Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 6th)

On my second playthrough of Lies of P. As hard and fun as ever.

Playing castlevania dawn of sorrow on my new 2ds xl, I never have nintendo ds and only have 3ds xl for a short time (for playing super mario 3d land and sold it again because I don't like the screen and the system is too big), so I'm missing so many classic games on the ds/3ds era. And after this I still have the 2 sequels, castlevania potrait of ruin and order of ecclesia, man I love this console 😃

I wish switch 2 have the body of new 2ds xl (with 2 screens) so we can get castlevania ds remaster with crisper 1080p resolutions, and many other old ds/3ds games too.

Also just bought full void and alwa's awakening/cathedral evercade cart, I'm playing full void first since it's a bit short compared to other cart. It's a pretty good game, like prince of persia or another world but with easier difficulty, you still die a lot but it's not frustating since the checkpoint is fair.

I'm completing Lego Jurassic world! Got it during the sales and loved it. After that as I'm pretty close I'll finish We love Katamari and who knows, maybe I'll start Klonoa finally this week LOL
Happy gaming everyone!

My main game is Fire Emblem Engage, in chapter 17. Story starting to be interesting, just in time.
Still not finished Zelda the Minish Cap, probably will not this weekend.
Today I was moving my old games to another place in the room and realized I have Another Code for DS, didn’t even remember! Maybe giving it a try, and I’m curious how far I got back then.
And the usual Picross and Theatrhythm.

Horizon Forbidden West: Having just finished the prequel, I'm pretty excited to jump into this. About eight hours later, I'm quite impressed: little touches like follow road for mount or highlighted climbing tracks, vastly improved visuals (especially cutscene) and an intriguing premise all indicate an excellent follow-up to the banger that was Horizon Zero Dawn.

I am always over extended!

Currently focusing on FAR Changing Tides.

I’ve also got a few hours into Tears of the Kingdom, Starfield, and Persona 5 Tactica

Taking a brief hiatus from Baldurs Gate so as to avoid burnout! Currently midway through Act2, loving every second, but am wary of overplaying this game and don’t want to get BG fatigue.

Whilst I break from BG3, I’m playing ‘Humanity’ and ‘The Last Faith’. The former is a terrific little puzzler that is essentially a 3D version of Lemmings, whilst the latter is somewhat of a Blasphemous clone…
Both games are solid enough and should be short playthroughs, after which I’ll get back to Baldurs

Side note - last week I played and completed ‘Cocoon’, which was genuinely an amazing little puzzle game… a high recommend.

I finally finished Persona 5 Strikers! It was honestly a better game than I thought it would be, but a lot of the game’s ending felt recycled from the original. I also found Owada was made out to be some crazy villain but they did literally nothing with him. The ending with Sophia also didn’t feel as bittersweet as intended. Once I finished, I actually played Trails in the Sky on Steam. I played for 8 hours, finishing the prologue, and oh my god. This is the slowest paced game ever. It’s even worse than people say! I’m not sure if I want to continue or not. I did find playing with the turn order fun, but the battle system is so bare bones it’s not that interesting. I might just give up. Thinking of playing Fire Emblem Three Houses or Atelier Ryza instead.

