Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (November 11th)

This week I will be mostly playing

Pokémon X
Spider-Man 2: the movie

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition: Finished the main story including Linkle missions and am starting the Wind Waker maps. I've had a lot of fun beating on bokoblins, moblins, wizzros, lizalfos and (a first for me) meeting the likes of Midna, Zant, Darunia, Ruto, and of course Lana and Cia.

Still not a fan of how combat intensive these games are, but I can appreciate them for what they are.

I’m working my way through Star Ocean: The Second Story R demo. I never played the original. The combat didn’t quite click at first but I’m getting the hang of it. I’ve read the praise in the NL review so I’ll stick with it.

Dead Space 2 on Xbox I think. I might switch on my Switch to explore the new tracks in Mario Kart.

Mario Wonder: my colleague did Climb to the beat for me on his 1st try! So now I’m going for the rest.

13 Sentinels: I’m at 85% of the story, let’s see if I can finish before Mario RPG arrives.

I'm finishing up super Mario bros wonder and after that I'm going to give tears of the Kingdom another shot. I didn't get into it the last time, but I think my expectations were to high for it making it impossible to reach. So with expectations in check I'm going to give it new go to see if it can hook me this time.

Mostly dead by daylight, they brought stranger things back so I’ve been trying to learn demo.

Playing Mario Wonder 4 player with my family.

Hyper Light Drifter for myself which I'm thoroughly enjoying.

Finished Zapling Bygone this week and really like it.

Have a great weekend everyone.

On PS5 i will be playing Fate Samurai/Remnant which has been amazing so far, and I will be starting Jusant today as well.

On the Switch I have recently completed Super Mario Wonder so now I can focus on getting Detective Pikachu Returns done. I may also start Astral Chain again as I never got round to finishing it.

Smash Bros and Zelda TOTK. Havent faced ganondorf yet lol. Doing all sides missions.

My plan of action is Fire Emblem Engage which I've finally gotten to after buying it at launch.
After that I shall return to Mario Wonder. I wasn't fussed on the opening act but I'll keep, games are too expensive to just give up on after a mere two-three hours.
After that I shall return to Armoured Core VI.
And then finally Pikmin 4 which I played the demo off but haven't started the actual game.
Other than that I got Splatfests, 13 Sentinels, TOTK (which I'm taking a quick break from), Phantom Hourglass, Wind Waker (game cube), and Luigi's Mansion 1 on hold, and Xeno 3 DLC to get.
I really need to do something about this backlog 😅

Super Mario Wonder (finishing off)
Mario Kart 8 wave 6
Tetris 99 (Super Mario RPG skin)
Plus some F Zero 99 too, if I get time.

The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve
Second case. Haven't had time to play it since last week.

Arkanoid - Eternal Battle
Had this on my wishlist and noticed it was really cheap yesterday so I bought it. I wish it had difficulty options and a way to save mid-game. It's bare-bones but it does its job.

Carmageddon 2: Carpocalypse Now
Two stages to go. The stages drag a bit toward the end. Opponents are too durable.

Castlevania Legends
Beat the first half of the game yesterday. Will probably beat the rest this weekend.

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
Got to try this out, thanks to Nintendo Game Trial (Japan). I know it had bigger impact at launch than anyone expected so I've been interested in it since then. It seems like a fun game from what little I've played. I have my hands full right now but I can see myself getting it eventually.

TOTK and Mario Wonder and MK8 new tracks

Trails in the sky as well as Pokemon firered omega

I got no idea really. I was thinking of getting Mario Kart 8 but not sure. The last Mario Kart I played was back in the days at my SNES.

Stuck on the final boss fight in Metroid Prime Remastered so have started playing Xenoblade Chronicles 3. I haven't played the first two so I'm hoping it'll be ok to start here.

One Piece Odyssey. The game is good and I missed these Nakamas. The love for One Piece is noticeable, this will be a good time.

Happy gaming everyone!

@Duck_Farmer It should be okay, all the games are standalone for the most part, with the only time the games crossover I think being one of the dlcs.

