Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (February 6th)

Playing shadow of the tomb raider on the ps5 and almost done with it. Love the TR2013 trilogy and I’m glad they announced a sequel to it.
Besides that pokemon gold on my gb. Will play final fantasy 13 on my ps3 after.

Ys 9. It's amazing.

Recently rediscovered my love for Ren and Stimpy and been rewatching Season 1, so I may take a break and play Ren and Stimpy on Mega Drive.

Maybe some Animal Crossing too

I played these games : 🤓
1. Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival Wii U
2. Paper Mario Color Splash Wii U
3. Ratchet & Clank All 4 One PS3

Think i'm going to finally start Tales of Vesperia on Switch (on my backlog a looooong time.)

I am so close to finish Witcher 3 on Switch. (I think) It keeps trolling me by adding an extra plot line.

This week I will be mostly playing:

New Horizons
Age of Calamity

To be honest I’m not sure. If Stardew Valley 1.5 comes out I’ll hop on that straight away but until that comes out I’ll probably just mess about in BOTW.

Xenoblade chronicles 2❤️❤️

@Quimbolas you will enjoy it. Totally love the tales games.

While Vita continues to be my God Eater machine as of late (although I hope to taste some of the recent PS+ offerings as well), the Switch plans include Saints Row 3 and the newly nightwaved Warframe, but more prominently this week's newcomers - from Skyforge and Forgotton Anne (another illustrative reminder why 2D animation is its own glorious submedium, not some kind of replaceable "evolution predecessor" for the polygonal one) to Under the Jolly Roger and Dust: An Elysian Tail. And yes, the latter marked the 600th Switch entry by my collection app's estimation... what do YOU know about backlogs?😵😆 Then again, with five Switch games finished since the year began, I may not get to complain about backlogs either.

I hope to allocate some time to 3DS as well, namely Spirit of Justice and The Millennium Girl. And I'll be probably starting the first Shin Megami Tensei yet again after coming across a translated GBA version. The re-release promises a bit of extra content, and I don't have to patch it for a separate automap button!

@quigtendo and it's healthy to have that troll you 😁

Probably starting Immortals Fenyx Rising on the Switch and play some GameCube games on my GameCube.

Got my hands on a used New 3ds with some games this week and since it's my first time with this system I'm still exploring the possibilities. So I'm working my way trough Mario Kart 7 and New Super Mario Bros. 2 and thinking what games to get additionaly. On switch it's the same menu as the last weeks (ACNH, Borderlands I, Octopath Traveler, Ace Attorney Trilogy).

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2, it's currently free this weekend for all Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate members at the moment. Was undecided whether to pick up for Switch so figured I'd play the free XB1 version to make up my mind.

Having recently finished The Last Of Us Part 2 and just yesterday beat and obtained the Platinum for Bugsnax on the PS5 I started Concrete Genie which is excellent on the PS4 as well as Nelke And The Legendary Alchemists...a game I admit has not grabbed my attention like all the other Atelia games and to be honest I'm getting a bit confused already.
On the Switch im still doing my daily Animal Crossing as well as Sakuna Of Rice And Ruin.

Mostly Leisure Suit Larry on Switch. Maybe some Mario Kart 8 online with my friend.

Finally completed Conduct Together yesterday.

@fox_mattcloud Ren And Stimpy was awesome!I'm 47 now but I think I was 18 when I played the game.What channel is it on?

@Peteykins my latest pickup Is your mum on a street corner.

I'm revisiting the excellent Thumper to see if I can grind through the tough second half of the game.

And then I'm finally, finally going to start the Witcher 3 for the first time. My target is to clock up 10 hours by next weekend, which is presumably barely even scratching the surface. I'm really hoping I love this game!

@mauhlin12

The delay of the switch version is criminal!!!
But my copy of Ys: Origins finally shipped so at least I've that until June

I'll be playing Mario Kart 7, Animal Crossing New Horizons, and even some Ninjala.

Found my old game boy pocket and has pokemon in it, so I'm happy

I'm playing Monster Hunter Stories on my phone. It's insanely expensive for 3DS, and it was on sale for a couple of dollars on the PlayStore, so I grabbed it to hype myself up for 2.

