Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (October 12th)

Spirit hunter NG, which is not on here for some reason.

Dragon quest echoes of an elusive age (halfway to finish line). Then divinity original sin 2. Ori in-between...

Rented Walking Dead Final Season from Boomerang so likely that. I have no idea why I didn't give these games a shot before. I love them

Maybe some Astral Chain but the main focus this weekend will be XB1 stuff. The recent system update made everything really sluggish so hopefully it'll be like some other updates I've experienced where playing a lot for a few days speeds it up.

Mostly just Minecraft, maybe Ori as well.

Lost sphear and Doreamon Story of Seasons demo.

Nintendo LABO Toy Cons 03 Drive Kit 😃

I have to assemble my Car kit and still so many jobs to do.

After assemble some Toy Cons part, i might continue my Cooking Mama Cook Off (Wii) to unlock the hidden recipes.

Daemon X Machina is super cool with new update.

Mainly Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair, it's a great game so far and I'd even say it's as good if not better than Nintendo's own 2D platformer output recently. It plays a lot like the Donkey Kong Country series with plenty of secrets and two versions of each level which are different enough to avoid repetition and some of the tonics are very fun to play with.

I would've said Indivisible if it was on the Switch at launch. Playing the PS4 version, but it's so much fun I may purchase the Switch version in future.

Killer Queen

FFX HD and maybe some Crash Team Racing. It’s been a delight reliving this final fantasy, I think I’ve only played it through 2-3 times, much lower than the PS1 games.

League bowling

Starting my first playthrough of Axiom Verge! With a side order of Zelda: A Link to the Past

Daemon X Machina from the list, it might be repetitive but I really enjoy the game play and I mean cmon, boost/sliding around the ground with some boss swords and giant cannons on your shoulder is just super fun?

Other than that I just got Octopath Traveler in the mail yesterday so checking that out and also jumping into some Mario+Rabbids which has been surprisingly enjoyable as well.

On the Switch I’ll play Link’s Awakening and Call of Cthulhu. On my 2DS I will play some SMT: Strange Journey Redux.

Nothing made by Activision-Blizzard.

I won't be playing anything cause I have work to do >.<
If I did have time i'd play doraemon story of seasons; need to scratch that farming itch and hopefully even though it's a crossover game, it'll be able to do it.

Also intreiged by a knights quest as well that looks pretty fun.
Hope that godamn goose game goes on sale soon >.<

Finished What The Golf on my iPhone, so I’m back to DQXI

@BarefootBowser
Only played the tutorial. It’s very promising. I can see why there is so much hype around this game. But hard to find anyone to play against at morning in Norway.

Astral chain and Yooka - Laylee and the impossible lair for me.

I've decided to play through Mario Oddyssey again. I haven't played the main game in over a year.

Edit: I am also eagerly awaiting 'The End' event in fortnite. Can't wait for a new map!

Just picked up Link's Awakening yesterday... loving it so far but I keep avoid playing it because I don't want to finish it too quick lol.

Also got Bastion for about $1 so have been messing around with that one... Game is damn cool, what a little gem of a title.

Finally, been messing around with The Terminator in Mk11. Oh yea, and I had to abandon Grid Autosport in the last couple of weeks because of exams.. will be getting back into that for sure.

I'm finally going to unlock all 100 missions on Sonic Generations 3DS. It took at tonne of play coins which I had to grind but am finally there. I don't know why Nintendo doesn't update the 3DS to give you unlimited play coins anyway, since nobody users Street Pass anymore.

Also Wind Waker HD on Wii U. Getting near the end and hoping to get everything completionist style.

I never thought I would say this but Asphalt Legends 9 will be my most played game this weekend...in fact it's been played more than my other games just recently since I downloaded it and I don't even usually bother with free to play games but this is awesome!
I'm also nearing the end of Zelda Links Awakening as well as Assassins Creed Odyssey on Ps4..something I never thought would happen but after 200 hours of pure gaming bliss I can finally concentrate on smaller games..

Ni no Kuni and maybr CTR. But mostly Ni no Kuni

Asphalt 9
Dirt 4
Ghostbusters
Sonic Racing
Blazing Chrome
Stampede
Confidential Mission on Dreamcast!

I just learned there is a hard mode in Mario and Luigi dream team so I’m playing through that again

I have a really good feeling I'll be playing Asphalt 9 this weekend. I've been really hooked to this game lately, so I think I'll be playing that. I may squeeze in another game if I'm in the mood for it, and Asphalt doesn't take over the weekend.

