Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Finished Fe this morning.
Bit of rabbits DLC next, maybe some Kirby and LA Noire later.
Just waiting for God of War next week

I'll be playing Knock,Knock, Ginger and Chrono Cross.

The same thing I do every weekend: get a little bit further in Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Not sure this game is ever going to end; and I'm not sure I want it to.

Bit of a random one but been playing grand slam tennis on the Wii via Wii U emulation.

Fantastic game. Looking a little jagged around the edges by today's standard of games but the game play is still top notch.

Hoping the 2 new upcoming tennis games are as good

NBA 2k18 !!! All the way !!

1. Portal Knights Switch
Still Terraforming my Vacant Crystal island into a Huge Palace. Needs more Blocks and patience.

2. ARMS
Party Crasher Event.

3. The Sims 4 PS4
Well, still trying to create another neighbors. To create at least 1 Dreamy Sims, it could take 20 minutes. I had created my Alter Ego, he's so Handsome & Muscular, i named him with my name too. Take a look at his looking.

I called my Alter Ego a Handsome Nerd.

My friend and I are planning on playing hooky to play Pokémon Go at the park for community day.

Atelier: Lydie and Suelle for the most part. Might alternate with some Floor Kids.

Final fantasy 6 on my snes mini

Skies of Fury, Gal Gun 2 and Lego Marvel Superheroes 2.

Skies of Fury, Rogue Aces, and Adventure Pals for me. Loving all 3 a lot.

I bought Shovel Knight during the Sale this week. So Shovel Knight it is

Picked up Oxenfree during a PSN sale (came with a dynamic theme which I absolutely love). However, might double dip and get it on sale for my Switch. Still playing Lost Sphear. Jumped back into Xenoblade Chronicles on my N3DSXL (gonna wait on a holiday sale for XC2). But... Been putting the most hours into TERA on PS4. Just came out over a week ago and the community is packed with active players. It's been fun.

Rocket league. I’m a addict

I really want to pick The Adventure Pals up. Would any of my fellow Switch fans recommend me doing so?

Got Zelda last weekend so Zelda it is!

Maybe a few games of Rocket League as well

ARMS, Splatoon 2, yadda yadda yadda...

I plan to buy Kirby Star Allies tonight. We'll see how everything goes!

Everyone have a blessed weekend! Stay safe and stay awesome! 😊

Its Party Crash time in the Arms Universe
Never missed one yet
ARMS-ZU!!!!!!

@rjejr
So, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze is dropping 2 weeks from this coming Friday. Now, I know when I recommend games you tend to push back. Particularly when you've already set your mind that you don't like something. But I'd like to make a genuine appeal, one last time, to advocate for Tropical Freeze.

The reason I believe you would likely enjoy the game... truly enjoy it, is the new Funky mode. We all agreed the game is amazing, it's just the difficulty (particularly minecarts) that turned you off. And I get it, because the game pulls no punches with regard to difficulty. But Funky mode is more than meets the eye. It's a real gamechanger for players like you, and let me explain why.

For one, Funky Kong gets 5 hearts. Five of them. Compare that to the typical 2 hearts of other Kongs. So right out the gate, you're getting a lot of hearts. There's also the fact Funky is impervious to spikes. He also can roll and spin underwater indefinitely. In the original game, you had to have a buddy to do that. That really helps prevent getting hit when you roll through one enemy, but come out of your roll just before the next one and hit them.

He also gets a double jump, and, he can slowly float down from a jump as well (you'll see the surfboard spinning and he kinda floats down slowly). That's absolutely huge. Being able to double jump ,and, slowly flutter down from any jump, that will make the game exponentially less difficult. That will help so much with tricky platforming.

But that's not all.

In Funky Mode, you can also take 5 (count em, five) items with you into a stage. Stuff like invincibility potions, extra hearts and barrels, green balloons which protect you from falling into pits, crash guard which protects you in minecart sections, etc. I really think about that. If you were on my minecart stage, you could take five crash guards with you. If you were on a normal stage you could take five green balloons to protect from 5 falls.

And here's the kicker: you can add those items into your inventory mid stage at any time! So if you jump off the ledge and fall into a pit, you can pause the game as you're falling, add a green balloon to your inventory, unpause the game, and float back up from the pit on the ballon.

It is my belief that with all of these changes and additions, the game will be more than accessible for someone like you. And I wouldn't say that if I didn't really believe it. I think Nintendo has taken the necessary steps to open this game up and make it accessible for anyone.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ryDYB7TGaGc

Adventure Pals for me and the little one . And some Doom later on.

Trying to 100% Rayman Legends, and going on with LA Noire.