Great game! It puts all 3D Pokémon games to shame! The android port is perfect.

I'm going to try to finish up Cyber Shadow, which i started out loving but have now grown to hate by mid-game (the rage gets very real on chapter 8 in particular). The difficulty went from difficult-but-fair to unreasonably cheap as the developer started to increase the amount of rooms you need to clear between checkpoints, and filling them with as many hazards as humanly possible with no more health pickups whatsoever. The level design just becomes cruel, and not in a charming way. I'm now right before the final boss and I can't wait for it to end.

EDIT: There, I beat it. I realize that more of the game was better than I thought, but those chapters around 8 had a lot of cheap moments that really held it back. Overall, I don't HATE Cyber Shadow. It's still good, but it could have been amazing if the developer had a little mercy and refined his level design better.

Pure Pool. Can't put it down. Especially in Perfect Potter mode.

Trying to grasp even a basic understanding of cultist simulator. Wish me luck.

actually picked up monster hunters stories this week, im gonna get ready for the switch sequel coming out this year

@Wazeddie22 I've just been watching the dvd box set, not on TV, but you might be happy to know that Comedy Central are bringing it back for a new series! 😀

I don't know. Finished Paradise Killer and Abzu in the week. Not sure what to start next

I am absolute loving Will o the Wisps. Better than I imagined.

Rocket League, Travel Mosaics, Need for Speed,

and a Saturday concert with Mr. K.K.

Happy gaming everyone!

Has AC:NH received enough updates to be fun again?

@Donutsavant Oh my LRG copy of Ys Origin just shipped as well, that's my 2nd favorite Ys behind only 8. I'm also getting the CE of Ys 9 on Switch from the NISA store so I'll look forward to replaying that one then.

After finally finishing Ghost of Tsushima on PS4 (quality production values but a bit sluggish and longer than it needed to be) I’ve shifted back to a console that doesn’t tie me down to one spot.

Back to my 3DS and Radiant Historia. Although starting to wonder if my upper body strength has fallen as finding my N3DS XL heavy!? May test my N3DS.

Chapter 11 on Xenoblade Chronicles DE. Enjoying it but it is a real time sink. In between I am keeping my island going in AC:NH, not usually my thing but my girls love it and it's nice to help them out and play along with them (they both have have Lites and got a copy each for Xmas).

I’m still working my way through Samus Returns. Taking it quite slowly but must be in the second half by now. It looks great and I love the 3DS, but I do find it a bit surprising there’s not been a Switch release of the game. Considering hooking up the Wii U to play some 3D World but may just wait until next week.

Following the release of Atelier Ryza 2 I realised the first one was still sealed on my backlog shelf... whoops!
So I decided to behave myself for once and am playing it before I buy the sequel. Spoiler alert I am 100% getting it after I've beaten it!

Absolutely adore the direction they are taking the franchise, I just could not finish any of the previous titles because of my terrible time management, that and I feel they completely miss the point of being relaxing RPG's when you have the clock looming over you. Filthy casual? maybe but I don't care.

Ryza and her friends are great and I am actually enjoying all the cutscenes and character interactions instead of being frustrated with the cringy writing of the previous games, if the second one is just this but better I am a very happy bunny.
Dunno how long it will last me but I'm taking my sweet time with it because I am enjoying the experience so much.

If I do need a little breather over the weekend however there's always Deemo to fall back on, 35 hours into that thing and have achieved nothing XD

I'll finally play and finish Undertale.

I plan to finish Habroxia 2, a great twin-stick space shmup. I will be also getting a Sword of Mana in Trials of Mana this weekend, I hope.

Skyrim. The fact I can't climb mountains feels restrictive after botw but I'm enjoying it.

And some dead cells. I can tell I'll probably never beat it but I'm enjoying playing it. A bit like Enter the Gungeon - don't think i ever got past the 3rd level but I've definitely had my money's worth.

@fox_mattcloud Really??That's brilliant,I'll have to keep an eye out for that then!Cheers for letting me know,will be interesting to see if I love it as much as I did years ago.

