Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (10th August)

Persona4 The ULTIMAX ULTRA SUPLEX HOLD – completed Episode P4 on Normal ending, and on 94%. Plot is significantly better than in the first game.
CAPCOM ARCADE 2ND STADIUM:
STREET FIGHTER ZERO3 – completed the game as Gen. He's really cool gameplay-wise.
Well, for now, it's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming weekend, everyone.

Love this feature, can't wait to read what everybody is playing and how far along are you all getting in your games.

I am playing these great games at the moment:

• BPM: Bullets Per Minute, I really love the music in this FPS rythm game, but I really suck at it. I still haven't beaten the first boss, and that is on easy difficulty. I've also tried practice mode but it's not easier either. I will keep on trying ... Did I mention the music is a banger!!
• Just Shapes And Beats, coming back to this one to play some online runs, still great fun, I'm always amazed how there's always people playing it online too. Such an uplifting game.
• Tears of the Kingdom, I've been playing this one a lot lately since BPM just keeps on kicking me out.
• Tetris 99, just need my daily dose of Tetris.
• Mega Man Legacy Collection, I'm doing one boss everyday, I'm affraid I'd finish this one too quickly, really been enjoying it so far.

Last week I sent 4 pairs of Joy-Cons to Nintendo for repair (3 of them had the drift issue). They've sent me 4 brand new pairs back, total amount to pay 0.00 EUR. FYI ... if like me you hesitated ...

Happy gaming, happy weekend and much love 🧡

On PS5 i will be playing Fairy Tail and Trails Through Daybreak. Daybreak has been excellent so far, the best Trails game yet for me so far.

On Switch I will be playing Tears of the Kingdom, been using the strategy guide to make sure I do all the caves, wells, shrines and side quests in every area before I do the final sage. I will also be playing Splatoon 3 as its Splatfest weekend.

The Outer Worlds: This is my 2nd playthrough, last time I played it was in 2021. Despite it looking not so great on Switch it actually is quite enjoyable to play.
Vigor
Skyrim
Pokemon Blue

Just finished in Glitzville on Paper Mario TTYD, what a stunning remake this is. Also playing through Control on Xbox, which is actually pretty darn good.

On my hols this week. That means Mega Man 11 will reprise its role as my summer holiday game. Plus I double dipped on Huntdown this week to add it to my digital library for peanuts, so that will likely get a run.

But currently, I'm back in Hyrule, huntin' 'oblins.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: I finished Remake and thought it was great, so I decided to keep the story going and hoo boy - is this different.

Apart from the obvious change in scenery (going from the sky city of Midgar to the grasslands of the planet below), this is far more open. The game eases you in with a starter city, but within three hours: off you go, into the wild blue yonder! This is an area teeming with wildlife, foes aplenty, vistas to scout out, and materials to collect that will aid you in crafting consumables.

The story is as excellent as you'd expect, with a rather protracted and quite engaging prologue detailing Cloud and Sephiroth's past together. You even get introduced to Aerith's first love Zack Fair as he rescues Cloud in an alternate timeline. This all ties neatly into the present, with Cloud, Tifa, Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII all coming to rely on one another in ways that affect their relationships as well as gameplay via Synergy Attacks (ported from the Intermission DLC).

There's a lot more I know I haven't yet discovered, and I think that's the major draw of Rebirth: discovery. What's in that barn over the rise? Or that swamp, or those ruins? I don't know, but it's going to be a pleasure finding out.

I’ve had the Famicom Detective Club games for a while but hadn’t got round to them. Once the new entry had been revealed for release at the of this month I had to make a start. Playing through The Missing Heir.
Also playing Nintendo Championship NES Edition. Got my second silver and first gold in survival mode. Almost unlocked all of the speed run challenges.

Watching the Olympics mostly, but some Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble adventure mode here and there. Pure videogame fun. No level is finished without at least the golden banana.

Have a great weekend everyone!

My new main game is Persona 5 Tactica, not very far into the 1st world. I should play through Persona 4 Golden, but somehow I cannot stick to it for a long time, although I love the characters and the story so much. I will also try the GBA Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game on NSO.

