Much to my dismay (or delight) the catastrophic month is upon us. The month of ruin. The month that is going to make my wallet bleed. November.
I’m counting this past week as part of November so I can complain more.
It all started on Sunday: Guitar Hero III for the 360 costs $100. As much fun as I have with GH games, I’m seriously starting to question the worth of the game at one hundred bucks. Luckily, the money I spent on Guitar hero will make my Rock Band experience oh-so-sweeter. I’m trying to justify the extra forty bucks as half for GHIII and half for Rock Band, and in my mind it’s worth it.
Unfortunately, this week contains another potential hundred dollar plus purchase. Virtua Fighter 5 Online debuted this week, I picked up a copy of the game but have yet to find the two arcade sticks I so desperately want. Although, at sixty bucks a stick, I’m starting to be concerned over just how much use I’ll get out of these things. Unlike Justin: I’m not okay with purchasing a 200 dollar dust collector. I may, regrettably, purchase one Hori stick and see if enough people want to play versus and get another stick at a later date (Xmas/SoulCaliberIV).
But hey, why stop at two games that cost more than one hundred dollars this month when you can get three (Crysis not withstanding). Rock Band drops later this month on the 20th. I was lucky enough to put $75 on the game when preordering, which means the game will only be around $100 at purchase. It’s still up in the air whether or not I’ll need an official guitar for the bassist’s solos, or if the wireless 360 guitar will fit the bill.
Phew, all done, right? No.
Crysis comes out in the middle of the month. I won’t be upgrading my computer for it unless the demo I’m downloading plays particularly awfully. And then I still need to get Mass Effect which hits day and date with Rock Band? Ouch. What about Uncharted: Darke’s Fortune, I suppose I won’t get that unless there’s some good reviews. I really liked the Call of Duty 4 MP Beta, and I enjoyed the single player demo on PC, I should pick that up. Oh crap, I almost forgot about Mario Galaxy! That comes out with Rock Band too! That’s a bad day for my wallet.
Let’s total all of this up:
Guitar Hero III + Virtua Fighter 5 160
Crysis + Mario Galaxy 100
Rock Band 170
CoD4 + Mass Effect + Uncharted 180
Total======================610
Oh noes, that’s far too much to spend on gaming in one month, especially one that doesn’t involve a platform launch. But how do I decide what to buy?
This November, it sucks to be a gamer.
The good way.
