Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (20th December)

Switch 2 - Finishing up and enjoying Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Hard difficulty

PC - Replaying Ečstatica: A State of Mind

• Have A Nice Death
• Cyberpunk 2077
• Tetris Effect Connected

Happy gaming!! ✌🏻🧡🎮

Two weeks off from work started yesterday.

Nostalgia will be strong this holiday with a dust down of my Amiga, Spectrum and C64. The arcades will no doubt get some time.

With the kids back from Uni, Im blessed with my family around me and looking forward to some laughs with Mario Kart and Mario Party.

My son and I will no doubt be playing Talisman and we will have a try of Starcadia Quest for the first time.

Happy holidays people 👍

I’m halfway through 100% completing Majora’s Mask on my Switch 2 and I’m halfway through Powerwash Simulator’s career mode.

Also started playing Trails of Cold Steel on my Ps5. Besides that some Fortnite like usual.

Wario World on NSO: main game for the weekend. 1st world completed, it’s fun.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure: I could not resist the current sale, bought the Deluxe and the Wheatflour DLCs, so I have a lot of things to do.
Also playing
SEGA Picross
Civilization VI

Merry Christmas Weekend All! I will be finishing Wario World this weekend I think! I just have the final boss to go, I think. Got all the treasure and red jems and gnome things too. Fantastic game. I think the length is right for what it is really. Also, I can't imagine being able to 100 percent back in the day! Not with some of the red jem trapdoor jumping segments, not without save states.

I will also be trying and trying to determine what game I want to buy myself for Christmas. Just going in circles. Reading the top 100 e-shop sale guide and looking at reviews etc. Have a good one!

This weekend i'll be playing
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (NS)
MySims (NS)
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (NS)
Lego Party (PC)
Guitar Hero: World Tour (PC)

Started Breath of the Wild again on Switch 2 for a Master Quest playthrough and was immediately reminded just how hands-off the game is in terms of easing you into things for a Nintendo production. Spent an embarrassingly long time just trying to hunt pigs on the Great Plateau and falling to my death running from Bokoblins. Also started up Tears of the Kingdom for the first time alongside it but sadly fell asleep during one of the opening cutscenes so I have remarkably little idea why I'm suddenly now five hundred feet above Hyrule on a floating continent. Also been putting time into Senua's Sacrifice and Army of Ruin-a stellar Vampire Survivors-like that's surpassed the original for me in terms of eating up way too many personal hours in search of those sweet, sweet dopamine pew pews.

Hogwart’s Legacy - Same as it will probably be for the next couple of months or more. Although I might dip in and out to try some of the NSO games at some point - feel I should be making better use of my subscription.

Also trying to resist the e shop sales - no point in extending the backlog any more!

It’s been F-Zero X all week for me, playing on the Analogue 3D with my original blue N64 controller and rumble pak. The X Cup just keeps delivering fun randomised tracks, one earlier in the week saw 26 of 30 racers crash out which was pretty crazy.

Going to squeeze in some more time playing this one before Christmas commitments take over next week. Shout out to the Nintendo Music App for having music tracks from the 64DD expansion - was cool hearing these for the first time.

Also all the negative coverage of Skyrim on Switch 2 has me interested to revisit it on Switch 1 if there’s time. Happy gaming all!

Currently playing Digimon Cyber Sleuth. Been watching Digimon Adventure with my wife (her first time), so it's had me put down the PS4 and jump back into the Digital World.

More trophy collecting in Super Smash Bros. Melee. I think I have 185 of them now. Almost done with the adventure mode, with every character I have unlocked so far. This weekend, I will also try to unlock the rest of the characters. Melee is still as fun as it used to be.

Happy gaming, and happy holidays, everyone!

Still on my way through Metroid Prime 4, now revisiting the ice region (forgot the name). So far the game is great, sure not as good as MP1, but it's there there with 2 and 3, imo. The main issue probably is that, aside the forest area, the rest of the places aren't that interesting... It's all labs and such. Still missing a region though, I hope it's nicer!

In any case, it's a fantastic game overall, definitely worth it, and it really sets the tone for a new trilogy. Hopefully!

I think I'm alone in playing Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Ninja Gaiden Ragebound & Blasphemous.

No time to play games unfortunately this weekend, Christmas is almost there! [panics]

destiny 2
hades- this game is so good. I'm going to 100% this game. That's how good it is.
Merry Christmas to those that celebrate!

I am hosting a 12 player Mario Kart LAN party, which should be good fun.

Equalicious (Windows Phone) - Nearing the end of this from a gameplay standpoint (Xbox Live is now gone).

Angry Birds Seasons (Windows Phone) - On the last five Christmas levels I need to three star. The problem is that these levels are straight from hell and want me to suffer while I try to complete them...