Nintendo Switch:
BLAZBLUE CROSS TAG BATTLE – played VS Mode as Yumi. After that, I finally uninstalled the game.
BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION Special Edition – watched opening, ending, and cutscenes in Gallery Mode. Played VS Mode as Valkenhein R. Hellsing.
DEADBOLT – finished first 3 missions in Zombie Kingz "arc" in Hard Mode. Annoying and hard as hell...
Super Mario Odyssey – collected ±24 Energy Moons in Hat(?) Kingdom.
ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun – stopped on the last level of 3rd act on third(last) planet. I don't think that I'll be able to finish this game...
Tha Last Door: Season 2 – still stuck on 1st Chapter. Yesterday, I took a quick peek at the guide, so I finally understood what I need to do. For now, I can say that the second season is significantly harder than the first one.
VASARA Collection – I decided to play the 1st game again to remind myself, why I've played it only for 40 minutes... And remembered. Last level with the final boss is annoyingly and unmercifully hard. I hate these games.
Android:
Stealth Inc. Deluxe – finished last two main levels in 3rd sector, finished 4th sector (main 8 levels), and finished the half (4) of the main levels in 5th sector.
Well, for now, that's all what I've played on this week. I'm planning to play Tales of Vesperia REMASTER later today. And, probably, I'll try to download and play Sky: Children of the Light. Have a nice gaming week, everyone.
Update #1:
The Last Door: Season 2 – finished 1st Chapter, finally.
Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – now, I'm in Baction's dungeon.
Update #2:
Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – now, I'm in Hercules.
Sky: Children of the Light – tried to finish tutorial, but haven't had enough time to do this. However, I finished some quests...?

I'm over 15 hours into Persona 5 Tactica right now, so I'll be continuing to roll with that. It's pretty good so far. At times, the combat can feel a little basic/repetitive, but I still do enjoy it for the most part. I just wish my characters would naturally cover more ground. I often find that I'm JUST out of reach whenever I get a Triple Threat Attack, so I can't take advantage of targeting multiple enemies. When it does work out though, it's awesome. Also, the music is banging, and I'm surprisingly into the story, even though it's very much a side story.

Also, I'll be playing some Lego Harry Potter with my daughter. She got it for Christmas, and I've been playing it with her. We're almost done Year 2, and she's having a blast. It's a surprisingly decent game.

XC3 Future Redeemed for me. I'm about 12-14 hours in and ye, it's awesome as expected from the Xeno games.
Kinda makes me want to start a ng+ but I'm trying to resist that urge.
Also got Baldurs Gate 3 for ps5. I'm playing a split screen campaign which is a first for this genre for me and man, what a difference it makes. So good.
The performance ain't great though, I've had 7+ crashes in my 17 hours thus far.

I kicked this morning off with a few rounds of NBA Playgrounds 2 while waiting for the kids to get up. In what is tradition for me, a new year also means a new playthrough of Super Mario World, aka my all-time favourite video game, so I’ll continue playing through that as well. Of course, there is also Pokémon Go, as Rowlet will be featured in this month's Community Day event.

I'm in the final stages of Pokémon Violet (only bought it second-hand late last year) and Tears of the Kingdom (been rinsing as much out of that as I could) then I'll be rekindling my love for Mario with Wonder and RPG, both of which I got for Christmas!

Between a few items to see off last year with (Pinball M, Alchemist Adventure and Nobody Saves the World, the latter purchase admittedly urged in part by the game's PS+ announcement) and the first batch of this year's backlog boosters (World End's Club an approximate 1414th on the general list, immediately preceded/followed by Damascus Gear Tokyo, Pronty, Dysmantle and Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos, the latter of which even outtempted the Yooka-Laylee sequel in the crosshairs of my remnant funds), there's a fair bit to nibble/bite/munch into on the invariable main course hardware of my gaming weekends, but there are also NMS and Guardian Tales events to finish tending to and other recent stuff like Survivalists, Sailing Era, Lost Epic, Far: Changing Tides and Scrapnaut among the whims and moods on the platform, plus some of the usuals from Xenoblades, RFs, Fuga, Minstrel Song and Portia to Saints Row 4, Undermine, Rogue Legacy, Carto and the first-person stuff like Bioshock 2, Borderlands 2, Skyrim and Outer Worlds, not to mention the odds of revisiting older playthroughs like Zombie Blast Crew, One More Dungeon, Civilization 6 (I eschewed the umpteenth sale opportunity to complete Civ 6 DLC, but it's just New Frontier pass with a collection of extra nations/rulers/elements and additional game modes, so the base experience should be already up to date with all the post-release mechanics otherwise) and possibly Grid Autosport/Truck Driver/Mudrunner.