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom mainly. Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia, Everspace and maybe some Guacamelee 2

I somehow don't see lot of gaming for me this weekend. I've been getting pretty burned out on gaming lately, and more into reading manga. Especially after I splurged on this giant 30% off sale at Indigo books last weekend. So I've got a huge book backlog that I would rather tackle.

Still, if I do play anything, it'll be the Quake 2 expansion, Call of the Machine. Holy crap, I didn't expect it to be so difficult. I've made it through one of the episodes last weekend, and I didn't expect hordes of bazillions of the strongest types of enemies to flood from every inch of each level while I'm given barely enough ammo to deal with them all. It's still fun, but kind of overwhelming at times. Makes me a little gun shy to jump back in.

Oh yeah, and the final Mario Kart 8 tracks. I'll play those with my family.

@Zuljaras Awesome!! I'm currently a bit stuck on the Queen Metroid in Samus Returns. I'll give it another go sometime in the next 5 days.

I bought Tales of Vesperia last Xmas on deep sale, and am only just getting around to it now. Spending is on hold until I see what Black Friday brings. Wanna get the most for the least amount of $. 😋

Made a start into Xenoblade 2: Torna the Golden Country so enjoying getting my teeth into that. Added Star Ocean to my Xmas list to buy myself some time and reduce temptation to buy it myself! Happy weekend folks!

I'm playing Elex on my Steam Deck. Seems to be a sort of a mix between The Elder Scrolls and Fallout series thematically; a big meteor hit the planet and turned it into a wasteland.

One group of people who doesn't like technology use magic to restore the nature and live medieval lives. Another group of people swear to technology. And a third group are kinda outlaws. The three groups are all enemies of each others.

Then there's a fourth group that are into drugs to make themselves powerful, that is feared and hated by all the rest.

The game has a reputation of being really difficult the first 30 hours or, and yeah, it's probably true. But at least you have a jetpack that gives you some sort of advantage (the game seems to be more about avoiding enemies than actually confronting them).

Oh, and it's an open world western RPG, if you haven't figured that out yet.

@Freek Hyper Light Drifter is amazing! Especially given the god-tier soundtrack that it has.

Myself, mainly focusing on two games on Steam. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles (roguelite dicebuilder), and the awesome RPG (completely free too!) known as Moonring. Otherwise, more Picross S9 on Switch whenever I have a little time to kill.

Stay safe, and enjoy your weekend all

I'm playing Final Fantasy 13, on chapter 11. Also playing the Tetris event, Ring Fit Adventure and checking out the new tracks on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Also going to try battle mode on Mario Kart as I haven't played it in ages, I usually just race.

Aw, I see we’re back to just voting for ONE game! Anyway, I earned the Super Mario RPG theme in Tetris 99 last night, so that’s done. I’ve been playing plenty of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe so far, alone and with my daughter, and I’ll carry on with the excellent Super Mario Bros. Wonder too. That’s a great trio of games right there. Long live the Switch!

Playing DOOM 2016 on my PC. Finally got a copy of Super Mario Bros. 2 for my NES, so I hope to play that, too.

MK8 Deluxe will be focus until either Super Mario RPG releases on Friday or the Splatfest starts on Saturday. Undecided on whether I'll start Super Mario RPG on Friday or wait until the Splatfest has ended.

Patiently waiting for Mario RPG. In the meantime, Red Dead.

Just last night I got all the wonder seeds in Super Mario Wonder so it’s time to move on to a new game. Only a week until Super Mario RPG, so I need to find something short to hold me over - maybe I’ll dive back in to Rayman legends or try out Portal 2

I'll probably finish Alba: A Wildlife Adventure. I have one more bird to find.

EDIT: And done, lol. Maybe I'll play some more Floppy Knights or Cult of the Lamb.

Started playing Outlast yesterday, a ‘walking sim’ horror game (or perhaps running and hiding sim is more appropriate). Liking it but hoping it only lasts a few hours as I’ll probably start getting bored after that.

Also Mario Kart 8 deluxe, playing the new tracks and trying to get gold with 3 stars on 150cc in every cup.