Angry Birds Space (Windows Phone) - I've been largely ignoring my playthrough over here while I focus on Seasons.

Greetings festive video game enthusiasts. I finished Shinobi in time for Christmas so I can focus on the new games I’ll be getting. Have a festivus weekend everyone.

Good evening everyone from Sydney Australia 1020pm here Saturday night I been playing mortal Kombat collection finish mk 123 arcade still hard on very easy settings I almost rage quit cheap shots from the ai gears 5 multiplayer marvel cosmic invasion gamepass love the game going to buy it on my switch 2 and the new terminator game too I get paid on Monday so I'm getting my DK bozana mk world that night set it up for Chrissy day give me some time to play it especially DK bozana I have my old switch games Pokemon tournament for sure arms Nintendo original game put them my switch 2 everybody have a great week and merry Christmas and happy gaming everyone from Sydney Australia 💙🎮🕹️💙💙

Still playing Astrobot. I've already beaten it, but I'm slowly trying to 100% it, wringing every last bit of joy I can from it. It might be my favourite game of all time now. Also, still playing Borderlands 4 with my wife, as well as some Horizon Zero Dawn.

On the Switch front, I'm not sure yet. I tried Hexen last weekend, because I remembered renting it as a kid. Holy crap, that game is bad. It has the most convoluted, cryptic level design I've seen in a boomer shooter. And I love boomer shooters. Couldn't do it. Had to quit.

I am thinking about finally starting up UFO 50 next on my Switch, so we'll see if that happens.

This week I will be mostly playing

Metroid Prime 4
Magikarp Jump

This weekend be likely playing some Terminator 2D: No Fate on Switch, Neon Inferno and Dirt 5 on PS4, Home Alone and OutRun on the Mega Drive, and SEGA Rally and OutRun on the Saturn. Maybe I'll also play some Christmas Nights on Saturn, tis the season afterall.

Hello again, and merry upcoming Christmas, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:

Switch:
Animal Crossing New Horizons: just the usual. I won't be participating in Toy Day either since I already have all the items for it. Just one more house storage upgrade to go... until the version 3.0 update adds two more!
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: some extended family is coming over on Sunday and staying at our house over the next few days. One of them is that uncle I mentioned many months ago when he came for a sibling's birthday party. We will definitely play at least some Smash just like his last visit. How much I'm unsure.
PS4:
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: since we're very close to Christmas now, after today I will put this game on hiatus for a while and return to it in a few months hopefully. All of my most used characters are above Level 70, with Blanc slightly above Level 80. All I have left to do now in the story is defeat the Paramount Pair (the Demon King's generals), and then the Demon King himself. But I found the last boss rather difficult, and I had to grind levels quite a bit just to defeat that one, so I have no idea how much more grinding I'll need for the last few bosses.

After chipping away at it for 11 years (off and on) I've finally completed Transformers: Devastation with all characters and all collectibles. Good game, and one I've enjoyed returning to between other things. Elsewhere, continuing with Xenoblade Chronicles X.

If I find the time will probably be finishing prime 4 off. Have loved it so far!

Trying to wrap up Xenoblade Chronicles X main chapters before the new year although I tend to get distracted by all the side quests. But in a good spot at chapter 10 so we shall see.

Also finished Castlevania Portrait of Ruin. It had some really great parts (especially the final fight) but overall it just further cemented that when it comes to Metroidvanias, I side more with the Metroid titles. Portrait felt a bit padded and dragged on for no reason other than "hey here's more content", which some may appreciate but it overstayed its welcome + took out some fun factor for me. Oh well, still happy I played it.

Have a great weekend and wishing warm holidays to all.

@Nep-Nep-Freak I'm so excited for 3.0 update!

I am playing the following:
1. The Legend of Zelda - Tears of the Kingdom - completed 5 shrines and enjoying the game so far, aiming to 100% it.
2. Pokemon Legends Z-A - Enjoying the DLC, lots of fun and currently shiny hunting in the portals before proceeding further with the storyline.
3. Age of Empires 2 - Definitive Edition (PC) - A festive tradition! Fun games with friends.

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Hectic month between moving home while recovering from surgery and trying to prepare for Christmas! Still time for plenty gaming though, seeing as I could only help so much with moving our belongings (my fiancé has been a star getting things done!).

Making good progress through Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Finally got to the elusive "Part 2", I'd been wondering when that was going to happen! On chapter 13 at the moment. Hopefully still on track to finish it before the end of the year. Some unexpected twists in the story for sure!

Made a small amount of progress in Final Fantasy V too, making my way toward the fire crystal, still only a few hours into the playthrough.

