Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 7th)

Yoshi's Island on SNES Mini.

Bought the mini years ago, but didn't get round to playing it much. For a 28-year-old game, it holds up very well. There's no nostalgia colouring the experience. SNES games are new to me, as N64 was my first Nintendo console.

Any recommendation on which of the other 20 games that are especially worth playing? I guess Super Mario World?

Hades and Mario kart 8 with a bit of f zero 99. I’m on that ‘palate cleanser between big games’ that was covered in an article a week or so ago.

Love hades but struggling to get better - beat the boss once but can’t seem to do it again. Still enjoying it tho.
Edit beat them twice more this weekend! Actually reaching the point where I’m focusing a bit more on how best to combine boons etc and adapting how I play to what I have on a run. Still think I’m a way off clearing it with pact of punishment (even just 1 level), but I may yet see all the story has to offer and upgrade a few weapons. What a game.

Just finished Moonscars.
Really loved it, has a real Blasphemous vibe.

Started Axiom Verge 2 since my CE arrived, absolutely loving it.

Also my Blasphemous 2 and Gal Guardians Demon Purge physical arrived so I'll be getting into either one of those two.

Have a great weekend everyone.

I beat Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 1 & 2 in the past week and started playing Solar Ash.

Still chipping away at Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations and I finally started Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 4 after taking a break from the game.

Beyond those I’ll probably be starting Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Super Castlevania IV.

Pokemon Silver on my phone.
Imo second best Pokemon game after Black 2.

Detective Pikachu Returns. I really like it, and I disagree with all the hate it is getting.

What is sure: playing Theatrhythm, on the way to the 97th achievement. And AA: Spirit of Justice, on case 5, trial day2.
What I should play, but I feel too tired for them: Sonic Frontiers DLC, 1 more chaos emerald missing, so must be close to the end (playing on easy since the snake trial), and Splatoon 2 single player continue with sector 3.

Into the Breach. I just can't get enough of that game.

All my attention is going towards xenoblade 3! I’m freaking loving it so far! Maybe some splatoon on the side, and I might start up FE three houses again.

Just finished BoxBoy on 3DS.
Now Playing TRANSISTOR, CAVE STORY, RED DEAD REDEMPTION.

All 3 are good times!!!

Happy weekend gaming for everyone!

I think I’m going to start Oxenfree II tonight.
Spooky!

Scarlet, possibly some Slay the Spire.
Maybe some other side games, will see.
Currently my free time is devided by a new little kitten and some gaming. She enjoys watching Pokemon anime on my switch so I guess my console will be occupied

Probably focused on MK8 Deluxe but can't decide what single player game to go along with it. While I did buy Detective Pikachu Returns yesterday, I'm undecided whether to start now or to leave it for another time given that Batman got delayed to December.

I have friends coming over so whatever they want to play.

Still Final Fantasy Blacmoon Prophecy, the RPG Maker 2003 Final Fantasy fangame from the 2000s using assets from the SNES final fantasies. 20+ hours in I've entered the 2nd main act of the game.

It's jank and the writing's really goofy, infuriatingly so at times and it has SO much padding but I've been able to enjoy it for what it is nonetheless, if nothing else I do commend the effort that was put into it, there is a lot of game here.

Mario and Luigi Superstars (NSO). It is a lot longer than I expected! But fun. Want to try and get as much done in time for Wonder. I like to focus one one or two games max at a time. I still have lots of Sonic Frontiers to play if I go back to playing it (got so frustrated with the 3rd island and the screwy map)

It was going to be Silent hope, but it sucked so I sold it on. I'll be booting up TOTK until my copy of Harvest Moon the winds of anthos arrives.

You know, I recently saw a certain Ant-ish dude mention a game that's been on my radar for some time now: Moon. No, that's not a typo, I checked.

…that’s not lowercase!

Anyway, nothing specific this week, just Smash Bros with the family and Splatoon, plus Disney Speedstorm (which is surprisingly enjoyable) and INK.

I'm still riding the Shin Megami Tensei V train this weekend. It's an odd experience. The game works great for bite-sized play, yet I never feel like playing it (or anything for that matter) during the workweek. Then I binge ton of it on the weekends. I've been so wiped after work that I only feel like reading manga in the evenings lately. So it will probably take me some time to finish this one, although I'm already 20 hours in after 2 weeks. I think trying F-Zero 99 is still going to have to wait.

