Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (2nd August)

Hey everyone.
The last couple of weeks I've finished Tevi on my Switch.
Really enjoyed it, great exploration Metroidvania.

This week I've been playing numerous games.

Switch:
Endless Memories
A good Metroidvania that has some great ideas but does nothing new.

Switch 2:
DK Bananza
Loving it.
Cyberpunk 2077
I'll probably finish this game by 2077.

PS4:
Callisto Protocol
Love the atmosphere and I absolutely loved the Dead Space series so this was a no brainer.

So many great games in my backlog atm.

Have a great weekend everyone.

Switch 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza
Steam - Earthion

Tetris 99: unlocked the DKB theme. The music is stellar, what a cool theme for the collection. I ended up twice second. I always forget how much I prefer 99 over Effect, it feels so much more natural and fluid.

Prince of Persia - The Lost Crown: working my way through the Divine Trials, I'm left with the Stallion and Auroch Memorials. Almost done with the flowers and mushrooms... if you know the one.

Mario Kart World: got all of my 3 stars and just roaming around collecting the panels, 87 to go.

Tetris Effect Connected: will participate in the weekend ritual to make sure I get my event avatar of the week.

Happy gaming! ✌🏻🧡🎮 Happy Pride! 🧡😍

I am still disappointed with the Switch 2 and there is nothing worthwile for me to play on the Switch 2 anymore, so I will continue playing Final Fantasy IX on my PlayStation 1. Just arrived at Lindblum. I will try to see how far I can come without grinding.

Happy gaming everyone!

Probably not be playing much but will peck more at the replay I was doing of Persona 5 Royal I've been doing if nothing else. Keep wondering about replaying one of the Johto games but can't make up my mind between HGSS and Crystal, feel like they scratch different itches for me.

I will be carrying on playing a bit of NINJA GAIDEN on NES NSO. Started it yesterday having never played it and found it really good. So fluid for a Nes title, especially the speed/jumping. It is very fun. They really knew how to get the best out of the Nes.

Also, going to see THE NAKED GUN at the cinema shortly. Love the films and tv series so I am excited for that.

Happy gaming all!

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. The Edinburgh Fringe has begun so my gaming time is very limited. I’ll try my damnedest to fit in some Ys X though. If you’re in Edinburgh why not come to my show, there’s a joke about video games in it.

DK bananza. Having a blast with that one.
Also Street fighter 6, thats a beautiful gem.
And no mans sky.

On PS5 i will be playing YS The Oath in Felghana and the Tales of Arise DLC

On Switch 2 I will be continuing with the amazing Donkey Kong Bananza currently on the Tempest Layer and don't want it to end although I have a feeling I don't have much left. I will also be starting either Mary Skelter Nightmares or Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid, depends what mood I'm in.

Also just completed The Adventures of Elliott demo and it was great, reminds me of classic Zelda and YS games. Definitely a day one buy for me.

Trying to complete Fire Emblem Warriors in between playing Vermintide 2 and Helldivers 2 coop with friends.

Still smashing my way through DK Bananza it’s an outstanding video game! It truly is a unique gameplay experience. Ppl want to compare it to Mario Odyssey because of the dev team? Understandable. They’re the same but different. The same elite level quality and gameplay. Different games. Both to be enjoyed!

I downloaded Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound on a whim and thankfully it’s receiving critical acclaim. However I hear the Switch 2 version requires a patch so I may wait on that. Where’s the review NL? 😝

Going to dive into Gamepass on the Xbox Series X…perhaps Microsoft’s last true home console?? There really is some great value on there right now, still need to finish Indy!

Have a great, enjoyable weekend and a long weekend depending where you live 😉

Strains on deck: Lamb’s Bread( it’s been years!) Pink Death and some classic Girl Scout Cookies 😮‍💨

Donkey Kong Bananza of course. I've got over 350 bananas and I believe there's over 700 altogether so I'm making good progress.
So far I'd call it a solid 8/10 with my biggest complaint being how it feels like I'm just controlling one character, Pauline doesn't feel necessary to the game experience yet but from what I have gathered the games a bit back loaded so hopefully my nitpicks shall be solved there. Either way I'm still enjoying it a lot.

Last week I finished Pepper Grinder, which was a lovely little game. The drill mechanic felt great and the game was a good challenge. The first couple of bosses were rather annoying, but I enjoyed the rest of them. I didn't enjoy the non-drilling mechanics all that much and thought there could've been more of the crumbling and cold environments encountered later. Recommended.