Might play a board game too but probably solo as my family are uninterested monsters (Wingspan, Aeon’s End, Spirit Island, Mansions of Madness)

Star ocean: Second Story R, Wonder, and Robocop. I really should just focus on one at a time. I think this has been my answer for a few weeks now.

This weekend I’m finishing up Alan Wake 2 for the PS5. I’m on my way to the platinum trophy, with all collectibles obtained. My focus now is leisurely completing the main story and I should be set.

As of right now it’s my GOTY. I believe it’s in a league of its own and has officially stamped Remedy into legendary status. I would compare them to Naughty Dog (to me) and Kojima in that regard. They should have free rein to do whatever they want because of their creativity.

And just when I think games can’t shake things up in originality, Remedy comes along to remind me that it’s still possible. How they are able to pump out consistent titles at a frequent volume is astonishing. The best way to describe it is simply Nintendo-esque.

Speaking of Nintendo, I’m slowly chipping away in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. I’m presently on the 5th world, and have managed to procure all Wonder Seeds minus a small handful. I’ve also unlocked secret locations that provide really fun challenges. I love how there are secrets everywhere — not just in the actual levels themselves, but in the over world as well. Wonder definitely harkens back to my favorite Mario game, Super Mario World.

Next up on my list: Super Mario RPG. I can’t wait for its release next Friday.

Ive finally made it to the last week of my school year (11 for the record) and ive put my switch away since term 3 since my grades were lookin iffy but ive really picked up the pace, after my final exam on friday im rushing straight to my nearest videogame store to pick up the Mario RPG, it looks pretty dope

Playing some Double Dragon Advance, great to have the game back on the Switch as is one of my favourite scrolling beat 'em ups. Also still to finish Super Mario Wonder and replaying Alien Isolation on Switch.

Switch
Mario Wonder
Mario Kart 8
Star Ocean Second Story R

PS2
NBA Street Vol 2
MVP Baseball 2005

Mainly some TotK, if I find spare time also try out the new MK8 tracks, though honestly the excitement has waned a bit since the first few DLC cups.

@GregamanX That happened to me a few months back. I've only started reading maga about a year ago and it has eaten into my gaming time for definite. Gotta love Berserk, Chainsaw man and Demon slayer for me, thinking of biting the bullet and starting Vanland Saga as well as the show was excellent.

@AmplifyMJ I agree! Bring back the mutli vote!

Fortnite og. Its the only game Ive played the last week.

Lately I’ve been playing a mix of Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, Atari’s Haunted House, and pushing up my high scores in Pinball FX.

This weekend I’ll see if the kiddos want to try out the new tracks and characters in MK8 Deluxe. Then later this week I’m looking forward to getting my wings on when my copy of Air Twister arrives from Japan.
As usual, far too much to play!

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend! 🕹👾

Finished 8-Bit Adventures 2 few days ago (Superb game btw!)

So I started up the Star Ocean Second Story remaster, mostly just been meandering about still, I started the quest where you go with Celine to the cave but haven't done that still. It's been ages since I played the game last but I do remember that you can get a rare missable accessory if you get your pickpocket skills high enough and manage to collect the 40k needed for the bandit gloves very early on, I'm still undecided if I wanna go for the bonus dungeon since it is not for the faint of heart as I recall but in case I do, I do want to at least be prepared somewhat.

A combo of Risk of Rain Returns and the Survivors of the Void DLC now that it FINALLY hit consoles. Also do a bit of Borderlands 2 questing.

Nothing on the Switch this weekend, unless the wife and I get an hour of SMBW in.

I recently started the Japan-exclusive My Summer Vacation 2 for PSP, and will try to do an in-game day each day. 楽しいね。

Besides that, I’ll probably do some PS3 gaming as I try to keep cleaning up my older consoles’ libraries. I’ll probably end up playing some other Japanese game. 😅

Saturdays here in the "south" are for college football, Sunday will be for some Mario kart new tracks and 2 slay the spire runs. Also picked up Root for switch since the board game is so hard to teach. Thursday started the new ticket to ride legacy for a physical board game...

With wave six officially added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, I'll be playing that with the wife and kids. I also recently downloaded the first Nexomon game, when I saw it discounted on the eshop, so I'll be playing that as well.