I am currently playing Record of Lodoss War on the Dreamcast. It's a dungeon crawler ARPG in the style of Diablo. Given its age, the game is a bit clunky in places, and the lack of loot drops means it doesn't maintain the constant sense of progress the genre offers these days, but I'm still enjoying it.
When I'm not playing that, I'll be doing more seasonal stuff on Forza Horizon 4, daily challenges on Stitch and pootling around Chicago in Watchdogs.

I’m going all in on persona 4 this week as I got to December and oh my goodness it got so insane! So I have to see how it ends! I will also be finishing some Fortnite stuff up.

Not sure if I will be or not but I’m contemplating buying Bayonetta or waiting for gokus skin to return on Fortnite, since it was on sale I was thinking about it so that might be one of the things I end up playing next week.

Have a great weekend everyone.

It's a Splatfest weekend, so I be splattin'.

I'm over in the UK for a week including this weekend to visit someone, so I don't know what I'll be playing, but I hope to at least get some Splatfest in!

I’ll be playing the newly re-released Doom package, Volgarr the Viking 2 and SMTV. What a great mix. Happy gaming all

Im playing Splatoon 3 Splatfest (Team Bread!), as well as Primce of Persia: The Lost Crown. I really wish I was playing Cat Quest 3, but I already just bought a ton of games on sale, so it'll have to wait for a bit.

The new DOOM port contains more bugs than demons, and I think we can all agree on which is scarier (and more irritating).

I have just finished playing the most bad ass game of all time... DOOM! It really doesn't get much better than DOOM. If I'm not playing DOOM I'll be playing DOOM II.

I LOVE DOOM and I LOVE DOOM II too.

I’ve not had much time for gaming these past couple weeks due to family commitments, but I have been finding the odd twenty minutes here and half an hour there to make some headway into Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. Been playing exclusively in handheld mode (which is rare for me) and really enjoying my first Mario RPG since Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time. Looks great on the OLED, too!

Just finished Paper Mario: TTYD. What a fantastic game!!

Kudos to the legend that'll be playing NES' Startropics

This week I will be mostly playing

Pokémon: The Trading Card Game: The Game of The Film of The Game
Kirby’s Dream Course
Mario’s Super Picross

I've been having a blast with Cat Quest III. It's everything the demo promised and the fun simply never stops!!! Ranks among the three best things to happen to my Switch library this year. ❤︎

If anyone is looking for a bite-sized, heartwarming, 2D turn-based RPG filled with a touching story, engaging combat, cute poems, and the ability to fly around the stage like a Child of Light, then I heartily recommend Child of Light Ultimate Edition. It's a wonderful game whose story and captivating fights have had me enthralled until Cat Quest III (temporarily) pried me from its grip.

Vampire Survivors has been in an interesting spot ever since I got it. It's engaging enough for short bursts of play, but never really quite enough for it to leave a strong impression on me. Still, a great game worth having overall!!

Finally, I'm currently on difficulty level 7 (Destiny 6) in Astral Ascent. The Zodiacs may currently be handing me the beat-down as I work to understand their new attack patterns, but I WILL TRIUMPH OVER ALL!!!

Happy gaming, everyone!!! ❤︎♥︎❤︎

I'm going with my best friend to see the new deadpool movie today. After that I"ll:
destiny 2- Got bored one day and decided to check in on this game. now im hooked.
fallout 4- as always.

Splatoon 3 for the Splatfest, making the most of it while it lasts especially considering next month is the final Splatfest.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door and Super Mario Maker 2 are the games I’m mainly playing right now. I’ve almost finished creating a level in SMM2!

I finished 'Shin Chan: Me and the Professor on Summer Vacation' and really loved it. Short, sweet and oh so calming and beautiful. I'm not a completionist so I don't feel the need to get every bug and fish or achieve every objective.

So then I booted up 'Sonic Superstars' which I still haven't finished. And I really don't like it. The levels are bland, most of the music is easily forgettable and instead of looking forward to them, I actually dread each Act 2 boss because of how long and protracted they are. I'm currently stuck on the boss for Golden Capital Act 2 and I'm close to rage quitting. So, I'm asking myself, do I just give up because I'm not enjoying the experience? Usually when I start something, a book, a game etc. then I have to finish it. I've never felt this disappointed about 2D Sonic before (I never played Sonic 4).

