Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (7th February)

This week I will be mostly playing

Metroid Prime 4
Ripened Tingles Balloon Trip of Love
Layton Brothers Mystery Room

Same as last weekend and continue playing through Final Fantasy 7 Remake. On chapter 10 now and been incredible so far. A round of Mario Party Jamboree at some point with the partner and that's pretty much it. Enjoy the weekend all and happy gaming 😀

PC: Europa Universalis IV (anbennar mod)
Switch 2: Grid Legends
PS5: Nioh 3 and Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined

More Super Kirby Clash! In just three weeks, I’ve somehow logged 40 hours, completed around 450 of the 900 hero quests, and levelled up to lv 63—all without spending a single penny on microtransactions. You will always find people to play with too. Again, for a free game it is really really good.

I will also play more Balloon Kid (NSO). I am about half way through that game now. It is a fun one to breeze through.

Have a great weekend everyone whatever you are doing. 😊

Been playing Pikmin 1 again.
For me it's still the best in the series.

I'd like a Pikmin game with a similar structure but with more levels and enemies, maybe two more pikmin types.

My physical copy of DQ VII reimagined is waiting back home when I return from vacation.
I bought DQ XI s on sale yesterday and am trying to get started on that. Not feeling quite the same wonder as the DQ VII demo so far...

This weekend i'll be playing
Super Mario Sunshine (NGC)
TimeSplitters 2 (NGC)
Tomodachi Life (3DS)
Miitopia (NS)
Animal Crossing (NGC)
Need for Speed Underground 2 (PC)
Fable 2 (XB360)

I'll be playing Carmageddon: Rogue Shift this weekend.

Hi all.
I picked up PGA 2K25 on the Switch 2 today, so will start that. Also smashing those bananas in DK Bonanza. And some Final Fantasy Remake

On my Series X I will continue with Forza Motorsport and Keeper.

Happy gaming everyone.

Wrapping up Wario World on NSO, quirky little game that’s ok, and the first Dark Souls ever: Zelda II. Never played that game, but my goodness, I really, really like it despite its flaws!

Tomorrow I’ll be drawing the map of the last dungeon and will hopefully finalize the last boss. Who’d it be….?

Bravely Default Flying Fairy: The job system and combat are fun but where this series truly shines is its holy-*****-a-saurus plot twists. It seems like a standard "save the world" plot but things get... bonkers about halfway through and you get a whole new perspective on the plot and characters. It's wonderfully weird and all the more memorable for it.

Second month of the year - Just finishing off games….
Mario Galaxy 2
Monster Hunter stories 2
Luigi mansion 2

Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir: started this week for some visual novel fun, reached chapter 4. It is a bit boring. Emio is much better.
Picross -LogiartGrimoire: started this week with big hopes in large puzzles. Seems more interesting than the S games.
Pokemon Legends Z-A: still playing the DLC story.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure: doing the usual rounds. 45 visitors in!

Greetings fellow video game enthusiasts. Just spent a week skiing with zero gaming, so I'm looking forward to getting back to a certain spider-infused man. Let's weekend.

Minecraft in 4-player split screen on the Switch today, albeit I’m just setting it up for the kids as a rainy day play date. I’ll no doubt learn a thing or two from watching them in creative mode where they’re miles ahead! Happy gaming all!

I've been getting back into Splatoon 3 since the update. Obviously I'm a little rusty, so it's a little frustrating. I'm not really happy with the ranked system with the series and the ranks - I'd much rather be able to rank down and back up again, fluctuating between the ranks until I get better. I don't like the idea of a "one-time demotion" - I actually think the previous two games were less frustrating when it comes to handling this. This is an old topic of course, but it's come back up for me