Also decided to start a new playthrough of Celeste, one of my big surprise games played in 2025 that blew me away unexpectedly. Got through to Chapter 4 during one evening, and got the majority of strawberries found along the way. Still an incredible game to playthrough again.

Planning to take a look again at Guilty Gear Strive, following its update this week, see what's new in there. Not sure how much I'll play though, I wasn't very good even back when I was playing it, let alone now after months away! Still great fun though, no matter how bad I am at it.

Let's see, im still chipping away on Diablo II Resurrected (closing in on the end of Act V), and ive been replaying Donkey Kong Bananza at the request of my daughter. Ive been going back to collect fossils and bananas I missed, along with some of the post ending content. She loves to watch that one.

What’s that? Air Riders!

What’s that? Air Riders!

Its been nothing but Kirby Air Riders for the last month and I’m not close to being over it. I’ll spend the bulk of my time with Ranked, but I might go through some Checklist challenges as wel.

FfVII remaster.

As always, Vroom in the Night Sky for me.

The best game ever made after Hotel Mario.

Final Fantasy II pixel remaster
Happy Holidays~

Hello fellow Nintendo Lifers! I'll be enjoying and continuing these games:

• Tears of the Kingdom 61% overall completion
• Pokémon Legends Z-A, just beat Canari
• Metroid Prime 4, on my way to get the last key.
• Vampire Survivors, focusing on getting some more achievements
• Resident Evil 4, Finished chapter 1

Happy gaming everyone!

Happy Saturday!

I began the weekend with a few hours of Balatro. From here, it will be back to my Civ VI run as Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu leading Japan. Infrastructure is in place, we've expanded to another continent and everything is just about ready for an all-hands-on-deck push for our space-race project.

Happy gaming and happy holidays to all!

I started NG+ on Expedition 33, I haven’t played it since launch and it being so front and center in the media right now had me wanting to jump back in. I will say the Gommage certainly hits a lot harder after everything I’ve went through with family this year.

I’ve also been playing through Metroid Prime Remastered. I’ve played it a few times and it never clicked with me until now. I’m really enjoying it so far, though some of its mechanics feel like a product of its time.

This weekend I am playing Divinity Original Sin 2 for the first time. I’m unsure why it took me so long to sample it considering BG3 is one of my all time favorite games. My assumption was that Baldur’s Gate 3 was a culmination of the Divinity franchise, so am I really missing anything? The answer is a resounding yes.

I had the day off work Tuesday and zero obligations for the day, so I decided why not. What I thought would be an hour of time wasted before returning back to Night City turned out to be eight hours—my wife’s entire work shift—and I’ve just now left Fort Joy.

I’m already attached to the party members I have. Their questlines have started off significantly strong, and with the brief quests I’ve tackled in the first area, I can see how my decisions will more than likely have long-lasting implications.

What I find impressive is how rich and alive the world feels. There is an abundant amount of options to approach each quest. This level of player freedom provides an immense level of independence that results in reactionary results from NPCs and the game world. The world is your oyster, and it’s up to you on how it turns out.

With that said, I hope there is an option to respec your character. More often than not I struggle in RPGs with making particular builds—whether that’s from equipment, what stats and attributes to give each character, and party composition. I could remedy this by watching YouTube tutorials but it dampens my experience with discovering things myself.

My only complaints are the mission structure, but that’s becoming easier to navigate and understand; and the controls. It’s a bit archaic in terms of managing party members and equipment - it is clearly meant for PC (I’m playing on the Nintendo Switch 2) so I can’t fault it entirely. Nonetheless, those grievances are minuscule compared to the overall product.

I don’t understand how Larian does it, but they are masters of their craft. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for them, but I can presume it will turn out incredible.

I’m still playing Metroid Prime 4, but am taking it kind of slow and playing other things between sessions of it. I’m liking it but I think I liked Metroid Prime Remastered more.

The thing that is keeping me from playing more Metroid Prime 4 most of the time is that I keep playing Street Fighter 6. It is the first fighting game I’ve gotten in to. I am not very good at it yet, but I am improving. I feel like I am close to being able to move from Iron to Bronze as Ryu.

Officially on holidays now, so catching up on my backlog. First up is Psychedelica of the Ashen Hawk on Steam.

Still loving every moment of Kirby Air Riders.

I’m playing Kirby Air Riders much more than I have recently now that I finally figured out that I needed to play more online to earn more money for the custom machines. I hope playing online can still be quick and convenient for as long as possible, because Air Riders apparently isn’t that big of a seller and it needs a stable online community to thrive.

I still need to get the Ghastly King statue in Donkey Kong Bananza’s event. It isn’t as hard as the last event, but I’ve still needed a little help. Still want to play more Super Mario Galaxy 2 before the year’s over.