I am finally playing again zifurrat 2 decided to complete the game and unlock everything, but I am reallyyy tempted by borderlands 3 the port
looks good

@Qwiff
Definitely Super Mario World. I would also recommend Donkey Kong Country, if you like platformer. It is challenging and the music and atmosphere is awesome.

This weekend I will continue questing in Tears Of The Kingdom. This game is really full of content, I like it.

Happy gaming everyone!

Skyward Sword HD and random 16-bit oldies

F-Zero 99 has led me back to F-Zero X on N64 switch online. The last time I played it was back in 98’, I had a Jap knockoff copy and had to work out the Japanese menu. It is so much fun! Really shows the unique experiences Nintendo were trying to create in the jump from the 16Bit to the 64Bit era. And it is 60fps!
Outside of that, I’ve been playing Dungeon of the Endless and I highly recommend to any fans of strategy/survival games.
30XX, mega man fans whatchu waiting for.
Pikmin 4 with my daughter. What an absolute stunner of a game.

Ps. I love gaming.

I'm currently playing on Switch

GTA San Andreas

Also starting Dead by Daylight so hoping the servers are still busy 🤞🏻

This weekend I’m playing Cyberpunk 2077 and its DLC, Phantom Liberty. I have put 40hrs in with a completion rate of 38%. It took me a while to adjust to an open world game, particularly an RPG, that focuses on verticality because I don’t recall another game similar. Now that I’m accustomed to it, I’ll just cut to the chase — this game rules.

I now want to go on a rant about one aspect of the game that some people (still) consider flawed despite the 2.0 update being a drastic and much needed overhaul of the game. And that is meaningful choices.

I’ve seen a lot of criticism over dialogue choices not having an impact on the outcome of the mission. I do understand this since Cyberpunk is technically an RPG, and The Witcher had so many varying threads throughout conversations that effected other side and main missions. However; for me, I’m not always looking for that when I play this genre.

I just got off the heels of playing the massive undertaking Baldur’s Gate 3. The choices you are dealt have a genuine impact either immediately, ten hours down the road, or the overall ending — whether it’s environmental or the characters and your party members themselves. That is incredible.

With that said, I don’t feel like making those types of choices immediately after. Instead, as soon as I booted up the game I immediately wanted to get lost in Night City — a different aspect in an RPG setting that often gets ignored. And for me, when I want to lose myself in a game world, I’m. It looking for dialogue choices that change my outcome; instead, I’m wanting to learn more about the world and its inhabitants.

This is why I love the blue dialogue options — it expands on the characters, their motivations, and gives you a taste of how life currently is when living in Night City. I care more about that than I do making tough decisions that could ultimately leave me unhappy (like Baldur’s Gate 3). Granted, there are choices that do have consequences so that also shouldn’t be ignored. Give me a relatively linear narrative with amazing character interactions, and a game world that genuinely feels as if it’s living and breathing any day of the week and twice on Sunday.

Speaking on the world of Night City - this might be one of the best settings in any game. The vibe and portrayal of a dystopian world is really great. I was born in 1990, but grew up watching the likes of Blade Runner, Demolition Man, Twelve Monkeys, and even early Batman movies with Michael Keaton. I remember the world those movies were set in, and Cyberpunk nails that aesthetic to a T and then some.

One mission titled “Down on the Street” really drives this point home. I’ll try and keep it spoiler free. There is no gunplay involved, but how things unfold, whether it’s the lighting, mysterious meet ups, traveling in a car with neon lights flashing around every corner while jazz music is playing on the radio, is amazing. When a game can captivate you even without much action involved, that is a sign of something special to me.

Overall, the game has engrossing characters and a captivating world. When you mix that with fun gameplay, cools weapons and abilities, and a gritty Blade Runner aesthetic, you come across a game that hasn’t ever been done like this before.

On Switch, I'm well back in the TOTK groove - two temples done, four hours in a row exploring the Depths this week and now swanning around doing some side quests and shrines.

On PS5, I just bought the gorgeous Everspace 2 Stellar edition - I played the original on Switch and it was fiiine but its roguelike nature bugged me. The sequel is supposed to be more akin to an RPG which is much more up my street. And I refuse to buy an XBox just to get Starfield...

Finally got around to Fire Emblem 3 houses.