Another month, another hybrid splurge. And, despite the progress made in Wreckfest and Saints Row 4, another couple of reluctantly shelved items on top of the space previously cleared with two GTAs in January. But the tradeoff was not only getting FFXII back on board, but also greedily surrounding myself with a bagful of enticing backlog bloaters for the weekend (Core Keeper, Knight Witch, Going Under, Paranormasight, Warriors Abyss and Caravan SandWitch while yet others from Brigandine, Home and Curse of the Sea Rats to Penko Park, Scar of the Doll and PopSlinger will await their own hour). Naturally... if for a given definition of "natural"👀... the already installed playthroughs will still be competing with this bunch for this nerd's free time and attention as well - driving stuff from the aforementioned titles to Truck Driver and Super Mario Kart (itself close to a wrap-up, although the last two 150cc cups can drive you in a fairly nutty direction even with all the emulation perks applied💀), adventure mysteries like Athanasy and Danganronpa, simulations like PowerWash and Idol Manager, roguelites from 20xx and Little Noah to Dust & Neon and Rogue Legacy 2, JRPGs from Xenoblades, Tales and Ateliers to Rune Factories, Personas and Fantasy Lives... and some other possibilities like Carto, RE0, Monster Sanctuary, Luminaria and Astroneer.

Handheld consoles, aside from a couple more Miracle Cure stages, may take a backseat for the next few days, outbeckoned not only by Deck (which saw Tales of Arise and Oblivion wiped in light of their respective NS2 ports' advent, then Elex and Wondership Q immediately taking some of their space) but even PS4 which I've finally made slightly more portable with a pretty basic but proportionally affordable 11.6" external display - the resulting combo may still not so readily lend itself to my "downtown downtimes", but not having to plug into a living room TV might just streamline the procedure for occasional home sessions. The likes of GTA 5, Star Ocean IaF, New Order and Uncharted are all likely to be summoned as witnesses to those expectations over the weekend. I even curiously tested both hybrids in docked mode, the results feeling satisfactory if predictably redundant.

I told myself multiple times that I didnt have time for both DQ7 and FF7. I was good and resisted and only pre ordered DQ7.

Yep. I did it. Damn you Amazon recommendations. I now have both. 😃

This weekend will consist of bloodborne and kcd2 for me. I am on the trail of the elusive serial killer in kuttenberg but they won't escape me for much longer.

I am also delighted to be returning to yharnam, man, what a game!

Finally some Mario kart on the switch with my extremely competitive partner. Happy gaming everyone!

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade
Just started Chapter 14. Time to save Aerith. Thoroughly enjoyable experience so far. Good to know I don't have to wait long for Rebirth.

Final Fantasy VII
Haven't made progress since last week's update. I'm bit behind compared to Remake but I'll probably catch up in one session again.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Mabel & Sable are now on the island. Got the second room for my house as well. Waiting for spring so that there are more bugs to catch.

Buddy Mission Bond
In Chapter 3. In jail, getting tortured. Not what I expected from this game based on the first two chapters.

Rhythm Paradise/Heaven
I've played the first third of this game back in the day when I got it for my sister. I picked up a copy for myself later down the line but never touched it. I suddenly got into the mood to play it. I just did Remix 4. I have 5 or 6 perfects so far. Fun game but scoring can be brutal at times.

On my way to meet the Garif tribe, in Final Fantasy XII.

Happy gaming, everyone!

@SpecialT how is PGA 25 bro how does it run ?

Randomly fell into replaying Let's Go Eevee for some reason. Need to get back to the run I had going of Final Fantasy 7 but probably finish that first.

Finally completed Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition. Really enjoyable. Next on the backlog list is New Super Mario Bros U Deluxe. Beat the story ages ago, but been meaning to go back and 100% it. Going to juggle that with Super Mario Galaxy 2.

Gravity Guy (Windows Phone) - Still wading through this, some brutal levels though tbh.

Equalicious (Windows Phone) - I have a such a love/hate relationship with this game. Sometimes I really like it, but right now I really hate being stuck...

Asphalt Overdrive (Windows Phone) - I can get this running about half the time. When I can race, I'm enjoying it.

Tomodachi life- still waiting for april
fallout 4- with fallout season 2 ended I'm on a fallout kick

@trymer89 I'm finally about to fly into the light, so I'm assuming I'll be hitting the twists and turns soon!

I've been playing this game basically since it released. I play games about as slowly as I also read books, which is to say, extremely slowly.

Someday, I hope to be buried with my significant backlog.