‘‘Twas the weekend before Christmas,
And my energy’s about spent,
Still wrapping, still shopping,
But at least the Christmas cards are sent!

Meanwhile Sega Picross is in a panic,
Samus Aran’s in a huff,
Wondering why friend Teksette deserted,
Fretting over stockings unstuffed.

But dreary years need festive times,
The fuss worth it in the end,
And so I wish everyone the Happiest of Holidays,
Filled with loved ones, and good games, and good friends!
🕹️🎄👾

This weekend I’ll be continuing with Sea of Stars. I experienced the first major plot twist/story beat since the game opened (dramatic!), which really feels like the moment where the game reveals its deeper ambitions. I’m currently exploring the underwater civilization, and it’s been exciting to feel the world open up in a more meaningful way.

I’m especially enjoying the Relics system. It reminds me of the Badge system in Super Mario Bros. Wonder in how it allows the player to fine-tune the balance between challenge and pure enjoyment of the adventure. That flexibility has made the experience feel both accommodating and thoughtfully designed. And it goes without saying—the pixel art is absolutely gorgeous.

Other than Sea of Stars, I also started playing Date Everything!—a deliciously whacked-out dating sim that fully commits to its absurd premise. So far I’ve successfully rizzed it up with the fireplace, the shower, and the baby grand piano, and I’m very much looking forward to discovering more dateables.

I’ll also be continuing Hello Kitty Island Adventure, where I’m enjoying the seasonal events and focusing on recruiting new visitors. It remains a wonderfully gentle, cozy counterbalance to everything else I’m playing.

Have a great weekend, gamers!

Same games as last week end : Persona 3 : Reload, Mario Kart World, and Metroid Prime 4.

And also it's time for my yearly playthrough of Super Mario 3D World. This game is what comes to my mind when I hear "video games" and "fun". It is such an immaculate and pure experience, and a well suited game for winter season.

Marvel Cosmic Invasion and Mario Kart World. Get in a workout with Fitness Boxing 3.

My kids got back into Mega Man since the Mega Man: Dual Override announcement, so we've been playing a ton of those.

I beat Mega Man 11 (Switch) on Normal, Mega Man X 4 (Sega Saturn), and Rockman X4 (Switch).
My 9yr old beat Mega Man X 4 (Sega Saturn), Mega Man X 3 (SNES), Mega Man X (SNES Classic), and is playing Mega Man X 2 (SNES).
My 12yr-old beat Mega Man 11 (Switch) on Normal, Mega Man X (SNES Classic) and is playing Mega Man X 2 (SNES Classic).

In theory I should have more gaming opportunities this time around. All week I've taken a break from digging too deep into Hades 2 (Switch 2) postgame and been focusing on Luigi's Mansion (NSO). If I do get the time, I'll probably bounce between those two games (if luck is on my side maybe finish Mansion or at least pretty close to it).

Still chipping away at Dragon Quest XI S but starting to feel ready to finish and move on. I can see why it got high scores. It definitely fixes/gets right most of the things that can turn me off RPGs. Feels like a culmination of classic RPGs. I like that the story is pretty easy to follow and not going off the rails into convoluted quantum space time theory or whatever. I liked the “dungeon” type areas where you have to fight through to a boss. But now I’m at a stage where it’s just travel here then here and watch cutscene after cutscene.

Not a big rpg fan but ended up playing a lot this past year. Favorite was XCX Remaster. Probably my favorite of the 4 Xenoblades. Second was Mario TYD Remaster. Despite the hand holding and being way too long, Brothership was third best I played. Right now I’d put Dragon Quest XI right around Brothership but I’m hopeful it finishes strong and will rank above Brothership.

I organised our local Celestial Research Day meetup in Pokémon Go earlier today, with 1/10 shiny odds for Solrock or Lunatone encounters in Field Research for 3 hours. I got three shiny Solrock (which we already get in Australia), and only two Lunatone.

Virtually dead turnout as it was bloody hot. Only a few of us regulars showed up as well as a couple of new players who I had never met before. Another couple of recent players had also shown up, but I had missed their WhatsApp messages until after the fact.

No shiny costume encounters, sadly. I caught a shiny Charjabug yesterday, but I still need another one as I want one to stay unevolved. Two of our players managed to nab Christmas tree Sudowoodos after raiding together. Still none for me. Got a 15/15/14, which isn't any consolation either.

I was on the light rail for much of the day to get away from the heat. A bit of a lonely day in the end. I kept playing until 7pm. (mainly to do as many local Chrissy raids as I could get my hands on; I need that Christmas tree Sudowoodo!!!!!)

Ah, Nintendoland. What a marvelously magical multiplayer wonder. Would love to see this for Switch 2. Well, that wish coupled with better motion controls on Switch 2.

