WongaWatch - The Grand Game Expenditure Thread 2023

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sat Apr 22, 2023 8:42

<16.99> Burning Shores DLC. - PS5

Kern · **Posted:** Sat Apr 22, 2023 16:02

<14.99> Tabletop Simulator (Steam / PC)

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue May 02, 2023 10:42

<66.82> £80 of PS points
<0.00> Star Wars Jedi : Survivor. - PS5 bought with PS points

nickachu · **Posted:** Tue May 02, 2023 14:45

<9> Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey (PC)

Kern · **Posted:** Thu May 04, 2023 9:18

<0.69> Paperback Vol. 2 (Steam for Windows)

Deck-building word game

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Kern wrote:

<0.69> Paperback Vol. 2 (Steam for Windows)

Deck-building word game

After reading this message on here the next page i went to was hotukdeals and found this is free on google play right now - so if you have something that uses that store then :

https://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/paperb ... ay-4130232

(i'll also post this into the bargains thread)

Kern · **Posted:** Thu May 04, 2023 11:32

Nice one. Good for my tablet!

(Let's not discuss how much I backed for the physical version on Kickstarter....)

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri May 05, 2023 7:12

Eve online omega <15.99> so my name can go on the statue.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri May 05, 2023 14:47

Postal - Dreamcast <4.20>
Alice Dreams Tournament - Dreamcast <4.20>

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sun May 07, 2023 20:27

MaliA wrote:

Eve online omega <15.99> so my name can go on the statue.

Which statue? I am sure our names are on the monument in Iceland

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun May 14, 2023 11:55

<50.00> Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
<4.99> Case of the Golden Idol - The Spider of Lanka (DLC, Steam)

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2023 18:55

The Legend of Zelda collectors Edition <109.99>

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon May 22, 2023 18:57

Also... It looks like I forgot to add these. To be honest, I forgot I even bought them!

Hydroventure: Spin Cycle
Pocket Card Jockey
Siesta Fiesta

All on the 3DS for <19.27>

Kern · **Posted:** Mon May 29, 2023 19:10

<3.99> Among Us (Steam / PC)

Yeah, I'm really behind the curve on this one.

Kern · **Posted:** Tue May 30, 2023 8:32

<27> Board Game Arena Premium

nickachu · **Posted:** Fri Jun 02, 2023 13:50

<65> Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<74.99> Another year of PS Plus Premium that was going cheap in the Days Of Play sale, it doesn't kick in until next March but I've got the next year paid for.

<13.99> Gris for PS5, digital sale.

zaphod79 · **Joined:** 16th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14518

Hearthly wrote:

<74.99> Another year of PS Plus Premium that was going cheap in the Days Of Play sale, it doesn't kick in until next March but I've got the next year paid for.

Definetly worth picking up now before the end of the 'Days of Play' sale (today) however you could have knocked another tenner off that

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DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38657

<1.49> Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Steam)

Malc · **Posted:** Thu Jun 22, 2023 21:04

DavPaz wrote:

<1.49> Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Steam)

Come get some...

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<54.99> Street Fighter 6 for PS5 from the Sony Digital Store.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Jun 30, 2023 10:37

<15.99> X4: Foundations (Steam)
<1.79> Just Cause 3 (Steam)
<38.99> Flight Simulator 2020 (Steam)
<14.99> Far Cry 5 + New Dawn Bundle (Steam)
<1.19> Vampire Survivors DLC - Legacy of the Moonspell (Steam)
<1.27> Vampire Survivors DLC - Tides of the Foscari (Steam)

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38657

Happy Sale day, Gaz!

GazChap · **Posted:** Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:59

<1.71> Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (Steam)
<10.05> Return of the Obra Dinn (Steam)

I remember playing a pirated copy of PoP:SoT when it came out and it was fucking excellent, and (as I was telling Jem last night) was the first time a game’s story made me cry.

Turns out it’s still just as good, and (some quirks aside) works brilliantly on the Steam Deck… which considering that the game pre-dates Steam* is quite impressive.

* almost, Steam was released a month before the game, but of course the game would have been in development long before Steam’s release so it still counts

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:15

<3.74> Celeste (Steam)
<3.19> Brotato (Steam)
<8.74> Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition (Steam)

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<3.74> Titanfall 2 for PC from Origin in the sale.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Jul 10, 2023 14:09

Cities skylines dlc <10>

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<5.35> Everybody’s Golf - Pine Hills Country Club (Game Pack) - From PS Store for PS5 (although it's a PS4 game).

KovacsC · **Posted:** Sat Aug 05, 2023 16:49

<415.30> PS5, 2tb external hdd, m2 hdd and red Controller.

Bought a new ps5 and traded in a ps4 pro to cex and got all the bits.

Morte · **Posted:** Sat Aug 05, 2023 20:19

So you wait years for something interesting to be released and in the course of a couple of months we get the System Shock Remake, Jagged Alliance 3 (JA2 and XCom had a murder baby armed with grenades) and Baldur's Gate 3...these are strange times we live in.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<7.99> Cyber Heist expansion for The Ascent on PS5.