This week I will be mostly playing

Legendary Starfy
Resident Evil 2
Tears of the Kingdom

Been revisiting Majora's Mask the past few days, might be able to wrap it up by Monday current rate I'm going.

I am not playing anything to be honest lol. Using the time before SMBW to take a breather from games and get back to reading some books 🤓

It's the season of spookiness, so I started my weekend off with Altered Beast. I’m also planning on playing a Super Nintendo classic in The Addams Family in a bit. I might also play Pokémon Scarlet, just to do a couple of Hisuian Decidueye raids as well. I think I might try and squeeze in, a farewell round or two, of Pac-Man 99 while I'm at it.

Mainly Pikmin 4 and Zelda on the Switch. I got the Delphine cinematique collection on Evercade, released yesterday, so I’ll be playing some Amiga games.

Gotta be playing My little universe and Ender lilies! Happy gaming!

@Qwiff well you can't go wrong with the Classics.
Try Gradius 3, Contra, nhl 94, final fight

Short of main series games, I've picked Picross S SEGA. Business as usual, the music slaps.

Octopath Traveler: I've really just dug into it, having started with Primrose and now acquired Alfyn and Olberic, after completing their first chapters.

I thought the 2D graphics might bug me, but they're weirdly charming. The combat is the same tried-and-true turn-based JRPG affair, but with enough flash to differentiate it from other entries in the genre. I like, too, that the chapters are short, easily allowing you to feel like you've accomplished a lot in only a few hours.

So far, I'm impressed.

I’m finally closing in on the end of Final Fantasy 6. I’ve moved through the game very smoothly but this end part I’m at has some insanely hard bosses. I’ve been asked to split my party and realized I haven’t kept everyone leveled up properly.

Beyond that I’m trying to prep for Wonder by playing some Mario’s I missed, this weekend it’ll be New Super Mario Bros

Pikmin 2! I really loved Pikmin 1, and I finished it last night. Really excited for 2😍

@Qwiff
I would recommend :
DKC
Fzero
Kirby superstar
Zedla 3
Megaman X
Secret of Mana
Star fox
Street Fighter 2
Super Castlevania
Mario Rpg
Mario World
Mario Kart
Super Metroid

If I had to only pick 3... I couldn't tbh but here are the absolute must play for me : mario world, dkc, zedla 3 and super metroid. Enjoy my friend, the snes is still one of my favorite systems to this day. Up there with the wii and now the switch which recently joined these two as best systems ever because it has a serious tendency to pump out incredible software.

For me it's still a little baten kaitos and some pikuniku this weekend which I picked thanks to the indie gem sales or whatever it's called. Anyway Pikuniku is dirt cheap right now and it's incredible!

@Jhena Thanks! DKC will probably be next then. I loved DKC Tropical Freeze so much, I double-dipped for the Switch re-release. It's good to go back to the OG.

Trying to get along with Prodeus.

But it's been hard going so far, frankly it's not a very good Switch game.

The performance is terrible and the controls abysmal.

And the game itself is obtuse. With nonsensical world maps, levels, collectibles and unlockables. On top of that the spritework is nothing short of galling, obfuscating the distance to enemies and their attack animations.

However, turning the difficulty down to easy, using 3d models instead of sprites, enabling permanent sprinting, remapping the controls (Map on B!? What!) and disabling view acceleration has transformed the game from a terrible mess to an enjoyable weekend romp.

More Octopath Traveller and Rune Factory 5 for me! 10 hours into both, and they're growing on me a lot more. Also, after weeks of agonising over which to buy in the sale (and watching Ircha Gaming videos) I bought Atelier Ayesha last night. It's my first atelier game, and not usually what people tend to recommend as a starting point, but I just love the overall feel of the game, especially that soundtrack and the character designs.

@Kraven Thanks for sharing.

Yeah, exploration is also my favorite aspect of RPGs and open world games. Having an elaborate decision tree driving the story is not really a selling point for me. I guess if you want replay a game multiple times then it might be. Case in point: Fallout 1. AFAIK, this was one of the first major games where decisions affected the outcome. But I couldn't care less. What made the game stand out for me was the writing and world-building. At least 22-year-old me thought it was impressive at the time.

I'm starting to warm up to Cyberpunk, based on your post. The aesthetic and setting is definitely interesting. What makes me a bit hesitant is that I absolutely did not gel with the Witcher 3, despite everyone praising it to the heavens.

