Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 25th)

I beat Mega Man: Dr. Wily’s Revenge recently which was disappointing.

Currently playing Powerwash Simulator which is amazing, Persona 5 Tactica which is quite fun and playing a lot of Fortnite OG with friends which has been a blast.

I currently have that cold that everyone has at the moment, So I'll just be playing some pokemon charged red or liquid crystal. If I can manage it I wanna play some more Hogwarts Legacy

Super Mario RPG: As a big fan of the Mario & Luigi series (and RPGs in general) I recognize quality games of this genre when I play them, and this is up there with the best of them. Beyond the excellent gameplay, its quirky humour and off kilter sensibilities, coupled with some truly memorable new characters, make for a fun Mario story to dive into.

His platforming adventures are always fun, but his RPGs - this one included - are truly something special.

I just rushed through persona 5 Tactica (I had two weeks of game pass to finish it) and that could very well be my Goty. Interesting choice I know 😅
Now that that little detour is done it's back to Fire Emblem Engage. The more I play this game the more it grows on me which is great news of course. Story is compete nonsense but it's also not super intrusive so I'll forgive it.
I've also (stupidly) picked up FFXVI on the black Friday deals. As if I didn't have enough of a backlog, which now consists of TOTK, Mario Wonder, Pikmin 4, Fire Emblem Three Hopes, Armoured Core VI, 13 Sentinels, Xeno 3 dlc as well as others I'm just not thinking about....

For some reason I didn't know about Dragon's Dogma existence until a couple of weeks ago AND IT GOT A GOOD SALE WOOOO so basically gotta be playing that in my free time. Happy gaming everyone!

9 Years of Shadow. It’s decent

I’ve decided to take the plunge and start mother 3. So far I’m loving its episodic nature, it reminds me of dragon warrior 4 in that way.

Finished Super Mario RPG during the week. It was shorter than I expected, but so relaxing. And now I know what was the starting point of all the fantastic M&L and Paper Mario games. After that I started Pikmin 4. Now I’m on the 2nd area. Trying to collect as much as possible before progressing. What a beautiful game! Zelda the Minish Cap (NSO) will have to wait a bit more.

I picked up Hogwarts Legacy this past week now that it's finally on Switch and it has been a BLAST so far! I'm a Hufflepuff for this first playthrough and I just got my first wand at Ollivander's. This game is soooo nostalgic for the childhood Harry Potter fan in me.

This week I will be mostly playing

Pokémon X
Spider-Man 2 (GCN)

I'm playing a lot of Advance Wars Reboot Camp. I internet searched for, and found, a bunch of people who posted their friend codes. So I'm playing these ridiculous 1.5 hour online battles using Sami, Max, Andy, Lash, etc. I like super small maps, so that's what I'm creating, sharing, and sending online invites with.
I hope they make Switch Wars, or Switch 2 Wars, or Advance Wars DS for Switch. It's so fun playing the old GBA games and unlocking and buying music, COs, etc.
I'm also making no progress at all in Tears of the Kingdom. I love making no progress in that game! I'm thinking about trying this new no power flight thing people discovered. They launch an elevator rail plane with the propeller from the far Eastern shrine while having the front wagon wheels partially in water. It's amazing that someone discovered this way to fly with no zonai devices, electricity, batteries, etc. (Well, it does use a steering stick, but no fans or anything you'd normally think of to use for flying)
I'm also looking for something in BOTW and really enjoying discovering korok puzzles, vistas, shrines, and just exploring.
Also playing Mario RPG, Ring Fit Adventure, Rocket League, Bad North, Switch Sports, Mario Maker 2, Mario Wonder, and the ever green Kingdom New Lands.

Playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and getting even more confused by the combat system the more I play.

Started Cult of the Lamb, really enjoying it, some good fun.

Continuing Mario Wonder 4 player with the Family.

Started Rage 2 on my PS4, loving it so far, good brutal fun.

Also picked up my NES Action Pack CIB this week so I'm setting that up to play Duck Hunt with my daughter. She's a natural.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Continuing with Dredge. I love this game because it has elements from some of my favourite titles. Namely, boats (Wind Waker), a day/night cycle (Dying Light) and open world exploration.

Also bought an OLED this week. I was hesitant about buying a new Switch this late in its lifecycle, especially with a perfectly-functioning 2017 model. But I've come to appreciate handheld play more and more. The larger screen and increased clarity greatly improve readability, making text-heavy games more viable. Up close, you also come to appreciate the games' artwork much more.

