Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (August 1st)

Picked up The Touryst on sale this week and apart from one water snake puzzle who can go straight to hell without passing go Im lovin it.

For the first time since launch: nothing. There is not one new game I'm interested in and everything else is completed on every console I own. Never had that situation - as far as I can remember.

This week I will be mostly playing

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

After playing Xenoblade Chronicles DE all week I'm gonna work on Bayonetta tomorrow. And some Animal Crossing.

Trials of Mana. My nephew ‘borrowed’ it last week. Now I’m ‘borrowing’ it back!

And I love the game. I played Secret of Mana to death as a kid so I love the references in Trials. Great game!

Final Fantasy 6, Catherine, Salmon Run, going to start Xenoblade Future Connected too.

I'll be playing Xenoblade Chronicles.

Currently blasting through Burnout Paradise on the Xbox to get the most out of my EA Access trial but I’ll probably put in some hours on Luigi’s Mansion 3 in the evenings

Tetris 99 and some New Super Lucky's Tale...

Streets of rage 4

@1UP_MARIO Ditto ...... here's hoping for Golden Axe next.

I’m still inching my way through Persona 5 at the rate of about a palace a week. I’ve just passed the 5th one and I’m starting to max out some confidants now.

A little bit of Soul Hackers too when I’m not playing Persona.

Still dawdling on Fire Emblem Awakening. Got about five chapters to go. However, I have finally settled on my team (a mix of kids and parents) and am ready to stop trying to level everyone up and just go for the finish this weekend. I’ve enjoyed this one on every level - and I think the storytelling is better than in Three Houses. Albeit I still have another three playthroughs to tackle in 3H!

ACNH and Konami Arcade Collection (Nemesis) and Pinball FX3 - the Williams tables have been on offer. On sunny days I love having retro arcade ports on my Switch, brings back childhood memories of arcades in Brighton and such.

Playing Pokemon HeartGold for the first time, preparing to face off against the big bad (Whitney)

And will probably play Panel De Pon with my partner at some point too as it’s become our go-to multiplayer game. It’s the only use I’ve got out of NSO for months.

Rogue Company. Getting use to the controls with gyro aiming.

ACNH. I am getting close to collecting all K.K.'s songs, both on my music player and on my walls. K.K. is great!

Also, picked up Spyro on sale, good game so far. Reminds me of Super Lucky's Tale, not too hard, but a fun time.

And Quell Memento and Zen, as a chill puzzle game.

Happy gaming, every one!

@Duncanballs now that would be amazing

Finished Paper Mario last week, and checking out Carrion this weekend - so far, so gory, so good! Tonal whiplash from Paper Mario though!

I've been cycling Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and Final Fantasy XIV on PC for some time now. I'm still dreaming of a convenient way to play N64 games on my Switch. If that happens, I'll have more to play.

Various games in the NBA Jam series including spiritual successors. Current favourites are NBA Hangtime on N64 and NBA Jam TE on the Saturn. The DC version of Showtime is also growing on me as the first of the 3D style games to have any appeal.

Rayman Legends on Wii U, awesome game. At the moment I'm thinking it's better than Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze and never thought I'd say that.
Also playing Caslevania Circle of the Moon on GBA which is great too. I'd recommend Mole Mania to anyone.

Also playing DKC and Bloodstained Curse of the moon 2. Great game.

I'm smashing Steamworld Heist after I picked it up for a criminally low price in the eShop sale. It's unbelievably good! Might have to try Quest after I'm done.

Paper Mario and also trying to unlock the Paper Mario theme in 99 Tetris.
Also my daily visit to Animal Crossing...made a huge loss on turnips
Ps4 I'll be busy wiping out the Mongols in the excellent Ghost Of Tsushima.

Just finishing up the final episode of Curse of the Moon 2. That game is difficult but most definitely rewarding.
After that I hope to start Carrion as well

Replaying the masterpiece

@wazlon Rayman Legends is great on the Wii U, I need to go back and play it again...