Maybe I'll boot up 'Sonic Frontiers' on my PS4 instead, which is also on my backlog and give that a go.

Playing Splatoon 3 for Splatfest. I had a great Friday night for Team Bread! I like to play long enough to reach Ruler rank, but this time I might play more Tricolor Battle than usual. Ever since it became a scoring category, I’ve found that the team that wins Tricolor Battle almost always wins Splatfest with only three exceptions. I wouldn’t mind more opportunities to get 10x or 100x battles.

Otherwise, I’ll continue my replay of Link’s Awakening on Switch. Such a charming remake of a game that doesn’t feel like the same game at all. This is a perfect way to get hyped for Echoes of Wisdom.

With the next two weekends (and everything inbetween) spelling a drop in my gaming activity, the ambitions are even more rampant while simultaneously focusing on fewer platforms. Switch obviously stands uncontested among the latter, especially with the addition of Mushihimesama and yet more puzzler goodness across Princess Farmer and Dr Fetus' Mean Meat Machine, but there are also loads of other whims to potentially address from RPGs galore (Xenoblades and RFs, Outer Worlds and Skyrim, TWEWY and Oninaki, Fuga and P3P, DerQ and Mary Skelter 2, First Departure and Valkyria Chronicles) to a smorgasbord of Isaac, One's Justice, Doom 3, Yomawari, Great Ace Attorney, Powerwash, Wildbus, GTA trilogy and whatnot. In what gaming session time it may yet leave, I actually consider prioritizing PS4 (which is already getting benched until late August afterwards), alternating between more progress in IaF/NFS2015/Sakura Wars and a PS3 tour over stuff like MotorStorm, InFamous, Dark Sector, Fuel Overdose, RE Umbrella Chronicles (with a part of me even unironically wondering if the game might support DS4's gyro in place of PS Move... sorry, SmartKeyboard lacks a clown emoji) or Tokyo Jungle.

Handhelds are likely to sit out this one altogether since I'll still have a few more days to tend to them next week, but if they do elbow in, it'll be business as usual - Tales/FF/TES with a side of Watch Dogs, NoA and Dishonored on Deck, some Eternia and Gravity Rush on Vita, some Endless Frontier and Valentia on 3DS.

@somnambulance So you haven't really enjoyed anything that came out this year?

Weather permitting, I’ll be taking the kiddos to the zoo today. Maybe I’ll ask if they want to start a save file of Let’s Build a Zoo! when we get home. Most likely, though, we’ll all just do our own things and I’ll wind up playing some more Grounded or Oregon Trail.

I was happy to hear Zen Studios announce they’ll be improving the performance of Pinball FX on Switch soon, and even better, a virtual pin for The Princess Bride is on the way! Inconceivable!!

I hope everyone encounters some fun games this weekend! 🕹🐘😁

SteamWorld Heist II
SteamWorld Heist was one of my favorite games on 3DS so you can bet I'm there day one for the sequel. There are some interesting changes, mainly outside the actual turn-based combat.

I like the new day system. It's fun trying to get most out of the day and the exhaustion system makes sure you end up trying out different characters. I was bit afraid of the naval combat going in but so far it has been pretty non-intrusive.

I miss the first game's transition from the ship to the level. I liked when the ship docked onto other areas. I guess it made more sense in space.

Yoku's Island Express
Bit late to the party with this one. Wanted a short game I could beat before SteamWorld Heist II comes out but didn't finish it in time. I've delivered two of the three letters and uncovered most of the map.

This game got a lot of praise in the early Switch days and for a good reason. It's fun and relaxing. I'll try to collect everything there is to collect. I hope the "death" counter doesn't stop me from getting everything and is there more for the show.

Still mainly playing Lies of P on PS4 when I have some time. On Switch I have been playing some Doom with the new versions, nice to have the remixed music option.

May also play some New Star GP and possibly some classic retro games, Street Fighter 2, Streets of Rage and OutRun are always good.

My goal this weekend is to get as far as I can in Paper Mario TTYD, hopefully beating it if possible.

