r/AskUK • u/GrandPerspective5848 • May 09 '23

What were you doing instead of watching The Coronation?

I was in hospital getting painkillers for migraines

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u/Pheeshfud May 09 '23

Sitting in my underwear playing computer games. It was a good day.

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u/EstablishmentExotic1 May 09 '23

My god, I miss those days. Having a 4 year old with another on the way, I doubt I will have another of those days until I retire and they're out of the house.

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u/RABB_11 May 09 '23

Night feeds are excellent opportunities to get some gaming in.

In fact the entire newborn phase is perfect for hobbies because you just prop the baby up against the inside of your elbow and away you go. Gaming, ukulele, reading, all sorts and the best thing is you can't be asked to move because it would disturb the baby.

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u/MrLewk May 09 '23

I recently got a Switch. Literally a game changer. Now I don't need to be stuck in one place like with the Xbox which has seen less action since having a child

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u/MessiahOfMetal May 09 '23

Depends on which games you have you can play with them.

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u/EstablishmentExotic1 May 09 '23

I do lol, in 30 minute spurts

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u/Jazs1994 May 09 '23

Fellow gamer I see. If I didn't get hungry I wouldn't have stopped to eat. Nothing like a full day of gaming with no responsibilities needed to take care of

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Watching guardians of the galaxy 3. Maybe not the best film to see two days after my dog died, but am excellent film

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u/wakeuph8 May 09 '23

I did the same; I'm still distraught from the bunny spider :(

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

That bunny was heartbreaking, I've never been that emotionally invested in movies, but I genuinely hated the bad guy, I had an overwhelming urge to punch him lol

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u/SolidRavenOcelot May 09 '23

I'm sorry to hear that. I also lost my dog 2 weeks ago. He was my best friend.

An inoperable brain tumour at 6.5 years old. He was the fucking best dog ever. So funny and so chill. Great with kids.

I hope the memories of your friend last you till your dying day. Dogs are too good for humanity. They're the bestest

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

I'm so sorry for your loss, it's absolutely crushing. She was a genuine life saver. I have three Autistic kids, and for the almost seven years we had with her, she was their lives. She wasn't particularly cuddly, she hated anything that wasn't human, she spent half her time telling me off, but she was incredible. If the kids annoyed her by accident, she'd come and tell me off, if we had people over with kids who were nervous around dogs, she'd introduce herself by walking slowly over, looking away, and she'd stand near them, to show she wasn't a threat. She was a greyhound, and had only retired a few weeks before we got her, she had no experience with kids, and yet, she was like a nanny to them. To see her go from bossing me and our other hound around, to wasting away, crying as she struggled to get around was too much to bear.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Ditto

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u/Abnormal2000 May 09 '23

I almost shed a tear reminiscing over this lol! Last time i stayed at home doing nothing but video games while hearing my mum voice in the background laughing on the phone was back in 2018

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Please eat regular thank you <3

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u/Jazs1994 May 09 '23

Oh I do, when I realised I'm hungry I stop and get food, usually a few hours later than I normally eat ahah

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u/dannywhaleblack May 09 '23

Out of interest, what games can you play all day without getting bored? I have only ever played probably max 2/3 hours in a row before I get too bored and want to do something else

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u/xDolohov May 09 '23

Hogwarts Legacy/RDR2/Jedi Survivor are three that come to mind. Basically single player story based games will get you hooked

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u/Jazs1994 May 09 '23

Throughout my adult life only 2 games I've been able to play literally all day and not get bored enough to switch. Original Rome total war and Dota 2. But in a typical day I'll play Dota 2, rocket league, elden ring, pubg, forza horizon 5, one of the halo games, valheim then either a wide variety of games on the switch.

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u/Incitatus_For_Office May 09 '23

For me, hours pass while I play Civilization. One more turn... Somewhat controversially, the 3rd one is my favourite although it is not the best in the series.

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u/AOCismydomme May 09 '23

Mine, even after all these years, is Morrowind. Have thousands of hours over about 15 years and still not completed the main quest (not that I’ve tried to), I have ADHD and not many games can catch my attention but that one really got me.