Got the new theme in Tetris 99, so that was fun. Been meaning to have a round of Super Mario Party, as it's been a while since we've got that out. If you treat it as a normal board game and just play it every now and again with family/friends, it's actually a lot of fun and doesn't need the extra content some people cry out for (who the cluck asks for extra content for Mouse Trap???) Otherwise, I picked up Wonderful 101 Remastered last week. Never finished it on Wii U, but I'm enjoying it more second time around, so will hopefully play a bit more of that.

Xenoblade Chronicles - Future Connected 👌

Persona 5 and Fire Emblem Birthright will be my main games this weekend. Thinking about picking up Atelier Ryza as it’s on sale or possibly Slay the Spire. I see a lot of recommendations for STS.

I'm currently (re)playing all the Final Fantasy games on Switch and am now up to FF9. I am playing this one for the first time and I'm really enjoying it. It will probably end up being my favourite PS1 FF game unless the story goes downhill later on(which I doubt).

I just started playing Divinity: Original Sin 2, and am going to alternate that with Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.

I'll be making some more progress on Ninjin: Clash of Carrots, which is a fun little autoscrolling beat em up with a bit of a loot system. I got it on sale for a little over a dollar months ago, and I've gotten way over my money's worth. There's even a demo, which I would recommend giving a shot at least.

I also beat Graceful Explosion Machine and Katana Zero last week, which were both awesome games. GEM was incredibly challenging, and I think it's seriously the best SHMUP I've ever played. Katana Zero was an absolute joy and probably sits in the top 5 games I've played this year.

Just sliced the last streamer in Paper Mario and now I'll take a salty break with Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I might play some Tetris 99 later so get even more salty.

My switch is gathering dust with nothing new to play on it. I gave up on scrolling through the sales and finding nothing on switch. I am playing Darius Burst on psp. I hear that might come to switch at some point. I'm also playing Metroid Fusion on my gameboy micro. Maybe a metroid game will come to switch one day too.

Pokémon Crystal, Pokémon GO! and World of Warcraft.

I've parked Xenoblades, Eternia and Mary Skelter for a while (looming ahead is an annual fortnight where I'll likely have too much time dedicated to other stuff to make room even for portable gaming, at least beyond what's on my phone, and I'm reluctant to pause such games in the middle of wherever again), but I'm still sticking to Bioshock and Burnout and planning to finish at least one more route in VLR. I also hope to advance Fire Emblem Echoes a few maps further, and I found myself revisiting Dragon Quest Builders this week as well - you know, the kind of "Minecraft" that really speaks to me. If it leaves me in mood enough, I might also do some grind in OG Dragon Quest, too.

Meanwhile, on the freemium front, the day Symphogear XDU's western server died was also the day I launched Dawn of the Breakers to learn it's also shutting down at the end of October. At least it's enough time to mop up the remaining plot, but I've invested quite a few hours into this game, pretty much my first Switch freemium, so it's a sad feeling nonetheless. REALLY keeping my fingers crossed for Crestoria's comparative longevity. FFRK, Valkyrie Crusade and My Little Pony seem like living LEGENDS at this point, for the mere virtue of still being around and regularly updated after all these years. knocks on wood

Ring Fit and Freedom Finger

@wazlon it really is underrated and unappreciated.

ai somnium files

Starlink. Getting into it now, it's fairly repetitive but addictive, exploring the planets, upgrading their facilities and my ships and weapons.

Weirdly it seems that the starter pack (physical) i got also gives a few digital weapons and ships beyond what you get physically. Not sure if that was always the case?

Ghost of Tsushima

Playing Crysis currently and plan to get Burnout Paradise soon.

Secret of Mana with countless mods (thanks to SoM Turbo, which is excellent) and maybe some CrossCode.

@MajinSoul those games are wonderful! 7, 8, 9 and 10 are, in my opinion, some of the best rpgs the 90's had to offer!

I'm playing through the first four Mario & Luigi RPGs, just to remind me that Nintendo used to make good Mario RPGs in the past.

