Ghost Trick
Image: Capcom

Well folks, it's the weekend once again, so it's time to kick back, relax, and enjoy some games.

As per the norm, however, let's just take a look back on what's been going on this week, shall we? First up, Nintendo has launched its much-anticipated Black Friday sale in Europe, and we've highlighted a whole bunch of games that we've previously awarded a score of 9/10 for your convenience.

Elsewhere, we learned that the male protagonist in Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver is actually meant to be a ninja - weird, huh? We also witnessed a brand new Indie World showcase event, and you can check out all of the highlights in our round up article. Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 also got an update, but not perhaps the one that many of us were hoping for.

Finally, of course, the big release this week is Super Mario RPG, and we sung its praises in our review while highlighting the overall thoughts from a few other outlets. Needless to say, it's looking like a fine way for Nintendo to close out 2023.

Ollie Reynolds, Staff Writer

I'm currently still knee-deep in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. I've had a bit of a love-hate relationship with this game since its release earlier this year, but I do feel like something might have finally 'clicked' with this latest attempt. I'm really trying to take my time and not rush through anything, and I can't deny the absolute joy in simply exploring the land of Hyrule.

I know Sony has just launched its Black Friday sale on the PS5, so I might dive in this weekend and see what's on offer. I know some big first-party titles are discounted and I haven't played the likes of God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon: Forbidden West yet, so we'll see.

Jim Norman, Staff Writer

Well, it took me a while to warm to it, but Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective finally has me well and truly hooked. I know that I am nearing the end now (because I caved and googled how many chapters were in the game) and the twists are coming so thick and fast, it feels like I’m watching a soap. Time to get myself a mug of tea and crack out the ending this weekend, I think.

Once that’s ticked off, who knows what else the weekend will hold. I should take the opportunity to work my way through my backlog before GOTY discussions are well and truly upon us, but those Black Friday eShop sales are looking particularly tempting this time around. I must remain strong (I won’t).

Alana Hagues, Deputy Editor

Now that I'm well and truly done with Super Mario RPG, I can focus my undivided attention on Star Ocean The Second Story R. I'm almost at the halfway point now and I really want to try and tackle all of those superbosses this time around, so I think this could be a long one.

Otherwise, the Black Friday sale on the eShop is staring at me — The House in Fata Morgana is reduced, and I've been desperate to play that for years.

Gonçalo Lopes, Contributor

I am finally playing Hogwarts Legacy on what turned out to be another impressive Switch port. Not being a hardcore Harry Potter fan myself I might not be fully “getting” the entire experience but I do recognize a good game when I see it. While continuing the grind on PSP’s Ridge Racer 2, I also hope to make progress on the stellar 9 Years of Shadows. I sadly don’t think I will be able to dedicate much time to Persona 5 Tactica but I’m quite hooked on the NEStastic Prison City.

Game of the Week is obviously Super Mario RPG (I wonder why they ditched the subtitle…). I feel a bit envious for anyone tackling Mario’s first RPG for the first time playing this amazing remake. It is such a “feel good” ride from start to finish and that is exactly what the world needs right now.


There are our plans, but what about you? Drop the game that you will be maining in the poll below and then take to the comments to let us know what else you have on the cards.

What Are You Playing This Weekend (18th/19th November)? (473 votes)