Eyeing some Black Friday deals ATM to pad out this winter's back catalogue. Already bought Broken Sword and Burnout Paradise. Absolutely steal at those prices.

I've been playing the "Download my massive library onto my new 1TB memory card" game over the last couple days straight. I downloaded about 600 GB worth of games (over 300 games in total). That was fun. Maybe I can actually play something now, if I can comb through all the icons and decide upon something.

Oh man… I bought way more than I should have. Between getting a Xbox Series X and a multitude of Switch games, I’m good on games for a solid year, lol. Started Atari 50 this morning, which I’m really digging. Hope to see more games like this released next year.

@GregamanX I've been on the fence about getting a 1TB memory card for ages but having to download all the games again really puts me off.

Glad you can get back to gaming again.

I'm getting close to finishing Final Fantasy 13 and loving it. Also going to play Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, some Ring Fit Adventure and a bit of Kirby Tilt and Tumble.

Metroid & Super Mario 3 NES, Super Mario 64

@wazlon There is a way to transfer to new card if you have a Windows computer. Many tutorials out there on how to do including YouTube.

I played Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS in the morning.

Then, I played two Arcade games at my local game Arcade in the afternoon.
1. MaiMai Finale
2. Dance Dance Revolution MAX 2

And back to Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS again in the evening.
Pretty a lot of things to do with Blaster T mode in Yokai Watch 3.

My copy of Star Ocean 2 still hasn't arrived yet. I got my copy from Rarewaves, and last time I bought from them the delivery was extremely quick, so I'm a little bit disappointed. I guess this is what happens when you live in Australia! I'm just glad I got one, since it seems Square Enix underestimated the game's popularity.

I got myself a Super Pocket Taito Edition 1½ week ago and have really put a lot of hours into the 18 built in Taito games, and now I'm a bit burned out on it (I'm waiting for the release of Duke Nukem Collection 2 Evercade cartridge this tuesday).

I did manage to get so hyped for Taito games though, that I bought the Taito Milestones collection on sale for my Switch Lite. It has 10 games (3 of which are also on the Super Pocket Taito Edition).

And I got to say that out of the total of 25 different Taito games I now own, The Fairyland Story is my favorite. It's sort of the older and less successful (and less silly imo) cousin to Bubble Bobble.

It has great music, lots of levels (100 I think) and I just don't seem to really grow tired of it (I've made it to level 12 now - with 5 lives though). It's just a really fun game that plays a bit like Bubble Bobble, so that's probably what I'll be playing a bit more this weekend.

I haven't played any Mario Kart since wave 3 of the dlc. Now that I'm done with Mario Wonder, it's a good time to test out all the new tracks

Zelda TOTK, which I expect will be my answer for many weekends to come. I think BOTW probably took me about 9 months (not all in one go, spread over a couple of years with gaps) as I only play a few hours most weeks. Just so much to do and explore!

Also trying to resist the sales to avoid buying more games than I have time to play, but really tempted by quite a few, especially Lumines, No Man’s Sky, Loop Hero, Disco Elysium amongst others.

What always surprises me about the people working at Nintendo Life is that they play games the whole week long for work, and then it's weekend and they PLAY EVEN MORE GAMES.

Always makes me think they don't have any other interests or hobbies than gaming.

Picked up The Last of Us Part I on PS5. Been waiting for it to be on offer so this seemed as good a time as any. Yes, I'm an idiot but it's a great game. Already got everything I want on Switch that had a substantial discount. Probably be spending time on Last of Us and Tears of the Kingdom this weekend.

As usual, Genshin Impact. They got the latest flagship event going on right now, so I'll be getting through that. Might end up playing some Breath of the Wild tomorrow, because my girlfriend is trying to play it, but is stuck in Zora's Domain. She and her sister will be coming over to my house as a late Thanksgiving dinner of sorts with my parents and I.

@gamingxaidan my niece wants it for Christmas and my son was talking about it last night. Glad to hear you’re enjoying it, I’m still annoyed @NintendoLife have chosen not to review it, I was looking forward to that, yet you can still use their affiliate link to BUY it. Bad form.

