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[–]choof3199 554ポイント555ポイント  (73子コメント)

$94??? Jb is usually $69- $79 for new games

[–]oqif 380ポイント381ポイント  (10子コメント)

Hey, if you're going to get a refund anyway, it might as well be a big one.

[–]Dahvood 150ポイント151ポイント  (24子コメント)

It's one of the NZ branches

[–]the_che 83ポイント84ポイント  (15子コメント)

The "All Blacks Edition" of a rugby game is a dead giveaway.

[–]thirdregeneration 186ポイント187ポイント  (6子コメント)

I hear EA is coming out with one of those editions for NBA Live 17. It's going to be called NBA Live 17.

[–]TropicalVision 5ポイント6ポイント  (5子コメント)

That game is $119! holy shit that sounds expensive

[–]ghubbz36 12ポイント13ポイント  (0子コメント)

It's about $89.00USD. Still way overpriced.

[–]shawnisboring 8ポイント9ポイント  (2子コメント)

And here I thought it was a ripoff at $60.

[–]Kugelblitz60 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Even the ripoffs are better down under.

[–]Dezza2241 54ポイント55ポイント  (6子コメント)

Idk why you were downvoted you're more than likely right

NMS was $79 AUD at JBs

[–]jfree_92 54ポイント55ポイント  (5子コメント)

Plus the rugby title underneath is the All Blacks Edition. Wouldn't have that filth on Aussie shelves.

[–]WutsUp 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Seeing that price I thought "Must be New Zealand"

[–]AstroEngiSci 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

I was really confused until I googled it and realized you meant 79 AUD, which is about 60 USD.

[–]ThreeMadFrogs 11ポイント12ポイント  (18子コメント)

Man I miss Australia. I live in Canada now and new games are also $79 plus tax which adds another ten bucks.

[–]nickmista 16ポイント17ポイント  (0子コメント)

Never thought I would hear someone being nostalgic of the low price of games in Australia.

[–]whatsPTFO 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Yep me too.. Plus minimum wage is half the price of Aus

[–]bwaredapenguin 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Australia much be pretty cheap. I might buy it on my next payday.

[–]brothermonn 4ポイント5ポイント  (7子コメント)

69?! Where do you people live?? I'm so sorry.

[–]fu11m3ta1 9ポイント10ポイント  (6子コメント)

Not USD

[–]brothermonn 4ポイント5ポイント  (5子コメント)

Oh thank god

[–]ihadanamebutforgot 6ポイント7ポイント  (4子コメント)

As if you're doing much better paying $59 for new console games.

[–]RIolucario 4ポイント5ポイント  (0子コメント)

that's $10 man! that's one hell of a trip to Taco Bell.

[–]Shpiiiizza 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well, what looks like a rugby game just below it is selling for over a $100, so I really can't imagine what kind of business tactic they're trying to pull off.

[–]Roboshitocop 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

I thought I was reading it wrong and the actual price is $9.40.

[–]mpmmuirhead 133ポイント134ポイント  (39子コメント)

Did anyone else notice the rugby game for $114? That seems like a little much

[–]azzybot 55ポイント56ポイント  (17子コメント)

NZ has always been around 15$ overpriced compared to AUS JB-HIFI due to the exchange rate, which is 79$ for No mans sky and 99.95 for the rugby game.

[–]beagio 31ポイント32ポイント  (16子コメント)

$114? Jesus, that's £63 in UK money. Most new releases here are £40 tops. I'd offer to ship games to any New Zealander that asked, but I bet you have crazy import duties as well.

[–]FangornOthersCallMe 43ポイント44ポイント  (12子コメント)

Haha funny you should say that. there actually is a UK based site called nzgameshop.com which sells games at UK prices in NZ dollars for us Kiwis.

[–]DrunkPython 41ポイント42ポイント  (10子コメント)

Damn, and i thought i had a brilliant idea of starting a company... back to the bannana stand, i guess.

[–]steb2k 44ポイント45ポイント  (9子コメント)

There's always money in the banana stand...

[–]RIolucario 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

hey, aren't you my cousin?

[–]irishspuds 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Well, it’s all gone now, Dad, and it was my decision. So next time you want to have a little power struggle, just remember that you’re playing with fire.

[–]Br1ckFuckingMaster 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Most new releases are £50-£55 tops here. Sure, you can get them cheaper at certain stores (and not digital) but you probably can in New Zealand as well.

[–]AbsolutMadman 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Ireland, usually around €70 for new games. Luckily lots of places to get the second-hand with quite a good reduction.

