Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (December 30th)

Horizon Zero Dawn: Getting close with just a couple Hunting Grounds, Corrupted Zones, and Side Quests left. I do need to make progress on the main storyline though.

It's proven to be a very enjoyable experience. I really like the vast assortment of bow ammunition at your disposal, and the variety on offer of machines to figure out how to kill or convert. The cauldrons and main story provide neat little glimpses of how the world went to hell.

Looking forward to the Frozen Wilds DLC and, of course, its sequel.

I bought Gotham Knights for 9 € for my Steam Deck a week ago, and it's an ok game if you like DC Comics characters (not really an AAA game, more like AA+ imo).

But the thing is it got me back into Batman Arkham games, so I've been playing Origins, Asylum and a bit of City, and now I'm playing Knight. All true AAA experiences if you ask me (and classics too).

I promised myself I would play less

Persona 3 is my main game now
I want to play 13 Sentinels but Im gonna have to buy it for Switch for mobility, PS5 version with game pass is way too limiting

As for PS5 gamepass (no I dont know whats it called), I tried Witch and a hundred knight, echochrome and I still need to play some more because I didnt buy the last resonable priced pass for nothing

I promised myself Id play more, lol

Recommend both Persona 3 and 13 Sentinels, great games.

Browsing the back catalogue brought me to Red Faction Guerilla. The destruction physics hold up well. Completed the main campaign back when the game was new, so now just playing the bonus missions for a few hours of mindless, but incredibly fun, entertainment.

Also playing Teardown on XSS. So far, it feels more like a tech demo, but later levels are supposed to expand the gameplay more.

I’ll be playing SteamWorld Build. A great addition to the series. I’ve got all the previous games.
I’m going to try and finish the main story in Zelda TOTK. It’s been a long time coming. 130 hours and counting.

I played The Almost Gone as a little filler which was good. Might play a bit of MK8 deluxe and some NSO emulated games before diving back into Zelda TOTK again, or I might play a bigger game like Bioshock 2 first. Choices!

Last weekend, after finishing up my Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed DLC, I decided to boot up my copy of Persona 5 Tactica that I picked up on sale. I haven't had time or energy to play anymore since I went back to work this week, so I'll be playing more of that. In fact, I'm off work now until January 8th, so I'll have plenty of time to get invested. I'm really enjoying it so far, since I'm a fan of the whole xcom-cover-based tactics type of gameplay. Plus, the game is cute as heck.

Mario RPG. 2 stars left to get after 7 hours. I’m really surprised at how short this game ended up being, I always put off playing all the way through the SNES game because for some reason I imagined it was a mammoth game like many RPGs of the time. Not that I’m complaining, it’s great and it’s nice to have an RPG that doesn’t take too long to get through as a break from Persona 5 (still playing that and started January last year 🥴)

Playing Fire Emblem Engage, in chapter 12. In the first few chapters I was on the fence, but now I’m completely hooked, this is an amazing game.
Not much left from Zelda the Minish Cap, should finish soon to not lose momentum.
Also playing some Picross and Theatrhythm.

@JohnnyMind You are finishing a lot of games at the same time. I wonder will you pick up that many for the next year too or stick to the unfinished rest now.

Hoping to wrap up Castlevania: Circle of the Moon from the Advance collection. Happy new year everyone.

I'm still playing Oninaki, the third of the Tokyo RPG Factory trilogy - and I have to say, regardless of the very 'meh' reviews, I've super enjoyed it and found it very addictive. Yes, the story is trite and much of the dialogue is incredibly wooden and unemotional, but I've liked the art style and I've loved mixing up my daemons for the combat and expanding their skill trees. Usually story rules for me, but this game seems to have got around that somehow...

Once this is done, I think I'll start next week one of the games I got for Christmas, Sonic Superstars. And I'm also looking towards picking a happy feel-good game to help me through the dark, depressing days of January. Last year it was Super Mario Odyssey, I'm thinking this time it'll be Super Mario RPG.

This week I will be mostly playing

Mario Kart 8DX DLC
Spider-Man 2 (GameCube version)

Lonesome Village and Haunting Ground.

Arkham City. I've said it elsewhere, but the collection was $42 and I felt Asylum and City were worth that asking price. I still get the feeling that it plays itself, but I am only a few hours into it. What I mean is that so much of the combat and traversal is contextual, the game plays like a QTE or something. IE, a lot of "press button to do cool thing" as opposed to putting in the work to make cool things happen. The vocal performances and the environments make this game for me.