Hello again, y'all! This weekend I'm playing:

Switch:
Dragon Quest XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age Definitive Edition: I'm pretty sure that I'm almost done with all of the side stories between Act 1 and Act 2. I just finished the side story for Rab.
Animal Crossing New Horizons: I just paid for the first update storage upgrade yesterday. Time to begin saving up for the last one.

After watching the Nintendo direct I got curious about Panoramasight. I had completly missed the first game and seeing it had gotten a 9 here on Nintendolife AND was on sale, I immediately bought it. It's really good! Heavy reading, but the story and characters captivate me.

More FFVII Remake, focusing on the remaining battle intel reports as I've finished the main game and DLC. Once I've finished, I'll move onto the MH Stories 3 or Pragmata demo.

Last weekend, I finished Fast Fusion and Hades, further chipping away at the backlog. Ive shelved my Metroid Prime 4 playthrough for now, as I just dont feel motivated to play it at the moment.

This weekend, im going to continue my playthroughs of Cyberpunk, Super Mario Galaxy & Diablo 3.

I played through the Pragmata demo this morning, and I really enjoyed it. Also started the Monster Hunter Stories 3 demo as well, and I can really see myself getting into it. Havent played a Monster Hunter Stories title before, so not sure if I should go back to play the others first.

Been playing a lot of Yakuza Kiwami recently, on chapter 8 and got my groove back after being rusty for a bit. Also another of my casual cruises through Mario Kart World, I still haven't done the 100-150cc cups...was hoping to pick up DQ7 but Amazon and Argos don't seem to have it in stock!

Dispatch and Bomberman for me

I'm playing Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair. Having a great time with it. Also playing Sonic Rush Adventure on my DS.

I'm mainly excited to welcome a new resident in Frame Rate Freedom Village! Space Station Silicon Valley is enjoying new life with a freely choosable frame rate. It's gorgeous and more fun to play than ever. There's a few graphical issues in it's alpha state, but nothing that bothers me.
I'm still really enjoying Holy Magic Century. I've even started another playthrough, but this time at 300fps. I've also gotten the old Prima guide book for Quest 64 and also been watching speed runs and other videos about it.
I'm also enjoying a romhack from 5 years ago called Super Mario Star Seeker. It is only a demo, and might never get finished, but it's still an awesome merging of Super Mario World and Mario 64. Great music, great open levels (like Mario 64 painting levels brought to 2D), and quality showing all through it.
Thanks to huappy spins I'm tremendously enjoying the River Master music. The Angler's Dream album is so damn good! Listening to "tackle box organization" while playing Quest 64 at 90fps is a peak gaming experience!
Also enjoying Cy Canterel's sort of video essays. She can really speak eloquently to lots of subjects that matter today!
Happy gaming everyone!

Captain Toad : Treasure Tracker with GF through GameShare ! I love this game and how it uses GameShare. We don't have a TV at home so playing this game together is super easy and confortable, she uses our old Switch OLED and we each have a screen that follow our own Captain toad independantly. I wish more games made use of this feature like this.

Plus, the game is sooooo pretty on Switch 2, gully, it looks really good.

Pokemon Red (Virtual Console), Penny's Big Breakaway, Fallout New Vegas and a small dash of Animal Crossing New Horizons

Really getting back into Animal Crossing. Just got Shino. Very happy.

Its probably just Kirby Air Riders. I’m only 1 bar away from Rainbow Class, but I’m motivated to play until I’ve reached Rainbow Class in all modes, seen the Road Trip true ending (and possibly beat Road Trip with all characters), completed the Checklist and trained all my amiibo (my current collection is 3 Kirby+Warp & 3 Bandana+Winged and I’m stull considering picking up a fourth Kirby+Warp).

On Switch 2, playing Hogwarts Legacy. I can't believe how great it looks in handheld.

On PS5, playing Lies of P on easy. This game would be great on Switch 2.

I'm still playing Fantasian NEO Dimension (Switch) and loving it, as well as Sonic Advance (GBA), which plays much more like a Genesis Sonic game than I was expecting (awesome)!