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<49.99> Baldur's Gate 3 for PC from Steam.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Sep 21, 2023 15:44

<4.99> Case of the Golden Idol - The Lemuran Vampire DLC (Steam)

KovacsC · **Posted:** Tue Sep 26, 2023 13:54

Hearthly wrote:

<49.99> Baldur's Gate 3 for PC from Steam.

Is it any good, as I am tempted for the PS5

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

KovacsC wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

<49.99> Baldur's Gate 3 for PC from Steam.

Is it any good, as I am tempted for the PS5

I put 55 hours into Act 1 (of three) and am currently taking a break, I intend to return to it but I'll probably start again now I understand it all a bit more. (Currently on a playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 now the V2.0 update has released.)

It's clearly a magnificent game, I knew going in it that it wasn't entirely my cup of tea genre wise, but it manages to transcend that fact to still have charmed me. Everything about it is wonderfully put together, and the writing/acting is consistently superb.

If it's a genre you enjoy then this is dream come true material I'd imagine, for me it's a bit too much into 'proper' RPG territory, which isn't a criticism, just a personal taste thing.

I'm playing on PC but by all accounts the PS5 has a superb version of the game with the controls ported to a gamepad very well, so you won't be missing out on anything there.

I knocked it down to EASY level because I was finding the combat a bit frustrating, there are millions of spells to choose from and you're supposed to have your party buffing each other and that sort of thing, it's turn based so there are no time pressures, I just thought it was a bit fiddly and wanted to hit things over the head until they died, which EASY kind of lets you get away with, but then I knew it was basically letting me win and I wasn't doing it properly.

Also if you take all the clothes off the characters you can see all their bits and pieces.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2023 13:38

Hearthly wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Hearthly wrote:

<49.99> Baldur's Gate 3 for PC from Steam.

Is it any good, as I am tempted for the PS5

I put 55 hours into Act 1 (of three) and am currently taking a break, I intend to return to it but I'll probably start again now I understand it all a bit more. (Currently on a playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 now the V2.0 update has released.)

It's clearly a magnificent game, I knew going in it that it wasn't entirely my cup of tea genre wise, but it manages to transcend that fact to still have charmed me. Everything about it is wonderfully put together, and the writing/acting is consistently superb.

If it's a genre you enjoy then this is dream come true material I'd imagine, for me it's a bit too much into 'proper' RPG territory, which isn't a criticism, just a personal taste thing.

I'm playing on PC but by all accounts the PS5 has a superb version of the game with the controls ported to a gamepad very well, so you won't be missing out on anything there.

I knocked it down to EASY level because I was finding the combat a bit frustrating, there are millions of spells to choose from and you're supposed to have your party buffing each other and that sort of thing, it's turn based so there are no time pressures, I just thought it was a bit fiddly and wanted to hit things over the head until they died, which EASY kind of lets you get away with, but then I knew it was basically letting me win and I wasn't doing it properly.

Also if you take all the clothes off the characters you can see all their bits and pieces.

Thank you

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Sep 27, 2023 13:39

<65.99> Baldur's Gate 3 Deluxe PS5

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Oct 05, 2023 14:58

<2.50> House Flipper (Steam)

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2023 11:19

<49.99> Assassins Creed Mirage Deluxe PS5

GazChap · **Posted:** Sun Oct 08, 2023 12:38

<10.99> Stardew Valley (Steam) - needed to buy a copy for child #2 to stop them being kicked off every time child #1 started playing it

GazChap · **Posted:** Tue Oct 17, 2023 15:26

<49.99> Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol.1 (Steam)

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Oct 25, 2023 10:07

<-49.99> Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Steam, but it doesn't work on the SteamDeck so I'll have a refund, thankyouverymuch.)

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

<24.28> Phantom Liberty expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 (one of the best videogames ever) from GOG for PC.

I'm still doing side content in the main game, although I have also now started the campaign in the expansion.

This playtime is from a single playthrough.

Attachment:

cp2077.JPG

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38657

This is going to boost my numbers at year-end....

<479> Meta Quest 3 128GB

Edit: I'm winning!

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

Highly unacceptable.

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2023 13:10

Oh, I didn't add mine to this thread, it seems:
<479.99> Meta Quest 3 128GB

GazChap · **Posted:** Fri Nov 10, 2023 13:12

If I can squeeze in an order for the newly announced OLED Steam Deck before the end of the year, that might push me into the top spot

Hearthly · **Joined:** 11th May, 2008 **Posts:** 13386

I bought Mrs Hearthly a new gaming PC for our 25th wedding anniversary/her 50th birthday (they were within a few weeks of each other), a less gentlemanly Wongawatch participant than myself would add that onto the thread as it is a household gaming spend.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2023 11:17

Cyberpunk 2077 <14>

GazChap · **Posted:** Wed Nov 22, 2023 15:57

<21.69> Aliens: Dark Descent (Steam)
<14.39> Chants of Sennaar (Steam)
<2.99> Black Mesa (Steam)
<24.99> Cyberpunk 2077 (Steam)
<13.59> Dave The Diver (Steam)

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