Transferred the Pokémon I want to train to my Ultra Sun file (doing an Eeveelution run) so I can get started on this adventure now. Also the usual ACNL dailies/weeklies, and probably some Minecraft and/or Mario Maker 2 for multiplayer, maybe some Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn for singleplayer if I can squeeze it in.

Have a nice weekend, everyone, and happy gaming!

Fire Emblem Three Houses has really got its hooks into me now. So many little meters to fill up - it's irresistible!

@C-Chakra I love the music in Bastion and the story telling: enjoy!

I just finished Link's Awakening yesterday and I would give it a 9.7, and round it up to 10. That is a fantastic game!

I will be playing Rocket League this weekend and . . .

Should I buy Goose or Ori?

I’m about 25 hours in to DQXI and it is such a joy to play. I can understand why people describe the series as comfort food. I’m very keen to try some other entries in the series now. I hope Santa is listening (I’m 38!)

Ghostbusters &
Friday the 13th of course, it's Halloween season!
👻🎃🍫🍬🍭

Hellblade senuas sacrifice. Really amazing game!

Finishing up Hey Pikmin, cute relaxing easy game.

This week I will be mostly playing

Kirby: Power Paintbrush
Breath of the Wild

I too am still playing through dragon Quest! I am about 25 hours in and it is just getting to be super special!!

But when I’m not doing that I picked up earthbound where I left off in the spring - I just got Puu.Hopefully
I can finish that one day it’s a beautiful game

This weekend I'm still playing Car Mechanic Pocket Edition, Grid and Ultimate Fishing Simulator.

Two weeks in a row that Ori isn't listed. What does Nintendolife have against this game? 😯😥

Super Mario Party with the family on Switch. Gran Turismo's had a major update this week which I'm going to try out, and got a few more things to find to get 100% on God of War (sorry Smash, but you're now my second favourite game of 2018!).

@Donutsavant:
I am over 40hrs in and only 5 or so hours ago the game really started!

Finally got my switch back yesterday as it had to replace the cartridge reader so coming back to DQ XI. Loving it (nearly 50h now)

My Ghostbusters pre-order didn't arrive in the mail until Thursday, so I'm working on that. It may not actually be much in the way of a remaster, but it's still a really good game, better than I remembered.

Asphalt. So much Asphalt. Join the club Siege Engine and play with me!

Finished links awakening last night so can finally start Dragon Quest XI

@Sunsy Good to see another addict! I'm hooked to Asphalt as well. Downloaded Snake Pass but I'm afraid this snake will have to pass ..got cars to upgrade!

Final Fantasy VIII Remastered!!

@HobbitGamer Would have joined your club, though I'm already in one ^^ Next time!

I've begun my playthrough of Metroid Prime 3, I just finished off Elysia, which I guess means I'm about halfway through.
I didn't expect to like the planet-traversal system, but it does help give the game a feeling of being on a grander scale than the previous titles (even if I still feel that the different portions of the same planet should've been connected in one continuous world). The motion controls are a neat novelty, the Wii's pointer controls were always the most accurate out of all the motion features after all. I still prefer using a proper controller, but that's more out of habit than anything else.

I also went back and finished Heaven or Hell mode in Devil May Cry 5 just to get it out of the way. I decided to give the rather monotonous mode some extra flair by turning on the option that replaces most cutscenes with the version of the scenes from back when they were still in the choreography planning stages, and those scenes were certainly... different to say the least. It's nice to see that the devs had fun while making the game, especially within the context of all of the issues surrounding overworked staff in game development that gets unearthed these days.

I also finally got around to watching the first two parts of the Persona 3 movie adaptation.
I really enjoyed how well the writers managed to elaborate on the MC's implied personality in the original game from stuff like his poor posture and comparatively scrawny physique in a way that felt natural while giving him a character arc that matches the tone of the ones that already existed for his teammates pretty well. That said, the combat was unfortunately pretty poor in the first movie. All it boiled down to were scenes where the heroes stood safely at a distance while their Persona repeated the same attacks over and over until Makoto finally switched to a new Persona and finished the fight in one strike. Luckily, the second movie was a lot more dynamic in this regard despite being animated by a studio that's known for lazy fight scenes.

Finished Ghostbusters the other day. So as it always seems to be the case, im biting off small chunks of ori and the blind forest. My main game that I'm completely into right now is guacamelee 2. I know this series is known for being good, but I don't think it gets enough attention. Imo it's one of better, if not best indie series that I've played. It's up there with shovel knight and messenger. I loved the first one and this one is shaping up to be even better 3 hours in. I also grabbed hyper sentinel for 12 cents last night. Haven't fired it up yet though. I'm having trouble deciding what my next purchase will be, as i have a ton of credit waiting to be spent. Of course, I should finish a couple games first though. Maybe I'll fire up some more demons crest!

