Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 23rd)

I’m playing Majora’s Mask for the first time ever on my 3ds, having a lot of fun already
Also I’m playing Luigi’s Mansion on 3ds
On my ps5 I’m playing Horizon Forbidden West, what a beautiful game that is
On Switch it’s only Mario games for now

I am about halfway through AI The Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative, and it’s just as good as the first one so far.

I’d like to finish it in time for Xenoblade 3. I also played a little TMNT Shredder’s Revenge with my son this morning.

Trying to complete Pokémon Puzzle League on Very Hard difficulty. That game is addictive.
And on the PS4 I’m playing Stray, like everyone else.

Mario Strikers: Battle League on Switch and System Shock 2 on PC.

I just finished Dragon's Dogma. Killed Matt Daimon on hard mode, in my underpants (my character, not me!). So I think I'm done with that game (if you can forgive some clunkyness, it's a genuinely brilliant game seeped in pathos.) Anyhoo, LiveALive this week

I seemingly randomly popped Super Mario Odyssey in after what feels like forever (the game almost feels brand new to me now), and I was discovering moons left, right, and centre. I don't know how the Cloud world unlocked, but I found all the moons there in about half an hour (if not less). I then made my way to the next world when I last saved (it appeared jungley; I can't remember the in-game names/terms).

It seems that I was in the process of gradually collecting all of the moons that I could feasibly collect (minus the annoying cryptic ones) as well as all of the local coins, beginning with the first world and working my way to the dark world(s). I'm also glad I have the amiibo figurines as they're a big help in finding some of the coins/moons, but I'll try to find as many as I can without.

According to the in-game dates, most of my playing time took place in June 2018, with a tiny handful of dates taking place in 2019, with the last in January 2020 (presumably taking place during very brief sessions), so, it appears that I haven't really played the game to any length in four years!

But I've been having a blast jumping back in, and there seems to be quite a bit left to do.

Been playing Capcom Arcade Stadium 2 while revisiting the original. Wish Hamster priced their arcade releases like these

This week I will be mostly playing

Lego Skywalker Saga
Sonic Colours

For me it "Battle for Middle Earth 1" on PC. And a little bit Mario Kart on Switch.

Coromon mainly probably

Live A Live. 4 chapters down so far (the 3 in the demo and the cave man story, my favorite story so far even though there's no spoken dialogue.) Gotta knock it out before Xenoblade 3 next week!

Just finished up League of Legends: Ruined King and still have a turn based RPG itch so I picked up World of Final Fantasy: Maxima from the Squenix sale. Couple hours in and loving it so far, it's pretty adorable (and I don't like cutesy stuff much) and it's had some pretty good humor so far. Will keep pressing on and dying in Enter the Gungeon some more as well, got the robot unlocked after many countless fails, so that's something. Outside of that will chip away at Guacamelee 2 some more as well even if I like the exploring more than the actual combat.

I’m continuing with my fresh playthrough of Breath of the Wild and I’m also on the third world in the incredibly charming Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Both play wonderfully in handheld mode while I’m on a beach in Mauritius – my first holiday since 2008.

I’ve also just picked up Pocky & Rocky Reshrined and Neon White, which I’m excited to start later today. Can’t wait!

What game is it in the picture? Image from Square Enix....any help?

Planning to play my backlog this week. Not in the mood playing any commitment game right now, (in anticipation of Xenoblade 3 next week). Probably play some pick up and play game like SCOTT PILGRIM, MUA3 or NFS HOT PURSUIT.

@Patendo Far Cry Primal

Possibly The Great Ace Attorney 2, maybe some Portal or getting started on Danganronpa 2 or 13 Sentinels.
Will also probably play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Catherine: Full Body's Vs. mode with my Covid infected brother and sisters, for now I seem to be in the clear but probably not for long.

@Patendo Live A Live.

Finished Stray so now I will to back to Star Ocean the last hope 4k which I'm enjoying but the lack of fast travel is starting to make the game so tedious with walking to and from towns for side quests, also just bought The Pathless which il try tonight.

