Opinion A New Year's gaming resolution
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There’s a lot of interesting games out this monthniiiiice! you can do it ... we're all rooting for you!
I've completed 5 games in 3 months with another 2 nearing completion so i'll focus on them next. I reckon i'm doing fine compared to last year.
How do you even do this? I promised myself no new games in 2019 and focus on things outside of games. First two months easy then I see people on my friends list start to play Sekiro...
I promise myself I will just read about the game nothing big just inform myself of what the game is like.
24 hours into playing it I am weak as fuck.
Checking in. 4 months down, not a penny spent on games in 2019.
I forgot to check in to say I was still going strong after May and am still on the wagon, having not spent a penny on games in 2019. I did have to spend $1 to convert my console gamepass to Ultimate gamepass, but I’m don’t think that counts.
In the fall I would like to sign up for uplay+, but unless they offer a discounted year-long sub, I think I can hold off.
I also think I’ll pass on Borderlands 3 on release. I’m theoretically supposed to play it co-op with a group, but they can find a new 4th.
In the fall I would like to sign up for uplay+, but unless they offer a discounted year-long sub, I think I can hold off.
I also think I’ll pass on Borderlands 3 on release. I’m theoretically supposed to play it co-op with a group, but they can find a new 4th.
Just about down with month 7 and I still haven’t bought a game. In fact my payment info for ps plus expired and I haven’t renewed yet because I have plenty (really, an insurmountable number) of other games.
Nothing better than beating a spending addiction like that.
Have you been putting the $$$ into savings, paying off bills, finding new hobbies?
I'm curious, friend.
Heh, well I’ve been unemployed for a little while (somewhat by choice), so it’s just one less expense. It wasn’t an addiction or anything, but I had a bad habit of buying games and then not playing them until after that had been through at least one sale so I wanted to try this out and see if I could play some games I’ve been meaning to get to.
I went through a similar spell last year after quitting my job at the hospital so I can absolutely relate. Hope everything works out for you, friend. Its interesting just how much unemployment can change your perspective in life and make you appreciate the little things
So my resolution was to ply through my outstanding metroidvanias.
Glad I did. Guacamelee was good, but Hollow Knight is GOAT.
Glad I did. Guacamelee was good, but Hollow Knight is GOAT.
I didn't have a resolution. Everything went just according to keikaku.
But starting two months ago i put the clamp down hard on all my frills including games. It's actually not hard with the games, because I don't spend compulsively. I like shopping for them very much, but I like other things, too. Such as playing them. The only game I bought since is Witcher 3 when it was on sale for 13 bucks.
I don't make a bunch of money, yet I find games pretty affordable overall. However just recently I realized that there is a particularly large waste of money that I would like to waste money on so I want to clamp down and save aggressively to get that over with.
But starting two months ago i put the clamp down hard on all my frills including games. It's actually not hard with the games, because I don't spend compulsively. I like shopping for them very much, but I like other things, too. Such as playing them. The only game I bought since is Witcher 3 when it was on sale for 13 bucks.
I don't make a bunch of money, yet I find games pretty affordable overall. However just recently I realized that there is a particularly large waste of money that I would like to waste money on so I want to clamp down and save aggressively to get that over with.
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Quick little update. Beat the following Steam games so far:
- Rogue Quest: The Vault of the Lost Tyrant (Winter Sale 2018)
- DOOM 3 + Resurrection of Evil (Summer Sale 2018)
- Princess Remedy 2: In A Heap of Trouble (Summer Sale 2018)
- Torchlight II (Summer Sale 2018)
- Star Wars: Republic Commando (Lunar New Year Sale 2019)
- Star Wars: Dark Forces (Lunar New Year Sale 2019)
- Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines (Summer Sale 2018)
- Shatter (Autumn Sale 2018)
- Blackwell Epiphany (Winter Sale 2016)
- Cold Fear (Summer Sale 2018)
I haven't beaten any PS2 games yet though...
Just checked, my resolution was to able to afford to buy a game at fullprice, not only did I manage that I even bought a new console at fullprice!
OK, so it’s been a while since I’ve updated. As of now I have technically spent money on three gaming things in 2019:
1. I purchased CoD:MW for some reason. I bought it with gift money I had lying around, so does that count?
2. I subscribed to Uplay Plus. This is yet another subscription service, which fits in with the primary part of the experiment. Does it matter? I’m not actually being officially judged on this or anything.
3. I subscribed to Apple Arcade. See #2
The only thing Ive really been wanting to play is Control. I kind of want to wait until I have an RTX card to play it anyway.
1. I purchased CoD:MW for some reason. I bought it with gift money I had lying around, so does that count?
2. I subscribed to Uplay Plus. This is yet another subscription service, which fits in with the primary part of the experiment. Does it matter? I’m not actually being officially judged on this or anything.
3. I subscribed to Apple Arcade. See #2
The only thing Ive really been wanting to play is Control. I kind of want to wait until I have an RTX card to play it anyway.
I was only able to hold on to one gaming resolution.
Do not buy stuff from Epic.
For the rest:
My backlog is growing,
I'm still pre-ordering.
Ignoring impulsive buys during sales is also still a thing.
I'm getting hyped over stuff, instead of making more rational purchases.
In other words: I'm an idiot with a grudge against epic.
Do not buy stuff from Epic.
For the rest:
My backlog is growing,
I'm still pre-ordering.
Ignoring impulsive buys during sales is also still a thing.
I'm getting hyped over stuff, instead of making more rational purchases.
In other words: I'm an idiot with a grudge against epic.
I bought Control with gift money. It’s basically a Black Friday purchase, only $30 for Xbox.
I think the only other game I might want to buy is Disco Elysium.
I think the only other game I might want to buy is Disco Elysium.
Honestly, what you managed is inspiring. I'll make the same promise to myself for 2020... at least until the next Xbox drops.
Time to load up for black friday I guess.
Control ($25) and Assassin's Creed Odyssey ($15) here I come.
Already snagged RE2 and Sekiro for a steal online last night.
Having Gamepass and Origin Access Premium is really what made it manageable. I still got to play a lot of new releases.