Beyond the bountiful Switchland, I plan to continue going through The Crew (with a half-mind to focus on the story missions where possible because I'm not confident I can cover all the content, especially the numerous skill challenges, before the Poof deadline) whose Deck time may still be shared by the resident FFs and Xenoblade X, Mass Effect and Horizon, some Dishonored and some Drakengard etc. The handhelds may well see more Moon/Gold, Eternia/Neptunia, Fantasy Life and Endless Frontier while PS4 is in for some Evil West and NFS Rivals, a bit of Avengers, SR22 and Genshin... and quite possibly a handful of streamed Catalogue titles from the already familiar Star Ocean IaF, Stranger of Paradise and/or InFamous to possibly even the elsewhere-played GTA 5 (not like I'll be finding Deck storage for the PC version anytime soon😅) to fool around. Same ol' backlog gluttony, nothing to see here.😆

Oh, and if someone here also celebrates by old calendar (IIRC a few European countries do), Merry Christmas!

It's -30c where I live so I'll be gaming a lot this weekend.

PS5: Alan Wake 2
Switch OLED: Zelda TotK
Series X: Baldur's Gate 3

Recently finished:
1. Super Mario Wonder
Such a fantastic and fun game. Played it coop with the missus. Had a great time. Many of the levels had a "wow" factor I found entertaining.

2. Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty
Unlocked all the endings and I must say, what a great game and DLC it is. Played Cyberpunk at release and hated it (even though I reached one ending) but now, the 2.0 version is another game completely and the DLC adds so much too it. I highly recommend this game even though it is a bit depressing.

Have a good weekend everybody.

Probably just:

Cry Babies Nintendo Switch
Harvest Moon Wind Of Anthos Nintendo Switch

I just got these 3 at Walmart on clearance so going to try & play over the weekend~ 🤷‍♀️🤣 👇

DC Justice League Cosmic Heroes Nintendo Switch
Cobra Kai 2 Nintendo Switch
Sonic Forces Nintendo Switch

Not sure if anyone knows this but when I bought the above 3 games at Walmart an employee told me there no longer selling physical video games, cds, & dvds as in whatever they have there trying to get rid of temporarily speaking which is ashame because it's my high light for going in the store half the time... They said by this June they probably all going away & moving to digital... 🤦‍♀️ Mehhh... 🤦‍♀️✌️

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

Lately I've felt energized and able to tackle a bunch of life stuff, so I've been gaming less than usual. 2022 and 2023 really were the years of gaming for me, and I think in 2024 it may take a back seat.

This weekend I'll put a few hours into Sea of stars. I hotly anticipated this game and waited until I could get it on cartridge, and now that I'm playing it....I don't know if I like it. The early sections are a little dull from a gameplay perspective, and the writing is pretty poor - just my opinion of course. The graphics, though, are just astounding. Those alone will keep me playing it to see what's next - hopefully the game will pick up.

I was playing SF6, but I tapped out. The World Tour mode has been sold as a kind of Yakuza-like. It's not that. It's more like one of the recent NBA 2K single-player "Road to Shiny Trophy" modes. Underbaked, ugly, and often on the wrong side of dumb. Worst, the music is dated on arrival. Boring hip-hop that is only memorable because it's embarrassing.

Anyway, that's that for SF6. Guess I'll go back to MK9 and KOF XIII.

Beyond all that, playing a bit of that milquetoast but gorgeous Avatar thing, Arkham City, and Gravity Circuit.

This week I will be mostly playing

Wario’s Woods
Bionic Commando (GB)

@Barbiegurl777 ...but who would want to be rid of those games?!?

Been away for a few days to Hastings in the South of England… for some reason I always end up playing Enter The Gungeon when I take my switch on holiday. I’m still nowhere near beating it, but am getting better.

Also trying out my Switch N64 controller with some 1080 Snowboarding which has been fun. And I relived my childhood by playing Megaman 3 (albeit on NSO Megadrive/Genesis rather than NES). I made much use of the save states and cheesed my way through but don’t feel any guilt!