My kids have been really into Sonic lately. They've been playing Sonic the Hegehog (Genesis Mini), Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ,(Genesis Mini), Sonic CD (Sonic Origins - Switch) , Sonic Advance (GBA), and Sonic X Shadow Generations (Switch), and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (Genesis Mini).

We've been playing both Super Famicom Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon games together. For Sailor Moon R, we enjoy the main game but have a lot of fun with the vs fighting mode they added to it.

My kids and I are SUPER excited for the Goemon collection that was announced this week! We've all beaten the N64 and Super Famicom/SNES ones, and I beat the DS one. We can't wait to try the one that looks like Ganbare Goemon 2 but for the GBC, Ganbare Goemon: Seikuushi Dynamites Arawaru!!

Finished a few Strider games the past week but currently on my third attempt at the OG Final Fantasy

Have been playing cyberpunk but 10 hours in and it’s failed to grip me for some reason so I might boot up something else.

Still also playing Forza, up to level 70.

I’ve kind of been in a funk, so I think I’m going to take a brief hiatus from gaming until Resident Evil Requiem releases, or perhaps Yakuza 3 Kiwami, if the reviews are solid. I sincerely haven’t gone longer than a singular day playing something for over five years, but I think it’ll be good to step away.

I have, however, been reading a lot more than usual — I do it often, but as of late I’m more ferociously. My wife convinced me to read the Fourth Wing series. I was skeptical because, as much as I love fantasy, the steamy romance scenes aren’t my cup of tea, so I went in expecting to dislike the book(s). Several days later, I finished all three books. They were quite incredible. I’m now reading The Will of the Many by James Islington, and it’s fantastic. The world building has been incredible, and the setting has my imagination running wild.

@Dman10 reading your comment has given me inspiration to play lies of p, thank you! Are you enjoying it? I heard it’s a little similar to bloodborne at least in the art department…

I finished playing through ghost trick and it was a trip. I loved all the crazy characters and animations. Especially sausage head. I really wish capcom would do a phoenix wright/ghost trick collaboration game.

I’m going to work on Star Wars outlaws some more this weekend. I’m close to the end on that one and have about wrapped up the main campaign. It’s been good fun for sure. I think I like the fallen order games a bit more but this is up there with them for Star Wars fun. Happy weekend guys.

Cyberpunk and GRID Legends for sure. Kids are still obsessed with free roam in MKW so I’ll be helping them with that. Pesky Peach Medallions. Perhaps some F1 on PS5 as well if I can wrestle control of the TV!!

Still in the early stages of Octopath Traveler 0. Also started 1000xResist (albeit on PC) this week.

Btw whoever is playing Va-11 Hall-a I hope you enjoy it as much as I did

The snow is falling again this weekend - only 3-5 inches or so forecast, but once again my main game today will be Snow Shovel DX. That wretched groundhog must feel pretty smug, having predicted more wintry weather here in the U.S. 🦫
At least it’s a fluffy snow this time.

While inside I’ll probably do a puzzle or two from Sega Picross and play a little more of last week’s Arcade Archives brick-breaker title, Quester. It’s Namco’s 1987 homage of Arkanoid, and it’s quite well done! I bought the S2 version so I could try out mouse mode - I’d say it controls better than an analogue stick, but still not as good as a traditional “paddle” or “spinner” for this type of game. Hori, where are you with that promised arcade multi-controller? We need you!!

Wishing all NL friends a warm weekend with time for your games du jour! 🕹️👾

@datamonkey It is very similar to Bloodborne. Even on easy, the game can be hard at times, but maybe it is just me. I find it very fun to play. Considering getting the DLC because I am really enjoying the game.

Sea of Stars on Switch and either DOOM 2016 or Spark the Electric Jester on PC

My original plan was to just roll the credits in Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Switch 2) and move on in the backlog. I rolled the credits, but I have to admit the game sunk its claws into me and now I've been focusing on prankster comets and Special World. I really want to move on but I'm having unexpected fun getting those remaining stars. I 100% Galaxy 1 but that was done during covid lockdowns and had endless time to do it. Oh well.

I'm at the last part in the documentary in Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection (Switch 2). I've been digging it so much! It makes it much more engrossing because I actually lived through that era. That documentary has been so spot on.