[–]JohnnyDarkside 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

For fucks sake. I remember being 16, getting $400 paychecks. I only really had to worry about gas and insurance. That's when I splurged and bought a Dreamcast, some games, memory cards, and an extra controller. Even then, that would be way more than I would ever spend on a game. Even the normal amount of $60-70 was too much. This was before DLC, so used was so much better of an option.

[–]payto360 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

It says 119.98... even worse

[–]Cant-Find-Username 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I've been wanting a good rugby game since Rugby 2008 on the PS2...maybe one day EA will make another :(

[–]Overlordz88 205ポイント206ポイント  (168子コメント)

I had no interest in playing this game, but it's gotten so much negative publicity here that I'm almost tempted to buy it. Like could it actually be that bad? Only one way to find out... But not for $94

[–]shamus727 137ポイント138ポイント  (53子コメント)

Its actually a cool game, if it didnt have so much hype and was 25 dollars it would have been a very different outvome

[–]Stabme 99ポイント100ポイント  (44子コメント)

I think $20 would have been the magic number. Many of the flaws would have been forgiven and the ambition would be praised, even if it fell short.

[–]notheresnolight 26ポイント27ポイント  (37子コメント)

$20 (actually 20€) bought me Ori and the Blind Forest - is No Man's Sky really that great ?

[–]ironslinkey 12ポイント13ポイント  (3子コメント)

to be fair, Ori is amazing. not a lot of indie games are anywhere near that well done, so it seems unfair to compare stuff to it lol

[–]a_mor 17ポイント18ポイント  (22子コメント)

I spent $60 on it and I feel I have totally gotten my money's worth. I spend hours exploring at a time and love every minute of it. But hey, maybe that's just me

[–]kittenfarmer 21ポイント22ポイント  (8子コメント)

I feel the price tag isn't the issue necessarily. It's not worth 60 or more dollars. They coulda priced it at 80 or more and people woulda bought it, myself included. The real problem was how they advertised the game, even after release. There's a massive list of things that were said would be in the game that are not there. They were dishonest and for that I'll never trust this company again. On the bright side I'll never fall for hype again and in the future I'll wait until the game is reviewed before I buy it.

[–]Logan117 21ポイント22ポイント  (2子コメント)

Never pre-order games. The reason preordering started was so companies knew how to distribute the limited copies of their game. That is no longer an issue. Every store is stocked to the brim on opening day, and most games can be downloaded anyways. All it does is compel you to buy the game because of your down payment.

[–]daedalusprospect 2ポイント3ポイント  (1子コメント)

Only time I ever pre-order anymore is off amazon for same day delivery, and only on games that are major sequels. IE:

I love Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 and so will be pre-ordering the third cause I expect it will be about the same as the first two. The handheld versions though aren't major sequels, so would never pre-order. Another example would be Fallout. I'll pre-order 5. But not any spin-offs or not major sequels.

[–]jvjanisse 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I preordered dragon quest 7 coming to the 3ds, that is probably the only game i'll preorder.

[–]tlycomid 5ポイント6ポイント  (2子コメント)

If I had a dollar for every time I encounter someone swearing off pre-orders or hype forever...

[–]Vicyorus 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

You could become a pre-orderer without financial repercussions!

[–]tlycomid 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

I could afford all the DLC for Warhammer: Total War!

[–]ittimjones 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

^ prly already has COD on pre-order

[–]Advencraftgaming 2ポイント3ポイント  (6子コメント)

No man's sky.... or 4 months of WoW? I know which one I will choose in the end.

[–]xXISCOPEIXx 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'm right there with you.

[–]Brandwein 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

2€ bought me the original Binding of Isaac.

Does No Man's Sky provide better randomized fun? Or easily over 100 hours addicting gameplay?

[–]Charlie_Warlie 3ポイント4ポイント  (1子コメント)

Every deal is shit compared to the orange box but unfortunately good deals don't come around every day.

[–]avo_cado 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yeah that was one of the best gaming deals of all time.

[–]jomiran 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

This. I bought it. I'm not short on dough so the price didn't bug me, but it sure as shit feels like an indie game built by a small team that sells in the PlayStation store for $19.99, not $59.99.

[–]McCash34 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Yah, I'll buy it when it's like 20$ and actually enjoy it. However if it was an mmo, I'd pay 60$ and play the shit out of it.

[–]levirules 7ポイント8ポイント  (2子コメント)

It wasn't even the hate on Reddit that kept me away. I was interested in it but not hyped for it before release. Even considered buying it on release, and I never buy $60 games anymore.