My N3DS has been getting a lotta love this last week. Been playing Pullblox, Sticker Star, Korg, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, so likely to carry this on this weekend. Might even pull out a bit of Pokémon Art Academy too.

Having a massive tidy up is my game of choice this weekend. Will play a bit of resident evil 1 PS4, gonna play real slow xx

Back playing Monster Energy Supercross 3 again, also got back into Grid Autosport both on Switch and my Series X.

Dead Cells
This is the new roguelike from last year that everyone talks about, right? What'd you say? That's Hades? Well, I may be a bit behind when it comes to new releases...

Recently tried out Dead Cells thanks to the Switch Online thing. I've been eyeing it since its release and finally bought it. It's good. I like how smooth it plays.

Donkey Kong Land 2
Finished Donkey Kong Land earlier this week and started the sequel right away. Bought the trilogy back when they came to 3DS but only played the first half of first Land game so now I'm back to see how the games are.

I liked how ambitious Land was. It looked like portable Country and it mostly played like one too, just stiffer. The music transitioned nicely too. I kind of like how they tied saving into KONG letters but at the same time, I feel like they're more hidden this time around so you may end up missing them. I played on 3DS so things blending in wasn't much of a problem but I can see why it wasn't as well suited for GB. Unfortunately the game had some really annoying bugs which makes it hard to recommend. Sometimes you just die from one hit even though you had a second Kong in reserve. It's way too common.

Now that I've played the first world of Land 2, I can say they improved on every front. They took some away some detail from the backgrounds so its easier to see things and they tweaked the controls. Now they're almost on par with Country. At the same time, now it feels more like portable Country 2, instead of its own game. I haven't played Country 2 as much as the other two from the Country trilogy but the levels so far are really similar to its early stages. The first Land game had unique levels and gimmicks.

Trauma Center: Under the Knife
In chapter 3, I believe. I've only played through New Blood on Wii but this game is very similar so far. It seems to be hitting on the same story beats which doesn't really come to me as a surprise. The game's good though. I'm just as bad at it as I was years ago on Wii. I finish almost every mission with a C rank and I've already failed multiple times too.

I got nothing really since Skyforge turned out to be a broken mess.

I finally found Catherine Full Body at a decent price last week, so I'll play a few hours of it today. So far it's been interesting.

I hope to go back to SOS Friends of Mineral Town today and try to finish the game before Olive Town comes out. This is the sort of promise to myself that I never, ever keep, but I'll try.

Alternating between games and knitting a sweater which is now about 1/4 done.

The Neo Geo Pocket games on Switch. As well Animal Crossing.

Going to try out my Carby HD GameCube adaptor on a few games including the Gameboy Player. Might go for Super Monkey Ball first.
Also playing Pixeljunk Shooter 2 on PS3 and deciding between Tales of Xillia or Sly Cooper 2, still not sure.

So much Pokémon! Got shiny Seel in Let’s Go, just Mew to go and that’s my Gen 1 shiny Dex complete. Got 6 shiny Cramorant in Sword and a shiny shadow Beldum in GO!

Update: and 7 shiny Roselia.

Just started Cyber Shadow (I’m going to need to get a whole lot better at it than I am now ) and Need for Speed. Still slowly making my way through Horace.

I am trying to rush through my completionist backlog. Just finished Metroid Prime hard mode 100%. Got to be honest, the last boss is a bitch on hard mode with all the metroids flying around and if you do not really know what to do. And I kinda forgot . Amazing, amazing game, still!

But with that done, I am now back to getting the last 250 korok seeds in Breath of the Wild. That’ll get me through the weekend, I’m sure!

Outer Worlds. I'd like to get in a good place before the DLC drops.

@Fandabidozi are you chasing all of the shiny shadows? Because that really feels impossible to me.

For me it will be mostly Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin and a bit of Xenoblade Chronicles DE (the game is HUGE, but I’m slowly making progress and have reached the start of Chapter 9). And, of course, my daily half-hour of New Horizons to unwind after dinner.

Been playing through Pokémon Let's Go Eevee for some nostalgia. Only started a few months ago because I bought the game on a great discount. I also randomly decided to play Warface, because I've been craving an FPS on the Switch that isn't an arena shooter or hero shooter.