Main game is Xenoblade Chronicles 2, which is proving to be cringy with a dense and endlessly fiddly blade system that I am thoroughly enjoying. I'm going back to school in January and may not have time to finish before that starts between that, work, and family, because there's just too much to do.

Also playing AI: The Somnium Files and finally checked in on the hype for Vampire Survivors, for which my first thought was "O no. This is brilliant and will take over my life."

Got Mario Wonder and RPG with the game vouchers. Got 3 stars so far on RPG and loving it… but not as much as Wonder. Already blasted through the 6 main worlds and unlocked Bowser’s castle, and I have to say this is the most sheer and utter joy I’ve had playing a video game since Mario Galaxy on the Wii. Every single level has made me smile in one way or another. Platforming perfection. Best 2D Mario game since SMB3 (yes, that includes World!).

More TotK, so far while I am finding it more fun than BotW I do prefer the linear Zelda games a lot more.

Christmas Presents. Super Mario Wonder and Trinity Trigger. Both seem pretty good. Got the Taito edition of the Super Pocket. Loving the original arcade versions of Bubble Bobble and New Zealand Story. Also getting into Tales of Arise after a slow start.

I am playing Skies of Arcadia. I'm taking my time with it, grinding levels and exploring the islands carefully. It's a lot of fun, but really highlights how slow loading times could be on the Dreamcast.
Aside from that, I'm hoping to start Dredge this weekend, as I got that for Christmas.

Haven’t played much myself recently, although I have Quake 2 sitting staring at me to boot up… my son got a VR headset for Christmas and Hogwarts Legacy on Switch, and he is absolutely loving it, constantly showing me something lol

I'm currently playing quite a few games and switching between them daily.

On PS5 i am playing Avatar Frontiers of Pandora, Star Ocean the Second Story R, Persona 5 Tactica and Nier Automata. Having a blast with them all but tbh Nier Automata is now becoming a slog to get through, completed the first playthrough and now got to do the whole game again but with 9S with some minor differences and on top of that the side quests are a chore due to travelling back and forth with no fast travel until end game.

On Nintendo Switch I will be continuing with the Pokémon Indigo Disk DLC, Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes and Ive not long started AI the Somnium Files which so far has been great.

I'm playing coromon again! Patch arrived just in time when I was tempted for a second run. Got recently roguebook with a nice sale and still have Klonoa, so that's my menu
Happy gaming everyone!

Gran Turismo 3 on a crt.

Rondo of Blood

Finished Metroid Dread and it’s Boss Rush yesterday so... I’ll be playing it again to slowly master sequence breaking, and because it’s so fun.

I loved that final battle. It took me a day or more playing it on and off to beat him, but I loved every moment because both you and dear old daddy are so so cool in the game, hahah!

That final suit though... it has me drooling for Metroid 6. Please let’s have Metroid 6 as a first or second year title for Switch 2!! On a more somber note, I wish there was a reward for beating Boss Rush. I’ve lost all motivation for Survival Rush.

A combination of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and Mario Wonder this weekend as the Xmas break comes to an end.

Okami. I've never actually beat it, got close once.

I finished up replaying Arkham Asylum and City on Switch, so moved onto Origins on PS3, which still looks and plays well for a late PS3 release.
I got an Evercade VS. over Christmas but out of the box it wouldn't update, which was a shame as wanted to play some Midnight Resistance. I did update the A500 Mini though, so may play some Time Bandit as used to play that game on my friend's Atari ST back in the day.

Making plans feels a bit weird this time because I have barely a day before going out of town for a few celebratory days with my family - but after getting back next Wednesday, I expect to still have the rest of the week before work routine kicks in again. So I'm still inclined to nurture and namedrop a whole bunch of plans which even include a placeholder slot for the eShop balance leftovers (I'm currently eyeing Sandream, but time will tell) and, naturally, the already installed stuff from the usuals (Xenoblades, Rune Factories, Portia and DerQ, Mary Skelter 2 and Lost Ruins, Doom 3 and Bioshock 2, Fuga and First Departure, TMS and Agarest War, possibly BotW and Skyrim) and the relatively newer stuff (Lost Epic and Eiyuden Chronicle Rising, Sailing Era and Before We Leave, Far: Changing Tides and Wuppo)... on Switch, yes. Beyond it? Both The Crew and Watch Dogs thankfully proved to work on Deck, but I've been focusing on the former for now, although it doesn't rule out other options like Horizon, XCX, Mass Effect and Final Fantasies with some Ar Tonelico, Xillia or Xenosaga on the side. Add some home console itches like NFS Rivals, Star Ocean IaF and Sakura Wars, some handheld console ones like Valentia, Fantasy Life, Endless Frontier, Gravity Rush and Eternia... and you have one heck of a holiday gaming week even if you realistically cover but a piece of this whole.