Finally got my son to try Hades which he has poured hours into over the last week or so and is truly addicted. He’s about to beat REDACTED for the 10th time and will no doubt complete the rest of the story before I do.

I picked up PGA2K21 on sale with a voucher I got for Christmas because I have a strange love of golf games. It plays a pretty good game so Woderwick McGavin will be striding the links later like a colossus and dominating the ranks of professional golfists.
I also got Barony on sale because it reminds me heavily of the Ultima Underworld games which were excellent. Looking forward to giving it a spin later.

I'm about 20 hours in to Xenoblade Chronicles 3, and it'll probably be the only game I play all weekend on the Switch. So good!

As for the Xbox Series X, I'm still trying to find something to sink my hooks into. I started a playthrough of the first Hellblade in anticipation of the sequel. I'm not sure I'll see it through, and if that's the case, Planet of Lana seems like my next choice.

I bought XANADU PC-8801 PC-8801mkIISR developed by Nihon Falcom. I loved Ys VIII and IX so wanted to try one of their earlier RPGs.
Also continuing Persona 5 Royal.

I feel for people who manged to complete Eastward. It had everything I loved, but so deeply boring that I will never finish it.

Nothing on the Switch this weekend except for maybe replaying the demo for Another Code: Recollection and maybe a little bit of Smash Ultimate as well. I'll mostly be playing Tamagotchi Adventure Kingdom on Apple Arcade. It's a really good game so far. Hopefully they'll at least port it to the Switch some time in the future so more people will get to play it.

I downloaded Palia just to try and am now absolutely addicted. Unlike other farming sims this one is actually relaxing to me as they've changed how plants work and how the stamina bar functions, so you don't feel like you have to constantly min/max, but also feel rewarded for doing so if you want. Hope more farm sims employ similar systems .
Also gonna play more Super Mario RPG when I get time as it is amazing.

Playing the Atari 50: Anniversary Celebration.

As usual these days, family commitments won’t leave me much time or energy for games.
I hope to squeeze in some Castle Crashers, probably the zaniest beat ‘em up I’ve ever played. I may also dip into some Pinball FX, or try out some of the Atari Recharged games that delivered from LRG this week.
Screens full of asteroids or centipedes to clear can provide a nice short break from life’s worries.
Wishing everyone a fortuitous first weekend of 2024! 🕹👾

Almost finished with my 100% run of Final Fantasy XVI on Ps5 and after that I want to play Evil West.

Also still playing Theatrhythm Final Bar Line on my Switch.

Not planning on playing much because I want to be done with everything when Like a Dragon 8 and subsequently Final Fantasy VII Rebirth release.

Before the snowstorm , I will begin the hunt (aka Niantic cash grab) for a Rockruff that can evolve into Dusk form Lycanroc.

Then once the snow begins, I’ll be back to SMB Wonder.

@Aispen Yeah, it's a shame that the devs released that game underbaked when it needed more time in the oven.

I really, really want another hour long Ace Attorney deep dive on the new trilogy after it launches. Maybe even another video on the two Miles Edgeworth spin off games?

Mario maker 2 for me. Just beat arceus first credit roll

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - Chapter 6, I think? Playing in bursts here and there.

Real Soccer 2013 (Windows Phone) - Still trying to get used to soccer on a touch screen.

Angry Birds Rio (Windows Phone) - Going back to 3 star all the levels I can.

Hogwarts Legacy... Solid RPG in the style of Blizzard games. Performs admirably on the switch. Picked up Star Ocean Second Story R as well but that will be next.

This weekend I will be trying to complete Super Mario RPG. I had played it a bit on the SNES mini, but got stuck on that 3d maze bit where you can't see Mario. Hopefully I'll find a way through this time.

I'm also getting further with Enthusia Racing, Rush Rally 3 and Dredge.

I'm still playing Hogwarts Legacy after 36 hrs and still got loads to do still ❤️

More TotK, I think I'm maybe around half way through the main story.