On switch I will be playing some Rune Factory 5 and Yoshi's Crafted World

Just worked my way through the remainder of Resident Evil (which put me in a position to archive it and use the freed storage for the Xenoblade 3 preload since I'm reluctant to play the Chris scenario anytime soon - ink ribbons give my pathological noob posterior too much anxiety and subsequent problems to deal with them twice per the same entry😣😆) and Spirit of Justice's DLC big case is well underway, but there's a typically unreasonable plethora of plans and hopes for the ongoing weekend beyond them - the other Xenoblade games, new recruits like the recent adorable Dragon Caffi and the long-awaited Long Live the Queen, Bioshock 2 and Rune Factory 5, Bomber Crew and Murder by Numbers, some turn-based goodness from The Cruel King to Fuga to DerQ and some roguelite goodness from Morta to Hades to Undermine and Little Noah. Maybe some Skyrim and Ender Lilies, too. The finally processed XC3 preorder's gold points and the leftover wallet funds have even left me room for a couple more games (I'm particularly eyeing Code Shifter and either Bad North or Ganbare! Super Strikers to accompany it), but they'll be on sale for a while so I may not pull the trigger yet in case something even juicier from the wishlist comes to guide my hand, so their mark on this weekend's playtime is equally uncertain.

Gluttonous urges outside Switchland include many usual suspects from ESO, Witcher and Red Faction on the laptop to Ever Oasis, Fire Emblem Echoes and Endless Frontier on the dual screens to Tales of Eternia, God Eater and Blue Reflection on the Vitas. And, with emphasis on "maybe".... perhaps even a proper start to a RE2 playthrough? Although I'm a bit torn which version to go for - the original's portability on the aforesaid Vitas makes it far more realistic to invest proper time in, but promises tank controls and - gulp - ink ribbons; the remake is more tolerant of lamer gamers like myself and, going by some videos, might have stomachable performance on my hardware despite being a 2019 game, but it would still have to be yet another laptop playthrough with everything that entails.🤔 One thing is certain - if I'm going for the original, I'm shamelessly playing it on the easiest difficulty available again, and the same will apply to any Ink Ribbon Era title. Playing REmake itself on Easy (back when I was just confused by the difficulty nomenclature) sure didn't detract much from the experience OR the challenge for me, after all.😆

Klonoa 1 in the remake bundle, haven’t played it since I rented it on PS1 as a kid. I’ve had a decent enough time with it so far but I’m at level 6-2 and it’s honestly just infuriating.

Just Received Live A Live cant wait to play and enjoy it as much as Traingle Strategy. I also have Neon White and AI The Somnium Files 2 to play

Youtubers Life 2 PS4 All Day Long. 😎

I have reached Gold rank Youtuber, got 9th position from Top 10 Youtubers, accumulated more than 600K subscribers.
Still working on finishing the main quests to get NT codes from 5 different peoples.

A puzzle game theme for me this weekend as I'll be focusing on Pokemon Puzzle League and Kirby's Avalanche on NSO. Love them both ❤️

PS5: Having got the Nioh platinum this week, I’m looking to start a shorter game before diving into Nioh 2…. Probably Re3Make, which I understand has quite a short campaign

Switch: Really pushing forward now with MHR: Sunbreak and wanting to escape the MR cap and start crafting some endgame builds for Greatsword. Currently in MR5 and the difficulty curve has really stepped up…. Need to upgrade gear asap to avoid getting stomped! Very fun expansion though, multiplayer is also pretty good

Mario Strikers: Battle League Football

Man, so much to play! I miss the Wii U days when you could spend ages on a game and appreciate it without having to keep giving your backlog an apologetic glance.

@Patendo Live A Live 😊

Capcom Arcade Stadium 2, primarily.

I did try the expansion for Forza Horizon 5, but Hotwheels has never really interested me, so I quickly lost interest.

