Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (21st February)

Hey everyone.
This week I'm playing Gigasword on my S2 after my physical copy arrived.
What an excellent game, the 8 bit art and sound is brilliant.
A great Metroidvania that is a lot bigger and better than I expected, highly recommended.

Also playing Shadows of Mordor on my PS4 as well.

My Extreme Green Analogue 3D arrived this week so I'm going through my complete in box N64 games collection, all 243+ of them and adding each games individual settings that best suits each one.
A huge undertaking but I'm loving it, I'm like a kid opening their N64 on launch day all over again.
I've started alphabetically and just done A.
Armorines is so much fun and it looks beautiful and plays so smoothly in overclocked mode.
The Analogue tis a great machine and I've fallen back in love with my 64 collection.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Hey gamers,

Curious to read what everybody has been playing. I'm working the whole weekend and attending the Alter Bridge concert this Sunday. In my free time, I will keep myself busy with:

Super Mario Galaxy: 80 Power stars so far. Getting all hyped up for the movie ...

Have A Nice Death: Keeping up with my daily runs to collect all the Curse cards.

Tetris Effect Connected: Will participate in the weekend event.

Happy gaming! ✌🏻🧡🎮

I will be continuing Persona 5 Royal and Hades. Might even throw in a bit of Overwatch.

Mario kart world
Star Wars outlaws
All switch 2

Hi all.

On the Switch 2 I'm still working through Donkey Kong Bonanza and some PGA 2K25 golf.

On Series X I am playing Keeper and Halo Infinite.

Happy gaming everyone.

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. I have a cold but thankfully I've got my trusty new Switch 2 to keep me company. I've been playing Mario Kart World, it's really fun. I'd say Sonic Crossworlds is a better racing game but MKW is a better all round experience. Let's weekend.

I ordered a couple Gameboy/GBA games for my birthday (today), so they're my focus this weekend. At this very moment, I'm playing Mario Picross in the NSO SNES because I don't want to pass out and drop my Gameboy on the floor.

The games I ordered:

Link's Awakening DX (GB)

Tiny Toon Adventures Babs' Big Break (GB)

Justice League Heroes: The Flash (GBA)

I’m still playing through Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. Going for 100%.
Besides that I’m playing through all 7 games in the Capcom Belt Action Collection with an American friend. The online is infinitely better than the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection.

Beyond that I’m excited for Resident Evil Requiem on Friday.

@JohnnyMind A veritable feast of games there!

@Eduard_Brenton I want to get CrossWorlds, but I still have a sour taste in the mouth from Team Sonic Racing.

Get well soon, friend.

This week I will be mostly playing

Luigi’s Mansion 2
F-Zero GP Legend

Splitting my time between Donkey Kong Country 2 and Death Match Love Comedy mostly. Since Nintendo seems to be screwing around with the release of the latter (even though it's rated T) ended up grabbing the PS5 version.

Right, who else here is playing DQ11S this weekend then?

The poll says there are two of us. I really wish it had a Switch 2 edition because it is rough in handheld, but Im pushing through.

In Pokemon Legends Z-A DLC wrapping up the last 3 side quests and doing the special scans. After 100+ hours I must say this is an amazing game, easily 10/10. I enjoy the DLC even more than the base game.
I am about to start Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind.
Also playing:
Picross -LogiartGrimoire-
Hello Kitty Island Adventure

I'm playing Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties. Hoping to get it finished before Resident Evil Requiem comes out.

Dark Souls on Switch
Demon‘s Souls on PS5

I have been playing a selection of games on and off on Nintendo Switch and X Box Series X over the past few weeks which include

Genshin Impact
Pokemon Legends: Z-A
Biomutant
Pac-Man World Re-Pac
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Yooka-Replaylee
Super Mario Galaxy 2

Fantasy life i! Fantastic game, I'm on late game and it's pretty grindy at this point, but it's just perfect for waiting pokopia. Happy gaming everyone!

I’m still neck deep into NiOh 3, working my way to the platinum trophy. It’s been such a tantalizing experience, and scratches that Elden Ring itch. By that, I mean its open world design. I prefer this approach to the genre because the difficulty of formidable bosses can be overwhelming. Being able to go somewhere else, explore, and level up gives you the feeling of always making strides to improvement.

That said, the final boss for the first region, Takeda Shingen was the bane of my existence. There were moments I contemplated whether or not victory was even fractionally possible. My death count was approximately 25 times, and my head hanged low before I had to go to work for the day. Prior to him, the (boss) fights had been challenging, but my confidence grew with each attempt. Nine hours later, I arrive home from work, and tell myself that I can beat him. Once again numerous deaths. And then I learned a pattern. Though I still died I was consistently getting him to the halfway mark. And then I learned another pattern. And another. Two attempts later, I beat him.

Sometimes, you just need to take a step back for a while. You have to realize that this is just a video game, and it can be beaten. Once I didn’t let the enemy frustrate me, toy with my emotions, and make me play defense, reacting for sheer survival rather than be offensive minded and focus on positioning, I knew I could do it. There is no other feeling like adrenaline. Subsequently, the next main boss I encountered I was victorious on the first attempt.

Meanwhile, during my lunch break at work, I read the news that Xenoblade Chronicles X got a Switch 2 upgrade; I downloaded it as soon as I could. It’s nearly been a year since I’ve last played — I have forgotten the controls and sole core mechanics. I’m debating whether I want to start a fresh playthrough, or boot up my save file that has 120-hours logged, and get accustomed to the systems again. I will probably choose the latter, knowing I more than likely won’t finish it if I start anew.

@JohnnyMind Sounds exhausting but enjoy! : )

Have a lovely weekend all and happy gaming.

Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake: Completed DQ1 in about 15.5 hours and have spent that same amount of time really just completing the first third of the sequel. It's cool how spells and abilities are divvied up between the party, of whom my favorite is definitely Matilda for her feisty passion and witticisms. The already gorgeous visuals are improved even further and the scope is quite impressive (seeing the entire first game's map fit into roughly one-quarter of this one gives you an idea how much bigger of a game this is). Looking forward to closing out the Erdrick trilogy in style.

Xenoblade Chronicles X and Pokémon Violet & Z-A (ranked battles/catching/breeding)

Guild Wars Reforged (PC)
Animal Crossing New Horizons Switch 2 Edition
Pokémon Legends Arceus
Pokémon Legends Z-A S2E
Balatro

For me this weekend Next week will be Resident Evil 9 and LeafGreen

@HexagonSun I'm finishing chapter 14 and I can't wait to see what twists they've still got in store. What a phenomenal game!

I cant play this weekend, but I almost stayed at home to finish it! 😂

After years of hearing positive rumors about Return of the Obra Din I’ve finally picked it up and started it for myself and it is truly engrossing!
Still wrapping up a campaign in Brigandine: Legend of Runersia as well.

I'm at my boyfriends playing nurse joy for the weekend. So I'll probably play the Skyward sword I picked up cheap with a Loftwing two weeks ago.

I've been hating on this game because I hate fire and desert worlds...and that's 2/3 of the game. But let's play again and find some things to love about it!

Having acquired the replica Virtual Boy I'm hoping to play some more Galactic Pinball and 3D Tetris - took some getting used to the peculiar setup with lots of red and 3D effects (plus I already have a bad back before playing the thing) but these were both fun to play. Will try to dig into some of the other titles too, although I really want them to hurry up and release Zero Racers soon. Happy gaming all!

Gear Club Unlimited 3 will be my game of choice this weekend!

This weekend is all about Hyrule Warriors AoI for me. Pretty good game! At first I was sure the type of game wasn't for me, and I was about to sell it and get Mario Tennis instead lol. But after the "plot twist" (I already knew about it, but still), the next quest won me over. Now, with more tension and more playable characters, things are getting interesting!

I hope I can finish the game by the time Resident Evil 9 comes out. I already have the Generations Pack preordered! And I finally bought Trails in the Sky remake, it should be coming over by Wednesday, so I'm going to be busy lol. Good times!

Happy gaming, everyone!

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Finished the game about an hour ago. There were some slower moments in the last few chapters but the final set of bosses was fun. I did most of the side content but the logs show that there's still more. I think I'm good. I'll play INTERmission but maybe a bit closer to June when Rebirth comes out.

Final Fantasy VII
At the entrance to Shinra building. I'll play it up to the ending of Remake and leave it there for now.

Rhythm Paradise/Heaven
Finished the game last week. 37 superbs, 14 perfects. I want to at least get all superbs.

The Messenger
Started this morning. First couple of stages done. Movement is smooth. I like the extra jump from hitting stuff. Shopkeeper seems like a nice guy. Has fun stories to tell.

Picked up cyberpunk for a very reasonable price runs amazingly well on switch 2 very impressive will also try and get a bit of street fighter 6 in if I have time

Thinking of cracking out my Game Cube to play some Wind Waker for Zelda's 40th. No idea where my 3DS is, or I'd play Phantom Hourglass as well.

I have been playing Final Fantasy XII for a month now. Great game!

Happy gaming, everyone, and a happy Butter Week!

@Raccoonius its way better than team racing for sure bro I have both games unfortunately lol happy gaming bro and everyone from Sydney Australia

I mean, it's the screenshot for this article, you know precisely what I'm playing

With this being Zelda’s 40th anniversary, I’ll try to make meaningful progress in Tears of the Kingdom instead of the aimless wandering I’ve done in areas where enemies can easily one-shot me. It’s about time I get things going!

I still need to start playing my Virtual Boy accessory. I’m playing Splatoon 3 for Salmon Run as well as a run up Side Order because it’s also the 2nd anniversary of Side Order. I’ve still got more to do in Peach Showtime. I don’t need my sister’s borrowed copy anymore because I recently bought the game for half the price myself thanks to a digital sale on Amazon.

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Had a long walk with my Dad this morning and will probably play some more Super Kirby Clash later.

Have a great weekend all!

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I'm working my way throw FF7R and having a great time. I gotta finish it before Rebirth comes out.

I'm also heavily considering getting Kirby Air Riders. Every person I've heard talk about the game has something good to say about it, though I'm concerned I might not find enough to do if I'm playing solo.

Finished Mario & Luigi Brothership (god it was long). Borrowed The Thing Remastered from library and going to check it out. I have pre-ordered Fatal Frame 2 and RE Requiem of course is on my list but it's just too expensive right now. Really want to re-play XCX too with the S2 upgrade. Must purchase it first but money is tight.

On PS5 i will be playing Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined, Still Wakes the Deep, Okami HD and Daemon X Machina Titanic Scion

On Switch 2 I will be playing Mario Tennis Fever and Shuten Order

@Duck_Farmer The Outer Worlds gets ragged on a lot, but it's honestly one of my favourite games of all time.

@OLD64FOREVER 10/10 profile pic, by the way. Now that's a game that needs a remaster!

I'll continue building my new island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons for the Switch 2. I bought Under the Island and love it so far so i'll play that one too.

I'm eying another purchase on the e-Shop this weekend, i just don't know what game it will be just yet, but i'm sure i'll find something good to buy and play.

Happy gaming folks. I hope all of you will have a great weekend filled with all the things you wanna do.