  1. Super Mario RPG (Switch)13%
  2. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)8%
  3. Splatoon 3 (Switch)6%
  4. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)5%
  5. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Switch)3%
  6. Hogwarts Legacy (Switch)2%
  7. Persona 5 Royal (Switch)1%
  8. Star Ocean: The Second Story R (Switch)1%
  9. Persona 5 Tactica (Switch)1%
  10. Fortnite (Switch eShop)1%
  11. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Switch)1%
  12. Dave The Diver (Switch eShop)1%
  13. Pikmin 4 (Switch)  0.9%
  14. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass Wave 6 (Switch eShop)  0.9%
  15. Vampire Survivors (Switch eShop)  0.9%
  16. Sonic Superstars (Switch)  0.6%
  17. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch)  0.6%
  18. The King of Fighters XIII Global Match (Switch)  0.6%
  19. ASTLIBRA Revision (Switch eShop)  0.6%
  20. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch)  0.6%
  21. Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch)  0.6%
  22. KarmaZoo (Switch eShop)  0.6%
  23. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)  0.6%
  24. Minecraft (Switch)  0.6%
  25. Sea of Stars (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  26. WarioWare: Move It! (Switch)  0.4%
  27. Suika Game (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  28. Terranigma (SNES)  0.4%
  29. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Switch)  0.4%
  30. Theatrhythm Final Bar Line (Switch)  0.4%
  31. Stardew Valley (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  32. KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series (Switch)  0.4%
  33. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  34. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES)  0.4%
  35. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Switch)  0.4%
  36. Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)  0.4%
  37. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Switch)  0.4%
  38. F-Zero 99 (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  39. Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Switch)  0.4%
  40. Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  41. Monster Hunter Rise (Switch)  0.4%
  42. Red Dead Redemption (Switch)  0.4%
  43. Grapple Dog (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  44. Astral Ascent (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  45. No Man's Sky (Switch)  0.4%
  46. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch)  0.4%
  47. Howl (Switch eShop)  0.4%
  48. Pikmin 1+2 (Switch)  0.4%
  49. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Switch)  0.4%
  50. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Switch)  0.4%
  51. Fire Emblem Engage (Switch)  0.4%
  52. Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Switch)  0.4%
  53. Full Void (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  54. Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective (DS)  0.2%
  55. New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS)  0.2%
  56. Batman Arkham Trilogy (Switch)  0.2%
  57. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)  0.2%
  58. Bayonetta (Wii U)  0.2%
  59. Lil Gator Game (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  60. Backpack Hero (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  61. Death Trick: Double Blind (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  62. Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  63. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  64. Silent Hope (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  65. Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition (Switch)  0.2%
  66. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin (Switch)  0.2%
  67. Persona 3 Portable (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  68. Cozy Grove (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  69. Tokyo Dark: Remembrance (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  70. Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Switch)  0.2%
  71. Collar X Malice (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  72. Jack Bros. (VB)  0.2%
  73. Super Mario World (SNES)  0.2%
  74. Shin Megami Tensei IV (3DS)  0.2%
  75. Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection (Switch)  0.2%
  76. Kirby Air Ride (GCN)  0.2%
  77. DK: Jungle Climber (DS)  0.2%
  78. Cult of the Lamb (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  79. Yo-Kai Watch (3DS)  0.2%
  80. Astral Chain (Switch)  0.2%
  81. Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask (3DS)  0.2%
  82. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Switch)  0.2%
  83. Alan Wake Remastered (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  84. Night In The Woods (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  85. Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  86. The House in Fata Morgana: Dreams of the Revenants Edition (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  87. Paleo Pines (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  88. Castlevania Anniversary Collection (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  89. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (Switch)  0.2%
  90. Oddworld: Soulstorm (Switch)  0.2%
  91. Rustler (Switch)  0.2%
  92. Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster (Switch)  0.2%
  93. Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Remastered (Switch)  0.2%
  94. Mario Party 3 (N64)  0.2%
  95. Putt-Putt Saves The Zoo (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  96. Putt-Putt Travels Through Time (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  97. Wheel of Fortune (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  98. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (GCN)  0.2%
  99. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Switch)  0.2%
  100. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  101. Miitopia (Switch)  0.2%
  102. Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster (Switch)  0.2%
  103. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)  0.2%
  104. Trek to Yomi (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  105. The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (Switch)  0.2%
  106. Disco Elysium: The Final Cut (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  107. Castlevania Legends (GB)  0.2%
  108. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)  0.2%
  109. Kid Icarus (NES)  0.2%
  110. Journey To Silius (NES)  0.2%
  111. Bayonetta (Switch)  0.2%
  112. Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  113. Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (3DS)  0.2%