Mostly Final Fantasy 7 Remake and FE: PoR on switch 2

On Xbox, a little bit of Forza Horizon 4

Probably nothing, but if I get some time would like to continue to learn Armello

Forgot to mention: Rift of the Necrodancer is having its first birthday so I’m playing a little bit of that too

I finished Remake and was in the mood for an old school RPG, so I've gotten into Chained Echoes, finally getting it off the backlog 😅

It's great! It's also shown me that there's still a place for Switch 1 in my life. Switch 2's beefiness isn't useful for this 16-bit-styled game, so the lighter feel and size of the Switch 1 makes it the better handheld option.

I also picked up Crisis Core, which just went on sale, so I can get some more backstory before Rebirth comes out.

On Nintendo Switch: (total accumulated hours playing)

ME

• Big Brain Academy: Brain vs Brain: (7 hours)
  Playing everyday "ghosts vs ghosts" february online tournament. I am 168 on rankings.
• Picross S+: (8 hours)
  Every night before sleeping, i play 2 or 3 picross puzzles. My second week.
• Mario Tennis Aces: (15 hours)
  Slowly playing all characters tournaments on "Flower Cup".

3yo DAUGHTER

• Super Mario Wonder: (25 hours)
  Playing online. Now she has 1750 hearts.
• Princess Peach Showtime: (45 hours)
  Replaying the levels.
• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser´s Fury: (330 hours)
  Her favorite game.
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: (30 hours)
  She is going really good in this one.
• Super Mario Odyssey: (90 hours)
  More Moons, or only walking through the scenarios.

WIFE
No gaming this week. Only trainning Beach Tennis with me and friends. There's going to be a championship in our city and we're training hard. Last year we came in second place in the regional championship.

@Ganner I am playing Galaxy 1 for the first time, it is so good! I am looking forward to Galaxy 2, you make it sound really good!
I was not allowed to play MK when I was a wee lad, maybe I should try it now I have my own credit card 😈

Still playing:

• Dragon Quest II HD-2D Remake (Switch) - I sent Hargon and Malroth packing and rolled credits in DQ II yesterday. I'm now playing through some of the post game content. No spoilers, but I've learned doing so will be very much worth my while. 72 mini medals found.
• Paper Mario (Wii U VC) - I'm at the beginning of Chapter 2 after storming the Koopa Bros. fortress and freeing my first Star Spirit. Currently gallivanting around Mt. Rugged looking for dropped letters. I am increasingly charmed by this game!

Happy gaming!

Should come as no surprise that I’ll be once again playing Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. But, I did finish the story this week, so admittedly I’m running out of steam now. Not sure how much more I’ll do here. Good timing, though, because next week I’m ready to lose myself in Yakuza 3 Kiwami. Can’t wait for that.

I finished up Trails in the Sky 1st chapter this week, so time to dig into FF7 Remake. I played some of it on PS5, but never finished it. Also, I've been playing Mio. That's a surprisingly good mertroidvania so far.

After finishing Panzer Dragoon Saga on emulator the other day, I decided to keep playing Saturn RPGs, since I got the emulator up and running already. I started Shining The Holy Ark.

As far as classic dungeon-crawlers go, this one seems pretty user-friendly - you can see the map at any time (Unlike the previous game Shining in the Darkness where looking at the map was a limited resource), and I enjoy the JRPG combat system.

...it seems I keep jumping back and forth between game series... last year I played Lufia 1 because I wanted to play it before I played the acclaimed Lufia 2, but I didn't get around to it, and now I'm just playing other things anyway?? .... sometimes the momentum to start a game on my backlog is completely up to whimsy it seems. Maybe after The Holy Ark, I'll get back on track with Lufia 2. haha...

I finished Fire Emblem on the GBA app, and while I'm tempted to do another run immediately, I'd hate to lose steam in the middle of it. So I think I'll work through something else, first.

I think I am going to either return to the Etrian Odyssey remake or start up a playthrough of Naruto: Path of Ninja on DS while the Olympics play in the background. For the first time ever, I'll be rooting for Team Canada and Team Denmark. And that Team GB guy who peed in the snow.