@somnambulance Yeah, the misses are always quite the letdown, even if one can't always expect to have a hit.
I understand 2023 was a particularly strong year for most, but for me, I was just re-entering into gaming after a rather dry spell. I'm glad Prince of Persia was a 9 for you. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to enjoy it to that level. Cheers.

Just like Alex Olney, I too have been swept up by the Zelda: Echoes hype, so I'm also replaying the Link's Awakening remake. Fantastic and adorable as always, but I am noticing more of the framerate dips and blips in my 2nd playthrough. Hopefully Nintendo (Grezzo?) irons those out for EoW.

Nontendo is Witcher 3 on PS5.

This weekend I have taken a short break from Sea of Stars to jump back into Alien: Isolation
I’d mostly dropped off that title because I found the fire fights with humans IMPOSSIBLE. The secret as it turns out, was to raise the brightness beyond what the game tells you is correct. Im all for dark moody immersion, but I like my games a little more playable 😜
That game does own though, sneaking in and out of the Comms Tower without being spotted and turned to pulp by the Working Joes is the most exhilarating thing I’ve experience in games all year

I’m still playing through Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana on the PlayStation Vita. I’ve currently reached chapter 5, and things are ramping up. This game is an absolute joy.

It reminds me a lot of Xenoblade Chronicles. It’s not as grand in scope, but it has a nearly seamless open world, with varying landmarks and locales populated by all forms of enemies that range in level. As you progress through the story and bring in more castaways to your village, new areas of exploration open up from prior locations. It’s a great design that keeps things fresh as you retread old ground.

Speaking of the narrative, I think it’s paced brilliantly, and it’s a testament to its unique approach to story telling. While it may be bare bones in terms of a grand epic, where there are evil kings and queens, trapped princesses in need of rescue, or some mysterious force plaguing the lands, it makes up for it by telling a relatively simple tale, with a few mysterious questions.

Your ship has crashed, and you washed ashore on a peculiar island. Your job is simple: find other survivors and escape. The more people you find stranded the more you can gather resources, acquire basic necessities, and build a safe haven as you explore the island and looking for an optimal approach to escape.

But, the more you explore the island, the more questions start to emerge. Why are there ancient beasts roaming around? Why are you discovering weird notes and journals? Is that really a city that housed an advanced civilization beyond the mountain range, and how did it come to be and why does it look abandoned? Who is this person I keep dreaming about when I make camp? It’s all simple but effective.

Side quests are spread out sparingly, and they are serviceable enough. They are fetch quests, but they make sense in regard to the overarching story, and most of them can be accomplished via the golden path. I’d say it’s quite smart.

There are new gameplay mechanics that are introduced throughout the story chapters, but it’s essentially crafting tools, cooking recipes, and upgrading gear. It’s not all thrown at you at once, so it never feels like a chore to keep maintained because all of it happens organically.

One of my complaints is the difficulty balance between enemies. There are some beasts that could have the same level as you, or maybe one or two above, and they are easy to destroy. Other times, there are enemies the same level as you are, maybe even lower, that pose a significant challenge and can kill you in one or two hits if you aren’t careful. Perhaps it’s due to my character composition and their gear that upgrades their stats, but I don’t think that’s the case because I’ve experimented twitch a lot of variations. To be fair, however, I am playing on Nightmare mode so that obviously plays a huge factor. And even on hard mode, I haven’t necessarily needed to grind, at least for very long, to get past a certain area or boss fight.

All in all, Ys VIII is a fantastic game. With it being my first venture into this franchise, I’m now excited to play other games in its historicity. In fact, Ys X: Nordics looks quite wonderful. Nihon Falcom is quickly becoming one of my all time favorite developers, and I’m ecstatic to hear they want to be quicker on releasing their games to Western audiences. And when they do, I’ll be there day one.

My Risk of Rain 2 addiction is dragging me back into hours of failed monsoon runs. I’ve been also been playing VIVIDLOPE on the Switch. Real charming puzzler.

@Kraven I think you’ve really
Captured the essence of what makes the Ys series so appealing! The stories always start with smaller scale personal stories that unravel into something much grander!

Ys 8 is a great example of that! Memories of Celceta (not on Switch - harrumph) starts with Adol getting a job mapping a forest. And that’s just so…. Mundane? But the characters in every tale ground the whole thing and always compel through to the end!