This week I've been able to finally complete the DLC map of Cadence of Hyrule, which was a big relief, the gameplay absolutely didn't click with me, despite really having enjoyed the music.
I went back to Super Mario Bros. 3 on NSO and surprisingly I only had 3 levels to reach the ending. Made me realize that I had actually finished it already just didn't remember.
So after clearing (almost) my whole backlog (I only have BPM to get started), I started yesterday The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The begining is a little bit slow with all of the new mechanics to discover, but I can see myself falling deeper and deeper into the game. I spent around 350h on BotW, and I'm affraid I'm going to be building another huge backlog while I play this one for months ... let's see.

Happy gaming!!

I am currently playing Robocop: Rogue City on the PS5, and really enjoying it.

On the Switch, I've been playing Arcade Archives: Warp & Warp. The game is older than I am, but I love the simple but challenging gameplay.

I also set up my Dreamcast last night, so plan to play a little Sega GT, Sega Rally 2, Dead or Alive 2 or Silver.

Wonder, picked up Portal, Unpacking on sale. WRC, and finally raced the last 3 dlcs of MarioKart.

Happy gaming everyone!

Tricky Kick on the old TG-16. Found it randomly yesterday and have been enjoying its steep spikes in difficulty from one level to the next.

I am a few Pokémon short of getting the shiny charm so want to try and finish that up.

I also got Dave the diver and want to start that at some point

@AmplifyMJ why have they chosen not to review it? That doesn’t make any sense since it’s a big title and I’m sure people would love to know the verdict on the Switch title. The only explanation I can think of is that they have been given money not to publish a bad review.

Can't decide what my next single player game is going to be so I'll be returning to the Super Mario RPG postgame. Also some MK8 Deluxe and Splatoon 3 though sadly wave 6 tracks already have a rare appearance rate online a mere 2 weeks after launch.

Hello Kitty and Friends Happiness Parade

Yes, really. I sort of bought this game on a goof, because it was on sale. But it's actually a surprisingly fun little arcade style rhythm game. And the music slaps! It's really good! Way better than it has any right to be!

Hmm when it goes on sale maybe I'll give Sennaar a Chants

@Grumblevolcano I know the feeling with the wave 6 tracks. I get extra grumpy everytime I play one of the old tracks 🤣 Like C'mon I wanna play bowsers castle 3!

Fell victim to the day of the product and bought myself a PS5 which came with God of War, and I also bought Ghost of Sushima and Returnal which were on sale also.

God of War I have zero interest in and I tried the Sushi Samurai game, which I hear is an opent world game, but an hour in so far it's been like playing a movie, almost completely scripted, which to me is the lowest form of gaming one can have. Maybe it'll open up and get better later on but I'm quickly losing interest.

Which does leave Returnal which I would hope makes a bit more of an impression.

@Expa0 why zero interest in one of the best games of the last decade? You don’t like the setting or…?

For the majority of this weekend, I’ll be playing the Super Mario RPG remake. Mareep will also be getting the Community Day classic treatment in Pokémon Go, so there’s that as well.

I beat Metroid Prime finally, after 30 hours. The last boss fight was incredible. I did not reach over 75% completion, so no secret ending for me. This week I’ll be playing Splatoon 3 and trying to get to level 30 to earn the bigger locker and photo ability. I’m halfway through level 29, so hopefully it will be easy enough. Also might participate in Pokemon Go’s Mareep Community Day…my only shiny rn is sadly a wooper. Also might get Portal on the eShop, since it’s on sale for 6 dollars and I’ve wanted it for almost a year.

This weekend I’m still playing the brilliant Lies of P. I’m going to challenge myself and get the platinum trophy. If I had to give an estimate, I’d say 90% through the game. So far, I’ve completed all available side quests, hunted down all trinity key(s) and locations, as well as the collectibles.

To be honest, I might even consider this an “all-timer” — even going so far as having it stand shoulder to shoulder to Bloodborne. It takes the best elements from Bloodborne and Sekiro, and creates its own identity. Sure, FromSoftware might have invented, or at least perfected the genre, particularly with its gameplay that feels tightly focused, but Lies of P has the best of both worlds.

Meanwhile, it tells a coherent story that’s full of intrigue, but not obscure. To tell a lie or truth to certain characters really add a fascinating depth to its overall narrative. And with its story, there’s a fully rich world that’s interconnected similarly to its admirations, and it’s executed very well.

