Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 12th)

I’ll start my first playthrough of Xenoblade Chronicles 2.
Some Salmon Run waves in Splatoon 2 and test my online skills in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
Coincidence? I think not.

This week I will be mostly playing

Majora’s Mask 3D

Gonna keep playing Xenoblade 1, haven't even started 2 yet so got WAYS to go

I'm playing some not at all new stuff that I got in the current sale. Ori and the Will of the Wisps and some Pinball FX3 tables.

With my online buddies there is a bit of a revival of mario golf , I am still in the middle of ninukuni2 and I am playing Olliolli world which is great!

Earthbound, But mainly legends and stardew vally, Get stardew vally, I regret putting it off for so long, its one of the best sims I have ever played, and this is coming from someone who doesn't really like them all that much.

Finishing up some games DQ11s and FE3H

I think you guys should try not adding your titles, or whatever this is, next to your names. "Tom", "Kate", "Gonçalo" etc. would feel much more convivial. At the end of the day, we're all Nintendo nerds.

Wario Land: Shake It! on the big screen;
Cozy Grove on the little screen.

Luigi's Mansion 3. Truly enjoyable. Looking for some GIL to reach the A rank.

Sniper Elite 3, Fenyx Rising and Animal Crossing on my Switch.
Trying to decide if I rip open the seal on my NMH 3 Collectors Edition or Xenoblade Definitive Edition LE

I'm hoping to play through one of the campaigns for Crossfire X on the Series X.
Also playing Sword of Hope 2 on the Game Boy and the new Breakout on the Switch.

You know the recent Direct has scratched you right when it becomes the main inspiration for the weekend's Switch romp - both Xenoblades, Fire Emblem Warriors and Starlink (remember when it was nicknamed "No Man's Skylanders"?😄) are among the guaranteed pastimes, although so are other usual suspects like Borderlands, Saints Row 3, Torchlight 2, Rogue Legacy, DerQ, Akiba's Trip, Fuga and plenty of stuff with vaguer but still tangible odds. Said odds apply to 3DS (Spirit of Justice, Endless Frontier, Fire Emblem Echoes) and both Vitas (Tales of Eternia, SotN, God Eater) as well.

Pokemon Legends Arceus, I’ve raced through the story after I spent ages in the first area so that I can have fun with the kids building the Pokédex with all the regions unlocked. I might delay finishing the story although I am towards the end.

As a result, I’ve just started Caligula 2, I hadn’t played the first and I haven’t got my head around the battle system yet with time based combos, but it seems just my niche so far.

Just downloaded tetris effect but also have been working my way through alien isolation.

I played Wii games for this weekend. 🤓
1. Wii Music
2. We Cheer 2

I made some Custom Jam from Wii Music (La Cucaracha, K.K. Blues) with Saxophone as my favorite musical instrument.

I played some songs from We Cheer 2 and have unlocked Veteran grade. So Bring It On, Get Ready For This and Leavin' (Radio Edit Remix) are my favorite songs from We Cheer 2.

Oh, I have accumulated more than 800 hours gameplay of Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Skyrim and some Scott pilgrim Vs the world. When work allows.

After enjoying the card battling of Steamworld Quest, I downloaded the demo of Shadowverse: champion’s battle. It’s ok so far. I need to play more before I decide to purchase.

I'm on the 4th case of The Great Ace Attorney: Resolve, so I'll mostly be playing that. The murder victim saddens me on this one. I also started some Metal Slug 3 on the MVSX with my wife. I imagine we'll be playing some more of that too.

On another note, I'll be phasing down on getting new games after I beat my last 10 to 15 of them in my backlog. I'm getting more into collecting Jojo's Bizarre Adventure manga instead. I'll still get the new Kirby probably, Klonoa on Switch, maybe MK8 DLC, Windjammers 2 and TMNT Shredder's Revenge this year, but ill really be scaling down on new purchases.

Feeling a little under the weather this weekend so I may not be playing a whole lot, but if I do I figure I will jump on New Pokemon Snap, I am enjoying making funny pictures and uploading them for the world to enjoy.