@Milton_Burle yooooo I grabbed steamworld heist too, haven't played it yet but I know it's going to be a winner for me. I'm tempted to get dig and quest too, they all look brilliant. I'm saving it for my travel entertainment.

I grabbed Goblin Sword as it was about £1.60, I liked the look of it and it had reasonable reviews. And I am well addicted to that just now. It isn't sophisticated or too difficult, but it's a great little game to blast through. The boss battles are good fun.

I played nothing but Animal Crossing New Horizons for 5 weeks in a row and have accumulated more than 255 hours gameplay. 😀

I have finished with Terraforming so i could relocate back all the villager's houses and public buildings to specific spots i have created.
I will continue again my ACNH session 3 at 7 pm.

Not sure I'll be playing much of anything...then again the convenience of handheld mode with the Switch is really kick-ass at a time like this. Why is it so convenient? Simple:

HOCKEY IS BACK

Paper Mario, Smash Ultimate, Animal Crossing and Pokémon Y

@InAnotherCastle Have some of the best memories of NBA Hangtime on N64. Our house was a madhouse with that game. Team Fire was so rad during 4 player matches! Double Dunk!

That game in fact ruined all future NBA "Jam/Hangtime" style games forever. There's been some that were close (the NBA Jam 2011 game was really good) but just can't match what Hangtime was.

I'm playing Crysis and loving it! I missed it last generation and it plays like gangbusters on the switch!

Playing the beta weekend of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout on PC. It's heaps of fun.

It's like Takeshi's Castle in game form.

Banjo-Kazooie (N64) - Just starting out in Mumbo's Mountain.

Fallout 3 (Games For Windows) - This is going to be in my all time favourite open world games list.

Angry Birds (Windows Phone) - Onto Episode 2 now.

Now I'm watching my wife play Ghost of Tsushima and thinking about putting my switch under the bed with the other discontinued consoles I hardly use.

DKC on SNES online. Probably my favourite game of all time

My Gamecube, Wii, and N64. Maybe even a bit of SNES.

I've been slowly working through DQ11, this game really caught me! Baby makes it really hard to get some gaming in, but I can catch an hour here and there at naptime. Just got to the open sea finally!

Rare replay on my new second hand Xbox one! Wow that console is big and made out of cheap plastic!😱😆

Streets of rage 4
Splatoon 2
Metal Slug X
AI: Sonmium files
Smash bros
Blaz Blue Central Fiction
Too much backlog! Can't complain tho, didn't have this much choice in the old days due to most games costing at least £39.99+

@sarethums
Me to. Got it on sale. Looking forward to playing : )

Now I'm sitting here boggling at the idea that there are people who have nothing to play on the Switch. I literally have at least 50 games in my library that I could get back to and complete if I get bored with the six or seven games that I'm currently actively playing. And if I was made of money and could ever find the time, I could name at least ten big games I haven't bought yet.

And every single weekly roundup contains one or two things that look like fun, but I never buy because I don't have the time.

If the Switch was discontinued tomorrow and no more games ever came out for it, I would still have enough games to occupy me that I could probably get through the next entire console generation without any trouble.

I'll be booting up the Dreamcast soon. Been a long time! Soul still burns for Soul Calibur. Wish I had the DCHDMI mod up and ready tho : (

@JasmineDragon Agreed! There is so much choice now! I no longer buy day one because my back catalog is getting out of hand! I have put in 600+ hours in Splatoon alone! and I have RPG's on my list that take 100 hours each! If there was a Direct in August that would be cool, but I won't be buying many more games for some time!

I recently picked up a copy of Bubsy: Paws on Fire! for $20, so uh I should probably get around to playing that at some point this weekend. I've also been playing Super Mario Party with the girlfriend, almost every night this week and will most likely play it again this weekend as well.

Also as @RustedHero pointed out, hockey is back and I'm extremely excited about that, so hopefully some NHL action on the PS4 at some point as well.

