WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2023

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14387

Another year and another attempt to guess how much money your going to spend on gaming !

Any hardware your looking at picking up ?

Are there big games you are going to grab on day 1 - or will you wait for the magic £20 mark ?

Post your estimate here and try and keep track of just how much money you are throwing away when instead you could be outside !

2011 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... f=3&t=6653
2012 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... f=3&t=8199
2013 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... f=3&t=9209
2014 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... f=3&t=9879
2015 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... =3&t=10294
2016 thread : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... =3&t=10653
2017 thread - http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/f ... =3&t=10922
2018 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11139
2019 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11295
2020 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11444
2021 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11630
2022 thread - viewtopic.php?f=3&t=11703

Post your prices inside <> symbols and Grim...'s magic tracker will total everything up for you : http://www.beexcellenttoeachother.com/counter/cash.php (*)

You can also put negative values in if you've sold items back

(*) when he updates it again

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jan 02, 2023 14:53

<24.99> Dwarf Fortress (Steam)
<14.14> The Case of the Golden Idol (Steam)

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8626

<0.62> Limbo (Steam)
<1.34> Inside (Steam)
<1.99> The Last Express (Steam)
<1.19> Starship Titanic (Steam)
<4.99> Shenmue 1 & 2 (Steam)

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8626

<3.76> A Short Hike (Steam)
<2.57> Lair of the Clockwork God (Steam)
<5.69> Overboard! (Steam)
<2.55> Vampire Survivors (Steam)
<1.14> Vampire Survivors - Legacy of the Moonspell DLC (Steam)

It's ok, the sale's over now.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Jan 07, 2023 16:53

After a mere twelve years, I've finally spent five minutes making the tracker pay attention to the thread you arrived from, meaning I'll never have to update it again. I've edited the FOREVER LINK into Zaphod's post.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12175

Grim... wrote:

After a mere twelve years, I've finally spent five minutes making the tracker pay attention to the thread you arrived from, meaning I'll never have to update it again. I've edited the FOREVER LINK into Zaphod's post.

That's awesome, well done.

Grim... · **Posted:** Sun Jan 08, 2023 23:42

Turns out it was four lines of code

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

<285.53> New CPU, Mobo and RAM for the "gaming" PC.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<34.99> NFS Unbound 'Palace Edition' for PC from Origin. I've been waiting for it to turn up in a sale. It's by Criterion and as we all know, they make the best racing games.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

<3.74> Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Xbox)

TheVision · **Posted:** Sat Jan 21, 2023 12:18

DavPaz wrote:

<3.74> Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Xbox)

What an excellent game this is! Good work.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

TheVision wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

<3.74> Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (Xbox)

What an excellent game this is! Good work.

I already have it on disc, but the Series S doesn't have a slot! It's been at near £20 for ages, but I saw it was on offer and jumped on it

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8626

Mr Fast - Steam <0.39> - described as a twin stick shooter, but it's more Cannon Fodder (mouse to aim, separate fire button), than Smash TV/Robotron. Bit fiddly on the Steam Deck, left stick to move, right to move the mouse cursor (or touch screen if you can manage that), and right trigger to shoot, I might have to see if there are any better layouts (there aren't, but right trackpad works and is much better than the stick). I've had more than 40p's worth of entertainment out of it, but I think it's only on sale for another 10 hours or so.

Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King - Steam <2.74> - Rather than actually try and finish Link to the Past for once, why don't I just buy this somehow-evaded-Nintendo's-lawyers-up-to-now "tribute."
It looks very much like LttP, and I'm hoping for good things when I get round to playing it.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<26.99> Hi-Fi Rush for PC from Steam.

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2023 12:25

Playstation pounds <40>

nickachu · **Posted:** Sat Jan 28, 2023 14:34

<15> Civ VI (PC) Got it a couple of weeks ago but forgot to post

MaliA · **Posted:** Sun Jan 29, 2023 13:44

Playstation pounds <10>

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14387

@MailiA you do know you can get Playstation Pounds a little bit cheaper than face value , I always used to use CDKeys in the past but more recently Shopto has had better offers

https://www.shopto.net/en/search/?input_search=psn

So for example that £50 you just got could have been £42.85 : https://www.shopto.net/en/dls55596-play ... 00-p52491/

Pay Shopto you get a pretty much instant code , stick the code in and your account has the £50 credit and your ~7 quid better off ?