Playing Resident Evil 4 for the first time and I don't like it. To be fair some of it is the f*cking controls. Years and years of muscle memory is killing me as surely as the zombies (or whatever they are).

Streets of rage 4 continue the pay off hrs model (only at 10 of 22)
Pushing Monster hunter rise demo up to 45-50hrs bracket

More BotW for me, up to 106 Shrines / 139 Korok seeds now. All Master Trials DLC done, but since I haven’t finished the Gerudo Divine Beast, I haven’t done Champ Ballad DLC yet.

Picked up Haven and Blue Fire this week, and itching to play Haven. That might be my secondary game I play in between BotW marathons.

Really really getting impatient about the SDV 1.5 patch coming soon, cause I severely want to play SDV again, but MUST have the Beach Farm as my starter plot! Hopefully it hits this week sometime, the patch was submitted on consoles about 2 weeks ago now. Also, hopefully the Monster Sanctuary parity patch comes soon as well, bringing the switch version in line with the pc, which has some awesome changes. I’ll run thru it again once the patch arrives!

the witcher blood and wine...looks and plays really great ...even on the switch

I refuse to buy resi 4 on switch till there is gyro. I’m playing will of the wisps it’s absolutely awesome

I will probably spend all my weekend to finally defeat that Octopath Traveller final boss... God, the fight is so epic, but going through that one hour boss rush beforehand makes me throw my Switch.

@Beatrice Wow, i never expected an Umineko lover on here. I guess without my love for all those Switch games i couldn't have ever seen that

Pikmin 2 on Wii U (got it 2 days ago)
Tomodachi Life on 3DS and Super Mario Maker on Wii U I think. Who knows what else? Maybe Bowser's Inside Story too!

Probably mostly just New Horizons for me.

I'm also thinking I may do a new playthrough of The Messenger before playing Cyber Shadow.

Resident Evil 5 on Switch. Have started a clean slate (sold all my equipment until I had barely no money - 267 IIRC - starting with only the handgun you're given at the start of the game) solo run on professional difficulty.
Public Assembly was extremely difficult until the fence was broken down, then I just ran from all the enemies, picking up as many items and gold as possible (also remembering taking the machine pistol) until the timer ran out and I was saved by the helicopter (awesome, if tough, game).

I'm playing a ton actually.
Switch- Cyber shadow and a ton of Age of Calamity. Some clubhouse games with the kids.
Wii U- depending on the kids mood, maybe some more woolly world. For myself, a little of SMA4:SMB3, and drill dozer
3ds- I started up Paper mario sticker star. Looking forward to checking it out

I finished bioshock 1 and started bioshock 2... I seem to be having a harder time with this one. I am getting killed a lot more. Maybe I need to use my plasmids and tonics better.

Edit I also started a new playthrough of xenogears.

Probably little big planet 2 on ps3 or over watch on switch. yes, a ps3.

I'm playing SM64 on my N64 this weekend. That game is awesome.

Playing Blue Fire. It's a great game so far other than a few technical hiccups, highly recommend if you like Hollow Knight, 3D Zelda, or A Hat In Time.

Simpson’s Hit n Run on GameCube, Cyber Shadow on Xbox (sorry Switch, but Game Pass) and Vampyr on PS4, though I might bin that.

I’m assuming I’ll be finishing A Link Between Worlds this weekend. One more sage to save then I’m assuming it is just a final dungeon and Boss. I’ve been enjoying it a lot. It looks really good in 3D. I haven’t had to resort to a guide or hints at all (I am not sure if this is because I am building up enough series knowledge now —having played OOT, MM and most of LttP — or if it is just because it is a newer/easier game).

Then maybe I will figure out what I didn’t finish in A Link To The Past when I played it a few years back and see if I feel like doing that.

I’d also like to play Link’s Awakening DX on 3DS, but if I start it after ALBW I doubt that I’ll have time to complete it before Mario 3D World comes out on Friday.

I went on a bit of a buying spree lately (All 3 GBC Zelda’s on 3DS VC, Phantom Hourglass, and Breath of the Wild). So I see a lot of Zelda in my future, but I will probably need to break it up so I don’t get burned out.