Portal 64 on real hardware 😉

Oh, I just realized that Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is $5. Guess that's my actual answer.
Sweet. Ending things on a positive note.

@FredsBodyDouble I'm not sure I get the Blizzard comparison.

Nibody saves the world. Pucked it up in sale and it is fantastic

@Total_Weirdo Still still?

Got back into playing my New Nintendo 3DS XL after a long hiatus this monday, and I've so far been playing Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition for a few hours.

This evening I will try to put a real effort into learning how to play Tekken 3D Prime Edition, as it seems to play very different from other fighting games that I've played.

Kirby Return to Dreamland on the Switch

Still playing Persona 5 Royal. About 50 hours in now and starting the 4th palace. The story in this game is very well constructed with all the flash back/forward and foreshadowing. I haven’t play a lot of story driven games, but am enjoying this one. Also the combat is usually fun and interesting (my biggest problem with RPGs in the past was not enjoying the combat).

I had been putting off Pikmin 4 since launch (I always worry games will disappoint - this did not!) but I think I can finish it this weekend!
If I do it’s on to Neon White - which is lovely and hair pulling in it’s difficulty! Some of us were not built for shooters.

Somewhat lax weekend, which means playing the Catch Up On Chores game. Not the best life sim. I've neglected a few things over the holiday craziness. Some fun games on the slate too though.

• Ace Attorney: Justice For All (Switch) - Partway through Case 4. Last saved before starting the Trial 2-2 segment. Dear Miles Edgeworth has shown up again! This is...a very weird case where Phoenix's client was framed. Some dark subject matter outside of murder too, the latter of which is this series's bread and butter at this point.
• Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Switch) - Still playing this on the side and am steadily progressing on rebuilding Khrumbul-Dun. At least the game finally expanded the town map area. Nearly done with the Silver Bar! I love how the mine reveals more secrets as I tunnel deeper.
• A bit of Pokemon Go today since it's Rowlet Community Day. I don't feel like getting out at all for weather reasons, so I'll see what an incense draws in....

Happy gaming! Welcome to 2024.

@Vexx234 oh my god, I didn’t expect to read this comment today but it made my week. I’ve never “wanted to like” something so much

Trying to finish The Final Final Test in Super Mario Bros. Wonder (and not missing the flagpole at the end).

Starfield, Street Fighter 6 and Mario Wonder this weekend. I gave up on Sonic Superstars, the bosses just wore me down in the end.

@LikelySatan that's because I meant Bethesda. Kind of reminds me of outer worlds, but I think this runs better than that did on switch. err... Obsidian, I'll get it right eventually.

Working so not much gaming time, but I have started Like a Dragon Gaiden on PS4. It actually runs really well on PS4, though I kind of paused the story once I reached the arcade in game, and started playing Daytona USA 2 and Virtua Fighter 2!

On Switch, probably some Asteroids or Centipede Recharged, as I picked them up in the recent eShop sale.

@FredsBodyDouble ohhhhh, Blethsidian. God bleth em.

I’m starting off the year with what I’m sure will be a three month adventure with Persona 5 Royal! I’m already ten hour in and am absolutely smitten. I’m glad that I have a bit of SMT experience, as it’s making this unwieldy epic a bit more manageable. Cheers to the Nee Year, everyone!

Well, I just did a full run in Hades last night, so I think I'm tapped out From that game. I cant decide if ill have enough time to start Ghost Trick and finish it by Jan 15 when Prince of Persia drops. Decisions... I'm also playing Psychonauts 2 on xbox and I want to finish that so I can start Robocop Rogue City.

Lately, I’ve been in a gaming slump — nothing in the current zeitgeist has been holding my attention (and I’ve already played the majority of high quality releases from 2023). However; the big news for me this weekend is that I managed to snag a PlayStation Portal at my local GameStop! They had one left, which was very shocking. Online it said they had zero stock, but I called them and got a different response, so maybe that’s a good tip for those still trying to find one.

