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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 27, 2022 17:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<20.84> Wreckfest Season Pass 1 and Season Pass 2 for PC from Steam. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Aug 27, 2022 18:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<29.99> 235.... hnnnnngh...... 'ACORNS' in Trials Rising to buy Track Packs with. To buy all four track packs costs 140 acorns, the closest ACORN BUNDLES yield 120 acorns (£16.99) or 235 acorns (£29.99), so I've had to buy 235 acorns even though I have nothing else I want to spend the leftover on. There is no option to buy the track packs with, y'know, actual fucking money. It's a magnificent game though, I've had hours and hours of fun with it already, and I appreciate it probably wouldn't have even been made if they didn't agree to put some predatory monetisation shite in there. Also, made by 'UBISOFT STUDIO KYIV' - so there's that too. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Sat Aug 27, 2022 19:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Hearthly wrote: <29.99> 235.... hnnnnngh...... 'ACORNS' in Trials Rising to buy Track Packs with. To buy all four track packs costs 140 acorns, the closest ACORN BUNDLES yield 120 acorns (£16.99) or 235 acorns (£29.99), so I've had to buy 235 acorns even though I have nothing else I want to spend the leftover on. There is no option to buy the track packs with, y'know, actual fucking money. It's a magnificent game though, I've had hours and hours of fun with it already, and I appreciate it probably wouldn't have even been made if they didn't agree to put some predatory monetisation shite in there. Also, made by 'UBISOFT STUDIO KYIV' - so there's that too. Reminiscent of buying stuff on Xbox live in the 360 era. Irksome experience. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Findus Fop wrote: Hearthly wrote: <29.99> 235.... hnnnnngh...... 'ACORNS' in Trials Rising to buy Track Packs with. To buy all four track packs costs 140 acorns, the closest ACORN BUNDLES yield 120 acorns (£16.99) or 235 acorns (£29.99), so I've had to buy 235 acorns even though I have nothing else I want to spend the leftover on. There is no option to buy the track packs with, y'know, actual fucking money. It's a magnificent game though, I've had hours and hours of fun with it already, and I appreciate it probably wouldn't have even been made if they didn't agree to put some predatory monetisation shite in there. Also, made by 'UBISOFT STUDIO KYIV' - so there's that too. Reminiscent of buying stuff on Xbox live in the 360 era. Irksome experience. Yes I remember that, 400/600/800 points and whatnot, which equated to seemingly random amounts of real life money and never the amount you actually wanted to buy a game with. I'll forgive Trials Rising for it, I honestly get the feeling they were forced to put shit like loot boxes in there. The game has them in the form of 'LOOT CRATES' and they're dreadful, serving up endless waves of digital cosmetic tat you'd never even remotely spend real money on. You get a crate every time you level up, I'm Level 51 now so I've opened 50 of them, and I haven't seen a single desirable item in any of them. It feels like a bean counter told the developers 'PUT LOOT CRATES IN THERE, LOOT CRATES MAKE MONEY' and the devs were like, 'Fuck you, bean counter, have your loot crates but we're going to put nothing but shit in them'. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Sun Aug 28, 2022 10:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Yeah, I have one of the more recent trials games on PS4, and the game is fun, but the system of micro transactions that swaddles it is bewildering to me. But I have the same experience with virtually every modern game these days (the incessant daily challenges, timed specials etc. Completely alienating). |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<49.99> Spider-Man Remastered (Steam) <13.99> Abriss (Steam) |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
My PC is almost exactly the Recommended Specs for Spider-Man. Let's see how rubbish it runs! |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Aug 28, 2022 22:50 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<52.14> Six month sub to World Of Warcraft, to play through Wrath Classic with Mrs Hearthly and Hearthly Jnr. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Aug 29, 2022 14:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<8.49> Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition for PC from the Epic Store in the sale. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Mon Aug 29, 2022 20:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Hearthly wrote: <8.49> Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition for PC from the Epic Store in the sale. Haha, what does that 8.49 get you? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Findus Fop wrote: Hearthly wrote: <8.49> Trials Fusion Awesome Max Edition for PC from the Epic Store in the sale. Haha, what does that 8.49 get you? It's the complete version of the game, so you get all the track packs, DLCs and extras in a single package. I had to Google that to find out though, so that I knew I was buying the right thing, such is the nature of these things. It worked properly, when I loaded it up for the first time I got about five million splash screens saying 'YOU'VE UNLOCKED THIS THING, CONGRATULATIONS'. The same version of the game on Steam was £34, so it pays to have a look around. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Sep 01, 2022 14:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Primal Rage on the 3DO <23.95> |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Sep 02, 2022 9:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
TheVision wrote: Primal Rage on the 3DO <23.95> Very zeitgeisty! |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sun Sep 04, 2022 19:34 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<5.19> Crypt of the Necrodancer: Synchrony DLC (Steam) |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Mon Sep 05, 2022 12:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
TheVision wrote: £75 to sell it on there? Wow... Shitlords indeed! It should be more, IMO, to put off the scalpers. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Sep 10, 2022 16:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<25.49> LEGO® STAR WARS™: THE SKYWALKER SAGA DELUXE EDITION for PC from Green Man Gaming to activate on Steam |
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| Author: | JBR [ Sat Sep 10, 2022 17:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Hearthly wrote: <25.49> LEGO® STAR WARS™: THE SKYWALKER SAGA DELUXE EDITION for PC from Green Man Gaming to activate on Steam If you don't already have them and want to add yet more Lego Star Wars, see https://www.humblebundle.com/games/star ... ion-bundle |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Fri Sep 16, 2022 18:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<18.89> Disco Elysium + Control Ultimate Edition (Steam) |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 19, 2022 19:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<19.49> Return to Monkey Island (Steam) |