Trying to get through some of my JRPGs. Playing Atelier Ryza at the moment. Love the Atelier series.

Dying Light 2. Big improvement on the first game with a very detailed open world and lots to do. Love the new loot system for equipment. Do not think I will be playing it for 500 hours though.

I'm almost done with Pokemon Legends Arceus at this point, so I'll hopefully finish that and return to Skyward Sword HD. I also started up EarthBound through NSO, but I haven't made much progress there yet.

I should really get back to .hack//Infection and Kirby's Dream Land 3 as well... I've got a lot on my plate at the moment, and after this recent Direct, it looks like that won't be changing any time soon!

PowerSlave Exhumed and Namco Museum collection (especially Dig Dug, it's just such a darn fun game).

I still can’t break from my D2R addiction…. It’s so good, so fun, it’s like I’m 18 all over again! Now that they’ve added scaling to offline, I’ve migrated there mainly, and working on gettin Necro/Barb/Pally/Sorc all into hell at the same time basically.

Elsewhere I’ve been bouncing on Skyrim here and there, been hankering to do a 3rd run, but I’m not super satisfied with my Dark Elf sneaky conjure mage currently.:..

Also trying to finish up Messenger finally, and work on GetsuFumaDen, which is awesome! Basically Dead Cells with Okami style graphics.

On the Xbox front I finally decided to boot up Red Dead 2, but haven’t made it past the opening scene. Kiddos interrupted the game session. And I’m thinking of starting Before We Leave (I think that’s it’s name?)…. It’s a city builder on Xbox. Also debated on Downloading Astroneer since I saw it was on Game Pass, and I’ve been wanting it on Switch. So may test it out there first….

Hope everyone has a safe, fun, and virtually adventurous weekend! Happy gaming everyone!

Mostly focused on the Switch this weekend. I'll continue towards completing the Pokedex in Legends Arceus (completed most of the postgame but still lots of Pokemon I haven't seen yet) but may also play some games connected to the recent Direct like MK8 Deluxe and FE Three Houses (started a Black Eagles playthrough last year but didn't get far, Golden Deer was completed in 2019 and Blue Lions was completed in 2020).

Finishing up Eastward, then gonna make a sad attempt at Dread mode in well…Dread. Finally, I may finally get to some Ghost of Tsushima on ps5 or pick up PLA.

I'll be starting Pokemon Legends Arceus tonight.

Still having lots of fun with Hades.

Sadly, I didn't played anything on this week. I wanted to begin my way through Super Danganronpa 2, but I even don't have a opportunity to charge my console, mehh... I'm hope that on the next week I'll at least will be able to beat prologue in Super Danganronpa 2...

I haven't played a game all week. When I do it will probably be Atelier Ryza 2, which I want to finish soon, or Civilization 6 which I haven't played in months.

Will finish Pokemon Legends Arceus - completed the pokedex last night, so not much left to do I think. After that I want to try out Earthbound on nso. Never had the chance to play that game before. Have a great weekend folks 😁

Olli Ollie, Monster Hunter Rise & Earthbound

Got Pokemon Legends yesterday, so I'm playing that! =D

Final Fantasy V Advance

Happy weekend you Nintendo Switcheroos!

This last week I played Aria of Sorrow all the way through. I was worried at first that I just didn't get it, because it is supposed to be one of the best and it just seemed... Fine? But I grinded for like an hour and the last two hours of that game really came together brilliantly!

This weekend I'm going back to Skyward Sword. I was a bit drunk last night when I went back to it, but it fit like a glove. Now I just have to get through the work day....

Oh! Also I downloaded Shining Force: Sword of Haijya for 3DS, I am awash with nostalgia and good tidings

Gonna try some Earthbound, and attempt to finish Shining Pearl if I have the time because I’m gonna buy Legends Arceus next week. Might play the demo fo Triangle Strategy if I have some time.

I have switched it up a bit this weekend - my Hori Switch microphones delivered Thursday so last night the kiddos and I enjoyed some Joysound Karaoke for Switch. It was nostalgic for me, as I really miss karaoke with friends in my Japan days, and the app had an adequate selection of songs.