The PP is essentially going to be my RPG machine, especially while I watch the NBA and NFL. For me, it’s a niche product that is very suitable to my needs. As I stated earlier, I’ve been in a slump, with modern games not really keeping me entertained. Currently, I’m playing Mass Effect (The Legendary Edition) for the billionth time — this go around I’m doing an “Insanity” playthrough. It feels like a dream playing this franchise on a handheld device. And playing ME again reminds me how special this franchise is, and how even to this day there hasn’t been anything to replicate its space faring opera. Hopefully, I can obtain the platinum trophy.

Regarding my experience with the Portal — it has been fantastic. The device itself feels comfortable, and really durable. I have tested out a few games to see how it runs and I’ve had hardly zero issues, from Star Wars: Jedi Survivor to even Remnant 2. There are a few framerate dips here and there, but nothing too distracting. I did have one issue where my remote play kept on disconnecting, and the resolution dropped significantly. It turned out to be due to downloading and updating a game. Other than that, it performs better than expected.

Super Mario RPG Remake, Fitness Boxing 2, and Easy Come Easy Golf.

Fire Emblem Three Houses! I’m hoping to finish up my Black Eagles run and start up my Golden Deer playthrough this weekend.

Unfortunately I wasn't able to finish my school work before the weekend like I usually do so I'll have to finish that before playing anything 😅

If I get the chance I'd like to continue Final Fantasy VI. I'm 15 hours into the game and it seems like I have entered the second half. During the winter sale I also bought Final Fantasy VII Remake and Tales of Zestiria on steam. Planning on playing both on my new steam deck OLED after I finish FF6

I finished Lies of P on PlayStation 5 yesterday evening, and I ended up starting Psychonauts 2. I have been enjoying revisiting all of the characters from the first game, as well as meeting some new ones. I have barely gotten started though! Many more adventures to be had. Happy gaming everyone!

I finally decided to get the Ori Collection, so of course I'm playing that. Hopefully it lives up to expectations!

The Legendary Starfy 4 on DS. I actually started this game, the last of the four Japan-only Starfy games, quite a while back, but I took a break largely because of the frustrating language barrier. But this has been sitting in my collection ever since, and in all likelihood, it will never be localized, so I decided to pick up where I left off in World 5. Though no unofficial translation ROM hack exists, I’m able to progress with the help of Google Lens and a series of videos by YouTube user Autumchild with translated text. It’s not ideal, but we’re probably never getting another Starfy game, so I might as well take what I can get.

Already played more Robo Quest. We've unlocked juuust about everything in the game, so now it's just about having fun. Really hope it comes to Switch.
I expect some Axon TD is also on the horizon again-- just a relaxing co-op game to play on a cold day.
I'm still holding off on starting Star Wars Jedi Survivor, but maybe I'll start it up... Otherwise, the only other guarantee is Theathrythm: Final Bar Line. We're going to polish off the last handful of DLC songs we haven't played and then focus on 100% critical for our favorite songs. Can't get over how fun this game is.
Ultimately, I decided not to spend anything during the New Years or Holiday sales. Which is good, but also, darn lol.

I knocked back a few and played Mario Kart online last night, but I dunno what to play beyond that. The backlog is huge so choice paralysis is real.

What I'm thinking is do some Pokémon raids for the shiny hunting herbs as I'm running low. But I kinda want to go back and finish Star Ocean 1 R. And complete the last postgame mission in Pikmin 4. And I've been itching to give Metroid Prime another try. And all the GOTY talks made me want to mess around Zelda more. Then there's Crisis Core FF7 silently judging me for not finishing it. It's too much so maybe I'll just work on my DKC speedrun tech instead...

