The question can be asked for most things in life really so just do both options. Generally I'm a "value for money" gamer now but If something catches my eye I will make an effort to support it.

Also dealing with a cold at the moment... I'm the first to get it this time which is a suprise.

Life wise all is good. No issues with school which is great as my eldest started secondary and it's a huge change.

You could easily save on the cooler and put it towards an NVMe drive.

!dreamcast@lemmy.world

Definitely underrated and also failed so hard. Will always be my favourite though.

The Murderbot Diaries are some of my favourite novellas. They are a lot more interesting than the title may suggest too so highly recommend.

Very different games but I would say Gran Turismo is better.

I do like Rage Racer more than both of these though.

It really would be the perfect way to leave Ducati.

I wasn't a big fan of him either but this year I've changed my mind. I noticed more about him and the closeness with Aleix and do feel for him being overlooked for the factory team. It's all fuel for the fire though so I hope he can show them.

That's not much to go on but some general docs I've recently enjoyed are,

• The Contestant
• The Edge of Everything
• Sicko
• Queen of Speed
• Finke: There and Back
• Rubble Kings

Same.

I don't play often but I check in every few months for an update or new mods.

There a quite a few favourites over the years.

• Colin McRae Rally 2.0
• Live for Speed
• Hydrothunder
• Metropolis Street Racer
• Forza Motorsport 4
• Burnout 2
• Blur
• Wreckfest
• Gran Turismo 2
• Wave Race Blue Storm
• F-Zero X
• GRIP (and Rollcage 1 & 2)
• TT Isle of Man
• Dirt Rally 1 & 2
• Circuit Superstars

I'm not sure how I feel about mid-gen upgrades.

I'm all for something like the PS2/PS3 slim or Xbox 360/One S but a PS4/5 pro and One X just don't interest me.

I also kind of despise the whole smartphone upgrade path that is the norm nowadays so I really hope consoles don't continue the same way.

They got me! I couldn't resist for that price.

That's a lot of money for a generation that just isn't worth it.

Yeah I've read all the books up to The Vanished Man now. Initially I did chose them because I love the movie and every one so far has been great.

I finally finished The Vanished Man after 3 attempts at starting. The book was great but I just couldn't get myself to focus long enough to get in to it properly but it was a really good read.

Next is Slow Horses and I've managed to get stuck in straight away on this one. I really enjoy the TV series so looking forward even more to the books.

Spending hours online either on Phantasy Star Online or in the Dreamarena chat rooms.

Getting Shenmue and Shenmue II on launch days was a special time.

I love it and hate it.

The Long Dark

Survival game set in the cold Canadian wilderness. Most "survival" games are actually just boring crafting games but TLD is very different for me as it is mostly about exploring in the freezing cold with natural predators around to keep you on edge.

The game makes for some beautiful photos but I still haven't got around to playing Cyberpunk 2077 yet. I guess the awful lunch left an impression but I think it's time.

It's been a few years but I remember some unofficial patches that improved the game for modern times.

https://worms2d.info/Updates_(Worms_Armageddon)