I played peaceful PS4 games today. 😇
1. Yonder the Cloud Catcher Chronicles
2. My Universe: Fashion Boutique

@Nf157 Yeah, I got into manga a couple years ago and my gaming has slowed down, but I would call it more balanced. It's good to switch it up between two hobbies. Chainsaw Man and Berserk are excellent. I would recommend Fire Punch if you like Chainsaw Man. Also Dandadan and Dorohedoro as they have a similar tone to Chainsaw Man (dark/funny). Oh, and Sakamoto Days for pure action craziness. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure happens to be my personal favourite series.

No Man's Sky. Can't get enough of it.

Tetris 99. At least until I unlock the Mario RPG theme.

Back to OOT on our 2DS.

But also going to try out the new tracks on MK8D with the family.

I also gave F-Zero 99 a try. That was fun!

That and putting a little time in with Kirby and the Forgotten Land. We are on the last world. I want to try to finish this one off.

metroid prime remastered for me, just reached the phazon mines
also might play more wonder and mk8dx

@Zuljaras

RE: Metroid Samus Returns

+1

I just got that game this summer, and I couldn't put it down. A really great game IMHO. It ended up being one of my favourites.

Enjoy!

@GregamanX I'll have to look into some of those, especially Fire Punch as I've actually heard of that one in passing. I haven't heard of the other two you mentioned that are similar to Chainsaw man but anything like chainsaw man is interesting to me. Thanks for the recommendations 👍

@Duck_Farmer you can play it but you still won’t understand certain things in the end of the game like certain characters near the end. You get more out of Xenoblade 3 if you played 1 and 2. There aren’t that standalone in my opinion. They are all connected. The dlc for 3 really brings everything together too.

Good luck on Metroid’s prime’s final boss. I struggled with it too. Barely beat him.

Quite a bit. Mario wonder and Mario kart new dlc with the kids. Mario world and pikmin 4 for me. Cocoon on xbox.

I'll be playing a game called "doing laundry" and "cleaning the fish tank" followed by "getting rid of 70% of the kids toys in preparation for Christmas". It's a boring game but hopefully it's quick to complete.

Still playing:
Legend of Legacy
Tiny Thor
SMB Wonder

@Nf157 You're very welcome. Fire Punch is by Fujimoto, who made Chainsaw Man. Keep in mind its darker in theme, and not as based around humour. It's still excellent. Dorohedoro is dark and comedic like Chainsaw Man, but not as action-heavy (there's still some good action though). It's got an art style closest to Chainsaw Man with its scratchy/gritty art. Dandadan is closest in terms of writing, action and humour to Chainsaw Man. It's got dark and crazy creature designs reminiscent of Berserk or some of the Chainsaw Man devils. Finally, if you like Chainsaw Man's action scenes, Sakamoto Days hits just as hard and awesome, and even trumps them in my opinion. The only thing is, it's rather light in tone, but the comedy is really there. Once you get around the third volume, the action starts to ramp up to absolute insanity. Hope this all helps.

Sorry to everyone about all the manga talk in a gaming thread. I'll end it at that. 😂

Playing through the New Game Plus of Atelier Ayesha DX; seeing how much I can 100% in time 🙂 love it. Still on Rune Factory 5 now and then, and I caved and bought Sophie 2 which I'm slowly dipping into.

I played quite some Tetris 99, I don't really like the first music from mario RPG, the next two are much better but still too short loops imo. On the other hand, the melody on the piano with the flute and strings that plays when you loose is an absolute delight imo.
I've also been busy with MK8D and the new tracks. Doing the cups and playing online before I get to the time trials.
Also some Hatsune Miku, slowly clearing the last extreme and extra songs I've got left.
As I haven't started any new "main" games yet, I've played some old games on NSO, Joe & Mac, and now finishing #2. Also on the Wii I've tried the Mad Dog McCree collection (which is bad, shots are for the most part not registering, what a shame) and Eledees.