I'm now playing Rayman Origins on my Wii. It's fun, but blurry. I'm not enjoying it as much as Rayman Legends so far, but it's still good.

I'll be bouncing between LoZ: Echoes of Wisdom and probably (finally) finishing it, only have a couple of the temples left I think, playing more of Yakuza 0, then trying out Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound as well.

Hi everyone. Hope you’ve all had a good week. This weekend my games will be F12020 on Xbox one. Still playing the career mode and still enjoying it. Paranormasight on switch and Lego Indiana jones on PS3. Enjoy whatever your lucky enough to play folks 👍

On Switch 2 I’m playing Mario Kart World. Still chipping away at the knockout/Grand Prix modes. Have done all 50cc races, now working through 100cc. Have just started a new play through of Zelda ToTK, S2 edition obviously! Also playing Donkey Kong Bananza, which although I’m enjoying, think it’s possibly a bit overrated. Today I just purchased Fast fusion, which I hope to fire up later.
On PS5 I’m playing Death Stranding 2. It was my birthday this week, so it was fun to fire up DS2 on the actual day to see “my” birthday greeting - typical Hideo Kojima 😂

Update: Fast fusion is awesome!!

The Switch version of Grid Autosport is what I'll be playing. I've been really into racing games as of late.

Dying Light – main plot of the base game is 39% completed. Switch version is quite decent. Sucks that Techland didn't bother to try to release it in PAL regions. Digitally, the game is available only on North American and Japanese eShops.
@Fighting_Game_Loser I can't use Discord anymore. And I can only wonder when I'll be able to use it again... If I had a job and some cheap PC/laptop... Sigh
@nintendolife Will that new Ofcom age restriction law on the web somehow affect NintendoLife and its users?

Quickly worked my way through a nice little MetVan Islets this week, so next on my agenda is Ruffy and the Riverside if it holds my interest. Otherwise I think I might actually spring for the expanded NSO to play the N64 and GBA Zelda games. I also hope to get my wife to finish Carto as soon as I can. My backlog is rich (and grew in the recent summer sale) but I feel like I’m making some progress.

Probably won't play much this weekend. Between my second job and home projects that need immediate attention, I see little opportunity to play games.

However, if I do find time, now that I rolled credits on Dragon Quest Builders II, I have Bananza, Adventures of Elliot demo, and TotK to look forward to.

I've been mostly playing Yakuza Like a Dragon this last week, I bought it day 1 a few years ago but was suffering from Yakuza fatigue as I spammed through the complete mainline series just prior and burnt myself out. Thought I'd revisit this week and omg I've caught the Yakuza/Like a Dragon bug again - hard! Was looking at trying to get Dead Souls as it's the only one I haven't played pre Like a Dragon but wowee the price has skyrocketed for that so don't think that'll be happening anytime soon!

Anywho, this weekend I will be alternating between Yakuza LaD and Bananza!

Happy gaming everyone! 💪🏻

This week I will be mostly playing

DK Bananza
Day of the Tentacle Remastered

@Vyacheslav333 no, the new rules by Ofcom are mainly aimed at pornography sites.

Other elements of the online safety act are around illegal, harmful content and abusive content.

For a long time we have enforced our community rules that prohibit all of these from our site(s).

Kurukuru kururin, gba, on holiday.

Ace Attorney Spirit of Justice and Fortnite on the Switch 2
Not much else.

@JohnnyMind you should visit that room if time and mind from Dragon Ball Z for all your gaming plans.

Donkey Kong Bananza. Enjoying it alot.
Taking my time with the game.

Mario kart world. Online

I want to start by saying I’m very easy to please when it comes to video games and thank goodness for that. Throughout my 35-years I have seen many game reviews that are either mediocre, average, or my favorite, 7/10, and oftentimes I end up adoring them. I reflect on the pre-internet days in the 90s when my parents would take me to the movie/game rental store and I’d pick out NES games based on the box art; sometimes they were great games, sometimes they weren’t, but I discovered a lot of games that I love that I later found out weren’t reviewed well once the internet became prominent.

That brings me to Blades of Fire. It has a respectable user score of 8.2 on Metacritic, while (some) critics weren’t that high on the game. Nonetheless, it clearly made a positive impression on the players, and I am one of them. I’m glad I took a chance on it despite its generic box-art because it’s the definition of “don’t judge a book by its cover”, and I’m enthralled by it.