Overwatch (Switch) - Will be playing the Year of the Ox event.

Angry Birds Stella (Windows Phone) - Still in the first part of the game.

Halo: Spartan Assault (Windows Phone) - On the last two missions to beat on hard.

Orbital (Windows Phone) - Still not really liking this, but progress is being made.

Borderlands 2 on Switch, what a wonderful port

When I get a moment free, I'll go back to Mario Maker 2. Maybe some Stardew and Animal Crossing too. Quite tempted to continue Broken Hour on PC, but if I do that then it'll take up a full day

I picked up the Bioshock and Borderlands collections during the last eShop sale, so I'm playing through the former first. Also working on Animal Crossing.

I got BOTW for Christmas, still chiseling through that.

This weekend, I'll be looking to return to my island, in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it's been a minute since my last visit and I no doubt have a lot of weeds to take care of. I'm also probably gonna play some Super Mario Party as well, I've yet to unlock any of the characters outside of Dry Bones.

On the retro front, I was thinking of diving back into the Sega Genesis Classics game and checking out both Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle, as well as Kid Chameleon.

Just beat my Final Fantasy 5 random job class run yesterday, thinking of starting Astral Chain which I got as an impulse purchase since it was on a discount, more often than not I'm not really into the DMC style action games but I was feeling sorta experimental after playing Metal Gear Rising Revengeance last year and absolutely adoring it.

Or alternatively If I'm feeling to beat up after a tough day of work I might get some Super Mario Picross in.

Playing AC. I restarted my island so I will be working on getting it all set up again.

I'm hooked on blue fire it's amazing. Definitely a zelda platforming soulslike. Art work is soo pretty and the platforming feels so tight. Incredible game runs beautifully in handheld so that's what I'm playing all weekend

The Mega Man Zero/ZX Legacy Collection

I will be playing Animal Crossing New Horizons on Nintendo Switch and Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories on GBA! Quite different experiences!

My primary goal in Breath of the Wild this weekend is to complete my final Divine Beast (Vah Naboris); I've tarryed in the Gerudo Desert long enough, though with one exception I think I've completed all Shrines in the area. XD 113 Shrines down and 312 Korok seeds secured so far. And I have the map to the direct north to unlock and explore yet....

I also think I'm near the end of Donkey Kong Country 3 and intend to wrap that up this weekend. While I don't think it's quite as difficult as DKC2, World 7 isn't exactly a walk in the park. Lightning Lookout....Ugh. UGH. UUUUUUGH!

I also might bust out my SNES Classic this weekend for a retro rewind session or two. Anything is open! Street Fighter II, Super Castlevania IV, Super Mario RPG, A Link to the Past, Super Mario World....

Have a good weekend! Stay safe, and happy gaming!

Splatoon 2 - Sadly now you either get one side of pure domination(ranked) or everyone jumping around not playing properly(Turf wars). Wish they'd still do Splatfests.

ACNH - I've been enjoying collecting the valentine's day and festivale items. Also sending letters into the void to friends who no longer play.

Pokemon White - First playthrough. Having more fun than when I started but still feels like work. Really has an end of generation feel and makes me appreciate the quality of life upgrades in Gen VI.

Civilization VI - Got the physical on sale. Beautiful game and very addicting. Highly recommended.

Enjoy your weekend everyone.

I got my 3ds out for the first time in a while. I'm playing pocket card jockey and will probably replay a few things on there.

I’ll be playing my new copy of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Yep not exactly current

Lins awakening, My daughter bought it and i was like hells yeah. Im getting ready for level 4. So far fun. I also played a lil panzor dragoon cause got it for 6 bucks. May play some Mario kart later then back to Zelda.

Door Kickers Action Squad with a friend and some Cyber Shadow, which gets more and more boring from level to level. I was really hyped for this title and it's still great, but the controls are destroying every fun.

I have a one year old, so the shorter the game, the better. I wrapped up The Touryst last week, and have started Blaster Master Zero. I also hope to start a play through of Mario Sunshine. I was probably fifteen last time I played it and I’m excited to see if it holds up. Have a good weekend everyone!