What kept me away was that every single gameplay video I saw was the same thing over and over: some combination of flying, looking at random weird creatures, or mining random resources. It looks like there's very little to do in the game, and for an open world game with no end, there has to be a lot to do for me to want to play.

[–]infinitelives 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

You have good instincts. Don't get me wrong, I like No Man's Sky and played it for hours upon hours — and would gladly keep playing if I didn't have such a huge backlog — but it's a grindy, repetitive game that doesn't go far beyond what you correctly identified as the core gameplay mechanics. It's good for people fascinated by the procedural generation, and that's about it.

[–]Almostlongenough2 19ポイント20ポイント  (20子コメント)

It's not nearly as bad as Reddit tries to make it seem. I got about 50 hours out of it before I started to get bored, it's just not for everyone.

[–]PandaBearMcSausage 16ポイント17ポイント  (4子コメント)

I think a lot of folks were upset with the AAA price tag for a game that should have been around $20.

[–]nickmista 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Maybe the pricing was different in the US and that's what all the fuss was about. In Australia almost every new game to come out is $70-90 unless it's some shitty sudoku game or something. It sounds like we don't have as much of a range in prices and ours are just all expensive. So it wasn't particularly outrageous when no man's sky cost the amount it did.

[–]chewwie100 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I would have paid as high as $40 CAD for NMS. But $80? Not worth it for me.

[–]OldBeercan 2ポイント3ポイント  (8子コメント)

I enjoy it when I want something laid back to play. Plus it looks pretty.

$60 is kinda high for a screenshot generator, though.

[–]EffrumScufflegrit 5ポイント6ポイント  (3子コメント)

Everyone I know in person that has it really enjoys it. But these people also weren't following it before release and got all the broken promises. So I think if you go in blind, it can be quite good and relaxing. Just don't expect a AAA title.

[–]FowD9 6ポイント7ポイント  (6子コメント)

I pirated it to see what the fuss was all about, game was okay for the first 30 mins, after an hour I realized i've done everything there is to do and deleted it.

I've pirated a few games in the past and then actually purchase them if I enjoy it (e.g. Cities: Skylines). but NMS literally has no content. I wouldn't pay more than $10-$15 for the game

[–]josh_the_misanthrope 1ポイント2ポイント  (5子コメント)

I wouldn't pay more than tree fiddy for a game with no content.

[–]SeriousDrywallWork 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Just wait for it to be released next month on PS+

[–]Joverby 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's interesting logic you have there. Why not wait for it to be like $20? It's worth $25 at the most.

[–]Mayal0 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I like it but I tell people if you need any direction while playing a game then this game is not for you. There is literally no story, no 'path' outside of the first world tutorial stuff which hardly counts anyways. It would make for a great $20-30 game or a proof of concept for something else, but in reality it's just an okay procedural generation simulator.

I knew I would like it but not for full price so I waited until there were some used copies at the gamestop and got it used for about 30% off the new game price.

[–]voteforrice 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

If you play on a pc don't get it there are several games on steam much better, has more depth and content and also much cheaper than no man's sky.

[–]Lost_in_costco -1ポイント0ポイント  (0子コメント)

The internet had way too much hype around it. When I first heard about it I knew exactly what kind of game it was going to be, boring that is what it was going to be. Everyone had grandiose expectations nowhere based in reality or even actual claims. They were based on self generated ideas. The game had literally zero point to it from the beginning. It's an endless exploration game, but in the end you can't really do anything but explore and name planets after genitalia.

[–]qaraska 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I bought it and like it a lot. I've easily logged 50 hours so far, most in the first two weeks. I'm slowing down now, but as long as HG keep it as playable as it is now (though of course I hope they add features) it's a game I will always find fun for a few hours at a time when I feel like perusing through space. There just isn't much to keep you the player hooked, it's not particularly addictive. Repetitiveness have been the most accurate criticism but also one of the most foreseeable. Ultimately I agree it's a game that would have more praise if it retailed at a lower price.

[–]PIX3LY 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I may be biased bc I have over 70 hours in the game, but I think NMS is a great game. Don't let the negativity lead you into thinking it's terrible, it's not. There were some features that some say were promised, but any logical thinking adult that understands how a small indy game studio works knows these were cut features, not lies.

The $60 price tag may be a bit steep for some, but as someone who can afford to drop $60 on a game, and have gotten 70 hours out of it so far, I can honestly say I've gotten my moneys worth and then some.

[–]Meecht 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Do you leave your vault in Fallout and immediately travel into the wasteland, father/son/holy ghost be damned?

Have you explored every inch of Tamriel, but have yet to talk to a single NPC?