@RSSR
Good on you for putting your grades first! I wish I did!
Hope you do well

Playing Paper Mario on NSO. I want to see if I enjoy these games because of the Super Mario RPG and Thousand Year Door remakes. I generally have a hard time getting through RPGs even though I want to enjoy them. After some discussion of this in the comments on here on other articles I am enjoying Paper Mario. I’ll have to see if I keep enjoying it through to the end and then still want to play more similar games. I remember renting Super Mario RPG as a kid and not really understanding what an RPG was at the time.

I also have the Final-Final Test still to do in Wonder. I have 99 lives ready for a try at it when I am ready.

TOTK. Took a break to play the first two spiderman games and starfield and I am back now.

I FINALLY have a mostly lax weekend for a change! And after another week of very little gaming too.

• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (AAT/Switch) - Currently on the beginnings of Case 4. The game is really starting to grab me now.
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder - ...Still on the second world. Haven't played much and when I do, I often try to grab all Wonder Seeds and big purple coins in a level first.
• Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - I'll be playing this online with folks from here today in celebration of Wave 6 releasing. It's been awhile, so I'm VERY rusty.

Happy gaming!

Enjoyed playing Mario Wonder last night and I’m hoping to have more time to keep playing. I’ll also be playing SF6 on my pc.

Seeing people singing such high praise of Alan Wake 2 makes me feel like I need to get it!

Less time for the hobby this weekend (presumably alongside the next one), but there's still some stuff I'm hoping to tend to. Switch library recently saw the advent of the first One's Justice game (its story mode reportedly covering the events up to mid-S3, and I'm already at the Two Heroes movie), and then there are always other itches to scratch from Xenoblade 3, Undermine and Eiyuuden Chronicle Rising to RF5, Rogue Legacy and Borderlands 2. Some Immortals, Pinball Wizard and/or First Departure (plus maybe even Atelier Marie, NMS and TWEWY) not completely ruled out either. On the other hand, pretty much all the Sony stuff will likely remain on pause until Tuesday, leaving some Deck (JC3, FF games, XCX and possibly some Burnout or Ar Tonelico) and 3DS (Endless Frontier, Pokemon Moon, Valentia and possibly some Etrian Odyssey) on the potential session menu.

Super Mario Wonder, Danganronpa V3, Double Dragon Advance, and Mario Kart 8.

This week mostly diving back into chapter one Fortnite with my buddies and continuing to play Fallout New Vegas

Let's see... Last week, we wrapped up the final world in Super Mario Bros Wonder, but we still have a couple of secret world stages to get through, so we will probably hop back in for those.

I've been itching to replay Uncharted 4 for a couple of years now, but I'm also itching to replay the NGC Fire Emblem, the Baten Kaitos port, and some more Pokemon.

I doubt any of those will actually happen, but I expect more Axon TD and Fashion Dreamers will.

Guys but actually for real Star Ocean.

I’ll be playing F-Zero GX on my GameCube, and I’ll be hopping into the Splatfest on Splatoon 3!

Happy Gaming Everyone!

@NintendoDad is that the first you've played it? I hope so. Prime is a very, very special game. Nothing does atmosphere like that game.
Maybe Doom ps1, but I am biased.

@JimNorman Do it! Play Ghost Trick. Trust me…you won’t regret it.

With that out of the way…this weekend I’ll be playing Yo-kai Watch 3. This was one of the very last 3DS games published in the West, so the physical version is exceptionally expensive, especially in North America. However, my brilliant foresight (read: eShop FOMO) landed me this game for the comparatively reasonable price of 40 USD.

So what are the more reasonable spenders missing out on, exactly? Well, somehow, this game manages to go even bigger and better than the second, featuring our familiar protagonist Nate Adams moving to a new country called America BBQ, where people drive on the right, eat large burgers, speak in a stereotypical Southern US dialect, and where hundreds of “‘Merican Yo-kai” are just waiting to be befriended. Back in Springdale, there’s a new protagonist, Hailey Thomas, an anime geek if there ever was one. Each protagonist has his or her own story, and you switch between these two stories throughout the game. (Sorry, Katie fans…you’re out of luck this time around.)