Don’t sleep on Ys 9 either! It has a reputation for being lesser than 8 (fair) but it is still excellent!

Nintendo Switch:
Currently abroad for hols so started up The Minish Cap on the plane - at the fire temple so far and loving the animation and pixels! Not so loving having to swap my items every couple of minutes…

Also playing Thank Goodness You’re Here as I felt I should support the company - the jokes fly out so fast that it’s quite difficult to play much more than an hour at a time and I’m not convinced a game is the best medium for it but I’m enjoying it so far

PS5 is paused at the moment as I couldn’t bring it with me!

Still plugging away at Wylde Flowers. I got Citizen Sleeper recently, so I'll probably give that a try too.

Doom 1 and 2 update. It's fantastic and free...

Visiting in-laws for sister-in-laws graduation from PA school, so not really a lot of time this week. If I do have time, it would be a small bit to read a little bit of Clannad.

This week, I finally beat all eight chapters of The Thousand Year Door. Such an awesome game, I’ll definitely do another playthrough sometime this year! I’m now going to start Super Mario RPG for my next Mario RPG.

In SNK vs Capcom: SVC Chaos, I got the good ending as Terry! I’m going to try to get Ken or Ryu’s ending next.

Lastly on Switch, I downloaded the new versions of DOOM and DOOM II. Got up to E1M5 in the first game with the newly remixed soundtrack.

On Xbox, I started Sonic Adventure 2. I played up to the part where Tails began looking for Eggman’s secret base in the desert. I’m loving the game so far, definitely better than Adventure 1 gameplay wise.

Is a very cool day in Buenos Aires Argentina. i m playing this games:
Luigi s Mansion 2 Hd, Supet Hat trick Hero and Legend of Zelda TOTK. Maybe the Godfather for Wii. Good weekend for everyone!

@somnambulance Honestly, outside of remakes and post launch update content, this year has been so mid so far that older games are doing the work for me. Hopefully that changes when Antonblast comes out in the fall

Having just beaten the first Great Ace Attorney last night, I’ll be starting on The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve on Switch this weekend. I remember that one quite well: it’s one of the most elaborate stories in the series, and I remember the last trial in particular as being quite the gauntlet. Looking forward to seeing Ryunosuke and Sholmes work together once more!

…Oh yeah, and this is actually the most recent installment in the Ace Attorney franchise, despite being over seven years old now. Oh where, oh where has my Ace Attorney gone?

I picked up a PSVR2 headset for $350 as my first virtual reality with the PC adapter so I've been playing Half Life Alyx and Five Nights at Freddy's Help Wanted. Very cool technology and I'm glad I waited.

On the Switch, I just got the Doom upgrade for free so I might mess around with that, still need to beat Mario RPG and TTYD, and I also picked up that Mushiemasha(???) arcade shoot em up that is getting delisted.

On Nintendo Switch:

• Mario Golf Super Rush: I'm loving every minute of this game. I got addicted to this game.
• Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope: doing missions on the second map.
• Capcom Fighting Collection: I bought the M30 8bitdo controller and I'm determined to get 100% of the achievements (badges). I'm at 27%. I'm almost completing 100% of the achievements in all 3 versions of Darkstalkers 3 (Vampire Savior/Savior2/Hunter2)

@ScalenePowers Glad to hear the games and praise for them are consistent throughout! I’m excited to try out other games in the franchise. I was looking up a trailer for Memories of Celceta and it looks awesome. In the trailer it shows a character you can control that wields a spear, and I have a weird affinity with spears in games. I’ll definitely be buying it once I wrap up Ys 8.

I’ll probably just mess with the Fitness Boxing: Fist of the North Star. I’ll be on the Sega Genesis Mini 2 mostly.

It's the last weekend of the Olympics, so some volleyball, basketball, handball, breaking, and sport climbing are on the docket.
Played some Granblue Fantasy Relink last night with friends, but that'll mostly be it, since I'm also visiting my grandpa today and hitting the beach tomorrow.

Wind Waker HD and Nintendo World Championship. If I have time, maybe CoD III Campaign on xbox

Splatfest and Balatro!!!