No Man's Sky might just be for you. It is a game about exploration, pure and simple. You'll find a lot of the same stuff, some different stuff, and some stuff you won't know what to do with.

You'll meet aliens you won't understand until you learn their language, word by word. You'll find new spaceships, then become annoyed at crafting the 100000000th Carite Sheet to get it off the ground. You'll discover interesting wildlife, and Crab-Creature #532b (it was a different color than #532).

And one of the alien species likes to fart. A lot. It's how they show emotion.

[–]ArtThouIncensedBro 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

You can get it on torrents for free, The PC version anyway.

[–]theonewhoknack 67ポイント68ポイント  (14子コメント)

All blacks edition?

[–]Guardian_Ainsel 23ポイント24ポイント  (7子コメント)

The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team, and they're way good and very popular! They're kind of like the Lakers or Yankees of rugby. They also do a cool haka before their games!

[–]thomphoolery 8ポイント9ポイント  (3子コメント)

Except the All Blacks are good.

[–]Guardian_Ainsel 4ポイント5ポイント  (1子コメント)

Well yeah. I meant like a historically good team. Maybe the Spurs would have been a better example...

[–]Buffalonian_716 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I think you were on point with the Yankees... Their 27 World Series wins to the Spurs 5 Finals says enough

[–]NeedHelpWithExcel 115ポイント116ポイント  (2子コメント)

Holy shit that was a close call.

Almost didn't see any circlejerk about No Mans Sky today

[–]gruesomeflowers 18ポイント19ポイント  (0子コメント)

You can rest easy now, for it has happened.

Cut to scene on The Island in LOST.. Someone is in the hatch..the computer is beeping. Its time to input the numbers and press the button..

Cut to computer screen as typing commences.

instead type out:

n.o. m.a.n.s. s.k.y

[–]sirenlore 5ポイント6ポイント  (1子コメント)

All this complaining 'bout this game and i want to play it. When its cheaper i may get it... it looks like a relaxing-ish game if not completely finished. IDK it just seems like they started something and for got to add other stuff. ITs what i get from watching videos! Oh well...i still wanna play!

[–]Chris_P_I 8ポイント9ポイント  (0子コメント)

This is just lifted straight from a steam review. Does it count as a repost if you write it on a placecard?

[–]dingus_malingusV2 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

can someone inform me what was wrong with this game?

[–]Crowlett08 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

It didn't provide many of the experiences it had promised. In some cases, it seems like the creator flat out lied. In the end, the game would have done well if it had shown up on the store as an indie game for $25. Without all the hype, it could have been a small success.

[–]screwyluie 6ポイント7ポイント  (15子コメント)

Those prices, where is this?

[–]28th_EQUINOX 13ポイント14ポイント  (7子コメント)

new zealand id say

[–]Spuddoman 9ポイント10ポイント  (5子コメント)

The 'All Blacks' edition of the rugby game below agrees with you

[–]AztecLeprechaun 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

and for $120!! WTF!

[–]nukeyoo 6ポイント7ポイント  (0子コメント)

#AllBlacksEditionsMatter

[–]28th_EQUINOX 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I remember when black ops 1 came out it was 140 for the standard edition

edit: but you know the kiwi dollar was ass back then

[–]NeoHenderson 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I thought the Canadian dollar was bad. Holy moly

[–]28th_EQUINOX 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

haha didn't even notice that

[–]Once_A_Chunk 14ポイント15ポイント  (16子コメント)

originally Sean Murray wanted us to pay about 20 cents for each planet included. since there are so many GameStop wouldn't let him do this. so I think we really got a bargain on this game. I've been telling people it's the new Mass Effect.

[–]JuvenileEloquent 49ポイント50ポイント  (2子コメント)

If it were 20 cents per planet visited it might be worth it, since there's only about 10 really different types of planets anyway. $2 for an unfinished tech demo in Early Access sounds about right.

[–]MacAdler 8ポイント9ポイント  (6子コメント)

It doesn't matter how much ME went wrong at the end, this is nowhere near in the same vicinity.

Edit: ME = Mass Effect.

[–]Ikantbeliveit 11ポイント12ポイント  (0子コメント)

It doesn't matter how much ME went wrong at the end, this is nowhere near in the same vicinity.

Don't be so hard on yourself Champ!

[–]Logan117 3ポイント4ポイント  (0子コメント)

The ending was the worst part about ME. The storytelling, the universe itself, and the mysterious way you are introduced to it are uniquely amazing and set a new standard for Sci-Fi games.