Here's to daring to plan silly and dream big next year, too!😄🍷

Choosing between Tunic, Dredge, Cuphead and Signalis to grab from the festive eshop sale before it ends, should anyone have any great advice/strong opinions they'd like to share 😁 Will be getting stuck into whatever makes it to the top of that pile over the new year. Beyond that want to get back into TOTK after burning out a bit after 230 odd hours. Love that there's so much to do that dipping back in is going to be an option for a very long time. Happy new year everyone 🙂

I’ll be playing Mario maker 2 and Pokemon legends arceus since I got those two for Christmas. Thinking about getting the new WarioWare but idk

I’m still on the mend from a fairly significant bout of Covid, but on the plus side, the down time has allowed more game time. Finished Arcade Paradise on the Switch a few days ago, and now I’m playing Islets. It’s a lovely little metroidvania that didn’t immediately hook me right away, but I stuck with it and now I’m thoroughly enjoying. I’ll probably finish it off this weekend, and I think I’ll be ready for a much longer experience. Xenoblade 3 is my top choice. 🙂

I'm hoping to finish House in Fata Morgana, and I'll probably play Mario Kart 8 and Mario Party with friends on New Year's Eve... (Other multiplayer game suggestions are welcome!)

I got back into Easy Come Easy Golf. That golf game is really addictive. I’ll also make time for the Super Mario RPG Remake and an old school game, Mystic Warriors.

Didn't think I was gonna spend the end of 2023 on my switch but here I am still going with SMT V lol. I'm in the final stretch. And it's been a pretty great experience overall. I just wish it wasn't so held back by the switch. The 3rd and last areas have been absolute headaches to run around in. And the story is once again underdeveloped

Other than that great gameplay, exploring can be fun, music is mostly very good, demon designs are as great as ever

Hades and Psychonauts 2. Once I escape 1 full time, I think I'll shelve hades. I don't see myself wanting to escape multiple times over. The first time has been a chore in and of itself.

I will be continuing my playthrough of Final Fantasy VI! Currently about 11 hours in and it's been phenomenal so far!

Mario Kart: Super Circuit (GBA) - Some family are still with us until the new year, so I'm spending time with one of my favourite racers of all time.

Uncharted: Golden Abyss (Vita) - I'm still ticking away slowly on this. Only made it to chapter 4 so far.

Plants vs. Zombies (Windows Phone) - Still playing hard levels.

DEADBOLT – finished 8th and 9th levels in second "act", and finished third(last) "act". Finished the game on Normal Mode! Completed it on 75%. Replayed some levels to get 5 stars score.
Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – stopped at Myorzo.
Persona4 The ULTIMAX ULTRA SUPLEX HOLD – played VS Mode as Minazuki. Now, I've seen all of his win quotes.
ATOMIK: RunGunJumpGun – finished 1st part, finished 2nd part, and finished the first half of 3rd part of the third(last) planet.
The Way Remastered – finished one of the puzzles.
Well, for now, that's all what I've played on this week. Have a gaming week, everyone. And, have happy holidays and Happy New Year!

Just had a 4 hour sesion of farming Blueberry points with a friend.
Good fun and not as boring as doing it alone.

I remain a passenger on the Family Commitments bus, and it’s a long haul. But I’m enjoying a long weekend and actually have time to try some of the absurd number of preorders or holiday clearance sale purchases that have delivered and sat untouched these last few weeks. I’m thinking of playing Time Gal in the Taito LD Collection, seeing what Jamestown+ is all about, or getting trounced by everyone’s bullet hell darling Dodonpachi DaiOuJou.
If the kiddos are game, maybe we’ll share some laughs in Super Mario Wonder a bit.

And I’ll certainly play more of Charlie Brown Christmas in Pinball FX. 🎄

Wishing everyone happy gaming and a Wonderful New Year! 🕹🎉

Still playing Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos. I got Cassette Beasts (plus its DLC) and CrossCode so I'll start on one of those soon.