First and foremost, it’s a 3D action adventure whilst simultaneously being a Metroidvania. This should come to no surprise considering their most recent game was a new 2D Metroid (Dread). Some people have touted it as a Souls-like, which I think is an inaccurate comparison. It may feel that way in terms of its difficulty, and believe me, it’s not even close to being that hard in terms of defining it as an entire genre built on that punishment.

The game shines in its combat, offering a wide array of weapons and combat techniques. Each weapon has its unique move-set and the way to attack enemies is based on directional hits. It’s a distinctive combat system that really requires you to experiment. And the way to acquire new weapon types is by defeating enemies a certain number of times, making you feel like you’re always progressing. However, you have to forge these weapons in order to obtain them. It’s an addictive mini-game that plays a drastic role in your success or failure in future combat encounters.

The game world itself is charming—it really does feel like that old school PS3/Xbox 360-era of action adventure games where the characters are over the top, the story is bombastic but fun, and it doesn’t take itself too seriously. It evokes feelings of when I played the original original God of War for the first time, and that’s probably the most accurate description for the entire game because it plays like it in terms of progression, exploration, and combat.

I have only one real complaint, and if it was handled a little bit more eloquently this game would be top tier for me; that is the level design and map. While exploration is rewarding, it’s very easy to get lost despite the game being touted as linear. There are so many interweaving paths in dense sections and it can become confusing, and the overworld map does little to help with navigation. I think it would benefit greatly with a mini map. With that said, it has Metroidvania DNA so it’s meant to be obtuse. Additionally, I’m playing on the hardest difficulty where it doesn’t show you where your next objective is, so exploring your surroundings and paying attention to dialogue is key to advancing the story.

I’m also playing, finally, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It’s brilliant, challenging, features precise platforming and engaging combat, but it doesn’t rush you to the next transition screen. You can take your time if you want, but you also feel like a badass if you rush in and mow down enemies without being hit. There is a deep level of satisfaction due to the degree of difficulty Ninja Gaiden is as a whole. With Blasphemous and now this, I can’t wait to see what TGK cooks up next. Castlevania, perhaps? Please.

I don't know. I'm struggling at the moment what to play.
In general, I'm into Ai The Somnium Files right now, which I don't party yet nearly as much as the ratings of that game suggested.
Also I'm kind in the middle of Soul Reaver 1, which is a great game. But also I stopped it for the moment.
Than I still don't have 100% in Pikmin 4, which I absolutely hate right now. I already sunk over 40h into that overrated piece of *****. I have to do that Olimar story to get the violet plant to get enough strong Pikmin for that last treasure and this game is so annoying in the meantime, that I have huge issues firing it up.
I'm a bit lost right now and there's nothing in gaming I really enjoy.
Maybe that's also a reaction of the little time I get for games right now. I love my wife and my little son. But I had so little time for gaming in the last weeks, that there are point where it makes me angry.

Replaying Metroid Prime Remastered and maybe a bit of MK8 Deluxe. What I pick as my single player game after Prime Remastered will depend on when we get Prime 4 news.

I'll be trying to finish up Bakeru this weekend. I also finally finished up Shotgun Cop Man last week, which is an amazing game, apart from the final boss.

I also picked up a handful of games this week (that were mostly on sale), such as Crow Country, CATO: Buttered Cat, Schim, R-Type Dimensions, and Money Puzzler Exchange. I think my next game will be Cato or Schim.

Pokémon Go: Fossil Research Day (Today) and Gigantamax Butterfree Max Battle Day (Tomorrow)

It always seems to rain in Sydney during Research Days. I just hope it winds down a bit for the real attraction tomorrow. I'll be kicking things off with a Golden PokéStop Bonanza ahead of the Community Ambassador-hosted Gmax début at 2pm.

Had terrible luck with shinies today (only one Tyrunt and Amaura), while my homie got about 12 shiny Amaura alone... 😭

This week I am playing my Switch 2, which Nintendo sent yesterday! I am so happy so far. Barely set it up, but Rocket League looks great. Downloading MKW now. And I have a week of vacation. I am so happy.

Happy gaming everyone!