Divinity Original Sin 2 currently.....I don't expect the cart to leave my console for a long time............

BioShock collection DLC as I have just completed the trilogy...................timeless

I’m still playing Paper Mario OK which is honesty a good game. Good amount of humor and it very charming. I don’t mind the battles- the more I get the hang of them the more I appreciate the puzzle like aspect of it. I just beat the Water Vellumental- these ‘boss’ battles are definitely more challenging!
On the Xbox I’m going to start up Halo 2!
Have a great weekend everyone!

@JasmineDragon I try to let my eyes glaze over the comments about no games / or they’re putting away there Switch. It’s crazy to me. My backlog is getting a life of it’s own and that’s only the things I pick up on sale! Even when there isn’t a new release I’m interested in I have a good selection of other games to play ready to go. Crazy...

I want to try out the online on Grid...I'll most likely do that tomorrow. Video calls keep getting in the way all the time!

I’ve just finished a playthrough of Willow on the CPS-1, I’m replaying Mario Odyssey (again!) and when I’m done with that I think it’s going to be Steins;Gate Elite.

When i get some free moments, ill be playing thru some more RE6 and Borderlands 1. I sent my left JC as I can see early signs if the drift starting, so i have to play on a play stand propped up wherever I am( in the bed on the floor lol). Its annoying but at least I can play that way, just hurts my neck haha

Mario Kart 7<333 and some quick fixes of Rocket League training.

Still rocking ROGUE COMPANY. TETRIS 99 last night to unlock the new theme. Might try to get back into and finally finish ULT. ALLIANCE.

Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition

PS4 - Ghost of Tsushima

More XB1 stuff, still waiting for an Origami King patch before returning to it. Cleared up unlocking the Tetris 99 theme yesterday.

I finally landed a copy of Ring Fit Adventure at the MSRP and it’s currently kicking my butt. I’ve been completely sucked into Hollow Knight, as well, though some of the bosses have been blisteringly difficult. And as controversial as it is, I’ve been playing through Metroid Prime: Federation Force entirely in co-op with and friend and it’s a total blast. Don’t believe the haters.

@Grumblevolcano what do you want to have patches in Mario?
Got the game 100% complete without any bugs or something like that

More Octopath Traveler. Since I play mainly 2 to 3 hours a day while taking my time reading every dialog, I am still completing the first chapter of the 8 characters. Now I only need to complete Therion's and Alfyn's beginning chapters to have all 8 characters.

Finally finished Darksiders last week and completed a Picross game (Travel Mosaics Paris) last night, so I am looking to start a new game from my backlog. I have narrowed it down to the following three choices... any suggestions on what to play next?

• Mummy Demastered
• A Hat in Time
• Timespinners

Happy gaming everyone!

Staying over at my brother in law's place with the kids and wife, on the other side of the Netherlands, for a short holiday. Away from the gamepc and only the switch at hand.
Some Puzzle quest: the legend returns and Tropical Freeze.

@DenDen There's a gamebreaking bug that prevents you from progressing.

https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2020/07/nintendo_is_aware_of_paper_marios_game-breaking_bug_will_resolve_issues_asap

I play too many games! My regular dailies are Super Mario Maker 2, Rocket League, Splatoon 2, Jump Rope Challenge, and Animal Crossing New horizons. I'm now starting Rogue Company after that awesome Digital Foundry video on the Switch version. It's fun, but I'm sucking so far. I also keep returning to Burnout Paradise, Tetris 99, Streets of Rage 4, Famicom Wars on the Japanese Famicom app(I love this game and really wish all the gameboy, famicom, and the Super Famicom game were translated and on Switch!), Grid Autosport (love the newly available online multiplayer), Kingdom New Lands, Sayonara Wild Hearts, Missile Dancer, Rush Rally 3 (I love how this game seems to look and play like that old Gamecube rally game that ran at 60fps. [edit, Rally Championship is the rally game I enjoyed so much on Gamecube]..), Marble It Up!, and Taiko no tatsujin Nintendo Switch version! I've also started Ghost of Tsushima and Regions of Ruin (I love how it runs at 60fps, but am not at all sure yet if it is as fun as Kingdom New Lands or Kingdom Two Crowns...). Whew!