This game is just exceptional. The 1 million copies sold is well deserved, too. I know I’m not finished with it, but I’m already excited for its upcoming DLC. And I don’t typically do NG+, but I simply need more of this game.

Just got back from a week with the wife’s fam. Got to play some Rogue Legacy 2 and so will probably continue with that. I also started shortly before leaving a JPN playthrough of Disgaea 1 Complete. I was expecting the amount of slang from characters like Laharl to be tough, but it’s actually going pretty well!

Outside of Switch, will probably try to do a day or two each day in Boku no Natsuyami 2 (aka My Summer Vacation 2) for PSP. Haven’t been playing this as consistently as I should. Happy gaming y’all.

I'm a massive Turok fan so I dove into the Turok 3 remake immediately. Having a blast!

Nintendo Switch:
Corpse Party (2021) – finally collected the last remaining name tag... Yasuhiko Nomura's name tag. Also, I think that I know who wrote Victim's Memoirs from the 1st chapter...
CAPCOM ARCADE 2ND STADIUM:
Watched the special credits song, Teenage Blues. I didn't knew that this song exists since the first compilation... Also...
Vampire -The Night Warriors- – completed the game playing as Zabel Zarock.
Android:
Papers, Please – stopped on the 12th day.
Kero Blaster – beat the game on Normal mode. Just started Zangyô mode. Good game.
Rockfish (Daisuke Amaya's prototype game) – just launched the game to know how it will run. Played for a few minutes. Game runs quite fine.
Well... That's all what I've played on this week... Have a nice gaming week, everyone...
Update:
Vampire -The Night Warriors- – completed the game. Finished the game playing as Victor von Gerdenheim. But, I've used time rewind option during the fight against Phobos and Pyron. Phobos is annoying and hard as hell! He's harder than Pyron, final boss of the game! After completing the game, I have understood one thing – Vampire -The Night Warriors- is a kusogê like 1st Guilty Gear game. But, if you have some sense in playing 1st Guilty Gear, there's no sense in playing Vampire -The Night Warriors-! This game is not worth of your time, nerves, and money. Screw it.
Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – got into a coliseum (fights on coliseum arena) for the first time.

I started playing Thumper but after 15 minutes I am exhausted from the visuals 🫨😁

I also have yet to finish Wonder and will probably get Neon White in the sale

Picked up the Jurrasic Park Classic Games Collection and King of Fighters XIII. I'd never played the Mega Drive version of Jurrasic Park which, despite its shortcomings, I've found quite enjoyable to play, it has a pretty unique atmosphere. The Game Boy version of Chaos Continues is a fun little game.

Also, that Ocean logo on the Nintendo versions has a lot of nostalgia for me from the 8-bit mirco days. Makes me want to break out the C64 for some Platoon and Batman the Movie.

Been getting back into King of Fighters and played some online, I did have the game on PS3 but I started the series on the Saturn and played the Dreamcast releases too. The online works really well in the new release.

Taiko Drum 'n' Fun's looming departure in five days still has most of my allocated funds tied, but I still managed to find some for New Frontier Days (one of the earliest Switch releases and discounted for the first time since 2018) and Silent Sector which are hence joining my Switch backlog whim tray alongside the more usual Xenoblades, RF5 and Portia, Letter Quest and Rogue Legacy, One's Justice and First Departure... and potentially more stuff from Fuga and BotW to Doom 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur.

Also planned or at least considered are JC3, XCX, FFXIII/XV, Ar Tonelico and Mass Effect on Deck; some Eternia, Neptunia and/or God Eater on Vita; some Etrian Odyssey, Endless Frontier and Pokemon Moon or Gold on 3DS... and PS4 is back on the menu for now as well, so I might dip into more NFS Rivals, Saints Row, Genshin and Avengers besides a shot of Aliens Fireteam Elite as the month's Essential coin harvester (Mafia 2 would have me delete something again and Dragon Ball Breakers is on Switch) and fooling around with a few catalogue items like something Star Ocean, Elite Dangerous and/or Teardown.

Tears.

That's it.

Bye.

I’ve been playing a lot of Astlibra Revision for the past couple days. It’s a really fun passion project, jank and all.

Family circumstances won’t allow me much gaming this long Thanksgiving weekend, but I’ll squeeze in some Pinball FX (I bought Zen’s Garfield and Williams’ World Cup Soccer on sale this week), and Rogue Legacy 2 beckons fiercely right now on sale with a 40% discount. I’m not sure I can resist that price for long.