This dump ape

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:
Super Mario Maker 2: gonna upload my first course in a decently long list of courses I want to upload in the game over the next year-ish. I'll share more details on the Mario Maker 2 Course ID thread a bit later. Probably gonna play some Course World as well, perhaps some courses from fellow NLifers.
Tetris 99: I've already obtained the theme from the Donkey Kong Bananza Maximus Cup (and realized that it's the first Maximus Cup based on a Switch 2 game!).
Plus the usuals:
Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket

I played GTA San Andreas which was free via Netflix.

Well, Donkey Kong Bananza has been completed! Last few hours were outstanding. Not too interested in trying to collect everything for the 100% completion. Maybe I dive back in to it later on, but for now, happy with the 30 hours I put into it. On to other things...

The playthrough continues, Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky. Such a fantastic game, will be super excited to play it again too, when the remake launches on Switch later this year.

More DK, slowly progressing a couple levels at a time through a first ever play through of Donkey Kong Country. I appear to be at Kremkroc Industries, next level is Trick Track Trek, think I'm into the latter stages now.

In Guilty Gear Strive, trying to learn to use Anji Mito, and potentially Leo Whitefang as well. Evo 2025 this weekend, so be watching that as well!

Finished up Triangle Strategy & Kingdom Hearts this week. Triangle Strategy deserved a meatier finale of a boss battle vs Kingdom Hearts got it just right! Challenge, stages in the fight, transformations, etc. You name it! Decided to go to the past & tackle Probotector this weekend. Phew! How did folks make it anywhere without save states?!

Breath of Fire 3 (PS1)

Decided to go back and scrub some legends that I missed off of my bucket list. After BOF3, I have Wild Arms 3, Lufia 1 & 2 and Valkyrie Profile on deck.

I’m actually taking a break from playing games at the moment. Instead I’m making a game like Plants vs Zombies from scratch in JavaScript in browser.

It’s coming along nicely. I’ve got unit selection and placement, pause menu, energy regen and last night I was able to spawn zombie waves. It all works with a gamepad too. Next step is unit detection so they fight each other. That’s what of the “brain” logic I’m giving each unit.

@Kraven have you been playing Ninja Gaiden Ragebound on Switch 2 by any chance? I’m dying to download it, but need to know what the performance is like. And despite Mr Lopez saying it’s a game of year candidate above, we still have NO REVIEW on Nintendo Life 😩

Waiting for performance updates for Hitman before diving into that. Other than that not much else.

I finished DK bananza last night so will be going back to metaphor refantazio on ps5 and finally playing halo for the first time on steam deck.

DK was fantastic - 9/10 but now it’s finished I don’t see the switch 2 getting much use. Nintendo really need to announce some games for this shiny new desk tidy.

Finally hit the more challenging puzzles in Pokemon Friends, so I’ll be doing that. I also randomly got the urge to go back to Warioware: Get it Together!, so I’ll be playing that some more too

Last weekend I predicted playing Cyberpunk 2077 and DK Bananza, but I ended up sinking a whole week of gaming time (so far) into Splatoon 3: Side Order DLC. It’s because my “game + expansion pack” cartridge arrived from Japan, and also bc I needed a break from the wall I hit in Cyberpunk. For me, a good roguelite like Hades, Enter the Gungeon, or (happily) this Splatoon 3 DLC really captivate me like nothing else. They just delight that arcade kid in me, still trying to stretch out every coin as long as possible.

Even so, after this Splatoon gamecation I will return to the streets of Night City and take down that gonk boss lady that is giving me such trouble.
@Rainz
Thank you for the advice last weekend! I’ll try to change tactics a bit.

Wishing all NL friends a fun weekend! 🕹️👾

@Medic_alert thank you for your advice. Don't get me wrong, I'm not angry about my family. It's just sometimes making me a bit angry, that time is so short.
But you're absolutely right. It's all not that important, but it's still something that makes me happy. And usually, I try not to play too many games at once, so I'm completing more games.
And had a bit time with Tears of the Kingdom Switch 2 Edition, which felt really good.

I was going to start a Metal Gear marathon (plus some other Kojima games), but with the new Shantae game releasing in the middle of the month, I've expedited a WayForward marathon...
That is of course, in theory, if I didn't spend all my allotted free time per day on gacha games. I cannot resist the kelpie's call of Umamusume, I'm sunk.

asphalt legends
destiny 2
mario kart 8 deluxe?- depends on if I can pull myself away from my xbox

I just beat the Elliot from Philadelphia demo, it was really good. Donkey Kong Banaza, playing the post game. And I'm also back to XCX, as well as Mario Kart World.