Just finished Zelda on nes for the first time. Great classic. Looking for gear in TTOK and doing sidequests. Still not ready for Ganon 😂. Also playing World Championships just for fun. Want to start Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD.

I have been playing these games on and off over the past week.

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD
Spyro the Dragon 2
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
A Hat In Time
New Pokemon Snap

Metal Gear Solid 2 is my favorite Pokémon game! (You might want to fix that header...)

Pokémon or maybe tackling late-postgame fights in Bug Fables this weekend.

@somnambulance that’s funny, I’ve gotten into the first four Mega Man X games this year, especially X4!

My presence has been requested, and so i will be going on vacation in a week from now.
I am bringing a couple of backlog games on the journey, namely Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope.
Of course, i’m still playing Moonstone Island. And have been doing a few runs in Quest of Dungeons, an excellent lil dungeon crawler in the vein of Rogue, Angband, etc.
I got my Magic: the Gathering cards from the giveaway i entered, so i’ve been organizing cards and planning decks.
Take Care all!

@somnambulance I'm really looking forward to trying out Wonder eventually. The art style alone makes me drool. I am definitely on board with the overrated theory, and I think 2023 was objectively better.
@OwenGamer22 how much did you enjoy the Mega Man X games? I couldn't get over the old-school style of the one I tried.

This weekend I’ll most likely continue playing through Control, hopefully I’ll be able to finish it sometime this week after playing it on and off. As for some other games I’ll end up playing, P5R and R6 are at the top of my list. Have a good weekend everyone!

Ring Fit Adventure and No Man’s Sky on relaxed mode.

When are the updates coming to the switch eshop for the original Doom and Doom2 or how do I update them in game ?

I've restarted LoZ Breath of the Wild a week ago. And it's still a very good game

@Lightsiyd I like all of them, but if I were to rank them from most enjoyed to least…

1=4>2>3

Again, I love all of them, but I really recommend the first and fourth entries

Going through Fate/stay night Remastered, and a few matches of Persona 4 Arena Ultimax when I have some spare time.

Mostly all the time playing The Second Quest. Feels like I could play it for years, but I'm also getting pretty excited about Dark Army Resurrection (especially since one can toggle off the hardest features). I'm also playing Rocket League on laptop.
On OLED Deck I'm also playing TOTK, but not second quest. Also on Deck I'm loving the new Doom 1 + 2 rerelease. So many awesome features, and so beautiful at 90fps! Also on Deck I'm really impressed with Steamworld Heist 2. It has such perfect gameplay, such awesome music, and gorgeous graphics locked at 90fps, I love it! I was going to get World of Goo 2, but it's not on Steam and I don't feel like setting it up on desktop mode after getting it DRM-free off their website (I'm too lazy to support an awesome DRM-free release, sorry!). Also on deck I've been having a lot of fun with Gran Tourismo 2, NES remix, Gun-Nac, Peglin (awesome Peggle roguelike game), BOTW, and TxK.
I broke my pirate ethics and got Monkey Ball banana rumble and NES Championships. So on Switch I've been enjoying those 2. Banana Rumble should be called Monkey Ball 3, it's great except for the dropped frames in single player and the unplayable choppy multi-player (I can't stand it, lol!). I've been enjoying NES remix 1 and 2 on my Steam Deck, which has warmed me up to play Nintendo World Champ NES edition. It has amazing presentation with great menus, perfect music, and lots of fun challenges. I would've liked if they dropped Ice Climbers and replaced it with Wrecking Crew, and added about 30 other NES games too! Ryukahr has a great review of it on youtube. Anyways, I hope they go wild with remix type levels and creativity for SNES next!

I'm stuck again on BG3 on Series X so this weekend Ill be wrapping up my 3rd playthrough of the fantastic Stellar Blade on PS5 instead. Meanwhile my Switch is collecting dust.

I just beat Metroid: Zero Mission. Chozodia was wild!

@somnambulance May I ask, what are your thoughts on X5 and X6?

I tend to have a main game that I'm playing most days, alongside a 2D platformer/metroidvania and a single-player shooter that I use as a palate cleanser, and games I can dip into for 10/20mins if I have some time to kill.

