AU Deals: I Was Not Planning to Buy Games Today, Then These Bargains Happened
AU Deals: I Was Not Planning to Buy Games Today, Then These Bargains Happened
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I sat down to sanity check a few discounts and somehow resurfaced hours later with a fuller wishlist and a lighter wallet. On Switch, Hades and Ori still feel like magic tricks disguised as games. Over on Xbox Series X, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Monster Hunter Wilds are absurd value for experiences that can eat entire weekends. PS5 is stacked with personality this week thanks to Astro Bot and Lies of P, while PC quietly delivers some of the strongest long form RPG and action value going around. Go get amongst it.
In retro news, it’s been 26 years since I unpeeled adventure in Donkey Kong 64, a game some called the top banana of Rare 3D platforming (I still prefer Banjo Kazooie). At the time, it looked gorgeous, sounded amazing (hello, DK Rap), and was overladen with crap to collect and unique ability Kongs to switch between. Kong made a comeback quite recently in Donkey Kong Bananza, too. I dug it.
I keep coming back to Switch deals that reward feel over fidelity. Tight design, expressive music, and games that respect your time or gleefully steal it anyway.
Hades (-70%) A$11.20 Supergiant turning roguelike repetition into a strength, with reactive dialogue and gods who remember your failures. I have finished this more times than I will admit.
Bravely Default II (-38%) A$49.10 Old school JRPG systems with modern quality of life tweaks. Risk reward combat that actually makes grinding interesting.
Borderlands 3 Ult. (-50%) A$44.60 A noisy loot fountain with the best gunplay the series has managed. The writing misses sometimes, the shooting never does.
Ni No Kuni: WotW (-33%) A$59.90 Studio Ghibli vibes, sweeping music, and a combat system that rewards patience. Still one of the prettiest JRPG worlds around.
Ori And The Blind Forest Def.A$7.40 A masterclass in movement and melancholy. Platforming that feels effortless once it clicks, backed by a soundtrack that sticks.
This batch is all about scale. Big worlds, big monsters, and games built to show off what the hardware can really do.
Monster Hunter Wilds (-64%) A$41.90 Methodical combat, absurd creature design, and that familiar loop of prep, hunt, celebrate, repeat. It is dangerously moreish.
Red Dead Redemption 2 (-75%) A$22.40 Rockstar at its most indulgent. Slow, deliberate, and emotionally heavier than most open world games dare to be.
Hogwarts Legacy (-57%) A$47 The castle exploration is the real star here. Flying lessons and secret passages still feel properly magical.
DOOM: The Dark Ages (-59%) A$49 Brutal, fast, and gloriously unsubtle. DOOM experimenting with tone without losing its steel boot to the face identity.
Borderlands 4 (-59%) A$49 More refinement than reinvention, but the co op chaos still sings when the guns start flying.
Xbox One Older hardware, still ridiculous value. These are content rich packages that age far better than expected.
Diablo III: Eternal Col. (-54%) A$46.30 The most approachable Diablo, packed with years of tuning and seasonal hooks that keep pulling you back.
Mass Effect Leg. Ed. (-90%) A$9.90 Three classic RPGs, cleaned up and still emotionally devastating. An all time sci fi trilogy for pocket change.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-85%) A$16.40 Stronger combat, bigger worlds, and a surprisingly confident story. Cal Kestis really comes into his own here.
What’s Big on the Radar? Headed out the door quick
If you want sheer hours per dollar, PC quietly wins again this week.
Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza In Hawaii (-64%) A$36.40 Ridiculous side stories, heartfelt crime drama, and now pirates. RGG Studio refusing to play it safe.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (-90%) A$6.90 A silly, charming speed run through the entire saga. Packed with jokes and collectibles.
Dead Space (-85%) A$13.40 The remake nails tension and sound design. Still one of the best examples of survival horror pacing.
The Witcher III Comp. (-80%) A$15.70 Blood and Wine alone justifies the price. A landmark RPG that still embarrasses newer open worlds.
Hades (-70%) A$10.90 Fast, fluid combat and writing that adapts to how you play. It deserves every accolade it received.
Hollow Knight (-50%) A$10.90 Deep exploration, brutal bosses, and lore that rewards curiosity. An indie benchmark.
Just like I did last holiday season, I’m getting festive with the LEGO section. In Mathew Manor, my sons and I are again racing / rating 2025’s batch of LEGO Advent Calendars. Basically, we open the City, Harry Potter, Minecraft, and Star Wars ones daily and compare the mini-prizes for “Awesomeness” and “Actual Xmas-ness”. 2024’s winner was the Lego Marvel one, but, weirdly, there’s no 2025 equivalent. So it’s anybody’s race this year.
Here are the cheapest prices for the four calendars we’re using. Score them yourself or just live vicariously through our unboxings.
Adam Mathew is a passionate connoisseur, a lifelong game critic, and an Aussie deals wrangler who genuinely wants to hook you up with stuff that’s worth playing (but also cheap). He plays practically everything, sometimes on YouTube.
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