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[Jd Smith1]

If you think that's bad, with the thousands of hours of writing, coding, playtesting, creation of art assets, voice over work, creating a soundtrack, etc...wait until you hear about this other scam where an analog pen and paper game costs at least $50 per book...and you need at least three books to play it.

Not me. There are far too many systems avalible for a lot less, that are every bit as good.

 

[Jd Smith1]

It depends on how you value your time. If you believe that no video game has ever been worth $60, you must also certainly believe that no 2 hour movie has ever been worth $10.

I haven't gone to a movie theater in decades. I wait until it comes out on a streaming service.

As to games, my value is this: a minimum of 1 hour playing time per $1 cost. Keeping in mind I've spend two thousand hours playing various forms of Fallout, and over a thousand apiece of 7DD and HoI4.

 

[Jd Smith1]

My problem with BG3 is the 150gig download. I'll have to wait until better net access reaches me.

 

[CleverNickName]

I haven't gone to a movie theater in decades. I wait until it comes out on a streaming service.

As to games, my value is this: a minimum of 1 hour playing time per $1 cost. Keeping in mind I've spend two thousand hours playing various forms of Fallout, and over a thousand apiece of 7DD and HoI4.

The cost-per-hour thing is pretty interesting.

The best value in my Steam library by far is Stardew Valley. I bought it for $12 a few years ago, and I've played it for 2,210 hours (and counting), so it breaks down to about half a penny per hour.

The second-best value is Subnautica. I bought it while it was still in Early Access for $20, and I've played it 1103 hours...almost two cents per hour.

And it looks like the third-best value is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. I bought this one twice (the regular version and the 64-bit version), and both times I paid the release price. (I was young and foolish.) I also bought the DLCs for their release price. In all, it looks like I spent $113.97 on a game that I've played for 1332 hours, about 9 cents per hour.

The worst value for a game that I bought was Red Dead Redemption 2, which I paid full price ($60) for because my buddies wanted to meet up online and play together during the pandemic lockdowns. The online gaming never happened, but I still ended up playing it for 82 hours by myself before I put it down. That's $0.73 per hour--less than the "dollar per hour" cutoff, but almost a hundred times more expensive than other games on my list.

(I just checked, and RDR2 is still full price on Steam, four years later. Yeah, good luck with that.)

 

[Pedantic]

Yes! Those 10,000 hours of Slay the Spire are just me increasing my value proposition, not signs of obsession.

 

[CleverNickName]

Yes! Those 10,000 hours of Slay the Spire are just me increasing my value proposition, not signs of obsession.

But I'm a weirdo.

 

[Reynard]

Yes! Those 10,000 hours of Slay the Spire are just me increasing my value proposition, not signs of obsession.

I have a friend who has 13000 hours in Civ something or other. That's bonkers.

 

[deganawida]

I have a friend who has 13000 hours in Civ something or other. That's bonkers.

Do not underestimate Civ VI with TSL, marathon speed, and the maps! Especially if, like me, you're a dilettante, lover of many world cultures, and think, "Hmm, how would this civilization developed if I were in charge?"

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I have a friend who has 13000 hours in Civ something or other. That's bonkers.

Is it possible to play civ with fewer hours?

 

[CleverNickName]

Is it possible to play civ with fewer hours?