Playing Persona 5 on PS4 mostly. Might throw in Mario Kart 8 on Switch.

I have too many games to play on Switch!

But maybe some DOOM, Sine Mora Ex, Zelda: BotW, Skyrim, Fire Emblem Warriors, The Binding of Isaac, etc.

I got LEGO City Undercover for $5 using some Amazon credit so I’m playing through that now. I never did finish it on Wii U, so here’s hoping. And besides that, I’ll finally get a chance to get a sparkly Helix badge in ARMS.

April has been great for the backlog. Only 2 left. Steam world heist and oxenfree ( which was just added for to the sale). Otherwise, adding in Splatoon 2 online.

Just saw Ready Player One last night so I might break out my homemade mini nintendo switch arcade cabinet shell and the 8bitdo arcade stick and play some shmups and neo geo fighters. Also skies of fury dx and i really need to beat the champions ballad but after i finish my masters degree and graduate this semester.

Windows Phone:
Make It Rain: The Love of Money
Jetpack Joyride

Nintendo 3DS:
New Super Mario Bros. 2 - Still need to finish World 6 in co-op.

Just picked up Celeste, so I'll be playing that this weekend. Can't wait to see what all the 10's were about!

Very simple- my modded Snes mini with 7,000 games on it!!😃😃😃😃

4 elements
Pokémon Ultra Moon
New Leaf
Pokémon Picross
Project Mirai DX

Finally finished fire emblem warriors! All badges and s ranked all missions! Now back to splatoon...

Working toward 100% on Kirby Star Allies and maybe some Boost Beast.

I’m finally going to play Celeste. I could’ve played it on my PC or PS4, but I wanted to wait until I had a Switch.

Skies of Fury DX, Bayonetta 1+2, maybe Kirby Star Allies. Good weekend.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Stardew Valley for me.

Stardew and Splatoon 2 are still pretty constant titles for me. But also the new Hearthstone Expansion is out this weekend. So playing that too.

My goal this weekend is to finally beat doom. I will probably also jump back into some Zelda botw since I just beat the last divine beast last weekend I can finally jump into the dlc.

Ikaruga on GameCube.............one hell of a hard game

@Gonçalo - damn I loved Wings on the Amiga! (Also it came from the desert and rocket ranger from Cinemaware!)

Im currently playing The Adventure Pals. I've been itching for a good 2D platformer since beating Celeste and this definitely doesn't disappoint. Imagine Adventure Time crossed a 2D Banjo Kazooie and you've got a winner. Highly recommend it.

@The_Pixel_King Yes. Get it played! 😉🖒

Trying to complete all shrines in Breath of the Wild... I'm at 103/120 shrines.

Also, I'll be playing Twilight Princess HD, making my way to the third dungeon.

For Nintendo Life staff, you guys don’t seem to play an awful lot of ‘real’ games.

Lots of mobile puzzlers and casual stuff.

Come on guys- up your ante

It’s kind of embarrassing.

Moon Patrol and a 3DS revival with Ever Oasis.

Battlerite Pro League happened with a creepy Friday 13th event. So sticking to that.

Until I get tilted, then I will probably play Penny Punching Princess on Switch.

Still NinoKuni2 at home and Aliance Alive on my commute. Amazing games - amazing bang for the buck!!!

Next week hard pick between GOW (95 metacritic is insane) and Yakuza 🤔... Selection on Switch just can't compete in April - again.

Still loving DOOM on Switch. Had another couple of attempts at getting THAT Power Moon in the Metro Kingdom but I... just can't do it. It's the only thing I haven't done and it's driving me insane.

Anyone played shelter 2? If so do know if its any good or worth picking up?

Switch Eshop sales for me this weekend. Oxenfree was only $5 & I'm already an hour in. Good story so far. Noticed Robonauts is only $3 so will download that later today & will also get Graceful Explosion Machine for $6-something. 3 games for less than $15, a steal!

Breath of the Wild
Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation

(And to answer Alan’s question, yes. I’ve beaten that final moon, it’s extremely satisfying).

@gaga64 have you got the jump rope Moon...?

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Told myself I have to complete this one more time before taking on Breath of the Wild. Am enjoying Skyward Sword a lot more the second time around, it's a great game.

@gaga64 Wow, had totally forgotten about Yoshi’s Universal Gravitation. Might go check it out.

Breath of the Wild, killing the monsters to get Kilton's medals and collecting korok seeds.

Picked up Don't Starve for the third time. I am glad that the menu-system is readable compared to the Wii U version. Love to have this on the go. It is so addicting.
Though I recognised that this version is a little glitchy. Rabbid holes and Beefalos usually are invisible or appear as shadows until you stand right in front of them.
Did anyone else experience this?