I just got a GBA SP, so I'll be playing a lot of that.

I’m on vacation this week so can get a lot done. I’m gonna play the demo of Pragmata and then get in Fire Emblem Path of Radiance, Fitness Boxing 3, and Mario Kart World, Animal Crossing New Horizon, Pokemon Legends Z-A, and maybe start Kirby Air Riders

Plodding on with Hogwarts Legacy (can you plod on a broomstick??)

Keep getting tempted to start another game off the backlog but I want to finish up the story on this first.

@Ooyah Hey, how are you? I was wondering if you had any interests at all in rythm games? It's so good for the brains and you can discover artists you wouldn't normally come across.

Hollow Knight: Silksong
Just going around the map in Act II. I have no idea where to get Craftmetal (I intend on finding it myself, though).

Mario Kart World
As always, I'll play a few races. These past few days the online lobbies seem quite determined to annoy me because 3 days in a row I have been to Starview Peak and Boo Cinema (my most and 2nd most hated tracks, respectively) consecutively. Yesterday the track vote had Starview 3 times in a row. Please Mario Kart, no I don't want to see the stars.

Kirby Air Riders
city trial

@Shiryu "Adulting truly is the greatest nemesis of JRPGs,..."

I keenly feel the truth of these words.

OK, here's what I'll be playing this weekend...

Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Once again, it's via SMG1+2 for the Switch. I'm getting the Green Stars right now... and hopefully I can do Grandmaster Galaxy as well. I do know it's mega-tough!

Hollow Knight - The Switch 2 Edition was enough to have me want to revisit it. We don't have to spend a penny on the upgrade pack, which is nice. I started a new game, since my original save file saw me getting stuck. Been having a great time with it! I do like a good Metroidvania and the atmosphere and art style is amazing. Hopefully I'll make more progress this time.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - With the Switch 2 Edition. Last night, I played with my cousin, and we made a Slumber Island together. We made it themed after trains, and we had a lot of fun! 🚂 I might touch it up a bit this weekend.

I hope you all have a fabulous and wonderful weekend. Be good, stay warm, and happy gaming, everyone. ☕ ❤️

got my mr cart for virtual boy so I can play the entire library plus homebrew games. its perfect to play for short rounds at night. also trying to get better at snowboard kids 2 to pull together a speedrun.

I’m still playing my borrowed copy of Princess Peach Showtime. It’s… interesting to say the least. I was harsh when I played the demo before the game released, but when bought for half the price and just casually playing through it, it has merit despite its technical hiccups and extremely simple gameplay. A free Switch 2 update smoothing things out would be seriously nice.

I’m still messing around in the early stages of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. I surprisingly like exploring the Depths. Things are also getting interesting on my new island in Animal Crossing: New Horizons now that I got a three star rating. I’m getting The Roost, Harv’s Collective, and the Hotel going all at the same time!

@Tyranexx they wanted us to believe in our youths we would have enough free time to actually complete JRPGs forever. They lied.

Currently 11 hours in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth! Looking forward to playing more of that this weekend!

Hollow Knight. So far my favorite boss fight has been against the Mantis Lords. The boss fights in general are satisfying to overcome. I feel like it's been too long since the last time I played a search action game, and I think this one's becoming one of my favorites! Better than Aria of Sorrow? ...We'll see.

@Ooyah Videogames are great to keep you distracted. At the same time, it's such a nice hobby, right!

Rythm games can be very engaging if the gameplay clicks with you indeed. But it ends with each song, so it's up to you to go for another one ... and another one ... of course XD

There's usually a demo, I'm thinking of Taiko no Tatusjin or the Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix, and there is quite some variety in the music, but I'd say metal is a minority of tracks in those.

Metal songs, have a look at BPM: Bullets Per Minutes, it's a FPS rythm game, music is awesome. There's also Krimson, which is a rythm platformer. It's challenging. And industrial music, you must play Thumper, it's such a unique experience.