@Qwiff
Oh yes! Tropical Freeze might be my favourite platformer.

Sea of Stars
MLB The Show 23
Tetris Effect
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

@Kitchener prodeus is not a good port and it makes me weary of anything from Bounding Box at all. They couldn't be ****** to put in gyro, and released a severely compromised version early. They took it down and patched it, but what they replaced it with is frankly still terrible and nowhere near as magnificent as Prodeus on PC or current consoles. They didn't give a damn, which is why they didn't even put in gyro. I was really pulling for that game too. Hell, the reason I was able to download the mistakenly posted game from the eshop is because I was counting down the release.

Just yesterday Y’s X: Nordics flew in from the Land of the Rising Sun, so at some point this long weekend I hope to boot that up. Hopefully it’s a late console life-cycle gem that Falcom tuned well enough to play decently on Switch, but we’ll see..! 😬

No doubt F-Zero 99 will draw me back for a race or two. Maybe I can finish a Knight’s Cup for once! And I’ll keep high-score chasing in Namco’s Assault more likely than not. Finally I’ll try some co-op games with the kiddos if they like - maybe Luigi’s Mansion 3 since it’s October and we never did finish that.

Wishing everyone a lovely weekend and Happy Gaming! 🕹👾

I have a theater competition this weekend so probably not a lot of gaming going on, but hopefully I’ll be able to get some Persona 4 Golden in when I can. I’m going through the 3rd dungeon right now and it’s definitely…interesting.

@Qwiff Super Metroid holds up well, as does mega man x

I'm currently playing FC 24. It's nice to see EA make an effort with the Switch release for once, and the lack of Trophies/Achievements means I won't feel pressured to play modes I'm not interested in.
Also playing the new Forza Motorsport on the Xbox. I was hoping to have some new Evercade games today, too, but it looks like the delivery was botched so I'll have to wait.

Just completed the Wind Temple in Tears of the Kingdom last night! The boss that followed was super cool. I’m now just doing some general exploring and trying to access all of the skyview towers on the surface.

Other than that, might play some Skullgirls, as well as Pizza Tower on the laptop

Hopefully i can finish starfield in the next couple of days. After starfield, then ill play RE8. Nothing on switch until mario wonder comes out unless I find a good sale on a spooky game.

Playing MK8D, still have quite a few time trials to beat in 200cc.
Don't want to start anything new, as SMB Wonder is coming out in less than two weeks, and I want to be available to play it as soon as I get it.

I'm on chapter 15 of Xenoblade Chronicles, so I think I'm near the end, so I'm taking this moment to clean up and try to find as many side quests as I can. I may have screwed myself over a little bit, because a good few areas are inaccessible right now, along with their collectibles...

I'm in the middle of tackling the Yellow Streamer in Paper Mario: The Origami King. I've been playing it for the first time fully and despite what the internet says, it's actually pretty fun. It might even be up there with the first two IMO.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair. I’m actually at the beginning with this game dealing with the first murder. I’ll then try to go back and forth with Street Fighter 6 and King of Fighters 15.

I started Secret of Mana for first time, apparently already glitched it like an hour in funny since the snes cartridge I had access to as a kid would never save.

Army Men: Air Combat and Diddy Kong Racing.

Series X: Still Starfield. Only achievement I'm missing is lvl 100 before finishing the final main quest. I've had an amazing time and I'm really looking forward to NG+.
PS5 and Switch OLED: Still resting.

Really enjoying Silent Hope, it's got that "comfort food" gameplay loop for me and I think it's going to be my fave for this fall. Still loving Summum Aeterna too, and gonna try to get a little more into Bang-On Balls: Chronicles this weekend if I can break from Silent Hope. It's good but I'm hoping the upcoming patch will smooth out the performance a little. Playing some things outside of my usual zone lately and I'm liking it.

Vampire Survivors. I'm scared to look how many hours I have sunk into the game so far, but I must unlock Queen Sigma!

@Qwiff Honestly I'm not sure if I'd echo the "internet consensus" of Super Mario World. It was an unbelievable achievement at release. It had the roughest edges of earlier 8-bit platformers sanded off and it's more approachable than - say - Super Mario Bros 3 but if you haven't grown up playing very hard, very tough and very unforgiving platformers you might find it's hard, tough and unforgiving.