Getting stuck into Persona 4 Golden, only 20 hours in, but loving the whole experience.

Will also be playing some Smash here and there.

Not a lot of gaming this weekend, I'm trying to get the house ready for winter and crocheting a shawl which I want done before Halloween. But in between stuff I'm trying to make progress in Link's Awakening so I can try and keep up with rhe onslaught of must-have games they chose to release in the last few months.

Cannot stop playing Daemon x Machina. Haven't played a lot of mech games before so I can't really compare it to anything. It's probably just me, but it's my "Ace Combat 2" of the Switch. Loved that game on PS and DxM reminds me of it. Kinda miss the old Mech Assault on the XB1 now. Got a physical copy of Ghostbusters that I'll dive into. Speaking of that, might play some Abzu. Also patiently waiting for some Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD on Switch news...

Fire Emblem Three Houses, Fight N Rage, and maybe Smash on Switch.

@skulltulips I loved axiom so much! I did get stuck though and gave up. Might need to revisit.

Otherwise, I’m at the boss on Awakening. Determined to finish it and then Witcher 3!

Between watching darts, wrestling and F1 Racing on TV, I'm planning on playing some Fortnite (season ending event on Sunday), Animal Crossing New Leaf and hopefully Luigi's Masion and it's sequel on 3DS in preparation for the Halloween release of part 3.

Dragon Quest XI and Fire Emblem this weekend.

Still playing Daemon X Machina, but I'm thinking of picking up Doraemon Story of Seasons!

I am right at the end of links awakening and the first trine game, but can't stop playing tetris 99.....

As for this weekend, I'll be dedicating some time to playing Brawl Brothers, and SteamWorld Dig. Also, since it's that time of the month, Pokemon Go for October's Community Day event, here is to catching a lot of shiny Trapinch.

@SoapMonkey Indeed, I'm afraid to see how much play time I've already put into it. I've been waiting for an arcade racing game like this. I like it so much, I decided to purchase the Porsche Starter Pack for myself, seeing how it's a one time purchase thing.

Batman: The Telltale Series (Switch) - Finally made it to the finale, really looking forward to the final confrontation with Lady Arkham.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (Vita) - Mostly playing TDM with friends.

Zoo Tycoon Friends (Windows Store) - Trying to get some lions.

FIFA 15: Ultimate Team (Windows Phone) - Having some quick matches here and there.

@Sunsy Haha I know right! For me the same, was waiting and hoping for a Burnout kind of racer for a while now and this seems to perfectly fill the void Loving it. I saw a Porsche for 90% discount yesterday but it's gone now Did you buy that one? missed my chance I'm afraid Don't mind paying for it as the game is worth it but I don't mind playing for it either. This game is stuffed ...and addictive ^^

Dragon quest xis and possibly Dragon quest 1 as I have a 6 hour train ride tmw and figure it will be more forgiving on the battery than it’s younger sibling

The Last Of Us Remastered for me. I’m glad it’s free on PSPlus. Never played the original, so i’m pretty glad they made a remastered version on PS4. Also getting into Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 on PC. I love building rollercoasters that crash, and somehow the people survive...

I did play the new Yooka but I could find it very appealing, just another platformer for me, just like the first one.

@SoapMonkey Similarly, I loved Need for Speed when I played the older games on Wii and GameCube, so I dig there are police chase races, and driving around tracks at night with nicely lit up cities.

Yeah, that was the pack. I'd figure $2 for a car, 20,000 credits, and 100 tokens was reasonable enough. Plus, I get a Porsche, which I usually raced as in NFS games. Hope you can unlock it, it seems so far, I've unlocked a few cars just from playing.

I'm so glad everyone chose to play Yooka Laylee and The Impossible Lair.
I really love the DKC sub-genre and I hope people don't sleep on it.

What I am planning to play are:
Ghosbusters
Link's Awakening
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 8
and Spyro

If i actually will get to all of them, or just play through Ghostbusters is anybodies guess.

Asphalt, which is free

Ghostbusters Remastered and I may pick up Monster Hunter Icebourne DLC and lose another 150 hrs...!

Loaded plate this weekend:

Starlink: Battle for Atlas - This is as close to the Starfox I've always wanted being able to go from planet to space and back at will, and I'm loving it.

Super Mario Maker 2 - 50% done with Story mode. Can't wait to make a few courses and play online multiplayer.