  114. Blackwind (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  115. Ring Fit Adventure (Switch)  0.2%
  116. Genshin Impact (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  117. Wartales (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  118. Detective Pikachu Returns (Switch)  0.2%
  119. Super Mario Party (Switch)  0.2%
  120. Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)  0.2%
  121. BOXBOY! (3DS eShop)  0.2%
  122. Professor Layton and the Curious Village (DS)  0.2%
  123. Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)  0.2%
  124. A Tiny Sticker Tale (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  125. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (Wii U)  0.2%
  126. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  127. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! (Switch)  0.2%
  128. Baba Is You (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  129. Afterparty (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  130. Blasphemous 2 (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  131. Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (3DS)  0.2%
  132. Gunman Clive HD Collection (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  133. LEGO City: Undercover (Switch)  0.2%
  134. ElecHead (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  135. Blade of Darkness (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  136. Mega Man 7 (SNES)  0.2%
  137. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)  0.2%
  138. It Takes Two (Switch)  0.2%
  139. Ultimate Chicken Horse (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  140. Tactics Ogre: Reborn (Switch)  0.2%
  141. Mario Kart 7 (3DS)  0.2%
  142. My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3DS eShop)  0.2%
  143. Air Twister (Switch)  0.2%
  144. Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  145. Disney Dreamlight Valley — Ultimate Edition (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  146. Circuit Superstars (Switch)  0.2%
  147. Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (Switch)  0.2%
  148. Boulder Dash (GB)  0.2%
  149. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trials and Tribulations (DS)  0.2%
  150. OMORI (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  151. Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster (Switch)  0.2%
  152. Borderlands 3 Ultimate Edition (Switch)  0.2%
  153. Metal Gear Solid (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  154. Wii Sports Resort (Wii)  0.2%
  155. Yo-Kai Watch 3 (3DS)  0.2%
  156. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Switch)  0.2%
  157. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Anniversary Edition (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  158. Double Dragon Advance (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  159. Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise (Switch)  0.2%
  160. Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (Switch)  0.2%
  161. Overwatch 2 (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  162. Chained Echoes (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  163. Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked (3DS)  0.2%
  164. Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS)  0.2%
  165. Patrick's Parabox (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  166. Metroid Fusion (GBA)  0.2%
  167. Sonic Mania Plus (Switch)  0.2%
  168. Super Mario 64 (N64)  0.2%
  169. Risk of Rain Returns (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  170. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (SNES)  0.2%
  171. Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)  0.2%
  172. Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (Switch)  0.2%
  173. Balloon Fight (NES)  0.2%
  174. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch)  0.2%
  175. Super Mario Run (Mobile)  0.2%
  176. Burnout Paradise Remastered (Switch)  0.2%
  177. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)  0.2%
  178. Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS)  0.2%
  179. Pokémon Sun and Moon (3DS)  0.2%
  180. Bluey: The Videogame (Switch)  0.2%
  181. Signalis (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  182. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (NES)  0.2%
  183. Superman: The New Adventures (N64)  0.2%
  184. Daikatana (N64)  0.2%
  185. Conker's Pocket Tales (GBC)  0.2%
  186. Wii Music (Wii)  0.2%
  187. The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (Switch)  0.2%
  188. Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Switch)  0.2%
  189. Windjammers 2 (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  190. Alien Hominid HD (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  191. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  192. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (DS)  0.2%
  193. Splatoon (Wii U)  0.2%
  194. Metroid Dread (Switch)  0.2%
  195. Risk of Rain 2 (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  196. Paper Mario: Color Splash (Wii U)  0.2%
  197. Immortals Fenyx Rising (Switch)  0.2%
  198. Persona 4 Golden (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  199. Bonfire Peaks (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  200. Pokémon Black and White 2 (DS)  0.2%
  201. Cuphead (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  202. 9 Years of Shadows (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  203. Dredge (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  204. A Little Golf Journey (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  205. Cris Tales (Switch)  0.2%
  206. Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age (Switch)  0.2%
  207. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Switch)  0.2%
  208. Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition (Switch)  0.2%
  209. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Switch)  0.2%
  210. Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r] (Switch)  0.2%
  211. BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (Switch)  0.2%
  212. Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch)  0.2%
  213. Boomerang Fu (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  214. NieR:Automata The End of YoRHa Edition (Switch)  0.2%
  215. Cry Babies Magic Tears: The Big Game (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  216. Barbie DreamHouse Adventures (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  217. Tomodachi Life (3DS)  0.2%
  218. Celeste (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  219. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  220. Return of the Obra Dinn (Switch eShop)  0.2%
  221. Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Editions (Switch)  0.2%