Even though this is a busy weekend I will make some time for Age of Calamity. Fantastic game!

Working on Dragon's Dogma, Paratopic, and Vampire The Masquerade: Shadows of New York

Castlevania III from the Anniversary Collection, Ori and the Will of the Wisps and Donkey Kong Country 2.

@LordVal What is it specifically about the Cyber Shadow controls that bother you? Personally I think it feels incredibly fluid. My only complaint is hitting forward to freeze projectiles.

Playing some more football manager holding back on wearing a suit whilst I do this. Want to get past a bit I’m stuck at in Ori and blind forest as well

Smash, splatoon and Overwatch. Another great weekend!

Atelier Ryza 1 on my Switch Lite. So far so good! Although had to use google for a few things every now and then.

Hoping to beat it soon and move on to the new and improved Atelier Ryza 2

I beat Olija and Cyber Shadow yesterday, so I was going to take it easy today and not play anything, but I saw IGN's review of Blue Fire and the game looks great. I'll probably buy it and dabble with it today.

I am toying with the idea of starting Xenoblade DE again but it’s hard to find the time so I usually end up playing short bursts of Hades and Binding of Isaac. Those two are closing in on XBCDE and BOTW for total playing time. All of them amazing games.

@BongoBongo This is the 3DS Fire Emblem game I'm yet to start. Played Three Houses, Birthright and Awakening in a row last year so needed a bit of a break! Echoes is on my shelf ready to go though. Perhaps once I beat Samus Returns...

I've been playing Super Mario Odyssey again in the lead up to 3D World next week. More than willing to double dip on that gem of a game that I'll be able to play portably! I'm also hitting up a retro game shop later today and may come home with a new old Game Boy game

I’m still playing Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town. Currently in Summer 5 - Year 2 and married to Brandon. I’m starting to run out of things to do since I’ve purchased all farm and tool upgrades, kitchen equipment, animals, and maxed the level for tools and animal affection. Not sure what I’ll play next but I’ thinking of going back and 100% Age of Calamity. I beat it but still have a few things left to do.

I finally finished Final Fantasy X. It was such a good game but I really wish skippable cutscenes were a thing. To me, it kinda made it drag more than it should've but who knows, maybe I'm just spoiled with modern games lol. I'm definitely going to do Final Fantasy X-2 at some point but for now, I think I'll take a break from the world of Spira.

Earlier this week I decided to finally start Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon. I've only done the first battle but I already know I'm gonna enjoy it a lot. Alongside Shadow Dragon, I also tried Final Fantasy XII. I'm currently only about 3 hours or so in the game, it seems to be a little bit of a slow start but most RPGs that I love tend to start that way lol. Lastly, I'm almost done with Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. I don't know when I'll jump into the next game from the collection but it might be after I finish shadow dragon or something.

@Quimbolas actually gonna do the same. I purchased the cartridge last July lol. My backlog is very embarrassing to say the least.

Bravely Default

CONCRETE GENIE via PS Plus, CYBER SHADOW, IMMORTALS. Might pick up CofJ: GUNSLINGER while it's on sale.

I decided to give Blue Fire a try. I am enjoying it so far.

@Marioman2020 may take you a few years or months, trust me, it’s HARD

@sketchturner down+attack doesn't work fluently. Therefore I bought a 8bitdo Saturn/Genesis6Button Controller, but it doesn't helped much. The other problem for me ist the run-button, because you have to press it again after changing the sides or touching anything. Should be Run always if you press ZR.

@LordVal Yeah, I do think a dedicated run button would be better. As far as the down attack, I've seen many people complain but it always works perfectly for me on my Switch Lite 🤷‍♂️
Do you use the joystick or D pad? I find moves like that infuriating on a joystick but with a D pad it's just fine.

A bit of Pikmin 3, Construction Simulator 2, maybe some Vigor.

@Peteykins Love Starfy, such a fun game. It's a very unique platformer, but with the same charm and feel of Kirby. I hope you enjoy it!

As for me, it'll probably be the usual Mario Sunshine on Switch and Starfy 4 on DS.