DKC is in a similar position. The atmosphere and ambiance is excellent but it's not and never was in the top tier of platform games in my opinion (DKC:R and DKC:TF on the other hand are exceptional).

Yoshi's Island by comparison is a very modern game in a design sense.

On the SNES mini I'd recommend Earthbound. Like Yoshi's Island it was many years ahead of its time and the art style is deliberately stylised so it still looks great. I'd also argue that Super Metroid is almost a perfect game (some players today react against the "tankish" controls and floaty jump arc of Samus but I think they give an appropriate feeling given that you're controlling a character in a combat space suit of metal)

Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest the Adventure of Dai. An easy, chill game I'm enjoying at the moment.

Trying to take it easy, cos the end of the year I'm going to be heavily focused on Persona 5 Tactica and Super Mario Wonder, both of which I'm very hyped for.

Hoping to dive deeper into Mario RPG

I think I've finally gotten past my F-Zero 99 addiction that I can finally play it more sparingly, so now I'm squarely focused back on TOTK. What I'm not gonna do (sorry completionists) is run over every hill and EVERY square inch of Hyrule like I did in BOTW-- Heading to my goals, and only if an attraction is "right there" will I go off the beaten path to check it out. This game is so big, and as long as I have my date with Gannondorf, I'm good.

It's my birthday today! 🎂🎉🥳 29 again!

My mum bought me the IDW comic oneshot for Amy's 30th anniversary, and a physical Switch copy of Sonic Origins Plus so I now have the European reversible cover art variant too 😍 I will be reading the comic, then playing through Origins again as Amy to celebrate her birthday, along with mine. 🥰

More Metroid Prime Remastered for me, except I got to the Phazon Mines and I’m suffering… 🥲
@Snatcher Enjoy! 3 is my favorite game ever

I might take a crack at finishing TOTK. I played over 200 hours of it and never finished. I just ran out of steam and got bored. Haven't played it for over a month.

@samuelvictor Happy Birthday!

After this fortnight's allocatable hobby funds proved insufficient for RF3S, I almost went for BoI Repentance among other considered investments instead but ultimately spotted an ongoing discount on Record of Agarest War which is hereby lock'n'loaded as one of this weekend's most likely Switch sessions. There, I expect it to be joined by one or more Xenoblades, Portia and RF5, Doom 64 and Borderlands 2, Tangle Tower and Star Ocean: First Departure... and, seeing as I dodged the bullet of sinking back neck-deep into Isaac's misadventures, quite probably other roguelites from Undermine and Ship of Fools to Children of Morta and Quest of Dungeons.

On Deck, I've been mopping up the side stuff in JC2 before resuming what seems to be some of the lategame story missions, but I also have itches for the installed Final Fantasies, Xenoblade X, Nights of Azure and something Tales (Xillia, Zestiria or both), and there are good odds I'll be pulling the trigger on another discounted RPG, namely Operation Abyss; it's rare for me to even consider PC over something already on Vita, but this game's Vita port reportedly lacked the Japanese voiceover and Deck's handheld format only makes the atypical decision easier. In fact, before the current NIS Steam sale ends, I might even pick up the game's sequel AND A Rose in the Twilight for the PC backlog as well (unless something more tempting pops up on eShop for their combined price in the interim), although that would admittedly not rule out a double-dip on future Switch ports either. You know how I roll.😆

On PS4 (which I'll make sure to tend to for at least a spell because it's already expected to sit out next weekend again), the odds are good for more Avengers and Saints Row but the pursuit of PS Stars coins has also led me to dip my toes into Weird West, due and highly anticipated on Switch but for now the only October Essential I can squeeze into the remaining HDD storage space (he bellyached while keeping three NFS games installed at once), and I'm planning to try some Evil Within as well - potentially alongside some Star Ocean titles in the same catalogue. And if all the aforesaid still leaves me room for the handhelds (yeah, like I would refrain from making plans even otherwise😅), stuff like Tales of Eternia, Endless Frontier, Virtue's Last Reward and Pokemon Moon (with or without some Gold on the side) will be among the highest time bidders.

More Wartales for me. Another patch has opened up some of the missions that crashed before, so I polished off the first area. It still crashes twice an hour or more, and with the long loading times and general chuggingness of it all, it's an impossible recommendation for Switch. Maybe check it out for PC?