[–]AllanBallan2 3ポイント4ポイント  (2子コメント)

You are comparing an fantastic storydriven 3 part game like Mass Effect with an empty game about walking around on similar looking planets for no reason? Wow.

[–]snackpackcub 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

"ALL BLACKS EDITION"

[–]keeks518 1ポイント2ポイント  (1子コメント)

Why are there white people on the all Blacks edition of that Rugby game?

[–]gravityisnothing 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

I mean seriously, did anybody like this game?

[–]Heroic_Rogue 2ポイント3ポイント  (3子コメント)

Lol damn this is crazy. I was thinking of getting this

[–]zimmah 2ポイント3ポイント  (0子コメント)

"Endless hours of fun, infinite universes with all the same content"
And this is why I prefer star citizen even though it "only" has 100 or so star systems, but all of them truly unique and hand-crafted. They also make use of some procedural generation, but they use it as a tool, and the systems are still all unique.
People didn't understand my reasoning, maybe they do now.

[–]nYc_dIEseL 2ポイント3ポイント  (2子コメント)

Got a full refund from Amazon. Fuck this game!

[–]EnderProph 1ポイント2ポイント  (0子コメント)

Refunded, can confirm would refund again.

[–]Deskbot 1ポイント2ポイント  (3子コメント)

ITT: people not reading the fucking comments before commenting themselves.

[–]RedGreenBoy 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

$94??? Aussies and Kiwis just like bending over....

[–]DreamingDjinn 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Why do I get the feeling that these are beginning to be JB HiFi ads?

[–]TeaBagginton 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I miss JB HiFi from when I lived out in Aus. I don't miss their prices, but sarcasm game is on point.

[–]brokenotfunny 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Do the refunded refunded bought games get a bigger discount? How many refunds does a game have to happen before it's considered $5, because i'll wait for that.

[–]centech 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Holy cow games are expensive there. (I know its NZD but it's still damn high)

[–]drpurpkilla 0ポイント1ポイント  (4子コメント)

Was this game really that bad the concept before it came out seem kinda cool

[–]Bleiddkiin 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

What store is this? I saw a post of Witcher 3 GOTY edition in the same store

[–]JungieEUN 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

They are not actually planning on selling it

[–]shitishouldntsay 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I wish I could get a refund for this turd.

[–]pm_me_ur_grandad 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I couldn't get a refund :(

[–]Itstheonlyway_k 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Is this in the US because if so 94 bucks is outrageous.

[–]Rektalhuster 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

When I see shit like that i come to think that the cheap game prices among 100/100 Mbit internet for 6 bucks and mobile LTE for 5 bucks are the only things that are good in Russia where I live. This, and Uber rides for 3-5$, yeah... Steam games are 25$ max.

[–]itscochino 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Is this game really that bad???

[–]Matech 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Imagine going to a massive theme park that was packed with various merry go rounds of different appearances.

How long before your bored?

[–]GRIMobile 0ポイント1ポイント  (2子コメント)

$120? For a soccer game? Sweet mercy!

[–]CGFROSTY 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I know this is New Zealand (from the All Blacks game below), but $94 is still a lot in New Zealand Dollars.

[–]myhappylittletrees 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

I'll admit I haven't played console games in a while, but do PS4 games really go for $90-120???? good lord

[–]Ironpiper 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

New Zealand I'm guessing.

[–]optimusklein 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

112$ for Fifa? In Canada new games are 79.99$ everywhere... What country is this in

[–]JabberPocky 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

Hmm, I really want to say something positive in the native tongue. Here goes: "JB Yuv dunnit gen bru"

I can't help but feel sorry for them sheep pleasers.

I thought we were getting screwed on the PS4/XBONE prices. (EBGames would have you believe their higher than mrrp is a bargain, worse they manage it most of the time)

[–]Ipaybribes 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

Holy shit. How much is the Aussie dollar nowadays??????

[–]somevirus 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

1 AUD is 0.77 USD. 120 AUD is roughly 90 USD.

[–]13thmurder 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

I'm the only one I know that got denied a refund on this game through steam. Maybe putting "you know why" as the reason wasn't the best idea...

[–]Saintsinhell24 0ポイント1ポイント  (1子コメント)

All blacks edition.... has two white guys on the cover.

[–]ILikeThis49 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

$119 FOR A RUGBY GAME! Oh, this is that New Zealand tax BS.

[–]hashtagpow 0ポイント1ポイント  (0子コメント)

them putting that sign up would almost convince me to buy it, just because that is HILARIOUS. i don't have a PS4 or much interest in the game, but...yeah. 10/10 would feel warm and fuzzy about a company being in on the "joke" again.