You know, I always really enjoy reading your comments, always so positive and so many cool games. Game on, my friend ✌🏻🧡🎮

After Metroid I was ready for my third playthrough of BOTW. Picked up the Switch 2 cartridge and am enjoying it all over again. Looking forward to Indy now that we know it’s on cartridge, and waiting for some keycard games to get cheap enough to be worth a play and flip. In the meantime I have a huge backlog of Switch games to play, the improved performance on Switch 2 has been totally worth the upgrade.

Was there a sale on Kirby games? Lots of Kirby games riding high this weekend! 😁

I just got a PS5 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle came with it. So, guess I won't have to worry about getting the upcoming Switch 2 port.

Final Fantasy 7 RI is engulfing me. I adore it and can't wait to play Rebirth. The Pragmata Demo was awesome too. I'm trying it Stories 3 today.

4pgp.. no one else seems to playing! Pick it up people!!

The Pragmata demo was really nice. Also I'll finally beat Sylux's shiny metal bottom in Metroid Prime 4 and I'm still playing Mario Kart World on a regular basis.

I also bought Olija and I quite like it. Excellent little platformer with super fluid movement and a great atmosphere. The plan is to finish that one before I start Ys III which I also bought on sale around new year's eve.

Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition (85 hours played): Working my way through quests before proceeding with Chapter 8.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance (15 hours): Not played in a few weeks, but starting it back up again this weekend from the 7th main story quest "The Prey".

Pokémon Violet (80 hours): Completed the main game and the Pokédex, as has my partner on Scarlet, so that'll probably do it for our playthroughs of that!

I've got Mario Tennis Fever pre-ordered for next week so don't want to add anything else new to the rotation just now, though I keep getting tempted to start Live A Live!

I haven’t booted my Switch or played games in about a month and I had a couple spare hours today. So bare with me here as I have a few thoughts!

I downloaded the Pragmata demo and booted up Rogue Prince of Persia.

Pragmata, at first I thought it was a bit clunky. Moving around the environment and specifically the way your player collides with objects feels a bit off. Once I got into the combat / puzzle gameplay, I forgot about that and I had a blast. As a PC / Switch gamer, I was really impressed by the performance. I played in handheld and for the first 10mns it appeared blurry, but then I just forgot about that too and was having fun. 22mn clear time for the demo. The game shows a lot of promise and I really like the puzzle / strategy combat happening in real time. It works well with the pacing of the robots you fight.

Rogue Prince of Persia is pretty fun too! It’s a little slow, easy at the beginning. Once you start to get into the flow and unlock more maneuvers and weapons, the flow becomes very fun! Took me about 20-30mns to get into the groove. I’ve died twice at the first boss but I feel on my third time, I’ll get past it.

Overall, some fun experiences

Well after upgrading from a Switch to a ROG Ally ive installed 49 new games, ill spare you the list.

Im really hyped for the new Overwatch rebrand/new season though. FIVE new heros dropping at once?! And one is a JETPACK CAT?! Awww yeah that's gonna be fun.

Tales of Xillia and cyberpunk 2077 doing dogtown missions.

This week I played:

• Digimon Story Time Stranger (PS5): Finished the game. Amazing game.
• Resident Evil Village (PS5): Bella defeated. Explored a little more of the Castle 1st Floor before taking the wine bottle.
• Borderlands 4 (PS5): The orbital elevator level was fun. Reached the moon.
• Deception IV Nightmare Princess (PS5): Story (Darkside Princess) Chapter 3 completed. Mission mode: 3 missions completed.
• Megaman Battle Network 2 (MMBN Legacy Collection Vol. 1, Switch): Red Cure obtained. Battle Chips: 136/250.

Happy weekend & gaming everyone!!!

I'm going to finish cheesing my way through Mega Man Zero 3, play Animal Crossing (because tomorrow's my birthday!), Pokemon Z-A, and probably play some more Mega Man.

My brother and I are playing Super Mario Strikers for the first time. Once we figured out how to actually play the game, we have been having a lot of fun with the game.

