Topic: What Game(s) are You Currently Playing?

I had started playing Tales of Vesperia on Switch a while back but couldn't get into for whatever reason so back to the backlog it goes for now. Maybe have the urge to return to it at some point in the future.

99 Vidas Switch.
Only played a few stages so far but seems like a decent enough Beat Em Up. One of the enemy types is a guy in a football kit that rolls around on the floor like an actual 'injured' footballer when he's been hit which I thought was pretty funny.

Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered Xbox Series X
I don't think I've played a NFS game since Underground on PS2, but really enjoying this one. Have mostly been playing as the cops thus far and the 'interceptor' stages, where you have to stop the suspects by basically ramming them off the road, reminds me of playing Chase HQ back in the day at my local arcade. The game is really loud though for some reason - have to set the volume way lower than pretty much anything else I play/watch.

Adventure Island II on 3DS (Virtual Console)
NES platformer and one of the last games I picked up with leftover eShop balance before it closed and wasn't really expecting much, but pleasantly surprised and another game I'm really enjoying. Thank goodness for save states though because I'm actually pretty bad at the game, although the bosses seem to be relatively easy - or at least have been so far. Currently on island 6 of 8 (I think) so might get this one finished in the next day or so.

currently busy with Metroid Prime 1 for my Nintendo Gamecube. just beat the tough Omega Pirate last night. now doing alot of backtracking for the flamethrower, ice spread and the remaining 5 artifact things.

also playing Mortal Kombat Deadly Alliance for Gamecube

Final Fantasy II Pixel for my Nintendo Switch Lite

Too many good games I want to play so an hour ago I started Metroid Prime Remastered. Trying to 100% the games is simply too time consuming.

The intro stage is great and I love the atmosphere.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Almost 50 hours in with no end in sight lol. I actually haven't made too much progress plot-wise since I'm so busy exploring and trying to find/complete Shrines. I have completed the Stormwind Ark/Rito dungeon and found four memory tears so far. 43 completed shrines and roughly 150 Korok seeds at last count. I'm taking my time and giving each surface map a decent (though not completely thorough) comb-over before moving on to another.

WarioWare: Get It Together! - My side game for when I don't have the time to get fully involved with TotK (or want to go to bed at a decent time). I've always enjoyed the WarioWare series, and the game is nice for short burst sessions. Can't say I'm 100% on board with the multiplayer-esque random switch gimmick this time around, but the microgames are as enjoyable as ever.

Pretty much just The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. I've got about 50 hours in and barely scratched the surface. @Tyranexx : And 150 Korok seeds?! I've only found about 20 in the same amount of time.

But to be fair on me, it takes about 10-15 minutes to scan all of the amiibo and collect/shuffle through all of the goodies, so that'll add some hours to my overall time.

And now that they've finally added HOME support for Scarlet/Violet, I'll likely get cracking on Scarlet soon (I've already mostly completed Violet).

I also occasionally play Miitopia as I'm very close to maxing all of my character's jobs, and I've recently maxed all of my stats too. I'm yet to challenge the post-game bosses.

Persona 4 Golden. Having fun so far.

@Sisilly_G Either there are more Koroks in TotK, or I've just become very good at locating them lol. Even with some of the newer methods. I don't intend to find them all; I just want to find enough for full pouch expansion.

To be fair, while I do scan amiibo, it's not every session.

I am into Rouglikes, mainly Hades and Dead Cells. But those are only to kill time before Diablo 4 launch tomorrow

Still on TOTK lol, nearly 60 hours in. Completed all temples and got the master sword. Looking to complete more shrines and gaining more hearts to go onto the final boss.

Everyone's playing TotK and rightfully so, but I'm playing through BotW for the first time. Maybe only about 5-10 hours in but really enjoying it so far. The weapons breaking somewhat often is a bit annoying and I'm dying a lot but aside from that it's been quite good! I can only imagine it'll get better!

