What is the game you invested the most money in?

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As anybody that even vaguely follows games will know then most computer games cost money. How much money they cost can vary quite dramatically, even from person to person. For the industry is a very important topic as you will want to get the most money for your product, and different people have different "pain points" and understanding those will potentially see you make a lot more money than you otherwise might have.
This is part of a series on GBAtemp where we discuss things to do with game design, aspects of play and other industry concepts. Today is Noctosphere's guest entry in the series.

Counting things like expansions, dlc, virtual currency, monthly payments, etc then what is the game you invested the most in?

Personally, I invested a lot in The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.
In total I invested over 400$ in the sims 4 over the years
I calculated, it's about 10$/month, which I think isn't that bad.

Previously we discussed times where people said gameplay styles would not work for a platform


Also under discussion are times you might have purchased a console for a single game, a large collection or peripherals or upgraded your PC again just for that one game. You might also want to compare it to games other than computer games, the obvious first start for many being collectible card games such as Magic the Gathering, YuGiOh and the Pokemon card game. Similarly have you waited for something to go on sale, hit the second hand market, get released as a gold/game of the year edition or something along those lines? Tiered pricing in games is also sort of on the way out, do you have any thoughts there?
 

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As of this moment, Super smash bros. 4 3ds as I bought all the stages and characters...only a few of the mii costumes though.
This may be topped soon as I intend to buy a ps4 for kingdom hearts 1.5 + 2.5. I'm also contemplating getting bloodborne and the colorful tone pack for Hatsune Miku Future tone but even including those it's a bit of an investment buying a whole console just for them
 
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Honestly, I'd think its around 1500€ on the Guitar Hero and Rockband franchises. Much more so GH than RB.

Though it might be taken over by Warcraft. I've multiple accounts, battle chests, bought mounts, realm transfers, faction transfers. Not to mention many many months of game time. If there was a way I can check the total amount, I would, but I don't think it's possible.
 

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Fortnite :P

$10 in the season 3 battle pass (arround march)
$10 in the season 4 battle pass (arround may)
$20 in a legendary skin (this month)
$10 in a rare glider (this month)

Probably the most i have spent on a game. My previous record was on the whole dlc for mario kart 8 back when it was released.
 

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I bought Halo 3 Legendary Edition. I don't regret it, although not have been following Halo since it left Bungie. The helmet makes a nice shelf piece.

I don't spend on mobile games. Or actually I paid for Super Mario Run and once spent €10 (?) on Pokemon Go. I regret those €10 (?).

I would like to see the statistics in microtransactions per country and age group. On the other day I was in a birthday dinner, with people around my age and I was shocked on how much some spent on microtransactions. What I noted was that the people who spent most were still on University, which dind't make much sense to me. When I was studying I was counting my every penny.
 
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The Final Fantasy XV Deluxe Edition.
What a huge waste of money, I'll never preorder any Final Fantasy again before watching some credible reviews first.
 
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I've spent way more than what I would like to admit in mobile games.

Fire Emblem Heroes
FF Brave Exvius
FFDOO
Mobius FF
Puzzles and Dragons
Bleach

All in all, I think I could be considered a whale in each one of those games though I have since abandoned quite a few of them and have only kept playing FEH and Mobius.
 

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I never ever bought any virtual currency on mobile games
and damn, the game was soooo sloooow (as in progress, not fps)
never touched mobile games after that (Except Pokemon GO, but I rarely play it now)
 

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I'd say TF2, but I only really spent like 60 dollars over the course of six years, while purchasing black ops 2 alone with the DLC pass costed me 60 bucks and i didn't even play it much
 

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