Focusing on Tomb Raider Definitive Edition again, reached level 60 in the multiplayer and it's hard to find matches so I may just start the single player.

I know about the glitch where playing multiplayer resets your skills in single player so I need to start the single player at a point where I'm not going to try to find multiplayer matches prior to single player completion.

I'm continuing to really love Lumines Arise, such a fantastic puzzler. Also playing Super Monkey Ball, Lonely Mountains Downhill, Utopia Must Fall, Wipeout, Rocket League, Pacman collection (mostly arrangement), Blood Refreshed Supply, and more.
Have been tempted by a 520 hz LCD monitor on steep sale, but even though it's an awesome refresh rate for a good price I'm going to wait. Surely these 500hz oled monitors will keep dropping and I'll be able to get one at some point!
I also just installed the play count deck app so I can see how many people are playing various games. It's fun to see that older games I like better than newer sequels have more people playing them vs their newer counterparts. Games like Lonely Mountains Downhill and Kingdom Two Crowns are being played more than the newer snowboarding game or Kingdon Eighties. Megabonk is mega popular! And then lots of games I like have 1 or 2 people playing at any given time, or none.
Happy gaming and happy holidays!

Busy for the holidays of course but I am trying to finish a game before I start some brand new games during Christmas.

Daemon x machina titanic scion - On chapter 17 now but doing some side stuff now. The card mini game in the game is pretty fun when you get into it. Some other side quests are very annoying to me though and the world in this game is huge.

Otogirisou(snes) on gkd pixel 2 - Still working on getting the other endings. I want to finish this before the end of the year.

Almost forgot that I am also playing the final fantasy 7 remake demo on switch 2 and I love it. It looks so good on both handheld and docked but I will be playing it mostly docked when I get the full game

Happy gaming and happy holidays everyone!

Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope and Sonic Frontiers on Steam, hoping to get all achievements in the latter.

On Switch, I started the original Shantae game (yes, the one on the Gameboy) yesterday. Just made it to Water Town and met Bolo.

Still working through Metroid 4 and the Pokemon Z-A dlc

Finally diving into the PLZA DLC, it's interesting

Hey all. This weekend as it’s almost the darkest time of the year in my part of the world I felt it’s appropriate to start to play The long dark on PS4. Along side that I’ll dip into animal crossing on the 3DS and also Chase HQ and Tetris attack on my new Chromatic. Might go back to Gunbrella as well as I still need to complete this! Have an awesome weekend everyone 🤩

Let's see....Outside of playing Present Mountain Tycoon (wrapping them), Entertain Cute Niblings (pretty much any Sunday afternoon anymore), and Prepare For Busy Week (yay holiday adulting), I ALSO hope to get to:

• Pokemon Scarlet - The Indigo Disk (Switch) - I wrapped up The Teal Mask part of the DLC this week and plan to start the Indigo Disk shortly. Can't say the plot featuring Kitakami was the best, but I enjoyed exploring the new area, the lore, and getting to know Kieran and Carmine. Not to mention catching plenty new and returning Pokemon. Hopefully Blueberry Academy is stronger in the plot department.
• Super Mario 3D World (Switch) - Slow going since I'm mostly focused on Pokemon when I do get time to game, but I'm currently halfway through the third world. I'm trying to get all the stamps, green stars, and golden flags. It's crazy how much I've missed the Captain Toad levels in particular.

Happy gaming, Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas!

after finishing and being disappointed by Metroid Prime 4, I.... for some reason I felt compelled to return to my 3DS backlog and start playing Metroid Prime Federation Force for the first time. I bought this game a long time ago at a CeX for real cheap since I am a Metroid fan, but I never gave it a proper chance until now.

I guess I wanted to gain a clearer picture of what every Metroid Prime has been like, not just the main ones.

Federation Force isn't bad for what it is. I'm obviously playing solo, but the "Lone Wolf" equipment that doubles damage and defense during singleplayer is letting me get through the levels without too much issue.

The biggest issue I have with the game is the controls on the 3DS. This little handheld was not really made with twinstick shooters in mind, and it just cramps my hands like crazy trying to play one on it. I'm playing on a New 3DS XL so I have to use the tiny c stick nub. it's torturous.

....after playing Nintendo Switch in tabletop mode, I'm kind of wishing I could do the same here. I wish I could just wirelessly play 3DS with a pro controller. ... - Nintendo just hadn't thought of the idea yet, so it's not possible.

But yeah. I'm having a good time despite needing to take frequent hand-resting breaks. I can't believe this is the only Metroid Prime game that lets you do a side-dash at any time without having to be locked on. ...but the side-dash is faster than walking forwards, so in order to beat the target times for the medals, I guess we have to not look where we're going??? haha.