Main Game: Ys VIII - been playing for about a week. Its the type of game I'd usually love, and I am enjoying the story so far (chapter 3) but somehow the game is not super catching me. Maybe I'm finding the combat a little too repetitive. Definitely sticking with it though.

2D: The Messenger - I'm playing this primarily as a set up for playing Sea of Stars someday. I really enjoyed the first half, tough but fun, and generous with save points for quick replays of tricky parts. The metroidvania-ish second half has felt a little needlessly obtuse, but its been generally fun. I should finish it this weekend.

Shooter: XIII - only just started it, so no proper opinions for far. seems nice and simple on first impressions, should be fine as a low commitment dip in game.

Happy gaming everyone!

@jufonuk it’s a separate game in the eshop. https://www.nintendo.com/nl-nl/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/DOOM-DOOM-II-2629179.html
It’s free if you own Doom and Doom II.

@FoxMcCloud

I can’t see it for free in the eshop and I have both classic dooms
As for an update. Nothing is showing when i run software update.

ace combat 7 some missions are a pain.

@jufonuk Strange, when i tried to buy the game it was free. Are you logged in the store? Maybe try to go as far as the checkout. Is the price 0 there?

@FoxMcCloud will try that now. Problem is I have accounts in EU uk and USA so I need to find out what account I bought the game with. But will try this. I’ll keep you updated.

It was on my USA account.
Free download. Downloading now.

Thank you so much
Awesome I have the enhanced and the vanilla versions. Sweet

Well I’m playing Doom this weekend nice.

@jufonuk I’m glad i could help. Enjoy defeating Hell! 😂

Hmm… for me it’s pretty much the same as last week. Baten kaitos origins is like the main game I am playing now. Almost halfway done with it. Will be a longer game then I thought for me 😂.

I am also almost done with drakengard 3 main story as far as non switch games go. Still got the dlc stuff to do on it though.

I just got octopath traveler 2 a few days ago. Don’t feel like really diving into it yet. 😂. It’s a big game. It’s a lot to get into since it’s been a while since I played the demo.

@FoxMcCloud
I love the way I have more doom games. Which is good.

I’ve been on a Metroidvania marathon lately. I’m currently playing Dandara for the first time.

I’m really digging it, but maaaaaaan it took a while for me to get the hang of the controls. Not used to playing a game that I can’t run or jump lol. Worth it though!

I'm looking forward to...

Fire Emblem: Three Houses
FINALLY I'm getting to this one. Gonna kick it off.

Rocket League
From adverts, to conversation, it's gotten me re-hyped to play it again. I miss this game!

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Only going to dabble with it to see if I feel any different than I did years ago, but i doubt it-- Just not my tea. Guess it'll be my weekend retro play.

Ring Fit Adventure
My long awaited return at last! All moved into my new place, got all the room and peace I need to play, so I can't wait. Time to drop some pounds.

also picked up mushihimesama. bought doom 1 & 2 long ago so I'll check out the new episode. rare cool week of gaming.

Doom: Legacy of Rust for me. So far it's pretty good. Some enemy escalation/balance issues, but that's always a problem with new episodes of these old shooters. Just going to say, if you are making a Doom map, and you have the thought "this would be a great place for an Archvile," fyi, you are wrong.

I’ve recently snatched a copy of System Shock on PS5, while my wife got Persona 5 Royal on Switch.
The System Shock remake on PS5 is even better than I originally expected, knowing it has a more PC-oriented control scheme.
Besides Persona, I got the Doom 1+2 combo on Switch and might I say that this is the definitive way to play these classics (they still missed Final Doom from being totally complete). The new soundtrack is even more badass than the tracks from the 3DO port, so hopefully we can finally rest easy and say that port is 100% crap now

First weekend playing in a bit from work and family needs. Currently playing Persona 5 Royal and dipping my toe in Ori and the Blind Forest. I don't think I'm going to get to terribly far in either though.

Also finally got my RPi weather station built and online with Weather Underground! I have sensors to calibrate and want to figure out a way to do get my little sensor clusters on solar, so that's nowhere near finished, but a fun project that's really progressing.

Happy gaming everyone!