@KAIRU There's still a Master Sword campfire glitch that still works in Breath of the Wild by the way

games im playing this summer and the rest of this year

for my Switch Lite
-Zelda Skyward Sword
-Bravely Default II
-Ni No Kuni 2
-Mega Man X Legend Collection 2. started on Mega Man X 7 like a month ago
-Resident Evil 0 mostly doing Leech Hunter to get the infinite ammo for shotgun and to play through main story one more time
-Resident Evil 5

Playstation 3
Final Fantasy XIII, God of War 1 from Saga Collection, Dead Space 1, Assassins Creed Brotherhood and Revelations

Gamecube
Metroid Prime 2

Playstation 4
Final Fantasy XV. when i have the time, ill play it during this summer and then later on during Fall season

More Tears of the Kingdom, and I also felt like playing Super Mario Advance as my side game. The first one that's a remake of Super Mario Bros. 2. I actually like it quite a bit, it feels like it's a remixed version of SMB2, with how there's larger vegetables and Shy Guys you could throw around. Come to think of it, I kinda wish the other SMA remakes were like that, particularly with Super Mario World and Yoshi's Island. Those feel most similar to their SNES originals overall.

I just finished another Golden Deer play through on Fire Emblem Three Houses and the credits are rolling as I type this. Let me just say, even though I’ve had this game since June 2022, I’ve played it to death and I still love it. The game has aged magnificently, and is a perfect fit for the switch. It has its flaws, but the game is so content rich (4 paths, with hours upon hours of gameplay in each!) and the stories/characters are very well written. It has its share of cringey dialogue, but it doesn’t affect the script too much unlike Engage, where the dialogue is so goofy and outlandish sometimes, it physically hurts (I still like that game though.) And I haven’t even begun to talk about the battles. Honestly, I could be here for days talking about how much I enjoy this game, but I won’t, cause it’s Friday and we have better things to do than listen to me gush about this game. If you are a fan of tactical strategy rpgs in any way shape or form, and even if you’re a fan of social sim games, cause this has a fair bit of that too, give this a spin. It’s not for everyone, but it’s a very well done game.

@TheBigBlue its still my favorite strategy game ever. I only did the blue lions so far. One day ill get back to the other houses.

@NintendoByNature Blue Lions is a great first route. Pretty tricky finale, but still great fun. If you still have the game, you gotta play the other routes eventually. They are all so great and different from one another in the latter half of each route, anyway

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (PS5) - Think I'm getting close to the end now. I'm on the moon getting ready to confront Rayvis, and just obtained the upgrade that lets you grapple between balloons.

I have every world's completion rate somewhere in the 80-90% range (it's so good to have Koboh at almost 90% since it's sooo huge), though I know there'll probably be at least one more world to go to. I currently have a maximum of 10 health stims, and all those Force crystal upgrade things are only giving me EXP anymore, so I'm pretty positive I've maxed out my total health & Force meter.

Blue Reflection (Steam) - Just recently beat the second boss. Not quite sure what to think of it yet, it's a traditional turn based JRPG with a few twists (and I don't think all of it's mechanics have opened up yet).

Doraemon Story Of Seasons Friends Of The Great Kingdom. This will be good. Even for a Story Of Seasons game this is very peaceful and I already feel like I am home. I feel like the best people work on this series and the rest made the remake and Pioneers Of Olive Town. The Doraemon series has much more soul and feels alive.

Being able to see the missions to advance the story is a nice addition. In the last game sometimes I had no idea how to progress.

Playing a character who has a character is cool. Generally the people are very likeable and I propably should try to watch the Doraemon series.

I am about to provide a very common response. The Legend of Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom. As many others have been doing, I am exploring the game's world, soaking into the lore, and enjoying every minute of it. Every time you think you have learnt everything you can learn, new things appear, and you always feel like there is something new to do or see. Or an old method to complete a task that you can update to be easier once you understand the game's mechanics better always appears. This is a game of experimentation and problem solving. You can play it any way you want, but I have found the most enjoyment in that experimentation..

Mostly been playing Advance Wars: Reboot Camp version and replaying Ocarina of Time on NSO (based on what I heard, glad I waited to replay it long after NSO N64's launch :V).

I don't have a lot interesting to say about either since I've played them before. I have been paying slightly more attention to extra bits of dialogue in OOT and failing to remember where the Dampe heart piece is but otherwise, nothing too new here. I would like to finally 100% it this time.

As for Advance Wars, there are elements that are off (that animation for taking over cities especially), but for the most part the people who dislike the art style are wrong. It is great. It is a cool, clever update of the game's visuals. I have seen enough underwhelming 2d sprite to 3D model reimaginings in remakes or sequels to say Advance Wars Reboot Camp is very good looking. Not to the level of Link's Awakening remake, which I just played, but compared to the NSMB era of gaming and most of what came from that, its like night and day in terms of artistic merit.