Just started Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Loving it!

Roundguard
Grindstone
Blue Fire

Well, I was able to find an affordable copy of Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2, so I have been playing that and loving it. Also, still working on SMT 4: Apocalypse. It is everything I love about 4, and then some.

@LordVal Actually, you can set the ZR button to run in the button configuration menu. That's what I did, and it made the game a lot easier to manage. I can't imagine how I would have beaten it by only double tapping the d-pad.

Cosmic Star Heroine and Timespinner for me.

I’ve been playing Banjo-Tooie (finally getting into it) and Ocarina of Time (in honor of the 35th anniversary) on a quality CRT television that I got last summer. The games look good on the tube with S-video and it has been a blast! I really recommend getting a CRT if you’re at all into retro gaming. It feels so right!

Banjo-Tooie is a bit of a convoluted mess compared to the original (but not as bad as DK64), but once you get the stone rolling it’s an enjoyable adventure. Ocarina of Time still holds up very well! It’s gameplay, pacing and atmosphere still feel fresh even if it shows its age in some ways. The AWFUL framerate dips might make these games uplayable on original hardware for many people, but I can appreciate the authentic experience.

Ni No Kuni 2 on ps4. Not much else. Once it's done I'll be playing dragon quest 11 on switch. I got it for xmas. I started it just to get an idea for the game but still had yo Kai watch 2 and Ni No Kuni 2 to finish first so wanted to wait.

@mcdreamer it’s great so far! Three Houses was my first FE game but went back and played Awakening after belatedly getting a 3DS and decided I now have to play the other 2 3DS instalments. Decided to do Echoes before Fates as Fates sounds fairly similar to Awakening but Echoes has a few different mechanics (plus I also managed to find Echoes much cheaper than Fates)

@BongoBongo That was pretty much my experience too! Got my New 2DS XL about 18 months ago and still loving it. I got all the FE games relatively early on, mostly because I wanted to make sure I had all the games I want before the prices start to go up. Which Fates game are you planning to get?

@sketchturner I'm using the D-Pad. That's why I tried my 8BitDo Pads, but it doesn't change a thing. The D-Pad on the Switch lite must be very accurate. That was a good tip. I tried the Hori Split Pad Pro and it works much better. I don't like to play the Switch in Handheld, but I think I make an exception this time.

@GregamanX I never wrote that you cannot change it. Of course you can run by hitting ZR, that's my point, but you have to hit ZR again and again and again - you can not just hold it to run. Because when you touch anything or change from left to right you stop running. It's not a Super-Mario-always-run-button-thingy.

@mcdreamer not sure - haven’t really worked out what the difference is yet! I can see the different versions for retail but there only seems to be one digital version on the eshop

@LordVal ah sorry, I misunderstood what you meant. Although I think it's a run that's meant to be used sparingly by design. I could see myself running off a lot of ledges or into enemies if I was able to change direction while holding it.

Completed both Puyo Puyo Tetris games (three stars in the former and four stars in the latter) and completed the medium Master Sword trial in the Breath of the Wild DLC last night.

@Friendly
I’ve got two so far Beldum and Scyther. I’ve done about 450 Rocket battles in total. Did you get any yet? Roselia community day today! 🥀

I'll be playing Super Mario 64 (for the first time ever!) Got the 3d all stars on day 1, finished the other 2 already... Oh boy, sure wouldn't mind playing through RE4 again, one of my all time favs.... Blessings mates

I’m speedrunning splatoon 2 octo expansion

@BongoBongo You get to choose which version you want to play when you boot up the digital version I believe. I've got the physical edition of Birthright. I won't speak to the differences just incase you consider them spoilers!

Ploughing thru the delights of Kirby’s Adventure via NSO, hopefully completing Resistance: Burning Skies on Vita and a bit of island life on ACNH.

I’m in the process of moving house so my ‘under the tv’ consoles are all packed away! Handheld joys only 🙄😬

@TheRob Ah, Mario 64 might feel a bit archaic after the later games, but it's still very fun. I love how Mario controls in 64 and the music is so unique and memorable!

Finished The Outer Worlds. Best $20 budget game in awhile!