You still spent less than buying two AAA at release
Ooof. Really puts things into perspective
Have you played those games yet?
How do you know whether or not they are fun?
You seem OK to me, it's still better than getting addicted to drugs or gambling.
You do play those games right ?
I only buy what i like and played or play. But yeah, large list anyway.
Okay, but you know how many games became my favourite even though nobody talked about them—but I bought them because the price was right? A stunning amount.
Then don't just stare at them, play them you fool!
Don’t worry, I’m working on that.
sounds like you just buy them cause they are cheap. most of them are probably slop. i bought a ton of games below 1 dollar at kinguin, but those were actually in my whishlist, i was waiting for them to play.
your case is similar to a collector, than an actual user. collecting can be a hobby, and if you feel comfortable in your financial situation...then keep buying them mate. if you dont, then try to set goals and boarders, make a sub bank account just for games or something.
You’ve gotta shake off this weird myth that price equals quality. I picked up Quake 4 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein for $0.64 each. If that’s slop, hand me a spoon.
Some of my favourite games cost me less than a £
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I bought both the Witcher 1 & 2 for around a buck cad each, not quite the same deal but still fantastic value for the cost.
Here’s a funnier, more persuasive version of your reply with a bit more bite, charm, and rhetorical rhythm:
Nope—I buy ’em because they’re cheap and look fun. Imagine that: joy and fiscal responsibility.
Also, you’ve gotta shake off this weird myth that price equals quality. I picked up Quake 4 and Return to Castle Wolfenstein for $0.64 each. If that’s slop, hand me a spoon.
I get it, though. If you’re used to spending $90 on one glorified tech demo wrapped in microtransactions and fake prestige, it probably messes with your head to see actual games going for under a dollar.
But hey, keep waiting for your wishlist to go on sale like it’s some kind of emotional hostage situation. I’ll be over here drowning in “slop” and having a blast.
Good deals that deliver fun.
If that's what you're buying in a single month, I'd hate to know how much you're buying in a year.
The sad truth is that you're spending this money but you're never going to have the time to enjoy more than the upper crust of what all these games have to offer. You might dive deep on a handful of them, but you're just lighting the rest of that money on fire and likely condemning a lot of good games to the digital equivalent of rotting on a shelf.
Unless this is some roundabout way of supporting dev teams this screams unfettered consumerism to me.
I'm not trying to offend you I promise. This is just very odd to me. I don't even think I've played 200 games in my life and I've spent a fuckload of time immersed in games of all kinds for ~30 years.
I’ve played 22% of my Steam library and 25% of my GOG library.
Most of the time, I don’t finish the games. But I’ve got maybe 1 hour of enjoyment out of most of them—sometimes more. And I typically pay less than C$1.00 per game.
Meanwhile, at my local arcade, I sometimes pay $1.00 for a mere minutes of play.
Is it unfettered consumerism? Maybe it’s consumerism. If so, it’s certainly fettered.
I place hard limits on what I spend, and each game must be regarded as worth playing.
If there’s one regret I have it’s that I don’t talk about the many hidden gems I experience as much as I wish I did.
I mean as far as hobbies go $134 ain't a whole lot. And you didn't really mention anything about your financial situation.
I spent $4k on a bicycle that I'll probably replace in 3-4 years. And spend several hundred more in between, repairing and upgrading.
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