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| Author: | Kern [ Wed Sep 21, 2022 15:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - <15.49> Return to Monkey Island - <19.86> (used some gold points for this) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Sep 24, 2022 16:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<16.99> Trials Evolution Gold Edition for PC from Steam. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Sep 30, 2022 19:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<24.99> METAL HELLSLINGER for PC from Steam. They actually did a demo for it, I downloaded the demo, it's a bit like DOOM 2016 but as a rhythm game where the idea is killing demons on the beat. The demo sold me on it so I bought it. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<3.00> Need For Speed Heat which for some reason is on sale on Steam for a mere £3. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Oct 07, 2022 18:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<7.79> Descenders for PC from Humble. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Oct 16, 2022 18:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<3.99> Quake II for PC from Steam so I can play the full version of the RTX (fully ray traced) game. |
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| Author: | nickachu [ Mon Oct 17, 2022 13:48 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<70> CoD MW2 (PC) |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Fri Oct 21, 2022 9:21 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<10.43> Hell Is Others (Steam) <3.19> Vampire Survivors (Steam) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sat Oct 22, 2022 12:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<17:49> Grid Legends Deluxe Edition for PC from Steam. I have been keeping an eye on this one as its normal price is £69.99. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Sun Oct 23, 2022 9:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<-10.43> Hell is Others (refunded, takes over 10 minutes just to load to the main menu…) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Oct 23, 2022 14:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<54.99> World of Warcraft Dragonflight Expansion HEROIC EDITION which comes with EXTRA DIGITAL TAT. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sun Oct 30, 2022 15:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Nintendo family sub <35> |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Nov 14, 2022 22:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<59.99> God Of War Ragnarok for PS4 Pro from the Sony Digital Store. GRRRRRRRRR. RAGE! SMASH! And yet....... tenderness and love. I absolutely fucking loved God Of War 2018 and indeed it was basically the defining reason for me buying a PS4 Pro so I'll go with more of the same done really well again. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Mon Nov 21, 2022 22:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Thimbleweed Park <14.99> |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue Nov 22, 2022 12:06 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
12 months ps plus extra <56> |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed Nov 23, 2022 12:20 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<3.49> Deadly Rooms of Death: Gunthro and the Epic Blunder (Steam) <4.49> Batman: Arkham Knight Premium Edition (Steam) <4.22> Loop Hero (Steam) <11.99> Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (Top Gun Maverick Edition) (Steam) //edit: <1.07> Hitman: Contracts (Steam) <17.49> Hitman 3: Standard Edition (Steam) //further edit: <5.13> Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (+ expansion packs) (Steam) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Nov 27, 2022 19:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<20.99> HOT WHEELS UNLEASHED, GOTY Edition for PC from the Steam Super Duper Mega Black Friday Big Savings Roll Up Roll Up Sale. |
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| Author: | Joans [ Fri Dec 02, 2022 0:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
So apparently, I've not put anything in here, nor did I even vote on his much I was going to spend, probably because I didn't think it would be very much this year. Let's see how that worked out... <41.85> £50 psn credit <0>Cyberpunk 2077 (from credit) <36.99>Super Mario 3d World <0> Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order <4>Steam Deck Deposit <12.79> 12 Month Switch sub <2.14> Portal and Portal 2 (Steam) <74.93> £90 psn credit <0> 12 Month PS plus extra sub <39.98> 16 gig ram <3.68> Monkey Island collection (Steam) <19.49>Return to Monkey Island (Steam) <565> Steam Deck <19> Micro SD card for Steam Deck <2.39> Sleeping Dogs (Steam) <0.71>Half-Life (Steam) <0.85>Half-Life 2 (Steam) <0.66>Half-Life 2 Episode 1 (Steam) <0.57>Half-Life 2 Episode 2 (Steam) <1.88>X-Wing Special Edition (Steam) <1.88>Tie Fighter Special Edition (Steam) <1.88>X-Wing vs Tie Fighter (Steam) <1.88>X-Wing Alliance (Steam) <2.74>Day of the Tentacle Remastered (Steam) <2.74>Full Throttle Remastered (Steam) And to counteract all that, I've sold roughly <-519.62> worth of stuff on eBay. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Dec 02, 2022 21:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<5.24> STAR WARS Jedi Fallen Order in EA Sale from Origin |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<29.74> Forza Horizon 4 Ultimate Edition (Steam) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Dec 06, 2022 19:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<4.49> Sniper Elite 4 Season Pass on sale from Steam |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:00 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<55.00> God of War Ragnarok (PS5) <29.99> FiFa 23 (PS4) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Dec 22, 2022 21:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<5.24> Sniper Elite 3 + Season Pass for PC from Steam, it was on my WISHLIST and they sent me an email to say it's on sale. (I've put 136 hours into SE4 and SE5 between them.) |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Dec 30, 2022 18:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
<3.69> Vampire Survivors + DLC bundle for PC from Steam. |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Sun Jan 01, 2023 15:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
Looks like my guess was spot on. |
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| Author: | zaphod79 [ Sun Jan 01, 2023 22:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
2023 thread is now up here : viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11749 |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Jan 01, 2023 22:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2022 |
I fucked it this year but then I did buy a new PC when I wasn't really expecting to, so that'll do it. Mind you, even if you remove that from the equation I was still about £600 under, but I did buy quite a lot of games this year because of said new PC, as well as a last hurrah or two for the PS4 Pro (God Of War Ragnarok when brand new at full price for example.) I shall try and do better this year. |
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