Wishing everyone a happy weekend! 🕹🦃

I have new games. (Black Friday)

On Switch

• Mario Tennis Aces ($40) - loving it, best Mario Tennis mechanics.
• Super Mario Strikers ($15) - good little game.
• Metroid Dread ($30) - love 2d Metroid. i feel its a $30, not $60, game.
• Advance Wars 1 + 2 ($30) - I feel its a excelent $30, not $60, game.
• Blazing Chrome ($1,90) - Best modern Super Contra
• Might & Magic Clash of Heroes ($10) - I have this game on Steam and Xbox360. This game is just perfect rpg + puzzle + battle. Wonderful multiplayer singles and doubles.
• Monster Train First Class ($2) - The second best “Slay the Spire” game.
• Rogue Book complete edition ($3) - The third best “Slay the Spire” game.

On Steam:

• F1 2023 ($30) - Best F1 game in history…excelent VR
• Asseto Corsa Competizione ($30) - wonderful racing game….complex and difficult…and fantastic VR
• Super Woden GP 2 ($4) - excelent little arcade racing. I have all achievements in the first version

i’m playing on this weekend:

• Mario Tennis Aces
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Battle Mode (as usual)
• Metroid Fusion by NSO (Gba)…preparing me to play Metroid Dread after.

My intention was to finish Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney from Ace Attorney Trilogy before this fine weekend, and I HAVE reached the end credits. But the fifth and final case I unlocked is WAY longer than the others. I think I'm near the home stretch...maybe. I might jump right into Justice For All after this one.

I'm still playing Super Mario Bros. Wonder on the side and am nearly done with the 4th world. Still maining Daisy. This game has one of the best uses of online features IMO. It's fun helping others and having that option too.

Finally, today is Mareep Community Day in Pokemon Go. I caught a shiny one at full odds awhile ago, but I need an excuse to get outside on this sunny yet cool Saturday before heading to a wedding reception later.

Happy gaming!

@wazlon it was only a couple of days of downloading stuff. Honestly, it was worth it so I don't ever have to worry about storage space on my switch again.

@120frames-please send me yout FC so we can play Advance Wars 1 + 2 online!

I beat Super Mario Bros Wonder last night! That final boss was one of the most fun boss fights I have ever gone up against in a game.

After that, this weekend I might play some Cuphead to cleanse my palette, as well as dabbling in some survival mode for TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge.

I also got some kick butt deals on the Eshop. I bought Gris, Capcom Fighting Collection, and that Pac Man game compilation. I also snagged a physical copy of Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania Edition.

I did end up starting Yakuza: Like a Dragon last week. Riveting opening chapter. Chapter 3 starts pretty slow so I've already lost a little motivation.
More Axon TD on the docket as well. Good co-op fun.
That's probably it.

Back to Yo-kai Watch 3 on 3DS for me. I have reached the final chapter, and the game’s become pretty bizarre at this point. But I’m probably overleveled and have a bunch of powerful Yo-kai, so I don’t think it’ll be too much trouble. It’s a bit of a shame that this is pretty much the end of the saga, considering the fourth game is still Japan-only, but I suppose I have a lot of postgame content in the trilogy still waiting for me afterward.

My main games are persona 5 tactica and metal gear solid.

With the fam, mario wonder, mario Kart 8, and the double dragon games.

Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition (Vita) - Was a craving a few rounds of tennis, this will fit the bill nicely.

Chickens Can't Fly (Windows Phone) - Back to finish this one off.

Doodle God Blitz (Windows Phone) - Finally near the endgame now.

I will be primarily playing God of War Ragnarok on PlayStation 5 and perhaps some Fortnite dabbled in. I have already completed all tiers of the battle pass for this season so there isn't much else to do in terms of progression rather than just playing the game. God of War Ragnarok has certainly been fun though, and seeing the relationship between Kratos and his son deepen and twist at different point sin the plot has been a fun experience.

@sd7232 Thanks, will check those out.

@Zeroo whatever the controversy is over J.K. Rowling. Cancel culture in full effect, it’s one of the biggest games of the year, now out on Switch, it’s the current number one best selling game in the UK, thanks to the Switch release. It’s been covered on the site numerous times, the delays, they’re happy enough to earn money from it with affiliate links to, but have quietly decided they’re not gonna review it. It’s, and this is only my personal opinion because I do love @NintendoLife, a cowardly decision, that makes no sense.