@Flashlink99 Final Doom is Plutonia and TNT: Evilution. They're in here too.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor

My copy of Monster Hunter Stories finally arrived from Playasia (first time ordering from there) and I'm excited to get into it!! I debated just buying it on the eshop, but I really wanted the physical copy. I also didn't have the storage for it as my SD card is getting close to full now lol.

Unicorn Overlord
Monkeyball Banana Rumble
Super Mario Sunshine

Obsessively trying to shave a few hundreds of a second off my 13.23 Metroid Power Grab: Missile run. This is probably how Ledecky feels.

Dragon Quest 6 (SNES): Making my way through the dark world. Nearing the end now. Been playing this game since February or March, so it's time to finish it off.

Star Wars Dark Forces Remaster (Series X): This remake is an extremely fluid and fun modernization of what was already a legendary gaming experience.

Elden Ring (Series X): After watching my daughter play it for almost two years now, I finally took the plunge and started my own run through. I now understand the reason for so many peoples addiction with these games. The tension of pushing a little further. The satisfaction of watching yourself grow in skill and prowess. The reward for exploration and triumph. It's so fun, we went and bought Bloodborne to try out as well. I remember when my brother was hyped up about the strange and lonely feeling that King's Field covered you in way back on the PS1. It's amazing that FromSoft has been able to retain that token spirit of their games through all these years... or decades, I guess. (Sigh, I'm old. Lol)

Well here we go with another cool WAYP. Been a nice week around here. Beat Stellar Blade and that game was honestly a whole lot of fun. Decent ending and would definitely look forward to a sequel or DLC. Bosses were the best part of the game easy. Also played some Splatoon 3 this weekend for the Splatfest. Picked Team Bread amd became the rank of Bread Defender. Definitely gonna go hog wild on the next one since it’s the grandfest and most likely the last one. Also did some Kunitsu Gami and I think that game is gonna go on the back burner. Bought Fate/Stay Night Remastered amd Tsukihime a piece of blue glass moon. Excited to get into those after some Witch in the Holy Night. Also got a preorder on Yars Rising. Been excited for that since seeing it in I think a Indie World earlier this year. Think the rest of the weekend is gonna be a Persona 3 Reload session. Think I have it planned out in a way that I should only have 5 or 6 more sessions of that game. Otherwise I’m thinking this week is mostly gonna consist of some Paper Mario, more P3R and Dragons Dogma 2, Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble, Trails Through Daybreak, FFVII Rebirth, and FFXIV Dawntrail, WWE2K24, Luigi’s Mansion 2 and countless more I’m probably missing ahahaha. Goal is same as before just clear out most or all of the first half of years of games before the second half really kicks off. And that second half basically kicks off when Concord comes out. Trying to get a copy of Sea of Stars now too since Sony is gonna take it away. Also gonna try to remember to use my PSN money to preorder Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP and Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. Excited for the end of this month for WWE Bash In Berlin the two currently announced matches of GUNTHER vs Randy Orten and Cody Rhodes vs Kevin Owens have me very excited. Anime of the week gotta go to Mayonaka Punch, VTUBER Legend, Oshi No Ko, and Delicious in Dungeon. Those first two are real standouts of this season of anime they’re excellent. Podcasts of this week gotta go to Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Into The Aether, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax, Jeff Gerstmann, Kit and Krysta, Last Stand Media, Easy Allies, Second Wind, Nextlander, Cultaholic Wrestling and Remap Radio. As always yall stay safe, be splendid to each other. Have a stupendous weekend and of course Happy Gaming.

@Zuljaras Hey, happy to see Faxanadu get some love! My favorite gane of all time!

I've been playing my old 3DS and enjoying Zelda Spirit Tracks and Kid Icarus Uprising all over again.

I've played Mega Man X and X2 on the Legacy Collection for Switch—such wonderful games, honestly.

But the weekend is over before I could advance on X3...

@LikelySatan that’s awesome! Right now I’m playing through TNT:Evilution and I love it. Now we can finally say that we have the definitive Doom bundle

@Flashlink99 honestly, the new episode has made me feel a lot better about playing games. It can get really cynical, and lately a lot of bigger games do absolutely nothing for me. It got depressing. Doom, Marvel, and Zelda will help.