Ultrakill and Balatro are on my radar this weekend. I’d like to take advantage of the EVO sale on Steam and grab some fighters on a deep discount, especially the new Fatal Fury!

Busy weekend, so I'm keeping this short. I'm still playing Ys IX: Monstrum Nox on the Switch (At the start of Chapter 6; working on side quests to help get to the new area) and Mario & Luigi: Dream Team on 3DS (Found all Ultibed parts to awaken the Zeekeeper and am now searching for the imaginatively named Bedsmith).

Thanks to this week's Partner Direct, I realized I have yet to play Monster Hunter Stories 2. I downloaded the Switch demo and plan to try it before deciding to buy the full game.

Happy gaming!

It's been a very slow progress with Donkey Kong Bananza this week so I'm hoping to be able to 'dig deeper' into it. Really great game but because it can be so overwhelming with so much to do, I decided to slow things down some and start Metroid Zero Mission (NSO) on the side. I missed this one back in the day so it's freaking cool to be able to have a second chance with the Switch. Really helps calm the brain down because as much as I love Bananza, I feel the brain can get a bit overloaded. Or maybe that's just a me thing? I don't know.

im going to still be focusing on 100% dk bananza, im currently more than halfway through. such a great platformer. also will definitely play Mario Kart World as usual with family. i NEED cataquack now!
also @ShieldHero just reminded me i havent cracked open my copy of Mario Maker 2 in a while, so i may jump in and check out that level 😝

I got out my n64 playing mortal Kombat trilogy love it Mario kart 64 conker bad fur Day 007 wcw revenge happy gaming everyone 💙💙💙🎮🕹️🎮🕹️🦕🦖🐕

I picked up a Lenovo Legion Go and decided to revisit Metal Gear Solid V.

Stealth gameplay doesn’t get better than that (and while the story is what it is, it’s still better than MGS4).

@OwenGamer22 I hope that SNK will announce The King of Fighters XI rerelease this time...
Also, it seems like that Switch 1 port begging is no longer relevant... Sigh

Dk trying to slowly clean up and 100 percent all bananas/collectables. Starting ninja gaiden ragebound, and chronicles of the wolf true final boss
Also it is a billion degrees outside of probably some card/board games

I'm deep into DKB's post game, hoping it gives some answers. Tracking down the 50ish bananas I need for the last elder.

I think I’m at the end of Donkey Kong Bananza. I did slow down as I got closer to the end and did a bit of backtracking and started playing another game, but now I am ready to finish off the main story. I will of course revisit it occasionally to collect some more bananas and dip into whatever additional post game content there is.

I also started Nier Automata on Switch 1 and am enjoying it so far, it is pretty unique and I am enjoying that. I do wish it was stable on Switch 2 (I haven’t tried myself but am trusting the warning on the eShop page). I don’t have any other platforms to play it on so I am happy enough with this version, even if I do wonder a bit what it would be like to play it on another platform.

A random thing I meant to mention: I got the Savage Raven Dockable Switch 2 grip (the Neo Grip) and I really like it. I got the bundle with their Max Carry case which is large but nice. I use MobaPad M6 HD for handheld mode on Switch 1, but decided to get a grip for Switch 2 for now. I am really happy with the grip. I also sort of on impulse bought the Savage Raven thumb stick grips. I got the ones that match the accent colors to add a bit more color since I got the all black grip. The thumbstick grips improve the feel of the sticks more than I expected them to.

The Spearess and I are back from vacation, but it's such a beautiful weekend that I may need to get right back outside. With the remaining time, I'm going to unlock the DK theme in Tetris 99 and continue my latest run in Civ VI.

Happy gaming, everyone!

Started up Baldur's Gate 3 for the first time. The three of us are having a ball. I'm a huge Larian Studios fan thanks to the Original Sin games, and this one seems only more par for the course.

Making steady progress in Donkey Kong Bananza. I'm on 902 and doing pretty much everything as I go.

I'm hoping to finally get back to Urban Myth Dissolution Center. Now that I've wrapped up reading Memories of Ice, I'm hoping to use the time to knock out more 2025 games. Could start The Midnight Walk but hoping to be good and wrap some stuff up first.