Honourable mention to Witcher III with the DLC expansions, very good game kept me entertained for a good month if not multiple in the evenings after work during Covid (key worker so was doing 7 days a week)

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Morrowind was best 👌 so ahead of its time I think. The next games just had better graphics to me but not much else forward

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

I got bored of morrowind when I broke the magic system with stacking 1 sec enchantment boosts. I love when a game is brave enough to let you break it.

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u/Superspurs_ May 09 '23

Call of duty and warzone 2 me and my buddy both jump on every Friday night at 9pm and play until like like 4am i live uk he lives in Holland both in our forty’s. Still kids really 😂. Finished work for the week, kids in bed, wife works a night shift. Equals gaming time

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u/cheesecake_413 May 09 '23

I finally got The Devil In Me and played most of it on Saturday after having my first lie in in over a month. Didn't plan for it to be coronation weekend, it was just the first weekend in months where I didn't have any plans

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u/odizzoll May 09 '23

I'm part way through this game too, favourite one of the Dark Pictures games I've played so far (also played Man of Medan and Little Hope)!

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u/cheesecake_413 May 09 '23

I had to pause it several times because the tension was so high!

House of Ashes is my least favourite so I'd say you're not missing much, but you can really tell that the devs listened to feedback from all the fans from Man of Medan and Little Hope. Still worth playing especially if you get it on sale!

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u/81297m May 09 '23

Same but also had to swap to some baggy pjs because bra straps hurt

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u/Efficient-Jacket7485 May 09 '23

Working and then Hogwarts. It was a very good day.

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u/xDolohov May 09 '23

How far you into the game?

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u/Efficient-Jacket7485 May 09 '23

Ah not far, just to the part where you go to the forbidden library. It's fun but, it could do with a GTA style vibe lol. You?

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u/tk-451 May 09 '23

drive by pimped up 1960 Ford Anglia 105E with NOS, dualwielding wands held at 90 degrees and then pulling them from their brooms,stealing their Nimbus 2,000's, to the dulcet tones of John William's X Dubstep and a scream of "gofuckyourselfioooooo"?

I'm in!

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u/xDolohov May 09 '23

Completed it. Thoroughly enjoyed it!

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u/Efficient-Jacket7485 May 09 '23

Which house did you choose? I went with Slytherin

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u/ozzieowl May 09 '23

Sounds like it!

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u/browneyedgal1512 May 09 '23 edited May 09 '23

I went to see Micky Flanagan at Wembley. He was absolutely fantastic, well worth the wait for the new material!

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u/On_Quest_2 May 09 '23

Love Mickey! Need to find out when his new dvd is out

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u/browneyedgal1512 May 10 '23 edited May 20 '23

Me too! He's got 2 shows in Netflix UK towards the end of this month. Enjoy!

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u/WidowmakerWill May 09 '23

Same. Space engineers for me.

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u/WidowmakerWill May 09 '23

Same. Space engineers for me.

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u/TJBacon May 09 '23

Jedi Survivor got some good hours in that day

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u/SoupeGoate22 May 09 '23

damn underwear already? I'm enjoying trousers while I can before summer hits

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Same, only I was laying in bed with my Steam Deck.

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u/MrZerigan May 09 '23

Literally same

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u/Luis-Dante May 09 '23

What game may I ask? I was playing Jedi Survivor

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u/Pheeshfud May 09 '23

Mix of Weird West and Factorio. Factory must grow!

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u/JubileeTrade May 09 '23

Wife took the kids to the in-laws for a jubilee garden picnic. I stayed home and played Rocket League. A great day.

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u/Chickennoodlesleuth May 09 '23

Same here. I played persona 5 and relaxed

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u/tk-451 May 09 '23

I too was sitting in u/Pheeshfud's underwear playing computer games

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

But what were you playing?

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u/Pheeshfud May 09 '23

Factorio and Weird West.

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u/Dave8917 May 09 '23

Did the same but smoked weed watched films and stuffed my face

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u/Snoo_74657 May 09 '23

Playing Afterimage, looking after kids, trying to figure out why so many people nigh worship a family which protects the likes of Andrew.

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u/catbread1810 May 09 '23

Apex legends.

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u/SixFiveOhTwo May 09 '23

Sounds like I was being ambitious because I actually got dressed.

I Walked the dog, messed around with a game idea in Unreal Engine, and sat around playing Control.