It works pretty well, I think. I’m on Chapter 4 in both stories. It’s certainly had its bizarre moments already. The battle system is completely overhauled, too, featuring much more room for player input, and therefore even more strategy. The sad part is that when I play as Hailey and talk to Nate’s old friend Bear, he talks about how much he misses Nate. I always liked seeing Nate’s escapades with his trio of friends, so I hope they’re reunited soon enough.

@gb_nes_gamer the game gets really nuts with skills. Pickpocketing the right people at the right time can change the game massively, for instance.

Recently started a new game+ on Final Fantasy XII Zodiac age to get myself ready to take on some difficult challenges that I missed on my first play through and to attempt maxing out my characters gear.

Also played some Mario Kart, got the 3star trophy on 50,100 and 150 cc on the new cups so I feel done for with that for now.
Will of course play it some more later with my girlfriend as that is the game we usually play together

I got to Pyramid Island in Bomb Rush Cyberfunk a few nights ago. I intend to take on Devil Theory there this weekend. I also plan on doing some more general exploring in Tears of the Kingdom and upgrading my battery charge for my Zonai creations. Of course, I’ll also play some Mario Kart 8 Deluxe online, now that all of the DLC cups are out. I got three stars rankings on all 150, Mirror, and 200cc Grand Prix, which is really satisfying!

On the laptop, I got to the third floor in Pizza Tower. I might try to get through that so I can fight my main man, The Noise.

I sat down yesterday to finally finish TOTK but ended up farming Lynels and dragon parts instead. Maybe I'll take another crack at it today.

Aabs Animals (Vita) - Weird little pet game my daughter is playing with me.

Doodle God Blitz (Windows Phone) - 2/3 of the way complete now.

Going to play all the MGS titles on Switch with my kids, alongside MK8D and Minecraft. I don't like Minecraft, but my kids love it.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe: Now that the Booster Course Pass is complete, I can finally challenge the Grand Prix in 200cc from start (Mario Kart Stadium) all the way to the finish (Wii Rainbow Road). Though I need to complete the other engine classes, in all of them I stopped in BCP - Wave 4.

Mario Sports Mix: For some reason, I decided to go back to this and complete it. Unlocked Ninja in all the sports. Trying to unlock Slime in Volleyball and Hockey before tackling Sports Mix with Mario, Ninja and Slime, the characters I consider the representatives of their original series.

I still cannot grasp the idea that this game is a crossover between Mario, Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest that has a Final Fantasy-esque battle against a Final Fantasy monster, in a Mario sports title.

EDIT: I almost forget, this weekend I'll also play some Tetris 99 to get the Super Mario RPG theme.

@LikelySatan

RE: Metroid Samus Returns

Yes. It was the 1st time I played it. I've only had the 2DS for about 5 years. And MSR is an expensive cartridge so I've not actively looked at getting it. But I managed to find myself with a cartridge one day at an awesome price. In the past I've tried to start M2RoS, but since I can only play 2-3 hours a week . . . and sometimes every other week, I kept forgetting what the heck I was trying to do. LOL. The map in MSR and the updated play made all the difference for me. It made it a game I could not stay away from.

RE: Metroid Prime

Yeah. That looks really good. I never played that in Game Cube or Wii days. I am kinda torn which I should attempt next. Metroid Prime or Metroid Dread.

But I've put that decision on the backburner as I try to finally finish OOT (and start MM) on my 2DS.

Happy Gaming!

I actually reached 100% completion in Xenoblade Chronicles 3 after a year of on and off playing!

I am currently obsessed with Star Ocean The Second Story R. I'm 12 hours in now and I'll be making more progress this weekend. I'm also going to be playing Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with some fellow NintendoLife users.

@GregamanX "Sorry to everyone about all the manga talk in a gaming thread. I'll end it at that. 😂"
True 😅, I'll add all of these suggestions to my list. Some good reading ahead of me!

Just landed both the Tales from the Borderlands games for £15 from GAME (ach, mein SD-kart).