@Rontanamo_Bay
You must be joking.

Just some Overwatch 4 the event....

Switch - Bayonetta 1+2

PS4 - MLB The Show 18

Don't starve. I triple dipped this time lol but I love the game too much to skip out on it. It's a good port but I've encountered a few bugs.

Ni No Kuni 2 🐱

I'm going to be playing some of my last minute Wii VC purchases. I've dipped into Sin & Punishment, CastleVania Rebirth and Gate of Thunder and they're all great! Also just got my SNES Classic in the mail so maybe a little Earthbound as I already own all the other carts from that collection (sans Starfox 2 obviously.) On Switch Splatoon 2 ranked matches and Strikers 1945 for the high score challenge.

Super Mario Galaxy

Yuu Yuu Hakusho Dai-San-Tama On Gameboy and probably will dive into Skyrim. Maybe go back to some Nights of Azure 2 and complete some of the optional challenges and max out everything.

Splatoon 2 and just started Dragon Quest Builders

Football manager on the switch. Loved fm on the vita. So hoping the switch version take the game to another level.
Chaos;child on the ps vita. Great game.

I finished Dragon Quest IX and I'm still very much addicted to Pocket Jockey. Gotta get that Royal Derby!

Rocket here n there like everyday + i’ll pick up a couple moons in Odyssey!!! I’m about at 600 moons! Freaking love these games they’re both so addictive!

I'm just getting started with Aces of the Leftwaffe (picked up yesterday on sale for $10) and I must say, I am loving it so far (just started the 3rd world). I also picked up "vvvvv" on sale this week and will give that a shot next. These sales are making my backlog insanely long....I have 8 games I have never even started yet!

Quest for Dungeons
Graceful Explosion Machine
Robonauts
Thimbleweed Park
Oxen Free

Seems I like indie games...especially when they're on sale.

@Rontanamo_Bay
"Doesn’t any of you play current-gen AAA games? Are you all trying to be hip by playing esoteric small-budget games/old games, or is it a European thing?"

AAA games are NOT guarantee can make people want to buy and play them.
Should we have to play Newest AAA games all the time ??
I found myself enjoyed some Indies and Old games that still impressive in my heart.
And i'm Indonesian people.

@HappyMaskedGuy
Psst...
I wonder if Nintendolife staffs & Moderators here has ever at least played some Girlie games like Cooking Mama, Style Savvy, Imagine series, Aikatsu, etc for Once.

I've been busy recording For my Collab YT Channel but I have been Play Sonic Mania and Generations on Xbox One and (Mania Only) Switch. Mario Kart 8 DX, I Played a Little bit of battle mode with my friend. Street Fighter 5 on PS4 with the Arcade mode and It's a Blast.

Edit: Oh, And Style Savvy: Styling Star on 3DS!

Just got Shovel knight treasure trove and I've been enjoying every bit of it!

Probably won’t play my switch or 3DS this weekend. Gonna unwind with Batman enemy within and the new event on Overwatch.

It took me all day, quite literally, but I finally did it-- I downloaded Kirby Star Allies (as well as Flinthook and Puzzle Puppers)!!! I know what I'm doing tomorrow!

I've picked up Celeste, so that. I think I'm about 70% through the regular story (picking up about 70% of the strawberries, too).

And really loving the crap out of Use Your Words, which IMO is better than any of the Jackbox games. Highly recommended if you like party games.

That last bit Alan mentioned in Super Mario Odyssey was amazing. It made me want to throw my switch across the room but I kept coming back. I wish the whole game was like that. When is some indie dev going to make the Super Meat Boy of 3D platformers?

I picked up FAST RMX. They're not kidding. It is fast. And looks great. Now if only I can stop slamming into everything.

Finally started BOTW. Just arrived on Kakariko Village and so far the game seems every bit as amazing as everybody says it is.
Other than that and if Zelda lets me : wrapping up things on AC Origins and continuing with The Fall Part 2(great game also!).

@Rontanamo_Bay You do realize that you contradicted yourself in just two sentences, right?

At chapter 5 in XC2. That game sure takes it time but it's quite enjoyable all the time And I'll try progress further in the online divisions of Ultimate team in FIFA18. Finally won Division 1 in single player this weekend!

@MartyFlanMJFan Yep. That was a lot more painful than the end game Moons, though the volleyball one was probably a little bit worse.

@wazlon eh, it’s not great. The concept’s cool, it’s got some nice ideas, but collision detection is sometimes ropey and there’s very little “Yoshi”-ness to it. I’m kinda just doing it out of completion sake, being the last Yoshi platformer I’ve not 100%d yet. After 1 week, I’m two-thirds through and safe to say it’s probably my least favourite Yoshi game. But still glad to have given it a spin (literally).