I've also started up Disgaea 7, which so far is superior to Disgaea 6 in every way. Items actually matter again, so the gameplay loops are much more satisfying; it runs fine on Switch; there are many more classes; and I don't have to drink 200 times at the Juice Bar to get the most efficient growths.

I'm also getting an itching for more Pokemon. I'm tempted to run back Alpha Sapphire but with my original Red team.

Finally gonna finish up Rayman Legends. One of my favorite games of all time but I’ve never 100%ed it. I’m just 1 Teensie away from that and then I’ll probably grind on some levels for Lums to unlock the rest of the costumes.

Other than that I’ll do my normal routine of F-Zero 99 as well as F-Zero X on NSO. I might even hop back into Pikmin 4 and try doing a challenge run of the game… something like a No Oatchi run or something like that.

@LikelySatan

Very disappointing indeed. Would have been a very good game with a smooth framerate and gyro controls.

@Purgatorium Thank you! 😀

Not much interest for Borderlands 3 it seems (which I kinda figured as it doesn't seem to have the same "status" "around the internet" as especially 2 - plus it's quite expensive if you ask me).

Personally I might give Castlevania Lords of Shadow (which I bought some time ago on Steam for 5 €) a chance later today - I'm not extremely hyped about it I admit (not fan of having no camera control in 3D action games).

But I've decided to give it a good spin (already owned it 10 years for PS3 - but I just vastly prefer playing on handhelds) to try to learn the "ropes" so to speak (it is a relatively complex action game after all).

I'm so mad.
I booked the weekend off work to play games cause I wanted to play catch up with my backlog, but I had to mess my thumb up real bad, and now I can't really do anything that requires 2 hands let alone play with 2 joy-sticks.

Had my hands be in gaming condition
I would be playing through Pikmin 1+2, finishing TOTK for good, and getting a good way into Assassin's Creed Mirage.
I then have been playing Cocoon in bed which is awesome. but now im just gonna be sitting doing nothing... So Mad

This week it's been Disgaea 7 and Fate Samurai Remnant for me! Disgaea is back on track being awesome and the new Fate game is just so freaking awesome, I was expecting a Musou and got a really awesome ARPG instead, and both are incredibly addicting games 😅

Still plugging away with Octopath Traveler 2, hoping to get back to Dead Island 2 soon but I've just been mega busy lately

Steam

• DMC: Devil May Cry: complete edition - This reboot is amazing.
• Dead or Alive 5 Final Round: The best Dead or Alive ever!

Switch

• Clubhouse games 51 - Yatch Dice with the wife...betting hot things to do tonight

I just finished playing Final Fantasy VII Remake and enjoyed that one. I honestly don't know what I want to play next.

Got some major assignments due soon, so this is a homework weekend. Playing either some Dave the Diver on PC to break up the monotony, or Trombone Champ. If I actually had time to sit down, I’d be continuing my JPN play-through of Shadowverse: Champion’s Battle.

Model Debut Nicola #1
Story Of Seasons A Wonderful Life
Pooplers

I would play Detective Pikachu & Story Of Seasons Friends Of Mineral Town but have to wait on the mail~ 🤣

Happy Gaming! (^_^)

Back into Prime Remake. It's just wondrous. Atmosphere is unmatched.

Had to work so far... hopefully though will have time this evening to play some Super Castlevania IV. Just bought a 8BitDo M30 controller, so going to test out some other retro games via Switch Online.

I might finally bother grinding through Shining Pearl to get Palky, Lugia and the birds. Just want all legendaries in both BD and SP to transfer them to Home and sell the games afterwards at this point. Only time I've bought both versions of Pokemon ...to get all legendaries. Stupid, I know. I finished BD two years ago, had a fun enough time ...but eventually got so sick of it I couldn't finish SP. They're not exactly masterpieces lol

@luckyseven 3 is starting to become. T favorite gam ever! I didn’t think 2 could be topped!

Pokémon Stadium on the NSO app: Finished the Gym Leader Castle as well as the Pika, Petit and Poké Cups. About to start the Prime Cup.

Disney Speedstorm: Is it me or the further you progress in a season the game goes from being like Mario Kart (a mascot kart racer) to being like F-Zero (a combat racer) with items?