More exploring in Tears of the Kingdom. I managed to get the Tunic of Memories last night, and I’m getting started with the labyrinth puzzles. I also stumbled upon one of the Twilight pieces on accident!
I was able to get a TON of games from all of the holiday sales. I was able to get:

Sea of Stars
Gravity Circuit
Chained Echoes
Vernal Edge
Super Mario RPG
LIVE A LIVE
Guacamelee
Guilty Gear
Nick All Star Brawl
Age of Calamity
Yooka Laylee
and Lego Star Wars: the Skywalker Saga

I already got started with Sea of Stars, so I’ll be going through that this weekend along with TOTK. Happy New Year, everyone!

This weekend I’m playing Remnant 2. I know word of mouth has been incredibly positive, and a couple of my coworkers were discussing it a couple of days ago which sold me on it. For some reason I wasn’t sure what to expect from this game — I thought it was more of a rougelike, or similar to Returnal, or even a live service game, but I was wrong. It’s essentially Dark Souls but with guns, and it is awesome.

I’m only a few hours in and I’m enjoying it thoroughly. In case others don’t know, everyone’s experience is different — your starting location may be different than mine. I was put into Seeker’s Rest. So far, I’ve beaten three bosses, a side dungeon, and currently killed a world boss to progress the main campaign. All solo, by the way. It’s great fun.

I’m also still playing Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning. I fizzled out on it after 60+ odd hours, so I needed a break. I’m roughly 60% through the main campaign and I’ve hardly touched the faction quests. More than likely I’ll jump back into the game fully head on in about a week or two. I love the game, and it hits all the right notes for me in terms of a fantasy RPG. My goal is to get the Platinum trophy for it before The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered releases.

It’s hard to believe that 2024 is just around the corner, man this year has flown by so fast, I’ll tell you that much. Anyway, I’ve been busy playing Hollow Knight (what with Silksong due to come out any month now), throughout the week. That’s not the only game I’ve been busy with though, as I have been playing 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim as well. Oh yeah and of course, I’ll play some Pokemon Scarlet, just to do some more legendary hunting.

I'm playing Final Fantasy IV (DS).

It's the first Final Fantasy that I played, so I figured that going down the nostalgic route would be a great way to end the year. There's the classic ATB battle system, a wonderful soundtrack, and a memorable cast of characters. I appreciate the voice acting coupled with the newly translated script, which animates and adds flavor to the characters' speech. The higher difficulty while setting the battle speed to fastest and Active gives the right amount of challenge for a returning player. Yeah, this game is perfect for me to just settle down, and get immersed into it. Right now, I have bidden farewell to a bloodstained past (gosh this was such a good scene).

Just beat Super Mario RPG and then beat the post game. That was time well spent. Wonderful burst of nostalgia that I feel the few added things like combat tweaks and beautiful cutscenes were much appreciated. Very fun throughout.

Now playing Dragon Quest Monsters: the Dark Prince. So far the game has been quite charming. I like playing as the villain of DQ 4. Got some monsters I'm eagerly looking forward to obtaining like Bodkin Fletcher and any of the metal slime family.

Motorstorm (PS3), WipeOut Pure (PSP), Aspire: Ina's Tale (Switch)

I’ve definitely been playing an interesting mix of games lately.

I’m currently playing/replaying the GTA V story mode after buying the Xbox Series X enhanced version that, unknown to me, does not save your story mode progress from the Xbox One version. I’m having a lot of fun playing it though, so I don’t mind having to restart.
I just got Street Fighter 6 yesterday as well, so I’ve been playing that too. It’s definitely different from Smash, which is the only fighting game I’m really familiar with, but I’ve enjoyed learning how it works. It was definitely most fun to play it locally with friends and learn together, rather than just getting stomped online by random people.

I’m also likely going to get Baldur’s Gate 3 for my Xbox here in the next couple of days. I’m very curious to see what all the hype around it is about, even though I’m not a huge RPG fan.

Aside from those games, I’m still playing some other multiplayer games with friends like Fortnite and Call of Duty Modern Warfare III.

For New Year I'll be playing some Q Remastered and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. I'm just starting both games.

I might also get Trombone Champ, Suika Game and maybe Vampire Survivors and the Digital Deluxe Upgrade of Sonic Superstars.