Ghostbusters: The Videogame Remastered - Though I played the Wii version, I always wanted to play the proper version. As a GB fan, this is required gaming lol

Resident Evil 5 demo & Resident Evil 6 demo - Love the first "Action Evil" game RE4 and looking forward to 5 and 6 at last. Tried to play RE0 but I just can't seem to enjoy the old style anymore, so unless it gets a RE2make, I guess I'll never play that chapter.

Contra: Rogue Corps - Lol, this here... Sigh. Nods, winks, shooting, action, all contribute "Contra", but it's a "Contra" game no one's ever wanted. It's clear it's a spinoff, and it's an entertaining twin stick shooter without the name, but it's too busy to be a true Contra game. I'll do one more stage to see if I want to play the whole game, but as my rental, my patience will only go so far.

I'll be participating in some of Community Day in Pokemon Go, but that's about it. This weekend is insanely busy between my seasonal haunted house job and other events I have going on.

...I may slide some gaming time in Sunday evening, so that might entail more Battle Network 2.

@Anti-Matter Welcome back! 😁

Minecraft, Don’t Starve, and I finally gave in and bought Unepic since it was on sale. Definitely happy with it.

Man, I always feel boring every time I say this, but Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Spyro Reignited trilogy.

Animal Crossing New Leaf, Animal Crossing City Folk, Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer, Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon, Zelda Wind Waker, and periodically cleaning up poop off the floor in my Tamagotchi because I’m neglectful.

Finished Ni No Kuni. It’s a great RPG but as always with these types of games I was ready for the end before I got there.

Started Ori which I’m loving.

Eagerly anticipating The Witcher 3 reviews. Any one know when they’ll be out?

@Skalgrim How's the online population?

So this is a weird week in gaming for me. I just got the Links awakening amiibo so I have been trading dungeons with my friends. Playing a little Castle Crashers and Blasphemous (tho i can't get any farther in that). A little Dragon Quest 1. And as always PVP in Dark Souls.

@dugan Tough Choice between Goose and Ori! I found the Goose game to be a perfect break between more complicated games. I thought some of the puzzles were tricky and it was just entertaining. I find Ori to be more complicated- not as aggravating as Celeste or Hollow Knight but the platforming is really tight and leaves little room for error the further I get which means I die. A lot lol. Still fantastic thought. I don’t think you can go wrong with either!

I will be continuing Ori this weekend! Really great game!

@Murbs
Pretty good! About 10-20sec que. But I really suck at this game. I don’t know how people gets so good so fast.

@Skalgrim cheers! I was watching a Kotaku video and they were struggling against the AI!

On 3ds, continuing my backlog:
1. Project X Zone (3ds)
2. Aragorn's Quest (DS)
And if I have time, finally...
3. GTA: Chinatown Wars

@Sunsy Yeah the police chases are awesome! And yeah you had a pretty good deal there for the Porsche. But more deals should come, I'm gonna wait patiently

It seems like career is the best way to unlock cars, though it does take some time for the faster ones. My go-to is the Chevrolet Camaro LT for the moment (2 stars now so I can edit the colors which is awesome). Also I'm playing the special event and got into the top 5%, so if I manage to stay there that should unlock me a Mercedes and half a Lamborghini Centenario. That Lamborghini is truly master though.

I'll be playing Outlast this weekend. Picked that up when it was on sale earlier in the year but held off on playing it so that I could play it during October.

Outlast isn't a long game so I'll finally return to Astral Chain once I finish it.

I've been trying to keep up with Link's Awakening. But I got myself Killer Queen Black on Steam, and I've been hooked to it!

1. SteamWorld Quest
2. F1 2019 (Japanese GP event All week)
3. RAINway Beta test

If you play lots on the GO. RainWay is looking for Handheld players to beta test. You need an iphone and PC. Needs lots of help, but they have a discord channel you can give suggestions. Help make a Google Stadia Killer 😉

https://rainway.com/

little town hero!

SNES. I need to get stuck into the online games, having only flirted with them briefly thus far

@SoapMonkey Snake Pass is a waaaaay slower game, lol! Yeah don’t mix those.

Yooka-Laylee IL is such a blast and , surprisingly, very addictive: I had a lot of trouble finally turning it off last night. It’s overworld hub map is riddled with awesome secrets and new paths, and that part of it kind of feels like Zelda. Some of the level design is really mean, and some of the levels feel too long, but it’s all there to test you before confronting that Impossible Lair behemoth. It’s awesome you can retry the Lair whenever and it gives a real sense of satisfying progress as you see your completion rate there go up.

I’m all for this series continuing now. Playtonic has done an amazing job with this one; I hope it sells very well.