So far I've taken advantage of the current sales and decided to get

LUMINES REMASTERED: I'm learning how to play this, slowly but surely. Tackling Puzzle Mode to do so.

Puyo Puyo Tetris: This is a game that I want to have physically, but for the price of the digital version, why not? Just started, once I complete it, I'll tackle Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, which I got earlier this year.

Disney Speedstorm: Returning to this game before the next season so I can be ready for it and not start rusty, unlike Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.

I also got Portal: Companion Collection, but I haven't downloaded the games yet. Those 10GB are something I don't have right now. Let's say this is a preemptive purchase.

Almost finished with Danganronpa V3. Crazy twist in what happens in class trial 6.

Got six games for Black Friday, and today I'm playing A Short Hike! Hopefully it lives up to expectations.

I've finally made some decent progress in Dragon Quest XI to the point where the slow start has justified itself.

@AmplifyMJ I hope they enjoy the game if you get it for them!! I wish Nintendo Life gave it a review too.

https://youtu.be/iXahPAYjbzw?si=wZ_3P9MafjUcgM7J
^ This review is the one that convinced me to buy it. It breaks down the technical side and all the differences between the Switch version and the other ones.

@gamingxaidan thank you I appreciate that! @NintendoLife is the only site I frequent and trust, they basically said to go elsewhere, but I didn’t really know where else to go lol

No Nintendo gaming for me. If I get to play a bit, it'll be Life is Strange 2 on PS5.

Playing through XC3 this weekend. Recently started it and having a blast!

LoZ:TotK is the given, but I decided to clear out a couple of demos I had-- Star Ocean 2: The Second Story R and Chants of Senaar. The former showed me exactly why that game will be hella fun once I fully dedicate my time to it-- Very nice visually, aurally, and battle-wise. The latter was a pleasant surprise puzzle game with a fun twist on trying to understand a language by deduction and observation. I decided to check back into Chrono Cross, though early on, to remind myself where to pick up from when I finally get to it. I cleared another world in Onion Assault and another stage of 20XX. I'm going to use the last two games as my compliment games to TotK until I beat them, then I'll make Shantae and the Seven Sirens as my next compliment game. I'm going to also try to get to Across the Grooves as I've been in a visual novel mood, plus I want to know if I'll enjoy it enough to want to purchase the other games from that dev, Along the Edge, Seers Isle, and End of Lines.

All the Black Friday gaming deals in the world mean nothing to me as my spending is entirely for Christmas gifts, so I haven't bought anything new. What I am playing is new game plus in Star Ocean 2, some GBA games in the app, and Animal Crossing.

Shining Song Starnova (18+ version) .. Idol based adult visual novel. That's one hot tamale, lol

Switch - Super Mario RPG

PS5 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

Continued exploration in Tears of the Kingdom, plinking off individual shrines still hanging out there. Decided to pull the trigger on This Way Madness Lies, something about a short magical girl RPG based on Shakespeare feels ridiculous enough to give a chance, especially on sale.

@Anti-Matter 日本に住んでいますか？日本語がペラペラですか？

@TotalHenshin
Watashi no Nihongo ga mada mada heta desu, but I can read some of Japanese words from Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS.
I can read and write Hiragana and Katakana letters, but I still have difficulty to memorize all the Kanji letters.

I've been replaying Fire Emblem Engage on Hard/Casual after (infuriatingly) missing a recruitable unit late into my Easy run. The difficulty spike is already bordering on ridiculous, as I lost all but three units in an early chapter (hard pass on the permadeath, thanks), but I never played the FE games with any particular strategy either. It's a shame that Advance Wars wasn't also quite so accessible as I found myself choking quite early into the game (but I've enjoyed it otherwise).

I've also been replaying Pokémon Shield so that I can add Cubfu to my Home Dex (and maybe get myself a spare Poipole/Type: Null too). And I got super lucky and found a shiny Lotad en route to the professor's house, which I started levelling up for a little bit, but then decided to save it for my Scarlet play-through (of which I am only about 3 hours in).

And I might play a little more DOOM Eternal too (my physical copy had arrived a little over a week ago).

I’m working on robocop rogue city right now. It’s a pretty good time. You definitely feel like robocop in this one. He’s about as heavy and slow as an old dodge pickup.