I may play some No Man's Sky on Switch.

Currently playing No Man’s Sky on PC/Steam Deck. Such a spectacular game now after all the improvements Hello Games has made with the 32 free expansions! Skip Starfield and play this one instead.

Nothing big for me this week, as i'll be moving all my PC games to my new PC soon. as well as getting Super Mario Bros Wonder on the day it launch.
this week i'll be playing
Magican's Quest (DS)
The Sims 4 (PC)

I also hope they turn fzero 99 into a single, well, add on a single player experience. I've also been wishing for SNES Pilotwings to be redone with these higher res, still 60fps, type of graphics. I love Pilotwings 64 on NSO with it's mostly 60fps graphics. More Pilotwings please!
I'm continuing to adore Tears of the Kingdom. They've crafted such a wonderful world to play in. I love the way the central plain is so much improved with Lookout Landing(incredible town music!) and the lack of guardians opening it up to relaxed and fun exploration. I've created an elevator railing aircraft and flown it out of the depths. I've spent an hour exploring just one cave. I've marveled at the amazing and lengthy shrine song/music. It's just the best game ever made!
Also playing Rocket League, Pacman 99, Tetris Effect, Harmful Park (on steam deck emulation), BOTW, Mario Golf Super Rush, Party Golf (where the heck is Party Golf 2 with online mulitplayer??), and Lunistice. Oh yeah, and I've started over in Pikmin 4. I love all the Pikmin games! and wish they were 60fps, lol

Divinity Original Sin 2 - what a game! Nearing the end of Act 1 of 4. This is excellent. By the time I am done, should hopefully be able to play Baldurs Gate 3 on Nintendo's next console.

Without the Fextralife YouTube guides, I'd probably of quit!

I am still playing Harvestella (more than 100 hours, but this is also because of complex Japanese, so if we play in our mother languade, maybe it becomes twice shorter), and the story became incredible! When we first heared about this game, we expected some farming-RPG like Rune Factory, but not at all: this is a very ambitious RPG, with quite complex story, characters and background. After a particular chapter is finished, this game changes completely, like a second act during which we almost forget this is a "farming-RPG", and at that point, the music and atmosphere become even more beautiful. Fortunately, this game's trailers and communication did not spoil at all the second half of this game or some surprising plot twists, because this is an incredible surprise.

A fascinating RPG.

@Sputnik_Corner I find the Kingdom games easy to play with one hand. Sucks to be injured though, heal quickly!

Current

PS5: AC Valhalla
XSX: Starfield
Switch: Metroid Prime Remastered

Next

PS5: Sekiro Shadows Die Twice
XSX: Titanfall 2
Switch: Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Can somebody let me know what today’s headline art is? I don’t recognize her.
My guess is Mummy Demastered?
Bride of Frankenstein manga version?

Switch NG is coming! Folks, we have 1 year until the next generation of Nintendo begins. If you have any unfinished business with Switch, start taking care of it now. Like most of you, my backlog is way to long to clear before Switch 2 hits. So I've prioritized my playlist to focus on my "Most Wanted" titles and will be knocking out what I can before next fall when we'll all be playing the new 3D Mario game and Metroid Prime 4!

Super Mario Odyssey: After beating the game, I've spent the last week, and all of today moving toward 100%. There is still a long way to go, but I've achieved all of the moons in Dark Side and am clearing moons and coins in all of the normal levels before tackling Darker Side.

Octopath Traveler: Leveling my characters to 99 (I know... pray for me), before wiping out the secret boss to obtain the true ending.

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim: Halfway through the game. Will complete it after getting 100% in Odyssey and Octopath.

On deck: Dragon Quest 11. I'm afraid this one is going to eat up a sizable chunk of time. Wouldn't be surprised if I'm still playing it a month or two from now.

In the mail: Grandia 1+2 HD Remaster and Front Mission 1st.

PLAY IT LOUD!

I finished playing The Messenger this week! It was so good!! I also completed the Picnic Panic expansion, which was short but pretty tough.

Now I'm trying to pick my next game. I want to finish SMT V and FF IX, both of which I had been playing earlier but dropped at some point. I also want to replay Baten Kaitos I since I played II (Origins) first when I picked up the remaster.

FF9 is a must play. So is Baten Kaitos. Overall you've got a pretty good lineup there!