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:22

Cheers, that's good to know. I had a lovetoshop card and that is only useful at limited places

DBSnappa · **Posted:** Thu Feb 02, 2023 19:26

<569.00> steam deck
<8.49> Half Life 2 (steam)
<3.99> Vampire Surivivors (steam)

TheVision · **Posted:** Thu Feb 09, 2023 18:03

I'm off the mark!

<0.53> WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS on the Switch.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2023 1:21

And more... Indie Heroes 2 on Evercade <17.99>
Metroid Prime Remastered <28.75>

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<23.99> Red Dead Redemption 2 Ultimate Edition for PC from Epic. Thought I'd try out this new horse game everyone is going on about. Zeitgeisty, that's me.

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2023 10:57

<400> Steam Deck + dock (second hand)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

GazChap wrote:

<400> Steam Deck + dock (second hand)

Didn't you already have one?

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Feb 13, 2023 11:07

DavPaz wrote:

GazChap wrote:

<400> Steam Deck + dock (second hand)

Didn't you already have one?

Yeah, this was a pressie.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8626

Rebel Assault 1 and 2 (Steam) <2.51>
I think I'm having some kind of nostalgic mid-life crisis. Possibly brought about by that Duncan MacDonald book I just read (I'm currently reading through scans of all the issues of PC Zone - I think Quake's just about to come out). Anyway, I was a bit dubious about how well this might work on the Steam Deck, so I thought I'd better test them.

Rebel Assault is a bit of a mess at first, as you need to use the keyboard to navigate the launcher (or I guess I could have set a different layout), but once you're in, it seems to work ok (I managed to get through the training missions anyway). There was a community mouse/gyro layout, but I was terrible with that, so went back to the default (with added escape button to skip the cut scenes).

Two seemed to work ok out of the box with the left joystick allowing you to control the cursor in the launcher.

My testing stretched to 82 minutes, so I guess they weren't't too bad.

Strikey Sisters (Steam) <1.99>
I keep reading about various games, then adding them to my wishlist, then when they go on sale (like this is), I don't recognise the name (like this one) and have to see if I can remember why it made it onto the list in the first place.
Turns out this is the "breakout one", I didn't play it much as I ate up my downtime with the Rebel Assaults, but yeah, it's kind of like breakout (or Arkanoid, if you prefer that reference), but you're the bat. Sorry, that's all I've got, I only had a quick go.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<15.07> The Pale Beyond for PC via Steam

Grim... · **Posted:** Sat Feb 25, 2023 21:07

MaliA wrote:

Playstation pounds <40>

You're buying them from CDKeys, right?

https://www.cdkeys.com/playstation-netw ... /psn-cards

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<1.79> Golf Club Wasteland for PC from the Epic Store (on sale). I mostly just want the digital soundtrack really.

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:28

<14.99> Detroit: Become Human (Steam)

MaliA · **Posted:** Sat Mar 11, 2023 19:42

Pressure Washer Simulator<9>

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<81.82> Every single DLC for Pinball FX 3 which are all on sale on Steam.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

<20> Half Life: Alyx (Steam VR)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38143

Oh and forgot to add..

<250> AMD RX6600 GPU
<200> AOC 155hz 1440p gaming monitor.

And now I'm skint

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8626

<3.14> Jedi Knight Collection - Steam key from Fanatical.

More Steam keys
<1.39> Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy
<1> Sam & Max Hit the Road
<1.46> Lucasarts Adventure Pack - The Dig, Loom, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2023 11:02

<25.99> F1 2022(PS4)

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13335

<479.99> PS5 disc edition from GAME buying stuff from a shop like in ye olde days
<69.99> The Last Of Us Remake/Remaster for PS5 <<< FUCKING SEVENTY QUID!
<10.00> God of War Ragnarok PS4 > PS5 upgrade

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2023 15:14

Evercade EXP <179.99>

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