We tried The Beatles, ABBA, Madonna, John Denver, The Cars, Pikmin “Ai no Uta,” Plain White Tees, Olivia Rodrigo, The Monkees, and One Direction among others last night, and there’s like an endless catalog of anime and jpop I’ve barely checked. For me it was worth the 550 yen off my Japan eshop points for the 24hrs of access. 🎤😎🎶

Otherwise (500 deaths in), I’ve finally unlocked the Ice Caves shortcut in Spelunky. I haven’t been so punished yet compelled by a game since Celeste. If you ever play, beware of greed and carelessness as they will end your game quickly! 😅

I don’t need more games but saw a demo for Aegis Rim: 13 Sentinals on the Japanese eshop - one I’m really looking forward to this spring so I will probably download it.

Hoping everyone has a fun weekend!

Pokemon Legends Arceus - I think I'm nearing the end of the main story. I don't understand the amount of hate towards it.

Dipping in and out weekend for me…
Retro Bowl. So good and addictive, Vice City - amazing to play it on switch and no where near the disaster people say it is - and a bit of NASCAR with Arcade Action wrestling thrown in the mix.

Some Tetris 99 and Pokémon legends Arceus for me. Got the Triangle Strategy demo downloaded as well so it’s a thought if I find time

I'm halfway through Eastward. I want to finish it before Horizon Forbidden West releases next Friday.

Earthbound, played it on Wii U but I want to finish it this time. Something about playing an RPG with a modern setting really appeals...

Pokémon legends and the now physical release of the gta trilogy remaster on switch.

@Judgedean ive seen nothing but praise for it?? It’s only the graphics that get the hate.

Still trying to beat the volo/ giratina fight in PLA

Been blasting through the first Quake expansion after finally beating the main game. Mixing it up with Inside which I grabbed on a sale today. Probably stick on some Mario Kart 8 with the Mrs in anticipation for the new DLC too

Just the usual games I’ve been playing. Xenoblade Chronicle 2, Atelier Ryza, Mario Party Superstars, and Castlevania Advance Collection. Might throw in Earthbound Beginnings.

I have quite a few games started and not finished, but this weekend I am most likely to:

Try to finish up Minish Cap. I started it months ago and was frustrated with it but got back to it recently and am enjoying it even if I did have to look up a couple things which I prefer not to do.

Playing more if the Triangle Strategy demo. I have a hard time getting into RPGs but I want to like them. I like the tactical battle I played better than non-tactical RPGs, but I think I am just now getting to the second one and I think my file says over 2h (maybe even almost 3h) already. I think I am I will probably wait to hear how much of the full game is battles before considering buying it. Ideally if I sit down and play a game for 30-60m I’d like to be able to play a battle or at least be ready to get into the next battle in the next play session.

Maybe finishing up Luigi’s Mansion 3 with my son or at least completing the second to last boss.

Maybe more Metroid Fusion. So far I am liking it less than Zero Mission, but it is still good. Dread is my favorite, but I have to restart Super Metroid and try to get all the way through it sometime.

Maybe other games if I don’t feel like playing those above. Like I said I have a bunch started.

I just got back into Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. I played it a few years ago and liked it, but I'm surprised at how much I'm enjoying it now. There's a lot more strategy than I originally thought.

Just finished up Velocity 2X which was really great. Picked up Darkest Dungeon so I've been learning that. Finally got to the point I can do runs without..running from them. Also got to the next to final area in Immortals: Fenyx Rising, which to me has been a lot more fun than BoTW. So I might finish that up depending on how sidetracked by secondary objectives.

@StarPoint

I actually randomly went back to Mario Rabbids Kingdom Battle this week too and played a couple battles. I think years ago I stopped at about the beginning of chapter 3. It think I am likely to finish the main game now at some point (continuing from where I left off). I probably would keep playing it more right now but I wanted to try the Triangle Strategy demo.