Paper Mario. This has to be the worst Nintendo game I've played in years. The game doesn't really know what it's supposed to be.

The sort of open word adventure and puzzle part is fine, that's about a third of the game. The tedious battle arena and many cut scenes and lines and lines of just as tedious dialogue take up the other two thirds. And the jokes, ok for every comic one there is a corny one and a cringe worthy one.

Unless you are a Paper Mario fan save you cash. I'll be ebaying my copy soon, to recoupe some of mine. And I liked Sticker Stars.

That said I know someone who is playing it and they think it's great. 🤔

1. Ghost of Tsushima PS4
2. F1 2020 ( GBR!!! Weekend 🏁🏎🏎🏎) PC
3. Paper Mario - Switch
4. Fairy Tail - Switch

I've been enjoying Paper Mario, but I've just picked up Dragon's Dogma in the sale and I'm keen to give that a try.

Slowly working through the end of DragonQuest XI and bought Fairy Tales last night, although I just found out it doesn't have English voice overs...which is kind of a bummer, I'm sure it's tons of turn-based fun. Still a little miffed Hellpoint wasn't released when all the other consoles got it, and surprised no one is really talking about it here, but I'll survive. Other than that, maybe a little Liberated and some Burnout Paradise.

Getting outside and enjoying the beautiful weather. Started a new job this week so want to move around since I was knee deep in onboarding all week long.

@JasmineDragon I honestly don't get this either. There is more than enough to play on the Switch. Part of the reason it's a great console is the support from third parties. No, it still isn't terrific, but the Switch has the best third party support since the SNES. Then again, I'm not one of those "I only play Nintendo first party exclusives" and I play many other games as well. I also only own a Switch.

Beat paper Mario a few days ago and then couldn’t figure out what next to play. Wish Nintendo would announce the Mario 35th anniversary collection already cough cough

I never gave Astral Chains a fair chance so now revisiting it. So far about 2 hrs in and it’s liking it so far.

Halo 2 on the Master Cheif Collection..

Grid Autosport, F1 2020 and if I have time WRC 8

Okay, I have been playing ACNH since launch day and have logged over 200 hours. Today is the first day Isabelle announced a meteor shower and tonight is the first time I have wished upon a shooting star. Amazing! I thought my game had a glitch.

I love Animal Crossing!

Just remembered there’s a new Tetris theme to earn, so played that for an hour earlier to get it. My niece was playing Mario Kart 8 and I think I’ll try and dedicate some time to Dead Cells. 101% DKC during the week, and had a lot of fun doing so. Have a good weekend everyone.

I am at the halfway point of yooka laylee and the impossible lair with 24 beetalions.

I finished longest five minutes on the Vita and call of duty declassified. Will start trails of cold steel this week.

@Anti-Matter
Really giving this game a chance, but finding it hard to keep motivating doing the same stuff and make little progress

@RareFan Yeah they used to make great Mario rpgs in the past, and they make great Mario rpgs currently as well. Origami King is fantastic, in fact I think it's a lot better than the old Gamecube or N64 games.

Wonderful 101 & Xenoblade Definitive Edition

@RustedHero I'll be playing it a bunch today. Testing a fixed RGB mod I botched on my NTSC N64 some weeks ago. The ironic thing is that none of the visual improvements really help this game. In my opinion this game could have been presented better on the 64, but I have no other version to compare with. You're right though, it's special, something about the mechanics perhaps does it for me.

I just got Celeste because of the huge 75% off sale! Really excited to play a new great game!

Playing Paper Mario and Pokemon fighting game the trail version on switch this weekend.

Wrapped up Momohime's story in Muramasa: Demon Blade, and started Kisuke's story. I'm very glad I've circled back around to this game - it's not deep, but it's fun, and the story and art style is unique.