On Switch I’m playing Mario Wonder, Risk of rain returns, and have just bought Train traffic manager, which is basically Urban flow but with trains instead of cars!

@Anti-Matter そうですか？ Do you live in Japan? For Kanji, I highly recommend Heisig’s RTK vol 1 with an Anki deck (+ using kanji.koohii.com if you’re really stuck on a particular kanji)and RTK vol 2. It was really hard work, but I can tell you that learning the kanji was invaluable to me learning Japanese. It made learning new kanji compound words easier to memorize and easier to speculate the meaning when reading. Can’t recommend it enough.

@TotalHenshin
I live in Indonesia, I am Indonesian people.
My hometown is Surabaya, East Java.
Btw, I still able to play Yokai Watch 3 Tempura as I have basic knowledge of reading Hiragana, Katakana and a few Kanji.
Moreover, Yokai Watch games always have pointed destination to complete the given task so I can play the game even with Japanese texts.

@120frames-please In Advance Wars can i do a play one day, and you a play next day, like an asynchronous multiplayer? I see you have Warioware Get it Together. We can challenge each other online on Wario Cup. Its so fun!

Alrighty we got a kinda interesting week this week. First off I hope everyone had a excellent holiday. Next Persona 5 Tactica and Sea Of Stars yesterday was a interesting combo. A genuinely terrific game is what Persona 5 Tactica is so far I won’t lie there. Was genuinely shocked when I got into gameplay within like 20 minutes of starting. Snagged two new amiibos this weekend too Shiver and Frye from Splatoon. As for tonight well a good online buddy of mine (shoutout Champ.) has offered to help me with the final boss of Sonic Superstars so I’ll go for the same Sega Sunday as last week. Some Sonic and Like a Dragon Gaiden. As for the rest of the week the plan is it’s business as usual with the GOTY work. Pretty close to the end of Super Mario Wonder. Same with Spider-Man 2 as well. Alan Wake II is a little hard to judge where I’m at. But also the big news of the week is I feel Baldurs Gate 3 clicks now so I’m excited to jump back into that one too. Other games I’m probably close to the end of would be Pikmin 4 and The Teal Mask DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and maybe FFXVI? I wanna do The Teal Mask and the Indigo Disk before the end of the year. I finished off the Fell Xenologue for Fire Emblem Engage this week so now with all of Engage done I feel very strongly on Engage as a whole. Hoping the same can happen to Pokémon Scarlet. As for anime of the week y’all already know we basically listing the new Big 3 at this point. Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy X Family and Eminence in Shadow. Just the best as always. Tho special shout-out to Shangri La Frontier and 100 Girlfriends as well for being equally as awesome. Podcasts of the week are the usual ya know Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Minnmax, Remap Radio, RPGsites Tetracast. However until the whole Jirard the Completionist situation gets resolved I can’t I’m good faith endorse the Friends Per Second podcast and for now gotta say I’m gonna sub it in for and shoutout the Nextlander podcast. As always yall have a excellent rest of the weekend, a excellent week and Happy Gaming.

@Rykdrew No, way it works is you can see every move the other making until they end their turn and pass it to you. The online etiquette is to play quickly so the match goes relatively fast. There's a website or something where you can play Advance Wars by web, it might be more like passing online chess moves via email. But it could also be real-time, go quickly, I'm not sure.
I love Warioware Get It Together, but haven't beaten it yet. I don't think I've unlocked online wariocup. Sounds fun though!

@Anti-Matter Oh I see. Cool! Well I hope you enjoy the game. 😄

I only played demo's on Switch and PS5. And trying out smaller games that are included in PS+ Premium.

Started both Super Mario RPG Remake and Alan Wake 2. Just to get both ends of the gaming spectrum!

@120frames-please thanks for the answer! We can try Windjammers 2 too. We have a lot of games in common! Nice! Warioware is pure fun! Wario Cup is an online weekly championship. You can receive special itens. You give these itens to your characters to level up and increase points.

I went and got the flu and it turned it into a 5-day weekend for me! Instead of the endless grinding of trying to 100% Xenoblade 3 that has consumed my life recently, I decided that as long as I have the TV to myself I'd do something bold and play Metroid Prime Remastered. No regrets!

@HaileySheridon Well yeah, 9 months was probably underestimating. BOTW is definitely the game that I’ve played for longer than any other, ever! Will see if TOTK takes that crown…