I think I didn’t get through it years ago because I started it after putting like 40h into Into The Breach and maybe was burned out on turn based stuff or something.

After the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 announcement, I'm VERY glad I'm playing through Xenoblade Chronicles 2. That said, my progress has been slow; I just closed out chapter 8. Part of that is a busy week, plus what gaming time I do have has been going into Ori and the Will of the Wisps since I think I'm close to the end (Just found the last wisp).

The ? Block is coming along well too. I only have three more bags to get through!

Finally, today is Hoppip Community Day in Pokemon Go. It isn't one of my favorites, but I still hope to bag a few shinies.

Happy gaming!

Been caught up playing Dicey Dungeons (which I discovered from its review here on Nintendolife) and I love it!

Mahjong by Microsoft (Android) - Playing dailies and pack challenges.

Contre Jour (Windows Phone) - About halfway through now.

Ridiculous Marathon (Windows Phone) - Still playing in bursts as well.

Honestly, I haven't played too much this past week unfortunately. I'm still playing Fossil Fighters here and there but that's about it. I might try and replay Xenoblade 1 and 2 just to hold myself over until Xenoblade 3 comes out.

I finished Ori and the whisp last week and started trials of mana. I am about 6 hours in , somewhere in chapter II. I like it, but it seems dated. Towns are empty of content. No side quests or things other then equipment and items checks.

Making progress in some unfinished games to cut into the backlog: Horizon Chase Turbo, Axiom Verge, Slime-San and Mario Galaxy from the 3d collection are on the table.

Ill be playing 3D world with my niece, I just love that game and multiplayer is so much fun! And continuing dread on my own. Just bought it and taking my time to enjoy this beautiful game!

Retrobowl for the weekend. Xebonlade chronicles 2. And just restarted earthbound again which i never finished.

I’ve never been a huge Pokémon fan, but I started Arceus yesterday to see what this new format is all about. I’m only about 2 hours in, so I’ll continue with that. Elsewhere, I just finished Uncharted Lost Legacy, which was pretty good. I’ve also decided that this is the year that I finally cross most of my unbeaten NES games off my list. I finally took down the Joker in Batman last weekend, and now I’m working on Ninja Gaiden. I’ve pretty much memorized the patterns through level 4-2, but it’s starting to get significantly harder.

Arceus, Earthbound and Picross mostly. I also started plying that Tatio drum game I bought maybe half a year ago? It's fun, the music is nice and it is more challenging than I thought originally. Too hard for little kids though which I didn't expect.

@Judgedean people hate what is popular and brings joy to others.

Paper mario origami.

I'm still enjoying Pokemon Arceus and i want to complete the pokedex so mostly i'll be playing this and Skyward Sword
But other then Pokemon i'm going to start Earthbound on NSO, always liked Ness in Smash but never knew his story
My daily Mario Kart 8 races, warming up till the new courses
Also need to finish Metroid Dread :')
If i find some time for my ps5 its Dying Light 2

Still progressing in DQXI. I’m currently around the 50 hour mark. Also, I recently picked up OlliOlli Switch Stance on an eShop sale and have been delighted by it! Wow is it hard, though. I’m having a hard time not reverting to Tony Hawk/2D platform mechanics (using ‘B’ to jump). Loving the challenge, though!
Happy gaming, everyone!

Nekopara: Volume 2 on Switch. Gotta take care of my catpanions.

@BenAV Loli frog lover, lol

@Bucket How is Breakout Recharged? I really want to play it. I wish Hori would release a paddle for Switch and devs would implement and patch it into all the arkanoid type games on Switch.

I'm restarting Metroid 5 in easy mode. I've played it for 50 hours but never beaten it. I get frustrated on the final boss. But the game is so incredibly fun - best 2D action game controls ever (just how fast and manouverable Samus is!).
I'm also 50 hours into Arceus and have been enjoying the second area, Mirelands. I've got my Porygon and Decidueye, so I'm happily taking it very slowly and really enjoying the game. I think at the rate I'm going I could beat the game at about 200 hours!
Also playing What the Golf?, Super Arcade Football, Retro Bowl, Powerslave Exhumed, Welcome to Elk, and COTTOn Rock'n'Roll.
Also playing Gomoku Let's Go because it goes higher in difficulty than "impossible" on Clubhouse Games (which admittedly looks and feels much nicer at 60fps).