I'm always wanting to play Tears of the Kingdom. These days I'm building extremely low energy drain big wheel copters. Using a cart, 2 big wheels, a wagon wheel, steering stick, and a propeller from Gimimik Shrine (far Eastern shrine in the land swirl) I built a copter that flew me up to 1300 elevation using just two batteries (2 each of the 3 unit batteries). I also added 2 elevator rails to the edge of 1 big wheel to make it look like a crazy copter. Pretty funny looking and fun to mess with! I was trying to copy what I'd seen in a YouTube video and was surprised it worked even thought I changed things. Mine is pretty difficult to fly!
I'm also playing Wipeout Pure and Battle Garegga via emulation on OLED Steam Deck. Also still playing many Switch games: Switch Sports, F zero 99, Mario RPG, Mario Wonder, Fitness Boxing, Ring Fit Adventure, Dodonpachi Dai Ou Jou reincarnation, BOTW, Mario Maker 2, Advance Wars 1+2, Zero Fire M2 ShoTrigGers release, Rocket League, What The Golf?, Knights of the Rogue Dungeon (big improvement on Q-bert!), and Another Code demo (don't know why I like this game so much).
Also recently watched 2 awesome movies. The Boy and The Heron is my favorite Miyazaki film now. And The Bank of Dave is a wonderful film that I think shows the way forward out of our current morass. Lovely pictures!

As usual work will get in the way of my gaming time till my "weekend" starts on Monday (days off are Mon-Tues). Once I knock out the usual house errands and dreaded "honey do list" I get down on my Switch and some beer.

So once I boot up the Switch I'll continue bouncing back and forth between Hogwarts Legacy and Hades. I rolled the credits on Hades a while back but I'm still so hooked on continuing the side stories and wrapping up the loose ends. Hogwarts is just so damn engrossing in it's own right that once I start that one the hours of the day just fly by

I'm also playing through Iconoclasts at the moment. I own it physically but never got around to it, but the recent sale convinced me to pick it up (and keep the physical sealed). It's one of the best 'metroidvanias' I've ever played. Really enjoying the mechanics and the storyline.

Playing Borderlands 3 on Switch, absolutely love the game despite the fact it crashes every time my switch is in sleep mode for more than 10 minutes.

Like a Dragon: Gaiden. Almost overlooked this one but a good precursor to Infinite Wealth. Really enjoying it, a great in-game coliseum, plays a lot like Judgement but just as good, IMO. I know it's on the shorter side, but if you aren't a speed runner and more of a competitionist, there's plenty of game here. The coliseum alone you could sink hours into.

I'm not playing much this weekend due to being sick, but I'll at least get a few rounds of Splatoon 3 in to grind catalog and sea shells.

On a side note, is there a way to turn off the Time Extension from showing up on the main page? They're kind of bothering me.

Sadly this weekend I won't be gaming much as I have a strict deadline on Monday for work.

I finished Super Mario RPG on Friday and now I'm starting the Pokémon Scarlet The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC. Feels like something short and breezy before Another Code, which I'm really excited about after that demo.

Really exciting to see so many people play Persona 5 That's a gem.

Happy gaming and happy new year, everyone!

I'm maybe halfway into Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and getting into Blade quests. I rather enjoy the mannequin witch with what could reasonably be described as an unhealthy attachment style. Loads of fun if you don't take it terribly seriously.

Also, I've been playing Vampire Survivors and figured out how to stay alive for reasonable amounts of time and I'm now addicted. Please send help.

Finished SMRPG with the wife. She played the original while I played the remake, and she enjoyed it, but didn’t love it. Divorce papers are being filed as we speak! (jk. I was worried that it not being her first RPG she might find it a little too breezy. She’s also not the best at the reacting quickly so some things like Mario’s jumping powers were just a no-go for her. Nonetheless, she still enjoyed it and thought it was funny and charming. Now she’s onto Symphony of the Night, which really needs a Switch port.)

We’ll see if we can squeeze another world of Mario Wonder in since she’s off this weekend. Hope so. Don’t really like making progress in a game only twice a month.

Disgaea 1 Complete is going in fits and starts. Whenever I start that game, I get sucked in bad, so I’ve been trying to take care of everything else at home before starting it, which has resulted in me not starting it. I also finished Sokobond the other day and that was a pleasant chemistry-adjacent puzzle game!