I am in other city this weekend. Only switch:

• World of Solitaire: fantastic solitaire game. So much added value, game modes, achievements, you can unblock musics and card stamps (using an evolution system). Touchscreen. Love this game. I have 25 hours in and 52%.
• Windjammers 2: perfect game, single or multi.
• Super Mario Strikers: Battle League (demo). I bought the game but still not arrived (i paid $15 new)

Switch - Super Mario Bros. Wonder

PS5 - Assassin's Creed: Mirage, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name

@Martijn87
If you are just starting from the beginning, i reccomend first follow bit of the main story, and also do some shrines to fill the heart meter first and maybe a bit of stamina.
And when you have enough hearts, follow the Yoga clan side questa (will tank me later) i wish i found that one sooner lol.

@Gamer83

Oehh Gaiden! Let me know when you played it a bit, how it is. Will get that game too maybe at Christmas.

Playing nothing. Feeling a bit lethargic. Recovering from a knee operation, so not working this week and the next. And that's what's doing me in. I need to work/feel useful in order to justify my free time and to enjoy it.

I finished Mario wonder in just over a week. Bit now i'm trying (and more than likely going to fail) to 100 percent it. Going to play dlc wave 6 later today too.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe to try out the latest additions. Injustice 2 because it's fab and I've really got back into it in the last month while working through my backlog.

I am going to be finishing Mother 3 on my SNES mini, I'm at the final boss.

Also going to finishing Resident Evil HD on the switch. I am having a blast with both games.

started mario wonder last night after beating man of culture game akiba's trip.

Not sure this really counts as a game, but I've been feeling the weirdest urge to mess around on Flipnote 3D. It's just so fun and simple to make little animations. Now that I have a computer I could have "real" animation software, but for some reason I always get the bug to return to that simple 3DS program. Time to bust my 3DS out of the junk drawer again lol.

And I'll play some Fashion Dreamer as well. So fun and addicting!

Finally I might put in some time on Splatoon 3 to collect some conch shells for Team Hug.

Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild are both top of my list to play everyday. I usually save TOTK sort of as dessert after I've played other games, then am too tired to keep playing. Can't believe how that game feels like childhood Christmas everytime I start it up and start wondering around not caring what I do or if I accomplish anything. Also playing Warioware Move It!(it's a super fun exercise game!), Super Famicom Wars with English translation on Steam Deck, Mario Wonder (amazingly fun game, love playing levels over and over), Taito no tatsujin festival whatever, Switch Sports, Rocket League, Kingdom New Lands, and Psyvariar (went on sale, was so happy to get it again after selling my physical copy a few years ago).

Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action

New Pokemon Snap! Have thoroughly enjoyed this game. Much more effort and attention to detail than recent mainstream Pokemon games

@Raifteiri and @Riku3456 thanks for the advice. At 80-100 hours each for XC1 and XC2, I don't have time to catch up as I'm planning to restart and complete BotW next before moving on to TotK. I'll probably just do a story recap on YouTube.

@NintendoDad I'd go with Prime. The story leads into Dread, and that way you won't be playing two games in the sane genre back to back.

I’ve been on paternity leave these last few weeks and now that I’ve settled into a routine with our new addition it has afforded me some time to finally finish TOTK. I’ve been playing that and only that since May. What an all timer of a game.

Now I can pick up my backlog of Persona 5R, Digimon Survive, F-Zero 99, Advance Wars Remake, Spider-Man MM before diving into the latest Fire Emblem. Happy gaming everyone 🙏

@JohnnyMind ah man, how good is that feeling when you discover that the dungeon under lookout landing keeps going and going and going? Was one of my fav moments for sure. I just finished the game up. The ending is immense you are in for a treat!

Playing Tears of the Kingdom this weekend. I'm about 100 shrines in and dealt with the regional phenomena in Hebra. Still having a blast, although very easily distracted.

Also started Octopath Traveler II while on business travel, turn based is usually easier for me undocked. Really enjoying that so far too.

And final Mario Kart 8 booster pass!!!

@The-Chosen-one
I'm nearing the end of chapter 2. Really like it so far but it's a shorter experience. Only five chapters, I think, but if you like the series, I definitely recommend it since it adds to the story.

@XE77 How is Xenotilt?