It's s a weekend of Pokemon, Pokémon Go for the Hoppip community day event, as well as Pokémon Legends: Arceus.

Legends: Arceus
OlliOlli World
Retro Bowl
Action Arcade Wrestling
Pinball FX3

Gonna finish the Pokedex and challenge God!

I played Cruis'n Blast Extreme mode to completion, so now I will turn my attention back to Boot Hill Heroes, and most importantly, Torna: The Golden Country, since Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is just around the corner this year-- With my limited time it will probably take me that long lol. Panzer Dragoon was started previously, so I may play that as a palate cleanser between the aforementioned RPGs. Alwa's Legacy keeps staring at me-- No idea when I'll kick that off. If I ever whittle down this list, I'm going to focus back on Nintendo 1st/2nd party games hardcore as I'm starting to get behind, and new games are coming. Time for the return of GameFly.

Edit: I forgot I have the Triangle Strategy demo to play too, ugh!

Grinding through KH3. Took the plunge and got The Integrum Masterpiece. Just finished Olympus.

My list for this weekend:

1. Finish up Triangle Strategy Prologue Demo

2. Absentmindedly catch some Pokemon in Legends Arceus.

3. Splatoon 2 or XC2

Working on beating Mario Kart 8 staff ghosts for 150cc & 200cc. I've completed 8 cups, have 4 cups to go. Man, a couple of those 200cc staff ghosts aren't playing around. They're tough.

I'll probably play some Rocket League, too.

I don't like that Ollie Reynolds is playing OlliOlli World. That's too many olli's.😠(😁) If that's a bad joke, you're not wrong.

I'm on the last chapter of Bravely Default II now, so my main goal will be to finish that this weekend! It's definitely one of my favorite Switch games at this point, so I can't wait for the next entry in the series whenever it does come. When I'm playing with friends, I'll probably play some of the usuals: Dead By Daylight, Mario Party Superstars, or Super Mario 3D World.

I’d love to make more progress in earthbound and legends arceus but I’m so addicted to retro bowl. I highly recommend it for any football fans

Cruis'n Blast, PGA 2k21 Golf, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz HD, Art Sqool, Namco Museum Arcade Pac, Uno

I never finished Link to the Past so I am playing it this weekend. I try to not use guides, but that game becomes hard to figure out after Dark Palace.

My Wife: Binding of Isaac Repentance (Steam Version): she is going 500+ hours.

Both: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Battle Mode (Switch)

Me: Triangle Strategy Demo (Switch)

Just started Xenoblade Chronicles, probably gonna try to put in 300+ hours into animal crossing nh, and then on my backlog we have Pokemon sword & shining pearl and immortals fenyx rising!

Ended up buying 'Frisky Tom' (part of the Arcade Archives series of games).
And that's a true gem IMO; really entertaining and challenging gameplay plus music's nice to0 with nice little tunes playing during gameplay (not the norm for a 1981 game).
It's even slightly 'naughty' (but that's not that surprising being a game from a company that also made 'strip mahjong' games - they're also known for the Moon and Terra Cresta games as well as Crazy Climber 1 and 2 plus the F1 Circus games though).

@120frames-please it's pretty good. Rather than individual stages, there are more blocks added to the top of the screen as you go, so you get a consistent level of intensity. You can play classic mode with 3 lives and no power ups, or a new mode with 1 life and a lot of power ups.
It plays well, and I don't think it suffers from a lack of paddle. The Joycons are accurate enough for the game, but fine-tuning exactly where to hit the ball can be tricky.
The graphics are standard for the Recharged series, and the music is good.

@Bucket Cool, sounds good. I watched a youtube video of gameplay and liked the feature where sometimes the ball speeds up when far away(up high), then slows down when lower so you can aim better. I also like that it seems to be locked at 60fps.