I'm not actually playing much of anything, bizarre considering that it's literally my only hobby. I downloaded Final Fantasy VIII this month but I can't be bothered to really play it; I think I'm burnt out on RPGs for a while after playing through the entirety of Fire Emblem Three Houses back-to-back. Been doing a few Mario Maker 2 courses here and there, but that's about it.

I'll have to pick up Battlestar Galactica and Star Wars Pinball at some point.

For my Thanksgiving weekend I'm playing Beat Saber and Job Simulator on the Quest. On the Switch I'll still be trying to unlock more Infinity rifts and characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.

@Likethepear
Question.
How did you enjoy your Animal Crossing Happy Home Designer 3DS since the game was only about designing the animal villagers' house and almost did nothing but staring at the house / furnitures after that ?

And about Animal Crossing City Folk, if i remembered you have to go back to your house and sleep on your bed to Save the game, right ?

I’m playing Yooka Laylee and the Impossible Lair. It’s really good too, only slightly marred by sometimes hiding secrets down pits that normally kill you and the inability to backtrack to look for missed secrets instead forcing a restart of the level.

The over world part with all its puzzles is a fantastic companion to the platforming sections too. It’s like the way Actraiser successfully mixed genres.

@Mamabear thank you very much for the response. I really appreciate your insights! I need a break and a laugh, so I am downloading Goose right now. I will play Ori next, it looks so good!

After the recent NL article, I’m splitting time between Link’s Awakening, and rewatching the first two seasons of Twin Peaks. So far, I realized LA needs more coffee, donuts, and pie! Maybe BotW 2....

Killer Queen Black for multiplayer and Dragon Quest XI solo.

I’m Trying to play Yooka-Laylee & the Impossible Lair with a left joycon that has horrific drift ... it really is impossible

Ni no kuni and dead by daylight. Went home for Canadian thanksgiving so played a bunch of couch co op today too 🙂 Mostly towerfall and Mario kart but a lil bit of smash too

I’ve been surprised by Asphalt 9. It reminds me a little of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit on PS1. The barriers haven’t been to onerous yet, and there seems to be something you can do. I’ve almost cleared all of the D-Class stuff and the only catch so far is a car required I haven’t unlocked. Given enough time it will happen, and the little completionist in me will be satisfied.

I will probably continue working on Super Kirby Clash and Dragon Quest 2.

Damn, Asphalt Legends is a rediculous good time.. Was planning to get back into Grid this weekend but having too much fun with this one at the moment. But don't worry Grid Autosport, yer still number 1 by a longshot!

Rocket League

@Zuljaras I wish bioshock would come to switch. And borderlands as well

@Giladof how is it?

Waiting for Witcher 3 on Tuesday

Just got my Switch about three weeks ago. I'm really into Sushi Striker and Splatoon 2 right now.

I also got an amazing deal on Bayonetta and Bayonetta 2, so I should probably start those, yet there's so much else I still want to play...my wallet can't take it.

Still on Skyrim

Spending my Canadian thanksgiving playing more Astral Chain. Just made it to File 07, and things are really picking up story-wise. Also, just completed Ori and the Blind Forest a couple of days ago, and I think it now sits in my Top 10 games of all time. I really couldn't find any flaws with it, and the whole experience was just MAGICAL. I made a little more progress in the third island of Cuphead as well, taking down a couple more bosses (it took ages, but I finally took that Queen Bee down).

Other than that, I've got some Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger IX and Indivisible (PS4) waiting to be played, but I think I'm going to try to wrap up Astral Chain before I even start those.

Well last weekend I said I was trying out civ 6 but it hadn't got its hooks into me. Now it has! 'Finished' the tutorial (although it seems buggy as it didn't actually end) and really enjoyed it.

Playing a bit of Into The Breach as a pallette cleanser then I think I will pick up where I left off in Xenoblade 2 for another few weeks. Will definitely be coming back to Civ 6, looking forward to see how it plays outside of the tutorial.

@skulltulips how you findong axiom verge? its next on my purchase list with retro city rampage and hawaii shakedown! Only got my first switch last week and currently working my way through zelda links awakening and golf story thoroughly enjoying both, very impressed with the switch lite to

@Oldiebutnoobie I'm only a handful of hours in but enjoying it so far, I can see why it's such a well-regarded game. Never actually played a classic Metroid but apparently it captures the feel really well and the Stranger Things-esque soundtrack is a big plus.

Welcome to the Switch owners' club - some solid game choices there!

Link's Awakening, Dragon Quest XI S and Astral Chain.

Other than the Mario & Sonic demo, probably just Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX.

Octopath Traveler, with a bit of the Ori demo mixed in.