@Nidorom Thanks man, feelin pretty good goin into this week

@The-Chosen-one thanks for the tip

@XE77 I need to get on Xenotilt. Looks like my kind of jam.

Frankly, I want to get through the latest chapter of the Archon Quest in Genshin Impact this weekend. But I only have today (Sunday) to do it.

I haven't had the opportunity to really game at all this past week, due to being too tired from a bad bout of insomnia one day, working late due to things getting busy for the holidays the day after that, having to drive an hour in each direction for a party that my girlfriend invited me to the day after that, and running multiple errands after work yesterday.

But today, I have absolutely nowhere to be and nothing to do (unless my parents try to hijack my day off again, as they are wont to do). I'm just going to tell them to not bother me at all; I need this day to myself, as I am frankly exhausted from being busy all week and just need my downtime; no ifs, ands, or buts.

@jdrocks89 I'd say it's pretty good!

@DemonKow
Where can you see how many shrines you got? I cant find it l.

Played a lot of Air Twister, love they musical-like feeling. The controls could be a bit tighter, but everything else is relly how i like it.

I'll also try to put some time in the shmup/rhythm game hybrid Noisz which i got from the JP eShop, i really hope NL will review it when it comes to Europe (or do an import review).

This weekend I'm playing:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Sonic Superstars
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
F-Zero 99

Finally finishing Grisaia: Chronos Rebellion (Game of the Year for sure) and then I'll be starting Atri: My Dear Moments.

@The-Chosen-one it shows your shrines, light roots, and other such info on the loading screen when you fast travel

@DemonKow
Hahah man, played this game for 130hrs and still didn't pay attention to that. Thanks.

Alrighty well we got our last big week of games of the year I feel coming up so here we go. Of course I know we still got some games coming out this year like Dragon Quest Monsters 3 for Switch and Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising for PS5 but personally I feel like Switch has its last big games this week in Super Mario RPG a game I’m very very excited for and Persona 5 Tactica another game I’m hype about. And the PS5 had its last big games last week with COD MWIII and Like A Dragon Gaiden. Speaking on that last one that’s where we’ll start this week as that’s easily my game of the week it feels so good to be playing another game with Kiryu I mean Joryu. A good Yakuza beat ‘em up style game makes next years LAD8 and it’s RPGness just that little bit easier to stomach. Otherwise a perfectly ordinary time with some excellent games like Pikmin 4, Sea Of Stars and Star Ocean 2 as usual. Oh and of course some excellent Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with friends to see the rest of the Booster Course. That really was a excellent DLC a collection Nintendo did honestly worth the money. Also Nintendo please put Pauline in MK9 or 10 or whatever you’ll call it thanks. Like most people it’s time to knuckle down and work on GOTY games. I mean man after the Tekken 8 reveal tonight we got the Game Awards nominees tomorrow like that’ll make my game carving path really easy. I know it’s probably gonna mean blitzing and finding out truly how a game like Baldurs Gate 3 works. Might snag UMVC3 tho as it’s on sale for the price of a decent lunch. So yeah a week of Spider-Man 2 and Mario Wonder and Sonic Superstars and Pikmin 4 and Alan Wake 2 and Sea of Stars and maybe Tales of Arise awaits. And of course Super Mario RPG at the end of the week seriously you guys I’ve never played this game I can hardly wait. Gonna try to finish Arnold Schwarzeneggers new show on Netflix FUBAR this week so I can move on to the Onimusha anime and the Scott Pilgrim show too. Anime of the week of course gotta go to Eminence In Shadow, Inexperienced Love Story, Frieren, Spy X Family, and Shangri La Frontier. Those are the easy stand outs of the season so far. And podcasts this week gonna be bulky as I gotta give a shout-out to the ones getting me through work of course being Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, Remap Radio, RPGsites Tetracast, Friends Per Second, Minnmax and of course Into The Aether. All absolutely excellent and amazing. As always everyone have a excellent weekend and Happy Gaming.

I'm still only in the beginning hours of Star Ocean: The Second Story R, but I'm having fun so far! Can't wait to dive further in this weekend.

I played Chants of Sennaar. Brilliant game!