Playing Metal Gear Solid 3 on the Master Collection. Just finished MGS1 and 2 this week. The amount of hate I've seen for the Master Collection is completely overblown. These games all play great and just like I remember on PS1/PS2. Any graphical nitpicks in comparison videos are completely irrelevant when actually playing. Although I am playing in handheld, so maybe docked is more problematic?

I'm still playing FF Rebirth. It just never ends XD.
I'm almost finished

I had a busy week so I wasn't able to make much progress on it since last week, but I just collected my 450th Korok seed in Breath of the Wild S2E, meaning I'm halfway done Korok hunting. It was around the 400 mark that I finally progressed the story a little bit by conquering my first Divine Beast. Revali's Gale is too useful to ignore any longer, especially since after I'm done spelunking in Hebra Mountains, I plan on rummaging through Gerudo Canyon, and I'll need to be able to climb the walls with ease. I'll probably go straight for the Eldin and Lanayru regions after clearing the highlands and knock out the other Divine beasts so I can get my cool motorcycle and enjoy using it for the rest of my completion run!
Again, I must praise the Zelda Notes app for making this 100% run feasible for someone like me who would have otherwise never considered completing BotW or TotK. I'm making steady progress in my Master Mode playthrough, and as someone who wasn't incredibly fond of either of these open world Zelda games, I'm starting to grow a newfound appreciation for them!

I'm now at 668 bananas out of 777 in DK Bananza. I'm completing each level 1 by 1. What a game! I actually find the road to completion easier than in Mario Odyssey. Being able to buy maps or slam the floor to find the missing bananas or fossiles is an excellent idea. In Odyssey, it becomes tedious to find new moons at the end without a guide.

As per the norm lately, I will be dabbling in

• Palia
• DK Bananza
• Switch Sports
• Mariokart World
• Hollow Knight

additionally, the SNES app wil be getting a turn once more! GCN is taking a break because I still cant see the fun in Wind Waker, but Mario Paint looks like neat little gem.

I'm still playing Lunar 2 (Switch), but the kids and I have been replaying a bunch of Mega Man games!

My 12yr-old is going through Mega Man 3 on my NES, and my 8yr-old beat Mega Man 7 (Switch) on his own (he recently beat Mega Man X 3 on his own as well). I just beat Mega Man 7 (SNES) and 8 (Switch) and am playing through 9.

We've also still been playing a ton of Super Mario Kart (SNES) and then 4P TMNT Shredder's Revenge (Switch) with mommy!

Pay day weekend so will be playing DK Bananza and testing out my new 8bitdo Fight stick on Street Fighter 6.
Happy gaming all

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (PS4 version on PS5): Got the trophy for jump kick 10 times without touching the ground; defeated Bathin.
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (PS5): Completed the Episodes of South Town with B. Jenet.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition (Switch): Reached Episode 14, defeated Ebemon.
Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus R: Completed Arcade with Faust.
New Tales from the Borderlands: Episode 1 completed.

Have a great weekend everyone.

I think I’m almost done with Lunar 2 in the Lunar Remastered Collection. So I’ll try to beat that.

This weekend I'll be playing...

Mario Kart World - Been playing the heck out of Knockout Tour online recently so I'll likely be focusing on that, and the Free Roam mode. Yesterday I managed to take home a 1st place victory in the Spiny Rally online! It feels so good getting 1st in Knockout Tour.

Tetris Effect: Connected - Always a good one to casually play, and I do remember there's a ritual event today so I'll play in that.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - I'll try my luck in getting the remaining bugs for my museum this month. They might be incredibly rare though... I think I have about five more to get. Been a while since I played it, too.

Have a fabulous weekend and happy gaming.

PC games... PC Master Race 💪

This weekend I will be continuing my journey through Final Fantasy V! I'm currently about 14 hours in, and I'm really enjoying it! The job system is amazing, and the story has been pretty good so far!

I realised that I still haven't finished Story of Seasons: Pioneers and I have Grand Bazaar on preorder, so I probably need to panic finish that.

... If I can wrestle the Switch 2 off my daughter.

Spent the afternoon wondering fields blackberry picking.

Blackberry crumble tonight with some clotted cream and then I'll probably do some virtual foraging in BOTW later on.

I've gained access to multiple cases in Layton's Mystery Journey. Currently on case 5, with it's really big spooky emphasis. Shout out to the other person playing this silly game.

Happy weekend, and God bless!