I started playing In The Breach again earlier in the week (after finishing Earthbound), not even aware of the new DLC. I’ve played a ton of that this weekend, trying to complete more of the medals and unlocks before trying the new content.

Also Spelldrifter on iPad, making use of another free Apple Arcade trial. It’s a deck builder SRPG and seems pretty fun.

@SugarKane How could you lose interest in Mechonis Field? The music is one of my fave tracks!

Hell Pie on ps5. Have a lovely weekend folks!

A focus on Switch, probably mostly Switch Sports and Live a Live but may get in some MK8 Deluxe too.

Playing Just Cause 3 on my PS4.
I love the rag doll and physics in this game
There are so many inventive ways to take down a helicopter and I keep finding more.
My favourite so far has been shooting a gas cylinder and then catching a ride on it to then use my grappling hook to attach myself to the chopper while their own ground to air rockets shoot at me to take down their own helicopter with their commander inside it.
Great fun.

Finished AI Somnium Files Nirvana Initiative, fantastic game. Play it if you havent done so already!

Still grinding MR on Sunbreak and planning to start Xenoblade Chronicles 3 this week!

Live a live, surely!

I’m still playing Monster Hunter Rise / Sunbreak. Since I accidentally deleted my original save, I had to start Rise all over. Initially, it was a chore due to all the tutorials but I buckled down and got through it - and became addicted once more. I didn’t want to cheat myself and use the Defender gear sets just to rush through the game; because I needed to reacquaint myself with the mechanics and intricacies of the game, particularly the weapon and talismans crafting (which I’m still struggling to understand even after 40hrs in the game).

I did finally defeat the Thunder Serpent Narwa (my first time fighting this creature since I stopped playing after defeating Magnamalo). The fight was rather easy, but it was thrilling spectacle that was quite impressive.

So, I’m now officially into Sunbreak and it’s an absolute blast. I’ve only done a few hunts, but there is obvious QoL improvements that make the game more enjoyable. Furthermore, the new locations and monsters are a joy to learn and explore; there’s deeper layers to them compared to previous levels. I fought the Blood Orange Bishaten last night and that was a very fun romp.

I’m also playing Kirby and the Forgotten Lands with my 7-year-old daughter. We are having a ton of fun with this game; in fact, I’m surprised by how much I am loving it. Last night we beat the first area and Gorimondo, and we are now at the beach. It’s incredibly creative, and that is what Nintendo does best. Y’know when you play first party Nintendo games there will be some intriguing new features that will simply put a smile on your face, and at the end of the day, that’s what video games are about.

If I get the time (I work for the next seven days straight, and my fiancé has her friends over at the house for the weekend) I will start up Live A Live. I’ve been itching for an old school RPG, and I absolutely adore the 2.5 HD art style, so this game looks like a melding of everything I’m craving right now.

I’m with Gonçalo as I’ve been playing a lot of retro goodness in Capcom Vol 2. Side-Arms is just awesome with the volume turned up!

and I agree with Ollie. Ocarina of Time 3D is the definitive and better way to play (especially when it comes to the tedious Water Temple)

Persona 5 Royal (I gave it a break this past fall/winter/spring, now getting back into it. Really good) and Elden Ring. Occasional jaunts into No Man's Sky and Super Mario Odyssey, for my son.

Finished up Forza horizon 1, infamous second son, stray and the awesome adventures of captain spirit in the past few days.

Currently playing Life is Strange 2 and the plan is to play God of War Ghost of Sparta after that.

@SugarKane Well, you probably have a couple more twists still to come!

Live A Live time! Also gonna continue my Blue Lions route in Three Hopes, as well as sprinkle in some Picross S6

Calling for thunderstorms all weekend where I am so the perfect excuse to stay inside and shiny hunt. I'll probably do some chain fishing in Pokemon X.

Have a good weekend everyone. Remember to stay hydrated.

