternal

myp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2020 20:35

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

<50> Doom Eternal

I’m not paying fifty pounds for Doom Eternal. That’s 3 days’ wages

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2020 21:15

<50> Doom Eternal

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Thu Mar 19, 2020 22:43

<76> two Doom Eternal keys. One for me and one for a chum.

The Sheer Nerve · **Joined:** 20th Mar, 2020 **Posts:** 8

Just pirate it.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:55

<40.99> Animal Crossing (Switch)

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13148

<74.99> Doom Eternal Digital Deluxe Edition for PC, off Steam.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:58

<3.79> Doom 64.

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 14:02

Couple of cheap Switch purchases:

The Golf <2.69>
Klondike Solitaire <0.87>

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 14:11

devilman wrote:

The Golf <2.69>

Car or sport?

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 14:27

No cars, just carts.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 14:46

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36821

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

ANOTHER PC?

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 14:54

DavPaz wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

ANOTHER PC?

Sadly yeah. The one at mum's has been fine. My one at home has been a total ballache. I forgot that my mental stability is closely linked to the stability of my PC, so I got a windfall and bought a new one. I've donated a PC to a LAN place that helps people recovering from cancer, sent my Titan XP to a mate who is at home after his kid coughed at school (so he's skint) and gave a bike to another pal.

Timing is great, because I was pretty skint and HL Alyx is coming soon.

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

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

VR's awful and pointless thought, right?

myp · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 17:47

The juxtaposition of realistic background and cartoony character is not appealing to me.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13148

<49.99> Doom Eternal, gifted it to my brother on Steam as it looks like he'll be out of a job as of tomorrow.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32582

<50> Animal Crossing: New Horizons

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 20:30

Bamba wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

VR's awful and pointless thought, right?

As of now? yeah. I want HL Alyx though.

There was a game I saw recently kinda like Portal that looked good, but really not enough to make me want to spend that sort of money on a headset for it.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32582

JohnCoffey wrote:

As of now? yeah. I want HL Alyx though.

So you spend well over four grand on stuff for a game that has no reviews yet? Let’s see how that tactic has worked out for you in other instances.

JohnCoffey wrote:

[Fallout] 76 will get sorted. It's not like we are talking about some two bob operation here. This is Bethesda/Zenimax, quite possibly the biggest player in video gaming ever.

Patience is a virtue. I hear the stuck textures thing has been addressed (the framerate is unlocked. Apparently that is what was causing stuck characters).

JohnCoffey wrote:

Life these days is just so shit and predictable. Everything has been dissected down to the last fucking crumb and then has a price put on it. Nickel and diming I believe the yanks call it.

Hosting my own world was my last hope for this atrocity of a game and that has now been ruined.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2020 22:03

Well at least they're showing gameplay and it looks very good. Unlike Fallout 76 which was just smoke and mirrors. And lots of lies.

I've not pre ordered the game itself yet. Not sure you even can. I've been playing Black Mesa Xen absolutely loads though. Forgot to add that.

I don't think I've ever played a bad valve game either.

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

JohnCoffey wrote:

Bamba wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

VR's awful and pointless thought, right?

As of now? yeah. I want HL Alyx though.

There was a game I saw recently kinda like Portal that looked good, but really not enough to make me want to spend that sort of money on a headset for it.

No, no, VR is awful. You had a DK2 Rift and some hack plugin for your PC and it wasn't good on the single game your cared about so VR is just totally terrible. If you're quick you can probably get your money back now I've reminded you of the truth.

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2020 13:04

Bamba wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

Bamba wrote:

JohnCoffey wrote:

<4300>

New gaming PC and a Rift S.

VR's awful and pointless thought, right?

As of now? yeah. I want HL Alyx though.

There was a game I saw recently kinda like Portal that looked good, but really not enough to make me want to spend that sort of money on a headset for it.

No, no, VR is awful. You had a DK2 Rift and some hack plugin for your PC and it wasn't good on the single game your cared about so VR is just totally terrible. If you're quick you can probably get your money back now I've reminded you of the truth.

I wasn't using a hack plugin. I used the rift store.

Lucky's tale was great. Not as good as astro bot on psvr. But since playing the small handful of games worth playing on psvr it too has sat gathering dust.

I'm also pretty sure when HL alyx is over that will also be resigned to the dust pile.

IIRC I didn't say vr was awful. I said it was basic and simplistic (like bat and ball) and there wasn't enough games for it. And I was right whether you like that or not.

It's been how long? And we're just getting a AAA vr game.

TBH? This isn't even about vr. It's about waiting god knows how long to play the next installment of half life. If I hadn't got lucky I wouldn't be playing it, and I'd be a bit gutted.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 36821

Have you got a PSVR?

JohnCoffey · **Posted:** Sat Mar 21, 2020 13:14

Had it ages and ages. I posted about it here.

It was worth it just for astrobot. Doom was hideous.

Not sure where the post went. I never used Vorpx. I thought about it, but their "discount" vanished every time I went to buy it and they wanted stupid money for it.

Shame, because Fallout 4 looked quite nice even on the DK2, but alas Bethesda never fulfilled their promise of controller support.

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