SUPER MARIO ODYSSEY
SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER
THE LEGEND OF ZELDA LINK'S AWAKENING
METROID DREAD
SONIC SUPERSTARS
TETRIS EFFECT: CONNECTED

God bless, stay cool, enjoy your weekend, and happy gaming, everyone!

Been playing a LOT of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 this week, been finishing up all the Hero Quests I never finished during my playthrough a few years back. Also might be getting some Ace Attorney in if I can fit it in. I'm almost done with the first game (Turnabout Goodbyes) and I'm really liking it.

An expectedly limited range of hardware to use this weekend... which sounds fairly dramatic when the range in question includes a few thousand installed Switch titles.👀 Stuff like Carto, Doom 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur may see some playtime on NS2 besides Cyberpunk as well, but the main Gen 9 stash will likely pinball around playthroughs like Skul, No More Heroes, Deliver Us the Moon, Pixel Cafe, Theatrhythm, Skyrim and RE0 besides a bunch of Rune Factories and Personas. Some Ciel Nosurge, Fantasy Life, Eternia or Luigi's Mansion may happen elsewhere, too.

Shout-out to the Wii U player!

I'm playing Shadow Labyrinth, which so far is a solid if surprisingly difficult game. The sparsity of checkpoints is frustrating and I wish Pac-Man (the game doesn't call him Pac-Man but he's obviously Pac-Man) was a more helpful companion, although I'm not very far in so hopefully I'll unlock some more abilities for him.

I also need to renew my Switch Online so I can play this weekend's Tetris 99 event (FOMO sells, as it turns out), and I'm thinking it's about time I finally upgrade to the expansion pack. If I do decide to bite the bullet on that I'll probably be trying out some N64 games this weekend too.

100-percented DKB, so it's back to Witcher 3, Switch 2 style. The Blood & Wine DLC is amazing.

Currently playing dead or school on the switch very challenging hack and slash anime type side scrolling game.

No Man’s Sky Switch 2 Edition. An absolute steal thanks to the deal on the eShop & perfect to get lost in.

Yep just donkey kong again for me, the most fun i've had with a game in ages!

I'm gonna play Animal Crossing and Mega Man X7

Like many other people have said, I will definitely be playing Donkey Kong Bonanza. This game seems to get better as you deeper in the game. Happy gaming everyone!

I just finished THPS 3 and 4 remake (Steam). It was a super fun experience.

This weekend I would like to devote some time to Death Stranding 2 (PS5) and Donkey Kong Bonanza (S2).

The only problem is I can't stop playing knnockout tours in Mario Kart World (S2).

Have a good weekend all!

On Xbox, Ninja Gaiden Ragebound
On switch 2, DK Bananza and MKW

Twins (Windows Phone) - Nearly beaten this already.

Gears POP! (Android) - Slowly watching a longplay.

Gun Bros (Windows Phone) - Finally at the end boss. Then time for deletion and onto the next game in the WP pile getting the axe.

@Dpullam Yes, I’ve been finding that the game really sucks you in! I’ll play it for a bit, then put it down to do another hobby or hang out with family and I’ll get sooo excited for the next time I can pick it up again. I showed it to my dad and he played it for a couple minutes and was having a blast.

@NolandC You might be on the wrong site 😂 haha only joking

Sorry, since I'm on vacation and I self-imposed a rule of not gaming until I'm back, this weekend will be only the theme unlock of Donkey Kong Bananza in Tetris 99.

Yes, I brought my Switch with me, but since I received some unfavorable comments, I decided not to game.

Switch 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza

PS5 - Wuchang: Fallen Feather

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. I'm tackling the Thunderhead Isles currently.

@aaalexander PCGamer couldn't handle me

Minish Cap, Pipistrello, and the Shinobi demo.

went back to do 720 runs after a 2 month break from mk8dx. its still the best game Ive ever played.

@OLD64FOREVER ...my n64 playing mortal Kombat trilogy love it Mario kart 64 conker bad fur Day 007 wcw revenge...

When I think back on my N64 days, MK Trilogy, MK64 and WCW Revenge are pretty much on my Mount Rushmore

Will be trying to finish Patrick's Parabox. The best puzzle game I have played since BaBa is You. Also going through Mario Odyssey.

@Nintendo4Sonic Hey man. I read your post while on break at work and I made a note to make sure to office my own 2 cents.