Started GhostWire Tokyo yesterday (PS5) and it's my new addiction right now! My copy of Live A Live arrived, so I'll be on that as well. When I'm not on PS5 or Switch, I'll probably play some Far Cry 5 or Watch Dogs 2 on Series X with a friend. I still need to finish Final Fantasy 13 (100 hours) on Series X also... happy gaming everyone!

@GrailUK
I totally relate - we are beyond spoiled for choice of Switch games. It’s like the floodgates opened in 2017 and it’s been nonstop since!

I bought SD Gundam G Generations Genesis a while ago but avoided playing until last weekend, knowing it’s a huge time commitment. The backlog will grow by several games by the time I finish this one.

Then Bamco sprinkles salt in the wound by shadow-dropping the SD Gundam Battle Alliance demo on the Japan eShop on Thursday. So now I have a Gundam backlog on top of my normal backlog!
It’s self-replicating like gremlins at this point. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Wishing a nice weekend to all NL peeps!

@Teksetter You have a lovely weekend too

In the 2nd to last chapter of Xenoblade Chronicles 2, just in time for 3 next weekend. I was hoping to squeeze Torna in as well, but we'll see.

I might sneak in a couple of runs in Dead Cells or Andro Dunos 2 today, but I won't be gaming much and not at all for the next ten days as I'm off with my wife to backpack around Peru. I'll be leaving my Switch behind and taking my Kindle and some yarn and crochet hooks for entertainment.

DBD
, but mostly xcom2 as my major, this game kicks my *** hard!

My Lv1 Critical playthrough of Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix continues. Yesterday, I made it past Roxas, so the fight I was most worried about is done and over with, and where a Nobody once stood between me and Organization XIII's hideout, now nobody does.

Mario Strikers Battle League, TMNT, and Kirby Forgotten World.

I will be playing some more Capcom fighting game collection. I can’t get enough of it, and do so Island and maybe start corpse factory properly. I did dabble in some Final Fantasy 8 so I may play that or Super Mario 3D world. And maybe a little Final Fantasy XIV.

Simmering down on MHR Sunbreak & decided to tackle Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate again! I finally got over the urgent quest hump on 3 Star & hoping to dig a little more into the quests on vacation soon

On PS5 side I’m currently rocking out on Stray and love every minute of it ! Short, sweet & just different enough from my traditional games to enjoy

I don’t work at all this weekend, so my main goal will be to finish Lego DC Supervillains. I think I have about four episodes left.

Other than that, I’ll clear up my Sonic 3 and Knuckles playthrough in Sonic Origins, and maybe chill with some Smash Bros Ultimate.
Have a nice weekend!

I am on the last chapter of my first route of Triangle Strategy. I'm definitely going to play all the routes, but I've got my eye on both 13 Sentinels Aegis Rim and Live A Live next... Not sure which one is going to win out

Earlier in the year, I played through the first Ori game, this weekend I’m looking to start Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the first one was so much fun, I have high hopes for the sequel. Outside of that, maybe some Super Smash Bros: Ultimate with the kids as well.

A (mostly) lax weekend for me. I'm near the end of Ys II: Final on PC and hope to wrap it up later today. The original plan was to finish yesterday evening, but the Shrine of Solomon is such a maze that I've become hopelessly lost more than once. At least I managed to finally beat Zava, arguably one of the hardest bosses in the game.

On Switch, I haven't touched Metroid Dread much this past week after some frustrations related to Experiment Z-57 (I thought the tentacle bit in phase 2 was optional, not mandatory; hello endless rocketless/death loop ), but I plan to finish the game before XC3 drops. If I have time, I'll also join some fellow NLifers for some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe fun.

A used Wii copy of Kirby's Return to Dream Land mysteriously arrived in the mail, so I'll be testing it to ensure it works.

Happy gaming!

I feel like nobody is even playing Sunbreak anymore; what gives?

I'm currently playing the waiting game for Xenoblade Chronicles 3

But seriously I might start Kirby and the forgotten land this weekend with my brother.

Mostly three hopes so I can finish it up. If I do finish, maybe I'll start monster boy and the cursed kingdom.