More Strikers 1945 II and I'll most likely add Dragon Blaze to my collection.

@gaga64 wow. I have the volleyball one, the thing about it was I was getting better each attempt, I knew I could do that one. The jump rope one though... I just don't have the rhythm or sense of timing, I can get to about fifty no problem then I just lose it lol. My highest is 70 something. Very frustrating.

This weekend I played some more South Park and some Arms party crashing last night. Today I visited my friend and we started playing Suikoden which is her favourite game series ever and I’m really enjoying it so far! I might have to find a copy myself 😁

Bloodborne. Finally finished the brutal DLC

@MartyFlanMJFan the thing with the jump rope is that it stops speeding up at 50. So in theory the 100th jump is no harder than the 51st one, it’s just a matter of not breaking your rhythm for 3 minutes (or however long it takes). If you can get to 70, you should be able to get to 90 or 110 without too much effort.

Same is true for the volleyball, except the direction and strength of the incoming shots stay random so you do have to keep paying attention and you can still be caught out by something seemingly out of your control.

Or at least so it seemed to me. They’re both doable with enough persistence.

Girlfriend and I have been working our way through Kirby Star Allies, so that's been fun. I'm also getting impatient waiting for a new Animal Crossing game, so I got a hold of the GameCube original just to see how far the series has come.

Finished the hall of Diamonds in King Oddball yesterday, but most of my gaming time this weekend has been dedicated to "saving private Lissa". My Fire Emblem MO is usually to restart the battle if someone dies, but I heard about the ability to resurrect fallen comrades even in Classic mode and I sorely underestimated how fast it would become available. As someone who likes to stick to female characters (wink and nudge if you will, but I've been extra fascinated with female protagonists in fiction, especially adventure stories, since I was in elementary school), I don't want to spend most of the story without this perky axe wielder, so now I'm going through the thankfully unlocked History mode and slowly farming mementos. XD And no, I haven't properly played Awakening yet, but I've already been exposed to the relationship thing in the main plot (seems like it's akin to Aerith's fate by now - everyone's believed to know it even if they have no experience of the franchise), and history mode itself... seems more like a collection of battles without much cutscene context. For better or for worse. XD

I just picked up don't starve for the Nintendo switch so I'll be playing that today

earthbound

Streets of Red DDD and its bloody fantastic!

@TheBigK

The series never added anything that I care about that isn't in the first game.

@Rontanamo_Bay bruh. You're playing some ancient classics, a couple of year+ old games, and Owlboy, an indie. Grab a seat. Games are games. If they are good, why classify em? Enjoy what you enjoy, and let others do the same. Also, those who throw stones...

I'm playing Drone Fight on Switch.
It's by far the worst game I have ever played in my life, and if this somehow gets higher than a 1/10 Abysmal, I would be shocked.

It's like Vroom In The Night Sky, but much, much worse.
At least Vroom had decent controls, this is near-unplayable.

It's Superman 64 3, the trilogy nobody asked for.

Taking a self-imposed break from botw for a few weeks. I only get a few hours a week so I've been playing since january and only done 3 divine beasts. Awesome game but fancied a change. So a bit of splatoon 2 - finally looking into farming/choosing abilities and trying some different weapon types. Also a bit of aqua kitty udx, and decided to give minecraft a go.

(edit: quote seems weird. Not seeing grey box for the quote)
My reply: I actually enjoy playing Don't Starve. First time playing, slowly finding my way around not to die too soon, lol! Usually I die by the 6th day, but today, I manage to reach day 12 or 13? Now being chase by hound, lol! idk, mine appear normal like the tree/flower/spider....

More Monster Hunter World. Been enjoying Gear.Club Unlimited and Skies or Fury DX. Both are nice changes of pace on my Switch. Wished I had some local friends to try them with.

@UnknownReader
Yeah, someone else told me before that the glitch only occurs if all the DLC is disabled, which I am doing at the moment to refind my way in. I think I never survived very long. Most of the times I don't even survive the first winter. My boyfriend is waaaay better than me, but only because he read a lot of things online. I think it is best to try first yourself to be surprised, but I admit that there are some things you simply would not find out about or only by dying way more often than would be acceptable (e. g. what the different mushrooms do cooked and raw).
I think the way you get a new world to explore while also unlocking characters and finding out about new dangers and mechanics really encourages you to keep on trying even though it is so damn hard (especially at the beginning).
Keep on having fun and beware winter is coming! ;-]

Thanks, I will @Tiefseemiez.
I played without searching online in the beginning and I now I am stuck with low sanity and start to hallucinate with black shadow and hound chasing me, lol!