I know where you're coming from. We don't have kids but my wife and I have been together 13 years. We both also work full time and just in the last year we finally got our schedules mostly lined up. Mostly. I'm also one of those 7 days a week gym rats (not a gym bro type!). The reason I'm mentioning all that is I totally understand the challenge of maintaining the gaming hobby. It played a big role as to why in 2018 I traded everything in (various consoles, handhelds, let the gaming PC age out) and just have a Switch (now Switch 2).

Trying to keep up with it all was making me a mess. As we age (I'm 41) our free time is becoming less and less. As @Medic_alert stated in his post. Very well-spoken words and no need to repeat what was said.

When I do get my gaming time, even though I'm having fun, sometimes I get stressed thinking about the backlog, how much longer this current game is taking up time, there's a new game about to come out and I'm way behind, etc. I don't want to speedrun games. I get the most joy out of them taking my time and playing it as I want. However, the trade off is with limited time the days turn into weeks, the weeks turn into months, and so on with just one game. For example, it took me 2 1/2 months to beat Metroid Dread. Between my all over the place work schedule, time with the wife, the gym, and life responsibilities, etc. it just dragged on for me while constantly reading on here how pretty much everyone polished it off in a weekend (or less). I really felt alone during that time. I had a blast whenever I played it, but it was hard to shake the feeling of being so behind. I know it's lame over a freaking video game but it's how I felt.

Even this website can sometimes stress me out. Why? Because constantly reading about how so many are progressing and/or beating games like they're going out of style while I'm still on that one game. Again, it's stupid to think like that but it can really get to me when my days off get compromised with life crap and then the work week starts. Possible completion date of current game gets pushed back and backlog collects more dust. Rinse and repeat.

Maybe you could try what I started this year. I realized I was putting too much stock into video games as my main source of escape. When I couldn't do it or get some time with it, I'd feel myself going into various states of depression. So, I got back into reading novels. I used to read a lot back in the day but fell out of it when life became a lot busier and complicated. I read now before bed, when I can at work, even during the day sometimes. There were some adjustments to my daily routines, but I was determined to make it work. I've been able to get through more books this year than I thought I would and can't wait to read more. It's nice to split it up.

I ended up rambling on a lot more than I intended. In the end, you're far from alone on here. We feel you.

I’ve been on a no-new-game fast for a few months so I can work through my backlog and replay some gems already in my collection. This weekend will be DKC: Tropical Freeze (I forgot how challenging it can be!) and maybe Sonic Mania.

@aaalexander Absolutely! I personally feel that Donkey Kong Bonanza can be enjoyed by people of all ages to some extent!

Having finished the gmtk game jame now i am free to relax and will play DK Bananza, Majora's Mask (stone tower!) and maybe a little bit of Mario Kart World!

Switch 2 - Donkey Kong Bananza & Yakuza 0

PS5 - First berserker: Khazan

Happy gaming all 😊😊

@Ganner thank you for your kind words.

Keeping all these games and collecting is indeed the biggest problem.
Some weeks ago, I also took like 1/3 of my collection to ebay.
As you say, time is so short. I'm turning 40 next year and my mind is telling me different things now than like 10 years ago.
I'm still kinda addicted to gaming and collecting. But I envy those people, who don't collect and just buy what they want to play and than sell it again.
Family time, health and vacation is way more important than a gaming collection.

No Man’s Sky still. Progressing the missions and exploring the galaxy. Close to 50 hours and I’m still in the starting galaxy but it’s huge and I’m still finding undiscovered planets.

I made it through DK Bananzas story yesterday and what a masterpiece. This game did not let me down in any way whatsoever. It has great length and it seems to have some interesting post game content. I will return to it in the future to get some more bananas and clothing upgrades I’m sure. I really really hope we get another donkey Kong like this down the line. Some really cool twists in the story and I loved the the boss battles, even if most were pretty easy and just all about smashing. Such a satisfying game that I sunk most of my time into, now I don’t know where I’ll go next.

It's my birthday this weekend so I got a bunch of new games for my Switch 2 that I'm excited to try out: Donkey Kong Bananza, Split Fiction, and Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. I've also been slowly playing through The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy and having a blast. I'm on day 33 and I love the combat and story so far.

@Nintendo4Sonic Check this out. When I first saw this my car was actually making a noise that started at the beginning of a work week. When I finally got it to my mechanic it was over $600 in repairs to replace the water pump. The week before Switch 2 launch. Of course. Sums up our lives as we age.

https://youtu.be/KcA0KEtGsnY?si=ltOgRJv83x4RstZe