Live A Live! I am a sucker for niche retro jrpgs. Oddly my GameStop only had 2 copies and I bought the last one. All GS in my area are out of them already. I think that is odd.

I’ll also be playing dead cells, mk8d and bravely default II

New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) - As the game turns ten this year, I've finally decided to beat it. I've made it to World 3 so far.

Mahjong by Microsoft (Android) - Close to finishing the July medals I need. Then back onto challenge packs again.

Make It Rain: The Love of Money (Windows Phone) - Still playing here and there.

Beat Door to Phantomile and I’m working my way through Lunatea’s Veil. I’ve also been shooting a bunch of yokai in Shadow Warrior 3.

On Switch it’s Wally and the Fantastic Predators, another rougelite but pretty charming.

@BlackMayge

Your feelings deceive you! Sunbreak is definitely still getting played…there’s just so many great gaming options in general , plus a lot of Xenoblade, Live A Live and Splatoon hype at the moment. I’m still grinding my way through Sunbreak…it’s a great expansion so far and I’m only on MR4!

Me:
Dicey Dungeon (Switch)
Shank & Shank 2 (Steam)
Injustice 2 (Steam)

Wife:
Binding of Isaac Repentance (Steam)

@nhSnork I always look forward to your comment here, and @Anti-Matter’s, I look for and enjoy them both but for very different reasons! But they both make me smile, so thanks guys 😊

@SJW childish! Bet you find yourself funny

I just started Slay the Spire. I can see why it made such a big splash.
I'm trying to re-learn Monster Hunter to only now dive into Sunbreak. I think it's harder to start at rank 200 after taking a long break than it was to start the game the very first time. At least the first time the Mons were weak. Re-learning on 7 Star beasts isn't that easy. I hate being a team liability.
Stardew - Summer; Year 2. My farm is almost automated. Which almost gives me too much time for other stuff.

after 2 years, I finally completed Xenoblade DE last night and I'm moving onto Future Connected this weeked, hoping to get it done before Friday but we'll see! also gonna be checking out salmon run in splatoon & some mario kart to break up the long long rpg hours

Still playing Klonoa. Beat Door To Phantomile. The last extra vision was hard. Now I am playing Lunateas Veil. Seems to be harder than the first entry, but both are entertaining.

Tomorrow we are off to the Baltic Sea. Should be fun.
Everyone have a great weekend.

Xbox Series S: Elden Ring and Psychonauts 2

Switch: Portal and Capcom Arcade Stadium 2

Stray on PS5.
Finally!! Some free time to play.

TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Spidersaurs.

I’m playing in a tennis tournament, but when I’m not I’ll be playing Super Mario Odyssey and continuing my Breath of the Wild Korok hunt.

Finished guacamelee this morning and started with part 2. just waiting to play xc3 which is already on my switch

Why WiiU of course. Enjoying the Likes of Scram Kitty, Maiden of Black Water with legit controls, KuruKuruKururin on GBA VC and Twilight Princess HD just to name a few. Havent touched any other console since I bought this scratched Up poorly handeled masterpiece, but its in good hand now.

Forza Horizon 5 and Vampire Survivors

Since finishing Atelier Ryza 2 a bit ago, I’ve been jumping around between a few games: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (working through my second route before I dive into Three Hopes), Rune Factory 5 when I’m in the mood for something more chill, and I also just recently picked up Atelier Sophie 2. I was really missing the Atelier series game loop. It’s so addicting!

Live A Live just came in so I will work on that after work.

I just finished OlliOlli World last night and loved it. I was going to wait to get the DLC but I'm on such a kick for this game that I might just go ahead and get it now. Other than that I'm hoping to finish up a playthrough of Shredder's Revenge with my wife, maybe squeeze in some Kirby and the Forgotten Land if I can, and also a chapter or two of my NG+ run of Triangle Strategy.

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy. I’m going to try and finish it and then replay XCDE so I can jump into Future Connected.