(@NintendoLife Psst. I personally enjoy the Time Extension article links. Damien is a workhorse like no other)

Playing this gorgeous Samurai Shodown RPG on my new Retroid Pocket 2S. Someone finally finish an English fan translation of the game now so this is going to be all new to me. Other than this I still got Sea of Stars and Star Ocean: The Second Story R to get through as well.

I've really been getting into Hogwarts Legacy the past few days so I'm definitely gonna continue it! I just unlocked my first broom and I'm so excited to be able to fly now. The further I get the more amazed I am by the game. I love the combat, I'm actually enjoying doing side quests, and it basically feels like the Harry Potter game any fan could dream of. Not to mention it runs decently on Switch too!!

I'm on my sixth week in TotK.
I've found all the Lightroots and I need 4 more shrines to complete them all.
Aside from that, I plan to do more side quests/adventures, before going to Hyrule Castle where the Princess is calling.
I've also got the Master Sword, and that was another really beautiful moment in the story.
140h in, not had enough yet!

Glad to see so many people enjoying Hogwarts Legacy on Switch, still disappointed @NintendoLife chose not to review, really the wrong decision, the silence around it is quite embarrassing. My son is absolutely loving it still, and I’m glad others are too regardless.

I have mostly been playing either Rogue Trader or Heroes of Might and Magic III on PC lately, but for coffee breaks I still take my Switch out and play Disco Elysium. All three are fantastic games I cannot recommend enough!

Alrighty first WAYP of the year and it feels nice hahaha. First off gonna have to check out that Makoto game Kate recommends because yeah it looks super cool. But as for my weekend of gaming honestly it’s kinda a quiet one I went hard on some Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising yesterday and I’m loving that game so much. Loads of fun. As for today tho I’m thinking of tackling some Persona 5 Tactica and getting that first boss finally defeated. Lovely game really it’s just so slow. And after that maybe some more Fate Samurai Remnant or even some Baldurs Gate 3? I dunno until new games come out or until I tackle FFXIV Endwalker (currently scheduled for FEB 11.) I feel I’m just gonna go on like a 3 or 4 game rotation on Switch and PS5. Those games being Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince, Persona 5 Tactica, Star Ocean The Second Story R and Rain Code on Switch. And Fate Samurai/Remnant, Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising, Baldurs Gate 3 and Assassins Creed Mirage on PS5. Oh and I wanna try out Dave The Diver on my day off this week so there’s that. Honestly this is that time of year where it really is just playing stuff you didn’t beat last year while waiting for the first big releases of this year. I even feel that way when it comes to the anime of the week this week. I finished some like 100 girlfriends that I really enjoyed but in terms of new stuff? Nothing is really out so far ima just shill for the continuing Mashle, Frieren and Shangri La Frontier. As for the podcasts of the week ya know it’s the usual: Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Minnmax, Into The Aether, Nextlander, RPGsites Tetracast, Windbreaker and Firelink from Second Wind and of course Remap Radio. Of course just because it’s a new year doesn’t mean we leave the homies behind ya know I gotta still give love to my friend over at twitch.tv/akibread. Otherwise yeah hopefully the rest of y’all are enjoying a nice relaxing January and let’s get hype for the big releases like Another Code, Tekken 8 and more. Have a good weekend yall and Happy Gaming.

@LikelySatan

The employee told me there moving everything to digital unfortunately. To me it's just sad because it's one of my high lights for even going in the store plus I grew up with the majority of my games as cartridges to even begin with all through out the 90's... 🤦‍♀️ To me the fact there moving to digital is just bunk... 🤷‍♀️✌️

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

Tried out some discounted games this weekend, namely the Castlevania anniversary and Advance collections, and Worms W.M.D. for a dose of nostalgia (played a lot of Armageddon way back then).

Besides those I've been playing lots of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge with my four-year-old and three-your-old, who recently learned the basic controls. Brings me back to the old days, when I too was just learning to play.