Nintendo Switch:
Tales of Vesperia REMASTER – I was in Keiv Moc and after that I returned to Dahngrest.
Android:
Kentucky Route Zero – finished the 1st Act and... Was disappointed. I had only 1st Act installed on my smartphone, sadly. Full game requires 1,7GB of free space... And I don't have such a lot of free space either. But, anyway... I began to like the game. I even would like to buy the game on Switch, but... I have too much problems with money, so, that's unlikely to happen, sadly.
Awake – Definitive Edition – finished the game. Got 7/13 achievements.
Umiro – completed the 1st Chapter, including the Special level. Started the 2nd Chapter. Stopped at the 6th level, if I don't confuse.
Well, that's all what I've played on this week. Have a nice gaming week, everyone.
@Qwiff Yep. Also, worth playing: Final Fantasy VI, Kirby Super Star, Kirby's Dream Course/Kirby Bowl/Kirby Ball, Star Fox 1 & 2, Chômakaimura/Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, Super Mario Kart, Super Mario RPG.

@JohnnyMind
Thanks for letting me know! The art looked familiar somehow and usually I’m somewhat aware of Wayforward games, so it bugged me. Muchas Gracias! 😁

I just beat Digimon Survive on Switch and The Warriors on PS2. I’m trying to finish Gundam Encounters in Space on PS2 and the original COD and it’s expansion on PC.

@TotalHenshin Do you wanna play Shadowverse Champion´s Battle online?

This is one of the best card games ever!

@Rykdrew I do! But I only just started the game. Give me a week or more and then I’ll hit you up again! Have you been playing it long?

Alone in the dark the new nightmare on switch online. Got right near to the end of it, with no ammo left. Going into battle with no ammo is instant death. No ammo pickups left.

Yokai Watch 3 Tempura 3DS this Sunday while waiting for the time to watch Paw Patrol the Mighty Movie at Cinema XXI.

Some more Tears of the Kingdom, altho probably not a lot. I haven't put that much time into it but my wife claims she will be starting a Zelda Widows support group.

Also some Boomerang Fu with the kids. I hadn't heard of it before my daughter and her friends wanted to download it. It's a charming little party game..

A shout out to the person playing the SNES Addams Family. Fantastic little game forgotten from its time.

Alrighty this week kinda interesting. Most of the weekend I was spending special time with someone really really special. My IRL Miorine. So no gaming there but fellas and fellaettes there are things more important than gaming trust me there. But the rest of the weekend I think I’m gonna do some Rain Code and some Sonic Frontiers or other such games. The big news of the week is as I was cleaning my room after thinking it was lost forever I FOUND MY COPY OF POKEMON LEGENDS ARCEUS. I MEAN HOLY WOW YALL. I am very much looking forward to going back to that game and finishing it. Correcting a gaming regret of 2022 hahaha. As for the rest of the week I think I’m gonna try to do what I did last week and succeeded with which was play a different game each day. Ya know how it be same as always: BG3, FFXVI, TOTK, Pikmin 4 and so on. Some new additions of course include RE7, Paranormasight and of course Legends Arceus. Oh Detective Pikachu Returns on my day off.too. No anime this week other then to say the anime of the summer was undoubtedly Undead Murder Girl Farce. And to shout-out Spy X Family ad the excellent fall front runner. Next week we’ll have your fall recommended. As for podcasts also nice and simple this week. Remap Radio, Castle Superbeast, Big Think Dimension, RPGsites Tetracast, Minnmax and Into the Aether. Have a good weekend everyone and Happy Gaming

Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree. It’s been so long since I last fired up this game, but I had a blast playing it with my parents the other night. I immediately proceeded to practice on all the minigames, and I raised my test grade from B++ to A+. For an edutainment game, it’s surprisingly addictive.

I have the one on Switch, too. It’s good, but Wii Degree is better. The latter is much more challenging when it comes to scoring high on the test.

I also booted up Yo-kai Watch 1 on 3DS, a game I’ve been meaning to try for quite some time. (I actually bought the trilogy plus Blasters in the countdown to eShop Doomsday.) It’s pretty good, so far. The big thing is that my cartridge hasn’t been behaving very well, but after enough restarts, I think I finally got it to work (mostly) normally.

@Qwiff Earthbound and Mega Man X (is that even on there?)

Fantasy Life on 3DS. Pumped for Switch version