Get Palia started to get the bonus and stuff before they expire.

Just completed the Pokemon DLC's Pokedex this morning. I've withheld buying any eShop credit and splurging on the holiday sale, but it's tough because I do want Diofield Chronicles. But Christmas was expensive, so we'll see...
Meanwhile, I was given Roboquest and Wall World for my Steam Deck, so I'll definitely be playing some of one or both of those.

I completed Resident Evil 4 Remake on Steam, a great game, but the original is miles better. This will give me enough free time to keep on playing Batman: Arkham Knight on Switch, the Christmas present my wife gave to me. Rather solid port, unlike others have said, plays a lot better on my Switch than it does on my PC hehehe. Fast loading times, and nonstop action, I'm liking the game a lot more than the previous time I've played it, which was like two years ago.

I completed every unlock and secret in Vampire Survivors a little while ago so now I'm just working on getting enough gold to get the last 2 characters I need to finish the roster.

Then after I do that I'll take a break for the rest of the day and tackle my PS5 backlog tomorrow.

I have to own up to an impulse buy this time... I got the Premium edition of Theatrhythm Final Bar Line with all the DLC. It was $60 instead of its usual $100 (USD) so it was a pretty good sale. That's been very fun so far.

I also just started Final Fantasy VII Remake on PS4. So far it's been awesome. I only played the original around 2-3 years ago, so I don't have as much nostalgia as others do. But I've been loving it so far.

I’m actually not entirely sure what my plans are. I should probably beat the True Arena in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe before the New Year. Beyond that, though, it’s anyone’s guess. Maybe for New Year’s, I’ll try something a little different. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, perhaps? I started it a while back, but it has been a while…

@Tasuki I read that. Still might only do one run though. So many games I need to get to

Mostly play Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising on my PC but I’m also having friends over to play Runbow on my switch tonight!

Fifth week into TotK, I've been busy upgrading my battery (I'm at 5 and 2/3) and mapping The Depths (I'm at 101 Lightroots).
Collecting Korok seeds and enemy parts in the process, and doing some side quests.
I'm having fun, and just like BotW, it's pretty addictive, there's almost always something else to do, and something else, and ...

I've almost finished Xenoblade 2, but before I move on to Xenoblade 3, I'm going to take a little break with Night in the Woods.

I've been playing Wipeout Omega Collection (best racing game ever), Rocket League on my nephew's PS4 with off brand controllers, Worms WMD, N++, Videoball, Party Golf, and other stuff on his PS4. I'm feeling homesick for Tears of the Kingdom! Like Lookout Landing is my home and I need to hear my national anthem, lol.
Even though Switch and OLED Deck are my favorite systems I never take them farther than a charging station. I travel light!

For a New Year's Eve party tomorrow night, I'm planning on playing all of the big Mario multiplayer games you all know.

But the "under the radar" one I'm looking to try is Tricky Towers. It looks like what if Tetris and Jenga had a baby.

And if everyone wants to chill out, we might try Untitled Goose Game.

Or if we feel less competitive and more working together, maybe Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime might do the trick.

@SleepyAnimal I played both Cuphead (30h) and Tunic (25h). I enjoyed the first one much more, and I plan to get back to it, see if I can go further with the acheivements. But they're both very different games.
There are many secrets in Tunic, and I refused to look online until far towards the end of the game. I realized that I missed out on a couple of things that would have made the game much more enjoyable.

Now my girls have gone back to their mums, the adult games are coming out today. In no particular order.

The Outer Wild's - I attempted to start with my daughter to spark her interest in space but realised pretty quickly, there are some horror elements, so I turned that off.
Monster Hunter Rise - I’m getting into the spicy side of hunts with Anomalies investigations now getting into the lvl 100 stage.
Aaaaaand….
Super Mario Wonder (first play through, going to try and casually speed run it).

If family come over today/tomorrow. Exploding Kittens: Recipes for disaster.

@Yalloo Lots to think about, thanks! Visually at least, Tunic reminds me a bit of Death's Door, which I very much enjoyed, and that's a big pull, but then Cuphead just looks sensational... Fully appreciate that they're very, very different, but was there any particular reason you had more fun with Cuphead?

@SleepyAnimal actually, it's really more that I enjoyed Tunic less, due to the things I missed out on and realized towards the end of the game what it could have been. (Mostly the combat, due to abilities I didn't have/knew about)
Cuphead is straightforward what I expected.
I also really enjoyed Death's Door, and I also prefered this one above Tunic, they're very similar in genres. But it will depend on what you come accross and what you figure out on your own, or what you look up the internet ..