I'm not sure I want to go for 100% medals in this game - maybe after i've beaten all the missions I'll be satisfied enough.

I think this game could be salvaged in the eyes of fans if they made an expanded remake on Switch 2. If they made a Hunters + Federation Force double pack, that would be enough value for fans to give it another chance I think. As long as they do it right. This honestly would be more valuable to me than Prime 2 and 3 HD remasters, since those games aren't "stuck" with awkward handheld controls.

I'm coming to the end of Trails in the Sky: 1st Chapter and it's been absolutely wonderful. The rejoining of all the party members is great to finally splurge on all the loadouts for everyone. While the later games are easy to make a blisteringly overpowered party to just annihilate everything in your path, I really did like the mixed elements to get spells approach of the earlier games and the tradeoffs you make for your casters.

It's hard to believe that I'm at less than 60 hours and at the end of a Trails game. I'm really looking forward to the SC remake this fall.

Other than that, just some much needed rest at the end of the year, and I wish to the same for all lucky enough to have it.

Happy gaming everyone!

@Zuljaras loving your retro run this year

I downloaded Balatro a couple weeks ago and I’m still sinking every spare minute into it. Hopefully get something new for Christmas to break the cycle.

With Metroid Prime 4 now in my rear view mirror, I’ve started playing Wario World for the first time ever. It’s actually super fun, but can be clunky at times though. Boss battles are simple, yet still engaging.

On the Xbox front, I’m finally going back to finish my Rise of the Tomb Raider play through that I stopped a few months back. Also just fired up GTA Vice City for the first time since I was in HS. So much fun, and what a nostalgia rush. Merry Christmas everyone!

Red Dead Redemption (seriously I totally forgot how much I loved this game on 360. Now at 60fps and handheld it’s just stupidly good. It’s the best open world game ever made in my opinion.)

Terminator 2D: getting my ass kicked but it’s crazy fun. It really feels like a Sega Genesis game.

FFVII Remake Demo: yeah this version of the game is going to be fantastic when it comes out. I’m shocked at how good it is, matching the PS5 version in every way except framerate and I’m down to play it again since it’s been four years since I beat it.

Megaman X Legacy Collection: currently replaying Megaman X1. On the Sigma stages.

It's been a very busy and stressful week for me... so I'm doing my best to recover from it. I got all the Christmas presents I want to give at least, so that's good. I got a pretty terrible paper cut earlier, and it seriously hurt. Hopefully it will get better soon. So yeah... I'm not feeling too well right now.

As for what I'll be playing, I'm not really sure. As much as I like Super Mario Odyssey, I might have been getting a bit burnt out from it recently. I might play it this weekend, but I haven't decided. But here's what I picked in the poll.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - More saving up for the storage upgrades, and it's a nice game to relax with. I'm thinking of making a photo shoot for the holidays as well.

Mario Kart World - Probably play in the Free Roam mode as a way to relax and decompress, and maybe some online races, too.

Tetris 99 - Just playing a few online matches and maybe get some tickets if the bonus objectives are doable for me.

I hope you're all doing well. Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it, and happy holidays!

@Kraven You can respec! Right after Fort Joy, iirc. I don't remember if there was a cost associated, just that my brother had respecced several times.

This weekend I need to brush up on my Mario Kart World skills, went online last weekend and got thrashed.
Also carrying on with Pokémon Legends Za, I dip in and out with an hour or so here and there. After I'll do a bit more of Metroid Prime 4. Depending on how that goes I may start Tears of the Kingdom which I bought a year ago and never started.
Nice to see a big variety in people's gaming still, and as always happy gaming and a great festive time.

Finally started Metroid, and after some confusion early on (simply due to my lack of FPS experience) I got into the groove today, it's great fun! Happy that I now have some big Nintendo adventure game ahead of me for the holidays. Don't think any of the diehard fans' complaints will matter to me as I am new to the series. I really like it.

Last night, after a months-long adventure, my cousin, brother and I finally polished off Baldur's Gate 3. The ending, especially the pieces of our own making, elevated what was already a memorable experience. I can see why my cousin has 1,000 hours in it, and why it's his favorite game of all time.
Of course, the quality was no surprise to me, since I've played both Original Sin games.

My brother and I are playing split screen Call of Duty: Black Ops just to revisit the maps and remember the good times, before the franchise (and company, and planet...) went down hill.

I'm planning to start Metroid Prime 4 as well. But I may decide to do Ghost of Yotei instead.

I am ALSO trying to finish one more book before the end of the year (The Wager by David Grann). I've got about 300 pages left. That'd put me at 18 for the year, which is less than last year's 25, but you won't catch me complaining.