Another weekend of Age of Imprisonment for me! Just hit the start of Chapter 5, about 20 hours of playtime so far doing all the side missions as I go. It’s definitely my favorite of the series, the performance is excellent. Also doing my daily ACNH sessions too as I build up my new island after starting over with the last update. If AoI gets repetitive, I might play some Arc Raiders, which I haven’t touched for a few weeks while focusing on Metroid 4 and then AoI. Happy gaming all!

@BleakStuff have fun with the new Ally! It’s crazy having a full pc library in a handheld, you’ll enjoy it.

Getting in some Persona 5 Tactica after having not played it for over a year. Also planning on a bit more Persona 4 Golden if I have the time.

Slowly going through Persona 3 Reload and occasionally grind random races in Grid Legends. Both are fantastic.

MP4, animal crossing new horizons with my daughter (she 'inherited' my Switch 1), ff7 remake, and cyberpunk for now!

@Shiryu That they did. Plus the sheer influx of amazing games has, if anything, only increased in my opinion.

Thanks to the recent talk about it in the comments section of this site I decided to give 13 Sentinels a go, physical switch version new for £24... already 20hrs in and I really love it so thank you to those who recommended it and praised it so much. It's on sale in PS store right now too.

I'm going to be continuing my playthrough of TLOZ: phantom hourglass on my 3dsxl, having fun with it but paying for it with arm pain...

I'm also trying to finish Ultrakill on steam before layer 8 gets added.

Expedition 33 on PS5, Marvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection on Switch

As always, Vroom in the Night Sky for me.

The only video game worth its salt.

@OLD64FOREVER It takes an age to load in and get started, but once done it all seems to play pretty smoothly. Looks pretty good to my eye as well.

I'm wrapping up Bramble: The Mountain King, should finish it tonight. I didn't know what to play next, and then Hollow Knight Switch 2 edition dropped in the direct, free update - so time to pull that out of the backlog. I think it's the first time ever I'm playing something that a lot of other people are playing.

I also finished The Touryst Deluxe this week. it was fun, but it's really short. The vibe is great, the adventuring is fine, but when you need to platform - ugh.

Pragmata demo was also fun and can't wait for the game to drop!

I'm playing FNAF Into the Pit. Pit-y Party is the only ending I haven't gotten yet.

Star Wars Republic Commando

Besides playing a game for "this weekend", this month anyway i just started playing Dragon Quest III HD Remake for my Nintendo Switch Lite

Good evening.
This Sunday I played Harvest Moon Save The Homeland PS2 for nostalgia since 20 years ago.

Used to be I played PS2 games with modchipped machine and pirated PS2 disc, but now I played original PS2 games and machine.

I’ m playing RETURN OF THE OBRA DINN and have curently solved 39 soles faith

Oh, I also played American Idol PS2 (2003 version) and have finished (Won) the competition.

Switch 2 - Fantasian Neo Dimension

PS5 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

I started the demo for Back to the Dawn last night. It's a really fun management sim type game. Not usually my genre, but had no idea what to expect when I dled the demo.

Picked up Sparks of Hope on sale a while back and finally got to it this week. Really enjoying it so far, even more than I expected I would.

I was able to get thru Star Wars outlaws today and it was a good time. I’ve started Ninja gaiden ragebound also and there’s a quality game there. It feels very much like a classic game in the series. I think I’ll like this better than 4.

Continuing heavily modded Fallout 3 and also Mega Man Legacy Collection.

I tried pragmata and I don't know what I think. I am doing Balatro and fortnite and some other small games

@SpecialT thanks bro I will be picking this up and Mario fever tennis this Thursday at my local ebgames also there a couple of videos on YouTube of the game but thanks anyway bro happy gaming bro 🎮🕹️🎮🕹️💙💙💙

Weekend gaming time is mostly dedicated to ff7 remake. Having lots of fun with it. Happy gaming.

@BleakStuff im waiting for switch 2 version to drop in season 2 for me to jump back in. But yeah, announcements sound really good to me. I think im going to main jetpack cat, hes so cute lol.
and seems very trolly lol

I am honestly pretty late to the party but I have been playing Stardew Valley on Steam Deck OLED and Metal Gear Solid 5 on PS5. Pretty epic and different styles of games, and that is just the way I like it!

Happy gaming everyone, even if your work week has started!