For my first game of 2023, I'm playing a game I should've played a long time ago... I'm finally playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Can't wait to see how long I last!

Playing a lot of things lately (AEW Fight Forever, Suika Game, Cassette Beasts, Arkham Asylum, The Missing, Townscaper, Children of Morta, and Severed Steel), but what really grabbed me unexpectedly is Palia. I’m hooked, and I’ve been absorbed in that almost all weekend.

The only video game so far has been getting my attention this weekend, is Lies of P on PlayStation 5. I am loving the more linear focus, and the characters that you meet over the course of the game are very memorable, with a pretty interesting overarching story. The timing of a dodge mechanics, and how to perform perfect parries took a little getting used to after playing Elden Ring, so far this game has been a joy. And I also think it's probably going to be the only game that I'm going to end up playing this weekend. Happy gaming everyone!

@Yalloo ah ok, sounds like maybe Death's Door has a better balance of secret stuff being a cool addition to gameplay rather than essential to enjoyment, or maybe they just made stuff a bit easier to find? Either way I think I'm leaning more towards Cuphead. Cheers!

Wow a year ago I wasn’t even really on this site and now a year later here I am participating in the last WAYP of the year. Well I’m happy to do it. Been a good week of getting games even if we haven’t beat very many of them hahaha. Between Christmas and other things I picked up copies of Assassins Creed Mirage, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Armored Core VI Flames of Rubicon, Dave the Diver (finally), and the big game, my first game on switch of 2024 and the game I picked for the poll Dragon Quest Monsters The Dark Prince. It’s that last game I think I’ll focus on in the new year too. My December/early January game. It won’t technically be my first game of the year that’ll be Fate Samurai/Remnant. The Type Moon guys take New Years seriously so will I. But of course that’s the holiday what about this weekend? Well this weekend didn’t have much gaming outside of some Armored Core but that’s because I was doing something personally much more important. I had a excellent time with a amazing friend at a local mall. And honestly like most times with them it was simply amazing. The gifts they got me I’ll treasure and love for a long long long time. Maybe forever but that’s too big for me to think hahahah. Agent Gap is now a member of Operation Strix. They’ll see this so they’ll get the reference hehehe. I’ve said it before to yall but there really are some things more important than gaming. As for the rest of the weekend and week ahead ima focus on getting my Top 10 Lists in order and really just minding my business and working until the first big releases of 2024. For me those will be Another Code Recollection and Tekken 8. As for anime of the week it was a lot of finales and honestly all the finales I watched stuck the landing. My Inexperienced Love Story, Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Frieren, Spy X Family, 16 Bit Sensation, Eminence in Shadow, and Jujutsu Kaisen. Add in Ron Kaminohashi which I’m trying to finish today and you probably have my fall picks when it comes to anime. As for podcasts of course we’re full of GOTY Installments from all of them which makes me really happy I love those sorts of episodes. So you know the usual: Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Minnmax, Remap Radio, Nextlander, Fire Escape, RPGsites Tetracast, Weapon Wheel and of course my two newcomers Windbreaker and Firelink from the Second Wind Media guys. Also of course a big shoutout to my stoner retro catgirl friend at twitch.tv/akibread. Here’s hoping through these small shoutouts we can make 2024 their year. Overall yall it’s been a great year with everyone on this site from contributors to fellows commenters. It’s been one of the greatest years in gaming with one of the strongest start to the next year that I think I have ever seen. To my buddies who read this every week like my buddy Gaddy, Agent Gap, Az, Spence, Sib and so so so many more that I could write a entire article about thank you so so much from the bottom of my heart. And I look forward to a terrrifc, happy and healthy new year with all of you and all of you commenters and contributors. As always have a excellent, happy, safe and healthy weekend and Happy Gaming. HAPPY NEW YEAR.

@Lightsiyd don't you get an artwork? Or is it only for finishing the main campaing?

@Yalloo You get several artworks from the main campaign. But absolutely nothing from Boss Rush.

I got a bunch of new games for Christmas so I wanna try out each of them for at least a little while before I pick one to commit to! The games are Octopath Traveler II, Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince, Super Mario RPG, and The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III! I'll also definitely play some Hogwarts Legacy because it's too addictive LOL.