I recently beat Divinity Original Sin 1. Started another playthrough of 2, but I've also finally given Hades 1 some of the time it deserved. Had it forever but never gave it its due. Finally beat my first run last night. Excited to continue.

MP4 and star wars outlaws
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@Zuljaras completely agree about the industry and many do to be honest. Great thing is there is three decades of great games, so even if it gets worse, there will always be plenty out there to discover or replay.

I would have played some Kirby Air Riders, since the "Race to the Finish!" event was supposed to run until Christmas, but the event got canceled due to a bug. They're supposedly going to hold it again when the bug gets fixed, but until then, I started playing Toree's Panic Pack.
By the way, you guys are doing a commendable job reporting on these events. You guys were on top of it every time a new PNG was added to Smash Ultimate's Spirit roster, but won't report on when I can get a Santa hat for Rick.

I've finally managed to get some real hours out of Metro 2033, that I bought as one of the first games for my Switch Lite back in april 2020. The Switch 2's much larger and better screen makes it so much better (I did play it on my Xbox 360 back at launch in 2010, but I can't remember much of it - but good game nontheless).

Other than that I just got Kingdom Come Delieverance for 5 €, and I'm playing that a bit on the side as well. I doesn't seem like it has had any patches bettering the visuals/performance yet, but I'm hoping there'll be a Switch 2 edition (with an upgrade path possibly).

Not much free time this weekend, but you can't win them all and I'd be a douche to complain on the eve of what's been shaping up like an ideally hobbylicious half-WEEK (and, if the stars align, an even longer streak in early January afterwards). The preceding week has been fairly eventful on the nerd front as well - I've managed more eShop investments from the Arkham and Monster Hunter Stories packs to my second voucher pair (first one dating all the way back to early 2020 or so) which helped me overduly equip my Switch backlog with the two flagship Fire Emblems. Incidentally, Engage became the estimated 2000th item in my biggest single platform collection - a milestone only somewhat dampened by actually running into the long but vaguely rumoured "All Software" icon cap after all. The ones "pushed out" from the end of a currently sorted list (a different sorting doesn't reapply the "disappearances" to other stuff) won't even leave the affected icons in the arranged groups. FWIW pestering the support again reaffirmed that no, it's not how the All Software screen is officially supposed to behave, so it looks like a bug unaccounted for due to a likely low number of reports (read: of digital hoard maniacs insisting on archiving everything like myself😈😆). The very helpful support guy documented the case with a few photos I submitted, so perhaps we'll even live to see a hotfix of some sort; for now, besides obvious reliance on the VGC menu (thankfully handier for redownloads than eShop profile's title salad ever was), my solution in the light of a still humongous wishlist has been to clean out the icons for finished games and defunct freemiums, although if/when that stops being enough, I may just dedicate a separate folder to affected icons on NS2 - even if the latter faces the risk of a similar bug, it'll take a fair few years to bring its native game collection near the "trigger threshold" anyway.😏

Oh, and to share some game session plans before this comment qualifies as "unconstructive feedback" for the post's intent (none of the aforementioned acquisitions are compact enough to become such a plan in themselves just yet)... well, it's just the hybrids for now, so any combination from the oft-eyed stuff like Cyberpunk and Doom 3, PowerWash and Wreckfest, Xenoblades/RFs/Tales/Ateliers/Personas, Terraria, Little Noah and Tallowmere 2 to some finally initiated or finally revisited playthroughs like Athanasy, Don't Starve, Need a Packet, Shovel Knight and Retro City Rampage.

Even though I have multiple physical copies of these games I took advantage of the recent Steam sales and got the original Resident Evil trilogy for dirt cheap. I’ll be playing those this weekend. Old school RE is lightyears better than any of the more recent offerings.

Still on Totk, currently doing the Sidon of the Zora main quest after finishing the Rito and Gerudo.

Other than that, will probably be trying to beat Persona 3 Reload on PS5. I'm on the final block of Tartarus and really want to finish it before the year's end.

Merry Christmas!

This weekend I'll be focusing on Hades II and Pokemon Scarlet. I hope to get as close to finishing them as I can, as I'm getting Metroid Prime 4 and Super Mario Galaxy for Christmas, and would like to spend as much time playing those when I get my hands on them.

Happy gaming (and Holidays) to all!

Metroid Dread. Nothing better than starting your morning with a game this good.

Probably try and wrap up the runs of the original SMRPG and HeartGold I've had going for a bit. Would like to try and clear off those and at least one or two other things before the year's out.

Been increasingly in the mood to replay SMB3 but at this point probably just wait for New Year's to stick it on next year's list.

I'm almost 30 hours into Metaphor: Refantazio and man I'm really glad I gave this game a chance. Things are really starting to get interesting!

Got a hefty target gift card as a present and since I already had a good amount of leftovers just sitting in my account, I just went and bought a switch 2 lol. In a way the fomo for prices got to me but yea I got the mkw bundle

Tried mkw out and so far I can't get too into it but I think that's cuz I have 200 hrs in sonic racing. The controls feel super off, and the open world is pretty but I'm just mindlessly driving around until I find a p switch. This definitely feels like a play for 10 mins a day type of game. Honestly I was a bit bummed how awful totk looks without the patch. It looks even more blurry and pixelated than on switch 1. So I bought the patch and it's a pretty significant change. I mean the world still has the ugly fog covering it but the resolution and 60 fps makes it so much better. Still baffling how awful the game looked without the paid patch tho. And lastly I tried out the bananza demo and that is 100% gonna be my next purchase. Keep going back to it just to smash things:P

@OLD64FOREVER I have to say I really enjoy your comments here ☺️

Case Tetris.

Ten days to go. Nine if you count the hotel up at Newcastle Airport.

Also got to play Lawson Ticket a little for the Ghibli museum, JR•com for a rail pass and Saily for an e-SIM.

Metroid Prime 4 and cyberpunk2077.

King Kong on gamecube, damn dirty ape

This week I played:

• Silent Hill f (PS5): Got the UFO ending. That ending was fun.
• Digimon Story Time Stranger (PS5): Every Royal Knight reunited at last.
• Marvel Cosmic Invasion (PS5): Completed every challenge on Wakanda and Genosha. Phyla-Vell at level 8, Captain America at level 6, Spiderman & She Hulk at level 4.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch): Classic Mode completed with Simon, Pyra & Mythra, Corrin, Sheik and Mewtwo.
• Megaman Battle Network Legacy Collection Vol. 1 (Switch): Played the first game: Fireman.EXE defeated. The Bass chip is really strong. Data Library 22/176.

Happy weekend, gaming and holidays everyone!!!

I've been playing Grid Autosport due to Grid Legends being announced for Switch 2!

Metroid Prime 4 when I’m home & Mega Man 3 on the road !!

I'm never not playing Super Smash Bros. Ultimate or Splatoon 3 on my Nintendo Switch OLED or Street Fighter 6 on my PS5. I should get Metroid Prime 4 though!

Just finished MP4 for the time being, and my partner got me Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment as an early Xmas gift, so I'm a few hours into that at the moment.

TOTK! I can’t get enough of this game. I have no idea how far I am relative to the end or how many hours I’ve put into it, and I don’t care. I just love exploring and discovering new challenges, towns, caves, etc.

Happy Holidays, everyone. I hope you can all spend it with someone special, be they family, friends, or new acquaintances.

• Mega Man 11 : Difficult game, but interesting
• Super Mario Wonder : Easy game, but interesting. Not the best, not the worst.
• Super Mario Odyssey : the best Switch game by far. 239 moons and going...

Trying to get my head around Kirby Air Riders this weekend . Not sure what to make of it yet.

Also playing Keeper on Series X. It has a great art style and some Double Fine quirkyness.

Happy gaming everyone.

@FishyS Thanks for pointing out Dadish 4, I didn't realise it had been released and I enjoyed the other Dadish games, they're great. I like the sense of humour in them too.

Still plugging through Rune Factory 4 Special, but I'm gonna take a break tonight to give Dunjungle a spin.

I’ve played Fzero 99 quite a bit, I haven’t played it in sometime but it’s been great to revisit. Prime 4 I’ve made some more progress on. I’ve got the third key now. It’s been decent but I can see why some are disappointed in it. It’s just a little too confined in some of the zones and then the traveling thru the desert section is pretty forgettable. I love the concept of Samus on a space hog but this could use a bit of work if they ever revisit that idea. I also finally cracked open Rune Factory Guardians of Azuma. This is my first game in the series but I’ve liked it pretty well so far, it does seem a little in the easy side even in the hard setting, and farming seems really streamlined. I love the setting tho, it reminds me of okami.

Started Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories last night and it's a cute adventure game.

Also working through Enslaved: Odyssey to the West on PS Plus through PS3 streaming and am REALLY enjoying it.

Finally - started Tractile on DSiWare. Not sure how I feel about that one yet.

And forgot Syphon Filter. The original. That is... taking some getting used to.

@AmplifyMJ thanks bro just got my switch 2 Pokemon z-a mk world dk bozana bundle loving it I love my Xbox but Nintendo will always be no.1 💙💙💙 merry Xmas to U and your family from Sydney Australia 🕹️🎮🕹️🎮

@OLD64FOREVER thank you so much, have a great time from me in Northern Ireland 😆